A colleague is having a baby so a handmade card was in order. You need the following tools and supplies to create this card: Cricut machine Stork’s Delivery Cricut/Creative Memories cartridge Cuttlebug machine Cuttlebug embossing folder cardstock adhesive Fold the yellow cardstock so it is a finished size of 4.25″x5.5″ and cut the light yellow cardstock to 5.25″x 4″. …
Archives for June 2013
Photography Monday: The Huntington’s Roses Part IV
The rose labels displayed near each rose contain three pieces of important information: cultivar name, horticultural class and date of introduction or when the cultivar was first sold. We enjoyed reading the labels and were quite entertained by the rose names. If you are ever in the area, you must make a trip to The…
Cricut Friday: 98th Birthday Card
What do you give to a person that is celebrating his 98th birthday? A handmade birthday card, of course! You need the following tools and supplies to create this card: Cricut machine Cricut Folk Art Festival cartridge Cuttlebug machine Cuttlebug embossing folder cardstock adhesive Fold the light blue cardstock so it is a finished size of 4.25″x5.5″ and…
The Mysterious Plant
I am putting forth another mystery to be solved. What is it? This plant has taken over our backyard. Last year, it was so vigorous and plentiful that they were choking the established rose plants. We dug up most of the plants and only a few returned this year. Most of these plants grow from…
Photography Monday: The Huntington’s Roses Part III
The Huntington’s Rose Garden includes important parent roses, roses from prominent hybridizers, and rose cultivars from around the world that grow exceedingly well in Southern California. The garden has been redesigned many times over the years with major plantings in 1922, 1945, 1973, 1982 and 1988. First bloom starts about April 15th and continues until…
Cricut Friday: Donkey Pinata Card
My mother was so enamored with the Rockin’ Fox card that she asked me to make a special birthday card for her. I enlisted my husband’s opinion to assist in making the appropriate selection because I wanted the male perspective for this project. You need the following tools and supplies to create this card: Cricut machine Cricut…
Heavenly Hydrangea
On my morning walk, I have the pleasure of enjoying the hydrangea show. They are loving the crisp cool mornings and the spring heat! Hydrangeas are my husband’s favorite flower because of the variety of colors, their showiness and the fact that you can change the color of the flower based on the amount of acid in…
Flower Brick
Years ago, I purchased this flower brick because I liked it and thought it would be handy to have. For years, it sat unused in the cupboard until a few days ago when I realized its true potential. My roses have started to bloom and they are an older variety with a delightful fragrance, but…
Photography Monday: The Huntington’s Roses Part II
The Huntington Rose Garden is a rose lover’s delight. Beds upon beds filled with shrub roses, climbing and rambling roses, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Polyanthas, miniatures, and David Austin roses. More roses to come in the next installment for your viewing pleasure. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell…
Cricut Friday: Rockin’ Fox Card
We have been invited to a birthday party on Saturday and needed a card. No gifts are allowed, but I felt that a handmade card would be perfect. He loves his Rock and Roll! You need the following tools and supplies to create this card: Cricut machine Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge Cuttlebug machine Cuttlebug embossing…