Cheating... a little...

I was begged to do an update, but I haven't turned anything ugly into anything pretty lately. But I'm working on it, so that will have to wait. Instead, you get to see some cards that I've been making. I take orders (I mean, I haven't yet, but I could!)

This is my "brand." It gets stamped on the back of every card... like all card brands.

It's a pun... get it?

The first one I made was for a wedding I'm going to this weekend... if the bride &/or groom are in the audience of this blog, they've just ruined their own surprise!

Obviously the front.

Detail of the Cake

The inside is blank, for
now... until I figure out
what it should say, haha









This one I made for a friend's mom who let us stay at the Family's vacation cottage and then took us out to a lovely meal...

I love this butterfly stamp. 

The next three I made for Erin... I guess I do take orders!... for her friends that took her out in Chicago. She requested two fancy ones for two girls, and an awesome one for a guy. I'll let you decide which are which.

It's hard to tell from this photo, but the pink
bead is heart-shaped.

An artsy close up of the cute bird

This one just makes me laugh.
Everytime.

It took forever to cut all those little guys out.

Warning! Stamp repeat... if you ever want to buy me
awesome stamps, you're more than welcome :)

This could be my favorite paper.

This one is for my Mom's co-worker who hurt her foot... she has to wear a boot and can't wear heels...

On the inside it says, "Hope you're back in your
dancing shoes soon!" 

 And of course, the artsy close up:

This is a baby card... the inside simply says, "Welcome Little One"

So these are the cards I've made since... Sunday. It's pretty much all I've been doing, besides, you know, class, and work, and homework and things that I need to do... but I love making them... and hopefully someday I'll be able to make a buck doing it!

A Great Weekend Deserves a Great Thank-You Card

First, let's make fun of men.

I was invited to a fancy dinner called Winter Fest because my friend's girlfriend was unable to go. 

I inquired as to what kind of dress I should get because "fancy" can mean so many things.

Me: So what kind of fancy, like prom-dress fancy?

C: Yeeeeaaaah... sorta

Me: like an evening gown?

C: You mean like lingerie? No, put the girls away.

Me: that's not what an evening gown is. Is it Black Tie?

C: No, you can wear any color you want.

Me: You're so not helping.

Second, let me tell you about the dinner.

It was one of the best times I've ever had. I met this awesome older lady, Sabine, and she was hilarious and wonderful. She & her husband are originally from France. I complimented her on her ring, and she says, "That's 3.5 karats of pure diamond right there! You know in France, it is customary for the in-laws to buy the ring." I told her that was a really neat tradition, and she replies with, "Yeah, AND you get a bigger ring that way!!"

A woman after my own heart ♥

The dinner was AMAZING [prime rib!] and drinking happens, and the waitress (who was otherwise excellent) seriously slacks in removing my empties. Seriously. At one point in the night, I had 6 glasses in front of me, and only one was water. And of course, Mrs. M noticed & made fun. I explained my predicament, everyone had just as many drinks as I had, but it was the waitress's fault! They continued to make fun.

(Sabine only drinks wine, and prefers red to white. She has two glasses of red wine every day, one with lunch and one with dinner.)

We were also treated to a glorious sunset:

Third, let me [finally] tell you about the card.

So, again, if you're my Facebook friend, you've probably already seen the cheeseburger card I sent the M family after treating me so well during Caseville's Cheeseburger fest. If you haven't, here it is:

So I had big shoes to fill

It took me awhile to think of a card that could be just as good, if not better. I realized I couldn't make one funnier. So here's what I did:

These are the 6 things the 4 of us drank in an accordion-fold card.

Last, I'll compare my roommate, Fancy, to a toddler.

Me: Look at this Thank-you I made for the M family

Fancy: I WANT ONE!!!!

So, by request:

Thanks for reading :)