A BIRTHDAY CARD....with a stamped background

what did you think of the smithsonian exhibit photos? we had a great time but there are so many things to see we did not have time for it all. another visit will be schedule :P

we also visited the botanic garden. i have a few pics of that too for another day, wink-wink.

for now i will show you a card i made for a friend. i stamped the background and added subtle touches of glitter (stickles), a border and butterflies from martha and another clear stamp for the sentiment.

Happy Birthday

4.25 x 5.5 inches tall

i even did some sewing, lol.

so simple and so cute.

now, go and take your stamps out and try it. give the cricut a day break, lol.

see u soon.

Daily Life:

we are taking our son back to BOSTON this week. what a heartache! ;(

GARDENING is not doing too well. plants are in a temporary spot. rabbits are very hungry. i will have to move some of them to another spot asap.

here are some pics:

this last one is russian sage. i thought i killed it when moved it but not: it is resuscitating. 

YAY!

ok, this is it for now.

see U around!

and thanks for stopping by because i do not feel i am talking to myself, lol.

THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LOOK LIKE....if i was a homo floresiensis

 which became extinct just  17,000 years ago.

"As a Homo floresiensis, you live just 95,000 to 17,000 years ago on an island in what is now Southeast Asia.  You are very small…with a brain only about a third the size of modern humans. But you make tools, control fire, hunt a variety of animals, and your small size helps you survive on an island with limited resources".

this was taken on our recent visit to washington dc

at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

they had other homo species, but there were lots of people at the museum and we just had time for one photo.

this lady was also a homo floresiensis, :)

and this one below is our closest extinct human relative

interesting, hum?

for more info, click on the link below

Human Family Tree

here are a few more photos of our trip. this was our first time visiting the capitol.

very tired and very sweaty at the steps on lincoln memorial.

see U later!

MEMORIES...a vintage keepsake

hello my fellow crafters,

i want you to excuse my absence. i never took so long away from this blog before. it has been busy around here and i am just trying to enjoy this summer and the gardening. we have been taking day trips here and there since my husband's vacations were schedule for every other week. going crazy with him home all the time but it has been lots of fun too.

i hope all you are enjoying yours and have been taking lots of pics.

while talking to my mother over the phone i gave her some homework. she was supposed to gather info for my family tree and send me some old photos to make an album.

since time has been an issue lately, this keepsake is the only thing i have had time to work on. i want to mail it to her as a way to say thank you for gathering the photos and info for me.

Memories

4 inch square keepsake

this is my mother's mother and my super loved and super missed grandmother. Maria was her name and she raised me until i was ready to go to high school and live with my mother.

i simply adored her and she adored me.

i still can smell her around me sometimes despite she passed away almost 16 years ago.

this is not a real photo but a copy i made.

the papers used are from my mind's eye and die cuts with a view.

here is the whole keepsake:

a 4x4 inches square pouch and a 3.5"  insert.

a handmade paper flower, a heart covered with glitter and some butterflies. the doilies border is a martha stewart.

the base for the pouch is from everyday pop up cards  using the card feature #20 of the overlay and real size dial on my gypsy to make it with the measurements i wanted.

 (if you remove the link chain icon,  it will give you "real size dial")

on the photo below, on the right hand side where the black thin borders meet,  i added an "M" for her name. i cut three small circles from a mini punch, glue them together, stamp an "m" and added liquid embossing from plaid. 

i think adding that monogram makes my insert looks complete.

a couple more pics:

thanks for stopping by, it means a lot to me.

  i am really sorry for the lack of action here but our family must always come first.

 i know you understand.

i will be blogging back to normal after the end of august, God's will.

take care!