I Did It....It's Finished....

It's been a year and a half in the making.  Can you believe I let it sit undone for so long?

I'm 98.5% happy.  There is one thing that is bugging me, and I'm still thinking about one thing I'd like to add. Long story short, if it sits this way for another year....I'm good with it.  Want a close up of two windows?

This is May....you could have guessed that right?  It's also the month my husband was born.  Thus, the 19.  And this is the month I was born....

Karen has miniatures and I thought the chair was so sweet, then I saw the bunny and then the box of fruit.  They found a little home here.

My honey built the shadow box for me.  I think he did a fantastic job...don't you? Here it is with the glass front.

Sorry about the photo....the glare is pretty bad.  I absolutely love it.  And I thank Karen and Deb for keeping me on track. 

I promised to send more photos from our fantastic paper crafting weekend.  So sit right down and enjoy....I sure did!  When we walked in this table caught our eye! 

What did we find waiting for us.....

There are enough supplies to make several projects.  Want to see just a few?

This is just the cover of a beautiful album.  All the papers are from the most beautiful collection called Mad Tea Party, by Marion Smith Designs.  Each page is more beautiful than the one before. 
This little hat is so pretty.  And what a great tree decoration it will be. 

There were many more samples, but I was so busy looking and touching, I forgot to snap the photos.  I do have a few more photos to share.....these aren't of projects, but of the sweetest desserts ever!  This was our Friday night sweet treat....

And then mid-day Saturday we were met with this.....

Then......Saturday evening as our two days were winding down Karen treated us to this....

Nope this isn't Karen it's her daughter Rachiel.  We had tons of other foods to a fantastic sit down dinner on Saturday, a Pizza Party on Friday night. Snacks all day long.  It was a feast that's for sure. 
Want to see some of the table decorations?

 One of the fabulous food tables.

A coffee service table.....and the coffee was wonderful.....

A perfect little decoration on the snack table.  And now....a photo of some of us.  There were so many girls I couldn't get them all in this photo.  But you get the idea.....

Karen, Deb, Cathy, and Rachiel outdid themselves this year.  Every year Karen's Anniversary party gets bigger and better.  I don't know how they do it!  A big thank you to Karen and the girls!

That's it for now.  I need to put my toys away and get ready to think of what I might design for my November card class. 

Hugs and Happy Crafting,
Mary Mac
AKA:  Glitter Grammy

Happy 7th Anniversary Paradise Scrapbook Boutique

More photos to come, this is a photo Karen posted on Facebook. I can hardly wait to see what she has in store for us.  Yesterday was amazing.  Great friends, fun project, super finds, wonderful dessert....today it's a full day of fun.....off I go!  

I'll take a photo of what I'm working on.  It's one I started core a year ago....about time I finish it....agree?

Hugs and happy crafting. 

Mary Mac

AKA:  Glitter Grammy

Merry

This is a quick card to make and if you want to see the inside of this card, you'll just have to check it out on the Poppystamps blog page.  I'll give you a hint, this is completely made from snippets.  The reason for so many, I am working on a project for later next month, and I thought I knew exactly what I needed to do.  Guess what, I didn't!  Anyway, my not so happy accident turned into a very quick make. 

Don't you love the Merry die....I sure do.  Well, I said this was a quick card and I need to make this a quick post.  For more, check out the Poppystamps blog. 

Later....
Mary Mac
AKA:  Glitter Grammy

Happy Birthday Aaron

When my son Aaron was about 2 years of age, I made him a stuffed Panda.  Mind you this was almost 40 years ago.  This Panda was very loved.  It was also very dirty.  It’s ear had been chewed off, not sure whether it was a dog that did the chewing or a little boy who chewed on stuffed animals, pajama’s  and most things made of fabric.  Speeding through the years, the Panda now sat alone in the corner of Aaron’s bedroom.  Years later the Panda made it into a box in the closet and when Aaron married and moved to Australia, Panda ended up in a box in an outdoor storage shed.  Over the years, the shed leaked water, and the temperature went from cold to warm, to hot , to freezing.  Never during those lost years did my son ask about Panda. 

Speeding ahead to this year’s vacation.  What was a question Aaron asked…what happened to Panda?  I had to tell him the truth, Panda went to Panda heaven.  He was shocked….how could I have been so mean?  Well, maybe that was an exaggeration!  Anyway, he then asked if I’d really made that Panda with my two little hands.  This question arose because he thought  through the years I’d been making homemade pies….well, guess what, Sara Lee made his pies, I just baked them.  Another moment of truth!  Now he even questioned my ability to make a Panda bear!  Truth be known, I don’t sew.  I can spend hours working on a card, but to get out the sewing machine…..not fun for me.  I did however actually make that Panda with my two little hands,  during a class taught by a very talented lady.   Had I been thinking, I would have unstuffed the Panda  washed him and re-filled him.  Too late now!

This is the card I made for Aaron’s Birthday.  Lots of Panda’s.  I also sent him a little something that I hope will find a spot in his heart…..I used the Cheery Lynn  Designs B348 – Step Card #1 die.  My buddy Brenda gifted it to me from Joan’s Garden.  This die is amazing. Not only does it cut the card frame, it also cuts the patterned pieces.   Sadly, because of the cost to produce,  Cheery Lynn Designs is no longer having it manufactured.  When my die was ordered Joan had two remaining…..if you are interested.  Contact Joan at:  Joan’sGardens.  

Well, I’m going to close for now…..lots to do and with the rain, I just want to curl up with a book.  Maybe I can do that later….

Happy Crafting, have a most wonderful week,

Hugs,

Mary Mac

Happy Halloween....BOO!

I don't make many Halloween cards, I did think maybe I should make at least one.  This card is a result of my Sunday play day.  I think she's the perfect little witch. 

We live in a neighborhood that doesn't have many children.  We also have no sidewalks and at night it's pretty dark.  The result of this, we get very few little goblins on Halloween.  We do have two precious neighbor girls that manage to find their way to our door.  This year the candy will be in this little bag...

A very quick and easy make, thanks to dies and a border punch.  And a great way to use up the snippets I created while making the card. 

And last but certainly not least....this is the desk that was clean and tidy before I started. 

Oops, I almost forgot to show you the inside of the card....

For the insides of my cards, I like to repeat at least one thing from the outside of the card.  I must say, I think I used much more than one thing....

I think I need to fess up about one little thing.  My desk looked much worse when I was creating.  I forgot to take a photo. The desk photo was taken as I was trying to find enough bits and pieces for another card or two, and maybe a few more bags of candy.  Now that I've come clean, I feel sooooo much better!

This is where I'll share my little sweet treats:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop  Di is off traveling this week.  She gave the keys to the playground to Parsnip.  Somehow I think the the mischief will go on, even if Parsnip is being watchful. 

Jules has a great place to play.  Well, usually we are showing the results of our play and some of us tend to be a bit messy.  How about checking out  Stamping Ground.  You won't be disappointed.  Lots always going on there.  Just maybe you'll bravely show your work desk!

Until later, Hugs from Northern California,

Mary Mac
AKA:  Glitter Grammy

Let It Snow

Quick post today.....If you want to learn more about this card, head on over to the Poppystamps Blog page...It's my day to play over there....Love these step cards!  And the Grand Town House Window is one of my favorite dies.  Can you tell?

Off I go, I hope you find a bit of time to play!
Hugs,
Mary Mac
AKA:  Glitter Grammy

Happy World Card Making Day!

It's World Card Making Day......I'm sure all around the World, cutters are cutting, embossers are embossing, glue is gluing and crafters are smiling!  I know in my world that's what is happening.  And I know that in the  Poppystamps world there is much celebrating and this card is what I made.

The theme of the Poppystamps blog hop is friendship....now what does this card say about friendship?  I'll tell you....The Charming Stars die, signifies the four directions on a compass.  Through my blog posts, I've met people from around the world.  Most I've met, through their posts.   Through our comments back and forth, I feel a bond of friendship.  Over the past years I've shared the births of children and grandchildren, marriages, sickness and even the sadness of death.  I've also learned about different cultures through the cards others made.  So today we celebrate with the talented people from around the world who put a little of themselves in each card they create.

My design team friends at Poppystamps are celebrating in a big way.  We are having a blog hop.  If you are following along on the blog hop, you should have found me by visiting Lezlye Lauterbach  If this is your first stop along this World Card Making Day hop, and you want to start from the beginning, hop over to the Poppystamps Blog page.  You can find out all about the hop and the prizes, you heard me p-r-i-z-e-s......we all like that word don't we!  I know I sure do!

This card was made from bits and pieces, well mostly.  The sparkly white pieces are what fell from the white sparkly frame I'd cut earlier.  and the red inside is a snippet...

Trust me, it wasn't originally meant to be a snippet, but when I was die cutting, I didn't have the paper lined up properly and the top was cut off.  So, I made lemonade from the oops moment.  I really think this was a happy accident. 

Before I say thanks for visiting my blog page and I say goodbye for today, I want to tell you the next stop on this World Card Making Day blog hop is Michele Henderson.  Hop on over to visit Michele and don't forget to comment on this post, who knows....maybe you'll win!

Happy Crafting.....and Hugs from my side of the world! And a MOST HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!

Mary Mac 

aka:  Glitter Grammy