It’s tough to imagine that our mother is 84 years old today. Where has the time gone?? I’m sure she wonders that, too.
I had planned to make my traditional homemade vanilla ice cream for today’s post, but Ryan forgot to put the liner back into the freezer last night. It takes about 20 hours for my liner to freeze, so no ice cream.
I was able to find a small bit of space in the craft room over the weekend to put together a card for her birthday. I need to finish putting everything away in there; it has, after all, been almost a year since I had the floors replaced. Again, where has the time gone?
The Cuttlebug, a die cutting/embossing machine, came in quite handy. I used it to emboss the birds and vines, and then used pastel chalks to color them. I love the way the deckle edging gives the card some character and brings out the center.
I punched a circle out of coordinating paper and embossed it.? I used Inktense pencils to highlight the Happy Birthday.? A little ribbon topped off the centerpiece of this card, and I could not believe my luck in finding the cardstock with the bird in the corner. Perfect!
It made for very simple and elegant card.
Come June, I think our sister time together each month will be taken over by wedding creations.? I’ve spent the past few days looking at invitations, flowers, decorations, etc., we can make using my Cricut.? I can’t wait to begin crafting some fun with my Cricut again. I have missed doing that this past year.
Deb and Jen arrive Monday; I have to decide what’s cooking before then, I guess. I know we enjoyed the buffet of breakfasts, so I may do that, as long as they are up for it. While Jen may be the Queen of the One Pan Meal, I’m the Queen of What Can I Stuff in a Tortilla!
Until next time, live like every day is YOUR birthday!
Love,
Shari