Handmade Sympathy Cards

Normally when I do the card swap I do all of the cards exactly the same.  When I started out doing the swap for this month I printed "With Deepest Sympathy" on one page and started to make all of the cards with the flowers and leaves...(last picture).  When I went to print more of the words my printer ran out of ink...uuuggghhh!!! SO ...I just used my stamp and finished up!  I love the way they all turned out similar but different.  I'm thinking about doing next month's the same way.  Hope you like them as much as I liked making them.

Altered Ticket Strips

I've done these for several swaps and I'm always amazed by how much you can actually put in such a small space.  I've determined that I'll start using them for card making.  But some of them are so lovely and just so darn cute that I hate to take them apart!  But...I have to do it because right now they're just taking up space.  I do love to look at them though ;)

I made these for the "Winter" Swap.  I wanted them to look "icy"...I think they turned out very well. 

These were done for the "LOVE" Swap.  Just in time for Valentine's Day.  Will be using the ones I get in return on some of my Valentine's Cards.  I will post pics of all of them when I finish!  I love making these.

Handmade Valentine's Card

My love for card making will never fade.  I am in a monthly card making swap.  These are the ones I did for Valentine's Day.  I have many more to do for all the lovely ladies in my family!  I will be back later to share them with you!  Enjoy...

~Rebecca

Tags & Christmas Chunky Charms

My daughter and I spent an afternoon together making these Chunky Charms.  I swapped them on the Cricut MB with some of the other ladies.  I got 5 in return.  I used them as adornments on each of the girls' stockings.  Some Christmas accessories were just what the stockings needed.  For the boys I hung giant Candy Canes from them.  I loved the way they looked on Christmas morning!

Magnolia Tilda Bag

I'm a member of the Cricut Message Board.  Each month I participate in a Magnolia Tilda swap on the MB.  Basically the hostess decides what project we're going to do and then we have to make that project incorporating Maggie into it.  This month is the one year anniversary of the Maggie Swap.  Our project was to decorate a gift bag.  I was thinking about doing something else and then this just came to me!  I'm sure that happens to everyone.  I wasn't sure how I was going to like it but love the end result.  Hoping that my partner loves it too!  Happy that you stopped by.  Thanks for looking...

Altered Spool

Spool that I altered for a Cricut swap.  I love that butterfly cut.  I knew instantly what I was going to do with the spool.  I used a few Stampin Up punches to do the ovals on the friendship card and the flowers are an EK punch!  I had to think outside of the box for this one.  Next month we are going to alter a mousetrap.  I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  I can't wait to see what I come up with ;)  I have no idea what to do with a mouse trap.  Thanks for looking...

~Rebecca

Reflections

Today has been a day of reflections for me.  I'm nearing 46 and feeling like life has just swept by me.  I've done so much and have so much to be thankful for.  I don't know why I still feel like there is so much left to be done.  I pray daily that I live to a ripe old age (like 105)!  I pray that God will grant this prayer because there is still so much left for me to do and see....  I would like to see my children all married with children of their own.  I would love to see all of my girls in a place where their petty differences no longer matter!  This I pray with all my heart.  

My Grandson came to me earlier and made me smile..."Grandma," he said.  "Yes, Benjamin?"
He then says, " I'd like a healthy snack please. "  
"Ok..." I say , "what would you like?"
With a huge toothy grin, he says, "chocolate!"

Well, of course, you know I had to give it to him! I just couldn't deny that adorable little face smiling up at me!

These are the moments of my life that I can't do without.  I would love to have these moments everyday without end.  These are the blessings that are worth more than gold.  There is nothing on earth more valuable than such as this!