FIRST COMMUNION

I miss posting cards more regularly and hope to be back on a more regular schedule very soon.  Wednesday I made time to make three cards because this evening our granddaughter, Abby, is receiving the Sacrament of First Communion at church.  The cards below are ones I made for the two Great Grandmas and us to give her for her celebration.Our gift to her is a special necklace purchased for her while we were in Italy in March.

 This is the card from us as her Grandparents

I've posted this style before since I like to use it for a lot of religious events.

 This is the card from my Mother-in-Law to Abby

 This is the card from my mother to Abby

I now have both of the rooms in our home finished that we have been working on.  There still remains a few odds and ends to put back into place but for the most part it is done and I am very happy with the results of the "guest" bedroom.  The closing date for my mother's property is set for this next week but not sure if we're going to be able to meet that date due to a job that has to be complete before it can be approved.  We still have a few things to get out but the new owner is willing to give us some extra time for removing some articles.

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PARDON MY ABSENCE

Out of necessity, I am going to be taking a few days without posting.  Sometimes life tends to tell us we need to slow down and not try to do "everything" at the same time. Last week I had a very minor melt down and a little pity party for myself so I guess that was a clue that I had my hands in too many things at one time.  

I'm getting close to be finished dealing with the sale of mother's property but have quite a mess here in our own home now with the updating we are doing.  I'm also preparing items to sell at a stamping and scrapbooking sale the end of next week.  

While I am dealing with these things, there may not be any posts for a couple of weeks, but I surely hope you will keep checking in and I promise I'll post things here and there if I have a chance to make a card.

 I appreciate all of you who follow my page and those of you who leave comments.

In the meantime if any of you who check in on this blog live in the area this is the stamp sale where I will be taking a lot of stamps, stencils, etc.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Rubber Stamp Rummage Sale, Friday April 27 from 5 PM til 9 PM. Saturday April 28 from 8 AM til 3 PM. Grandview Community Center, 5410 Wabash Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IA. Rubber stamps and Scrapbook Supplies including papers, stencils, templates, inks, stamps, stickers, albums, scissors, punches, embossing supplies, storage containers and bags and LOTS more. Over 35 stampers and scrappers have signed up to sell items.

BABY CARD - IN PINK AND YELLOW

BABY BOOTIES

This stamp is also from Serendipity.

BABY LAMB FOR BABY CARD

I believe I mentioned on an earlier date that I am busy helping my mother since her move from the family home.  The sale has possibly been completed by now or will be soon but I have had my hands full.  A lot of small items and some furniture needed to be removed from the house and I am still working at that.  The buyer wants possession of the home by May 1 which doesn't leave me a lot of time to get the rest of the big items sold or a decision made of what to do with them.

In the midst of this I am crazy enough to take on putting new carpet in one of our bedrooms since I am taking a bedroom set from my mother's home and this is definitely the time to paint and put down new carpet.

So for the last few weeks I have been scheduling posts to appear in advance to keep my blog flowing.  Today and the next two days the cards will be very similar but I want to keep posts coming. The border on all three were made with a punch that someone had at our groups gathering last June.  I had several of these layers made since last June and discovered them in my basket of pieces.  They make such a great border! 

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YELLOW RUBBER DUCKY

I don't think this needs any explanation, but if you have questions, let me know.

WEDDING WISHES

Using the same embossing folder as yesterday's card, I mounted this cute little tag for a wedding card.