Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.  I am especially remembering my dear grandmother, whom I called Mom, this morning.  What a saint, a tower of strength, the essence of patience,  she radiated love!   My cheerleader.  And oh what a cook!  There was one thing in particular I loved  and that was tunafish (no recipe here, just and this and that kind of thing).  Long after I was gone from home...finished with schooling and married, whenever she would come visit, I always asked if she would make tunafish for me...somehow I could never get the taste just right.  Well, it wasn't until she went home to be with the Lord, did I prefect the art of her tuna.  And now it's my speciality.  All my guys love it and I even double the amount.  I can just slather it on sourdough, hold the big fat sandwich in my hands, bite down and be right back in HER kitchen in the '60's.  Think I'm gonna make a fresh batch this afternoon...I miss you, Mom! 

eye candy

I never tire of Paris and that's why this pillow for the Inspiration Challenge was the perfect choice for my collage today. You'll find just about everything here...metal, shimmer, towers, flocked damask, staples, a moon, and one grape lifesaver.  I'll let that be the mystery...

Happy Weekend and blessings to all the mom's, mum's, mothers, mama's out there!

another road trip

~~~ down memory lane, to the very first time I saw the Golden Gate Bridge.  It was 1981 and I had come to Northern California on business.  It was July, I had to make a stop in Berkeley for warm clothes...purple cords and a sweater.  And I, forever, identified with Mark Twain, when he said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco". Needless to say, I froze sitting at the North Tower vista point hair in my face from the wind and fog.   I've loved that bridge ever since, reading books about the construction, walked over it, sailed under it, driven over it more times than I can count and of course, photographed it.  So today, I add another, create a card to honor it!  

The Friday challenge on SCS is limited supplies...today Judy issued a call for create a card that celebrates some occasion in May.  When I saw the Golden Gate opened in May of 1937...I just knew I had to ink up the Inkadinkadoo image with Tim Holtz's distress ink in Spiced Marmalade!  You can find other details over in my gallery.

Happy Friday, all!  Another full weekend with Babe Ruth games, Mother's and our special day!

now IS the time...

Good Day out there!  Hope this finds you singing YOUR heart songs!  I just love this image from Tim Holtz.   I had to bring it out for the SCS Ways to Use it challenge.  My dear friend finds herself unemployed after many, many years with one company.  I want to tell her, yes, it IS time to sing HER own heart songs. Time to reflect, to be patient,  to wait on the next door to open.  The door where the work does not define her, but rather SHE defines the work.  And I know no matter what...it will be work that nourishes her creativity, honors her knowledge, and leaves her feeling well satisfied at the end of the day or night!

If you would like to know more about the specifics of my work today, you'll find it here.

I'd love to hear what songs your heart is singing....

how can it be...you're turning half a century

I won't be mentioning names here today, just want to showcase this half century card.  Created for someone dear using SCS's Color Challenge and the Monday Mojo on Julee's  Blog.  I was able to use the fun K&Co's Cut and Paste collection for the vintage blocks.  More details in my SCS gallery.

We're soggy here in the Pacific Northwest...hope your day is shiny and bright!

I wish I may, I wish I might

It's Sunday and time for the Featured Stamper over on SCS. A day to be challenged by a new style. This week Beth picked Sparkplug17. And when I saw Sparkles' Eiffel Cupcake, I knew I wanted to case this elegant card. My cupcake is of the "Costco" variety, enough cake for 3! And the tower is scaled to fit, courtesy of Oxford Impressions! I added French Script for flair and a black paisley panel for texture.

I was fortunate to visit Paris for the first time as a 16 year old with stars in my eyes and romance in my heart. I got to dine in the tower, having my first escargot presented with clarified butter and garlic...I thought I was so very sophisticated! No one from my home town had ever eaten snails...of that I am certain. But nowadays, just give me the cupcake!

Hope your day is a lovely one...

Style is Eternal

Don't give up on me, friends and fellow artists!  Life has thrown me some curves recently...my dear MIL was hospitalized last week and missed the parties.  Family and company came and went without a proper celebration!  So as you can image, that is where I have been giving my time.  She's home, but we are looking at rounds of medical tests and such...so if I turn up missing, that's probably where I am...

I did manage to stay up to the wee hours this morn to play in the Inspiration Challenge over on SCS...I just couldn't resist when the inspiration was prom dresses!  It certainly got me to thinking back on my one prom dress I had in my high school years.  Back then, you went DOWNTOWN to shop and the store fronts were filled with beautiful dresses.  I selected a long shift, yellow with a white lace bodice and sleeveless.  I had white gloves up to my elbows... The next year, I turned the dress around and wore it with the "V" modestly in front and it created a whole new look.  Can't remember how much it cost back in 1970...but probably not much more than $29.99~~~

I will send my card to my mom for Mother's Day.  She is and always has been one stylish lady! It you would like more details, please hop over to my gallery, I have most of the details there! I hope you find much joy in this May Day weekend...