Froggy Fall

Good Morning!

It's another Monday, but it's going to be a different type of week. This morning we are leaving the kids with their Papa and both of us are heading to a conference in Bozeman. About 4 hours from home.
Papa is in charge of all things "household" related, and we get a mini vacation that still counts as work.
Fine with us! We are crossing our fingers that the air is a little cleaner there and we might be able to get outside and smell fresh air again.

I was bumbling around my scrap room today, and decided to participate in a sketch challenge that is being hosted by Designs on Cloud 9 on their fan page.

It's a card that measures 5 1/2 inches square. I used two files: Smell my Feet and Sunflower Sweetie.

I'm super happy with the way it turned out. I pop dotted the top sunflower, and with the other piecings, it has a fair amount of texture.

Bring on Fall :)

Rhoda

Skipping Seasons...

I'm not sure where my brain went this weekend, but it sure wasn't in the direction of fall.

Blossoms. Pinks and greens.

There was nothing fall about any of my choices. Maybe I am in denial about this seasons change. I thought I was looking forward to it...now I am just looking forward to clean air. Rain. Snow. I don't care. Let's just get it cleaned up!

Bunco last night. We have officially gone back into school mode. It's only once a month. My joke is that I pay $10 a month to have friends. I don't win. This is my 3rd year of playing. I've never even been the biggest loser. My score is always really happy being dead center, or one behind something that pays. Oh well. They are good friends for $10 :)

Here's my "Not so Fall" gift to you today:

Fun Blossoms: Digital Stamp

Fun Blossoms: Clip Art and Cutting Files

Click HERE to download.

You can download them both, or just the one that you will use the most :) Your choice. The link will take you to the page you just click the buttons.

Hope you all have a fantastic week!

R U ...

Are you chicken?

Heck no!

Well...maybe.

Depends on what it is. Scary movies. I'm a big ol' chicken. Heights on an old mountain logging road. Please don't ask me to look down the slope. My children feeling pain. Just thinking about it sends shivers through my skin.

Halloween ghouls and goblins (in cartoon form)...not so scary. Some of my favorite images actually :)

I created this card using scraps from some of my Halloween projects:

I created an SVG file of the chicken so I can cut it in any size I wish. This image just makes me smile. Can't help it. I look at it and I just get a silly grin on my face. Probably because I can just see this chicken hauling butt for the hen house with images of ghouls and goblins trailing behind.

Hope you enjoy it as well :)

Rhoda

Wahoo Wednesday...

Wonderful Wednesday.
What ya gonna make Wednesday?
Where did the week go Wednesday? (nah).
When is it going to end Wednesday? :)

Hmmm... Wednesday really doesn't lend itself to anything with witty alliteration does it? Ahhh.
Witty Wednesday.

Probably to much to ask from my brain :)

Okay. On to the good stuff.

There is a new layout on eBay: Lovin' From the Oven

And there will be more listed as the week goes on. Be sure and check back :)

I posted a challenge on my Facebook page. If you haven't had a chance to see it yet, it's pretty simple.

Like my Facebook page. Share one of your creations that includes a design from Rhoda Design Studio. It can be a stamp, cutting file, or a combination. That's it.

Once a month I will choose a random winner from the submissions and that person will get to choose a free set from either shop!!

Wahoo! Wonderful! Right?

Four frames that you can either print and color, color digitally and print, use digitally, or cut from paper using your machine of choice. Whew! That's a ton of options!!

Have a wonderfully witty Wednesday!

Rhoda

It's Bear-able...

Tuesday!!

It's time for a free goodie.

And we can celebrate a little because even though it's Tuesday, it is officially the middle of this school week. Our fair is always on Labor Day weekend. And the majority of our kids either participate in fair events, or will be there hanging out. We don't have school Thurs.-Mon.

It's nice to ease into the new school year this way. We get to start back up, become exhausted, and then have a loooonng weekend to recover :)

Makes things a little more bear-able. Sorry. Couldn't resist :)

This little cutie will be perfect for cards, scrapbook pages, and more! If you want...you can dress it up any way you choose, or check out some of the already "dressed" ones in my shop:

Looking for digital stamps to color and decorate your own way? They are in my Etsy shop.

Hope you are having a wonderful week...no matter how long it ends up being. 

Always,

Rhoda

Always Unique...

Monday.

Dang! Already?

And school with students. I'm pretty sure that summer just goes by faster and faster each year! Between working in my classroom and getting the household ready to go, I have managed a few projects.

Want a sneak peek for Tuesday's auction listing?

It took a few nights, and a LOAD of paper. I used every last scrap of a packet of Basic Grey. Holy moly :)

I also managed some drawing time:

They are both listed in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/RhodaDesignStudio

I'm hoping to have a free file listed by tomorrow. We'll see how the evening goes :) It's amazing how tiring school can be the first few days! I might just come home and fall on the floor...not moving for a bit.

Here's to another school year,

Rhoda

More Card Making

When I mentioned that I made a pile of cards...I wasn't kidding :)

I didn't even realize how many I had made until I started cleaning off the top of my workbench. There were a stack of cards! Christmas gifts for the mother-in-law are all done:

School starts on Aug. 27th. As a teacher, the first day will be the 22nd.

Aaahhhh!! That's just around the corner.

I ran away from home to see my sister one more time before I am stuck in Montana for the winter. We are planning a trip to Barnes and Noble. Coffee. Maybe Archiver's. Some time on the green way...and anything else we can cram into the next three days!

Before I left, I added a little bit more to my shop. Love this title...wish I could be home drinking my coffee this morning and playing with paper:

My paper supplies and cutter just do not pack well for travel :)

Have a great rest of the week,

Rhoda

Merry Monday...

The family spent the weekend in Salmon.

What did I do you ask. Anything I wanted :)

Kidding. I was a bachelor-ette all weekend though. No set meal times. Ate what I wanted. Drank to much coffee. Stayed up late. Tried to sleep in, but it doesn't seem to be working for me lately.
Went fly fishing. Set up my new website. Played with my Silhouette. Perfect!

Here are my latest creations:

I'll be listing them on eBay this evening :) It's always nice to share the fun...besides, with all the creating I do, if I kept it all we would have to buy a second house to store it all. Tee hee.

Have a great (crafty) week!

Rhoda