For My Father

My Father is my hero. He is kind and generous, and has always been there for my family. He does it all very quietly, and does not ask for gratitude or thanks. Yet, he deserves all of the gratitude and thanks in the world. He took care of my mother when she was ill until she passed away, always patient and kind, even when it had to be incredibly hard on him. He is always there for me when I need him. I love him so much! I painted my first pastel painting for my Father for Father's Day. To me, the painting represented somewhere beautiful to gaze at and reflect on.

Rick's Shadow Box

This July was my boss' 30th anniversary with our employer. These days, that is quite an accomplishment with any company. To top it off, Rick is a fantastic boss. To honor the occasion, we had a party, made a silly slide show (which we promised we would not post on You Tube), and I made this shadow box out of Rick's memorabilia. Happy Anniversary Rick!

Paris Mini Collages

Its been a while since I've posted to my blog, but life seems to have gotten in the way of my finishing all of the creative projects I have on the list of "things I'd like to do". I've finally been able to complete one of those things though...a group of Paris mini-collages using a 7-Gypsies collage board and some fantastic digital collage sheets from the Itkupilli Shop. I had fun putting these mini collages together. I'm showing pictures of each collage separately because they are a little easier to see that way. Enjoy!

Christmas Wreaths

This weekend I was lucky enough to get to do one of my truly favorite things...spend time crafting with my step-daughter Taryn. She is away at college, and I miss her a lot! The Thanksgiving weekend gave us a chance to hang out, get out the paper and scissors, and have some fun.

Our main project was Christmas wreaths. Though the wreaths look like they would take hours and hours to make, they were really quite simple. I found the instructions on Holly's Charmed Life Blog. All it took was a styrofoam wreath from Michaels, paper, brads, rubber bands, ribbon, a hot glue gun and a some glitter glue. I had already started my wreath, but Taryn finished hers in one evening with time to spare.

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Scott

Thursday is my brother Scott's birthday. (Happy Birthday little brother!) I made him this card using Tim Holtz stamps and embellishments, and a Prima flower. There is also some distress stickles and distress embossing powder going on. I use stickles on just about everything these days. I can't do without it.

Enjoy,