Stamping with Kim

Don't tease the doggie!!

Adam posted this video-clip on his Facebook page & it cracked me up!!  I hope you enjoy it, too!!

TALKING DOG

Old camera....may it rest in peace!!

OK, confession time....my lack of posting has not been entirely the result of me not stamping.  It has been my old camera's fault!  Several months ago it quit working properly.  In fact, the only way I could make it focus is to "whack" it against something.  When I took the pics of my Potting Shed I was (literally) standing on our driveway & slamming the camera on the road!!  No joke there.

So hubby took me shopping & we brought home this....

It's a new Nikon COOLPIX 9100.  Beautiful!!

Now, I know someone is going to post & say "you could've gotten one of those really fancy, schmancy cameras for that price".  Yeah, I know. 

But I also know ME.  And I know that I am NOT going to carry around all that weight, and then manually focus for my pictures.  This baby weighs practically nothing, and focuses for me.  I love that!!

I also love the fact that this camera has 18X zoom.  I think my last camera was about....3 or something! 

So as soon as I get the software loaded up on this laptop, I will show you how it works!!  In the meantime, if you need a new camera - check out the COOLPIX.  I've heard great things about them for several months now, and so far I see where other owners are coming from.

Happy Pix-ing!!!

Happy Father's Day!

 Happy Father's Day!!

"Super-Dad" wishes to every father today - including my own dear, sweet hubby - and my two sons, Steve & Gene ....three of the best dads EVER!!!

Heartfelt wishes for my own sweet dad, and my dear father-in-law.  Both have passed away now and are still missed every day.

Hold your Dad's near today, and in your heart always.

Happy Father's Day to all!!!

Kim

 

Chattanooga Riverbend Festival 2011

Follow me to this fabulous local event!

RIVERBEND FESTIVAL is one of the Top 10 outdoor events in America - and is happening right here, right now!!

It feels so good to be back home.  This year is the 30th anniversary for Riverbend.  I've been away for 23 years, so you can just imagine how this event has grown in that time.  It's amazing!!!

Way to go, Chattaboogie!!!!

 

New Old Potting Shed

This is my latest creation, and I am OH.SO.PROUD! 

Not everyone gets a 40-year-old shed with a brand new home.  I mean, what is it with contractors that they can't think 40 years ahead & go ahead & build a shed on the property?  Really??  LOL!

We DID purchase a new home, but it was on an existing property that had this gorgeous little shed.  I took ownership of this baby right away!  It didn't exactly look like this, though....it basically looked like a 40-year-old, raggedy old shed.  That's where paint & flowers come in!

For Mother's Day, Andy and Misty gave me this climbing Bouganvilla vine (right side) that has the most beautiful red flowers.  I knew it had to be featured in a prominent place!  The problem was that the house had been completely landscaped on the front & sides, so I didn't have a lot left to work with, unless I went to the back - and that was NOT going to happen!  That's when the shed caught my eye.  So I immediately went out to Ace hardware & purchased this trellis.  Loved it on the spot!  I could just see the beautiful vine in my mind!

Next, the 3 pots of lillies that we brought down with us from WVa.   They used to sit in between the garage doors.  Aren't they lovely here??  I actually had thought they would be forgotten here & wither away - but not now!

Next....my dear, sweet hubby made the shutters from his scraps of wood!!!  He's the best!!  I asked him to make them, and to make them look as old as the shed.  What a great job he did!  All it took was a little paint, which I also added to the door...um....on top of the 12 or so coats of paint that were already on the door!  Lastly, I "antiqued" the door & shutters with a scruffy old brush & some dark brown paint.

The finishing touch is the little shovel on the door - a gift from my dear friend, Marge Disbrow, of SOUTH JERSEY STAMPERS.  Marge gave this to me many, many years ago & I have always treasured it.  Before putting it outside I gave it a very thick coat of polyurethane spray.

So that is my latest creation!  I hope it makes you smile as much as it does me!!