An October 2010 Birthday for a Son

There were a lot of first in 2010 as that was my first full year of making cards.  Now, it was time to make my youngest son, Mark's, first birthday card.  

Mark loved his first vehicle...his the little white truck...thus the idea for his birthday card!  Mark was always working on his truck...doing something to it, making it better!  He learned a lot on this first motor with his Dad as his motor and mechanical mentor.  Flash forward 12 years to the present...the little white truck still resides on our property awaiting some tender-loving care that Mark is determined to give it one day...LOL

Ingredients:  Paper: Fancy Pants pattern dsp, Bazzil cardbase, Michael's open-stock plaid, Georgia Pacific white cs, Accu-Cut die: Truck.  Spellbinders die: Labels 8.  Zutter: Corner Rounder.  May Arts: Twine.  Button: stash.  Computer sentiment/ verse (inside).

September 11th! Don & Michele's 2010 Anniversary...

And Don is in the Coast Guard...close to the fishies, and loves to fish!  I had already found the perfect paper to use, and that gave me my idea. . .two "love-bird" fishies celebrating their anniversary!   

I only had a few dies at that time, but alas, no fish.  So, I surfed the web, found some pictures, and I drew and shaped my own...not too bad for an un-artistic person!  I was really thrilled with my finished product and just knew they would like their anniversary card celebrating their sixth year!

A September 2010 Birthday...

A sister-in-law's birthday that follows mine by just one day, and she is one of my favorite people!  I wanted to make June a special card with my new-found hobby.  I couldn't get Marsha's get well card out of my mind, and there sat the paper out and still not put away.  I finally decided that this was a perfect card for June too, because she always has so many cheerful flowers surrounding the long porch leading to the front door with a collection of wind chimes tinkle from the beams.  So, a second rosy pink flowered paper with a little butterfly it would be for June, and I hoped June would really be pleased with her card from me to her!

My First Birthday Card for Ginger!

My daughter-in-law's birthday follows my mother's two days later.  She loves the color purple, and I had been saving this hydrangea paper to use for her birthday.  It's a funny thing with creative juices, but sometimes just the paper spurs you on.  I pulled out the saved paper, and all of a sudden, I remembered some lovely old-fashioned lace that I had purchased on my trip, and I knew just what I wanted to do.  Following is my first birthday card that I made for my lovely daughter-in-law, Ginger:

Mom's August 2010 Birthday!

Of the August birthdays on my list, my mother's comes first on the calendar.  I had been traveling and was somewhat short of time, and felt out of creative juices on such a short timeline.  I really liked the card I made for my niece, so I decided to make another with a different sentiment, of course.  The colors in this card are so soft and restful that I thought my mother would really like it as well.  My daughter would probably like it too. . .she used periwinkle as a wedding color!  

A New Nurse in the Family! Congratulations!!

After a lot of hard work, my daughter, Jackie is graduating from her LPN Nursing program...then on to State board...and voila, we have a new nurse in the family.

Jackie makes about the about the 7th nurse in the family.  John has 5 in his family: his mother, 3 aunts, and a sister.  I have 2 in mine:  my mother and now Jackie.  Jackie plans to continue toward her R.N., but wants to be able to work part-time as a nurse while doing so, thus starting with first a Certified Nursing Assistant, then a Licensed Practical Nurse, and then on to her R.N. degree.

Get Well Wishes in August 2010!

My daughter-in-law's mother had surgery in August, 2010.  She is a really sweet lady, just like her daughter, and I wanted to let her know I was thinking about her and hoping for a speedy recovery.  It's no fun to have surgery and especially when it is summer in the northwest. . .some of our very best days of the year it is especially not good.  As many know, we have more rain than sun, and August is the sunniest month of the year!  With this in mind, I thought a bright, cheerful card would be just the thing with a little butterfly to deliver my little get well poem that I composed for the inside.  I hope Marsha like her card and it brings a smile to her face!

Sympathy Cards to Remember Their Grandmother

This is kind of a continuation of my last post of the sympathy cards I made for my niece and nephews when their grandmother past away.  Their Mom, June, is one of my favorite sister-in-law's, and I wanted to let them know that I was thinking about them and keeping them and their grandma in my prayers.  As I could not make the trip two states away, and as mentioned in my previous post, I found making these cards actually allowed me the opportunity to think about Rose and what a lovely woman she was.  Following are the three cards, I made for them:

For Doug and family, with heartfelt sympathy. . .

For Justin and family, in sympathy. . .

For Angie and family, in the loss of your Grandmother. . .