BACK ONLINE

Hey, I am finally back online. Computer went down and then I moved from my son's home back into my own home and just got cable and the computer hooked up today. Also, now have a new camera - so I hope to get back to creating and photos soon. My craft things, which I thought I had packed so carefully and organized, did not turn out so well. I am still looking for things and trying to put them away - it is turning out to be a long process.

My sorority sisters and I went on our annual weekend getaway on the 15th & 16th. We stayed at a very nice Countrywide Suite and visited a small town, Micanopy and on Sunday we went to Silver Springs. I believe it was the 2nd or 3rd town settled in Florida. It is a cute rustic Florida town, the main street is about two blocks long with mostly antique shops. Rolling up the sidewalks at 5:00 p.m. We had a great time and are thinking about taking the bus trip to Savannah, Ga. next year. The park three of us live in takes a few trips a year and they are thinking of a bus trip to Savannah for next Spring. That would sure take the pressure off of trying to decide who is going to drive their vehicle and how many people can ride in it. Not everyone has a van, so taking a bus trip would really help out there. So we are just waiting to see when it is and the cost. None of us has been to Savannah so we are really excited about going.

If my May OCS partner should read this I have gotten your card sent out to you and I did receive your adorable card. Will try and get a pic and put on here some time this week. I have so much to do around here, getting reorganized I think I will skip the June OCS. So maybe I can jump back in in July.

Well I am off to browse everyone's blogs. I know I have missed so much. Have a happy!

MEGA CANDY

If you haven't been to My Crafty World, Tiffaney's blog, you need to check it out. She had earned a stamping cruise and is offering mega candy during the cruise. Check her blog to find out how you can get in on this generous offer from her. I love cruises and being on me for stamping, how cool! Have a great time Tiffaney!!!

LOOKING FOR NEW CAMERA

I am so upset that I had to deep six my Nikon camera!! Looked at Wal-mart the other day to see what they had to offer, not much. A lot of the camera's on display were not in stock, what a way to run a business. And none of them had a view finder, other then the digital flipouts. I have a hard time using those as the sun always washes out the screen and you cannot see what you are shooting. Give me back my view finder, plus. The clerk said so many people have brought back their cameras for that very same reason. So guess I will keep looking until I find one I like and the price is right. Have a GREAT weekend and I am looking in on everyone.

HAPPY EASTER

Good evening everyone. I hope you all enjoyed your Easter Sunday. We did not have a big family gathering for Easter. Everyone sort of does their own thing. My grandson is home on leave from the Navy before his next deployment and has been making the rounds of family & friends as it will probably be another year before we see him again. I am trying to get him to notifiy me in time of his returning dates when they are told, usually not until they are ready to deploy back to home base. I have really wanted to be in Norfolk when his ship pulls in, but need to make motel reservations and have us all cleared to be allowed in. Last time they had the wives/husbands of returning sailors draw lots as to who got to be right up front, at least I think this is what they did, they may do this every time. Anyway I get all tearyeyed just watching a movie and seeing the ships returning. The WWII movies always showed them coming in under the Golden Gate Bridge. It is so emotional to see them all lined up along the rail in their whites. So I am hoping I get to do this when they return this time.

This is the card I did for my March OCS. I am hoping she has already received it. I believe all the cardstock & DSP are Stampin' Up and the stamp is one I got a long time ago at Michael's. I love this stamp, but haven't used it much. It is fun and easy to color. Again, I used various brands of watercolor pencils. I hope she enjoys it. I think it is a happy image!! Well off to lay my head down.

JUST A HELLO

Have a card to post, but it is on its way to my February OCS in another state, so I need to wait a few days before posting just in case she happens to look in on me. Over the weekend I finally started looking for all the card fronts I have either received personally or the ones my friend, who is a former SU Demo, gave me a long time ago. Rather then having them sitting in a box or album I decided to look through them and see if I could put them on a base card and send to "Operation Write Home". I am happy to say that has been accomplished, made some room and have sent them on to some most deserving service people to use. Usually my sorority gals help with this. So now wait until I tell them they have to start doing their own images, etc. LOL I know they will pitch in as this is one of our annual service projects for our chapter. If I had a camera I would take some pics of a few of them. I don't want to ask my son to set them all up since he is working 12 hour days again. Just went back to work from a three week lay off and another long lay off is coming up at the end of May. This is really hurting, plus my not having a job yet. Yeah, I know things are tough all over and there are people worse off then us, we are just bless that at least two of the three living in this home still have some kind of a job. Well enough rambling for now, I will post again for sure when I think my card has been received.

Hope all you Floridians have been enjoying our great sunny days this week. We certainly waited for it long enough. Be save, be happy.

MALE CARD

Hi all. I bought a punch a few years ago when I had just started card making and the friend, who was an avid card maker, made fun of me for buying a punch she said there was nothing I could make using it. I told her then she didn't know what the punch looked like to me. I found a card I did back then. See if you think I made good use of the punch or not. Used silver cardstock for the punch item.

The punch is from the Nostalgiques collection from EK Success. All cardstock is from SU. I do not remember if the designer paper is SU or not.

CANDY OFFERING

Check out Cat Whiskers blog as she has some lovely and generous candy up for grabs. She is one of my favorite crafters!! http://www.jacqui47.blogspot.com/