Aloha RAK round card

Here is a photo of my first round card. My husband thought it looked rather Victorian. He could of course, be trying to be nice. It was for my Aloha RAK (that's Random Act of Kindness), which I sent to my assigned partner in San Fran. I think it is just so cool meeting (via email and swapped cards and other little goodies) people around the country this way. And it is thanks to Jen Young (http://www.expressivelyme.blogspot.com/) for organizing it. BTW, I took the photos of the daylilies in my garden. They are one of the few flowers enjoying this heat. Well, daylilies and of course, weeds.

Card

I sent this to my mother-in-law, who has been having some health issues. I forgot to take a photo so had to wait till we visited her in Virginia, shortly before Independence Day. It reached 102 degrees for three days in a row, so Pray was appropriate.

I made the card in a class with BFF, Kim. The multiple textured layers really adds a lot to a simple card. Just love the butterfly paper.

portfolio class at Life's Memories and More

Last Saturday morning I took a class with Katherine at Life's Memories and More in Palmer, MA. It was great. I loved the various techniques and especially the Smooch glitter spray. Katherine made a box for us to use for spraying that reminded me of a mini body shop. A car shop, people!! Anyway, the Smooch spray really added a lot to the projects and I finally learned the proper way to use the bone folder. I had not been using it correctly and had pretty much given up on it. I also used some of the leftover materials to make a mini card for a coworker who is crazy about butterflies. I thought it came out nicely.

Lilies in the Garden

Here are some photos I took of my garden the other night. They are close up shots so that the weeds are practically invisible. My poor husband has been fighting with the weeds and the humidity, trying to keep everything presentable. We have quite a big yard so it is a lot of work.

Recent cards

Made some adorable cards at the Make and Take last week at Life's Memories and More. Also signed up for a class while I was there.

Anyway, Dee designed the card with the dragonfly on it, and it moves. There are two buttons glued together under the dragonfly and they are inserted in such a way that they glide along the card. Pretty clever, I think. Of course, I made one for my sister, Josephine, who loves dragonflies.

I made a Father's Day card for the old boy, but the photo didn't come out well. It is a cut out of a beer stein. I think he will like it and I'll get him some N/A beer to go with it because that is what he drinks. We are going to our daughter's house in West Springfield, for a Father's Day barbecue. Hopefully, I'll remember the camera this time.

And BFF, Kim, had three dress cards for the Make and Take. I made two of them. She had us doing all sorts of techniques - stamping, cutting, punching, embossing, it was great fun. I do like the little black dress card especially, even though it is the simpler of the two.

I also made a beautiful card with a pretty blue bird but I already mailed it to a friend in Long Island and forgot to take a photo. Oh well...

Ginger

I took a shot of The Fat Man, aka Ginger, before I snagged him to bring him in for the night. He would stay out all night if he could but I like to have all eight of them in at night. I sleep better knowing they are all safe and accounted for. Ginger is the entertainer of the cat world. We never know what he will do next.

Random Acts of Kindness

I was confused when BFF Kim D. suggested I participate in the Aloha Fun Rak, not having a clue what that acronym stood for. Now I know! Thank goodness for Kim, my scrapbooking guru. I am making a card with a button theme. And RAK for those like me, stands for Random Act of Kindness, meaning that you send something additional and theme related with your card.

So, within the next few days, I will have a photo of my card. I'll also post the cards from yesterday's Make and Takes at Life's Memories and More in Palmer, MA, the best scrapbooking store, ever!!!!