Oh, back to donating cards to our troops . . .
Here is an incredible video a fellow cardmaker made about this:
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Last, but not least, my boys are growing up!
First Our eldest, Aaron , began his first semester of college this week. He's a busy guy, taking: English Composition, Biology with Lab, American History I, Spanish I, Martial Arts and a required course, College Success Skills. He is also still taking Moi Tai. Second Ben , our youngest, just lost is first tooth!
A Watercolor Card
I wanted to play with new stamps, new Nestabilities, inks, a paintbrush and some of my boys' watercolor paper a couple of nights ago. This is what I came up with: Materials: Image stamp: Inkadinkado #91599 "Botanical Script" (A C Moore) Sentiment stamp: Stampin' Up! "Sincere Salutations" Die-cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities "Label Two" ( www.ucutathome.com ) Inks: Stampin Up! Markers: some cheap marker -- used to trace script Ribbon: Bridal Elegance (Michael's recent clearance)
Little Hedgehog Thanks
I made 24 cards about a week ago to send to our customers to show gratitude for their generous holiday bonuses. The stamp was sold at Walmart during the Christmas season. Here they are:
I have a lot of catching up to do
First of all, I want to mention a fabulous way to support our troops -- donate cards to them. This gives them something special to write in and send to their loved ones back home. http://www.cardsforheroes.org/ Here is the batch I sent in December. As you can see, many were handmade, but some were store-bought cards that I knew I would never need, and the blue card with the hot pink circle and brown flower was made by my little Ben.
I'm Back
Okay -- that was a big break. I've been going through drawers, closets, rooms, etc. purging after the Christmas festivities. The boys and I went through their toy drawers today, getting rid of some and organizing the rest. Tomorrow we need to organize the Playmobil, and then I think the task will be finished. I also went shopping. I bought Nathan a couple of Oz posters from the International Wizard of Oz Club (they were supposed to be here by Christmas, but they arrived today). You can order them here: http://www.ozclub.org/ He was positively thrilled with them since they are maps of the lands of Oz and the surrounding lands. While at Michaels looking for a frame for the two maps, I happened to see some of the new scrapbooking stuff they've put out. And . . . since I had a gift card, I bought some of the new "Friendly Forest" line: