Our Granddaughter's Birthday Card

A precious little girl like this.....

...deserves a hand-made birthday card like this...
...plus some birthday money, of course!

Her adoring "papa" (my hubby) helped design the card and contributed the cash to stuff inside.

Card of Encouragement

Another Thank You Card

I REALLY, really wanted to make it clear to the recipient of this card that I appreciate them. So I busted out every "thank you" stamp I own (I think I could use more, we can always use more!! Right?!?) Anyway, I even had some embossed paper that my stamping friend Alison supplied and just went to town.

I really like the color combination of purple and turquoise.

If I were blue...

I'd Be Sky Blue

Dreamy and creative, you the potential in everyone ... and everything! And while you strive to have an ideal life, you are pretty mellow about it. You know your time will come.

What Color Blue Are You?

A bit of history (you have to guess the year)

In the year I was born...

Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba Alaska is admitted as the 49th state Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 stock car race Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes to India Hawaii admitted as the 50th state Soviet premiere Krushchev begins unprecedented visit to US The Barbie doll debuts John McEnroe, Kyle MacLachlan, Tom Arnold, Perry Farrell, Kevin Spacey, and Weird Al Yankovic are born A plane crash kills Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper - becomes known as "The Day The Music Died" Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Baltimore Colts win the NFL championship Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is published The Twilight Zone debuts on TV

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

Guess I'm not as nerdy as I thought...

How about you?


My niece Katie makes a valid point (see her comment) - maybe I was getting confused between the definition of a geek & a nerd!!

Manly Thank You Cards

My hubby asked for a Thank You card for one of the neighbor guys who has helped him out on various occasions with Jeep related heavy lifting. I gave him his choice of these two...he is still trying to decide which one to use.

On the subject of birthdays....

My sister gets to celebrate another one - so I made her this card (and envelope).


The piece under "it's your day" is a paint chip sample from one of my local hardware stores - don't remember if it was Lowe's, Home Depot, or maybe even Ace Hardware - but this has become a handy locating tool for my husband when we shop together. He takes off and finds his nuts, bolts or whatever tool he is needing and he comes back to the paint isle to find me happily selecting color combinations for my next project.

Talk about talented...

My friend Shannon - what can I say - she is a dedicated crafter! Her daughter needed a movie-themed birthday card, but alas, she currently does not own a rubber stamp to accomplish the task. She didn't let that stop her - no siree Bob - being the artistic gal that she is, she drew all the popcorn by hand: first in pencil, just to make sure it looked right; then she inked it in; colored them with chalk and finally painstakingly cut them out.

For the inside, she did get to use a "Happy Birthday" stamp, so that saved her 2.5 seconds on her assembly time.

Happy Anniversary to Us....

My hubby and I have been married seven wonderful years. Here's the card I made for him....

A Prank Birthday Card

A friend of a friend recently had a .... how shall I say this .... a milestone birthday. She is a avid stamper and after a minimal amount of encouragement, I came up with this card to commemorate the momentus event.

Fun stuff...

I Am Storm

Exotic and powerful, Storm descended from a line of African priestesses.Emotions can effect your powers, but you are generally serene. Powers: controlling weather, creating winds that lift you into flight, generating lightning

Which of the X-Men Are You?

This is from the Blogthings website - I just have too much fun playing with all their quizzes.

Celebrate

Summertime is a busy time - - graduations, picnics, birthdays, backyard barbecues, maybe even a family reunion - - whatever the reason, let's just celebrate!

Punch Template

An ingenious idea (not mine, wish I could claim it) - a laminated sample of the SU punches. You can position it over the images in the catalog to see if they will work together. I scanned it with a blue sheet of paper behind it to make the image show up better.

A Must Read: Illuminated by Matt Bronleewe

On Thursday I get an email from one of my sisters. It was a forwarded message from Emily, her daughter-in-law, about some exciting news: she and her husband (my nephew) Josh wrote a screenplay based on Emily's brother's recently published book "Illuminated". Included in the email is a link for purchasing the book online. The reviews hooked me right away. Being a creature driven by immediate gratification, I checked to see if my local Borders store had the puppy on the shelf (after all, I had this 20% coupon burning a hole in my purse), so it was a no-brainer that this purchase needed to be made. I used my internet savvy to place to book on hold.

Friday I had a lunch date with a friend who works strategically down the street from the Borders where my new purchase was patiently waiting for me. After Barb and I finish our yummy comfort food lunch at our favorite downtown diner, we strolled up the street to rescue my new treasure. Since it is a new release, it is placed prominently in the front of the store. Anxiously, I pick up a copy and read the back cover synopsis. I am overcome with a desire to find a comfy chair, a cup (no pot) of coffee and start tearing into the book right then and there in the store. Unfortunately, such was not to be. I recently started a new job (which I loooove) and I thought it would be the ultimate in tacky to call in on the first Friday of my new employ. {by the way, the gal I work with and my new boss both want to read it too - they are both fans of the genre)

Anyway, I didn't get to start reading until about 8:30 Saturday morning. I took it along with me on our day of errands. I was hooked by page seven. My husband kept trying to have a conversation with me and I just kept answering "uh hunh" until he finally gave up. Our first stop was at the camper place where my hubby's new cap needed to be adjusted. The quick work to of the installer put us ahead of schedule for our eye doctors appointment - but that just played into my "secret evil plan" - I had my new exciting book to read. My downfall was when the eye doctor had to dilate my eyes. I was unable to focus properly for several hours (which really made our shopping stops loads of fun - NOT!) By the time we got home from all our running around, my eyes were no longer ultra-sensitive to light and resumed their normal operation, at which point, I poured myself a glass of iced tea and took up station in my recliner to devour this book.

I will not give away any of the plot (I hate when people do that!) but I must say, if you enjoy a fast-paced historically based-story, you've GOT to read this one. And I agree with Emily & Josh, this would make one dynamite movie!

Visit the others website at http://www.mattbronleewe.com/

Gift Card

This is the card I sent along with Dianna & Stephen's mini-scrapbook of their wedding pictures.

Altered CD Case

I covered up the name on the front, so in the event that my gift recipient reads my blog on a daily basis, they won't be spoiling the surprise. I just couldn't wait to post these pictures. Complicated but fun project. I plan on making more of these.

Found this on another blog and thought I'd give it a whirl...

You Are 2: The Helper

You always put on a happy face and try to help those around you. You're incredibly empathetic and care about everyone you know. Able to see the good in others, you're thoughtful, warm, and sincere. You connect with people who are charming and charismatic. At Your Best: You are deeply giving, altruistic, and humble. You devote your life to others while caring for yourself too. At Your Worst: You are manipulative and enjoy making other people guilty. Your Fixation: Rejection Your Primary Fear: Being unworthy of love Your Primary Desire: To be loved unconditionally Other Number 2's: Mother Teresa, John Travolta, Princess Diana, Dr. Phil, and Mr. Rogers.

What Number Are You?

Coaster Photo Book

This is one of the three projects we did with our SU demonstrator last night.

Quick & easy project - got to use a Crop-a-dile for the first time - I must have one!

I waited until I got home and selected the pictures before attaching the photo mounting corners.

Pop-up card

I learned this technique in an SU club meeting - we did it as a party invitation, but I was not happy how it turned out, so when I got home (using my modest stash of stamps) I made a friendship card variation...
Folds flat for mailing...

Front

Back

A peek at my mom's birthday card...

Along with a "special greeting" from her "other baby"

A year ago, my mom decided it was time to permanently hand in her keys. She has been driving this '64 Dodge Dart for what seems like forever. I learned to drive in this puppy. Anyway - she was going to put it up for sale. I've always loved this car and told her to check with me first when / if she was ever going to sell it (I guess she didn't think I was serious - but I was). My husband and I flew out to CA for a visit, got the title changed over, and arranged for a transport carrier to haul her (the car - not my mom) back to NY. She needs some work, but mostly cosmetic type stuff.

My mom usually asks about the car when we talk, she misses being able to look out the window to see her "baby" parked at the curb. I've seen greeting cards from the family pet, so I figured I could make one from her old car.

My Maternal Grandmother

My cousin Jim supplied me with this photograph. I never had the privilege of meeting the lady, but I was stunned by the resemblance to my mom. (Especially the raised eyebrow thing - I've gotten that look a lot in my life).
Tomorrow is my mom's birthday and I won't be posting her cards until I give a call and make sure she has received them.