Card for WSC27 Challenge

Here's my card for Beate's weekend challenge. I thought I'd do several cards - I really like this layout. But the weekend's been way too busy. So this is my first card. I'll probably post several more cards this week, just to get the ideas out of my head. The flowers are EK success paper punches. The saying is from a Fiskars stamp set (I think it's called paisley). The paper is from Provo Crafts slab.

A few more birthday cards

I made these birthday cards for a few co-workers. The first one is just like my previous post. The card and the pink border paper are cardstock. The flower paper and the silver paper are origami paper. The flower boquet is by Cuttlebug. The ribbon is by Trim it Up from Michaels. This is going to a very nice lady at work. She's great to work with, and much to my dismay, she was just transferred to another group. But I can still eat lunch with her.

The flower boquet is pretty significant because we both like gardening and flowering plants. We regularly exchange plant cuttings and seedlings.




This birthday card is for a male coworker. I ususally have a hard time making the cards neutral or masculine. I hope this fits. The star and streaks were cut out free hand. It's hard to see, but the streaks say "MAKE A WISH".

Way to Go Card for Captain Crafter's Challenge

The flower paper and the silver paper are origami paper. This is a great value for card makers. I paid $1.50 for 150 silver 2.5inch square paper, and $1.25 for 200 patterned origami paper. The paper is thin, but when used like this it almost doesn't matter. The sentiment is by Cuttlebug. I added the same size card stock to the back after embossing. Otherwise, the silver paper would bend when put in the envelope. The ribbon is Trim It Up from Michaels.

Some Old Cards

These are some old cards I made a few years ago. The originals were given away, and these are copies made so I wouldn't forget. Well, it's a good thing I made the extras, because I forgot! I found them tucked away in a drawer tonight.


The Thank You is a gate folder card with a flower boquet stamped in the middle, and thank you underneath. It's been so long, I don't know who made the stamps, though I still have them.



The Thinking of You was created using the masking technique. Again, I don't remember the stamp set. At that time, I wasn't keeping the boxes or labeling items well. It was fun to make, and really colorful. These two are the same design, just different colors.



Missing You card created with Disney stamps. I love classic Winnie the Pooh. These stamps are really old. They were bought from the Disney store at least 15 years ago.


The inside of the card. Promise you'll never forget me...

...actual and dim

This is a label that came on a FedEx package. I have no idea what it means, but it makes me laugh. Actual and Dim. I took it off the box before I threw it out. Unfortunately, it is really stuck to the jerky bag, so it will probably be thrown out soon. What do you think it means? Besides the obvious...

Some Scrapbook pages

I haven't been making any cards lately...too busy working on 6 scrapbooks. Yes, 6. I started in July working on a gift for my father's 70th birthday. Then I decided to archive all the family photo's at the same time. I've scanned hundreds of photos. I even bought my own scanner.

Right now there are 5 boxes of photos to go through, and no they are not in order. Then as I was scanning, I thought maybe I want a scrapbook. Then maybe my brother and sisters, and my cousin. That's how I ended up working on 5 scrapbooks. The only ones even partly done are my dad's and brother's. This is mainly due to their birthdays. I work better if I have a goal. Then I can procrastinate and stay up all night working really hard.

So my brother's party is tomorrow. I"ve finished about 20 pages. It may almost be finished - he's not that old.

The top is a page dedicated to some of the retired family cars. We spent alot of time in them- vacation trips, carpooling to school, field trips. Good Times!


My brother was in the Indian Guides. Pinewood Derby was an annual event. He did pretty well, and earned a few trophies.

My confused garden!

My pomegrante is flowering!! In a few weeks it should be dormant. All the other pomegrantes in the neighborhood are just about ripe. I think it may be confused because it is close to the brick wall. Maybe heat is radiating off it and throwing off the shrub.

Whatever the reason, this is not nomal. The shrub has flowered three times this year. Once during a freak warm spell in the winter, then again at the end of spring (Santa Ana winds took off all the flowers), and then again this Halloween. Flowered three times, and no fruit. I'll give it a few more years, and if it doesn't figure out the seasons I'm going to replace it.