Good evening, everyone. Just catching up with what's been happening. We went to Busch Garden's last Wednesday and what a time we had. The music was just fantastic. The Terry Meyers Orchestra performed; mostly Benny Goodman songs. The "grand finale" was Sing, Sing, Sing and it was beyond words wonderful. Next week is the Glenn Miller Orchestra and we're really looking forward to that one.
We are RVing this weekend and for the next few days. Can you believe that I forgot my cell phone? And what's even more unbelievable, we don't even have TV to watch. No cable hookup here and the antenna on the RV is glued down. Hmmmm. Sure is different.
Anyway, we are in Clerbrook RV Resort and Golf Community and are sitting right on the green. We get to watch all the golfers as the day goes by and there is a clubhouse with swimming pool just across the way. There are also loads of Sand Cranes hanging out on the golf course.
They are really beautiful birds. The yellow color you see on the above picture is a reflection from the sun, not the actual color of the bird. That's it for now. Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe.
Hi folks. It's been awhile since I last posted. I guess you could say I'm inconsistent.
Recently there was a blog hop featuring Tiddly Inks stamps and a theme of Friends Are The Flowers of Life. I really, really wanted to participate but... first, I wasn't sure if I was eligible and secondly, I didn't know how to "link" it up. Needless to say, it didn't happen. But it WILL sometime, I promise. (The promise is to me, by the way.) I did, however, download a digital stamp from Tiddly Inks and I made the card today. I really like the way it come out.
I attended a Copic coloring class taught by Wendy Ramlakhan (Sugar Pea Designs) on Saturday. Among other techniques, she taught us how to highlight clothing. She's an awesome instructor and I've learned so much from her.
Wednesday, we're off the Busch Gardens. The "Real Music Series" starts this week and we'll be seeing the Terry Meyers Band. Next week it will be the Glenn Miller Band with the Diamonds. I'm really looking forward to seeing the Osmond Brothers, Tony Orlando and Frankie Avalon, among others. I'll let you know how the music was.
That's it for this evening. Have a great week and stay safe.
Well folks, here we are at the beginning of 2012. Can you believe it? I hope you all had an enjoyable New Years Eve. I know we did. Went to a friends house to see the New Year in and learned a very fun board game called "sequence". Even my hubby enjoyed playing and playing games is really not his "thing".
We got all of the Christmas decorations put away, the glitter and such has been vacuumed up and I even got extra ambitious today and washed the kitchen floor. (You might have guessed that cleaning isn't my favorite thing.)
We "warehouse" shopped this morning and then went out to lunch. As we were leaving the restaurant, my hubby said he thought he had an absessed tooth. It happened all of a sudden. So... off we went to the dentist who took xrays and a CT scan (sp?), and found no absess but did find a clogged gland. I think it's one of the saliva glands. He's now on antibiotics and, because of the swelling, he reminds me of a chipmunk. Just one side though (lol).
I've been enjoying all of the blogs that I subscribe to and have found a couple of cards that I just had to make. And because they are tri-fold, I want to share them with my card-making group. So I'll be showing them how on Thursday. Here's the first card we're going to make. I liked it so well that I sent one to my daughter and son-in-law for their anniversary.
I wish I could have matched the color of the flower that I colored with copic markers closer, but... this was the best I could do. Here's a picture of the inside.
The second card was really fun to make, too. I used the Viva Pearl Pen to decorate the flap.
This is the inside, or at least what you can see of it.
I thought this was sort of masculine. I used the Stampin' Up "The Ocean Sea" stamp set and their coordinating designer paper.
That's it for today. You all stay safe and keep warm. We're supposed to have a deep freeze here tonight.
One last post for 2011. First of all, I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy, Healthy New Year. Hopefully the economy will rebound and we'll all be better off.
When I posted my "Twelve Days of Christmas" card, I had mentioned that I should have taken a close-up of my most favorite; the puppy in the boot. Well, I took another picture so I could get a close-up.
I've also mentioned before that I'm learning to color with Copic markers and I think the coloring, especially on the boot, came out really great. No, I'm not trying to brag and there is PLENTY of room for improvement, but I'm getting there and I love the challenge.
One last card from 2011. If you can believe this, one day last spring, I was at the local car-wash and, while waiting for my car, I browsed the card section and found a card that I simply loved. (I still have the original as a sample.) So I bought it, and this card is my rendition. I've sent this one to several of my Red Hat friends.
I colored the hat red on the ones I sent out; much more appropriate, don't you think? And the little black "purse" is a charm that "dangles"; just can't see it in the picture.
Well this is it for 2011. I wonder what the crafting world will bring us in 2012... When you think, "what else can there be?" there always seems to be a whole lot more.
Have a safe New Year's Eve and see you all next year.
Today's cards are the final two that we received that were handmade. All of these cards were/are just priceless. I just love receiving them.
I'm on my way to join our scrapbooking/cardmaking group at our club house. We had no plans for anything special, but I think I'll bring some "plans" I copied for making multi-fold cards. I think they are so unique.
The weatherman predicted a freeze for last night, but thankfully, we didn't get one. My hubby was concerned for our fruit trees. The bitter cold winters of the last three years have not been kind to them. We lost a tangerine tree a couple of years ago. The grapefruit and starting to taste really good now and we should be getting some oranges soon.
The last card is from my daughter and, if you watch her blog, "The Simple Crafter", you may have seen it. She does marvelous work. Unfortunately, we get to see her only a couple of times a year as she live up in CT. I wish we loved closer together.
Well, that's it for today, folks. Gotta run. You all have a great day and keep safe.
Good morning everyone. The temperature got all the way down to 47 degrees last night and the high today might reach 70. This is more like it. Can you believe that we had to turn on the AC on Christmas day?
Not a whole lot happening right now. I'm "practicing" coloring with my copic markers and have signed up for a class in January. I love coloring/painting; just not very good at it, but I'm learning.
As promised, here are some more of the handmade cards we received at Christmas. I have saved every one of the cards made by my friends since we started making cards; it's fun to look back and see how much improvement has been made. Most of us switched from scrapbooking to card-making. Some of us still do both. I'm hoping that a group of ladies will start meeting again once a month so that I can get back to my scrapbooking. But that's another subject for another day.
Here's some more cards...
I still have a couple more to share but will save them for another day. You all have a great day and, until next time, stay safe.
The restful time between Christmas and New Years. At least for me. One of the bennies of being retired.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I know mine was. My wonderful hubby got me an iPAD that I'd been wanting and I've been playing with it. I think I need to go on line and down-load the manual. I also have a friend who said she will help me with it. Now, if my grand-kids were here, they surely could show Grandma.
I thought I'd share with you all the Christmas cards we received that were made by my fellow card-makers. They are all so beautiful. Those that look at my blog will be happy to see that their cards have been published.
Here are a few of the cards and next time, I'll share some more.
I'm already looking forward to the next round of making Christmas cards. They are such fun to make. Until next time, my friends, stay safe.
