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So, I've been having kind of an "Oldies" Day today, and I'm not talking about my age! I've listened to old music - on vinyl - specifically The Alan Parson's Project - Turn of a Friendly Card. Watched old TV - Season 2 of the Bionic Woman on DVD and finished an older project......a page that I had started for a Bo Bunny challenge a few months ago, the journaling just needed to finished. So, I took care of that today. Here is the finished product. The challenge was to use a Bo Bunny line - here's one of my favorites "Flower Child" and use a French title, so I chose Amis Forever. I also worked on some cards for some challenges on Crop Chocolate. The first was for the weekly recipe challenge. This weeks recipe is courtesy of Jazzy a bit of black something chipboard 3 buttons a shade of blue some stitching (real or faux) Again, I'm having issues with the photos uploading.  I also created a card for the Focus Group Challenge on Cro...

The crop at Scrapbook Paradise yesterday was lots of fun, even though it was short. Unfortunately, there were only 7 ladies signed up, so instead of a 12 hour crop, we had an 8 hour crop during store hours. The store has a 10 person minimum for the 12 hour crop, which I don't disagree with, but needless to say, I didn't get as much done as I wanted to, but that's always the case. However, I did get some fun things done. First, I completed a trio of Birthday cards. I pieced both the landscape and the balloons, the first two are stitched, but I messed up the 3rd one and adhered it to the card before I remembered to stitch it, so the lines are drawn.  I also needed to add a little Smooch Ink around the first two cards to make the Happy Birthday pop.  The next task was another Birthday card for a friend of mine. I wanted it to say something like Old Guys Rule, but he would have taken offense, so I ended up with "Vintage Dude", Thanks for the suggestion Tawn! Th...

Wow, it sure has been a busy week, and I am so not ready to get back into the swing of work. With all of the side trips, I really haven't gotten a lot of crafting done, but I was able to complete a couple of items completed before all of the craziness began. First, an update on my travels, on Monday my friend Deb and I headed down (or up) to Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows. The high country of Yosemite is amazingly beautiful and peaceful. There are very few people, compared to the valley area and you really get a chance to enjoy the area. Deb and I at Olmstead Point Yes, there's still snow at 10,000 feet. Deb at the Tioga Pass Overlook On my birthday, (Tues) we headed to Truckee for a quick walk and lunch and then off to Squaw Valley.  Two Views of Squaw Valley Since Tuesday, I've been trying to get back into the day to day swing of things. I did get the chance to frame the X-Stitch for my friend I used Cadillac Pink Glimmer Mist to get the mat the...

So...I have a friend in town this week to help me celebrate my birthday, and we've been taking a few little trips. Yesterday, we visited the Marshall Gold Discovery Site State Historic Park in Coloma, CA (Sutter's Mill). While it was extremely hot, it was really interesting. Lots of old buildings, interesting information and rafters heading down the South Fork of the American River. Oliver and Deb - We're done playing in the river for now. It sure was cold, but it felt good. Rafters on the South Fork of the American River, looks like fun. From Coloma, it was back on the road, heading over to Truckee and Donner State Park. Even though I live so close, I had never visited. The Lake is beautiful.  There was a lot of construction around the Visitor Center area, so we were disappointed that we couldn't see much of the history, but the Pioneer Monument was available for viewing.  When the construction is complete I will have to head back up to Truckee to really ta...