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Expressive Papers is a blog about arts and crafts, cardmaking, scrapbooking, paper crafts, creativity, as well as personal growth, friends, pets, and sharing.
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Gold Hydrant Award!
I can’t quite recall how I first came across the Life with Dogs blog. But I do recall that it caught my attention right away, and I’ve been a fan and regular reader ever since. Life with Dogs is truly one of the most unique and cleverly writt...
Wordless Wednesday . . . . .
Sharing the Love . . . . .
Funny, isn’t it, how LIFE sometimes gets in the way of blogging?? I’m afraid that is what’s been happening to me lately!Ever since Lee and I got back from our Montana trip a month ago, it seems like I’ve been playing catch up, both inside and...
Look What I Got for Mother's Day!
In all the months (about 9) that I've been blogging, I don't think I've EVER posted two Blog entries in one day. So, this will be a first.But, I'm just SO thrilled by my surprise Mother's Day present today, that I couldn't help but share it with all ...
Happy Mother's Day!
It's Mother's Day!And in honor of this very special day, I'm dedicating today's blog post to all my fellow bloggers, followers and friends who are mothers. . . . . Some of you may be mothers in the most traditional sense, and will likely be celebrati...
Wordless Wednesday . . . . .
You Know You're in Montana when . . .
I promise this will be my last post about Montana (for the time being anyway)!After all, Lee and I have been back from our Montana vacation for almost a week now, and (as you may be thinking) it’s time we get back into our regular routines here at ...
Another Glimpse of Big Sky Country . . . .
Well, we're a couple of days now into our trip to the Big Sky County of Montana, and the weather so far has been gorgeous! According to the local weathermen, from tomorrow on, it will likely be cloudy and possibly rainy, so Lee and I are making the m...
On the ROAD Again!
Today heralded the beginning of another of my husband Lee's and my eagerly anticipated trips, this time to the beautiful Glacier National Park area of the great state of Montana.We've been to this area once before several years ago, and were quite t...
Wordless Wednesday
HAPPY HAPPY EASTER !
Here comes Peter Cottontail . . . . Hoppin' down the Bunny trail . . . . .Hippity Hoppity, Happy Easter Day!Sending a Heartfelt Wish to All My Fellow Bloggers,Friends, and Followersfor a HAPPY EASTERfilled with joy and surrounded by those you love....
Wordless Wednesday . . . . .
Just Another Snowy Sunday!
Yesterday was a beautiful day here in North Central Utah, replete with long awaited warmth and sunshine after days of comparative chill and dreariness.Indeed, sweet Harley and I even spent a little time outdoors yesterday afternoon enjoying the sunsh...
Etsy Greetings Team March Challenge! Cast Your Vote!
Easter is just around the corner, and in honor of that, the Etsy Greetings Team is sponsoring their March Challenge around the theme of Easter.Eleven Etsy Greetings Team members (ahem . . .including yours truly!) have entered one of their Easter-them...
Just Another Wordless Wednesday!
Springtime in the Rockies!
Was it only a few short days ago that my Blog Post heralded the onset of Spring, with a photo of sweet little purple crocuses popping up through the ground? As I sit here at my computer, looking out the window at our backyard covered once again with ...
Happy SPRING!
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow."~ Proverb from Guinea ~Today was officially the FIRST DAY OF SPRING . . . And none too soon for me! Seems like it's been a very long and very cold winter for us here in Utah (and I know for ot...
A Wordless Wednesday
Sedona Landscapes
It’s hard to believe we’ve been in beautiful Sedona, Arizona now for 5 days . . How time flies when you’re having fun!We try to come to Sedona once or twice a year, and always enjoy both the scenery and the climate here. This year particularly,...
A Trip to Bryce Canyon
Last Friday, Lee and I took off on our eagerly anticipated Spring (well, almost Spring!) trip to Bryce Canyon in southern Utah. Although we have both lived in Utah for over 30 years, I’m embarrassed to say that we haven’t made it a point until re...
Cardmaking in Black and White: Variations on a Theme
Well, it's been almost a week since I've blogged, and as usual, I've missed it!However, I'm a bit short on time (and words) this week, so I've decided to do a brief blog post featuring my most recent card creations. It seems that I've been on a "blac...
TAGGED! Folder Number 6, Picture Number 6
Another game of TAG!Yes, here’s yet another new game of “blog tag” that, thanks to Bethany from Malamoose and Godiva, I'm lucky enough to get to play! The RULES of this Blog Tag Game, pure and simple, are:Choose the 6th image out of your 6th pi...
PROXIMIDADE BLOG AWARD!
I was recently surprised and delighted to find out that a fellow Etsyan and Blogger, Cindy, had selected my Blog for a PROXIMIDADE Blog Award! Thank you so much, Cindy! Cindy’s and my paths first crossed over a year ago, when she purchased a handma...
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
It seems like a very long time since I last blogged, when in reality, it's only been two weeks. . . .not so very long in the overall scheme of things.BUT, Today is VALENTINE'S DAY! And what better day than this, to get back into my blogging groove an...
Ride's Final Journey . . . .
Today’s blog entry is indeed a sad one for me to write. Last Friday, our dear greyhound Ride, took her final journey . . . . this time to the Rainbow Bridge.Since my most recent post last Thursday, Ride’s health situation continued to worsen. The...
A Bump in the Road for a Special Greyhound . . .
It's been less than a week since I posted Part 1 of "For the Love of Dogs" . . . .a tribute to the various dogs that my husband Lee and I have been honored to own and care for over the past 20+ years. I had been planning that last post for a while, l...
For the LOVE of DOGS: Part 1 . . . . . . .
It’s no secret to those of you who know me, or who have been following my Blog, that I’m a “dog person”. I love animals of all kinds (well, perhaps with a few exceptions), but I’m particularly fond of dogs.Throughout most of my adulthood, I...
INAUGURATION Day!
It's been over a week since I've posted a Blog entry, and I've missed my blogging! Since my last post, I've been keeping busy with my cardmaking and various other tasks (read: "life"!) that demanded my attention, all the while obsessing about topics ...
More on the Topic of TWITTER . . . .
I guess I'm about a week-long veteran of TWITTER now, and I'm slowly getting the hang of how it works. As suggested in the article I referenced in my previous post, from the Etsy Greetings Blog, "An Introduction to Twitter" I've used search.twitter....
All a TWITTER!
I have to admit, that where technology is concerned, I've always been a slow learner. I guess you could say that I'm a bit technology-challenged!That, plus that fact that I'm naturally cynical and somewhat distrustful of new things, has not contribut...
