Another New Baby

Finally the last, at least of this batch, of grand nephew/nieces has arrived.  He did make his appearance in June, I am just late in posting.  Congratulations to Neill and Jerica and grandma Deb and grandpa Tim.  He is their first.

Happy Birthday Norma

Another June birthday, I told you there were a bunch of them.  Happy Birthday to our sister in law Norma.

No baby news yet.  Maybe he wants to be a July birthday.

A Red Hat Birthday

One of the blogs I follow is Ellen Kemper.  She does amazing punch art.  I saw a card on her blog and thought of a purple dress and a red hat that is the traditional dress of the red hat ladies.  You have to be 50 to join.  Today our sister Deb turns 50 plus she loves purple.  So I have been saving this idea for awhile now to make for her 50th birthday.  You can see Ellen's card here
http://blinkthinkink.blogspot.com/2010/06/back-of-bride.html

June Birthdays

 June is a big birthday month for us.  Already this month my brother Ken and our nephew Bill have had birthdays.  Tomorrow is our nephew Ryan's big day.  Later this month Jim's sister Deb has a BIG birthday and her son has a baby due this month.  Next year we will have his  to add to the list of June birthdays.

Spring is here

Its time for the birds and butterflies to come out and enjoy the spring flowers. These suncatchers are perfect to bring springtime into your home.

Gift Purses

The idea for these purses which hold 4 greeting cards came from Lisa. They are  designed to give as a gift to someone who really doesn't need anything. There is one birthday, one get well, one thank you and a thinking of you in each purse. 

    

                                      

Freedom Isn't Free

Don't forget the real reason for having the day off this Memorial Day weekend.  While we are at the beach, attending concerts, having picnics, and enjoying ourselves, many military families have an empty spot at the table.  May they find peace in knowing their family member sacrificed for the freedom we all share.  Thank you to all of our veterans, active duty soldiers, and families.

Happy Birthday Judy

Looks like I have a picture of my shadow along with this card. Oh well, you get the idea. We have another May birthday. Happy Birthday to our sister Judy who is receiving her real card late this year. Sorry.

Some May Birthdays

I know I missed a few April birthdays and now here it is six days into May and I haven't done May birthdays either. Tomorrow is my brother Bob's birthday as well as our nieces, Carol and Cathy. It will be a tough day for our nieces whose mom just recently passed. I will be thinking of them.


About these cards, the cupcakes are a SU punch. I love how easy it is to use.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone. This is a card that I made a few years ago for Easter at Lisa's card class. I forgot to take a picture of the one that I sent for Easter this year.

Band Baby

I make cards to give to members of my community band for certain occasions. Most of the time unfortunately these are get well or sympathy cards. A month or so ago, our tuba player's wife had a baby girl. Seems like I have been making a lot of baby cards recently. These are two that I sent to Amy and grandma Judy when Jillian was born. The elephant is made from punches. Do you get that the other one is a dresser?

In Memory of Patty

Two weeks ago, we attended the memorial service of our sister Patty, who died unexpectedly. The past few years, we were able to spend time with her and we are so grateful for those memories.

To any women that read our blog, please try to remember that women do not have the same symptoms of heart failure that men do. You may not have any chest pain. Symptoms include nausea or pain in the stomach which is what she had been feeling.

Friendship

Do you remember the childhood song about friends? I learned it in scouts. Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.

I love antiques and vintage things so these two cards are so me. I think I am going to buy another package of this vintage springtime designer paper before it retires. It is so me too.

My old friend is Carol, who doesn't look at my blog so she won't know this post is for her.

It's a Girl!

Baby number four has finally arrived, after several false trips to the hospital. I guess she just wasn't ready to make her appearance. Her name is Jillian May. This card is one that I sent her grandma when one of her cousins or siblings was born a few years ago. I can't publish the ones I am sending for her because I haven't made them yet.

Happy St Patrick's Day

This is a card that I made several years ago in card class. One of my SILs still has it so when I visited her at Christmas, I took a picture of it so I would have a post for St. Patrick's Day this year. The cards I made this year are not as cute as this one.

Birthday Greetings

We have quite a few birthdays in March, two on the same date. Happy Birthday to sister Patty, brother Tom, and niece Amy. Next year at this time there may be another birthday to celebrate as it is getting close to baby number four being born.

Babies #2 and #3

The next new babies to be recognized were born on the same day. Yes, they are twins. Joey and Emily were born to Donna and her husband Joe. Congratulations. They had to stay at the hospital a little bit longer but are now home and doing well. They have two older sisters too.

Baby #1

The first of five babies due in the family is already about a month old. Hard to believe that much time has passed already. Congratulations to Heather and her new son Vincent. Two more have been born too and their card will be posted soon. And I understand #4 is getting very close.

Another February Birthday

Happy Birthday to our grand niece Tessa. Her birthday is coming up soon on February 28. We have had some babies born in the family the past month. Two more are on the way so expect to see some baby cards in the next few posts.

Not Very Valentine Ish But ...

It is a heart even though most of the time you would see this winged heart in a tattoo not in glass.

Valentine's Day is approaching. My cards were very clean and simple this year as I was not really feeling well when I made them. (Nothing big just one of those winter colds). They have already been mailed and may be in the hands of the recipient.