We are coming off an unseasonably warm weekend – we hit 90 on Saturday, and the forecasted cool down didn’t happen on Sunday. This morning, we had a beautiful rain storm – I love the earthy smell and the greenness when it rains after a couple of days of heat – this is something I missed growing up in Northern California, and one of the major reasons I headed to the Northwest.

I have been fortunate to attend stamping workshops these past few months, one is a monthly commitment with my dear friend who sells CTMH, we have been working on a layout and bonus project each month, and another with a delightful woman in my neighborhood who sells Stampin Up.

This weekend was the SU workshop, next week is the CTMH. One thing that I have been discovering about myself, and getting good-naturedly teased by my co-attendees is apparently, and I’m not sure how this works, I am quite quick when it comes to assembling pre-planned projects. I am not quite to the speediness of my awesome Goddaughter, but came late and was the first one finished on Saturday.

It is an interesting thing to ponder. I suspect it is because I am not a perfectionist when it comes to my paper crafts – there’s always next time if I botch it. And, a bit of haphazardness adds to the charm, I think.

Anyway, I made eight wonderful cards on Saturday, did a bit of shopping, and am in the crafting groove, I want to finish up some pages tonight, and finish some cards I was working on this past week.