100 Years Young

My mother-in-law, Dorothy, turned 100 on  Saturday 15 January at a nursing home in Ballarat. She is mentally alert, walks about as normal, showers and dresses herself unaided etc. Her mental exercises include doing word puzzle books. 

The family had planned a party but as the past couple of years with Covid has proven you have to be flexible.  The party hasn't been cancelled just postponed.  The Home allowed two visitor so my husband and his sister were able to be with her on her birthday.

Dorothy with the card from the Queen

She has received lots of cards from well known public figures.  She was delighted to receive a card from the Queen.

My husband with his mother

There were also lots of floral tributes, some of which can be seen in the above photo.

Dorhthy's 100th birthday card

My husband asked me to make a card for his mother.  After numerous attempts the above is the final result.  Not as good as one from the Queen.

Valentine's Day

Just popping by today to show you the Valentine's Day card I made for my husband.

The stamp is Big & Bold Love's Kiss from Colorado Craft Co and I used Tsukineko Delicata, Ruby Red.  The lips are a beautifull red and full of sparkles.

My husband and I don't really do St Valentine's Day.  Some years it comes and goes without a trace but this year when I saw this stamp I knew I would be making a card.

Do you celebrate St Valentine's Day and if so how?

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Beach

In 2019 I changed my focus from card making to gardening.  The change occured because up until then we had kept chickens and they were free range.  If you have ever kept free range poultry you would know you there is no way a garden will survive.  Unfortunately foxes got in, even though we are only a 5 minute walk from the CBD, and killed our chickens.  This presented the perfect opportunity to re-establish a garden.

But now a year has gone by I want to take up card making again.  Here is a card I have made simply for the sake of making a card.

This is an Art Impressions stamp I have had for some time and it has never used.  So to remedy this I got out my pencils and coloured her.  I like this image, she has attitude with a capital A.  

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