We are totally taking advantage of our Indian Summer – and the heater in our pool. Pool dayz … Gotta love ‘em! In between, we had a vitrigraph (murrini cane) pull. Requested yellow and black … make for a Green Lantern-esque cane. … Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, recipes, vitrigraph
Tags: cabbage roll soup, cane, card making, Clayton Hill, coe 96, english blulldog, Indian summer, murrini, Neapolitan Mastiff, pool time, vit pulls, warm weather, yellow and black
Time to get out of the pool and back into the swing of things! DH got a bit ahead of himself … and bought a boat. I have to say, though – I like the view from inside the pond (boat)! I… Read More
Category: cooking, crafts, fused glass, life, recipes, vitrigraph
Tags: adult coloring, card making, coe96 Murrini, fused glass studio, our lake placid, stamping, trying new recipes, vit stacks
We had a great week! Lots of afternoon pool time, lots of puppy play time, some computer work and a bit of studio card time! But first … Chloe’s posse turned 7 wks old. They are so fun to play with and… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, life
Tags: acrylic paints, bulldog puppies, card making, chloe's posse, concord & 9th, copic coloring, distress oxides, jennifer mcguire, masking, paint dragging, paper flowers, pool time, stamping bella, summer
Spent as much time in the pool as possible this week. So, I managed to get ‘sun-kissed’ and pruney-wrinkly fingers. Of course, that much time in the pool meant not much cooking happening in the kitchen (and a large amount of liquid… Read More
Category: bulldogs, crafts, life
Tags: adorable, bokeh technique, bulldog puppies, card making, chloe's posse, cooking for the family, date night, paper flowers, pool bum, summer sun, water color, weaning struggles
Chloe’s pups sure are! They turned 5 wks old today … the cutest little stinkers!!! And, I’m growing my skill set as a card maker … slowly. I did some water coloring with the Peerless travel set: Played with scraps of paper for… Read More
Category: bulldogs, crafts
Tags: bulldog puppies, card making, CE5000, chloe's posse, copic coloring, darth vader, distress oxides, gnome, layering dies, peerless water colors, plotter, scrap background
It doesn’t get much better for this old gal! Our Neo pups have moved on to their new homes, which is bittersweet. My bulldog posse have opened their eyes and found their VOICES! Here are a couple of group photos: And… Read More
Category: crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs
Tags: appreciation card, birthday cards, bulldog pups, card making, chloe's posse, cooking, eyes open, pool day, recipes, summer time, thank you cards
Motherhood isn’t always easy … But poor Chloe is doing great! And her piglets are growing and thriving. While the Cowbell loves her babies very much, she let me know with a look or two this week that it’s not all bonbons… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, recipes
Tags: bulldogs, card making, Chloe & Ro, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pool day, puppies, summer
Chloe had her babies! On Wednesday, she started stage 1 labor, and when she ‘returned’ her food, we were off to the vet. Six hours later, we came home with one groggy Momma and four beautiful bulldog babies! Here she is loving… Read More
Category: bulldogs, crafts, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: card making, Chloe, die cutting, grief, loss, puppies, rare color bulldog
I had some ups and downs this week. I’m having a drink right now to ease my latest nightmare adventure … [Cue drama …] But first … I love me some fuchsias. I can’t write the word without the aid of spell… Read More
Category: crafts, non-glass ... dogs
Tags: birthday cards, bulldogs, card making, CAS cards, Chloe, copic coloring, die cutting, electronic plotter, failure, fuchsias, watercolro pencils
I did some coloring this week. That led to organizing my available markers, deciding which colors/color-families I wanted to grow … A wee bit of online shopping … (Umm, Mother’s Day is coming …) More coloring and new stamps to color (I’m… Read More
Category: crafts, embossing, non-glass ... dogs
Tags: adult coloring, bulldog sisters, card making, copic markers, die cuts, hearts & flowers, must love dogs, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, sharkey, stamping, summer, Yorkie
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Posted on September 19, 2018 by claytonhill
Squeezing out the last of summer …
We are totally taking advantage of our Indian Summer – and the heater in our pool. Pool dayz … Gotta love ‘em! In between, we had a vitrigraph (murrini cane) pull. Requested yellow and black … make for a Green Lantern-esque cane. … Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, recipes, vitrigraph Tags: cabbage roll soup, cane, card making, Clayton Hill, coe 96, english blulldog, Indian summer, murrini, Neapolitan Mastiff, pool time, vit pulls, warm weather, yellow and black
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Posted on September 8, 2018 by claytonhill
Cooler weather …
Time to get out of the pool and back into the swing of things! DH got a bit ahead of himself … and bought a boat. I have to say, though – I like the view from inside the pond (boat)! I… Read More
Category: cooking, crafts, fused glass, life, recipes, vitrigraph Tags: adult coloring, card making, coe96 Murrini, fused glass studio, our lake placid, stamping, trying new recipes, vit stacks
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Posted on July 13, 2018 by claytonhill
Busy, but with down-time
We had a great week! Lots of afternoon pool time, lots of puppy play time, some computer work and a bit of studio card time! But first … Chloe’s posse turned 7 wks old. They are so fun to play with and… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, life Tags: acrylic paints, bulldog puppies, card making, chloe's posse, concord & 9th, copic coloring, distress oxides, jennifer mcguire, masking, paint dragging, paper flowers, pool time, stamping bella, summer
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Posted on July 7, 2018 by claytonhill
Waterlogged … and happy!
Spent as much time in the pool as possible this week. So, I managed to get ‘sun-kissed’ and pruney-wrinkly fingers. Of course, that much time in the pool meant not much cooking happening in the kitchen (and a large amount of liquid… Read More
Category: bulldogs, crafts, life Tags: adorable, bokeh technique, bulldog puppies, card making, chloe's posse, cooking for the family, date night, paper flowers, pool bum, summer sun, water color, weaning struggles
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Posted on June 28, 2018 by claytonhill
Growing …
Chloe’s pups sure are! They turned 5 wks old today … the cutest little stinkers!!! And, I’m growing my skill set as a card maker … slowly. I did some water coloring with the Peerless travel set: Played with scraps of paper for… Read More
Category: bulldogs, crafts Tags: bulldog puppies, card making, CE5000, chloe's posse, copic coloring, darth vader, distress oxides, gnome, layering dies, peerless water colors, plotter, scrap background
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Posted on June 8, 2018 by claytonhill
Sunshine & Puppies …
It doesn’t get much better for this old gal! Our Neo pups have moved on to their new homes, which is bittersweet. My bulldog posse have opened their eyes and found their VOICES! Here are a couple of group photos: And… Read More
Category: crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs Tags: appreciation card, birthday cards, bulldog pups, card making, chloe's posse, cooking, eyes open, pool day, recipes, summer time, thank you cards
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Posted on June 2, 2018 by claytonhill
It’s Time to Make the Donuts …
Motherhood isn’t always easy … But poor Chloe is doing great! And her piglets are growing and thriving. While the Cowbell loves her babies very much, she let me know with a look or two this week that it’s not all bonbons… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, recipes Tags: bulldogs, card making, Chloe & Ro, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pool day, puppies, summer
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Posted on May 26, 2018 by claytonhill
What a week!
Chloe had her babies! On Wednesday, she started stage 1 labor, and when she ‘returned’ her food, we were off to the vet. Six hours later, we came home with one groggy Momma and four beautiful bulldog babies! Here she is loving… Read More
Category: bulldogs, crafts, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: card making, Chloe, die cutting, grief, loss, puppies, rare color bulldog
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Posted on May 18, 2018 by claytonhill
Tales from a card-maker wanna-be …
I had some ups and downs this week. I’m having a drink right now to ease my latest nightmare adventure … [Cue drama …] But first … I love me some fuchsias. I can’t write the word without the aid of spell… Read More
Category: crafts, non-glass ... dogs Tags: birthday cards, bulldogs, card making, CAS cards, Chloe, copic coloring, die cutting, electronic plotter, failure, fuchsias, watercolro pencils
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Posted on May 12, 2018 by claytonhill
Minimal Adulting here …
I did some coloring this week. That led to organizing my available markers, deciding which colors/color-families I wanted to grow … A wee bit of online shopping … (Umm, Mother’s Day is coming …) More coloring and new stamps to color (I’m… Read More
Category: crafts, embossing, non-glass ... dogs Tags: adult coloring, bulldog sisters, card making, copic markers, die cuts, hearts & flowers, must love dogs, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, sharkey, stamping, summer, Yorkie
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