Fabric post cards, Self-care

Just created these fabric post cards.   Simply secure the fabric to a stabilizer, then quilt or add beads, etc.  Add a 4x6 blank index card on the back,  fold 1" fabric strip around edge and secure with stitching.  You're finished.  Quick and easy and fun.

Also, I just found this on Pinterest and thought I'd share it with you:

"A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amazed!"   - Shirley MacLain

Veterans Day thank you

"Courage is fear holding on a mninute longer."  - George S. Patton

My personal thank you to all the Veterans who are serving and have served to protect our freedoms.

Special thanks go out to our Grandson Cameron, currently in the Army; our grandson Neill, currently in the Marines;  and my brother Larry who served in the Army.  Also, in memory of Bob's Dad who served in the Army; and my Dad who served in the Air Force. 

Halloween cards & quote

"When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,
May luck be yours on halloween."

Halloween cards & quote

"A don't know if there are real ghosts and govlins, but there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids."  

Halloween cards & quote

"A grandparent is one who pretends they don't know who you are on halloween."  -Unknown

Halloween cards & quote

"A black cat crossing your patch signifies that the animal is going somewhere."   - Grouch Marx

Halloween cards & quote

"Ill bet living in a nudest colony takes all the fun out of halloween!"     -unknown

Practice, practice, practice!

"I have not failed.  I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."     -Thomas Alva Edison

I finally took some time to sit down and create some cards.  As I've mentioned in previous posts, I've been busy cleaning and organizing my garage and basement studio.  I'm still not finished with the project but I just felt the need to be creative.  While I wasn't really overly excited about the cards I made (I felt as if I was a beginner again) because it had been so long since I'd let my creativity flow, my grandchildren will still love them!  I'm so lucky, my grandkids love anything I make for them.

Have a Ducky Day!

"In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first."  -George Carlin

Some days you feel like a nut, some days you don't!  Today is one of those days. 

Quote of the day - "Home"

"Where we love is our home - home that our feet may leave but not our hearts."  -Oliver Wendell Holmes

This card is one I'm sending our to our Grandson and his new wife.  They are moving into their first new home.   When you think of "home" what or where comes to mind?  A lot of us think of our childhood and where we grew up.  Some of us think of our current home and/or relationship; or perhaps our memories include several "homes".   I am blessed and greatful for our home together and love the fact the our grandchildren love visiting us. 

Thank you card for a friend and a daily quote

"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine."      -Thomas Jefferson

This card is a combination of stamping and zentangles.

Quote of the Day - Fountain of Youth

"There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
-Sophia Loren, Actress

This is a birthday card made for a friend. I think it reflects the above quote.

Quote of the Day and a new card

"When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give, thanks, the fault lies in yourself." -Tecumseh

Quote of the day, and a new card.

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." -Henry Ward Beecher

2 quotes for today

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days."

- James Russell Lowell, Poet

"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding."

-Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer

Our coneflowers are blooming now, thus this is the card I made today.

Memories, quote, card

"The older we get, the swifter time seems to pass and the quicker memories seem to fade."

- Brian Sibley, writer

Today is my brother's birday and this is the card I made for him. The cat clock is a replica of the one we had on our bedroom wall when we were kids. Yes, we shared a bedroom. We had trundle beds and I slept on the top bed and Larry slept on the lower bed. The clock was really noisy, but comforting in some ways. It also would drown out the sound of the outside since we didn't have central air. I can also remember that sometimes we would put our beds on the opposite side of the bedroom and put a rope down the center of the room so each of us had our own space. His side was always the messy side!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Quote of the day, Collingsville Rubber Stamp Convention & St. Louis visit

Marilyn (Bob's cousin) and I attended the Collingsville, IL rubber stamp convention on Sunday. Lots of booths, card samples to see and demos!

Bob and I had a wonderful time visiting with Marilyn and Ray. Marilyn is such a wonderful hostess and a great cook!

"Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. -Novalis

Now we're home and I'm ready to go to my studio and create!

Simple Things

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."

-Albert Einstein