College Graduate

My lovely daughter graduated from UC Irvine this morning. I surprised myself by not crying as I did at her brothers' ceremonies. She was Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, and Dean's Honor Undergraduate, and even though her degree is in French, she already has a job in France for next year. I am so proud of all she has done. She has earned every honor with hard work. I met some of her professors today and also got to hear that she is empathetic to her fellow students and shines in every class while adding importance to ideas other than her own. (Professor speak.) Her brother Zach brought her a yellow bouquet to the ceremony and her other brother Nick brought a lovely woman he is dating. Neat!

Another Stampin' Up! Greenhouse Gala Card

I love the Stampin' Up! Embosslits, You can barely tell that I used a Copic Atyou Spica Chocolate glitter pen to color in the center of the Pear Piazzazz Simple Flower, but it adds just enough interest. I then layered it with one cut out flower image from the Greenhouse Gala DSP and circles punced out of blue that matches the card base that was embossed with the Framed Tulips Folder. And that Martha Stewart yellow ribbon with the chocolate borders finished it off.

The Moth God Lives In Tulsa

Well, at least to me, he looked like the God of all moths. He is almost 4 inches long and quite beautiful in the most intricate pattern of at least 30 different shades of brown. I left him a penny as tribute to insure my cashmere from his minions. He seemed pleased. I have actually had to replace his penny every day, since they disappear every night. I wonder what he is doing with them?

Stampin' Up! Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper Card

The Greenhouse Gala Paper makes such easy cards. I just cut around some flowers from the edges of the sheet and glued them down in the middle of a Pear Pizzazz base that was embossed with Stampin' Up! Framed Tulips. Then I added a French "Thank You" in Real Red on an oval backed by another Real Red oval.

Mostly Stampin' Up! Card - Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper

The Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper really made a fun card. I started with Crushed Curry and used the cute measuring tape embossing border from Cuttlebug. Then I started layering - using Melon Mambo as an accent. I made cardstock button in every color, but just matching the green looked the best. Then I added a row of Melon Mambo Rick Rack , cut with the Papertrey die.

West Coast Woman Discovers Tulsa

This place is so much fun. I feel like I have landed in the 1950's. Everyone smiles at you and says "Welcome to Tulsa". The housing prices are so low that most people can afford both a house and a truck. And the sky is so blue - unless it's raining - and then it gets really exciting. I never understood people who would move to Seattle and tell us that they loved rain. And move away within 3 years. But the cold grey drizzle that hangs over Seattle 9+ months of the year is nothing like the dramatic lightning and booming thunder that characterizes Tulsa rain storms. Or as the weather reports call it, "severe weather".

Our house is sold. But my husband's transfer to Tulsa won't happen until December. For the last ten years he has wanted to live in Portland, since he has so many good friends there. So we are renting a loft in the Pearl District. It should be lots of fun!