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Birthday Love, Long Distance
Fun (or not so) facts:
* distance from Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Madras, India (MAA) is…8,969 miles / 14,434 kilometers
* time difference between LAX and MAA…13 1/2 hours
* last time hubby and I visited family in MAA…2008 (too long ago!)
* time it takes for a birthday card to reach MAA from LAX by mail…about a week
I’ll admit it…I. am. spoiled! In the late 90′s while living in Japan, if I wanted to communicate with family, I used a totally high-tech call back system and I called my family. If I wanted to instant message friends (and they were willing to meet me at odd hours), I plugged in my phone cable, punched in my modem passwords, waited for the dial-up to connect, and then, by golly, we chatted. This may sound old-school now, but at least I didn’t have to send word via pony express, hope that connections were properly made along the way so that weeks later my communication would, by God’s grace, reach its destination. But NOW…things are even better! We can skype, chat, and vonage our way into the homes of loved ones and not only are we able to exchange our words and thoughts, but we can show off those extra pounds we’ve put on, parade our latest look, and add emphasis with key facial expressions. Being as spoiled as I am, however, even our most modern technology does have its drawbacks. Continue reading
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Tagged cardmaking, Color Box, Crafting, embossing, family, Hippity Hop Sketch Challenge, Ippity, Kimberly, Michaels, Papertrey Ink, Tim Holtz, Unity Stamp Co.
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Birthday Wishes
New month, new calendar pages — fresh start — I love it! Not to mention the fabulous 75° sunny and breezy weather that we have been experiencing in Southern California. And what better way to celebrate all this new, new, new than by ringing in a BIRTHDAY! That’s right — today’s my dear sister-in-law begins another new year – Happy Birthday!
So in her honor I got to play with a new Unity stamp in my collection and make this cute little card (with input and guidance from my hubby, of course — truly it becomes a gift from both of us). And contrary to my recent bad behavior — I not only made the card, but also actually sent it in the mail! Continue reading
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Tagged cardmaking, Color Box, Crafting, embossing, family, Inkadinkado, Kimberly, Marvy, Michaels, Provo Craft, Recollections, Stamp Stuff, Unity Stamp Co.
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Oh yeah, Baby!
As promised, I have the pics from some recent baby shower cards that I made. With both of these I was experimenting with somehow incorporating wraphia in the card design. For the Baby Shower Buggy card I chose a plaid … Continue reading
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Tagged cardmaking, Color Box, Crafting, embossing, Fiskars, K & Company, Kimberly, Marvy, McGill, Michaels, pop dots, Recollections, Stamp Stuff
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Welcome, Baby
A little over a month ago a friend told me about her upcoming baby shower. I hadn’t seen her in awhile and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to make a “Welcome, Baby” card. It’s been quite some … Continue reading
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Tagged baby shower, cardmaking, Color Box, Crafting, design, embossing, Fiskars, Kimberly, Me and My Big Ideas, Scrapbook Adhesives, Stamp N Stuff, stickles
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Happy Easter!
In years past my family and I would celebrate Easter attending worship services, “opening” Easter baskets, feasting on a delicious dinner, and spending the day gathered at my parents’ house. For the past two years, however, we have spending the … Continue reading
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Tagged cardmaking, Crafting, family, Fiskars, K & Company, Kimberly, Marvy, masking, pop dots
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Gift! For me or for them?
Two of my aunts have birthdays this month, so in honor of the occasions I thought I’d take the opportunity to flex my cardmaking skills. For these cards I tried out using peekaboo windows, masking, and my new watercolor colored … Continue reading
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Tagged cardmaking, Color Box, Crafting, Fiskars, Joann's, K & Company, Kimberly, Marvy, masking, McGill, Michaels, Paper-Source, peekaboo window, pop dots, Recollections, Stampendous, stickles, Target, well-being
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Free to follow!
One of the many blessings of unemployment (and believe me, there are some) is the freedom to move through my day as I like. Knowing that I need structure, I build it in, but within that, the direction of each … Continue reading
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Tagged cardmaking, Color Box, Crafting, embossing, Fiskars, Joann's, Kimberly, Marvy, masking, Michaels, Paper-Source, pop dots, Recollections, Stamp Stuff, unemployment
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