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Here is some more of what I have been working on for the past few months.

These are gift enclosure purses. I hesitate to use the words "gift card" as that implies a monetary card but they are little 3x3 gift cards.

I thought these would sell, but again I think it was too late in the year and overpriced.  What would you sell them for, or better yet, what would you pay for one of these?  There are 8 individual cards, obviously.

Sometimes I think I sound just like Sheldon of  The Big Bang Theory.  I am so sorry I didn't find that show SOONER!.  My dd, dh and I get the biggest kick out of that show.  Oh my gosh, if you like to laugh this show is for you.  Howard Wolowitz, George Castanza and Barney Fife, they have driven me crazy over the years.  George is from the Seinfeld show and Barney is from Andy Griffith, Howard is on the big bang theory. 

I really should go make myself some lunch. No one else is going to do it

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a few more things

This is a book of cards.  I got the pattern for it years ago from Vicki Wizniuk.  She really is a creative wiz.  

This is the inside of the book

These are the cards in the book.  Remember All CASEd from Vicki.

There were 8 cards and envelopes altogether.  This was actually one of the items that sold at the arts and crafts fair we had at school.

Another box of note cards.  I got the idea from Lisa Stenz.   Another fine crafter.  Everything she makes is so elegant and (I hate to use the term perfect) but as close to perfection when it comes to crafting.  

These cards go with the box above it.  The cards can be turned either way  with the flower in the upper corner, the lower corner or with the stripe going down the side.  I picked up the flowers at Michaels, of course, and found that they can be colored with Copics to match your ink and papers.

These cards go with the box below it.  I still have trouble uploading photos to my blog.  It has gotten a lot faster, but not sure what order they should be posted in.

Another box of cards.  Sorry the lighting was so terrible.

Once again,  box of cards.  This one I gave to my sister for  a small gift.  This flower  and the next three are all colored with Copic Markers.

I don't know why I am dragging it out as I will get busy and forget to post the rest.  Check back for more.

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Arts & Crafts Fair 2011

I guess I will start with the arts & craft fair that we had at the school in December.  Way too late in the year, but it was a good experience.  I didn't sell much, in fact, I think I sold 3 items.  I probably overpriced all my products. I had mostly gift cards, but I also had fleece ponchos and hand crocheted scarves (not real heavy ones, but more decorative ones, since we don't usually need heavy stuff for winter). Speaking of winter, where is it???  We haven't seen it here in Jax yet.

Back of album

Front of small album

inside

Each inside page has a small card hidden between the pages for more photos or journaling.

next set of pages

I didn't crop these pages, thinking I wouldn't use them and ooooppppssss, there they are.

The piece on the right is actually a card that lifts out

The whole kit and kaboodle

This one is larger than all the rest.  It was the first one I made.  I got the idea from Brenda Frerich's blog. 

I used flower soft for all the white areas .  Later I went and got some Flock at Michael's and used that.

These are tags that I cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge from  CTMH for the Cricut.   They open like a little book and I have a piece of colonial white card stock inside for writing your message.

I have lots more to share, but this is all for this one post.  Sorry about the color, I took these photos the night before the craft fair.  If you have any questions please comment.  It is very disheartening when I post and never get any comments.  That is why I stopped posting for so long.  I am just as guilty though.

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I know it has been a log time, but...

Hi all, I have tons to post, but haven't taken the time, sorry.  I will try to get some time in the near future to post some of my stuff.  I am actually off work until January 3.  It is a lot easier to spend time in the scrap room and on the computer when my husband is at work.  He is off this week for Christmas.

If you are reading this through my blog you may notice that I have removed all indications that I was connected with Close to my Heart.  I have had to drop my consultant status with them.  No money to keep it up.  It was only $100 a month, but I just couldn't maintain it.  I really like the CTMH products, or at least I used to.  Their stamps are the best I have ever worked with.  Their paper (background and texture) was great.  I loved their paper packs of 6 different coordinating papers and their matching card stock colors, as well as ink, markers and embellishments.  They are changing though and their B&T papers were now a cross between paper thickness and card stock thickness and their designs just seemed to get "DIRTIER and DIRTIER".   By that I mean they were not clean, crisp, attractive designs.  Everything was sponged (which I call "dirty"). I have enough papers, card stock, ink and stamps to last me several years.  Maybe by the time I run out things will be looking up for my husband and me.  Sorry, didn't mean to get maudlin.
Like I said, I have a lot to post and will get to it soon.
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Back to School

WOW, IT LOOKS LIKE I AM POSTING ONCE A MONTH NOW. 

Have I been busy, lazy or just not enough energy.  The correct response is: All of the above!!!!!

On September 19 I will be hosting a crop at Michaels. The theme is Summer/Back to School.  If you live close by you can join us.

I put together this layout of my girls going back to school.  Several things give away the fact that these are not current photos.  Like the fact that the girls are wearing hoodies, I put their full names on their backpacks, and both the house is brick and the school building is brick.  These photos were taken in 1993 when my baby girl was starting kindergarten and my oldest was going into second grade.  Mind you, both girls are at university.  One will finish her major after this semester and the other has another year to go.
In 1993 we lived in Martinsville, VA where you could put first and last name on a book bag and not worry about your child's safety.  Ash & Case were going to Druid Hills ES, one of three in the city (and I use that term loosely).  It was already cool in the mornings so they wore hoodies.
I have to tell you a funny story about this small town.  The middle school was across the street from the public library and my then 12 year old would go there in the afternoons and her dad would pick her up from there or I would on my way home from work.  One Thursday Ash's dad ran into the library and was looking all over for her.  He caught the eye of one of the librarians and asked if he had seen Ash.  Dad was told, "It's Thursday, she has piano lessons on Thursday."   My husband owned his own business as a dental technician for 21 years.  If one of his doctors was trying to reach him and couldn't find him at the lab, they would call the library and ask if he was there.  This was before Cell Phones had come into use.
Do you know what the name of the 7th dwarf is?  I called the librarian and asked, without stopping to think he said, "Bashful". He was right, that was the one we couldn't remember.  This was a wonderful small town.  Too bad they sent all the textiles to Mexico and the furniture to China.  
This layout is called One Way Mirror from CTMH Magic How-To Book.  The paper is from EKSuccess.  It is a kit with about 12 papers and two sheets of stickers and an alphabet sheet.  This would not have been my first choice, but I have to use items that can be purchased at Michaels.  The last two kits I bought from Michaels I was not impressed with as the papers were so terribly thin.  This time the papers were somewhere between CTMH Background and Texture paper and cardstock.  Although CTMH is now making their B&T papers the thickness of cardstock.  I haven't had a chance to buy any of the new stuff yet, but am hopeful that this month I will have a little extra money left over after all the bills are paid.
I hope I will find time to post more often than once a month.
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another CDACPC1 post

This is another entry into the CDAC Progressive Challenge.

The digi is a freebie from Priscillastyles.  I feel that my card is kind of bare, but I don't have the gift that some people have to fill up a card with all kinds of stuff and make it look right.  After I colored in the fan I put some fat pop dots around the widest part of the fan, then about half way down I put some thinner pop dots and put a single flat glue dot under the center of the fan to give it some depth.  All the teeny tiny dots on the fan have stardust glitter on them.  Too bad it doesn't show up in the photo.

You too can have these fun digi images if you would like, just join the progressive challenge over at CDAC - Crafter's Digital Art Center.  There will be more as time goes on.

Tonight DH is fixing dinner - knights in shining armor so I have just a minute to post this.

I went in to work for a couple of hours today.  I am still so far from being caught up that it worries me.  I will be out of the office two days this week and school starts in another week.   AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I am not ready.
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CDAC challenge

CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge - cdacpc1
Image by Whoopsie Daisy
I can't explain exactly how it works, cuz I am not sure I understand everything, myself.  Over at
CDAC - Crafters Digital Art Center there are 6 challenges.  You sign up to play, if you aren't a member you must join first, and you are sent 5 digital images to play with..  This is one of them.
It looks like over 225 people have joined in the challenge so far.  Won't you be one of them?  The grand prize for the first challenge is a set (12) Copic Markers.  I can always use more Copic markers.


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Wishing you well

Here is a card I made for my uncle.  Hopefully to cheer him and to wish him well (meaning if cards and prayers and wishes could make it so, he would be well).
I used the stamp set 'Summer Breezes' from Close to my Heart.
It is the last Friday of my summer hours.  Next week I go back to five 8 hour days.  I am going to miss not having Friday's off.  I am going into Michael's and hang some shelf hangers advertising my classes and crop night, then I hate to admit it, but I am going to run into school and check on a few things.  I will be gone most of Wednesday and Thursday at meetings at District so I am going to be so far behind, I will be meeting myself at the door.

Not sure anyone is still out there, but if so...
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