Moo Cards

I have no idea why these are called "moo" cards, but they are similar to business cards only about half the size - approximately 1" x 2 3/4". They are available through Flickr and come in sets of 100. They are made from any combination of photos you have stored on Flickr and can have up to 6 lines of text on the back.

I ordered mine a few weeks ago with ten copies of my collages and they came in Friday's mail. It is so fun to see your own art and name on cards! And the artwork looks so different in miniature! I am loving these - makes me feel almost "professional!" I am hoping to give them to my fellow store employees as well as our customers so we can keep in touch after Recollections closes.

Crazy, busy weekend

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. We only expected one daughter from Albuquerque, but Thanksgiving afternoon our daughter from Chicago (flight attendant for Southwest) called to say she would arrive at 5:30 since the airlines didn't call her for a trip. So, we put a hold on the cooking dinner and had a later feast with the two of them. They both left early Saturday so it was a quick visit!

There's a saying in Texas that if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change. Well, change it did. Early in the week we had 80 degrees and the air conditioner running. Thanksgiving morning turned COLD and it actually snowed big flakes in the afternoon. It's back up in the 50's and raining now.

I did manage to find some time for art. I finished twelve 12x12 layouts for a calendar class at Recollections. It was designed by the corporate office but still took hours to put together. Sorry I don't have photos!

I also finished two birthday/anniversary books this weekend. These are tab board books, covered with coordinating patterned papers, with a metal title frame and ribbon tie closure. Each inside page is stamped with a month and has a cardstock block with 31 spaces for writing names for the birthdays and anniversaries that month. These will be Christmas gifts for my Mom and SIL. Hope they're not reading this!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. Take time to reflect on the many blessings in our lives and enjoy this special time with family and friends. We are expecting a quiet and relaxing day since only one of our five children will be here this year. I may even make some art!

Tag Card

Despite a full week of work, I am managing to get caught up with swaps and mingles that are due. One of my online groups does a "mingle" every month where a photo of some random object is posted and you make something inspired by that object. This month;s challenge was this photo of three little pots (or bowls?). I liked the bright, cheery mix of green and red and white which are also Christmasy colors.


I made a tag and pocket using an Accucut die and embellished with the polka dot patterned paper. The dots on the back of the pocket were stamped with a brand new pencil eraser!


Here's the tag out of the pocket. I used my new large corner punch and added Diamond Glaze for shine. The striped ribbon mimics the striped bowls and adds contrast to all the dots. This is going to Teresa - hope she likes it.

New stamps

I love a bargain! Michael's and Joann's have started selling some wood-mounted and clear stamps for only $1.00 each. I have purchased some in the past and they are decent quality. The rubber is deeply etched and stamps well. The clear sets are mostly tiny images but still a good deal.

I found these Christmas stamps at Michael's last week - too cute to pass up, especially for $1 each!

And two more from Joann's. Now, why in the world do I "need" this many Christmas stamps!

4 x 4 Swap

This week has been very hectic - my "part-time" job has morphed into over 30 hours this week with no days off. And I'm trying to finish a few swaps before the deadlines. I did manage to finish the Circus 4x4

I collaged different circus images I found on the Internet with part of a circus ad in our newspaper. The pages are copies of the original with additions of Stickles on the elephant and the "tent" border, a Bingo marker for the ball and a tiny red pompom for the clown's nose. I also used a new "make-your-own-rubons" product for the circus title. This is made by Grafix - you can draw, rubber stamp or print a design with your computer on this film, apply the special adhesive sheet included and then remove the liner and use as a regular rubon. It was the first time I'd used this and I like it. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be.

The backs of these were supposed to be decorated as well. I used real popcorn bags from the dollar store for the backs, folding over about half an inch on the top front to simulate a "bigtop." The ticket stamp is from Invoke Arts.

Now all I need to do is get these in the mail!

Holiday Card Make 'n Take

We had an after-hours private party at the store last night. About 50 ladies from all over the country were in town for a scrapbook retreat and came to the store to shop and party. I did a "make 'n take" project - the above holiday card using alcohol inks, Twinkling H2Os, glitter and the new Tag Curler. It's a matchbook fold on glossy paper and is actually more red than the scan shows. Everyone had a great time and stayed until almost midnight!