2013 A NEW BEGINNING

You won't believe this but I created an actual project for the first week in 2013. YEA!  My plans for the new year include jumping back into some of my paper craft groups and I needed a way to display the items swapped, mostly cards. Here are photos of what I created -- A CARD TRAY .  The only items I had to purchase for my project were the wood dowels to hold the cards inside the tray.  My ongoing resolution for 2013 is  to USE WHAT I HAVE and deplete stock on hand.    My inspiration was Laura Denison who created something very similar.  Thank you, Laura.

Bountiful Blessings

Next week is Thanksgiving here in the US and I made a few cards to mail out.  The fall leaves have been gorgeous this year because the hard freeze came late leaving the leaves on the trees for a glorious show.

"Filling the sky with crimson and gold,

Leaves scatter without a sound.

Carelessly dancing in the crisp autumn air,

They gently cascade to the ground.

They whirl about, with careless flair,

Dancing here and there.

A lovely vision to behold, I gaze without a care."

 

(The verse stamp was from my friend, Inka.)

 



Joyful Christmas

It has been such a long time since I visited my blog that I had to view the video on the new blog layout for posting options. 

TO MY MANY, MANY BLOGGER FRIENDS I apologize for being absent for such a long time.  It will be impossible for me to go back and read every blog and the posts and art you have created over the last 5-6 months but I haven't forgotten a one of you. Many of you have been ill or have had surgery yourselves and I wish each of you much happiness, love, good wishes, and good health for the upcoming season. 

When all things are improving with hubby another road block gets in the way.  Thursday, he was using an ice pack on his leg and left it on too long resulting in second degree burns.  The skin on the leg is tender from the surgery back in May so it didn't take much to injure the skin.  We spent the morning in the emergency room because he certainly doesn't want to lose a leg that he has worked so hard to use to walk again.  With antibiotics and special ointments plus the love and nursing from his caregiver it should all heal up in 2-3 weeks.

Last Friday I joined the gals at our local friendly art club, Artistic Souls, and we all brought card making supplies for the holidays. I actually pulled out my Christmas boxes and stamps a week ago and it was fun to actually select stamps and scan ideas.  It felt really good to do some paper crafts!  Below is a copy of one of the cards I put together.

Cards for Sept Birthdays

 

Thanks to Cathy T for the design I used for these cards.

September Birthdays

 

 

I received a couple of new die cuts and couldn't wait to try them out.  Both cards were designed for males.  Hope they like them.

DIVAS create ATCs

 Bobbie presented an ATC project for us at Designing Divas Monday night.  Because of the metallic backgrounds, the shots are not as pretty as they turned out. 

It was a fun theme and she provided several images to choose from along with feathers and other elements.
THANKS, BOBBIE.

Absent from blog world

My hubby fell two weeks ago and severly broke his leg in two places.  He is still in the hospital and they brought him home today for a test run to see how he manages to get into the house; bathroom, bedroom, etc.

He will be using a wheel chair for three months because he cannot put any weight on the leg until September, and cannot use crutches because of his artificial shoulder. 

I am so thankful he designed our home for wheelchair access.  Our son built the ramps to get him into the house last week before he returned to California.

It will be a long summer for me but I'll catch up with all of you as time allows.  I so appreciate your friendship and viewing your creative talents via your blogs.

Carolyn