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

Simple Moments card

I made this card for a good friend of mine. I used Echo Park paper and Cuttlebug embossed butterflies. The stamped image is from Cloud 9. She is forever 29 just like me!

Until my next post,
Diane

Plastic art?

Have you heard of sea glass? It is glass from ordinary man made objects like bottles, glasses and such that has been tumbled by the waves of the sea to take the sharp edges out of it and appears like a gem of sorts.

What about sea plastic? Unlike glass which can weather and deteriorate with time plastic lasts much longer and retains much of it's original shape and colors. What do you do with the plastic stuff you find along a beach? Here's a great article on some folks that are making art out of found plastic items from beaches. If you'd like to see some examples look here.

Until my next post,
Diane

Get Well Soon card

Here's a card I made for a family member that recently underwent surgery. I used items from a Paper Wishes kit that focused on their Dazzles. Dazzles started off as metallic (silver or gold) die cut stickers that almost look like embossing. They are quite intricate and a bit time consuming to apply given the design. A transfer sheet helps you apply words so they don't get crooked and also to use the inside of certain designs.

Until my next post,
Diane

The future of art

When my niece said she was majoring in Art back in the 90's (back before I retired and found my interest in art) I thought to myself "what is this girl doing". I thought unless she was a talent like Picasso or Dali she'd never make a living.  She switched her major from art to elementary education and taught "regular" classes for a few years. Then a position as an art teacher opened and flash forward to today she is an elementary art teacher. I take a look at her web site from time to time and feel comfortable that the young ones, in her area at least, are getting a good foundation to release their creative energies. I like the use of a variety of materials, incorporating some 3D work like sculpture and their use of colors.

Until my next post,
Diane

Are we there yet card

If this layout looks familiar to you then you must be a regular viewer of my blog. This is another travel card using a Sheetload template with the American Crafts kit. The stamp on this card is from Cloud 9 designs. I also used a Spellbinder template to cut out the blue scalloped square.

This card is for my niece and her family taking a trip to Disneyworld. Here's hoping for sunny but not too hot temperatures and short lines.

Until my next post,
Diane