tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54279620853544603922024-03-05T01:12:35.780-08:00A One of A Kind Design by Rachelphoto by: Kevin PearsonRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-91430047165568499132013-06-25T17:22:00.001-07:002013-06-25T17:22:08.401-07:00It's been a long, long time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been away for about 12 months, and sadly haven't accomplished nearly what I set out to do during that absense. I have made a few cards, but again my "to-do" list is long, my "got-done" list is not. : /<br />
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I have had to re-familiarize myself with blogger. I should be back again soon. I am going to post this and then I will update it later with additional photos.<br />
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These are my Father's day cards for 2012. I am so happy I am going to get all of my cards out on time! My own father died in 1994, the year my son was born. He was an interesting man. He worked very hard, and took good care of his family. We may not always have had what we wanted, but we always had what we needed. This post is dedicated to him.<br />
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I made these cards using Safari Chic from DCWV. I know I have been doing a lousy job of recording all of the deets. Eventually I will get back to giving the proper details. : )<br />
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PS. Now it is time to finish those Graduation cards! The graduation is in 4 days!</div>
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I am also working on a scrapbook of letters filled with wisdom and advice from family and friends. Not sure if I will post or not, but I am excited to give it to my son on his graduation day! </div>
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Thanks to everyone who sent me a letter for him, I really appreciate it!</div>
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I posted a picture of the back of my son's senior teeshirt. I know it has been done and done and done, </div>
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Fourteen more school days until graduation! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! </div>
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OK. This set of cards was inspired by a card I saw in a recent edition of PaperCrafts "Get Inspired"</div>
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I woke yesterday morning thinking I smelled something burning and stupidly thought, that must be my next door neighbors house. I jumped up and rushed downstairs after a few more minutes of drifting in la-la land...where I discovered my teenager in the kitchen cooking breakfast. Unfortunately, he hasn't cooked it in a long time (for a full breakfast I would guess possibly last year this time) and he thought those eggs would take much longer than they actually did. Uh, he had to trash the first attempt and start over. But eventually we sat down to a full breakfast together. It is just the kind of thing to make you smile. He made me a card. I like that part the best. He even found a beautiful poem to put inside. I am a sentimental old gal. :)</div>
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<br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-91044764737783991382012-03-27T11:09:00.007-07:002012-03-27T12:04:47.462-07:00More CAS Note cards: flowers...Compliments of Pinterest...<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCKBc4y_Mdg12K-iEW2-SDJ4jcH8ADFU2pTClSSrrztk-LOC67mvyRanhGmCJLuwHsziPC4rSGAP-wsBQPI0Gzl4D39f6HZMHtzq1yxS6QHr-wu79I5MRdB0vlV0se8v_9dpoM3y5K8ts/s1600/236157574179934139_LCkQpVhj_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCKBc4y_Mdg12K-iEW2-SDJ4jcH8ADFU2pTClSSrrztk-LOC67mvyRanhGmCJLuwHsziPC4rSGAP-wsBQPI0Gzl4D39f6HZMHtzq1yxS6QHr-wu79I5MRdB0vlV0se8v_9dpoM3y5K8ts/s320/236157574179934139_LCkQpVhj_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724649171421113954" /></a>My thought for the day. </div><div>I keep trying to make sense of it all, but perhaps there is no sense to be made of it...</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello crafty friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish I could say there was an end in sight for these simple cards, but at the moment that is a negative. More on the way...</div><div><br /></div><div> I am going to Scrap That in 4 short days, and I hope to complete many, many cards in one day. I have been designing one- cutting paper to make 4-6 of that design and bagging them up to be put together later. Saturday will be the "later". </div><div>What is Scrap That- you may ask? It is a Craft store that does all day cropping, scrapbooking, card-making, crafting from 8am until 11 or 12 imdnight. Usually 11pm. I never get there early because there is always something else to do on Saturday. But I will plan to arrive early this time. I am so very much looking forward to it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I traveled around the internet a little and a new challenge blog was brought to my attention. I love the blogs that allow you to Do You- and still post. That is why MIM is a big favorite of mine. I want to join in on the other challenges, but right now I just can't wrap my brain around some of them. But I am definitely going to get back to the Tuesday Trigger. I love that one.</div><div><br /></div><div> And on: <a href="http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/" style="font-size: 100%; ">http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/</a> <span style="font-size: 100%; ">Susan (the hostess) refered to another blog: </span><a href="http://ladyoflosttimescrafts.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/i-uiu.html" style="font-size: 100%; ">http://ladyoflosttimescrafts.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/i-uiu.html</a></div><div>where you can go to take the "Use it up" pledge. Go check it out.</div><div>I am "using" on these cards today. These flowers by K & Co. have been in my stash for a while and that is another reason why I decided to start these quick cards. I did not take the pledge yet because I can't promise to post monthly, but eventually I will take that pledge.</div><div><br /></div><div>These cards are linked to the following sites:</div><div><a href="http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/">http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/</a> </div><div><a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Here they are...another installment....</div><div><br /></div><div>The stem is embossed using Stamp It Up and the quote is also S.I.U. I think the embossing folder is a QuicKutz, but it could also be Sizzix. Not sure. After making these quick notecards, I am in love with these frame embossing folders.</div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UX0y2e8OeL0hu-DhrX_yagNJy4QzRv8bwcRiRxhVZRuRR_W2jsfnyXFG_hFfVP99KlO_xE7q-ezhEqLae-5BaN8CIYCuYYHkK1fgOGjCPwYalBOvO9VCP6pAm0Pln3BolTxEHHw8ZLUK/s1600/IMG_8591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UX0y2e8OeL0hu-DhrX_yagNJy4QzRv8bwcRiRxhVZRuRR_W2jsfnyXFG_hFfVP99KlO_xE7q-ezhEqLae-5BaN8CIYCuYYHkK1fgOGjCPwYalBOvO9VCP6pAm0Pln3BolTxEHHw8ZLUK/s320/IMG_8591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724649165949818626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsglnY-6_6ad-tN4U271cX4v1f1t5PyWvOG8KfdEdgPw8eVtzXSutD_XkJAPJWN5CJ2RhW2d2eRgRP8Bt2hUHgjFFtRpCNri3IrPu48CXhzPp29bzptyL-bnoFCxBaLhajaFwELyo9Mgyh/s1600/IMG_8588.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5ugYKqjLcQ19KMwFdjICGKcFf77NtXCwhXqASByZXAsoZ7WqvW45vJZsERc3tW_d3H2-W6-W1488-x-vhT8jte7PESab_HsNuUzfGFRNZDS5JN0wysffAN52fUxSR_d1MkU7ZJJpvX5_/s320/IMG_8590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724641942775026658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQVYNm19AKuqOvzE-SvYvUnsU6SCZ4md3L7_Po6JgnshD7kJOnkSHzfxFqCnzK9W772ncz5D9mVNYLyjlo7aQlUEtxHx3jYLmM7J8TFQQbWDU4R0-4SxZqJuCxT1tMKKte64g7g5N64X1/s1600/IMG_8587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQVYNm19AKuqOvzE-SvYvUnsU6SCZ4md3L7_Po6JgnshD7kJOnkSHzfxFqCnzK9W772ncz5D9mVNYLyjlo7aQlUEtxHx3jYLmM7J8TFQQbWDU4R0-4SxZqJuCxT1tMKKte64g7g5N64X1/s320/IMG_8587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724641934366241010" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thanks for dropping by for a visit....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASJ4tPEVE-ahQjrNmwQQR4ox9l-rNdPBBGDLPBG4bJObEzPJNWfoP8FySlRajZC5USRCu1Ka1PZ0_WB1LAedJCjRA0Pcb5RWbVXjP0QxUivusAnfa72_MmbieI3maMMEnY3s35ciFWCOC/s1600/36020511_npfe3yDa_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASJ4tPEVE-ahQjrNmwQQR4ox9l-rNdPBBGDLPBG4bJObEzPJNWfoP8FySlRajZC5USRCu1Ka1PZ0_WB1LAedJCjRA0Pcb5RWbVXjP0QxUivusAnfa72_MmbieI3maMMEnY3s35ciFWCOC/s320/36020511_npfe3yDa_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724641922678972722" /></a><br />Hugs!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymzN4s9y5xHsTF3OKb4ttllYx84xmMy8ePZSohTGpRP_H8Lg49A7M8cR4UMRq4VaKtmlVkzJIbbcivsQzplvHiVCTzc4wBTDHZ7Op_GouoY3N3zrwflhOaC-ucBMJFsAe2NFBA9uTsP41/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymzN4s9y5xHsTF3OKb4ttllYx84xmMy8ePZSohTGpRP_H8Lg49A7M8cR4UMRq4VaKtmlVkzJIbbcivsQzplvHiVCTzc4wBTDHZ7Op_GouoY3N3zrwflhOaC-ucBMJFsAe2NFBA9uTsP41/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724641919084648754" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-62338695396026534052012-03-18T06:58:00.011-07:002012-03-27T11:01:42.357-07:00Another quick note card...<div><span>I am linked to these great sites! :</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/">http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/</a> </span></span></div><div><a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div>Compliments of Pinterest...</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5Ko7AELbskBqsEfqfRbQ8S5epQatO1RnE6Su3mhO-tNuN8_tD6crb6YK98lSxL9H13t4XHiY8DAtW6q4rlswJpPQhIYFgfVI1025kHzDPT3_1axwfHHkTA-UY3Nzs7oo8NTll12Y9Z19/s1600/18647785926578176_aNk92NpX_b.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5Ko7AELbskBqsEfqfRbQ8S5epQatO1RnE6Su3mhO-tNuN8_tD6crb6YK98lSxL9H13t4XHiY8DAtW6q4rlswJpPQhIYFgfVI1025kHzDPT3_1axwfHHkTA-UY3Nzs7oo8NTll12Y9Z19/s320/18647785926578176_aNk92NpX_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721240759951589906" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Aren't women amazing! I have quite a few amazing women in my life, and I am thankful for them all! </span></span><div><br /><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This is not the last of the quick note cards. But I am working on some different designs these days. By my calculations I will need to make at 200-300 cards for my friends, family members and service workers. Yes that's right. I will also be giving some cards to Doctors, nurses and technicians that have been helping me or my son out for the past eons of years. I have so many ideas in my head, but it takes forever to transfer into reality. And no, I didn't say teachers because the only teachers that have really been helpful (besides my sister) are male, and I don't know if they would like the note cards...</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Last night I worked on a machine I bought a few years ago. I don't think they are even selling it any more. The Letterpress. It's pretty cool, but very messy. So you will see some of those cards coming up soon. I got tired after I made about 60 cards. That was only 4 designs that I duplicated in different colors. I hate the ink you are supposed to use with it, so I just used regular dye ink by Stampin' Up. I wish the templates were metal so I could use them in my Wizard.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My cards for today...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSysWiXHvYStmf90Y40TkaKJhz9mFWaH_UBJ5ysxcNh2xPGfIkbT41Bw7HlgsuMj7_1tTNgPFhG0sP0PBYUdMielfgRM4EPm2eHyn2aoyyI6lGrN6b4hGH0RnLu3nBzaLL9K4aSEoVDxcU/s1600/IMG_8578.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSysWiXHvYStmf90Y40TkaKJhz9mFWaH_UBJ5ysxcNh2xPGfIkbT41Bw7HlgsuMj7_1tTNgPFhG0sP0PBYUdMielfgRM4EPm2eHyn2aoyyI6lGrN6b4hGH0RnLu3nBzaLL9K4aSEoVDxcU/s320/IMG_8578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721240757195621602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzudNvfnoaMphwoAcMQOBBAigf0v7IqjN_0R8EoDDwY8aIu5-N0K9niVpP9x4otLf9gXk7fUKI-HLsS0ZLY9nnSISfua54w-OlvX5M99MN_-bT0UIWcd48EcPWV34Ob_HkGw4ivTmRmYB2/s1600/IMG_8577.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzudNvfnoaMphwoAcMQOBBAigf0v7IqjN_0R8EoDDwY8aIu5-N0K9niVpP9x4otLf9gXk7fUKI-HLsS0ZLY9nnSISfua54w-OlvX5M99MN_-bT0UIWcd48EcPWV34Ob_HkGw4ivTmRmYB2/s320/IMG_8577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721240750863882338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHSXAxhtzR26ComWhzJrbfM2vZWslxyBFES8g-fDmd2W7bu2lSvvCBTdO8SGKn63CK3my4aOPTK92joDnfnk6NSqPnpfLlo2APvzeLwrC4Dv3z4qUmZM-nBXtuOWj5CIekBJb65Zq_EkL/s1600/IMG_8576.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHSXAxhtzR26ComWhzJrbfM2vZWslxyBFES8g-fDmd2W7bu2lSvvCBTdO8SGKn63CK3my4aOPTK92joDnfnk6NSqPnpfLlo2APvzeLwrC4Dv3z4qUmZM-nBXtuOWj5CIekBJb65Zq_EkL/s320/IMG_8576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721237770296560802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwegfPMlTXQ-fwq6upp9CMa1syMA6NS9THu5nbuiSEQQHwV_NndHi-4G6haL5CZ2Zj_JLznqNzd03kOCT-Su44aC6fd9pnXyGIWFMQTnyQiAGS_xhBzCR7S5YP73Qd-vUDV984wEaGBLC/s1600/IMG_8575.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwegfPMlTXQ-fwq6upp9CMa1syMA6NS9THu5nbuiSEQQHwV_NndHi-4G6haL5CZ2Zj_JLznqNzd03kOCT-Su44aC6fd9pnXyGIWFMQTnyQiAGS_xhBzCR7S5YP73Qd-vUDV984wEaGBLC/s320/IMG_8575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721237760317485202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVgNuhNq6VznsuK9lHctBVLndr060DQZHKNzaxozfcenGXO3b_RCTTsbIdmI_tTtVHC4Ydl6LC0OWPB4etn-YeD2y18hwhT8bPtHHjo88UH8rz5VPxO8R_T5fiUrToh2uKQPnLzC6bDnN/s1600/IMG_8573.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVgNuhNq6VznsuK9lHctBVLndr060DQZHKNzaxozfcenGXO3b_RCTTsbIdmI_tTtVHC4Ydl6LC0OWPB4etn-YeD2y18hwhT8bPtHHjo88UH8rz5VPxO8R_T5fiUrToh2uKQPnLzC6bDnN/s320/IMG_8573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721237759010841554" /></a><br /><br />Easy, breezy...?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZL3_Xk4d0SFzDZZbYe2Tlk4qZy76Zh9rOFpobY46elW61CMh2TA8Mhr-L79BlT3HlbzXBPR7MLQ4a8t8R-rWwRRYA7Axo7YyL_ZA7rpoIOGS-ArDDGu0AlsBIbhaSKDWPIe4MaD2AFMT/s1600/18232089_THdSOIpd_b.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZL3_Xk4d0SFzDZZbYe2Tlk4qZy76Zh9rOFpobY46elW61CMh2TA8Mhr-L79BlT3HlbzXBPR7MLQ4a8t8R-rWwRRYA7Axo7YyL_ZA7rpoIOGS-ArDDGu0AlsBIbhaSKDWPIe4MaD2AFMT/s320/18232089_THdSOIpd_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721236824791785666" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div>Man, do I know about this!...</div><div><br /></div><div>Peace.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC9JInmlTZcA-y6k8dVoOJoE0a9EJSYI-Hn1JhmU5RkJb07WiWu9bAn5Qn7e3cI8K5beuuFMnHjKgO5oHqJC8m5vYe4NEcHHcNOgR6iMJnuQp-9aFdoa12ffhPTQpLbcWlVKQaKiBEWXY/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC9JInmlTZcA-y6k8dVoOJoE0a9EJSYI-Hn1JhmU5RkJb07WiWu9bAn5Qn7e3cI8K5beuuFMnHjKgO5oHqJC8m5vYe4NEcHHcNOgR6iMJnuQp-9aFdoa12ffhPTQpLbcWlVKQaKiBEWXY/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721236568484222786" /></a>P.S. Thanks for stopping by!...</div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-85591846479982477722012-03-04T13:19:00.014-08:002012-03-06T21:41:26.384-08:00Another Note card and a Thank You...<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Compliments of Pinterest....</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzrDZUJ2R_HW_4zowDAJo5CQbMgeM8lPubxe1S07zT17LsP5xn7obVSidoBtBjOBLafISOHcA-K_wu3jH0uKqnhNj0e41ziOs9WrBpItBLzeInvrOIGMCmp7tFKWEVrmMjMuOTLxD-Cqb/s1600/232287293249964524_zCkjJtWM_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzrDZUJ2R_HW_4zowDAJo5CQbMgeM8lPubxe1S07zT17LsP5xn7obVSidoBtBjOBLafISOHcA-K_wu3jH0uKqnhNj0e41ziOs9WrBpItBLzeInvrOIGMCmp7tFKWEVrmMjMuOTLxD-Cqb/s320/232287293249964524_zCkjJtWM_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716202890878296610" /></a><br /><br />All great advice....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">This post is linked to the following sites:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><a href="http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/">http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge">http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Hi there! Another short post. I am continuing with a couple of the cards </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">I already told you about.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">I recently hosted a Stampin Up party. Motivated by Stampin Up products (of course) and also by the fact that this is Sale-abration time. Sad but true. The party was a great success! Better than I ever imagined. Thanks to all of my friends, old and new, co-workers and family that supported this idea. :) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">This first card is the thank you I made to give them for coming out. </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">I was very happy with how it turned out. I actually had to make a few more and used a K & Co. butterfly because I ran out of time, and it was just quicker. I did not photograph any of those and they were all given out. The thing that probably took me the longest was threading those darm buttons! I made about 25 cards, so that was 75 buttons!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMpT0Sjn4iBJLCYPk7iBsbb43Bu2WN15BbMukwmvVEQGEgrlHJkjtZ45Q39Ou27g5kdug8asQs8pReRpwE0FNPceq5Dcn5v9gTveL3ZW6DqnkZEAiBHd_a_KNkHVk7s3HrMWEHUyZZNRw/s1600/IMG_8569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMpT0Sjn4iBJLCYPk7iBsbb43Bu2WN15BbMukwmvVEQGEgrlHJkjtZ45Q39Ou27g5kdug8asQs8pReRpwE0FNPceq5Dcn5v9gTveL3ZW6DqnkZEAiBHd_a_KNkHVk7s3HrMWEHUyZZNRw/s320/IMG_8569.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716159559437217010" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">I made the card design below from one I saw on the internet because it looked quick! And it was. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I don't think I changed much. Maybe the sentiment, the type of heart and the color of the first one. So this is not my design!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cYyXVh2uCfnWHRHBN9A3T3WcCQ2NAseHXsMlkqsp34HgH-DJqaUGGmGtNVt5JM337qNBHA7uQ4W4avmpapalBaqEfRAwKGWd6DE-tHiH4L1XAn_DHrHIqnO0aJzq7uPV_0RkZhKylgn6/s1600/IMG_8595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cYyXVh2uCfnWHRHBN9A3T3WcCQ2NAseHXsMlkqsp34HgH-DJqaUGGmGtNVt5JM337qNBHA7uQ4W4avmpapalBaqEfRAwKGWd6DE-tHiH4L1XAn_DHrHIqnO0aJzq7uPV_0RkZhKylgn6/s320/IMG_8595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716159552803383266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsiYxBvFyAEaqPZYcfblJ7OT2FSX6f5oywoVV8BOTR_mADE6-Rg8MReOB4tQ9vXYqlkAUSL7C1FMdsy1fQbUp3KegHgL-YBo5hxEHnaq2k3H7_OpcIndh84EqCk2Rzdoj7ps4JfIhLh5w/s1600/IMG_8596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsiYxBvFyAEaqPZYcfblJ7OT2FSX6f5oywoVV8BOTR_mADE6-Rg8MReOB4tQ9vXYqlkAUSL7C1FMdsy1fQbUp3KegHgL-YBo5hxEHnaq2k3H7_OpcIndh84EqCk2Rzdoj7ps4JfIhLh5w/s320/IMG_8596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716159547625194658" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR2bm2QTaPow_nUODMRg5MWGyKpHnAFqsvqJI3T9B0pQdkY8jh2-AMZwdXOhZWSqJLZfUbK-gtviQtJ_X0F0GwZj5bhNqLJjk0MnThKpJO4N_oQRT9V8ETx5P3ESdnEzfq785XNAdPncE/s1600/18647785926578393_xyVVUsuw_b.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 185px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR2bm2QTaPow_nUODMRg5MWGyKpHnAFqsvqJI3T9B0pQdkY8jh2-AMZwdXOhZWSqJLZfUbK-gtviQtJ_X0F0GwZj5bhNqLJjk0MnThKpJO4N_oQRT9V8ETx5P3ESdnEzfq785XNAdPncE/s320/18647785926578393_xyVVUsuw_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716155253245161906" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><u>I like this....Thanks for your visit! Hope to see you again soon!</u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><u>Hugs!<br /></u></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFlhtKXXpyDLX5OZZPeK9fBUBIG3oKm9HgYHoJcR3_JF3J_Q7E4mUE9su1fH_tG77Z5tSc0Wm2ypSOLRBW1b-J7R47pGYUog7uwapHBPGSCYEdy08D3JqJ0JP84kpYfnLTtYue1_fxtlA/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFlhtKXXpyDLX5OZZPeK9fBUBIG3oKm9HgYHoJcR3_JF3J_Q7E4mUE9su1fH_tG77Z5tSc0Wm2ypSOLRBW1b-J7R47pGYUog7uwapHBPGSCYEdy08D3JqJ0JP84kpYfnLTtYue1_fxtlA/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716155253843184226" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-18424381727811726432012-03-03T14:47:00.008-08:002012-03-03T15:33:20.615-08:00More Note Cards or Not...<div><br /></div><div>Compliments of Pinterest...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYLb3QHY57d9m2X9zmQ-ObTveXpiUD4MYBASVg-H0QLxPdgGXgMyQHNbpw3n4MYP6BmZ_DYxjz9b13xQ0qYenpJmqGtA575z3gxRV6mHbOcyyvW9-OMPhbluBXjmyLkcwoyALeGHD17BT/s1600/1266706114807030_ycRP7Btn_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYLb3QHY57d9m2X9zmQ-ObTveXpiUD4MYBASVg-H0QLxPdgGXgMyQHNbpw3n4MYP6BmZ_DYxjz9b13xQ0qYenpJmqGtA575z3gxRV6mHbOcyyvW9-OMPhbluBXjmyLkcwoyALeGHD17BT/s320/1266706114807030_ycRP7Btn_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715816950825998578" /></a><br /><br />Another good quote for me! </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br />More of the notecards I am making for friends and family that can also be adapted to more specific occasions....This time.....butterflies....<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApMI-5BnUerKfHuOlLxBfHUKOvqxG047aMY4zAkNWk76CYEctW8lPVByKtDjrhbOFSWEosMX6s5J341c7bdIrnVJvxgyBZjNjVfO60LhG9MjH_CKNMV0QY92G7r0pSmNKxIIGGHGHjeQ9/s1600/IMG_8602.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJIpPmnk8wIdCpzo4-Cvr91XmuLfgrBoR0d1Ri1kuvEuPhGMVH0l3QpHGIISftQsDP-RdcnYcM5ykDr5teEF0f7PA7VTlfNRwiELW5WGezfBo1r-4Za4cWVtfso8GNW06FVjdGFG-oOPa/s320/IMG_8565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715811137366822434" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKMjZUS7c1kWCgs5FeQLRD-6L5sUQ0Tcknf-EDn9QM2rJ4u2eMAVib5ZWO4nQvv0pj3yaPl6wu3KzLdUqr-qSNlhltkH4UDJ_ZWQayzOS_gc0VF-eocCilVGTvzzsCDEqTsbLr-rQKoZ8/s1600/59320920061289671_JGMah4Ok_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKMjZUS7c1kWCgs5FeQLRD-6L5sUQ0Tcknf-EDn9QM2rJ4u2eMAVib5ZWO4nQvv0pj3yaPl6wu3KzLdUqr-qSNlhltkH4UDJ_ZWQayzOS_gc0VF-eocCilVGTvzzsCDEqTsbLr-rQKoZ8/s320/59320920061289671_JGMah4Ok_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715807115812092098" /></a><br />What do you think about that?</div><div>This is how I feel when I look at all the deadlines for the Papercraft calls. We shall see... : )<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping by....</div><div>Hugs,</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5-4ewEMqjCIpsVqE3ulLw-PgMK4p608waZITXdP1rIzoDTFRW_V52txmHVvfdZRw_NrCtR5FB5gCepsrCWjouAOZHRLVcpX0s-VNGO1G1b-Rbhcx8UB4SoyDgdMQVzxO4yFb3KMM96m-/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5-4ewEMqjCIpsVqE3ulLw-PgMK4p608waZITXdP1rIzoDTFRW_V52txmHVvfdZRw_NrCtR5FB5gCepsrCWjouAOZHRLVcpX0s-VNGO1G1b-Rbhcx8UB4SoyDgdMQVzxO4yFb3KMM96m-/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715807108760408274" /></a><br /></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-86805853226671569912012-02-21T14:06:00.006-08:002012-03-02T18:41:16.819-08:00More NotecardsCompliments of my favorite site: Pinterest....<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mcFKybyUVEowdfTKRsk9duvhPXJ3y4HgkqvZG9PPQCBrjlLeO-A_k1na0OfvvggNf_VpFR7XtGMQ_3Ud1bHCTTUWt4Aud2aKQWqrXbMCzaR4QqA0XOd8ucPkgjBjWt1vtOmn6zfo3YiU/s1600/17873729740675805_mGopJx5a_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mcFKybyUVEowdfTKRsk9duvhPXJ3y4HgkqvZG9PPQCBrjlLeO-A_k1na0OfvvggNf_VpFR7XtGMQ_3Ud1bHCTTUWt4Aud2aKQWqrXbMCzaR4QqA0XOd8ucPkgjBjWt1vtOmn6zfo3YiU/s320/17873729740675805_mGopJx5a_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715492581744487906" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I strive to be one of those people that makes the best of everything. Life has been difficult at times, but never impossible...I'm getting there.... :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a very brief post. I'm going to post a series of cards over the next few days that I have been making to give away to family and friends. I have had to come up with some simple and easy designs because I need to make quite a few. I'll be working on them all this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>This one could be used for Valentime's Day, as a birthday, an anniversary, a thinking of you and maybe even a bridal shower card. If it was used as a thank you the inside sentiment could read...."Thank you with all my heart."</div><div><br /></div><div>Also the words are printed on glass. I left the plastic coating covering the glass. It can be pulled off by the "sender or giver"...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC0IPgqIoAD7LhsKpw03GVpxCoN9gvVoCPZQPpeBav4ckgLtwDZigynzhSzq6tlJhBZgcsoWQilK72EUlmgN5pJsOtFAs4Er_EbXfqVcVEoo87drAZCsd0J4MG-sG5YGuoyvykJbhwjG-/s1600/IMG_8603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVC0IPgqIoAD7LhsKpw03GVpxCoN9gvVoCPZQPpeBav4ckgLtwDZigynzhSzq6tlJhBZgcsoWQilK72EUlmgN5pJsOtFAs4Er_EbXfqVcVEoo87drAZCsd0J4MG-sG5YGuoyvykJbhwjG-/s320/IMG_8603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715491245918389090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fn7fr998s-_muN193Sm4b2n-tVxmlwCLMnHTLEm95cZwZJt6UhPL5RfEbKMAgmFlreJbhLhuoJc5d5s551JuqyDkcWchiAwkiuh4ab7KR1I6udpNwxYI7R6OIKHKLItAf-9Veaka60aM/s1600/IMG_8609.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fn7fr998s-_muN193Sm4b2n-tVxmlwCLMnHTLEm95cZwZJt6UhPL5RfEbKMAgmFlreJbhLhuoJc5d5s551JuqyDkcWchiAwkiuh4ab7KR1I6udpNwxYI7R6OIKHKLItAf-9Veaka60aM/s320/IMG_8609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715491239678465282" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGmnDJRuAU6ezO-o4xerSCE8jDRI-6g655nhvbTkeoOfriBs-1Yt21vKUoGadon2ameyd4SDgnu6sW1ydUfgMOaZGZYgpFpunP0AB_WJeLpyrKQbadTVleENaN7I2a1iKmxEECQs9Ksya/s1600/IMG_8607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGmnDJRuAU6ezO-o4xerSCE8jDRI-6g655nhvbTkeoOfriBs-1Yt21vKUoGadon2ameyd4SDgnu6sW1ydUfgMOaZGZYgpFpunP0AB_WJeLpyrKQbadTVleENaN7I2a1iKmxEECQs9Ksya/s320/IMG_8607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715491238450655090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaPqI9Ont2yTlGS6RzFB5EJ795uN3idjCc1CPVJEv8_VKtW2ABJQRdhiBztXI4L3nJ0x7L-H3_97iJFS3uijvQtWbDF9NJdPddoDDiAzcmXpBIv3CFdAxQK7fUBLkRZzZwpQfT1gei9_t/s1600/IMG_8606.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaPqI9Ont2yTlGS6RzFB5EJ795uN3idjCc1CPVJEv8_VKtW2ABJQRdhiBztXI4L3nJ0x7L-H3_97iJFS3uijvQtWbDF9NJdPddoDDiAzcmXpBIv3CFdAxQK7fUBLkRZzZwpQfT1gei9_t/s320/IMG_8606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715490500066031282" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUnaI2B8zctxaFQPG6ykXxpLN5EHv_YfbVFd613vgSWkLm1KhyphenhyphenKXv3ckbjXZkw7CmS36kXp5tX4TzhN0SKDf55kiLColdujAOr9bPF3M491Ylr9j-anIMhR928PYF_WbP9leN_3oPSqs9/s1600/IMG_8604.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUnaI2B8zctxaFQPG6ykXxpLN5EHv_YfbVFd613vgSWkLm1KhyphenhyphenKXv3ckbjXZkw7CmS36kXp5tX4TzhN0SKDf55kiLColdujAOr9bPF3M491Ylr9j-anIMhR928PYF_WbP9leN_3oPSqs9/s320/IMG_8604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715490493365013282" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1bhJxKAuJDg-EUSYJkTv-V6xslJ-w_sP0drK4684U_lDcl3-17e4GljkAWP0EtOg7bmmu2FD53M8s0oaZrPydHDnNH9t9k_QLKHD23aNpm-2GR6gD9asqsM5ev-cwZrkUNB9eNYkWWEj/s1600/47850814760320758_Vqpm8pAw_b.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1bhJxKAuJDg-EUSYJkTv-V6xslJ-w_sP0drK4684U_lDcl3-17e4GljkAWP0EtOg7bmmu2FD53M8s0oaZrPydHDnNH9t9k_QLKHD23aNpm-2GR6gD9asqsM5ev-cwZrkUNB9eNYkWWEj/s320/47850814760320758_Vqpm8pAw_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711716611845958306" /></a><div>Thanks for your visit. I appreciate your comments!</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">HUGS,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4ktwaoA5ULx9XP9IkSJcP59iothVAU_pJVgjwmpmUOh45iYyalWxCv5E6ZkGy5_QO16CLfDeigrt3BZOThtV3Ia4MwvjL8D2GJ2V6PT1sm9TnxyK1I1XTVjIJij6_thmYhRElSRLC6kB/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4ktwaoA5ULx9XP9IkSJcP59iothVAU_pJVgjwmpmUOh45iYyalWxCv5E6ZkGy5_QO16CLfDeigrt3BZOThtV3Ia4MwvjL8D2GJ2V6PT1sm9TnxyK1I1XTVjIJij6_thmYhRElSRLC6kB/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711714164020674786" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-32928391079405200572012-01-29T09:04:00.000-08:002012-01-30T15:56:03.823-08:00Birthday wishes X3<div><div>This post will be linked to the following challenges:</div><div><br /></div><div>1)<a href="http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/">http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/</a>: someone special (all 3)</div><div>2)<a href="http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/">http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/</a>: dry embossing (#2)</div><div>3)<a href="http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/">http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/</a>: monocromatic (#3)</div><div>4)<a href="http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/">http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/</a> :anything goes</div><div>5)<a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-74-with-dis-digi.html">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-74-with-dis-digi.html</a>: anything goes</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Compliments of Pinterest....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjfinySZywIaHUua9gllajOaAJKYAH0YDkcpJmJc3sK1pEwLCn6zK-j5-a4K6k4qXQSIAL-1bXw281z7Ryn8WaPEiwwnu2HUeeQw0GBQCDsjI4DZUZ13943hkapo7ujOZmEPZoh5e-tSL/s1600/6a01156f1d7ac6970c014e8a6014ac970d-500wi.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjfinySZywIaHUua9gllajOaAJKYAH0YDkcpJmJc3sK1pEwLCn6zK-j5-a4K6k4qXQSIAL-1bXw281z7Ryn8WaPEiwwnu2HUeeQw0GBQCDsjI4DZUZ13943hkapo7ujOZmEPZoh5e-tSL/s320/6a01156f1d7ac6970c014e8a6014ac970d-500wi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703111798550107650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px; " /></a><br />I suppose this message would apply more to the "older folks" than someone just starting out on the dream voyage...but nonetheless why shouldn't they know this too...?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div>In this post I combined three cards with birthday wishes for my good friends and neighbors Mike and Ada, and for my son, Miles who just turned 17.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is Miles card. I have been saving this photo for a long time. It was taken almost 10 years ago in Ocean City, Maryland. That has been one of my favorite places to visit besides Disneyworld, that is. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I approach the beach there is something magical about the ocean air that lifts all my cares and worries away for as long as I'm there. It is so peaceful, and relaxing. I haven't been able to spend dedicated time there like I would want since Miles started school, but he is a senior this year, so prayerfully I will be getting back to the beach. A good friend of mine has already suggested we use it this year as a "craft retreat week" What could be better than that? I'm all for it! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is his card.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGQgevvZCNgIDYgPjkWgpeF2t53CJ0XsanJ2_JYpEF58QF_y2J8koBe9Nvqs5L84GQMPf5S2LVs0xAZElAYczDJuZwCasoyRQU2i_Kl28NqfFXQW3nkoF25IFz0-f76XQ0YQJ53xKNoaJ/s1600/IMG_8370.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGQgevvZCNgIDYgPjkWgpeF2t53CJ0XsanJ2_JYpEF58QF_y2J8koBe9Nvqs5L84GQMPf5S2LVs0xAZElAYczDJuZwCasoyRQU2i_Kl28NqfFXQW3nkoF25IFz0-f76XQ0YQJ53xKNoaJ/s320/IMG_8370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703110478084638930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br />I had to add the red because it is his favorite color, and I blinged the 17 because he loves a little bling!</div><div><br /></div><div>I was inspired to make this card after browsing the internet and someone made a card using that statement "Enjoy the Ride"....immediately it reminded me of his photo, and I took it from there...</div><div>So if you happen upon this blog, and you remember using that sentiment on a project recently- I thank you for the inspiration.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSG-OjPhVSGlaqD3QeOd7_gw-JhkzGz6lwVUmE9yV_n3ctZARMwxLTwXKgNv5714PK7XnMLxQcGHNUlPXVMzO5XQ2OIXyzMZIeb-SJmkL1bwS2FbG25X-rr6-r8F6JNhF0AzV5ONCipp7/s1600/IMG_8370+-+Copy.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSG-OjPhVSGlaqD3QeOd7_gw-JhkzGz6lwVUmE9yV_n3ctZARMwxLTwXKgNv5714PK7XnMLxQcGHNUlPXVMzO5XQ2OIXyzMZIeb-SJmkL1bwS2FbG25X-rr6-r8F6JNhF0AzV5ONCipp7/s320/IMG_8370+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703110470011547218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px; " /></a><br /><br />The inside is very long. It was taken from one of my many favorite inspirational books. </div><div>The poem is mostly intact, however I did adapt it to my young man for the purpose of this very special birthday. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zb4uX3KhvnLrJlmKIUXEzzBY4ggfLTAckflzRPcvWU_VL1KHzg-WKUeUtBZ-C1pSlqI1ngRWMQ6GPYMwJ5kTUryIc7lrWVJiXTHAvJoXnJUb4vPpO8NALHBlp8LguzE1sRd9fBTLFWkI/s1600/IMG_8371.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zb4uX3KhvnLrJlmKIUXEzzBY4ggfLTAckflzRPcvWU_VL1KHzg-WKUeUtBZ-C1pSlqI1ngRWMQ6GPYMwJ5kTUryIc7lrWVJiXTHAvJoXnJUb4vPpO8NALHBlp8LguzE1sRd9fBTLFWkI/s320/IMG_8371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703110466643506370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This next card was created at a Stampin Up gathering. I love everything about it. The fall colors, the leave image, the embossing folder. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the card that was created for my neighbor and friend Ada. I'm not sure how old she turned, but I do know that she is significantly younger than me, and is a real mother in every way. She has four beautiful daughters of various ages (2 younger and 2 older) and she runs her household like nobodies business! She does so much for and with her girls, it is amazing! I am always in awe of what I call "real parents" (those with more than one kid, lol) I don't know how they do it. Sometimes I feel ready for the loony bin, and then I just say a prayer and keep it moving...I always remember another favorite poem of mine by Helen Steiner Rice "This too shall pass away...") In fact, these days I have to remember that poem EVERY SINGLE DAY...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Her card...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTc9mAdAycKq9dqRxlxSkR59YBIBHW3a_bBYpDfOYTI0WAb-A0PgUx0vuqnO8zhkH8G3sbFHmQKiqBhDr06CwlgKeXMGweVywYweI8BDuu2MF0tScz9CZxZW8rZFhR1_RvvJS9SvFmyyo/s1600/IMG_8187.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTc9mAdAycKq9dqRxlxSkR59YBIBHW3a_bBYpDfOYTI0WAb-A0PgUx0vuqnO8zhkH8G3sbFHmQKiqBhDr06CwlgKeXMGweVywYweI8BDuu2MF0tScz9CZxZW8rZFhR1_RvvJS9SvFmyyo/s320/IMG_8187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703110447979045234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><br />The inside...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC3giouEp2ApQJBw52wopfTo1-eIjqT4kfbDXXOV8l8-lT4bxwllLKoVkAeq3U4JOvVnL8SclpFAONy0QFz4mF7msnRia_G-HfHVBk72EuetBtWOOZvOyaEo1f9in8VDJN-c8xNUPCTDU/s1600/IMG_8189+-+Copy.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC3giouEp2ApQJBw52wopfTo1-eIjqT4kfbDXXOV8l8-lT4bxwllLKoVkAeq3U4JOvVnL8SclpFAONy0QFz4mF7msnRia_G-HfHVBk72EuetBtWOOZvOyaEo1f9in8VDJN-c8xNUPCTDU/s320/IMG_8189+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703110444671529106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><br />And last, but certainly not least, here is a card for Ada's husband, Mike. I forgot to tell you that Ada and Mike are always inviting me to dinner, and shamlessly, I rarely say no! They are the best cooks, and I think (according to Ada) Mike cooks a little more. He makes a lot of mean dishes I can attest to! They do so many things for me throughout the year, I try to remember them on their birthdays. </div><div><br /></div><div>Keep in mind I am still stressed about situations occuring with my teen on a weekly basis, so that doesn't help me get into a creative mindset. But..."This too shall pass..." :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is his card...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz-wiHC0QMXoI7D9RWcYlDJLnUAIfE9H4ITNVW21AS-PwUN6482mcLzvSH_M-YrsRoCj0omaiSZ1K0tOs1So1wDrPjjqzBiEDAK4M1TYSsrGSTvF74HCnaLmliKKAnrNQh-wSrAy07O63/s1600/IMG_8348.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz-wiHC0QMXoI7D9RWcYlDJLnUAIfE9H4ITNVW21AS-PwUN6482mcLzvSH_M-YrsRoCj0omaiSZ1K0tOs1So1wDrPjjqzBiEDAK4M1TYSsrGSTvF74HCnaLmliKKAnrNQh-wSrAy07O63/s320/IMG_8348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102247696979122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><br />The inside...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8RUDZZYBb8_VdzN6XUpilvP9NRgbUAMhUejQ0y1b37uNhUJEpH4DaxKwHJ03-12Gp-D5abNHZ8f5En4oJ-5Onip8-mGLtwOlLtHpi-yEte7yE5KvkwOgzU93LEVVjQTXfPX-OdbOfQe-/s1600/IMG_8350.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8RUDZZYBb8_VdzN6XUpilvP9NRgbUAMhUejQ0y1b37uNhUJEpH4DaxKwHJ03-12Gp-D5abNHZ8f5En4oJ-5Onip8-mGLtwOlLtHpi-yEte7yE5KvkwOgzU93LEVVjQTXfPX-OdbOfQe-/s320/IMG_8350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102242569436242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for your visit, I appreciaite you dropping by. Come back and see me again, soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>HUGS,</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KQOOLUbM2SzYX0D1B5xo2ztdT8142tU3FXkj0dakI6yOcsqigi4tQeKqAMV-GVZDrtbgkRbC3MiIGzOVixnRqLwpmeVl3aFJ3f1KZbNfM5RE7U-qDv80UJuqlN-mi7phWwzsH27eHiym/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KQOOLUbM2SzYX0D1B5xo2ztdT8142tU3FXkj0dakI6yOcsqigi4tQeKqAMV-GVZDrtbgkRbC3MiIGzOVixnRqLwpmeVl3aFJ3f1KZbNfM5RE7U-qDv80UJuqlN-mi7phWwzsH27eHiym/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102234198135330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 81px; " /></a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-53501341222170179502012-01-14T15:25:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:53:46.477-08:00Mini Assorted Cards Group 2My mini card group #2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLQvhybPtSl9NJzMpvT02kQOebDi4y101myLW4kJ3wU_q4sXknQR2hr46ZZKXFgy2CKpaM5oi4SlYwLVxd3Ne9SlQauzb0e5r8k3PJhMtH4zee21J0aN__Tma8GRV2F__jeiLy24etbQN/s1600/20369202_C8v4T6GJ_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLQvhybPtSl9NJzMpvT02kQOebDi4y101myLW4kJ3wU_q4sXknQR2hr46ZZKXFgy2CKpaM5oi4SlYwLVxd3Ne9SlQauzb0e5r8k3PJhMtH4zee21J0aN__Tma8GRV2F__jeiLy24etbQN/s320/20369202_C8v4T6GJ_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699190272179904578" /></a><br /><br />There, now isn't that a better way to look at it?.... I'm really not an optimist, but I have been trying to be more optimistic and hopeful over the past several years...So I'm all in favor of this observation...<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div>I am linking this post to this site:<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1)<a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-73-with-cupcake-cards.html">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-73-with-cupcake-cards.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br /></div><div>These mini cards were made for a friend who makes gift baskets. I thought she could give them to her customers to include with their baskets when they give them away. That is why I tried to make them kind of general. They can write a small note inside. I have found from making cards for several people that many do not want to have to write much, sometimes signing their name is too much.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have so many ideas in my head that I want to translate into cards! I'm trying to get started now. I want to make several sets of cards to give away as gifts. I will be working on that throughout the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>I actually made more than I'm showing here, but I gave them away (AGAIN!) before I remembered to photograph them. This seems to be becoming a bad habit!....</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm having a Stampin Up party next month, and I am making some cards to give away as a thank you for every one who comes out. I will also try to make a couple sets to give away as "door prizes". We shall see how that goes...LOL</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I am a tea drinker, so this is probably my favorite of the whole bunch. :) This was made using some old Jolee dimensional stickers.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArQyiIFtV5Ouhz3xsh9DZ3gitRpCChKAOfSz_kei4NZCe36vumlox9FqHmX9de3_7a55TIgK_qM8cjTLAWtRUiborUmTDxiJwpavIxa1QwVvSkT0o8w_JeFOKSvJy9cdf3bJ00oVqb1SW/s1600/IMG_8555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArQyiIFtV5Ouhz3xsh9DZ3gitRpCChKAOfSz_kei4NZCe36vumlox9FqHmX9de3_7a55TIgK_qM8cjTLAWtRUiborUmTDxiJwpavIxa1QwVvSkT0o8w_JeFOKSvJy9cdf3bJ00oVqb1SW/s320/IMG_8555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699189720416403250" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiielQYbY6PgXovBVYMFivNhEIM7zpCiqR7OYryDYlwpHLVZtdCRvUc-L-3HunEQXCmjWDaJcWMf6-d7_WdCInlByYnzUq1aVhnZlyhgpEEzctj3E5bsQk9_FZjexU6PGMx32K_uMjfkb/s1600/IMG_8559.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5xo_uyAUGY0RY7X1ZYE3h5ZfCOuIqSDVvhb_NQJf44VeyoP-pj-U-baGXauwbHRLQRNSU66FJyES-nd-BROyrYnATnvfGpiXd_IPX7fTzH-xkGOoSq17GCv3GWGOZhqdqYg0kt4MWc3v/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697634060810937650" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-89109282521449718012012-01-10T18:28:00.000-08:002012-01-11T16:16:58.122-08:00What Cancer Can Not Do: Shelly<div style="text-align: center; ">I want to thank my friend Monica for spotlighting me on her blog<a href="http://handmadecardswithlove.blogspot.com/">http://handmadecardswithlove.blogspot.com/</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">What an honor! I am so appreciative of her mention.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Thank you, Monica, so very much! XXOO</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; ">I am linking this post to:</div><div style="text-align: left; ">1) h<a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">ttp://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: left; ">2)<a href="http://cupcakecraftroom.blogspot.com/">http://cupcakecraftroom.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: left; ">3)<a href="http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspire-me-fridays-40-anything-goes.html">http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspire-me-fridays-40-anything-goes.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left; ">4)<a href="http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: center; ">http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/</a><a href="http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: center; ">http:/</a></div><div style="text-align: left; ">5)<a href="http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: center; ">http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: left; ">I was featured on Inspire Me Fridays!!! :)</span> </div><div><span style="text-align: left; ">Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!</span></div><div><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspire-me-fridays-40-anything-goes.html">http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspire-me-fridays-40-anything-goes.html</a> </div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs02DWWg5sLNOGjENvK2PPJCd1c9IPBIwfa34TdrgAFSxCC0XpTSPU73BZwY8SUR9qR3xPD9_wDVhQgyy8P3ZrSbFOUdlhJi1V0mE0WL-swHsfnR2gnBawHqFaBM4iaV08glL851aPS5Y/s1600/featured+M.Matter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs02DWWg5sLNOGjENvK2PPJCd1c9IPBIwfa34TdrgAFSxCC0XpTSPU73BZwY8SUR9qR3xPD9_wDVhQgyy8P3ZrSbFOUdlhJi1V0mE0WL-swHsfnR2gnBawHqFaBM4iaV08glL851aPS5Y/s320/featured+M.Matter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696232249528987618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Via Pinterest:<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvkoWhVGPVovQvVIbc8A3Amrt-mkn-SC4mYC7mCET-LyqwtoqH_DdLfhGPkxDF-cdMAm7hpsPUhzOj3cVzfu-RWs6i4tCy4xHuV88Di73v1c9J0aI4H9qaNHVtuwpl-K3fHqEVWUNmHzH/s1600/7459155602511446_XdSGWGCa_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvkoWhVGPVovQvVIbc8A3Amrt-mkn-SC4mYC7mCET-LyqwtoqH_DdLfhGPkxDF-cdMAm7hpsPUhzOj3cVzfu-RWs6i4tCy4xHuV88Di73v1c9J0aI4H9qaNHVtuwpl-K3fHqEVWUNmHzH/s320/7459155602511446_XdSGWGCa_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696211034707342882" /></a><br />Who doesn't get stressed from time to time. Just a few words of wisdom to help you cope until you make it to the other side. And you WILL make it because nothing lasts forever...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br /></div><div>This card was made for a lady named Shelly. I never met her, but she was a friend of a</div><div>friend of mine. I was asked to make her a card because her friends were throwing her</div><div>a party so she could have her "flowers" while she was still here to smell them. She told </div><div>me her favorite color was red. Shelly had terminal cancer. Very sadly, Shelly passed </div><div>away right before Christmas. My friend told me this card touched her...</div><div><br /><br />Her card:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQQsRM4t3HhNSQvpfeLA8QhRFMhkruWguBomBLuEXmpaJH9ZX1eJwYJFz1xK0fxo-w8BuI8ZM8Alc6d-1lwnoO70f8mQb2rZl6yjcKsN5xsWIlH-qyuvUm_uYZ5KLxtqUsvPFv-6XkNxF/s1600/IMG_8341.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQQsRM4t3HhNSQvpfeLA8QhRFMhkruWguBomBLuEXmpaJH9ZX1eJwYJFz1xK0fxo-w8BuI8ZM8Alc6d-1lwnoO70f8mQb2rZl6yjcKsN5xsWIlH-qyuvUm_uYZ5KLxtqUsvPFv-6XkNxF/s320/IMG_8341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696199656232626930" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbCdm5dHgblJ-laDyFTOByz5_FTcIN2jEXuQZor6MWXEZSc2XocsXtpXT-gQlOmeTUAli6KQjakSfmUYmfRUbkhkTTvIJQMeIywK8pSeoEPNV9jmMXJrUU8dcpxG97fF9spFvNletFeG6/s1600/IMG_8344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbCdm5dHgblJ-laDyFTOByz5_FTcIN2jEXuQZor6MWXEZSc2XocsXtpXT-gQlOmeTUAli6KQjakSfmUYmfRUbkhkTTvIJQMeIywK8pSeoEPNV9jmMXJrUU8dcpxG97fF9spFvNletFeG6/s320/IMG_8344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696199649246282306" /></a><br />The inside:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPomFT2AFRDKmKXG0UGHCLLbG128KftNMt_HWFRSS2a2v4LO8Awc6CPLg9ZTRPfAcMJkjdcCfnobwbLBzEng8JkT5wuINn3ClWFdzWtlW2K1le7sTGC-Jx6PMjgEVMhozcR0pkEu6qeo4O/s1600/IMG_8345.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPomFT2AFRDKmKXG0UGHCLLbG128KftNMt_HWFRSS2a2v4LO8Awc6CPLg9ZTRPfAcMJkjdcCfnobwbLBzEng8JkT5wuINn3ClWFdzWtlW2K1le7sTGC-Jx6PMjgEVMhozcR0pkEu6qeo4O/s320/IMG_8345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696199639750043922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXhBOLdPoC1A4E1Ox9WhXkzcg0Us9ClGgDlV4hVogJQYw_fF0iu8Bc41lp4vPXJykOMz31Gw_v7TeM8pnRcQiUXihTFrdl9J6x0BBNFQPl5fYgiNQ2HJxgpoatY39Df5PTvWYt3W8nCgw/s1600/18647785926577759_vuNwmJLt_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXhBOLdPoC1A4E1Ox9WhXkzcg0Us9ClGgDlV4hVogJQYw_fF0iu8Bc41lp4vPXJykOMz31Gw_v7TeM8pnRcQiUXihTFrdl9J6x0BBNFQPl5fYgiNQ2HJxgpoatY39Df5PTvWYt3W8nCgw/s320/18647785926577759_vuNwmJLt_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696196324584252706" /></a><br />I appreciate you taking the time to visit, and if you left me a comment "Thanks from</div><div>the heart...."</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYByhVgMPv2eU1kwpUt-opaSo8r2Yyj3LqdtjnmA6vJiCDaaavgod7rGcKvl2TcmDBNcOdx94LW1UF4Ps8xa19JyQea0_CFplX3Lb0Tgd7SU5cGStWfasG2Lv1AcsVaCWMdws1_nTdZi-A/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYByhVgMPv2eU1kwpUt-opaSo8r2Yyj3LqdtjnmA6vJiCDaaavgod7rGcKvl2TcmDBNcOdx94LW1UF4Ps8xa19JyQea0_CFplX3Lb0Tgd7SU5cGStWfasG2Lv1AcsVaCWMdws1_nTdZi-A/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696196318734656802" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-34612642539767665452012-01-01T19:33:00.000-08:002012-01-03T20:45:32.215-08:00The other Birthday card<div>Happy New Year....again!</div><div>May it be healthy, happy and fabulous!</div><div><br /></div>January 1, 2012<div>The Other Birthday Card....</div><div><br /></div><div>This was supposed to be two similar birthday cards that I made, only as I went to post them, I found out I already delivered one of them without taking a photo (horrors!) Oh well... This one is similar to the Mojo Monday card for my sister in the previous post, but I did not follow the design as I did for hers. Everyone that you make cards for does not understand using multiple color schemes just so you can enter a card in a challenge! lol</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my quote for today, courtesy of (who else, these days... but...) Pinterest!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWdrkU2I6dS96L9CeEaNXtrgpKxJUNl0O1r3qZ2XaGu-KP0279F8_YrYFfHavtr-egT6cBlVIjQABcXXi3nlOoTId-nQFP5UKNVTaPeBqhVwoKe9NNKx0rLbn32jEr8VUNhLF7c8phZWk/s1600/17873729740674236_4MMpt9Ad_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWdrkU2I6dS96L9CeEaNXtrgpKxJUNl0O1r3qZ2XaGu-KP0279F8_YrYFfHavtr-egT6cBlVIjQABcXXi3nlOoTId-nQFP5UKNVTaPeBqhVwoKe9NNKx0rLbn32jEr8VUNhLF7c8phZWk/s320/17873729740674236_4MMpt9Ad_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692884895393178610" /></a>Just a thought for the new year...</div><div><br /></div><div>I am linking this card to:</div><div>1)<a href="http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/">http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>2)<a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>3)<a href="http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/">http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>4)<a href="http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2011/12/inspire-me-fridays-39-anything-goes.html">http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2011/12/inspire-me-fridays-39-anything-goes.html</a></div><div>5) <a href="http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/">http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Here's the birthday card....the lady it was for loves her cat. I loved the color of that paper!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZYbXOzbpbOP2cuN_R34FrY-Xs267PhSjqsnIVID5y25F_h6vmqrj8UzLM9OhnNHrF1D4ROns4bwFfmmk0WxSkltlO3UfY2oX71gsQxATOZ02_fQH5XXUNllB70sapKknRNJldaIJzOhg/s1600/IMG_8364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZYbXOzbpbOP2cuN_R34FrY-Xs267PhSjqsnIVID5y25F_h6vmqrj8UzLM9OhnNHrF1D4ROns4bwFfmmk0WxSkltlO3UfY2oX71gsQxATOZ02_fQH5XXUNllB70sapKknRNJldaIJzOhg/s320/IMG_8364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692884883064454178" /></a><br /><br />It's a little different. Plus I'm showing you the inside on this one...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksCU0AJGE2aswhnFsNqpDVOQ_WMYhEWCTqZNDOsK_ACi9ea6TOqb2KejiZ04gzjLhWx8azDnDKa9_b2ucP_aIbriaM9ml-eTpfNhEtOSEV2fvynrXZ12HbY9WZQkg6ng1SkX0IOYDDQPJ/s1600/IMG_8365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksCU0AJGE2aswhnFsNqpDVOQ_WMYhEWCTqZNDOsK_ACi9ea6TOqb2KejiZ04gzjLhWx8azDnDKa9_b2ucP_aIbriaM9ml-eTpfNhEtOSEV2fvynrXZ12HbY9WZQkg6ng1SkX0IOYDDQPJ/s320/IMG_8365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692884878026680450" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The cards below are actually the cards I made for my girlfriend whose card was similar to the one above, but I forgot to photograph it. Again I selected some of the cards from the ones below and put them in the box at the end of the post. One day I will learn to make some prettier packaging, but for now this is working out ok...I think. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>The paper used for these cards looks much prettier in person (I know we all say that, but it's true!) It is the pearlized paper by Core-dinations. Makes the "ordinary" a little more special. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3pfVlytrgLnKZvu7Rtic8ddvol-5fo44N8nbasOHlhPnidp5FwjsmNs4PFBrV2o3GdWr88LDXf0yfavoHftHGvHXr2jK9oQ0IMfkumh99g0DC02ZKNQ8u85yh6zUOIbCfoHAqL0hBDs8/s320/IMG_8375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692880706004286786" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KDikGI2EuOWEMHutPMwqmwYKPVpvRhs4ZvjQAEROKPuKHVuexQrvgnaC6RBxCyPSSChOu3TX8e8fvUYU9JUwpo3dpPmpCWAmZm9rlpFagOwZJCdqCBZ70LrJju8wkD8ayVibTjpJe6Z7/s1600/IMG_8383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KDikGI2EuOWEMHutPMwqmwYKPVpvRhs4ZvjQAEROKPuKHVuexQrvgnaC6RBxCyPSSChOu3TX8e8fvUYU9JUwpo3dpPmpCWAmZm9rlpFagOwZJCdqCBZ70LrJju8wkD8ayVibTjpJe6Z7/s320/IMG_8383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692880702059963298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMlehKMM3XP3A1TfyehbPIh-7jdvge_Ms260nI10t_0bDdKWtZTLjoZk0VbP8CAobqONfG4p0kbomxFLqSLKbpZpOpgJFR9nT2hc2sX-BZ-r1mu3Jq6c6eB_IeLnKpi5CEg1XUs8dwfpH/s1600/IMG_8382.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I5AJxtHrZEpgnzT_5Uqs-gsk_v4tOqt0TmqRspRe1hIPnfPxObToNzPO-Iic4d4t7YCKss2FAMkgmNvgs82GG80UB3Tpr_6fmNtE7_CIPgdXxO2vO6rmFVWGA2d1JKMdrxz4KCIRJ71K/s320/IMG_8385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692874038198437490" /></a><br /><br /><br />Finally............<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagelUIDROVf1DCih5G0Y6-pvS5JWmJjcqgmFpVK0AaC17_Ah_I8J4wjT3NTXfoktG6ZZdIMRPpKAF-PP93QNqTenq8KLIVt1Xu33hrNOrxWkfy4k715BtTLjCgGks2QwF2wCjUnWMi09t/s1600/31243791134397791_4vw05l11_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagelUIDROVf1DCih5G0Y6-pvS5JWmJjcqgmFpVK0AaC17_Ah_I8J4wjT3NTXfoktG6ZZdIMRPpKAF-PP93QNqTenq8KLIVt1Xu33hrNOrxWkfy4k715BtTLjCgGks2QwF2wCjUnWMi09t/s320/31243791134397791_4vw05l11_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692874038913433074" /></a>Don't judge me.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for your visit, ...I greatly appreciate your comments!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5427962085354460392&postID=3461264253976766545">Publish Post</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAzxo05ByWfrCzRR5c4nQs6hXe_jxRW6kTDWKZQW59gpha_wT2SfYddnmw_TQe7Ah1mX9RBT0IawPMQDXl4zbgydvCwLfJExOeWONKVrqKyLy3CJAJEVurGIH3T-sVaIUHbjkiobk1JEO/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAzxo05ByWfrCzRR5c4nQs6hXe_jxRW6kTDWKZQW59gpha_wT2SfYddnmw_TQe7Ah1mX9RBT0IawPMQDXl4zbgydvCwLfJExOeWONKVrqKyLy3CJAJEVurGIH3T-sVaIUHbjkiobk1JEO/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692874033045721746" /></a><br /></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-5024743882360340812011-12-23T13:01:00.000-08:002012-01-03T20:46:08.194-08:00Happy Birthday, Bethann...Happy New Year to all my friends and family. I hope we can all make this a most productive year!<div><br /></div><div>(I actually started a quite different post on Dec. 23rd and never completed it, and in my "not thinking state" completely erased it today, and started this one. duh...) :)<div><div><br /></div><div>Today (January 1, 2012) my sister Bethann is having a very special birthday! She is turning 50! It's hard for me to believe because she is my "baby" sis. lol But...she is! Welcome aboard, sister!</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a long post today which I haven't done in a long while, but I made a set of cards for her birthday, and I made so many I then had to decide which ones to put in a set. So the cards I have posted here are what I chose from. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my quote today for my beautiful sister, compliments of Pinterest! </div><div> Girl, I LOVE YOU!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCsOUKicfz8MH8gn-1N0fkbr5Cajk7YTzOrQV_6M11Pc0QnFdwy1vLxIe_o0eebedx51owcbzex8z2sHrRJl3eX_PpsB7E6GaX8Q1XJneUBj0XLUv3FMAZksYBVRNAuxALBwCkydtGWjy/s1600/37233783_5wItz5AD_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCsOUKicfz8MH8gn-1N0fkbr5Cajk7YTzOrQV_6M11Pc0QnFdwy1vLxIe_o0eebedx51owcbzex8z2sHrRJl3eX_PpsB7E6GaX8Q1XJneUBj0XLUv3FMAZksYBVRNAuxALBwCkydtGWjy/s320/37233783_5wItz5AD_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692856256362120770" /></a>I am linking this post to:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) <a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-70-with-digi-my-world.html#comment-form">Make it Monday</a></div><div>2) <a href="http://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-7-anything-goes-no-stamps.html">Unstampabelles Challenges (The actual birthday has no stamping on it)</a></div><div>3) <a href="http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/">http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/</a><br />4) <a href="http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/">http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>5) <a href="http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/">http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />Here is her birthday card. This card is actually a Mojo Monday design (Christmas week), but I ran out of time to post it before I left traveling for the holiday week, so.... oh well.... : /<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZK02Ig0aU3XopnmVcDj79iKi73JHuwX_avf9mIPjwPbHFpYFxN9rQhQaGijfmZDNhG5RNkSlXU75BgNG2VTiL-b4gpU6uMIkkN5in-A7jhgQ9T3iQLd_ZM40upXYgABskQgAiNVi5vpV/s1600/IMG_8403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZK02Ig0aU3XopnmVcDj79iKi73JHuwX_avf9mIPjwPbHFpYFxN9rQhQaGijfmZDNhG5RNkSlXU75BgNG2VTiL-b4gpU6uMIkkN5in-A7jhgQ9T3iQLd_ZM40upXYgABskQgAiNVi5vpV/s320/IMG_8403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692856247642858594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0f95Km5ho62xu5zxzeYr37n7kXV4KcEBLlLZkUW5ipn4lU-hGBulxG1hwnquTAuHVgk_NFFGc5_PSwIlQBGM1bAV7ffCTBYqtJ0GuXSsr2dyfW301XP_OiJKL5Lzu-GniiSsmdegfpmX/s1600/IMG_8507+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0f95Km5ho62xu5zxzeYr37n7kXV4KcEBLlLZkUW5ipn4lU-hGBulxG1hwnquTAuHVgk_NFFGc5_PSwIlQBGM1bAV7ffCTBYqtJ0GuXSsr2dyfW301XP_OiJKL5Lzu-GniiSsmdegfpmX/s320/IMG_8507+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692856240853371618" /></a><br /><br />It is actually like a forrest green glitter paper, gold on the bottom, white pearlized sizzix embossed with the numbers, spellbinder diecut circle with several clear and black rhinestones.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the cards. The bird cards for some reason I turned into birthday cards. The rest of the cards I left blank inside. Some she will be able to utilize as she sees fit, depending on the sentiment on the front. The stamps are from various companies...</div><div>They were relatively simple to create, I just picked out my embossing frames, some sentiments or quotes, colored cord and multiple rhinestones.</div><div><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4zRJDoFa0iX1f4a7IbvDBzI_1tIYAdAodKtBdvfJfVUhRllzU306v429Gk9FNkabH8_-XPOMxlTmAMTBJYYPls40L45BsBSeOVfT5Q0M4WRIr5kErmIcrzDm8kirv2hi5JyYqkDnCuFB/s1600/IMG_8491.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4zRJDoFa0iX1f4a7IbvDBzI_1tIYAdAodKtBdvfJfVUhRllzU306v429Gk9FNkabH8_-XPOMxlTmAMTBJYYPls40L45BsBSeOVfT5Q0M4WRIr5kErmIcrzDm8kirv2hi5JyYqkDnCuFB/s320/IMG_8491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692852032796799554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1jqUvUT1ICO7NZahz0b5bkB0OpYlJLhyphenhyphenFL6UCxuhBwbF-ifYUCa1UNTV89ApY0t-mihjZ4G70vrsnh9E0EaMElY3fOMY7pIWK2rrTGHfWTXX6RZys_y03r76mo_hb8pWQQU6yMdeHNfu/s1600/IMG_8499.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1jqUvUT1ICO7NZahz0b5bkB0OpYlJLhyphenhyphenFL6UCxuhBwbF-ifYUCa1UNTV89ApY0t-mihjZ4G70vrsnh9E0EaMElY3fOMY7pIWK2rrTGHfWTXX6RZys_y03r76mo_hb8pWQQU6yMdeHNfu/s320/IMG_8499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692852022316396978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDzPRNFWYPkB2Q87YBf0zq7-XdKuBX1Ld0ppVYs3aZXvf219Kp6Os38_ef0_35DXYU7cWMl0pLAa1JpFabpdZAcJISLx6Do9zRPSSWYA8jz9f3VD6da94hnFah3vOBrz3R-sKP9nBt7Kg/s1600/IMG_8494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDzPRNFWYPkB2Q87YBf0zq7-XdKuBX1Ld0ppVYs3aZXvf219Kp6Os38_ef0_35DXYU7cWMl0pLAa1JpFabpdZAcJISLx6Do9zRPSSWYA8jz9f3VD6da94hnFah3vOBrz3R-sKP9nBt7Kg/s320/IMG_8494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692852011999877858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4T0-DGhyphenhyphenRuU_WaIV3tj0BItuOKSLn6aSzZqN6EGlH47ezd2vCUNUDoXeLEMKI1jrvB6uHZpGKREKdhJeugUGC0pP3SyaWDHOM98zEAejWaRNZ1rRuMC-SjmaaXBmtxxUD2TkTu6jfHyRQ/s1600/IMG_8498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4T0-DGhyphenhyphenRuU_WaIV3tj0BItuOKSLn6aSzZqN6EGlH47ezd2vCUNUDoXeLEMKI1jrvB6uHZpGKREKdhJeugUGC0pP3SyaWDHOM98zEAejWaRNZ1rRuMC-SjmaaXBmtxxUD2TkTu6jfHyRQ/s320/IMG_8498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692852004422110082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W3uHllarevjOrrMR5qDf3BDmi4VP0kxeor0qzLVtEFr-gLd40DGk3pbMrllh2KxT9AUj9QOdHRnbw167uywhtznlHOd86A86_Tnql6UcdQem-_CfrlYNLunkaagml8lV_efWtOa2DVob/s1600/IMG_8502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W3uHllarevjOrrMR5qDf3BDmi4VP0kxeor0qzLVtEFr-gLd40DGk3pbMrllh2KxT9AUj9QOdHRnbw167uywhtznlHOd86A86_Tnql6UcdQem-_CfrlYNLunkaagml8lV_efWtOa2DVob/s320/IMG_8502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692852005802605314" /></a><br /><br />I'm not sure if these embellishments came from Jolee's or Nicolecrafts? I know I just made them, but I threw all of the packaging away.... : /</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5Ium2H06fKSF9ozoS-VILbrUZ-oNpaISan8OHu2hre7WyuvRMVixLUYl9ioxXaZ8saKGZVoO2Vy_gZwOzLboKTKdRZgyBR0oNL9rfe6biiDwlprDURXK_q2OhrvrAy4J6gYKh-N8QR4r/s1600/IMG_8469.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5Ium2H06fKSF9ozoS-VILbrUZ-oNpaISan8OHu2hre7WyuvRMVixLUYl9ioxXaZ8saKGZVoO2Vy_gZwOzLboKTKdRZgyBR0oNL9rfe6biiDwlprDURXK_q2OhrvrAy4J6gYKh-N8QR4r/s320/IMG_8469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692850486300166754" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxj_zCFsmHmWsVVEtywmzRB-RU5fseeMtVckQoaMdrQpAAoV7EOjKrokn3AURsY2UaFCSsd8w1L8WTNEC491RlZBpoI61Hd6oN9VC-5NVeh1L7ngHYQzGVN4jzeiMAX9jqhAjz2QiOh4WY/s1600/IMG_8467.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxj_zCFsmHmWsVVEtywmzRB-RU5fseeMtVckQoaMdrQpAAoV7EOjKrokn3AURsY2UaFCSsd8w1L8WTNEC491RlZBpoI61Hd6oN9VC-5NVeh1L7ngHYQzGVN4jzeiMAX9jqhAjz2QiOh4WY/s320/IMG_8467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692850476842673234" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08WdxEptyrqJqkCuXhQnDfLKB0jZ6cX-8YFZJ4ey8ib999z-k2xWKXV0Qlc2qj-DpmWJxOMleWnS1wrYJaFtsp-wzOVC5GHSQF7P8QV6VrppurwOKTwUEbwE0V_-UihjCHxFkD4hD1F85/s1600/IMG_8471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08WdxEptyrqJqkCuXhQnDfLKB0jZ6cX-8YFZJ4ey8ib999z-k2xWKXV0Qlc2qj-DpmWJxOMleWnS1wrYJaFtsp-wzOVC5GHSQF7P8QV6VrppurwOKTwUEbwE0V_-UihjCHxFkD4hD1F85/s320/IMG_8471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692850470884338066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLfhJwNqVAMZ_tDfToe83WWNlbEWjvx1NGjbtPt2xu7kXZu1rupFYjBF_VusEmmXMz_iBMJk04Ac_-L11sWxAQWKgr7-5AbGtI0GOlRQ_AlYERab46uC5COzafkcZxNW2KQlctdUl8fu8/s1600/IMG_8505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLfhJwNqVAMZ_tDfToe83WWNlbEWjvx1NGjbtPt2xu7kXZu1rupFYjBF_VusEmmXMz_iBMJk04Ac_-L11sWxAQWKgr7-5AbGtI0GOlRQ_AlYERab46uC5COzafkcZxNW2KQlctdUl8fu8/s320/IMG_8505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692850460081618722" /></a><br /><br />These felt embellishments are from American Crafts. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK1YnDLnCqrZTqJb5nAg2uhedsgv2MP4OB831h8cyYI1biLtGWgtYI9St9kd_0197il7qG_Z9fUbXJ_e64jLXCTDCicd_kbeOtFo3_gBxCr0YMWpvJyDa1kZm-Vdu8i4AUbbwbAzD8tbW/s1600/IMG_8484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK1YnDLnCqrZTqJb5nAg2uhedsgv2MP4OB831h8cyYI1biLtGWgtYI9St9kd_0197il7qG_Z9fUbXJ_e64jLXCTDCicd_kbeOtFo3_gBxCr0YMWpvJyDa1kZm-Vdu8i4AUbbwbAzD8tbW/s320/IMG_8484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692850452426673746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzB03qjWFeXTm4QRNqp0zOOfzgCeoJZBzjY34pe9vIyHA8_pdCqyA9uKjr_h4TzRKB6MMhgbr9ydHd0krF52mmJLe6UWFgcKrV0RHxjicu9qpqxVdJvDftWl_nn7DKfb5auecsQV0Oa8Y/s1600/IMG_8490.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzB03qjWFeXTm4QRNqp0zOOfzgCeoJZBzjY34pe9vIyHA8_pdCqyA9uKjr_h4TzRKB6MMhgbr9ydHd0krF52mmJLe6UWFgcKrV0RHxjicu9qpqxVdJvDftWl_nn7DKfb5auecsQV0Oa8Y/s320/IMG_8490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692847676282243298" /></a><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div>I don't know what happened at this point in my blogging. I changed my email address because I am sick of Verizon and am planning my exit strategy for my eventual departure. : ) However, it did cause a problem with blogger. : /</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvpdo05dbaLd9fOjuboLE7mbK36mhiXSQbHnK_UFNq8pMW41Gb5DS90yWqCG_RjoV2SfuegQ6suG-M-jAH4bcN0TrTwNZny2NVfWNoBNndENM5fvx-xRtykPLaNuB7uaDAnvit3C2bCE/s1600/IMG_8487.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvpdo05dbaLd9fOjuboLE7mbK36mhiXSQbHnK_UFNq8pMW41Gb5DS90yWqCG_RjoV2SfuegQ6suG-M-jAH4bcN0TrTwNZny2NVfWNoBNndENM5fvx-xRtykPLaNuB7uaDAnvit3C2bCE/s320/IMG_8487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692847660316531458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBuW3SbeSLREt03FZGzs5vZMFAK05RdysSMJDk34ece0AIKdEaN4aqwvbroKtnpRJic-3TKrQ8GFjUXL3wvClgsBYuDdfZ8ZUmirZam9DLSfcRhADZn5qRRiZYHofIEF4ybA89Lobbi0/s1600/IMG_8485.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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I just picked the ones out of the package I liked the best that I thought would work with these frame designs.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, this concludes my post for this first day of 2012. It promises to be a bountiful year. But regardless of what goes on, through it all.... I have my sisters!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6woB-8UEagHb20WGEVmGYb7PlYDiLpSbt2XLehkIdU4nnVgZsZVv2qB1hkfPV-TuAe7E8LrMXsxiDlH0FKMqrGQR3YowkJa-8uXVlg3Cj0dDpqtka0wqvcI9wQJkE4B0mb9naaIRNzUPr/s1600/270145677617605335_k4sUgagL_b.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 101px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6woB-8UEagHb20WGEVmGYb7PlYDiLpSbt2XLehkIdU4nnVgZsZVv2qB1hkfPV-TuAe7E8LrMXsxiDlH0FKMqrGQR3YowkJa-8uXVlg3Cj0dDpqtka0wqvcI9wQJkE4B0mb9naaIRNzUPr/s320/270145677617605335_k4sUgagL_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692755557440236290" /></a></div><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span><u>I wonder.....</u></span></div><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span><u>Thanks for your visit, I do appreciate you stopping by, and if you left me a comment!...</u></span></div><div><span><u>Hugs!<br /></u></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0iEK5PJG-pyKN4Q0OOLwmrQWWGXZC8aXhGUCrzA_CsaDG9fCu9kLKdJcbvZivJDBRgd_oh1T2y-tqOsPrMITMswPtauXA8DTJCVGa38HVIfqsoICf_-hwjstwlOHk2f4XhOV9EM7u2Qo/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0iEK5PJG-pyKN4Q0OOLwmrQWWGXZC8aXhGUCrzA_CsaDG9fCu9kLKdJcbvZivJDBRgd_oh1T2y-tqOsPrMITMswPtauXA8DTJCVGa38HVIfqsoICf_-hwjstwlOHk2f4XhOV9EM7u2Qo/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692755556041572258" /></a><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-65990423372449532322011-12-19T11:57:00.000-08:002011-12-23T13:16:16.654-08:00The almost last Christmas Post for 2011Hello Friends and family! <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This will be the last post with Christmas cards. I have one more with Christmas Thank you cards that my son and I will send out for the people that have thought of us this holiday season. Due to all of the expenses for Senior year and post high school tuition, I had to do an extreme cut back on Christmas gifts this year. So I don't think I will need too many thank you cards to send out. Although we have already recieved at least 3 gifts in the mail...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am closing in on my last few posts for 2011, so I thought this would be a fitting quote to start off with...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u-yJP-2B4usIWKEU-Q_FHWtg42yl2EYdFuKo1T9nv1BouxrKnno_LmiesAbfqvoaf-v6ICvMXDy2KZpPcEbd-NsSwgg_gsRH0_ncwE_B3EUzo24S6qPyEIKxH2PzUjjTrE3vnIbVoSnS/s1600/32862272250593935_NrPnvNKN_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u-yJP-2B4usIWKEU-Q_FHWtg42yl2EYdFuKo1T9nv1BouxrKnno_LmiesAbfqvoaf-v6ICvMXDy2KZpPcEbd-NsSwgg_gsRH0_ncwE_B3EUzo24S6qPyEIKxH2PzUjjTrE3vnIbVoSnS/s320/32862272250593935_NrPnvNKN_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689432785987265746" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>I know those words oh so well. I never intended to be a single mom. I always knew myself well enough to know it would not be my strength. But here I am. God knew better. It has been the hardest experinence of my life, but so far, we are both still standing...</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>About today's cards....I went to a Stampin' Up "Stamp Camp" through my friend Kathy- where we made these cards. We made a few more, but they were more for Thanksgiving, so I didn't post. Maybe eventually. Kathy designed the snowman card which is also a magnet. I thought it was very cool. </u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz42300jBCXY8k8FAtn7YlZ4SqPeAEGJ4Gr19kY9XwaUuEO44bqZpgBP9632DUI0BuiZ8P2IEO36Sb38VucY0omE3IZKfVNzIkYqJSW8h2wrW4oS0t0vbrfIrzwyvnH5P6sWyMTaniaLM/s1600/IMG_8193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz42300jBCXY8k8FAtn7YlZ4SqPeAEGJ4Gr19kY9XwaUuEO44bqZpgBP9632DUI0BuiZ8P2IEO36Sb38VucY0omE3IZKfVNzIkYqJSW8h2wrW4oS0t0vbrfIrzwyvnH5P6sWyMTaniaLM/s320/IMG_8193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687932136574756386" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6Zq_HwET9OpCCCxWxEcfzsoA6CZTbCMzU7XiCM9_avkkesTLl0RU3w1mszuBDA5N4WyCJdOcrdFWsn11qlKAGQ15BYXEUF1aiOzXCThm3XzNqsSlpdMMAfnIHpMTh8JLlh5mgxqIy7i1/s1600/IMG_8194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6Zq_HwET9OpCCCxWxEcfzsoA6CZTbCMzU7XiCM9_avkkesTLl0RU3w1mszuBDA5N4WyCJdOcrdFWsn11qlKAGQ15BYXEUF1aiOzXCThm3XzNqsSlpdMMAfnIHpMTh8JLlh5mgxqIy7i1/s320/IMG_8194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687932134587559186" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Until next time....</div><div><br /></div><div>HUGS!,</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOFUDwvj3ATKKoBlDNmEcb3gp3Sl0vzAciR0I8CKp6szqVEfDYWKLKFOieTASp9JaLRQqWK3Ik2vjzuy1FjumYFjUIjsa7e5a1HeQut-M1BOQ2U5irs5PrhfrNP1BRBHg6trg2hzAGPeC/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOFUDwvj3ATKKoBlDNmEcb3gp3Sl0vzAciR0I8CKp6szqVEfDYWKLKFOieTASp9JaLRQqWK3Ik2vjzuy1FjumYFjUIjsa7e5a1HeQut-M1BOQ2U5irs5PrhfrNP1BRBHg6trg2hzAGPeC/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687932128826978482" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-84192680904103434862011-12-11T07:27:00.000-08:002012-01-02T07:25:45.063-08:00Christmas card#6 PeaceCompliments of Pinterest!.....................................................................................................................<div><br /><br />I am linking this page to:<br />1) http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/<br />2) http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/chnc-challenge-51-anything-goes-for.html</div><div>3) <a href="http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-55-and-winners-of-54.html">http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-55-and-winners-of-54.html</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6b19b7VW5ZIqzeMdUcQLPmfLWMKug5hXnNQ4AhkbQCNOvZE6t7yqTz9Kub12NWVH0BD1m6a4EJ_Vx7v86Il8edxyF3TVmirKlvigU72OlZAuFg19zmVLLhzfjOsPmRZ3Ng8H_ZnxUsxT/s1600/20411248_CxtM746A_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6b19b7VW5ZIqzeMdUcQLPmfLWMKug5hXnNQ4AhkbQCNOvZE6t7yqTz9Kub12NWVH0BD1m6a4EJ_Vx7v86Il8edxyF3TVmirKlvigU72OlZAuFg19zmVLLhzfjOsPmRZ3Ng8H_ZnxUsxT/s320/20411248_CxtM746A_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684894026485163458" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Sounds like my kind of advice. I like it! Laugh as much as you can- laughter just makes you feel good...if you are with someone who NEVER appolgizes (even if that someone is you)- there is something wrong there-try to work on it... and sometimes it's definitely hard to let go,, but sometimes that's all you can do...</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Now my card...</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>I really like how this one turned out. More non-traditional colors. </u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>I found these snowflake ornaments last year and thought they would be flat enough </u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>to use on cards. I didn't trust any adhesive, so I sewed them on (too much glitter). </u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>This paper is great, too. I LOVE DCWV (the Natural foil stack)! (so hard to make just one!)</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfuG4H-5kSYHmmfjLXy2F_2vyAk2M2gNy7kTJGo4WWdlb7W5xT9s6JV7THqnGm2CmivlBMbp_Dw6WnI74URWDptjWtS01972662c9qfXdOZ_MXLLnb88rAaZyEcS1zN1NBiIVNBj3EuUX/s1600/IMG_8196.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfuG4H-5kSYHmmfjLXy2F_2vyAk2M2gNy7kTJGo4WWdlb7W5xT9s6JV7THqnGm2CmivlBMbp_Dw6WnI74URWDptjWtS01972662c9qfXdOZ_MXLLnb88rAaZyEcS1zN1NBiIVNBj3EuUX/s320/IMG_8196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684893725693299922" /></a><br />A closer look....</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcEWG2ttHUcFWb7yV-0E8VwsOx23pPb2OPB1eSsqdm9p3qSqPNstKH4yXAe7aPg1kjJEu8rs3xgLy3FCjSh8dIrh7KqNg6oSKOHQyIEaVuUEHV3nrZ7Xj7OY7bm8vuf-lOOJK141UCcqV/s1600/IMG_8196+-+Copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcEWG2ttHUcFWb7yV-0E8VwsOx23pPb2OPB1eSsqdm9p3qSqPNstKH4yXAe7aPg1kjJEu8rs3xgLy3FCjSh8dIrh7KqNg6oSKOHQyIEaVuUEHV3nrZ7Xj7OY7bm8vuf-lOOJK141UCcqV/s320/IMG_8196+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684893721948690242" /></a><br /><br /><br />Closing thoughts....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAykFUTEdXDGZD2oabtBiLhpRtVoMopRFbNfWOyysvB1d5iqSAERL3Jb5LD0PZB7Fi_MHIzJ506n82rpEIXwrmWY7hig9fv5qycWHtr4NQRdBP6fmsev2bNVCQjQpwmLRVEgHt4eGFzOs/s1600/15024755_RlFNllnM_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAykFUTEdXDGZD2oabtBiLhpRtVoMopRFbNfWOyysvB1d5iqSAERL3Jb5LD0PZB7Fi_MHIzJ506n82rpEIXwrmWY7hig9fv5qycWHtr4NQRdBP6fmsev2bNVCQjQpwmLRVEgHt4eGFzOs/s320/15024755_RlFNllnM_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684893148824035522" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>These statements are really something to think about. We complain so much, but we forget how truly blessed we are. </div><div>Thanks for dropping by for a visit. Until next time.</div><div>Hugs,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4rFg1mqoAG8ZWJLjhgCfJeVj7yqUjZ-yBFLy7ZYo_DobFMInEf9ORR5njcsKwFbClmsk2pC8kuUyB6Ed4DBjfXYWQYXX_Gn-zdYgmDgN6TjFDeOz7r7udl6QKXTdQl2GxMTY746qeKHg/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4rFg1mqoAG8ZWJLjhgCfJeVj7yqUjZ-yBFLy7ZYo_DobFMInEf9ORR5njcsKwFbClmsk2pC8kuUyB6Ed4DBjfXYWQYXX_Gn-zdYgmDgN6TjFDeOz7r7udl6QKXTdQl2GxMTY746qeKHg/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684892923898010370" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-6832714434769689532011-12-08T15:39:00.000-08:002011-12-19T17:06:40.691-08:00Christmas Post #5 :]...SnowmanI am linking this post to:<br />1) http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/<br />2) http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/chnc-challenge-51-anything-goes-for.html<br /><br />Compliments of Piiiiiiiiiiiinterest! :)<div><br /></div><div>..........................................<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbEE-OG5RUjPb6JlXEXbiSn88BRdV3VozkgSauYZJEXQVIWfgWsbV1hHr3mDvp9DoVOG9YsSkvJlSTlAJOsTU9-CmCrwPn5nQ-TSvHzWHH37M0a8iN-ydopp4t6O5k9mQX1FDLqICM-1_/s1600/32430449_tF5GvxrM_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbEE-OG5RUjPb6JlXEXbiSn88BRdV3VozkgSauYZJEXQVIWfgWsbV1hHr3mDvp9DoVOG9YsSkvJlSTlAJOsTU9-CmCrwPn5nQ-TSvHzWHH37M0a8iN-ydopp4t6O5k9mQX1FDLqICM-1_/s320/32430449_tF5GvxrM_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683910343605311474" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>That is the reason I push in between the imperfect conditions </u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>to make cards </u></span><u>(as well as other things......, HAHAHA!) : )</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>I fell in love with this snowman label, and bought a couple packages. I thought he would make a really cute focal point for a Christmas card. I still think I was right. :) I didn't have enough of any one ribbon so I used a lot of different ribbon scraps. Not sure which is my favorite. ... I moved the snowman's position on the background paper depending on where the Merry Christmas was (as well as I could), and varied between red or gold heart brads. I also added rhinestones to the small snowflakes that didn't already have them. All in all, I was happy with how they turned out.</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></u></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wYp_gCeku_qd1s6xLVyCtdylZQ2LIx0AVouLrdlnxmhDlgwcLMdk8hf2o43StqNjwl06PXxhXHd8MY5phioWURFYpQsSAu6Naj8_PLur1VtRCM7wi6NNdI-1DOMtH0lk-L8uBBbITbgZ/s1600/IMG_8199.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wYp_gCeku_qd1s6xLVyCtdylZQ2LIx0AVouLrdlnxmhDlgwcLMdk8hf2o43StqNjwl06PXxhXHd8MY5phioWURFYpQsSAu6Naj8_PLur1VtRCM7wi6NNdI-1DOMtH0lk-L8uBBbITbgZ/s320/IMG_8199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683909736479223442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTzLn2oxuXvpj61dOuARKeB9lPkt-q_WYmntghDT4uOb0CiaNuiDX_hhTfsxhcEwgx8wtqnXO3gNocXffkEtwDa-pSIoxtiFr7IapSeoXoITshsYpIx8VIk9WLFsmRn0zT6xIFBDHKx_I/s1600/IMG_8207.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZS5blxP5iYRkXXonTZCcMDF62GYy1GzshHnv21-NDiViUeUSvneQZDCzxrVp60rm8TrwaEuGG4GsynEOnSwxQJMJT0f7Iu56ZFlojvv8ZCTQj8RjnFL8eODqu6QpvqBnDu2iaKKSMxHz/s320/IMG_8201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683907816799561634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0KkeETCAdcQfs4zhSAPpbpLfvXN-uLxUjh5wKGUG7d0bazLu1lIqBuYKvQg73_iRNmYiVPWU7RrcsW1_Id2DQ7FMid-UtYKIzAkHqizfBK4I6m5j3DM079gR3NLTwTZocsTm8jOLTPyH/s1600/IMG_8200.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0KkeETCAdcQfs4zhSAPpbpLfvXN-uLxUjh5wKGUG7d0bazLu1lIqBuYKvQg73_iRNmYiVPWU7RrcsW1_Id2DQ7FMid-UtYKIzAkHqizfBK4I6m5j3DM079gR3NLTwTZocsTm8jOLTPyH/s320/IMG_8200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683907807109767298" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thanks for your visit. I will leave you with this thought near this very bust holiday...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lOjkXl3R9D3N3yNSLt8lY7BYkyH7P-eKYUIAw6oPCOhfgjiWY-XbaT1_w_svthGV2ckgs_30hRrdgU4v6oqHc9ODGEhdPKU4rwQKR2kYRAKYZeegmqgaqXysZXgwxqOYNnnrtIf_SmdU/s1600/8785051_DD4DIAiw_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lOjkXl3R9D3N3yNSLt8lY7BYkyH7P-eKYUIAw6oPCOhfgjiWY-XbaT1_w_svthGV2ckgs_30hRrdgU4v6oqHc9ODGEhdPKU4rwQKR2kYRAKYZeegmqgaqXysZXgwxqOYNnnrtIf_SmdU/s320/8785051_DD4DIAiw_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683907805760353154" /></a><br /><br />Hugs,....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhcsJaV50qDmHUVmA9Q2ErNSkshbtoQlkNsCMxybehyphenhyphencoZ4_qa-N7_qCvlcE1kTOuw5p7MqP8L53cCPY81ogcE6zgTcadMKk0L11FL2MQGiaBF-wCOr47XGvNlFIJUTWUmqlFUnAqd_iW/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhcsJaV50qDmHUVmA9Q2ErNSkshbtoQlkNsCMxybehyphenhyphencoZ4_qa-N7_qCvlcE1kTOuw5p7MqP8L53cCPY81ogcE6zgTcadMKk0L11FL2MQGiaBF-wCOr47XGvNlFIJUTWUmqlFUnAqd_iW/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683906527822806722" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-13082745474853521952011-11-30T14:49:00.001-08:002011-12-19T17:08:46.432-08:00Christmas Post#4 :)I am linking this card to:<br />http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/chnc-challenge-51-anything-goes-for.html<br /><br />Hi Friends!<div>....Compliments of Pinterest! : D</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisO1A9zHqtxSWa9FCplFIa_EX18x5Xb9Pi8QEoCYzNEFXz_yZ3jfu2Puvu58b7j_CAZH0vienlch5LmQ2nqwEDWIRK_NeXbJKMaC7A2fasTqKGUwZV3XIMuDrcfvkM7BQidXm9WmK1o3jV/s1600/26774690_JFymVstA_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisO1A9zHqtxSWa9FCplFIa_EX18x5Xb9Pi8QEoCYzNEFXz_yZ3jfu2Puvu58b7j_CAZH0vienlch5LmQ2nqwEDWIRK_NeXbJKMaC7A2fasTqKGUwZV3XIMuDrcfvkM7BQidXm9WmK1o3jV/s320/26774690_JFymVstA_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680929518583423794" /></a><br /><br /><div>I am linking this card to the following challenges:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) <a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-95-let-it-snow.html?showComment=1322871567621#c623732442053648696">http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>2) <a href="http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/">http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>3) <a href="http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/">http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>4) <a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/">http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>5) <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>6) <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/">http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>7) <a href="http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/">http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>8) <a href="http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.com/">http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.com/</a> (snowman image is 3" wide wired ribbon)</div><div><br /></div><div>9) <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/">http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/</a>(snowman image is 3" wide wired ribbon)</div><div><br /></div><div>10) <a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The card!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGCzvPHQkWU2uhC0IGPcSeCxO4AbWGvQlXTbC88MQumoClCqB9yanIX78loxyTqQ1tEn9ruRmRL7sU2ZaYnUZFzLcgHNONgyk5pmf17aNT-uWN-Pgyvk01IwGG0gTXLUBHmL6V3DKU_PG/s1600/IMG_8197.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGCzvPHQkWU2uhC0IGPcSeCxO4AbWGvQlXTbC88MQumoClCqB9yanIX78loxyTqQ1tEn9ruRmRL7sU2ZaYnUZFzLcgHNONgyk5pmf17aNT-uWN-Pgyvk01IwGG0gTXLUBHmL6V3DKU_PG/s320/IMG_8197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680929518211030226" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaL42b62PBQPGgzaJGL3mn7r8VUhtx9sM2yhvrgeG0p_RNZ9jPPvkENXZUE7D5RScaAX5gGofxikdQ64bd_btSnWqOH1C5PYGlMankVaX-nxeaNVM_Vxmnnj9Z2zDNrbbexrAbcaliEFt/s1600/IMG_8197+-+Copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaL42b62PBQPGgzaJGL3mn7r8VUhtx9sM2yhvrgeG0p_RNZ9jPPvkENXZUE7D5RScaAX5gGofxikdQ64bd_btSnWqOH1C5PYGlMankVaX-nxeaNVM_Vxmnnj9Z2zDNrbbexrAbcaliEFt/s320/IMG_8197+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680929507676054626" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">I used a christmas tree die cut, ribbon with a snowman painted on it</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "> and my sizzix template thru my wizard! The tree topper</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">is a brad with a rhinestone in the middle. Easy, peazy!</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy02FeXOf84SSeK-V-la2w3NB4_UQqUlsh2_oBI8RCaDRSXpj24jhCI9kC3CqcF8mTm8o-pynfcB90kljgUJWxuFpBDts5sWvZITIcN1RGMlQMlmJbXHJz2xlxUsdniDzyk1ppPhWCBH-g/s1600/20410601_Eo3yCMWi_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy02FeXOf84SSeK-V-la2w3NB4_UQqUlsh2_oBI8RCaDRSXpj24jhCI9kC3CqcF8mTm8o-pynfcB90kljgUJWxuFpBDts5sWvZITIcN1RGMlQMlmJbXHJz2xlxUsdniDzyk1ppPhWCBH-g/s320/20410601_Eo3yCMWi_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680929507517003970" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Thanks for stopping by, I do appreciate your visit. And if you left a comment.....</div></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div> HUGS!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXtesxMGbDUVJvZiyIcpTvWyBZEI5rPpM4vsiEYtX5lMQB6_9RlZ8muuhTtSjpP0ZR1Ecrmios6vFoznC5UPMVkFtZRHYesUXwIBVLZsQ4kBAyzpF9aiZIerMy-2x51Bd-F5q4o4laB4-/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXtesxMGbDUVJvZiyIcpTvWyBZEI5rPpM4vsiEYtX5lMQB6_9RlZ8muuhTtSjpP0ZR1Ecrmios6vFoznC5UPMVkFtZRHYesUXwIBVLZsQ4kBAyzpF9aiZIerMy-2x51Bd-F5q4o4laB4-/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680929503339373426" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-12456743798737260232011-11-25T15:20:00.000-08:002011-12-19T17:09:45.765-08:00Christmas Post #3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9Is2FDtkOfWz6ej-p-y5r_Kim-U_ax9MdqL2h1GrAcSFRzBfOEQAvIpCtUsvWuSw8AD1h5kjnytYRtJJx-ZlNaBohCialxv8UVjNOoPbhnCIacTlYibzYVtUHQdgvm3HY2tKq2fKcgDs/s1600/challenge+winner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9Is2FDtkOfWz6ej-p-y5r_Kim-U_ax9MdqL2h1GrAcSFRzBfOEQAvIpCtUsvWuSw8AD1h5kjnytYRtJJx-ZlNaBohCialxv8UVjNOoPbhnCIacTlYibzYVtUHQdgvm3HY2tKq2fKcgDs/s320/challenge+winner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681693754644332162" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was so happy and excited to see my name as a challenge winner on the Totally Papercrafts site!</div><div>Thanks so much for the opportunity to post! : D</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This is my Christmas Post #3. I'm getting there... :)<div><br /></div><div> I am linking this card to:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) <a href="http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/">http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/</a>.</div><div>2)<a href="http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.com/">http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>3)<a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-94-christmas.html">http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-94-christmas.html</a></div><div>4)<a href="http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/">http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/</a>)</div><div>5)<a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a><a href="http://aoneofakinddesignbyrachel.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-post4.html">http:/</a></div><div>6)<a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/">http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>7)<a href="http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/">http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/chnc-challenge-51-anything-goes-for.html<br /><br /></div><div>This picture is to acknowledge all the beautiful women that exist in the world. Thank you for making this world a better place to be. And if you don't make it better- than I thank you for serving as an example of possibly what not to do!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqBGiZKgOhHnRL6mghVndnkgLStPRo0NkkXZCTf7injWjE3laKcL7nLy5gYtIML2dxOR56T_efXK1OvIKmfgBbI8Bmg1GwG1uxBhygwyY4kNNiH8Gapxm7b8fDy0Rltvhg4-nfW3ZI-Zn/s1600/38519272_TxWVCA7r_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqBGiZKgOhHnRL6mghVndnkgLStPRo0NkkXZCTf7injWjE3laKcL7nLy5gYtIML2dxOR56T_efXK1OvIKmfgBbI8Bmg1GwG1uxBhygwyY4kNNiH8Gapxm7b8fDy0Rltvhg4-nfW3ZI-Zn/s320/38519272_TxWVCA7r_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679080121912869922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I really like how this set turned out. I can't tell you how long I have been hoarding these die-cuts. No...I really can't. lol!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDctuVjGJU7dB-Fp0z8uUGwQmzHX0seDuwjp7jfXiBLhqeZeTCXFzz7tr_VekIZQt_QU2SBqtKuij7FLUPx5TbZtCUYtkG-pwdQQ5lhGy47FQR51DhTCv1c3ppocaAFmTT9BF1m8K8kAl/s1600/IMG_8210.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDctuVjGJU7dB-Fp0z8uUGwQmzHX0seDuwjp7jfXiBLhqeZeTCXFzz7tr_VekIZQt_QU2SBqtKuij7FLUPx5TbZtCUYtkG-pwdQQ5lhGy47FQR51DhTCv1c3ppocaAFmTT9BF1m8K8kAl/s320/IMG_8210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679078852062050706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxOYt6oJXk1O-DCMR2oFtvyD3F8kgJLvknIPl8H0deKauYIa3MSMhtQORnQOfnVOq8DY5zoIu1o75QbeX7bNeKSRx8cbFv2oZgskvO51bcEqGKCf0kxu-xFf5SK9fXoJ1ZNmTl29LC-Zs/s1600/IMG_8213.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxOYt6oJXk1O-DCMR2oFtvyD3F8kgJLvknIPl8H0deKauYIa3MSMhtQORnQOfnVOq8DY5zoIu1o75QbeX7bNeKSRx8cbFv2oZgskvO51bcEqGKCf0kxu-xFf5SK9fXoJ1ZNmTl29LC-Zs/s320/IMG_8213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679078842624098610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf5twLv23NdpEJ4pxUULrnZmynPvDbZZnyXTVGIUlb44Am7OEGUT1oNnRMklIPOruSyDoq0I20bGkQJCfqzVfPm2Pg2bapOSa0QgoTJ-rzI2Gu-GNSrEd-ZEInQu0O-P1HKwCdZPtxW0m/s1600/IMG_8212.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf5twLv23NdpEJ4pxUULrnZmynPvDbZZnyXTVGIUlb44Am7OEGUT1oNnRMklIPOruSyDoq0I20bGkQJCfqzVfPm2Pg2bapOSa0QgoTJ-rzI2Gu-GNSrEd-ZEInQu0O-P1HKwCdZPtxW0m/s320/IMG_8212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679078840087216610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1Kn6_Kq8Y4mgdKY8nL0acCMcHIwxLCygAn0lTXhyphenhyphenmSEeusJEq3qgqUaGi1CzFSq37xjuRy4aBfyh6fAzRevnwsv661fCuu4GlZVrgRNYiYQlhsw3MlzN4EH3XiT_6KDomVjTpEfJk3Xk/s1600/IMG_8211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1Kn6_Kq8Y4mgdKY8nL0acCMcHIwxLCygAn0lTXhyphenhyphenmSEeusJEq3qgqUaGi1CzFSq37xjuRy4aBfyh6fAzRevnwsv661fCuu4GlZVrgRNYiYQlhsw3MlzN4EH3XiT_6KDomVjTpEfJk3Xk/s320/IMG_8211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679078143421276866" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank you once again for your visit. And if you took the time to leave me a comment, I thank you again!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yJKnsMVWJ0lQvVmCeO-K627nfrgm94zheaL8v0AcgM4yVtK-VhgXWr5-aSzAUJrw2mRCUxgHgx3oN0iCbwovlaS8RnmdNs64wXvhhq_fqi-8UOzXcsoBebcnbozK19caxtrLzoBV8pDh/s1600/259846_169647739766522_146189222112374_443419_2654821_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yJKnsMVWJ0lQvVmCeO-K627nfrgm94zheaL8v0AcgM4yVtK-VhgXWr5-aSzAUJrw2mRCUxgHgx3oN0iCbwovlaS8RnmdNs64wXvhhq_fqi-8UOzXcsoBebcnbozK19caxtrLzoBV8pDh/s320/259846_169647739766522_146189222112374_443419_2654821_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679077769041194354" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Hugs,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAPOhZ2Lldf90rXatSDAYXTlt51fsnEtIQ0TzEJfzPR_KVp57bWokh6mvyZ6cCJW7TS8tITS0jmVa-q2HLl08QZHBCugHvSpYVY16aBGL9-ELmMo6xNAGZLx6FTos2kpme5TgPDe7v0pQ/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 81px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAPOhZ2Lldf90rXatSDAYXTlt51fsnEtIQ0TzEJfzPR_KVp57bWokh6mvyZ6cCJW7TS8tITS0jmVa-q2HLl08QZHBCugHvSpYVY16aBGL9-ELmMo6xNAGZLx6FTos2kpme5TgPDe7v0pQ/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679077588271294610" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-67434207524633245012011-11-22T13:27:00.001-08:002011-12-19T17:11:00.106-08:00Christmas Card set #2<div><br /></div><div>I am linking this card to:</div><div><br /></div><div>1)<a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/">http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>2) <a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-94-christmas.html">http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-94-christmas.html</a></div><div>3)<a href="http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/">http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>4)<a href="http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/">http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>5)<a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/">http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/chnc-challenge-51-anything-goes-for.html<br /><br /></div>In preparation for Thanksgiving, and compliments of another wonderful site...Pinterest!<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaZ4Hr-7Frr6mt27RVBCpGP-4h585Adb_DkY3I9Di_Xw-Qu2r1aLRJTWV6l5ktpRHEDlEa7Q2muTRihxMf4Cqt8dpTW_yDjkpEgUFnWjFxjs5GxHN547JXb6U3Js92hdvHnuM2DF6hRS5/s1600/13271776_ykqq0HS3_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaZ4Hr-7Frr6mt27RVBCpGP-4h585Adb_DkY3I9Di_Xw-Qu2r1aLRJTWV6l5ktpRHEDlEa7Q2muTRihxMf4Cqt8dpTW_yDjkpEgUFnWjFxjs5GxHN547JXb6U3Js92hdvHnuM2DF6hRS5/s320/13271776_ykqq0HS3_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677937108070262546" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>Still counting.......</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>This is the second set of cards I worked on for Christmas. </u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>I wasn't sure what I was going to do,</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u> but this is what developed....</u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aWf9rj1k_kZEwPyIM2wpG7LJV4-AfoSiUZgxWauZXMmnr8QJP01QdyIKUO_OKRoI5IRJKyHrOL-I5vmDXduu1kbDIgiB3mnU5-mdg_ICyBAOJ3NRqfJYFy_dC4-lAHQy9ArEtWrWBv0j/s1600/IMG_8214.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aWf9rj1k_kZEwPyIM2wpG7LJV4-AfoSiUZgxWauZXMmnr8QJP01QdyIKUO_OKRoI5IRJKyHrOL-I5vmDXduu1kbDIgiB3mnU5-mdg_ICyBAOJ3NRqfJYFy_dC4-lAHQy9ArEtWrWBv0j/s320/IMG_8214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677936586119485426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-gNkZyoxey2vBdcGE9Hs-YgOX-3pW4QsPl1UH-NUTYFX1pBZzwxrDAyknsvfT0Q0z_BAAO4DwVObPCFK6sXQHg9zRW-ZPRJ9AP9lBWY4PuNQ426A0FiI46YJ6gUpqmmXbLesj9f1lKky/s1600/IMG_8215.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-gNkZyoxey2vBdcGE9Hs-YgOX-3pW4QsPl1UH-NUTYFX1pBZzwxrDAyknsvfT0Q0z_BAAO4DwVObPCFK6sXQHg9zRW-ZPRJ9AP9lBWY4PuNQ426A0FiI46YJ6gUpqmmXbLesj9f1lKky/s320/IMG_8215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677936566033292738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7p17WtTsvnBL-CiYlIfPK44XIJNoIHa3huUnqRPdSbogDNp8vHANZarz3724nGlDUOH7jC8CK400zINDhIsrLTjz0dfU5zV0WccImzHZqdFIMwMJzAfG064CQ269-PTvMOs8BOjIUUiF/s1600/IMG_8216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7p17WtTsvnBL-CiYlIfPK44XIJNoIHa3huUnqRPdSbogDNp8vHANZarz3724nGlDUOH7jC8CK400zINDhIsrLTjz0dfU5zV0WccImzHZqdFIMwMJzAfG064CQ269-PTvMOs8BOjIUUiF/s320/IMG_8216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677936184125988322" /></a><br />This fabulous paper I found after an all day crop at <a href="http://www.scrapthat123.com/">"Scrap That" </a>in New Jersey. </div><div> I thought when I saw it that it would make for a nice bling background for Christmas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgowcELWq36o7Ttjlhp-EzAlCnjq-vBHcpV5_Et_mzZi25oattPehA1POaBt-_uyVoJ-v3cuqPVrECUjbkryIuHxdhrzt3hHrtjV9Fy1URHJn5KFSQUO_cv7qTx7fidNnzCxGMLLO9aSG/s1600/IMG_8221.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgowcELWq36o7Ttjlhp-EzAlCnjq-vBHcpV5_Et_mzZi25oattPehA1POaBt-_uyVoJ-v3cuqPVrECUjbkryIuHxdhrzt3hHrtjV9Fy1URHJn5KFSQUO_cv7qTx7fidNnzCxGMLLO9aSG/s320/IMG_8221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677936180300090898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTqx7UfIqWSQRFQ8WqbKF1kEVN2mxa0PmOD5bPLUxmRb7NN1rQKL7LJ_Q9gWUTnJROt31KfBrVaAgMNl_GvMghzmhDQ5k605SYF4whWIEJcxjx6J0gkh5V-7UHkqz0hFQECNZriNkXGMC/s1600/IMG_8222.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTqx7UfIqWSQRFQ8WqbKF1kEVN2mxa0PmOD5bPLUxmRb7NN1rQKL7LJ_Q9gWUTnJROt31KfBrVaAgMNl_GvMghzmhDQ5k605SYF4whWIEJcxjx6J0gkh5V-7UHkqz0hFQECNZriNkXGMC/s320/IMG_8222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677936164392647202" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozmgWitk011f3sJSYj7n29cPDLJAcIJwLsigouKGDXPjHuHCB3nb1BzYPlwRF-2_yRxpTj5qIHWz94AzqsaNP-DuyqpjNN9_KMVqn_7KIAMxmX_ZgS3PTgfqXUCdCMkuDoS5u-GBHmR0Z/s1600/246666_165957556802207_146189222112374_418869_3087737_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozmgWitk011f3sJSYj7n29cPDLJAcIJwLsigouKGDXPjHuHCB3nb1BzYPlwRF-2_yRxpTj5qIHWz94AzqsaNP-DuyqpjNN9_KMVqn_7KIAMxmX_ZgS3PTgfqXUCdCMkuDoS5u-GBHmR0Z/s320/246666_165957556802207_146189222112374_418869_3087737_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677935412569468130" /></a>Thanks for visiting! Thank you even more for your comments!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHsdIwP4GyFtOhyBXG9ravWcWu7Jk-OsY1oA2LzplqL_gZ5Aiv6VHv4khxnNY_5QUSD6aZvGFZlD62YQWDEPDflxmtVrZccdfKq-bxhlrrZvFQwI39ctW8XFZhFzOevEc0LTJ_tcTTKtF/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHsdIwP4GyFtOhyBXG9ravWcWu7Jk-OsY1oA2LzplqL_gZ5Aiv6VHv4khxnNY_5QUSD6aZvGFZlD62YQWDEPDflxmtVrZccdfKq-bxhlrrZvFQwI39ctW8XFZhFzOevEc0LTJ_tcTTKtF/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677935251613601394" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-41834169419842454052011-11-20T06:09:00.000-08:002011-12-19T17:14:42.669-08:00The Christmas Cardmaking begins...Hello, dear friends. This will be a short posting. Due to the fact that Thanksgiving is upon us, I selected this quote. I know we really should give thanks daily for our blessings, and despite the issues I have been dealing with lately- that have been very stressful to me; I know my blessings are bountiful. I am thankful for so many things, not the least of which are the love and support of my family and friends. Even friends I have met through my blogging, that I may never lay eyes on face to face. I am thankful for those of you that have loved or cared about me, supported me and especially Miles. Thank you- Thank you- Thank you!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3svHeI8h7DLxR-6ZI2skoxZOSz5-bEVEgom3w7Tm4we9ysFNHZc3g1RmKBjH1b9_e9hISLNu28luzQVvUl2nlP1VtKn8K4sABqllF8S7tBmOox_1iGSlQ1lQLngauPZtmKZDZuZ1yuWYb/s1600/IMG_7448.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3svHeI8h7DLxR-6ZI2skoxZOSz5-bEVEgom3w7Tm4we9ysFNHZc3g1RmKBjH1b9_e9hISLNu28luzQVvUl2nlP1VtKn8K4sABqllF8S7tBmOox_1iGSlQ1lQLngauPZtmKZDZuZ1yuWYb/s320/IMG_7448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677160305948019970" /></a><br /></div><div>I recently did start making some Christmas cards, and I will try to post them every couple of days. I hope you like them!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>1) I am linking this post to<br />http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/chnc-challenge-51-anything-goes-for.html<br /><a href="http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/">http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/</a>. The challenge this week is All about Christmas! Pass the Word!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2) I am also entering this post on <a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/11/make-it-monday-64-with-crafty-emmas.html">MIM (Make It Monday!)</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come join in the fun!!!</div><div>3) This is also being linked to the <a href="http://www.lisasomerville.com/">Bloggers Challenge Color My World Challenge</a>. I love Pink and for some reason green...lol</div><div><br /></div><div>4) <a href="http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/">http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>5)<a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-94-christmas.html">http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-94-christmas.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>6)<a href="http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/">http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>7)<a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/">http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>8)<a href="http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/">http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now a few cards to get started... : )</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-for.htmlfnTu1hg_quU/TslSpOccHzI/AAAAAAAACk0/twfLugxofuM/s1600/IMG_8217.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jxKcnlF9G7U3XcZaoqyeOaulPp0Je0VlQ8ZH0cTyS8FPMzK_wh98RRic09zXLep1cCy__yRk2ND81SkYnRnJoq1JtpWouhXZDZbRbPEzWER0GU2QNNpR1rsWjsX7CQcWE2egl0sQG9uF/s320/IMG_8217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677159673482714930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5UvG65tE4RJIZfHG-0l3TjRMUoV87wy3Ab53MuhwlpepcaQRIHZxJCgG_LPDccz51L_cT-TRned34tCB_Z-HzxFKBO4I9Kw3nCbbJl7URjv6jWvrw2NcGbR2zzOO-Jq-11G0pYCjOaIV/s1600/IMG_8220.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5UvG65tE4RJIZfHG-0l3TjRMUoV87wy3Ab53MuhwlpepcaQRIHZxJCgG_LPDccz51L_cT-TRned34tCB_Z-HzxFKBO4I9Kw3nCbbJl7URjv6jWvrw2NcGbR2zzOO-Jq-11G0pYCjOaIV/s320/IMG_8220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677159668745916674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYk7P2XoUsN2deImeKJeHBMn3wp1kgE0VahuBnLslXlDR8dhdqQg7yec3vSy0wt5W4fhSRhwoQ8NP-9SEEXCYbJYxpYznhbJzAF51GnmfBpCjwnTO9khEYBSDFI9UqIrEgPNbGVDTF584/s1600/IMG_8218.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYk7P2XoUsN2deImeKJeHBMn3wp1kgE0VahuBnLslXlDR8dhdqQg7yec3vSy0wt5W4fhSRhwoQ8NP-9SEEXCYbJYxpYznhbJzAF51GnmfBpCjwnTO9khEYBSDFI9UqIrEgPNbGVDTF584/s320/IMG_8218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677159652016518930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_XDDDbpGhvos7iHV5nB0JULagp0k931_BDaUA8vptGzXG2z2KNGIyW-RUAUaAQrCn2H2Pv2t2FA4JZo4TSeB6uYfVFSF_-jvi7WELa8gHnRC_Rw4_DSLl-mgKF-hsH3bUWAhhWVeCkIG/s1600/IMG_8219.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_XDDDbpGhvos7iHV5nB0JULagp0k931_BDaUA8vptGzXG2z2KNGIyW-RUAUaAQrCn2H2Pv2t2FA4JZo4TSeB6uYfVFSF_-jvi7WELa8gHnRC_Rw4_DSLl-mgKF-hsH3bUWAhhWVeCkIG/s320/IMG_8219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677159646742569682" /></a><br />General supplies: Cardstock:Bazzil; Die cut : Paper Bliss (Reindeer); Stamps: Inkadinkado;</div><div>Ink: Stampin up Craft; Bling: Recollections by Michael's, and Best Occasions by Walmart; Ribbon/Trim: JoAnn's Holiday trim; Tools: Wizard; Woodgrain Sizzix embossing folder, EK Success punch; Embossing powder: A La Mode by Hampton Art</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOzZqYxLL2__vbCu3VpGecyVMietNnQMsi6mo9Y_ymzGV3haDC2jngyu2w0vT1IWp0iNeOEDINwA0KZjMg-KMqe5GvQJe3C-SiWux-qkrN71xnb7HJzDFqr6-OjeyAc_m_in7aaENhTEl/s1600/320169_273547719332696_100000324092876_1026568_933484087_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOzZqYxLL2__vbCu3VpGecyVMietNnQMsi6mo9Y_ymzGV3haDC2jngyu2w0vT1IWp0iNeOEDINwA0KZjMg-KMqe5GvQJe3C-SiWux-qkrN71xnb7HJzDFqr6-OjeyAc_m_in7aaENhTEl/s320/320169_273547719332696_100000324092876_1026568_933484087_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677081548456941442" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for your visit. I appreciate your comments! I hope to be back soon!</div><div>Hugs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNCP9uoD93PGntv3ocTUiQCs2uhHZ_HwgVKb_kun4SzRIw9iCNSenrcYSHyffI42SmBMb6lkFU8QObzmi56iZr3_nyk_cHEBrhA2VHuUavh_nWAIk_vmrT_Y937d0AP38121SE2aJcb8i/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNCP9uoD93PGntv3ocTUiQCs2uhHZ_HwgVKb_kun4SzRIw9iCNSenrcYSHyffI42SmBMb6lkFU8QObzmi56iZr3_nyk_cHEBrhA2VHuUavh_nWAIk_vmrT_Y937d0AP38121SE2aJcb8i/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677080618894714034" /></a><br /><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-89865053034145138042011-11-07T13:44:00.001-08:002011-12-11T18:10:31.828-08:00Susan's Birthday Set<div><br /></div><div>I am linking this post to:</div><div>1) <a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/11/make-it-monday-63.html">Make It Monday #63!</a></div><div>2) <a href="http://cateredcrop.com/">http://cateredcrop.com/</a></div><div><br /></div>I have two Quotes for today, and they are for my Sister Susan in honor of her birthday...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV7mdxXE15-May1n2SFEFIj9PPbYHusqZanY8bgaE4i7IgiQJizfAa9KxXfb8sDbCk7k4eWSDgv9Q3As4mdv0MMzVD61rJ3_ksrPp7o_ID5mtYke8Onkgc062jw6eYsGYdnysd7M_d7gn/s1600/254059_166617276736235_146189222112374_422811_8004993_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV7mdxXE15-May1n2SFEFIj9PPbYHusqZanY8bgaE4i7IgiQJizfAa9KxXfb8sDbCk7k4eWSDgv9Q3As4mdv0MMzVD61rJ3_ksrPp7o_ID5mtYke8Onkgc062jw6eYsGYdnysd7M_d7gn/s320/254059_166617276736235_146189222112374_422811_8004993_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672628188409328130" /></a><br /><br />AND...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAylts2xNzE3ekoUJ_l84pHSsv1bjAVv0kxFSWo6q3z9sKZN6LmjzJpbKuL2lgZ9eL6rb68ue_AR7GlS5GI9tDT9RZHC7Ily524riMD1hBAtA50dYd7UYNGIvZosAB1kuZn5hs3pxxHTKA/s1600/88427557_oJ4KHTPP_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAylts2xNzE3ekoUJ_l84pHSsv1bjAVv0kxFSWo6q3z9sKZN6LmjzJpbKuL2lgZ9eL6rb68ue_AR7GlS5GI9tDT9RZHC7Ily524riMD1hBAtA50dYd7UYNGIvZosAB1kuZn5hs3pxxHTKA/s320/88427557_oJ4KHTPP_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672628189529522370" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was before the celebration....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlHaHigP7SCZhpg_Jih_eNgmcTLdEe8x-t-FMc4aKbOGVtBnLpaSHRFFo2AsJGYqldVXezVcVcpzpp_jkFt1TSVyXubOqvLz0kt5aguUpKQSIkCdPmlawAAB49fgSXLKkOYvyOG91jy_1/s1600/IMG_8167.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlHaHigP7SCZhpg_Jih_eNgmcTLdEe8x-t-FMc4aKbOGVtBnLpaSHRFFo2AsJGYqldVXezVcVcpzpp_jkFt1TSVyXubOqvLz0kt5aguUpKQSIkCdPmlawAAB49fgSXLKkOYvyOG91jy_1/s320/IMG_8167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672628175474207378" /></a><br /><br /><br />And this was after....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTBip0V_LBg7TSsqlOyaN1SvYC16B4zHtMyxE_OC0ttrias4mAi02L-nAVmbgdjaIza4min6yQuGmWymYV6Myhmmp_0TKXcXokjstGJqMl54ftfwH2frSrPnCsKjmc2kPXss44VWJvIRd/s1600/IMG_8185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTBip0V_LBg7TSsqlOyaN1SvYC16B4zHtMyxE_OC0ttrias4mAi02L-nAVmbgdjaIza4min6yQuGmWymYV6Myhmmp_0TKXcXokjstGJqMl54ftfwH2frSrPnCsKjmc2kPXss44VWJvIRd/s320/IMG_8185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672628169187470434" /></a><br /><div>Aren't her shoes just gorgeous!</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span">For my Special sister, Susan</span></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>I wanted to make my sister, Susan a nice set of cards for her 60th birthday. I didn't have a lot of time (although you might argue that I have had a full year, lol). But unfortunately, I don't operate like that these days. </u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>And lately I have been consumed by a situation that is occuring at my son's school. This is his senior year (hooray!) and he has had a rough three years prior. He mostly got in trouble for being outspoken and not turning in all of his assignments. The "outspoken" part is pretty much what "did him in", but unfortunately, he just didn't "get it"- and the school being equally, if not more culpable in their actions, reactions made for three very difficult years. But here we are, the last one. One of my favorite poems is one by Helen Steiner Rice where she talks about "And this too shall Pass away." It has, and it does. Nothing lasts forever. You do not stay in any one place forever. What has been happening at my son's school...It makes no sense to me. I went to public school and had a pretty good 4 years there. We had a great Principal, Dr. Ruth Klein. Maybe it starts there. I wanted the same for him. He had prior spent 9 years in private school, but with the end of my marriage came the end of that. I guess it was a rough transition for us both.</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u> Anyway, that was a long explanation to tell you why I sorta "lunched" on my sisters cards. (I was super distracted?) But in the end I was quite happy with them, and she appeared to be also. She is a little harder for me to make cards for because last year she spoke the unspeakable revelation that she actually "hated" flowers on her cards! Flowers, you said?!? I was horrified! Why, flowers is my absolute specialty! lol Whatever can I put on a card for you, make it fabulous- if not flowers?!? (The same way I feel when I am challenged to make a card for a male). Thank you lovely sister for this challenge. : D </u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>So, the reason why I say "lunched" is because I wanted to make her a small coordinating set in a matter of a few days. I have thousands of sheets of paper. How will I find the time to coordinate it all into something special for such a wonderful, supportive, caring person?</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u> </u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Well, lucky for me the first cube I started looking through thankfully!, thankfully!- (there are about 20 in my craft room? Yikes! In my only defense I will say they are NOT all full. I could probably condense them down to 18)- held the key to my success! A 360 sheet pack of paper called the Best of K and Company! Yes!! I found 8 sheets that would mostly coordinate and a sheet of quotes! How sweet was that? OK, you be the judge...</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzY3OUbacKf5TIOs6-7iDuTEiiSYI6kX4OzjXRMf-m1pfrVceUPOVfcsxJz5oqtiJ96yFgwAMmj_daR2bfhSfyqXMx-VkTKtfAsWCbigprnwc5o5g4LxsqoHfPWnOKMr-HbCQ-PC_yvX5/s1600/IMG_8096+-+Copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzY3OUbacKf5TIOs6-7iDuTEiiSYI6kX4OzjXRMf-m1pfrVceUPOVfcsxJz5oqtiJ96yFgwAMmj_daR2bfhSfyqXMx-VkTKtfAsWCbigprnwc5o5g4LxsqoHfPWnOKMr-HbCQ-PC_yvX5/s320/IMG_8096+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672458415897245570" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><a href="http://helenmade.blogspot.com/2011/10/small-purses.html">Once again, I am no Helen!</a></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Now this is a link to her small purses entry on her blog, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">but she is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">very versatile. Check her out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, this is the little box I came up with to hold the card set.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made 4.75X4.75 cards. The actual birthday card was 6X6.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to go with a square set to change it up a little.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(You don't have to tell me that this box looks familiar. smile</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the only kind I know how to make with a short deadline</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and who am I kidding, for real...with or without a deadline...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I actually had another shot of it with the card, but I loaded it 3X's and although it was the correct orientation in my folder, it kept turning sideways on the load. Does anyone know how I could correct that in the future? (If you have actually read this far? lol) I would appreciate the insight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And while I'm at it. I haven't been able to load any cards to my SplitCoast Stamper Gallery. Each time I try to load, I get a message that tells me the files are too large (something like that). How do I make the correction on my camera so I can put some more cards in my gallery? Thanking you in advance!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Gift Box:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HsxSSHzSViFVd4ZLwXn6WBBW4gFTLeGn4Mox2D5Z5px8iffWx6i4uCaZhqFWBuUZFanempa7qVMBeIDgB5WabBeF5bk8DNmkNj6wzYOzZcdVVsJbJh4SloyYzwj4bfaJcPRK6Spg9UmM/s320/IMG_8087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672456415974049298" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The birthday card.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPC63kxAzEO1XHUCTvCb8fRqU-mja_JL3cRmGRNU_UCU9Skw-gK9vesF03x74ODdyOudLFGUdykXCDEUgIbyBi_tjlkEYsCB8ARw_Y880w5esFEi5E7qud8OrL_QpMPPkMbNlmImIR2lk/s1600/IMG_8096.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPC63kxAzEO1XHUCTvCb8fRqU-mja_JL3cRmGRNU_UCU9Skw-gK9vesF03x74ODdyOudLFGUdykXCDEUgIbyBi_tjlkEYsCB8ARw_Y880w5esFEi5E7qud8OrL_QpMPPkMbNlmImIR2lk/s320/IMG_8096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672456410340411650" /></a><br /><br />Inside:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDBfw_yh8q4VbeGByW5ZAF3szfmskhkF9gxo-xn2T8j5iL3NWD7-xLpWN6AV_CHKxSILnI4oJ1j9aMcRUF7ZtXpguj2zfjqsVUjfn3g4Onhzi6esYmfjhftb_Z0Z2dxWVVqb3pqOyZ-I-/s1600/IMG_8099.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDBfw_yh8q4VbeGByW5ZAF3szfmskhkF9gxo-xn2T8j5iL3NWD7-xLpWN6AV_CHKxSILnI4oJ1j9aMcRUF7ZtXpguj2zfjqsVUjfn3g4Onhzi6esYmfjhftb_Z0Z2dxWVVqb3pqOyZ-I-/s320/IMG_8099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672456401497512370" /></a><br /></div><div>The card set: "Pearls"....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4cY4pO2NXLVNqOmc9RBM7ThbRUBahmnPgXDGHY6mhcA4egCqwedZQVOoFeUkV37uZYxDuq5wgYf__msLNSsT2lycwLbm4r5vNTPxlHJQ30IYyeeY7eGZRVlbqMo03w_2Z6ITOITkXhH6/s1600/IMG_8100.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt27AN2K2BqA7ZIaKo3acKXAeiMSftS9xmwgaRNMujByfi9yXS2BLnBNiy-E-yOExWG23DLMeOqe3BAX9YaN0dnzC_Mc-qqn98-qltsFZecRv7SeNQZukH541UPYa_4-TcEPMTELbU_m_j/s320/IMG_8088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672453242130626386" /></a><br />Brown and Orange bling...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiYaUAAyFpwJvX3wVNwl0cTTdUDAqOBxU2_Q_1JWNyiJxcziW49j9X0o4cZNGbBKh02vy1nuC005jAJg0TN6UUUs7ip1SXF9mPj7IwRqgY3MuezEjVYRIPmjZ80rniMHI6yIuAHHYx9b4/s1600/IMG_8103.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiYaUAAyFpwJvX3wVNwl0cTTdUDAqOBxU2_Q_1JWNyiJxcziW49j9X0o4cZNGbBKh02vy1nuC005jAJg0TN6UUUs7ip1SXF9mPj7IwRqgY3MuezEjVYRIPmjZ80rniMHI6yIuAHHYx9b4/s320/IMG_8103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672451577094291218" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoWVREMDuEyqEzYchNqJGqkygHRdKcH0I8vOhs3oIlcOrj8qnQBkLoouEVA7yp5lugCCmR28iip9oDxYG_G-Dv_ma1m2uohJpE24C5CZ5ZdvvFZctA3U1eeXMLDx3yEffLk7rnq02Bx1V/s1600/IMG_8090.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicFCaeLx6F_e9-C1xGmmZ5PJOTrknU9v1P-mRekvsq9CAdIJFKgpSQXg-6i9BTqt1QIeFPXq9d5CVJL33MjTbpwHg2ST4YDmwl-DM-Cc3XhzANG_3mLF16XLVDx_w2XiGfCKljD4LVfvT/s320/IMG_8097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672451552784915314" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>General supplies: Paper: Patterned/K & Company; Solid cardstock/The Paper Shop, Glitter paper by DCWV, Pearls by Coredinations (the box); The bling: Want to scrap and The Bridal Collection by David Tutura, Recollections by Michaels (dark flourishes and dragonfly), Making memories (gold 60); prefolded cardstock: Paperbilities and DCWV; Embellishments: Ribbon *(pink lame) JoAnne's, Butterfly by K& Co, Heart by K & Co; Stamps: Stampin Up, Computer generated inside message, Tools: wizard; Spelbinders diecuts, envelope template by The Paper Source, Gelly Roll gold marker; border punch by EK Success, my handy dandy "I don't go anywhere without them" Tim Holtz by Tonics Studios and Fiskars coated scissors for cutting glue dots and lots of score tape.</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>As always, thanks for checking in. If you left me a comment, thank you very much!</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>And until next time....</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>HUGS!</u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HIb90e60dKH2mrTNyfIBLS9MWV8G7CL1koihX0TU8C-eboC522w84TTecIjyE4_w9YwQMpCo_A7o7OuznmT_5nqxdfxov_vYjNFO4vKGNmZI5fVGs1JENffiLXYhe1D7usMw4Lc7zkhK/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HIb90e60dKH2mrTNyfIBLS9MWV8G7CL1koihX0TU8C-eboC522w84TTecIjyE4_w9YwQMpCo_A7o7OuznmT_5nqxdfxov_vYjNFO4vKGNmZI5fVGs1JENffiLXYhe1D7usMw4Lc7zkhK/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672373424737457698" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-70879298792277805042011-10-09T22:26:00.000-07:002011-10-10T08:10:07.816-07:00Mini card set<div style="text-align: center; ">MINI CARD SET</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I am linking this post to one of my favorite blogs in blogland</div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/10/make-it-monday-58.html">MAKE IT MONDAY #58</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">Another great quote compliments of Pinterest!</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8hIszVffyAspHYf6EYkdO5Hko93yIgSD2I0KiImcYY26p3twSnxhEc8aPIZuA8V5QQGzSdTBWhLkxHxzHtvVSpxaw0O8F7rp1e4Ta870j5qCW7RNId8Mb_cTLnrG_yTAxxiFbEuwrvmc/s1600/28540154_DVvVllsw_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8hIszVffyAspHYf6EYkdO5Hko93yIgSD2I0KiImcYY26p3twSnxhEc8aPIZuA8V5QQGzSdTBWhLkxHxzHtvVSpxaw0O8F7rp1e4Ta870j5qCW7RNId8Mb_cTLnrG_yTAxxiFbEuwrvmc/s320/28540154_DVvVllsw_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661880358130904194" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div>Good morning! I am keeping this entry short. I have been wanting to make mini card sets to give away as gifts. Remember in the past when you might add a mini card to a gift such as for a baby shower, or wedding....rather than a full sized card? That's what I'm going for.<div>They measure approx 2"X3". I love how they turned out so much that now I'm working on a slightly larger size. 2 1/4" X 4 1/4". Hope to post in a couple of weeks.</div><div>Of course I SHOULD be working on Christmas cards.... : /</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fun with a mini card gift set:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-bSFy40092LdPvbDtpc8O7oHUXSUE8tR8m3_j17DV5PEnEL95AfazifR9jlHkO5yDd1TjRyOS-484zMdNtMaLPZEQftLtLjfOrfUcgjajC9CbRw9AWjxV1fRGILzzLUaAdvEy8lrC3Yj/s1600/IMG_8073.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-bSFy40092LdPvbDtpc8O7oHUXSUE8tR8m3_j17DV5PEnEL95AfazifR9jlHkO5yDd1TjRyOS-484zMdNtMaLPZEQftLtLjfOrfUcgjajC9CbRw9AWjxV1fRGILzzLUaAdvEy8lrC3Yj/s320/IMG_8073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661880361893763682" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOC0_jhyphenhyphenNXDE2lqZ0pZ9pg24fb_G4h-YW9Huj0OcYC26pLo3FLhvYqSjDrq47cK77KpZnmwoTg_os_gcS5xbpmAPbT96IFrdG_XzoCcaQX2LApUKJC0CVzKXRj2qtIzMjEHJOmGj6uqEP/s1600/IMG_8068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-RVhStdcq601JCrPBRzQaBFE3Je1vAqUHjbQIsAfxeri2Vuhdz8jOgdrmQ6WNYdOkpPqnhE4-5aDaookOx9gXSKG-S2uaumb4LmlW1awUghhCy8mNidAS2kz8EtyTnIVwL5GqlUIL4lT/s320/IMG_8077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661872227524326274" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I greatly appreciate your visit and if you left a comment....</div><div><br /></div><div>HUGS, </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIc_ZkSp-5vcU9PlLI32LzalUeT6cKws9oI3honiNx-pzBVK9yh2wwWFYdX-XuS3eXb2ZwRnr9FtHdccEkfYWFcYviGth-7FXWoIg5SqNIByS8T8b5DH_aio0bChqlS0ONL_blJPkp6n6/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIc_ZkSp-5vcU9PlLI32LzalUeT6cKws9oI3honiNx-pzBVK9yh2wwWFYdX-XuS3eXb2ZwRnr9FtHdccEkfYWFcYviGth-7FXWoIg5SqNIByS8T8b5DH_aio0bChqlS0ONL_blJPkp6n6/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661872225561026162" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-72126628595437296242011-09-29T17:31:00.000-07:002011-10-02T21:09:22.406-07:00Clean and Simple #159<div>Hi I am joining in on the <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2011/09/159.html">Clean and Simple blog design challenge</a> this week and</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/10/make-it-monday-57.html">MAKE IT MONDAY </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is my quote for today. Compliments of Pinterest. </div><div><br /></div><div>A friend of mine lost her mother last week. They buried her this past Monday. She was saying today that they were cleaning out her mother's residence, and she was surprised that she was able to do it. It just reminded me of this quote. I have definitely found it to be true.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0scGgAOm5FcsBYiM3Uqy2meeFa6Xsl9DtH7HGVYKPZfUdA37s3zeq2Qmc2O-4FkpIlYJs2lh3Ut_JKvfK6tG1orgSffKO4XYoMCpq_NKNyN_vlVXH6T9rIdctUfIxgeI1p0A_K1z67dk/s1600/12782961_GXRdEYfg_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0scGgAOm5FcsBYiM3Uqy2meeFa6Xsl9DtH7HGVYKPZfUdA37s3zeq2Qmc2O-4FkpIlYJs2lh3Ut_JKvfK6tG1orgSffKO4XYoMCpq_NKNyN_vlVXH6T9rIdctUfIxgeI1p0A_K1z67dk/s320/12782961_GXRdEYfg_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657950680723050546" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span">Here is the sketch....</span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"> I don't know why I ended up doing graduation cards. I know I still had some stuff on my table from when I worked on some back in July/August. Then I went scrounging for more stuff. I'm gonna put it all away tonight. (for real) No more graduation cards for a while. I will need to make one for my son, but I'll wait until after the hoildays to do it. I made a half dozen. It's time to get started on those Christmas cards, right??</span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></u></div>CAS #159<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_478u4bYPALejya7gLuzWEDbkYM34qZWsUNrP61Kg7EQzmRPB-D49ZcQoqSazQjvZc2M6GRujjaPtuAX9pDiYUtNAqo0KvDIkkyzL6bcsYS5brAjdAqGNdJwhfXH_-y1AwosZjGr4XyZB/s1600/FTL159.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_478u4bYPALejya7gLuzWEDbkYM34qZWsUNrP61Kg7EQzmRPB-D49ZcQoqSazQjvZc2M6GRujjaPtuAX9pDiYUtNAqo0KvDIkkyzL6bcsYS5brAjdAqGNdJwhfXH_-y1AwosZjGr4XyZB/s320/FTL159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657950675199570162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4pgU_We343vr35fQKfHcewKCCuymxvc6BjjC9qvwixjqsBpuIdqHubyw1EjiLbiob2Kd6QZHthE2Y6ZM0gWLIhCST2OQ0S3xhF9hya8W396ruuv2zY6Y3lsKfArdXliwgYvRk6w6GhLo/s1600/IMG_8065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4pgU_We343vr35fQKfHcewKCCuymxvc6BjjC9qvwixjqsBpuIdqHubyw1EjiLbiob2Kd6QZHthE2Y6ZM0gWLIhCST2OQ0S3xhF9hya8W396ruuv2zY6Y3lsKfArdXliwgYvRk6w6GhLo/s320/IMG_8065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657949955217719026" /></a><br /><br />A closer look...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4G-ldca01yICmOBeUrk_druejxCgxHMUQA6mt_f4KujxEZyIuK3Ugzm_0oUG1_WK-VV-cKMKEUa0lOosMo7xrw0EifZhEfBxGXVW7LxutVE9eTeV0ahssxIyGWBqp6E36DYhjkMFWIyUx/s1600/IMG_8057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4G-ldca01yICmOBeUrk_druejxCgxHMUQA6mt_f4KujxEZyIuK3Ugzm_0oUG1_WK-VV-cKMKEUa0lOosMo7xrw0EifZhEfBxGXVW7LxutVE9eTeV0ahssxIyGWBqp6E36DYhjkMFWIyUx/s320/IMG_8057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657949951262917058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWgO2AYyEZh_cqRBKBRGKpW1IbrjuFhlvm2q6i9IqwqRjsPGgqsQ9-zfbRPwgYpbobyk_aQ8YZDrwy9KeJ3-VHK9hBpsjbHP81YynCW_Y8B32_6pcWM7oi9VRRtsTeZJHQRWmksFapV_A/s1600/IMG_8062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigh4S2ZZya7B54OdmyUfp33OwgGBmsAFgtljLli_CE-h932nf7fxyA2T8oZCcrDz1pCVzpivVSRKNHB5bI5GKKsf_FFtNf7pcyG7hgvU6mxnTLx_nv1lJoC-dGfinSx5Jl0ZTr-37zTag/s320/IMG_8058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657949129816762978" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEk3OhuPuXjBF-G2PAtdIEdwP2-OzgwZIZwEHRqS90Rfr9_lOZd0yGllmZC6wzfT2mhT62i4LwTXhqg0S3b6M9_LSSicZB6n2BIPtAQHGRxjxAQBRHbWLaSylyJ6GOB4PJM6g_Ed7hvE_/s1600/IMG_8054.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEk3OhuPuXjBF-G2PAtdIEdwP2-OzgwZIZwEHRqS90Rfr9_lOZd0yGllmZC6wzfT2mhT62i4LwTXhqg0S3b6M9_LSSicZB6n2BIPtAQHGRxjxAQBRHbWLaSylyJ6GOB4PJM6g_Ed7hvE_/s320/IMG_8054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657949124483658274" /></a><br />Supplies: Cardstock: A paper company; Specialty paper: Nana's Kids; Stickers & embellishments: Nicole, Colorbok, Momenta. Some unknown; Ribbons various from JoAnn's<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think I had no choice but to keep it simple on these, but I was pleased with how they turned out. I have always liked those stick figure kids. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for your visit. I do appreciate it and you. Thank you also for the comment you are leaving (lol). Until next time...</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ_BX77k-DfNRrccg6Amt5F2ImdVwwFXtuojsKlKiJHZ3upsgEQ9XqGkxQcXmApH9dyh6l97No-e1YquSi4fkU3D1kLxSJw6Tvc56sypk0y3T8OZQq1GBc5ZXrdVZZFRL2vxTmnw_bYGz/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ_BX77k-DfNRrccg6Amt5F2ImdVwwFXtuojsKlKiJHZ3upsgEQ9XqGkxQcXmApH9dyh6l97No-e1YquSi4fkU3D1kLxSJw6Tvc56sypk0y3T8OZQq1GBc5ZXrdVZZFRL2vxTmnw_bYGz/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657944122642382322" /></a><br /></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427962085354460392.post-73761969657906277662011-09-27T17:25:00.000-07:002011-09-27T19:02:54.473-07:00Thinking of You Gift SetThinking of you gift set<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Here's my quote of the day- compliments of Hobby Lobby...</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxlkKKPkZtd2xN8VEPN8yIr0WWZ6Nbryi-joQ2LIfutVTkXLE8xtFoGQQ7OUEidgyfFr-OawD8nSr-1ZVDO2kj_vWI-PKHmsmaIviBKOQew-X9UNxK4Q8uRfQrQzsy4MYfXmSwN4hSqAs/s320/IMG_7456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657218672120325378" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to get used to posting so frequently, but here I am again. I decided to make a small set of gift cards for a lady who just retired from the AFIS Internet organization. Just a small token of thanks, I tried to keep it simple. I hope she likes them... ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's the set:</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQezUTIEw8RHPi_C55WVtiguoKwY4x8GoCdUeuNyvAb74wONSjGmPovngnwBSRpDF2NUwpPI9qTHXhA3YQNgYai8SRk_TS96FfwkbJftfonvadPPra-2JghlH5yi1yXiHW-NiWQFjljAX2/s1600/IMG_7976.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQezUTIEw8RHPi_C55WVtiguoKwY4x8GoCdUeuNyvAb74wONSjGmPovngnwBSRpDF2NUwpPI9qTHXhA3YQNgYai8SRk_TS96FfwkbJftfonvadPPra-2JghlH5yi1yXiHW-NiWQFjljAX2/s320/IMG_7976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657215422961856178" /></a><br /><br />A closer look...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgMi9L2UWE1pYfUmNB48pAZ3y0c1FIjy0nVnUlwxcxwbG4kVWCFGngHDqYEckzozWjF9L9TXNhPzqu67ncvv9zrkps-5hdfdDpBD1-zLHRgUISwuBHtV8WVUsexI_ywn5qbFaTKaAFMJ6/s1600/IMG_7977.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJOFiq32N9KVaNOHKo4IDBriAhElxoFrKZmwgZ5TPw4GhvvUTcTyZQ2bOj6dvUFCKLd4VrUgdwLHdlT0M14gTTwUQsCCCwk9ycgfj8ToJffnJM1vzpJB3SIzVmozrCofk_jwI4stnidhb/s320/IMG_7981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657214242882761442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuYGXO6O67Z10vaxS95Dge810YIAYKVm3EE0X9py1XjWtsJS07yVmFcDbCmi4F6O2GohjRelC8PwodjpxdhisMF3KmIxOLGcVZNHgnePdP4FkBo-EK1JcHsiTl2ecQTpQx7CELdo4FXA6/s1600/IMG_7982.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuYGXO6O67Z10vaxS95Dge810YIAYKVm3EE0X9py1XjWtsJS07yVmFcDbCmi4F6O2GohjRelC8PwodjpxdhisMF3KmIxOLGcVZNHgnePdP4FkBo-EK1JcHsiTl2ecQTpQx7CELdo4FXA6/s320/IMG_7982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657214237361440994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcUdADKQ-OydGOEF_8swxN7vZL3Z4Wh6WMEPnPzulkW9XbwgXW_yRt284jnOxIxz-Ow367s7UbQsd3HIq66JV0UTujogPCH5vk0UZML_ljwHNNjR_O7tpq8PlDHJ0ScTkrEsGKz_QRmUR/s1600/IMG_7984.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcUdADKQ-OydGOEF_8swxN7vZL3Z4Wh6WMEPnPzulkW9XbwgXW_yRt284jnOxIxz-Ow367s7UbQsd3HIq66JV0UTujogPCH5vk0UZML_ljwHNNjR_O7tpq8PlDHJ0ScTkrEsGKz_QRmUR/s320/IMG_7984.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657214238058305234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbOUK3pRMiXziHwIlU7tCcA8bLnYdFy3M2CLMiVyLEvWxjoaerEhFbpLCC5o45kb3vztKAikAZoXuxsTffMeCtEa6-qvlaw-HBzKimILEWaQAtQsOXMduPGmRS04ymvmg5y3pstodhzs4/s1600/IMG_7987.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbOUK3pRMiXziHwIlU7tCcA8bLnYdFy3M2CLMiVyLEvWxjoaerEhFbpLCC5o45kb3vztKAikAZoXuxsTffMeCtEa6-qvlaw-HBzKimILEWaQAtQsOXMduPGmRS04ymvmg5y3pstodhzs4/s320/IMG_7987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657214236580940834" /></a>Supplies: Cardstock: The Paper Company, DCWV and Unknown; Specialty paper: Papyrus Store (love their paper!); Cuttlebug embossing frame; AC Moore irridescent rhinestones; Rubber Stamps: Stampin Up; Ribbon: Unknown</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br />And <a href="http://helenmade.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Helen</span></a>,...I had to put them in something...and I don't possess your talents for making these card holders, so I had to keep this simple, too. lol! Check it out below...</div><div><br /></div><div>Now if you want to see some serious crafting talent jump on the link above, and check out my good friend Helen's blog. She is super talented! She made the croceted flower on my box. Thank you Helen!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTFsYKblvfDdbT-gt0SnWPcGnr-EXei_3Va3eJw8t14zNIkJr8UtHffgfUD2cD6t-l3lRd_dfJ1oQIm04TOin_RljT3gwHmRad4L7NrN_c0BtSAf8MLJe-mQh-8nlgJp_S8arH_RueYCF/s1600/IMG_8051.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTFsYKblvfDdbT-gt0SnWPcGnr-EXei_3Va3eJw8t14zNIkJr8UtHffgfUD2cD6t-l3lRd_dfJ1oQIm04TOin_RljT3gwHmRad4L7NrN_c0BtSAf8MLJe-mQh-8nlgJp_S8arH_RueYCF/s320/IMG_8051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657214228234439298" /></a><br /><br />Once again, thanks for your visit. I appreciate any comments for may leave, and I'll be over to visit you soon!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWkH3T_-LhxTw4m5bklu7d_fkKwsaouDCVlTojbGj7ehqxST3dYuz4pSXYn77O9RFu7utt3iDu1UCCcObhIhfuuUvdAWtYmaZ6enizkTyNt9FSn8boKWnRBwTnnaihQjfSjaKYWr2qtJk/s1600/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWkH3T_-LhxTw4m5bklu7d_fkKwsaouDCVlTojbGj7ehqxST3dYuz4pSXYn77O9RFu7utt3iDu1UCCcObhIhfuuUvdAWtYmaZ6enizkTyNt9FSn8boKWnRBwTnnaihQjfSjaKYWr2qtJk/s320/26C7C9CD82FA7352FE32BA978C5EABD7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657200874500243682" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10054634921092898567noreply@blogger.com3