A few weeks ago I decided to use up a piece of designer paper by using a 12 x 12 One Sheet Wonder pattern from Mary Knabe.  You can see her video HERE.  Here video is a "Baker's Dozen" however I only did 12 cards and did "go rogue" on some of them.  I'm glad the sheet of patterned paper has been used, although I'm not overly thrilled with the cards.  You can see the individual cards below.

 

One thing about finding patterns for One Sheet Wonder cards is that you can always just pick and choose the ones you want to make.  Thank you for coming by today!

 

Sharon Armstrong started having a "Monday Mystery Stamping" when we were all being extremely careful about going out during Covid.  On Sundays Sharon sends out an email with the measurements and supplies that will be needed for the following evening.  That consists of Clue #1.  

Then one by one Clues are given for instructions on to how the card is to be assembled.  It's been a long time since I have participated in one of them although I do check out the video fairly often.  Last Monday night while my husband was playing cards I decided to check it out.  

This is the card I made with the instructions.  I did  make some minor adjustments with the placement of the pieces.

I added this die cut to the inside but I'm waiting to add a sentiment until the card is used.  If you want to see the video from February 10, you can check it out HERE.  Then you can go to her website which is given in the information below the video for her website to download a copy of the instructions and all the meausrements.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

This card definitely looked more intimidating than it was.  However, I did actually make one just using copy paper first to make sure I understood how to do it.  I had intended to include a link to a video of how to make this but for the life of me I cannot  find it.  If I do eventually discover where I saw it, I will add a link on this video so just check back now and then to find out if I located it.

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Below you can see two Valentines that were given to two of our granddaughters.

Jackie Bolhuis and her husband had a lot of videos showing various fun fold cards.  Each video originally shows 4 different versions but after they had 12 videos, they went back and did an update with one more added to each one.  I made templates of each of them and decided to draw on them for ideas to make the grandchildren's cards this year since they alway like to get cards that are different than a standard A2 version.

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The paper I used for this card is from the Marbled Elegance collection from Stampin' Up!   The card stock is Melon Mambo also from SU.  The small heart is gold foil and it is hard to get a picture of it without some sort of reflection in it.

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This isn't my favorite Valentine that I made, but I was trying to use up some left over pieces of dsp.  I wanted to use the layered heart for the closure but there was too much open space on the right hand panel.  I added the two smaller layered hearts.  It's OK, but like I said, not my favorite.

The card didn't want to stay nice and flat so I added a small Velcro piece to help with the closure.

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VALENTINE FOR THE GUYS

 Yesterday I wanted to find a Valentine that wasn't "girly" mostly because of our Grandson but we also send cards to four men who are in a care center.  I found one on Pinterest that Mary Fish had made.  I altered mine and simplified.  I really like it though and made 5 of them like this.

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Saturday we drove to Waterloo, IA and stayed overnight so we could be able to make it to a volleyball tournament in time on Sunday to see the first game that our granddaughter, Taryn, would be playing in.  While we were very disappointed that the high school coach didn't play her, she gets a lot of playing time with this traveling team.  They made it to the semi-finals but didn't win. Afterwards we took our daughter and granddaughter for a bite to eat before we all headed home.  What a fun day!

When we go to these activities, Taryn always asks if I brought her cookies.  She LOVES chocolate chip cookies.  Before we left Saturday, I baked a double batch and took her 2 dozen.  There are more in the freezer for the next time we make one of her games but of course we had to keep some for ourselves.  She was like a little kid when she found out that I had actually brought some this time.

I made this Valentine using directions from a video by Rita Holmes. It's actually very easy to make.  

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These are the final 10 of the 50 I give to the care center that was mentioned yeterday.

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My mother's final weeks were spent in a care center. Unlike the other three facilities that get my cards, I found out that the staff gives these to the residents but for them to send to their own loved ones.  When I learned that is what they do with them, I stepped up what I make for them to use.  I have a variety of the 50 I make for this care center.  The last of them will be shown tomorrow.

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These 40 cards will go to the care center where my MIL spent several year.  The cards that were posted Monday, yesterday and today are all given to those facilities for the staff to sign and give to their residents.

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I used a variety of papers to make these 40 cards.  These will go to the independent living center where my mother lived for 9 years.

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I'M STILL HERE

 I just noticed that my last post was November 8th of 2024!  That's nearly 4 months ago!  For the first time in years, we had Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house.  Needless to say there was a slight bit of panic going on.  

We had been wanting to install a walk-in shower.  The shower had been purchased but the guy who was to install it got hurt so we had to wait.  Guess when he was available......two days before Thanksgiving!  It all worked out.  We got through Thanksgiving just fine. 

December was busy doing minimal decorating and making all of the cookies and treats that the family has come to expect.  Although the shower was done, the bathroom needed painted.  I was able to find a lady who came to help pick out the colors.  I had also been wanting to have the kitchen/dining room painted and as luck would have it, she said the bathroom and kitchen/dining area could be done all in one day!  I decided to go for it!  I'm loving the renovated bathroom and the kitchen/dining area being freshened up.

After the holidays, I was really eager to get back to my craft table!  I've spent the month making the Valentine cards for the 3 care centers and independent living center.  They are all done and I will be posting them this week.  Below are the 40 cards I made for one of the care centers.

I will be posting additional cards tomorrow and the rest of the week.  After that my posts will not likely be on a daily basis.  I'm in the process of going through some crafts and clothing etc to post for sale or take to Good Will. Yesterday I listed several old Avon Easter items from 45-50 years ago and had someone agree to come tomorrow to purchase at least one of them.  I'm off to a great start!

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