Welcome to the end of my little tale.

Here I tried to share how pretty and peaceful the little plum is in the evenings.

I wish you could hear the doves cooing their good-nights, it really adds to the whole feeling.

The moral of the story?  Good things come to those who wait?  Things bloom in their own time?  Stick with something and be rewarded?  Nah, I think it’s “threaten to rip our your little plum and THEN she will blossom”, ha ha ha!

Hope you have a blooming good weekend, and hope you enjoyed “a day in the life of Miss Plum”!  (If you missed it, part 1 is here and part 2 here.) Do you have any fun plans?  If not, why not try taking photos of something in the morning, late afternoon, and early evening?  I’d love to see!

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Plum break.

In my last post, I introduced you to Miss Plum.

I took bunches of photos (198, to be exact), but I didn’t feel like I really captured her spirit.

So out I went, and tried again.

I really wish someone would invent scratch ‘n’ sniff screens, because she smelled heavenly.  Bury your nose:

Aaaaaaaahhhh.

To be continued this evening…

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Mother’s Day on the prairie… (long)

I love our sweet little plum tree.

But for many years she didn’t bloom.  Not nary a bud.

I watered her, and sang to her, gave her compost and mulch.  I even threatened to dig her up and turn her into compost, herself.

Then one year, finally (finally!) she had a few buds.

But this year, this year, I think she is really turning into quite a sweet beauty.

And so I tried to capture her in photos, from morning (this set) to evening.  Won’t you come along and see?

To be continued this afternoon…

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Happy, happy Saturdays.

There’s a big bunting craze going on all around blog-land, and I’ve been trying to find the time to sew some out of fabric — I think it would be super cute hanging from a shelf above my computer here in the office.  Then it hit me: why not use Japanese masking tape and make some for a card?

Just fold a piece of tape over some twine, stick the two sides together and trim into a triangle.  Instant bunting gratification!  I think it would be cute to make flags for cupcake toppers, too — wrap the tape around a toothpick!

(Supplies: Japanese masking tape, bird and message by A Muse, twine saved from a shipping tag. Fabriano notecard.)

Want more Japanese masking tape inspiration?  Check out this and this.  More bunting goodness?  Check out this and this and this!

Have a tweet day,

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A great catch!

Sometimes…

From the moment I saw Hero Art’s new Floral Scallop stamp I thought it was a huge patch of super lucky shamrocks.  Then I noticed the name — floral scallop — whaaaa?  Then I thought, why not make it both ways?

And then!  As I was searching for messages to use with it, I had an idea for what to put on the outside and the inside!

Ha ha ha ha!

Have you made your St. Patrick’s Day card yet?  No worries, it’s your lucky day!   Here’s some free digi kits so you can print one up in a flash:

• 74 Lime Lane has this card, all ready to go!  My printer died and I didn’t get to make it, so bummed.  If you print one, let me know!
• Two Peas in a Bucket has this free digi kit with lots of fun stuff (that I couldn’t print either…)

Do you have any fun St. Patrick’s Day plans?  I’ve got a little surprise for supper for J — if you haven’t guessed, that top card is for him.  :)  On tonight’s menu — lotsa green food:

• Spinach pasta
• More spinach to go in the sauce
• A salad with spring greens
• And!  A green cupcake from Cupprimo

A word of warning: one year I made green eggs and ham ala Dr. Suess, and neither one of us could eat it!  The eggs turned a revolting neon color, bleg.  This year’s menu should be much better.

The luck o’ the Irish to you,

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Could it be?

Kristina’s Color Challenge #37

Hi everyone, have you been having a good week so far? I have, it’s really beginning to look like spring! I wanted to share a super quick card that I made this morning, that hopefully looks fancy-shmancy:

Wood you believe that the card was inspired by pillows? Oh yes!

I saw these sweet little lambs over at the Purl Bee yesterday and they went straight on my “things I must make someday” list. As I happen to have all the felt needed, I’m hoping to make them before spring is over, ha ha!

(Supplies: Woodgrain, flower and message by Hero Arts.  Tim Holtz distress inks in crushed olive, peeled paint, spun sugar, and barn red, plus Momento rich cocoa (for the message), Versamark (for stamping the flowers), clear embossing powder, and Hero Hues latte chalk ink (for the woodgrain). I used this reverse resist technique, so fun!)

Have you been inspired by anything unusual lately?  I’d love to hear!

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Amy Butler paper — swoon!

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Today was the 82nd annual Zilker Kite Festival. I’d been looking forward to it for weeks and weeks, had this idea to make a little cloud kite for ages now.  Then J had the idea to make a sun to go with the cloud, hee hee.  We had tons of fun painting the designs, but even more fun flying the kites!

I can’t remember if I ever flew a kite before, but it was so easy and fun that I seemed like I’d been doing it forever.  And my spirits soared right along with the kite!

(And!  If you’d like try painting on a ripstop nylon kite, Claudine Hellmuth’s acrylic paint works great — it’s nice and thick and doesn’t run everywhere.  Oh and if you’re looking for a kite, we got our blank ones from a local company who ships kites everywhere — World Wind Kites.)

What a great day!  We’re going to take the kites out for another flight at the park down the street — it’s just too fun.

Now then, go fly a kite!

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Kristina’s Color Challenge #44

Hero Arts Blog + a giveaway going on!

Hi everyone, and happy Friday! Did you have a good week? I have been busy busy busy at work, but I had to take a few moments to stamp two quick cards this morning. I thought I’d share them plus how my crazy mind works — so you can see what inspires me!

It all started off with the photos of our sweet little plum tree. They  got me to thinking about our trip to Japan last fall, and that got me to thinking about a lovely Japanese collage book that I picked up — along with my Japanese masking tape.

See the little bird on the cover? More on that later! Next, the postage stamp reminded me of using bits of mail and envelopes in collages. A quick rummage through the recycling bin later and the ideas really started flowing!

So, did you follow all that?  J says that “Lisa logic” can be very confusing, so if you didn’t follow it, you’re not alone. :)

Here’s the first card that I made — I wanted to keep it sweet and simple and focus on the bird + the nest that I made out of an envelope.

While I was rummaging around in my stamp drawer looking for the “smiles” message I came across a “hugs” and got it out, just in case. I spotted an envelope that said “official documents enclosed” and another light bulb went off:

(Supplies: Bird stamp by Hero Arts, messages by Mostly Hearts. Fabriano notecards. Japanese masking tape, recycled envelopes. Black embroidery floss.)

And there you have it!  I’ve got more ideas, can’t wait to play this weekend.  We’re also going to have pancakes (yum!), volunteer at a local nature preserve (fun!), and go to the Zilker Kite Festival (yay!).  Do you have an any fun plans?

Wishing you a weekend full of happy little ideas,

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