Cardmaking with Apollo..(photo heavy post)

October 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Working on the card base.

Working on the card base.

Hello Everyone! Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. I actually had a lot of fun and one thing I wanted to share with you is the joy I had working with Apollo on his first Halloween card.  He loves my Silhouette and although I have only had it a few months, he has picked up quite a bit.  I found this great Halloween card file on the free files at the Silhouette website and picked out papers for two cards – one for him and one for me.

Working with the tiny eyes for the ghost was a great challenge for him.

Working with the tiny eyes for the ghost was a great challenge for him.

I cleared off my little Project Life table and set it up next to my desk near the Silhouette and layed out his supplies.  He really enjoyed putting all the pieces together.

Gluing small pieces of paper were some good fine motor skills practice.

Gluing small pieces of paper were some good fine motor skills practice.

It was so much fun watching him assemble the pieces. Although I did end up helping him with the glue for the eyes and mouth.

Gluing the little things were a little more challenging.

Gluing the little things were a little more challenging.

I like that he wasn’t discouraged at all and kept working to complete the card.

Gluing the word to the speech bubble

Gluing the word to the speech bubble

This was a fun first project from the Silhouette for him.

I love the focus this 6 year old had to complete his card.

I love the focus this 6 year old had to complete his card.

The tricky part was getting the word ‘Boo’ down leaving enough room for the exclamation point.

Assembling it all together and pressing to make sure the glue takes.

Assembling it all together and pressing to make sure the glue takes.

 

I think it is safe to say he loved his card.

Look my first Halloween card!

Look my first Halloween card!

I am more than thrilled that he has an interest in my crafts and that we can experience some together.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

 

 

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Fun Photo Friday – #15 – First turkey sighting of the season

October 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Turkey in my neighbor's yard.

Turkey in my neighbor’s yard.

Hello everyone and happy Friday!  Well we are known for having a lot of wildlife moving through our yard from time to time but I found this too be a little early for this big fella!  I snagged a photo of him entering my neighbors yard.  I still get a thrill when I see them. They just seem to appear out of no where and I can never quite think of what they are doing. I mean are they eating something? Running from something? Or just flat out snooping around. Either way, it is a thrill each time I see them. Little brushes with nature are always welcome.

Have a great weekend and I will be back next weekend!

Belinda

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What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday – #226

October 2, 2013 by 16 Comments

Hello Everyone!  I’m back! Last week I just needed to take a break to focus on my oldest son’ s 10th birthday party. Which I am happy to say was a success.

A bit of chaos to start the day!

A bit of chaos to start the day!

I decided no tidying my desk today so that you can see the pure madness that’s happening on my desk. It is a direct reflection of the lack of organization that is taking place with me.  I have so many ideas, so many things I would like to do that it has overwhelmed me as you can see on my desk.

On the left, you can see this Cardmaker magazine I recently purchased as if I don’ t have enough magazines but I did like the articles on Copics so it might turn out to be useful.  On top of the magazines are some new American Crafts paper packs and halloween embellies that I bought at Target. Beside them are some really amazing stamps I bought a few weeks ago and still need to use them. In the middle of my desk is my Nook HD, which is my other love. I am currently listening to an audio book on  it called, “Unbroken”. I will review it once I am finished.

Beside my Nook you will see I just upgraded my Family Tree Maker software. Long story is I have been searching for months for my old discs and finally caved and bought the new version. Of course as soon as I ordered it, they announced a 2014 version.  Genealogy is another love of mine and I am planning on resuming my research.  However, I need to come up with a a schedule and stick with it.

The plate has some cinnamon raisin toast with yummy almond butter and a cup of Echinacea tea.

Now that I babbled on enough, I am going to go drink my tea and dig out my desk then come visit you!

If you haven’t learned about this amazing creative journey you can take every Wednesday, then head on over to Julia’s Stamping Ground and you will find desks from all around the world for What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

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Flowers in bloom

October 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
'Bernadette' Chrysanthemum in bloom in my garden.

‘Bernadette’ Chrysanthemum in bloom in my garden.

This time of year is one of my favorite.  I love the smell of the cool air in the morning and chimneys burning at night. I love all the fall decorations and I wait for the leaves to change all those pretty colors so we can take pictures and go for walks in the park.

Another fall favorite is seeing all the pretty chrysanthemums (mums) out in everyone’s yard.  I used to buy them each year and discard them at the end of the season. A few years ago, my father-in-law found out I did that and told me to put them in the ground so that I can enjoy them again and again. I am so glad I listened because they look gorgeous.

This plant is really special to me because it shares the same name as my sister, Bernadette.  She is a big sunshine in my life and how fitting that the flowers are yellow.  So when she isn’t available to talk to I can catch a glimpse of these beauties and am reminded how blessed I am to have such a wonderful sister.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

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