how did this nightmare began...

i don't know what i was doing but i somehow deleted my Ukiah sign off the top of my blog... and i tried and tried to put it back and it just wouldn't let me... but i kept trying, i really like my Ukiah sign.  But God is always so faithful to me, somehow i was started talking to Chris over at "Get inspired with ChatterScene", and she said she would jump on and see what was happening.. wasn't that just too sweet of her, well she discovered that i was at my limit over in Picas.. i didn't even know that my pictures where over there.  But she had two suggestions for me, i could transfer ALL my pictures over to Photobucket or pay $5.00 a year to get more storage over at Picas.. she had been thinking about putting her pictures over on Photobucket.. so that's the way i decided to go.  i should have paid the $5.00.  But i started taking pictures off of Picas (Chris was telling me to be careful, because they would delete the pictures off of my blog), there were 2 sometimes 3 or 4 pictures of the same pictures, and i just kept deleting and deleting and deleting.  Then i went and looked at my blog and pictures were gone, gone and gone.. all the way back to the beginning of my blog, which i didn't know when i had started it, well now i know, 2008.  i should have stopped right there and ask God to help me.. but oh no, i just kept deleting from Picas and putting them on Photobucket.  i thought i would just put them back on from Photobucket.  i finally stopped deleting from Picas (still have lots of pictures there, but i am not over my limit...) and started putting them back on my blog with Photobucket.. but the problem was that the pictures wouldn't stay.. i would put them on and a few hours later they would be gone.  Now i should have really stopped and asked for God's help, but no, i just keep putting them back on and they kept coming off.  This went on for 2 days, and i was working on it all day till 2am in the morning... not once did i ask God for a little wisdom.  Well i had to stop because we were going to go to Napa to see Aunt Eloise, i so didn't want to go, i wanted to get my pictures back on.  But we went and as soon as i got home i immediately started putting the pictures back on and they kept disappearing.  i was about ready to just quit blogging, i wanted all of my pictures on my blog.  So i finally asked God to help me, He is always so good to me, then a thought came to mind, move the pictures to a different place from where they were when Picas put them on... so i finally got them all back on AGAIN last night about 1am.. went to bed, pleading with God to let them stay.  I got up, got ready for church and had a few minutes and i turned on the computer to see if there were still there... YES.. so i come home from church and they are still there.  Now i will probably be going all the way through my blog every day to make sure they are still there... or just trust that God has put them there and they will stay.  Nothing is too hard for God, He cares even about the little things.   So that has been my life the past 3 or 4 days.. i have taken a few breaks (very little) to peek in on some of you..
i lost my little slide show, i managed to get that back, but don't have all my pictures back on that.  I did have to delete about 12 posts because i just didn't know where the pictures went.. i will definitely make sure there is more info in my posts that will help me know what picture goes where... but they are (are they were) back on...
Chris i want to thank you again for getting my Ukiah sign back up for me.. AND for all your emails to see how i was doing.

Kersti's Birthday card

Well i was "inspired" by Katie over at "Crafting with Katie".. if you haven't ever been to her blog, you are definitely been missing out on a blessing... she is one creative young lady.  I saw this over at her blog a while back and just fell in love with it, i think because of the purple... it was such a beautiful purple.  So i went about trying to re-create this beautiful card, and i have to tell you, it's a LOT of work to scraplift.  I think it is more work to scraplift than to design it yourself... but i finally managed to get it done.  i really had trouble with the sizes, but i made it work.  I don't think my purple is nearly as striking as hers was... and i changed my water can to a silver mirror paper (you can't tell from the picture but it really is a silver water can).. thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us Miss Katie..  i made this for my DIL for her birthday, it's not till April 23th, but i will be going on the Cricut Cruise the first week of April, and i have 3 birthdays in April, so trying to get them done before i leave, one down 2 more to go.  I am working on my son's, Billy's now, hoping to get it finished in the next day or so.  Then i have Alex's.. i can't think of anything for his this year... i did the skull with the rose last year, he really liked it,  and it came out of my own little head.  IF anyone has any ideas i would love to hear them.. i just finished up Brent's, (his birthday was today) can't wait to show that one to you, that came out of my little head too.. sometimes things pop in there, not very often, but sometimes...

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to stop by and visit my blog and i hope you leave me a comment.

I don't want to lose any of you....

I am not really sure what is going on... but i was reading over on Chris from Get Inspired with Chatter Scene's blog, that Google is pulling the plug on google friend connect for all non blogger blogs?
 If you subscribe via Google connect come March you will no longer get updates on my blog via the friend connect. AND i like Chris don't want to loose any of my blogger friends.
She has found a site called Blog Lovin http://bloglovin.com where people can follow blogs. So if you do not use Blogger and want to continue following my blog please try following through that instead. Even if you use blogger you may like to follow blogs using this platform. It puts all blog posts in one spot for you.
So i have added a link over on the left of my side bar so you can still follow me..  Chris is doing a lot of research on this, so you might want to check out her blog about it...  I have also added another way you can follow me... i guess you can see i don't want to lose any of you... Thanks for following me...

trying something new

i have never done a shaker card and decided to give it a try.  I search for directions on how to make one and finally found one that i liked that Gina K from Stamp TV had made. (i even had the stamp set)

i have a friend who's mom is dying and i decided to make her a "Burden Bear" and this card... well i had started the card quite awhile back and just never got time to getting around to finishing it.  But wanted to give her the "Burden Bear" and the card, so i texted her and asked her if she was going to be at work and maybe i could run by for a few minutes.  I had a doctor's appointment early that morning but decided to stop and cut out the little coffee cup, i really didn't have time to be doing this, (it takes me forever to do anything), but for some reason i wanted to get the cup cut out.  Well of course i couldn't decide what paper to cut it in and then i cut it too big.. finally got the right size (wishing it was just a tad bigger), and ran to my appointment, when get out of my appointment i get back into the car and see that my friend has texted me and said did i want to meet her at Starbuck's (i don't drink coffee but i usually get a smoothie ) at 11:15am before she went to work... it is now 10:38am and i am thinking i don't have enough time to finish up that card, but what a   perfect time to give it to her at Starbuck's.. all i had left to do was glue on the top layer and the shaker part (that i had done already), and pick out the sentiment for the inside and cut it out... i love it when God brings it all together...so here is my shaker card.. i pretty pleased with how it turned out.  Wish i would have had more time to ink things up and maybe put some twine or something.. put i am ok with it. 

card recipe:

the cardbase is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 

the top layer (i had planned on putting 2 layers but was lucky to get one on) is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8

i used a nesties to cut the window

i used a nesties again for the sentiment inside

stamp set is a Gina K

the little cup was cut from the Love a Latte cricut cartridge
i almost forgot, i put coffee into the shaker

i am not really sure about the sizes - i just had to throw it together

i will have to do another one and note the sizes better i am just so thankful it got done.

 I hope everyone had a wonderful week end... Thanks so much for taking the time to visit me and i am always so pleased to see you have left me a comment... 

Days 180 and 181

yes, i am finally on Day 181... i will be so excited when i reach day 200.. even more excited when i reach day 365.. i always have such a hard time picking out my paper, but this layout just seem to go together really good..  i finally decided on The Nana's Kitchen Stack by DCWV.. i have had this stack forever and have never used it. i always think i am going to use anything i buy.. but have so so many thing that i have brought and have never used. So i was excited when i was able to finally use it.  AND Stephanie over at Whimsical Designs  is having a challenge where you use something that you brought and never used or haven't used for a long time.. so i think this layout definitely qualifies.. i even used some cartridges i haven't used in a long time... "Going Places" and "Locket Talk" so i am entering this into her challenge.  It's a 2 page layout (i just like 2 page layouts better).. 

 the gas pump is from 'Going Places' and the hamburger is from "Locker Talk"i popped them up with pop dots.. the little tickets are Tim Holz's.. and i inked everything with Tim Holtz distressed Tea Dye ink.

how sad i don't remember where i got the coke from... on the top of the picture i wrote in my handwriting (they say you should add your own handwriting, i don't do it enough) Friend - one who knows, likes and trusts.

Thanks for stopping by.. AND i would love to hear what you think about my layout.

Got the boys valentines done...

i was inspired (like that so much better than scraplifted) from February's  Cricut magazine on pages 34 - 35 by Jamie Greene (i tried to find her blog so i could link it, but can't find it) .. i changed my from candy to money (the boys seems to like that better, but i got each of them a box of candy too).. and my sentiment was from Creative Time, 'you had me at chocolate'.  i made them something using the Stamping Up treat cups a few years ago and made a trap door in the back so they didn't tear the card completely up, but i am short on time so guess they will be tearing up the card..  i don't have a xoxo stamp so i just did the xoxo by hand.  i was quite pleased with how my turned out... thanks for stopping bye and i hope everyone is having a wonderful week...

i was wondering if anyone has heard from Audrey over at 'Cute and Some'?  It has been so long since she has posted and i am getting a tad worried about her.... 

This was so so cute

i just had to scrap lift it.. and Sherri  from Sherri's Crafty Place was so sweet to even let me have her .cut file..  They are so so many talented people and all of you are always so sweet to share.  Isn't this just too cute?  The Bustier is from "Tie the knot" cut at 5.4", cutting the layers at 5.4" also.

i used red mirror paper (i think that's what it's called)... and like Sherri  i added stickles in the white.  

 The gray is really black, don't know why it's showing up as gray.

the sentiment is from Whimsical Designs i think the "with love" set. 

I seem to have so so many projects going on,  i am working on a birthday card for Brent, a birthday card for Kersti... i have always just worked on one card till i would get it done, then start the next one, but for some reason i have  two cards i am working on.  And i need to make a birthday cards for Billy and Alex.. Alex turns 21, wow, i don't know how these kids are getting so old.   Would really like to make him a special card, but my little mind is a blank.. Still want to try to make the boys a valentine card, and of course i am working on my Project 365, that is just never ending, but one day.  

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, i so enjoy reading your comments.. i hope everyone has a "wonderful" week end.

finally finished up this layout..

 it is one of Monique's kits.. i changed this one up a bit, she had it titled Criuct Stampede, well i didn't get to go to the Cricut Stampede, so i had to re-name it.  (i have so many of her kits, it will take probably longer to do all the kits i brought from her as it is going to take me to finish Project 365) if  you have ever done one of her kits you know how detailed they are.. 

 i need to figure out the years we lived in Texas.. i am going to but the years in the star.

the Memories of Texas goes on the other side.. i have them backwards.. glad i haven't glued them in my book yet.   Thanks for taking the time to stop by and i always love to read your comments... 

I finally finished up a card

i scraplifted this from Bobby from the Cricut Couple.. thank you so much for all of your help with it Bobby.. when i saw it i thought it would be perfect for someone that is very dear to me that is losing their home... but Everett said he didn't know if it would be good to give it to them, i am thinking because the stamps say, "Snowball for sale" and "Will work for freezer space"...  so now i wonder if i should give it to them... i really liked Bobby's...

Even when you scraplift something it is a lot of work to do a card with this much detail, AND Bobby is so amazing with his cards, but i really had fun putting it all together...  but of course i decided i would try to change it up just a tad, you really shouldn't do that when something is already "prefect".. but i did... i decided to give the snow flakes a little snow, then i thought why don't i give the snowman a little too, then i decided i might as well give the little hill the snowman is standing on some snow too.....then i looked at it and thought, "why did you do that?"... i don't know why i did it.. but i did and i wasn't going to re-do it.. so the snow is staying.. (i did add more snowflakes after i took the picture.. )

i put little buttons for his eye and tired to make a carrot for his nose.

The stamp sets are "Winter Wonderland" and "Friends and Neighbors" from My Craft Spot.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit... i suppose everyone is at CHA, i so wanted to go, but didn't want to go by myself... so i decided not to go..

i started this back in November

when i went to that retreat at Mt. Gilead.. and finally finished it up today... about time i did something, i am not real happy with it but it's done.  Thinking i may add a dancing girl over on the left page... AND i have been working a little here and a little there AND you won't believe this but i have 3 cards started.. that is something very different for me, i usually only do one card at a time.  I just about have Brent's birthday card done.. 

This is the page i was thinking of putting a dancing girl, or print out Party???. but maybe not and just call it done... i made the flower from the Flower shoppe, it almost looks kind of lonely there by itself.. 

 i used the printing press to try to make it look like a newspaper... 

ya, it definitely needs something.  Any suggestions are always welcome.  I have another layout that i just about have done too.. my house is an ABSOLUTE mess, but i have been trying to get in a little scrap time. but i am going to have to get this house cleaned up or they are going to come and condemn  it.. 

 Thanks for stopping by to visit me for awhile... 

Thank you for all of your prayers

i just wanted to thank all of you for your prayers... Someone recommended i go to a D.O., so i have been going to her for a few weeks. i wasn't sure what a D.O. was, from what i understand it's an M.D. that has gone on and gotten more training than a M.D. The first time i went to her wasn't too bad, BUT the second time i went for about 2 to 3 days I was hurting everywhere, inside and outside....i saw her today and told her how much pain i was in an she said she was really sorry but I was in such a mess... i saw her again today and she is recommended Acupuncture (she must not have heard what a baby i am). But i have made an appointment to see and TALK to an Acupuncture, we will see.. i do so want to stop being in so much pain.
i wish i could tell you how much it has meant to me that u have taken time out of your busy lives to take a few minutes to visit my blog...
i have been trying to work on Brent's birthday card a little here and a little there. i have a few other things that i am hoping to get started with real soon. AND of course i need to get back to Project 365.
Sending hugs from Ukiah

Just wanted to pop in

and let you know that i am still here... most of you know i was in a car accident last May, well the drive to DisneyLand just about did me in.. i have been in so much pain since i have been home i haven't done anything... i was hoping to get up today and try to get this house back in order, but it just didn't happen... i need to make Brent, Alex, Billy and Kersti birthday cards... i have an idea for Brent's and Kersti's, (if i can just get to making them), but no idea at all for Alex or Billy... so much to do and so little time.  I have been able to stay up with most of you on your blogs (because i am just sitting here).. but blogger has been acting so crazy lately that sometimes i wasn't able to leave comments.. i am still trying to go back and post comments... if i have missed anyone, please know it wasn't intentional.... you are all so amazingly talented.  i hope you are all having a "wonderful" Saturday.  Thanks for stopping by and as always i love to read your comments....

We are still at Disneyland

we will be leaving tomorrow morning to head home... A 9 hour drive... I wish I could say it was a "Magical" trip, I was so looking forward to it..but it start off wrong from the beginning. We had asked Karen to watch Pete and Sassy, she was very upset that she wasn't going to be able to go - so I tried to find someone else... To make a long story short Karen did watch our little Pete and Sassy, (after making sure I felt bad she wasn't going) Alex was upset because his girlfriend wasn't coming, Brent was sad because Karen was sad because she couldn't come. AND i am sad because no one seems happy.. And of course we had those things that make a vacation a vacation, Alex lost his pass and we spend half the day looking it... Then a few hours later that day he broke his cross bar... ( he had braces a few years ago and they left what they call a "cross bar" in the bottom~ of his mouth.. Well he was getting eating an ice cream and it broke so I have to find a dentist here in Anaheim, but it all worked out, that day was pretty shot.. Today Everett lost my camera... :-(.
The Internet is really slow here, I have tried to post on some of your blogs, but will have to play caught up when I get home...

Wishing everyone a very happy New Year

before i leave for a crop in Rocklin at the Green Tangerine on New Year's Day, then when i get home we are packing the car and heading to DISNEYLAND early Monday morning, (well Everett says we are leaving early.. we will see how early we actually leave).  

But i again wanted to thank each and everyone of you that has taken the time to visit me and leave your sweet encouraging comments... i wish i could tell you how much they have meant to me.  I pray that God has many many blessings and "magical" memories  planned for each one of you.  

Love and hugs

sandy from ukiah

a birthday card for Everett

i have to give Tammy from Paper Pastimes of a Scrapping Mimi  credit for this card, when i saw it i knew  wanted to try to make it one day, and Everett's birthday seem like a good time to try.  When something is perfect, why change it.. but i didn't have her paper so i had to change it up a little.. but her card was so awesome, mine card doesn't do hers justice at all.  I used Me and Mine Big Ideas paper, if you would like the sizes you will have to go visit Tammy's blog... you won't be disappointed... Thank you Tammy for always putting down the sizes of your cards.

 you can hardly see it but i have kind of a blue swirl below Blessings, maybe if you click on it you can see it..

the inside.. i inked the edges with Tim Holtz depressed ink

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit.. i wish i could tell you how much i appreciate it.. AND thank you again Tammy for sharing your amazing talent...

Down Memory Lane one more time...

i just didn't get a lot done this year :(  ... hoping i can do alot more in 2012.)  In case you decide not to go all the way down memory lane, i want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to visit me this year and for all the sweet, encouraging comments you have left on my blog.  I have made so many wonderful friends.. i pray God has wonderful things planned for each one of you in 2012... i am excited to see what HE has planned for me.

So here we go down memory lane one more time:

Brent's birthday banner

i made these for the boys for the 4th of July

Alex's birthday banner

 a gift box for my friend Marti

 a set of cards for my friend Marti

this was a lot of work.. but so loved it that i made one for Billy, Karen, Marti and Nancy (and of course one for me)

 a wine label i made at Tammy's class

 bookmarkers i made using Photoshop elements 9

 tin can i made using photoshop elements 9

 inside of can

Aren't these just too cute, i made these at one of Miss Emma's classes

i made this one the Cricut Cruise... you can't see but we etched in the islands we stopped at, i never have gotten my sand in it.. :-(
and how sad, i can't find the pictures of all the other projects we made on the criuse.. BUT i did find a few more cards i made...

And these are the Christmas tags and rosettes i made that i have just posted recently

 for Alex's girlfriend Aylissa

 for Brent

 for Alex (and i made one for Billy)

one for Karen and one for Kersti

for Everett
So that's the end of Memory Lane.. decided not to bore you with all of my Project 365...
I am excited about 2012.. i can't wait to see what God has in store for me...
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit... 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas...

and took the time to remember WHO'S birthday we were celebrating.


i can hardly believe that this year is almost over.  BUT i am excited about 2012, i am hoping to finish my Project 365 album, get started early on Christmas cards, (i am so bad i didn't even make one this year), get started early on making some Christmas gifts for next year with my cricut using vinyl, i have so many plans for 2012. AND you won't believe what we are doing... no you will never guess, we are going to DISNEYLAND on Jan 2......is that not a fun way to start the new year.  

Well it time to walk down Memory Lane: i didn't make a lot of cards this year.. i was working on Project 365... but here we go:

Everett's birthday

Brent's birthday

i put 5 $10 bills in this before i gave it to him...

a Valentine's card for Everett  (i think this was my favorite of all the cards i made this year)

of course i have to show you the inside

a Valentine's card for the boys (i made them each one)

This was Billy's fathers day card i made for Alex to give him

and the inside

A birthday card for Billy

a birthday card for Alex  (and i really LIKED this one too)

a just because card for Kersti

A birthday card for Karen (kind of disappoint in how this one turned out... poor little Tinkerbell seems to blend in with all the pink... 

a birthday card for Miss Emma's mom

a birthday card for my friend Nancy

and the inside

a birthday card for Tony

This was a card for one of Miss Emma's a challenge... i was really unhappy with this one, it needed something and i just didn't know what... 

a birthday card for my friend Marti

and the inside

 And the last one was the sympathy card for my friend Judie, she lost her little dog

the inside

and this is Kersti's birthday card

a birthday card for Aunt Eloise  (but i liked this one too)

a birthday card for Aylissa

So that's the cards i have made in 2011... thinking i will show you the projects i made for 2011... but that will be another day.  i won't bore you with all the layouts i did for Project 365... 
I hope everyone had a "beautiful" Christmas. 
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and visit and as always i love to read your encouraging comments...