Pray, Relax...

I love how this card looks.  It is

alcohol ink on  silver card stock.  Then

I rubbed black ink on top

of it to antique it.  I don't really

like the composition much, but

I'm just not sure what to do with it 

so I'm just going to leave it alone.

Snow again today....But I don't

think it's going to be significant.

I've decided to have a mental health

day and leave the birds  in their

cages.  I'm not even going to open the

curtains.  Just feel like having an alone

day.  Sundays are already designated

as "bird free" days so they are not

going to be happy but that's why
I have a glass door that I can

close to keep out the screaming!  

Most of the time they are fairly quiet

birds, believe it or not, so they 

will only complain a little.

Parrots are ordinarily quite

loud, but mine live in a very

quiet household so they aren't

as noisy.  But they do have

their times!!

Secret cards

My sister, Robin's, Minister is

going though some difficult times.

His 6 year old granddaughter

has cancer.  So Robin has been

slipping cards in his study secretly.

She wants him to feel loved

and supported.  I think that is 

so cool!  So I offered to make

her some more cards more

appropriate for the situation

and less frilly!  :)

Here are ones I've done so far.

Inside says : "You're in my thoughts and prayers"

Inside says: "Give your burdens to

the Lord.  He will carry

them."  Psalm 55:22

Inside says: "Come to me all you who

are weary and burdened, and I

will give you rest."  Matthew 11:28

I really like how they all turned

out.  I hope she will too.  She's been

secretly delivering several a week,

so I want to make sure she

has enough to continue!!

New technique

I am beyond thrilled with how

this new technique turned out.

Here's the card.  See if

you can figure out what the

flower is made of.  Only

one person that reads this

might know what it is and

you know who you are.  No fair

looking past the cards

until you think about it for

a minute!

Give up?  They are made from

fabric softener sheets!  I added

some glitter around the edges.  The

leaves didn't come out as good

because I didn't have any green

shimmer spray so it's not as

green as it would have been with

that product.  Maybe I'll get some.

It is not easy drawing glitter glue

around the edges of used softener

sheets.  They are so delicate and

kind of stick to the tip of the

bottle as you're trying to move it.

But I think they turned out fantastically.

They look much, much better in person.

We're supposed to get bad weather again 

today, and are under a winter weather

advisory until 1 am tomorrow.  I'm

hoping it will pass by, naturally.  I'm so

done with winter and this is March.  

Let's get to the warm weather already!!

Here's to new experiences!

Yesterday I helped greet at church.

I handed out bulletins and said

hello, shook hands, etc.

I've never done that before.  It

was interesting because I am usually

shy about those types of things.

Yes!  For those doubters out there.

I am shy.  I know I don't

act that way a lot of the time,

but in new situations and around

people I don't know well, I am

quite shy.  Once I get to 

know someone, look out!!

Then Sunday evening I went to 

church and attended the "state of

the church meeting"  I'm not a member

so I couldn't vote, but the whole

thing was interesting.  They talked

about the church mission, changing

the name of the church (very cool

idea!) and things like that.  I'm

glad I went.  It was a very good

experience.  After that Sam and I went

to Bob Evans and talked.  Always

good to talk to her.

So here's the card.  Very plain, just

some embossing and flowers.  I probably should

have inked the white oval. I'm

working on a technique I saw on

pinterest- where else?? which

I think is going to turn out fantastically.

So hopefully that will be on 

tomorrow's blog.  It has to dry probably 

overnight.

Tonight I'm going to my sister in law and

brother in law's to play cards and I

plan to win!  I've been on a losing

streak and it ends tonight!  Take

no prisoners!  Well, I'm going

to try at least.  With my luck I 

will be stuck on phase one

when they get to phase 10.  That's the

card game we usually play, Phase ten.

Then it's off to farkle.  The thing

is, we are all extrememly

competitive, so it's gets a little

crazy, but all in good fun!!  I have

known them for 28 years in May.

I started working for them when Cody

was a year old.  Larry used to hold

him upside down by his feet.  He loved

it!  Larry is just a big kid.  He's on 

their level most of the time....LOL.

I can't believe my "baby" is going

to be 29 in May!  Where has the time

gone?  In addition to working

for them for years, I married Laurel's

brother so I got to be their sister

in law as well.  It's really weird

how things turn out sometimes.

You meet people in your life

that really turn out to be more than

just people passing through.  I 

have met several people like that

in my life.  People  so very

special to me that I met under

unusual circumstances.  One good

friend I would not have met had

John not died.  The pastor called

that providential relationships.   God 

brings people into our lives at the

right time.  Sometimes they

do just pass through, but

sometimes He allows us to

remain in that relationship for

the rest of our lives.  

Both are such a treasure and a blessing.

Believe

Sorry if I repeat titles of the posts

because I can't think of new ones and

I'm pretty sure I used "Believe" before...

Maybe not.  Anyway, I really like

this card.  The mesh is actually

drywall tape that I've embossed

with gold embossing powder.

It didn't show up well in the 

picture, but is really pretty in

real life.  I have so many

eyelets that I decided

it was about time to use some

of them.  I have so many

bits and bobs and I'm always

buying more.  I need to-as my friend

said-go shopping in my craft room!

I bet I would find things I'd

forgotten I even had!

I see I forgot to put an eyelet in the

lower left corner.  I'll have to go fix that.

Eh, maybe not.  Maybe I'll let it

flap in the wind!  It's kind of plain.  

I probably should have put something

under the butterfly, or a trail or

something from the bottom of

it, but I always think of these

things later on.

So we are supposedly going to get

"spring like" weather.  If I ever

see that rodent in Pennsylvania

I will choke him.  He's such a liar.

When he said early Spring I thought

he meant like the next day.   Hey,

I can have my dreams, right?  

Shaped cards

I am not good at shaped cards.  But

I saw some that were really cute.

The controller card was HORRIBLE

to do and I will never do another,

but I guess it looks OK in the end.

I guess the rest of them

aren't technically shaped cards,

but they have cute shapes on them!

This is another shaker card.  I was going

to put glitter on it, but I didn't

think the mom would appreciate

it.  Can't say who it's for, but they

will know soon enough!

Ipod card.  I  like how it turned

out.  I don't have an Ipod myself,

so I'm just going by the card I saw

on pinterest and hoping she/he

was basing it on a real Ipod!!

This is my absolute favourite!!  Will

the kid who receives this even 

know what pac man is??  Cody and I

loved playing it at the

laundromat while waiting for

the clothes to finish.  I was so

happy when I finally got my own

washer/dryer.  What a pain going

to a laundromat is!

I'm going to lunch with my friend today.

We're going to a new place that has

been there for a while, but I've never

tried it.  I'm not sure if she has or

not.  It will be an experience.

I'm not really very venturous

when it comes to food, so I hope

they have something I won't be afraid

to eat!  If it's not chicken, forget it.

I do not eat beef, never have

even though my parents tried to force

it down my throat.  Well, OK, once a

year or so I have a steak at Outback

but that's about it.  I am also not

fond of pork.  I will eat fish, but

only certain kinds.  I'm very finicky.

I try to eat more "good stuff" but I  have a 

lot of trouble doing it.  I've got my 

mind made up even though I am

willing to try.  Subconsciously. 

We were not encouraged to eat

good foods, but forced, by threats and

cold vegetables for breakfast.  That is

not a pleasant experience and I'm afraid

I have internalized that forever.

In Memory

Today is three years

since I lost my beautiful birds.

Captain

Kiwi

Max

I miss them so much!