Happy Hatchday!

Lili is 5 years old today!

She's as bratty as a 5 year old,

too!  Actually, she's a really sweet

bird.  Everyone cautioned me 

against getting a scarlet macaw

and I debated it as well.  They are

known to be much nippier than

other macaws.  And while she

clamps down on my fingers 

occasionally, she knows how much 

pressure she can put on me without

hurting me.  She's never bitten me.

That's just a scarlet thing.  She's

a great bird!

This first card is a remake of one I made

a week or so ago, but all in gold.

The sentiment is embossed in gold.

I love how it turned out!

This last card is one that I made for

a friend who is having surgery today.

I used the gasket to emboss this,

also.  It works very well.   I went to 

JoAnn's yesterday and guess what I

found?  Yep!  Embossing pads.  I

don't think I even looked at the price,

but I bet I got the gasket cheaper at

Menards.  Who knew you could

craft shop there?!  Even more shocking

is that I spent nothing there! 

Bonus-Pam and I still had lunch,

just a shorter one so she could get

to the bridal shop to watch her

daughter try on wedding dresses.

I didn't realize you started so soon!

I never had a desire to parade down the

aisle in a 500.00 wedding gown.

Pomp and circumstance is just not

my style.

Happy Monday!