I Need a New Hobby!

Well---I have finally posted some pictures and have decided something... I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN UP PHOTOGRAPHY!...I am not very good at getting these pictures in the proper light or angles...but I think you get the picture!! (get it...get the "picture"?)...sorry

Cards!

Here are some of my favorite cards...mostly Stampin Up! images.

Some Gift Bags!

Here are some of the gift bags done with the Stampin Up! stamps and papers...so cute!..I match up tissue paper in each bag too. A nice little touch. So many size bags to choose from! Who has time to actually WRAP presents anymore??!!!

Fold Over Party Favors!

These are great little party favors! Great for baby showers, weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties , even a holiday!...I personalize these for any occasion! They are always a crowd pleaser! Stamps and punches by Stampin Up!

Super Long Necklace!

One of my all time favorites----this necklace is one super long strand of miscellaneous glass beads of every shape and color---it is over 8 feet long and can be worn about 6000 different way (well..maybe not QUITE 6000...but ALOT!)...it's shown here 2 different lengths...it even look great as a chunky bracelet!...I cant sell this one---this ones mine! LOVE IT!

Ocean Bracelet!

This is an "Ocean Bracelet" or "Vacation Bracelet"---or as we Californians call it--the "Every Day is Perfect Weather Bracelet!"..It is a big seller at only $24 at shows. It has some great charms on it---all pertaining to the beach! Fun Fun FUN!

My First Copic Card!

...And this is the my first time using a COPIC marker ! Its a Magnolia stamp that I did at a demo at the stamp convention in Carson, CA in March 2010---I was hooked!

My First Card EVER!!!

This is the very first greeting card I ever made! Waaaaaay back in 2007! It was at a Stampin Up Workshop put on by my most favorite Stampin Up demonstrator and teachers: Raedean Shibata and Tracie Gilman! Check out their blog too!

My first blog -- EVER!

Wow guys---this is new---I am actually using a computer to do something other than playing spider solitaire and checking my emails !! YEAH!!! I have to say---I am quite proud of myself---but this is the new blog to showcase some of my crafty little "creations"! Since moving to California I have discovered some hobbies that I would like to share! I started out my California hobbies by taking a stained glass class that I absolutely LOVED...met some really great girls there who are now my soulmates for life and even work there now!! LOVE IT!!! At glass class I met Nancy, who recently lost her beloved sister Carol to the same cancer that I lost my beloved Mom too, so we had much in common the moment we met! She offered to let me sit in Carols seat at her card class and I fell in love with paper crafting too!!! And then I met even more wonderful soulmate "sistas"! I have to say---moving to California for what we thought was a few years due to my husbands "temporary" job transfer sounded OK...but when they asked us to stay permanently...WHO COULD SAY NO!!!...we live in a great house in a great neighborhood, only a mile from an OCEAN! My fabulous children go to great schools and have such a rich and full life here every day!...I feel truly blessed. But enough of the mushy stuff---lets show you guys some of the things I have done since being here....(this should be funny to all by Buffalo friends---they have NO idea I could do ANY of this stuff---hey--neither did I !!) LOL