And Paisley is Three!

One of my great-nieces turned three yesterday!  I've been so bad about getting birthday cards made and sent off starting as long ago as last summer. . .and I didn't even finished my Christmas cards for my immediate family. . .yikes!  I really need to do something about this.  One of my top-ranked New Year's resolutions is to do something about this in the coming year!  So now that life has settled back into some semblance of order after my daughter's wedding, my first goal was to get this resolution successfully started by finishing a birthday card for Paisley and get it mailed on time!  I did it!  I finishing her card about 10 days before her birthday. 

But, then, there was another problem. . .her sister turned seven at the beginning of January just before the wedding, and so far I hadn't even gotten her belated birthday card started.  When I finished Paisley's birthday card, I reaslized I really need to get Taylor's birthday card finished as well and mailed at the same time.  After all, it is well past due by now, and not getting this late card there at the same time as her sister;s might cause hard feelings.  AND, Aunty Carlene certainly wouldn't blame Taylor!

To get my mojo moving for Paisley's card, I remembered seeing a card at one of Liz Thayer's events.  I think it was one Liz received as a trade at convention or some other Stampin' Up event.  (Liz is almost like have a mini-Pinterest on hand. . .LOL!)  The card I remembered featured three big birthday candles, and in searching through my card sample pictures on my computer, I found a picture of it, and just as I thought when I originally saw it, it was quite cute.  

I went to work casing and re-creating this card, with just a minor change.  I added another color layer by making the cardbase white, rather than ending with the Early Espresso layer for the card base.  I thought this brightened the card and brought out the white candle, the cupcake frosting, and the sentiment, and it seemed to cut down on it looking quite so dark with its 99% brown with pink coloring.   I'm pretty happy with that little change, and I'm pretty sure this card will go over very well with my three-year old great-niece with a gift certificate for a movie and snacks coming right along with it!

Below is a quick peek at the inside design and verse I created keeping the front design in mind.  My little verse, a little creation of my own was accomplished on my computer matching the font ink with the stamping ink on the front!

Recipe:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstocks--Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Champagne Glimmer paper.  Stamps:  Express Yourself (retired).  Ink--Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush.  Punches--Cupcake Builder, 3/4" Circle, Modern Label (retired), Blossom Petal Builder (retired) (candle flames; alternate: Bird Builder wing).  Dies--Ovals Collection framelits; Top Note Bigz (retired).  Embossing Folder: Perfect Polka Dots.  (Thank you to unknown card designer. . .a really cute design).

Welcome To the Family Baby Boy Reese!

My nephew and his wife added an addition to their family back in September, 2015. . .a little baby boy!  As I've confessed, I failed to get a lot of my birthday cards made and delivered from early last summer forward.  Welcoming baby Reese was another one of my delivery failures!  But, I fully intended to let Adam and Danielle know how pleased I was that they have now become four!

To meet my self-imposed deadline of not later than the end of January for those cards that were especially important to do, even if late, I chose to case another card design by my Stampin' Up upline, Liz Thayer.  This little baby card was one Liz presented at the May 2014 IN-OUT Event.  I tweaked or added the following:

• I use a different paper but part of the same collection - Lullaby (retired 2015).
• I added another layer by making a new Kraft card base.
• I added a layered sentiment and popped it up rather than stamp directly onto the card front.  
• I used the new Washi punch introduced this year and modified it a bit to use on both layers.
• I used Wink of Stella on my rubber ducky.  Note: I used a bit of Gold, but I recommended using only the clear.

When I finished my tweaked version of Liz's card, it certainly retained the full flavor of the original design with just a few changes and additions that I think enhance the original without taking away from it.

As is traditional for me, I always decorate the interior with a complimentary design taken from the card front and then add my only little verse, which I use my computer to accomplish rather than stamping.  I've always like poetry and writing, so this just makes my cards more me, and puts on the final touch that I like.

Recipe:  Stampin" Up products:  Cardstocks-Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Kraft.  Paper-Lullaby dsp (retired 2015).  SU Ink: Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey.  Stamps: Something for Baby.  Dies: Baby's First.  Punch:  Washi.  Thick Baker's Twine: Coastal Cabana.  Rhinestone.  EK punch: Medium Scalloped Corner.  Computer-made sentiment/ verse. (Size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4").  (Thank you to Liz Thayer for original card design).

Taylor Gets a #7 Birthday Balloon!

My great-niece turned seven this month just before my daughter's wedding. . .so she was among those who did not receive a timely birthday card from me.  Aunt Carlene's cardmaking hobby got shut down big time!  Now the wedding is over, so I am trying to play catch up.  Taylor has a little sister whose birthday is at the end of the month, and I didn't dare get sister Paisley's card done on time without at least finishing a belated one for Taylor too.  I have actually finished Paisley's card and have already scheduled my post, so I really must get busy with Taylor's!

I bought a stamp set called Build A Birthday last June when the new Stampin' Up annual catalog was first published, and I have never had a chance to use it. . .I decided now was the time as I have an idea running around in my head that involves a birthday cake, candles, and the number seven.  Unfortunately, there is no die set with this stamp, so I had to fussy-cut all the pieces of the cake, candles, and flames in order to assemble them as a unit and then pop this unit onto the front of the card.  

I decided that I would make what I am calling an off-center double folded flap card, because I have no idea if it has an official name, as I had already decided I would pop my birthday cake onto this flap.  I also bought an Avery Elle stamp and die combination set called Numbered Balloons, and I used these stamps and dies to marked Taylor's seventh birthday with a die-cut number balloon.

I love the Stampin' Up Cherry On Top paper stack, also found in the June 2015 Annual catalog, which is full of brightly colored papers just right for a birthday card.  I used the multi-colored balloons and polka dot papers, which feature some of the new Stampin' Up In-Colors for 2015 through 2017 of Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush.  I think Taylor's card is just right for a seven-year-old, and I hope she thinks so too!

According to my usual posting fashion, below is a peek at my inside coordinating design creation, plus my little composed verse suited to a seven-year-old, which I accomplished with the use of my computer.

Recipe:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstocks/ Paper--Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White; Cherry On Top DSP Stack.  Stamp--Build A Birthday.  Inks:  Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Cucumber Crush, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, Tip-Top Taupe.  Punch--1/2" Circle.  Other products:  Cuttlebug-Birthday Embossing Folder.  Avery Elle Stamp/ Die Combination:  Numbered Balloons.  Doodlebug Baker's Twine--Green/ White.  (Size: 5" x 5-1/2")

A Shower of Cards As She Celebrates Her 95th!

My husband's Aunt Margaret has lived a long and lovely life, and she celebrates her 95th birthday this Saturday.  Her five children are hosting a lovely party at the local country club in Wichita, Kansas, where my husband grew up.  They have asked those who can not attend to "shower" her with oodles of cards by mail to mark this 95th birthday.  With all of her relatives, I think it might be more like a monsoon as my husband comes from a very large family, being the oldest of eight, who in turn also have large families. . .thus, I'm sure a monsoon!

This is an "almost" duplicate of a card I cased about two years ago and sent to my cousin for her birthday.  The original design was from one made at a Liz Thayer's card class, with a few modifications to see how it turned out.  I added a third flower to its original design and a few more leaves.  I also changed the sentiment to a birthday theme and stamped it on a separate pieced of white cardstock instead of directly onto the card front itself; I tweaked its location; and I popped it up.  On this second cased card, I decided to use different punches for my layering, and I tried a little punch creativity by using a different punch for each layer.  I decided I liked this idea.

Next, I went to work creating a decorative design for the inside to coordinate with the front.  I decided the little Boho punch flowers and the pink pearls that I used on the front Flower Shop flower centers would be a nice touch on each of the verse corners, and I even threw in a few tiny leaves under each flower to make it just right.  I was pleased with the additions I made to the original card design, my birthday verse,  and the coordinating inside design.  I think John's Aunt Margaret will enjoy her specially made birthday card with its flowers showing the promises of the coming spring.

Recipe:  Stampin' Up cardstocks:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Gumball Green.  SU stamps:  Flower Shop.  SU Ink: Primrose Petals.  SU Modern Mosac EF.  SU punches: Pansy; Bird Builder (leaves); Scallop Oval; Word Window.  Retired SU punches: Modern Labels; Boho Blossoms; Scalloped Scallop Edger.  SU pearls (colored with Copics). Computer-made sentiment/ verse (Xiorama font).  (Size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4").

Cycling On To A Belated Birthday. . .

It's past time to honor a long-time friend's early January birthday!  This year, it will be a belated birthday wish, I'm sorry so say!  If you've been reading my blog, you have already read that my daughter was married on January 9th, as she continued to work as a nurse and maintain her 4.0 grade point in her university classes to achieve her Bachelor's in Nursing degree.  Ultiminately, it fell to me, and thus, my entire life was taken over after I became aware that she needed a wedding planner, big time!  I instantly became a one-man wedding oversight committee to make sure things that had slipped through the cracks were fixed and to assure that nothing else followed down the wrong path (or no path)!  Thus, I missed finishing Christmas cards, and getting any of my January cards made that I usually like to do.  

As I mentioned last year in the post for this friend's birthday card, she loves to bicycle, and I would often see a Facebook bicycling adventure entry, along with wonderful pictures she always took while out cycling along scenic bicycle trails.  If you saw last year's post, I will add, "No I have not yet joined her on one of these jaunts. . .maybe after I have my knee replacement surgery.  Oh, wait, that won't be until next fall!  Sorry, Holly, really it's not just an excuse. . .LOL."

Again, I decided her birthday card should reflect this cycling passion, but this time instead of a normal bicycle, I would to venture way back into history, and throw in a vintage penny-farthing bicycle as the feature point of her card.  Did you know that the first penny-farthing or high wheeler was invented by a Frenchman, Eugêne Meyer in 1869?  Around 1870, English inventor James Starley, who is described as the father of the bicycle industry, began to produce bicycles based on the French high wheeler, which became a symbol of the late Victorian era and also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport.  Excuse my getting side-tracked, but I love tidbits of historical information. . .hope you do too!

For my card, I used the retired 2013 Sale-A-Bration stamp, Feeling Sentimental, which boasts a very vintage penny-farthing bicycle stamp.  The lacy background is made by first determining the center size desired or needed.  The Feeling Sentiment penny-farthing stamp needed approximately a 2-3/4" square in order to accommodate the stamp and the background layers I wanted add.  Next, you will need to determine the width needed for whatever border punch you choose.  In this case, I used the Stampin' Up retired Lace Ribbon border punch, which needs 1-1/4" on all sides.  I added the center plus 2 sides:  2-3/4" + 1-1/4" =1-1/4" = 5-1/4"; therefore, I cut my square patterned paper to a 5-1/4" square.  I centered my border punch on each side and punch once, and thus the pattern was developed!

I stamped my penny-farthing stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Next, I determined the exact sizes of my black and red cardstock layers to overlay the center of my patterned paper and to go under my penny-farthing.  I then cut the penny-farthing Very Vanilla cardstock to fit over these finished  layers, and decided on a little corner punch to spruce it up and a little Modern Label punch with brad for a corner embellishment.  I threw in a little ribbon, more brads and flowers, to which I added some Iridescent Glitter adhesive for some sparkly shine, and I was done.

My next step was to create an inside design that would compliment the outside design, compose a little belated birthday verse to finish it off!

Recipe:  SU Stamp: Feeling Sentimental (SAB 2013) – penny farthing bicycle.  SU papers: Very Vannila base, Basic Black cs, Cherry Cobbler cs. Pattern: AdornIt-Happy Holidays.  SU Ink: Basic Black.  SU Punches: Lace Ribbon (ret.), Modern Label (ret.).  WRMK Deco corner punch. EK punch: Fancy Corners (inside).  SU 3/8” and mini glimmer brads.  SU ribbon: 1/2” Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots ribbon (reverse side), Offray 3/8” Picot Edge Satin-Black.  Recollections Florals.  Stickles-Lace (glitter adhesive).

With Heartfelt Sympathy. . .

My dear friend, Sandy, seems to have had a run of unhappy events in the loss of several near and dear to her, from a long-time friend of nearly 50 years, a sister-in-law, a dear friend's niece, and another friend acquired through marriage.  I wanted to send her a card to let her know I was thinking of her and wished I could have been less busy to lend her an ear and a shoulder to lean on.  Unfortunately, my daughter's wedding planning seemed to take over my life and consume every minute of the day and night to iron out many details that were slipping through the cracks as our timeline grew shorter and shorter.  So, after the wedding, but a bit belatedly, I finished a card I started at a card event hosted by Liz Thayer way back in May, 2014.  I loved the design and the colors of this card, but my creative urges challenged me to tweak it a bit here and there to make it more me.  

Liking layers, I added an Elegant Eggplant cardbase beneath the Crumb Cake layer and adhered these two pieces together.  I then adhered the card front to the Summer Starfruit layer and popped this set of layers off the cardbase set of layers.  Early on, I decided I wanted to add a second stamped flower to my card front (for me it was too much negative space) and not just a single flower as in the original design.  I had already stamped this second flower on my card front at the card event.  I also had decided I wanted them raised up a bit farther toward the top of the card than the original flower.  

I'm can't remember if the original single flower had a second fussy-cut flower layer slightly popped on top, and it was also difficult to tell from the picture I took of Liz's original card with my cell phone.  If she didn't, I must have decided that was what I wanted to do to my flowers because there were two additional flowers stamped and colored on a scrap of paper in my baggie of half finished pieces from the event.   I had also stamped the sentiment on this scrap as well, so I must have been thinking of placing the sentiment in a different location than the original card.  The original card design had the sentiment stamped directly onto the upper card front.  I'm not sure what my thoughts were at the time of the event, but in the present time, I decided I liked the sentiment stamped directly onto the card front and not added as separate layer. 

After fussy-cutting my colored flowers from the scrap of paper, I popped them up with a double layer of glue dots, I also add some glittery shimmer to the flowers with my Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush pen.  This complimented the shimmer already on the card front pieces that I had started back in 2014.  I believe this shimmer was achieved by spritzing with a now retired spritzing agent.  From the picture, I can't tell if the original design had the shimmer on the card front pieces or not, but I assume they did.

My final changes were to add a tied lace ribbon knot onto the lace ribbon band and add pearls in the four corners of the card front.  I decided not to add the petite safety pin as was on the original card, it just didn't seem to go with my changes.  As, I said, I loved the original card design and its colors, but just had the creative urge to make a few changes making the card more my own.  I'm really please with the results and hope that my card will bring my friend a bit of solace to her days as she is reminded my thoughts and prayers are with her.  

I have added my inside creation that I coordinated with the front design and my verse, which I completed with my computer.  In addition, I have added the picture of the original card design below to help clarify the changes I made.

Recipe:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstock--Elegant Eggplant, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla.  Stamps--Simply Sketched, En Francaise (both retired).  Ink--Crumb Cake, Elegant Eggplant, Summer Starfruit (distressing).  Markers--Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder.  Pearls.  Vintage Lace.  Other products: Encore Gold Metallic Ink.  Versamark Illuminate.  Wink of Stella-Clear.  (Thank you Liz Thayer for original card design.)

This is the original card design by Liz Thayer: 

With Sympathy. . .

My daughter, Jackie, was just married this past week-end, and unfortunately, one of her bridesmaid's lost her mother-in-law (and her two boys' grandmother) just a day before the wedding.  There is no best time for the loss of someone near and dear to us, but I am sadden that my daugther's longtime childhood friend was suffering this loss as she bravely carried on with her duties as a bridesmaid.  She is truly a great and good friend!

I wanted to send our families condolences to Heather and her boys, and especially thank them for finding it possible to still celebrate Jackie's wedding.  Though we would all have understood if they found it impossible to attend, we are so glad they were able to join us.  I kept an eye  out to be sure happier thoughts came their way, and see that they could set aside their sorrow for just a few hours while the celebration of the wedding and reception took place.  Our thoughts and prayers will be with them during this week while they attend to sadder duties on behalf of their loved one.

I decided to put together a sympathy card that used a combination of techniques taught by Liz Thayer at one of her cardmaking and teaching events well over a year ago.  The two techniques used were used:  1)masking & sponging and 2) stamping-off.

1.  First, I determined my finished card size to be 4-7/8" x 5-3/8", and I cut two pieces of Stampin' Up's Shimmer White cardstock at 5-1/2" to be sure I had enough to work with.  I cut a third from a scrap of cardstock to 4-1/2" x 5" to use as my mask.  I die-cut my mask cardstock with a rectangular opening like a picture frame.  Note: if you were going to use only the bottom masked layer as the finished front of your card, you would need to determine the exact size needed for your rectangular picture frame opening.  In my case, I am planning to overlay a top piece of cardstock with an oval cut-out for a framed card front overlaying the finished bottom masked layer, so I just needed to be sure my sponging/ stamping rectangular frame was a bit larger than the would-be oval frame opening. 

2.  I layered the picture frame over that second clean piece of cardstock as instructed above.  You can lightly tape the two exactly place pieces to your work surface with painter's tape or washi tape be be sure it does not move.  Lightly sponge the colors desired onto the underlaying piece of cardstock through the masked "window frame" by starting on the framed mask and moving lightly into the opening.  Repeat colors until you get the sponging effect desired.  For my finished card, I planned to use the same colors Liz used in teaching this technique because I thought they were beautiful together and lend themselves well to a sympathy card:  Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding inks (which are now retired).  

3.  Next is to stamp your desired image onto the complete sponged rectangle where desired.  I am using Stampin' Up's Pleasant Poppies (now retired).  I used my MISTI stamping tool to place my flower stamp exactly where I wanted, stamping in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.   

4.  To complete your stamped image with the shadow effect I used, you will need a few pieces of scrap paper to mask areas you do not want stamped on your sponged area below the main stamped flower image.  I used a few scraps of printer paper scraps.  I chose the parts of the flower stamp I wanted in my shadowed area and inked it up, then stamped-off on scrap paper once or twice depending on how light you want your shadows to be, and finally stamped on my sponged area below my main flower image.  Try a few samples of stamping-off until you decide what works best for you.  

5. The final step for my flower image was to finish off the image with a glimmery sheen.  In this case, I very lightly sponged the Versamark Illuminate Glimmer ink pad, sold by Stampin' Up, which has now been retired, over my completed flower image.  I believe the Illuminate Glimmer is sold in craft stores as Versamark Dazzle Frost and is still available on the market today.

6.  For my own card, I had decided to frame my sponged, stamped-off flower image.  Taking my second pre-cut Shimmer White cardstock, I die-cut an oval from the center of the cardstock, using a Spellbinders Petite Ovals die (#4 oval of 6).  When complete, I stamped my sentiment at the bottom using my MISTI stamping tool and adhered this oval framed layer on top of the finished sponged flower image. 

7.  I cut my Pistachio Pudding cardstock base to 4-7/8" x 5-3/8".  Then, I cut my Crisp Cantaloupe layer so there was 1/8" edge of the Pistachio showing around all edges of the Cataloupe.  I trimmed my Shimmer White framed image layers to allow for a 1/8" Cataloupe edge to show around all its edges. 

8.  My final step was a computer-made inside verse using a combination of several lines from sympathy verses I have composed over the years.  

I love the soft, soothing look of this sympathy card made just for Heather and her boys, and I hope it helps her to know we are thinking of her family in this time of sorrow.  Take a peek at the completed front of my card creations, along with a peek at the finished inside design.

Recipe:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstocks - Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantloupe, (2013-2015 In Colors/ retired) Shimmer White.  Stamps - Pleasant Poppies, Loving Thoughts (retired).  Ink - Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding (retired).  Versamark Illuminate Ink pad (to create image shimmer).  Other products: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  Spellbinders die:  Petite Ovals LG (#4 of 6).  My Favorite Things: Oval Stitched STAX (inside).  

Thank You for Officiating!

I felt another card was needed as a thank you involving my daughter's wedding.  This one goes to the priest who will perform the ceremony this Saturday.  He is now retired, but was our parish priest for more than 30 years, and he agreed to come out of retirement to officiate at the barn wedding/ reception site venue.  We are very thankful that he agreed to marry our second daughter, although this one is after he retired.

The card I chose to use is a re-creation of one we made at a class given by Liz Thayer, who by now, if you read my blog, should be a very familiar name.  She is my upline in Stampin' Up (though I am just a demonstrator for myself and I'm not pursuing it as a business venture), but I so love to socialize and make cards with the many great gals who are invited to her events. 

This card uses the Baby Wipes stamping technique which is lots of fun.  If you are interested in trying it there are many places where tutorials can be found:  YouTube, Splitcoaststampers, and Pinterest to name a few.  

Recipe:  Stampin' Up products:  Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist cardstocks.  Sweet Li'l Thing dotted Washi tape.  Seasonally Scattered stamps (Holiday 2014).  Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive, Tangelo Twist Inks.  Versamark Watermark Ink.  Clear Embossing Powder,  Apothecary Accents framelit dies.  Tiny Triangles Embossing Folder.  Gold Basic Metal Buttons,  Gold Metallic Baker's Twine.  Inside: EK Fancy Photo Corners. (Re-creation of Liz Thayer design). 

Thank You Needed!

My daughter is getting married at the end of the week.  I needed to make a thank you card or a card that suited a thank you.  At all of Liz Thayer's cardmaking event sponsored that she hosts, she usually provides a bulletin board filled with card that either she has made in the past or acquired at conventions, etc.  She also gives some of her samples away to her regular customers.  I love to be the recipient of one or more of these cards, as they make good samples that might be used for casing in the future.

Today's card post is from that last idea----a sample card that Liz has let me adopt as one of her loyal customers.  I had it in my card sample stash, and I decided to use it for the card I need.  It is not a thank you, but rather a "for you" card, but I thought it would work just right, as it will enclose a check for payment to the solosit/ piano keyboard duo who will sing a medley of songs in the music prelude prior to the wedding ceremony.  A way to keep the guests entertained if they arrive early.

I re-created this card almost without any changes, and it gave me my first opportunity to try a step-style.  It is a lovely card using the Sunflower stamp set that retired after the 2013-2014 annual catalog.  I loved the little brown butterfly on the big Crushed Curry sunflower.  I am not sure who should get credit for the original design.

Recipe:  Stampin' Up products:  Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso cardstocks.  Sunflower, Chalk Talk (sentiment).  Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Early Espresso.  Itty Bitty Butterfly, 1-1/4" Circle punches.  1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta ribbon.  Rhinestone jewels. Inside: Fancy Photo Corners. (CASE from author unknown).

Sympathy for a Dear Friend. . .

A long-standing, good friend has just lost her mother during the Christmas holidays.  This is a tough time that many of us have experienced, and it is difficult enough without happening during Christmas.  I attended a lovely Open House several days ago held on behalf of her and her family, and I wanted to make and send a sympathy card to let her know I'm thinking about her a lot.

I am using some stamp sets and products that I have had for some time, because they just spoke to me when thumbing through some of my cardmaking stash to decide what I wanted to do.  I used the Deco Labels framelits to shape my stamped flower and its Garden Green background mat.  I tried a little modification of the Deco Labels framelit by using its belly to form my sentiment shape and its green background mat.  Finally, I embossed the surface of the black card front with Stampin' Up's Square Lattice embossing folder, which has been retired now for several years.  I have always loved this embossing folder as it lends itself easily to many types of occasions from masculine cards, to Halloween cards, to just this type of card. . .in sympathy.  

Take a peek below at the finished product, along with the inside design and verse that I created.  I hope the verse brings my friend some solace.

Recipe:  SU cardstocks: Basic Black, Whisper White, Garden Green, Melon Mambo. SU Stamps: Simply Sketched (retired June 2014).  SU Framelit dies: Deco Labels.  SU Embossing Folder: Square Lattice.  SU Markers: Melon Mambo, Garden Green.  SU ribbon:  3/8" Gumball Green.  EK punch: Victorian Photo Corner.  Jewelry Essentials Facets.  Computer-made verse.