Girl Gift

Another version of the sticky note memo gift idea - plus a close up of one of my favorite stamps...

Guy Gift

I saw the instructions on Splitcoaststampers for this project and thought "I could do that". I kept the design simple to accent the baseball card. Also - I did not use adhesive directly on the baseball card itself (note the corner cuts in the card stock behind Ken Griffy Jr) - that would damage the collectible and my fellow card collectors would absolutely string me up for doing so. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/acrylicpostitnoteholder.php

Dianna & Stephen's Mini Scrapbook

I had so much fun pulling this project together for my daughter-in-law (sorry Steve, but you could probably tell from the color choices, she was my target audience). Anyway, it took me weeks to get it just right, but I shipped it off last Saturday and got confirmation that it was delivered, so now I can post some of the pictures.

the binder & protective sleeve

The Joys of Mod Podge

This unassuming empty cookie tin.....

...transforms into a decorative item for display

Adirondack Welcome

Dental Fun

So, in keeping with my "year of life change" theme, I made and kept an appointment to get some oral surgery taken care of. It was a two step process: first came the frenulectomy (the repositioning of the muscle pulling the gum away from my front tooth) which occurred six weeks ago; and yesterday was the tissue graft (a small portion from the soft palate is relocated to the area where the gum was pulled away). I'm a big baby when it come to dental visits, but given the option of eventually loosing the tooth or submitting to the surgery, I opted for not going toothless.
My loving husband, Mike, transported me (since they don't want their patients driving impaired - and boy was I). I was blissfully unaware of the procedural events after they got the IV in place and started the drip. My dentist believes in giving an extra shot of Novocaine at the end of the festivities, just to "keep you good and numb" until you can get home and take some pain medication - which I have affectionately renamed "the magic nap pill".
Feeling better today, but I still haven't had the courage to really look at Dr. Dweck's handy work (neither has my husband for that matter). Ventured out to the grocery store with Mike and realized my stamina is not quite up to snuff yet. Another good nights' sleep should do me wonders.

My sister's birthday card

Just to make sure this belated card was good and late, I carried it around for a week and showed it to my friends while squealing "Look what I made!"

Having fun creating cards

I'm tapping into some long dormant creative energy by getting into rubber stamping.