A Visit to Grandma's House

I'm tired tonight! Flew to Utah today to stay with my folks for a week and get my oldest daughter, Chelsea, settled in her new apartment & make sure she's got everything she need for school--her sophomore year in college....seems incredible to me since she was just born! Time flies WAAAAAAAY too quickly, doesn't it?

I've got plans while I'm here. I'm going to introduce you all to my mother. She's amazing. She is a doll maker--not just any dolls--but incredible, original creations. She actually has sold her dolls internationally. A German toy company asked her to design one of her dolls for their Christmas catalog cover--cool, huh? I'm going to be taking pictures of her dolls & other things while I'm here & share them with you--you'll just love her!

Her creative genes, thank heavens, have passed on to my daughter, Sarah--the redhead in the family photos--she's a pretty amazing dollmaker in her own right. When I get home I'll share a bit of her work, as well.

No cards for me this week, sadly. I always have withdrawals when I can't play & get all inky! But I WILL be hitting up some wonderful shops with Mom--she knows where all the really great stuff is, and loading up on some wonderful glitters, buttons, ribbons, trim, etc., to use on my projects.

I'm also really excited about the new Crafty Secrets' challenge coming up this Monday, Aug. 31st, that the wonderful owner, Sandy Redburn, announced today. She's also giving away a fabulous Halloween collection of vintage goodness on Monday! You don't want to miss a chance to win! So hurry over and check it all out here:

http://www.heartwarmingvintage.blogspot.com/

(Well, apparently I can't seem to figure out how to link properly yet--but here's the address! I've got soooo much to learn--sorry!)


Well, that's all for tonight. And a big thank-you to my Splitcoast friends who are so sweet & supportive. I wish I could see you all and give you each an enormous hug--you're all just the best!

Good-night from the Rocky Mountains!

My Family

So one more post today to show you a little bit of my family. Here's some picture of my beautiful family: my wonderful husband, Roger, and our three daughters: Chelsea,19; Sarah, 14; and Annie, 13. These were all taken on our fabulously fun Alaskan Cruise last month.

I'm soooooooooo just learning..................

So here's my first day's attempt to show you who I am...obviously just learning this whole blog thing. Be patient with me--I'll get better! Sorry about the lack of description on the cards, but if any info is needed, I'll post that quickly. In the future, I'll describe each one as I post it, so I won't have this problem again. Hope you enjoy my first day's efforts, and come back to see me soon!

My most recent Crafty Secrets cards.....

And more cards................................

Explanation.....

I'm not giving any details on any of these past cards, unless requested--will take too much time right now...just want to show some of my recent work....more coming. Suffice it to say, all are done with Crafty Secrets products--my VERY favorite stamp company--they have so many wonderful stamp sets, paper packs, stickers, cotton scrap images, image booklets, etc. I could go on and on--this is what I love using, as I love vintage, and that's what they're all about! So, here come some more images...

Last but not least.................

Here I go.....

Well, here I go..............I resisted doing this for a very long time, but now I find I really want to join Blogland and give it a try. Hope I have something to say that will interest someone, but more than anything, I think it will just be a refreshing thing to get my thoughts written down from time to time.

The main things I will be doing here is posting my vintage cards--my favorite things to do! I will also throw things in about my family--mainly to help my family that's flung all across the country keep up with what's going on here--hopefully you'll find it entertaining as well!