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I was reading around the internet on papercrafting/stamping blogs that I love to visit.  One of them called Twinkles Glow with Stamps is celebrating a birthday with a blog candy!  The stuff in the candy is excellent and I suggest everyone visit.  Leave a comment!  http://twinklesglow-glowbug.blogspot.com/2009/09/birthday-blog-candy.html

Well it's been a great Saturday!

Nope, didn't get anything done really. Our son came home from NYC for 11 days and it's only his second day here. So I haven't done any crafting at all. Just been hanging with him. Our oldest son and his family (meaning his wife and kids) came over to see Uncle Mando. It is always a fun time with all these people in the house. And I love seeing my grandkids anytime. But it's made much better having the entire family here at one time. I really miss Armando when he's away. It has been 10 months since he was here last so this is a special time for all of us. Sadly I am unable to take off work next week, but I have the greatest boss to let me have off the day before he leaves and the days he leaves. That gives me a 4 day weekend so I can spend the last few days he's here with him.

Other than that, I'll get back to my crafting. I'm probably going to work on it some more tomorrow while helping my daughter write her 500 word journal for English class. She's getting very good at this. I love having at least one of my children going to college. It's wonderful to see her getting an education especially since her life was changed by a brain injury before her 17th birthday.

At some point I would love for people to understand that people who have a brain injury are not mentally disabled. They don't have learning disabilities. They have a brain injury. I find it offensive to see people use the term "brain damaged". It makes it sound like the person is damaged. There are so many people with brain injuries. There are so many that are like my daughter who are among us and you would never guess that they are injured and that their whole lives have changed. Yet because of some differences, they are looked on as "strange" or "stupid" or even (I despise this awful word) "retarded." Sorry, but maybe, before you open your mouth, you should read up on how brain injury can affect people and start showing them a little more kindness and treating them as human beings. In any case, isn't that how we should all treat each other? We are, after all, all God's children.

Easel Cards

I saw other people doing these cards and thought they looked gorgeous and easy so I decided to try my hand at them. They didn't turn out so bad.


This card was the first one I made. I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four for the label. The phrase is a stamp that I have from Inkadinkado's autumn stamps. I found the pumpkins I found on a coloring page on the internet. I used my prismacolor pencils and baby oil to color them. Then I used Glossy Accents on the leaves and Scattered Straw Distress Stickles on the bottom of the pumpkins.






The card below I used my Swiss Dots CB embossing folder for the background strip. I used my Lattice Nestabilities because I just love how beautiful those are. The apple basket was another image I found on a coloring page site. I just love those pages. I used my prismacolor pencils and baby oil to color it. I used Burgundy stickles on the apples in the basket. I used Eucalyptus Stickles on the leaves. I used Walnut Stain Distress stickles on the branch. I used my tags from Spellbinders for the label. The ribbon is one I found on sale at Michaels as was the big crystal brad. The paper is just cute with all the apples. It was part of an autumn pack that I found on sale at Michaels as well.





















As you can see, I rarely pay much attention to what paper I use from where. I have so much of it and take it out of the packs so quickly that I hardly ever remember. I do know that I have been purchasing Recollections cardstock because I really like the colors they have out now. You can purchase it at Michaels.

Well toodles for today, people!

Michele

Purse Box and Stand up Card for a friend

My coworker and friend had her 50th birthday last Friday. Over the weekend I had found the directions for this cute little purse box in one of my Papercraft magazines and I wanted to try it out. I think it turned out very nice and she loved it. She also loved the card as well.
This is another picture of the both of them but with the reverse side of the card.













This is a close up of the card itself. I used Ranger Ink Crackle Paint on the chipboard numbers. I got the free digital stamp from a post on SCS where someone had this beautiful vase of flowers and was offering the free digital stamp. I colored it with prismacolors and used baby oil as well. Then I took Glossy Accents to make the image plump up and shine.

Fall has come!

At last, fall is finally here! The leaves are turning color and I am blessed to be surrounded by family. Well all my family except one son is here. I have a son that lives in New York City. It's been almost a year since he's been home and I miss him like crazy. But he will be home soon so that's something to look forward to. I've been making some things. I have been reading others' blogs like crazy and getting ideas that are filling my head. Now to find the time to sit at my crafting desk and go with the flow. I did make a card and a little purse box for my coworker's 50th birthday. I am taking them to work tomorrow, but I'm fixin' to take a picture of them so I can upload them on here. The purse box was made from directions I found in PaperCrafts magazine. I love that magazine. One of my favorites now. Hope everyone enjoys the cooler weather and the lovely colors of this gorgeous fall season. It is my favorite time of year!