Retirement Card

I just finished this card to celebrate the retirement of one of Ray's co-workers Phyllis. I hope she enjoys retired life as much as I have. I used Basic Grey Indian Summer paper, American Crafts ribbon and Prima Flowers. The colors are so warm and pretty. The design is from a sketch in the November Cardmaker magazine. I love that magazine, it keeps me going when I am stuck for an idea for a card.

Working on Christmas Cards

No pictures tonight. I have started working on Christmas cards. I am doing fourteen to sixteen of each type then I will do another design. I had hoped to get the first batch done this evening, but there is a fair amount of coloring, then cutting by hand for these, so I will finish them tomorrow. During the day if Andrea lets me. I do between 60 to 70 cards each year so avoiding boredom is key to getting the job done. At least Ray does the addressing and signing. I still have to do the annual letter. As much as I am not ready for it mentally, Christmas is coming.

Old Photo Time

This time I am going way back to 1951. This is me, my brother Jeff and my sister Chris. Chris was about three months old, Jeff was two and I was four. I don't know what Jeff got that year, but that set of dishes beside me was totally neat. They were blue and white plastic. I played with those until they disintegrated. If I remember correctly, the box in front was plastic glasseware to go with the dishes. I was Suzy Home Maker for sure.

Teresa Collins "Documented" Family Album

This is a mini album I will be doing a class on at Scrapbook Garden in December. The album uses envelopes, folders and cards by Teresa Collins. The book is bound using the Zutter Bind it All. The album isn't difficult. The hard part for me was finding and scanning in the pictures. I chose the story of my parents and our family up until I was about twelve years old. All the photos are black and white and really fits the mood of the album. I am not going to journal the album until after the class. I will print more of the old photos and put them in the envelopes. I plan to give it to a family member for Christmas.

A Little Bit will do Ya!

This photo is the result of one little tiny mini Oreo cookie. I am talking one of those little cookies less than an inch across. I gave Andrea one after lunch one day last week. I went to clean up the kitchen and when I looked over at her this is what I saw. Of course I realized a photo opportunity when I saw it. Out came the camera and little Miss Chocolate Face cooperated by giving me this huge grin. I hid the bag with the rest of the cookies. Her brother can eat those, she is going to be limited to animal crackers.

Halloween Pages 2009

I finished the Halloween pages for Andrea and Wyatt today. I used my Paperworks Kit for October. The paper really did suit the pictures I took this year.

Our Little Trick or Treaters

Wyatt is a monkey and Andrea is a princess. There will be not comments about the monkey being typecasting! Nicole made the costumes. I am so proud of her. I made costumes for her and her brother, it feels like she is picking up the torch. Wyatt participated in Trunk or Treat at church on Wednesday evening so he was primed and ready to go tonight. Ray went out with them for about a block. Wyatt was really into the door knocking and "trick or treat."

We didn't have twenty kids come by. We have never had many, but I think next year we will go out with the grandchildren.