MORE BIRTHDAY CARDS

I totally forgot to post the birthday cards I recently made.

The yellow & green was made for my friend Joy using a Mojo sketch,

the black & cream was made for my friend Patricia using a Viva La Verve sketch, and the red & yellow one was made for my daughter's hair stylist. I will come back later to show the card I made for my daughter's 18 birthday.

BIRTHDAY CARDS

Another wet evening here in California. So I was crafting up a storm. I have to make 4 Birthday cards for March, with 3 of them on the same day. Once I'm done with all of them I'll post them. This card was done for my sister-friend Leonor who had a birthday after Valentine's Day . Trying to use up all those scraps I have accumalated .

I LOST 20 LBS.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday I had a doctors appointment to see how I am doing with my Diabetes. I was so shocked to find out that I lost 21 lbs. in the past 6 months. Yippe Ya Yea!!! Doc said I have good control of my Diabetes, just keep an eye on my blood pressure.
I made this card to celebrate my weight loss. So sunny & cheerful.

MY SISTER NILENE

This is my wonderful sister Nilene who passed away on December 30,2009. What a shocker this was to my entire family. I feel so blessed to have spent time with her that day, I will forever remember the conversation and laughs we had .

My sister encouraged me so much in my cardmaking, that I have decided to make a card for her every month.

I was feeling really sad so I made this card to remind me of my sister. I am actually gonna keep this one for myself.

It's getting late so I will post the card I made today tomorrow.

Blessings & Love

~Julia~

HAPPY 2010!!!!!!

OMG! I can't believe it's 2010 already. So much has happened in the last few months that have been real eye openers. I've spent so much time following my favorite blogs that I forget to update my own! Starting tomorrow my blog will be taking a different direction. I will focus more on what is going on in my life with daily pictures of projects and loved ones. So until tomorrow I leave you with love and peace.
~Julia~

World Cardmaking Day

Saturday was World Cardmaking Day, and I participated in a couple of challenges at SCS. I'm not a fast cardmaker so I did not get them all done even though you had until Sunday night to complete your cards for prizes. No I did not win, but had a blast none the less. Here are a few of the cards I made.

This one was for Hanna Stamps, and it was a sketch challenge.

This card was for the Verve challenge, and you had to choose a country's flag and make a card using those colors. I choose Ghana because my daughter visited there a few years ago. My colors are yellow, green, red and black. This was perfect for my Roxy stamp!

This was from SCS . A sketch challange that had to be a thank you card made with chocolate or browns.

This was the first challenge from Unity Stamp Co. and you just had to use a quote. I choose this one because I have never used it before, and it worked well with the paper.

I did two more, but I'll post them later today because it's time to hit the gym.

Have a great day!

My Daughter

Two post in one day! I think I'm getting back on track. This is a pic of my daughter in Cap & Gown. I can't believe that she graduates next year. Since this is our last year together, I plan on spending as much time as possible with her. I know she must grow up and spread her wings, but she will always be my baby girl!