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.

Until my next post,

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)

Dance for yourself card

Here's a card I made using Echo Park paper. I used an EK Success border punch on the blue border under the orange paper. The stamp is designed by Tim Holtz by Stampers Anonymous.

Until my next post,
Diane

Thanks card

To regular followers my absence from blogging may have been noticed. I was posting at least twice a week last year and sometimes every other day. The black hole of genealogy caught me and sometimes I creep out and make a post here.

I have been crafting but it's for stuff in the future like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I've got the first two holidays covered and made a big dent in the third. The family birthdays and anniversaries are slow this time of year so my cards have slacked off.

This card I sent to a relative of my husbands. When I was visiting his family last month I got with my mother-in-law and scanned a ton of family memorabilia she had for both sides of my husbands family. I noticed an envelope that had some great memories that were told by ancestors long gone and saw the return address. I asked her if she knew this man and was he still alive (he's close to 90 so you never know). She said yes so I copied that info down and called him the other day.

After establishing our relationship on the family tree I asked him if he could provide any more information. He's going to send me some info and I'm going to do the same as I've assembled a lot of information for the family tree.

This card is a thanks to he and his wife for taking time out to talk to a perfect stranger. It's a thanks for what he told me and also what he's going to send. I can't wait for it to arrive. The card itself is from a kit by WeR Memory Keepers, they make great kits as I've commented on in the past.

Until my next post,
Diane

Have your art and eat it too!

Judith G. Klausner is a food artist. I'm not talking about ice sculptures. Her art work is unconventional to say the least. Her work 2D work includes faux fabric art and designer wallpaper while her 3D sculptures use a variety of materials. She can create with incredible detail beautiful cameos on the inside of Oreo cookies. Check her out, it's worth a look.

Until my next post,
Diane