I have not blogged for a few months. It is remarkable how time flies. I've taken a few online classes with Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner. I also took a journaling class with Dyan Reavely and a paper mosaic workshop at our local stamp store.  I really got excited about making mosaics with bits and pieces of craft paper. for grout we used glitter, embossing powder and also used a variety of stamps to stamp on our projects. I am getting ready for Mother's Day. My mom is almost 88 years old and she is a special lady. I am so lucky to still have her in my life. So I made a card for her, for my sister and a friend whose mother passed away a few month's ago.

The cards were made with the Simon Says Stamp May Stamp Kit and the second card also used a stamp from Stamping Bella called " Flower Garden"

Yesterday I attended a Stamp Camp at a local stamp store. We made a number of cards. When I got home I started to catalog all my inks and placed a stamped image for each ink on a tag. (It was one of the things on my To Do list). I think this will help when matching papers and inks. I got this idea from a class I took on Onlinecardclasses. com called Kickstart. It was about organizing your craft materials so you can be more creative. I think it will be a helpful tool when I'm card making. I just finished 20 wedding shower invitations for a friend They came out great. I'll post a picture soon.  Last Friday I also attended a stamp club meeting and worked on a challenge kit the club has been experimenting with this year. Each member takes a turn to put a few items in a baggie for each member. The following month we share what we created. It's great to share the unique creations and techniques everyone uses. I made a tag. People made cards and a coaster booklet. It's been a busy week so I need to get my camera out and take some pictures of the creations. In the meantime, i just wanted to post an update.

So this is my second attempt to upload pictures to my new blog. Yay! I did it. Now I have to work on the format of the blog. One step at a time. This is a card I made for the Clean and Simple 2 online coarse taught by Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire and Julie Ebersole.

I've been taking an online course with Onlinecardclasses.com. It's been great viewing all the videos and seeing the cards in the galleries. I haven't had much time to play last week but todays the day to craft. We had m mom's birthday last Saturday at my home, card club and Super Bowl party yesterday.  the Philharmonic last Friday.  I'm looking forward to getting some ink on my hands today. Hopefully I'll post some pictures. We'll see.

Hurray! I figured out how  to use my new Mac to share pictures of my cards with Flickr etc.  This was after a course in iphoto at the nearby Apple Store. It's been a learning experience for me.  I'm just getting into digital photography. I've been in the PC World for the last 10 years and relearning the new MacWorld has been an experience.  So here's my first attempt. 

Yesterday I went to my Stamp club meeting. This year we have decided to do a challenge each month. Members prepare little baggies with 3 or more components for each member and at each meeting we share what we do with them.  Our bag for yesterday's meeting consisted a cut out die dress form, spool of thread and button by Tim Holtz. Each person created such great artworks using the form: a butterfly lady, an angel, a scrapbook page with a granddaughter's prom picture, a card, a diorama, a pink breast cancer support card. I made a tag for Valentine's Day.  I'm still figuring out the best way to post pictures on the blog. I'm still not quite there yet as I get familiar with the blog experience. I'm looking forward to an online class which starts on Monday with Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner and Julie Ebersole called Clean and Simple 2. Can't wait.

Today it is snowing gently. The temperature is dropping and the it's a good day to stay inside and do some art.  Last night I took my nephew and his girlfriend to a new steakhouse that opened in our neighborhood.  The decor was a beautiful Western theme.  My favorite Borders store closed and turned into this restaurant complete with large fireplaces. It was amazing to see the transformation. It was packed. Great evening!