Happy Halloween first batch

Here's the first batch of card I made for my family for Halloween this year. These were all made using card kits from either WeR Memory Keepers or Basic Grey. Both sets were quite intricate but with the right tools easy enough to make. I'd recommend a small glue pen for the tiny parts. It looks like a pen but instead of writing with ink you actually write with liquid glue that dries pretty quick.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Birthday Banner Card

Here's a card I made for a niece that is having a birthday. I have this stamp set by Hero Arts and made a mini banner by stamping this image on four different colored papers. After that I just added a piece of thick thread and then glued the pieces down as if it were a banner hung on the wall.

Until my next post,
Diane

Giddy - up card

Here's a card I made in a class using images printed on acetate. The stamp on this card is a mega background by Impression Obsession. The inside sentiment says: "As a little girl, you probably dreamed of having a horse...May all of your dreams come true today and always!"

Until my next post,
Diane

Queen for a Day card

Here's another card made using the Boxer Scrapbooks layout. I used stamps by Crafty Secrets and some extra coordinating papers. My accents are a white pen and Fiskars border punch.

Until my next post,
Diane

Thinking Of You Card

Here's a card I made for a relative that just underwent knee replacement surgery. So far all looks good. I hope the rehab goes well. She's looking forward to more activity and less pain.I made this card at a scrapbook convention. The class was taught by SEI. The class included a mini stamp set and a inkpad or two. They have some great techniques to use little stamps and make something big.

Until my next post,
Diane

Thinking of You card

 

Here's a card I made for a relative that has recently finished up radiation treatment. So far all looks good so I wanted to let her know I was thinking of her. This card uses Echo Park paper and an image I stamped by Hero Arts. The tag is from.... I can't remember I think I got it in a discount area at JoAnns.

Until my next post,
Diane

My "new" craft/computer/genealogy room

Before Hurricane Irene paid us a visit a few weeks ago hubby and I tended to a few tasks like cleaning the yard of potential projectiles, getting gas for the generator, filling propane tanks and reviewing our disaster checklists. One of my tasks as the photographer of the family was to review photos I'd taken 8 years ago when Hurricane Isabel (another hurricane with an "I") wrecked havoc in the local area. I discovered that I needed to take some photos of new "stuff" as a memory jogger in case we had to file an insurance claim. Since I took photos of my new area I thought I'd share them with my internet friends.

Here's the FROG (family room over garage) or bonus room eight years ago. Like I said in my post a few months ago, I had a lot of "stuff". I consolidated some, sold some and will give some away.

As you can see this room was basically storage. Tucked into the right corner was hubby's computer space. Looks like we removed his laptop probably to take it with us when we evacuated. Our area was voluntary evacuations eight years ago and we might not have bugged out if we hadn't has a tornado take out a huge tree the two months before the hurricane hit. That spooked us so we left the area.

Flash forward 8 years and here's my new craft/computer/genealogy room.

This room is over the garage and is a few steps lower than the upstairs.

There's two staircases, one from a guest bedroom and one

directly from the kitchen.

There are twin dormers giving light from the north.

In between I've got two Ikea drawer cabinets and a multi purpose bookcase.

On the right side of the table is a matching multipurpose storage bookcase.

I got three of the same tables, the one that I use for crafting is a glass top

the other two are birch.

I bought matching mini shelves that hook onto the desk.

This way I can slide my printer and Silhouette digital

cutter under and still have storage on the desk.

As you can see I've still got a bunch of "stuff" to get rid of. The room also needs painting but we'll get to that later. I was thinking of removing the ceiling fan and having two light bars. I changed my mind early in the remodeling process. We had a few hot days early in the spring so I knew I'd need a fan since the twin windows right next to my computer face west. We replaced the old fan with a 52" five blade fan. Halogen lights are about as hot as incandescent and LED is too expensive so I'm using daylight CFL bulbs to get good light and keep it cool.

New lighting -- a ceiling fan and light bar.

When I get rid of more stuff maybe I can add a love seat or big chair so I can have an area to read.

Hope you enjoyed my show and tell.

Until my next post,

Diane

Forgotten Technique card

I can't remember who I got this technique from. I made this card a while back and never wrote any notes on the back of the card like I do now. I'm using is as an anniversary card for my niece and hope she likes it.I know I used Ranger inks and a white pen to outline some of the flowers. I also outlined some of the swirls with a glitter pen.

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A fluffy little gift from the kitty card

Another card made with paper scraps using the layout I learned by Boxer Scrapbooks. I used a stamp by Inkadinkado. My accents are a white outline pen, a border punch by EK Success and a peel off on the outside borders.

Until my next post,
Diane

We were lucky...Hurricane Irene the musical version

There were some deaths from this storm but hubby and I were among the lucky ones. We had some flickering now and then but didn't lose power or trees. Our back year is pretty soggy and will be for another couple of days. We were able to get the front yard cleaned up and hubby took two loads of debris to the local transfer station where they'll make mulch of it. We get our mulch there and may possibly be buying back our own lawn waste in a few months.

Here's my four song titles to describe Hurricane Irene. No need to look the lyrics since most of them don't really apply to a hurricane but the titles do.

1) The waiting is the hardest part (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
2) Tomorrow (from the musical Annie)
3) Goodnight, Irene (Huddie Ledbetter/John Lomax)
4) I can see clearly now (Johnny Nash)