Swirled Christmas tree

This card did not turn out as cute as I

thought it would. Maybe if I had used

metallic thread it would have looked

nicer, I don't know. 

Now that I look at it, I think I'll go back

and put some corners on it. Maybe

that will make it a little friendlier.

Meanwhile....My aunt and uncle came to

my parent's house yesterday so I went

up and had a visit with them.  I don't

get to see them much.  Then later in

the evening, Cody and Pam took her

mother and me to Applebees.  That was

a lot of fun and I have some leftover goodies

for lunch!

 

Psalm 34:15

 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are attentive to their cry.

Happy Wednesday!

Flower atc's

I pulled out a book that I bought a

long time ago, but never really took

patterns out of because it's in a book.

You'd think they'd print these patterns

on only one side, but they didn't. Cody

copied some of them for me, but again,

it's a book, so some didn't come out all

that good. I got a scanner/printer

not long ago, so I bent the book really

good (it's a paperback) and got some better

scans so now I am using these patterns. I

love them! Here are a few I've made into ATC'S:

This one I included in the August RAK card.

 As you can see I was having a good time

yesterday.  Yes.  My arm is still killing

me but I can't sit around and do nothing

so I deal with it.

We had an awesome thunderstorm last night!

It rumbled and rained for a couple of hours

off and on, then around 10 pm it really kicked

up and went on for a good 45 minutes.  I loved it!

Cody and Pam are taking her mother and I to

dinner tonight for our birthdays.  Hers is

the 16th, so it's kind of two birds with one 

stone kind of thing.  😂

Psalm 32:11

 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Happy Tuesday!

Officially old

I have so many amazing friends and family
and got tons of birthday wishes. It made

my day. Unfortunately, I am still officially

old. The thing is, I don't feel old. I don't

think I look too old-unless you're seeing a

young picture of me. I guess it really is true,

you're as young as you feel. Anyway, I had

a fantastic day!

I may already have shown this type of

folded card, but I really like it. The part

of the card that says “Merry Christmas”

also folds out to leave a message inside.

I think it's a really cool fold. I saw another

very cool card which I'm going to work

on today as soon as my muse gives me

some inspiration on the design....She's

been AWOL again.

 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always,  pray continually,  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Happy Monday!

August RAK card

I had a breakfast meeting yesterday

and forgot to do a blog post! I made

this card a few days ago and I was

disappointed that it didn't turn out

the way I wanted it to, but I'm not

pitching it. I'm going to use it for

the August RAK attack and then I

will make a couple of ATC's to go with it.

 

Sorry that it's so shiny, but I could not

get the picture any other way for some

reason. But you get the gist of it.

  Pam and I are going to Fort Wayne

today for lunch, probably Golden

Corral, because I let Lili's food get too

low to order. That's the closest place

around here that sells the food she eats.

The problem with ordering it is that I

also end up ordering a toy or something.

Which is not to say I won't grab one at

the pet store. LOL.

  Psalm 32:11

 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Happy Sunday!

Peacocks in full bloom

Last night's coffee chat was fun. At

least there were a few people there! I

look forward to them. Thanks, Sam,

for starting one that I don't have to

travel to. :)

B'Elanna still isn't feeling very good. I'm

going to call the vet today even though

I'm pretty sure there's nothing they can

do for her. She's not sneezing or coughing,

just has a runny nose. Dogs don't really

understand how to breathe through their

mouths. She's eating, but not as enthusasically.

Here are my peacocks:

Aren't they pretty?  They're in love.  

Psalm 32:10

 Many are the woes of the wicked,
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts in him.

Happy Friday!

I believe in angels

t's kind of hard to see the angel on

this card. I stamped it in brown because

it looked better, but it doesn't show up

well in the picture.

I'm thinking maybe I should have

done something with the corners

but it's too late now.

B'Elanna woke me this morning jumping

all over the bed and that is not her

usual way.  Usually she's lazying around

in bed even after I get up.  I saw that she

had thrown up just a little.  I think something

she ate upset her stomach as she seems

fine now.  Not the most fun way to

get awakened from a dream.

 Psalm 32:8

 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

Happy Thursday!

Early birthday surprise

I got a surprise in the mail yesterday.

I think, though, that the post lady got

a bigger kick out of it than I did!

My friend, Karen, sent me a 2 litre bottle

full of sea stuff; sand packets, shells,

tea towel, some stamps, charms, just lots

of fun stuff. This is what it looked like

when I got it.

 

The post lady said, “You have a bottle. We

haven't gotten an unusual package like this

in a very long time!”

 The weather has been so mild lately

but I hear we are in for some scorchers

soon. I'm glad I got the lawn mowed the

other day. Parts needed it badly. Parts

are just plain brown. But the buckwheat

is growing just fine. Naturally 

I haven't been able to go to the food

Pantry at the Fremont church for a while

now because it seems I'm always doing

something on Wednesdays. Today I'm

not. So I'm going to go over, say Hi to

everyone and give them some rubber

band bracelets to hand out to the kids

(and the adults, LOL!)

 Psalm 31:14-24

But I trust in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”

Happy Wednesday!