TIME FLIES!!!!

Happy Birthday Matthew!!!

Hard to believe my oldest son is 25.  It was tough raising him and brother, but I managed by myself.  We had a lot of trials, tribulations and bumps in the road, but all-in-all he turned out fine and I lived.  That little small bundle that was only 6lbs.6oz. and about 22 inches long is now 6'4" and not sure how much he weights.  Where has the time gone?  It does fly in my house!

Anyway I want to share the card I made for his birthday.  I must say that I avoid making cards for males since they are hard for me.  He even complimented me so I know I did good.  I must say that inside I put a quarter and he thought it was a cute idea.

Here is the card.

Congratulations to the Graduates

I need to show you 2 graduation cards I made last week, and they are both easel cards.  The maroon and gray card is for my TA who is graduating this Thursday but I wanted to give her the gift I got for her on the last day she was in class.  Here it is: 

The next one I made for my buddy that I teach with.  We both started the Master's Program together at Cal Poly Pomona and she finished, paper included.  I finished the classes but have not written my thesis.  I have 5 years left and we will see what happens.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE GRADUATING !!!!

Hear Ye, Hear Yea -- I Found a Great SALE!!!!!

Hey Everybody there is a super sale going on at Thoughts 2 paper.  This sale will be happening June10-18th, (If you liked the recipe album you can find most of the supplies in the store.)  and you get 30% off all items.  The code you wand to us is DadDay30 and let Dad get you something special.  I know you will have fun shopping, I do!!!

Here is a link to the store:  http://thoughts2paper.com/home1.html

Let me know what you bought and have fun shopping.

Where I Keep My Recipes

Today I thought I would show you what I am making for a Christmas gift.  I am scrapping my recipes at Thoughts2paper, so I thought I would put them in an album.  I altered this item and used a lot of fun things including glitter and I am sure my friend will love it.

Here is a picture of it: 

All of these items I used are carried at Thoughts2paper store.
I used the assorted ribbons on the rings to spice them up.  The word RECIPES was included so I glittered each letter with Martha Stewart glitter to match the Basic Grey Nook and Pantry Paper.  On the top you see a rolling pin and knife that are also glittered by Maya Road.  ( the store has a pending order on these first batch sold out.) I used Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the MDF Recipe Album (also  into the store).  The letter were adhered to the paper with Helmar 450 adhesive.

I am so excited about this that I took another picture so you can see the inside is covered also and my recipes are waiting to be put into the album.

I hope you enjoy this project and the products can be found in the store.

Sketch #2 on Thoughts2paper

This post talks about Sketch #2 on Thoughts2paper Blog , and here is my rendition of what I did.

I used: 

Paper -- Jillibean Soup -- Spicy Pumpkin Paper, Core'dination  paper -- brown and beige

embellishments -- Recollections Rhinestone Stickers

adhesive -- Glue Glider Perma Tac

Come join us -- I really loved this sketch, it helped me finish my cousin's book that I am giving to her today.

Happy Mother's Day

Today at Thoughts2paper we are honoring women.  So I made a birthday card for a special woman in my life who is very positive and inspiring.  I also made it bright and cheery to match her personality.

 My card:

On this card I used Bazzill -- hot pink and bringt green, Imaginisce -- Lucy Bird
Imaginisce - Lucy Bird Embellishments, Martha Stewart Scalloped Punch, Zap Dots
and 450 Adhesive from Helmar.  The flower is a handmade one using the small Marvy punch
with Sweet Pea Tattered Angel Spray.

So a salute to all the women out there who are Mom's -- for everything you do.  Happy Mother's Day.

Recipe Card for Thoughts2Paper

The store site is just click the link Thoughts2paper 

To see samples of things you can make with things purchased from the store

Go to Thoughts2paper2009

Hello, here is my first official post at Thoughts2Paper as the Sous Chef.  I have done a Spinach Salad with Pears, Almonds and Cranberries.  It is yummy and I decided for my friends gift I would make a recipe book, so I am getting started on it.
The items I used to make this recipe card is:
Paper -- Basic Grey Nook and Pantry, Vellum, Bazill Brown
Adhesive  -- Helmar Vellum Spray Adhesive and 450
Ribbon -- All of this is carried in the store, Seal Brown, Yellow and Toffee

Hope you enjoy