Room for Improvement

What a terrible blogger I am! Maybe it's a generational issue. Young people have grown up using the internet. I grew up with pen and paper... and the phone. I write in my journal nearly every day. Putting my life in context by blog feels less than comfortable. And yet, this is an awesome way connect with people. Would I stop strangers on the street and show my latest card creation? That would be creepy, right. But show off online? Perfect. So why do I resist? Dunno. But I do.

Thank goodness for "Card Class."  Well, that's what I call it. The group's official name is "Artistry Etc." We meet the last Thursday of every month at Ink, Paper, Rubber (it's a store) in Overland Park, KS.  Just a bunch of old ladies like me showing off our efforts and sharing our love of card making. Each meeting begins with going over ideas for our challenge and demonstration for the upcoming months, after which we what we created for the "challenge," oohing and ahhing over people's creations, and then we head into learning some new technique and getting hands-on with it. Tonight we played with inks and string, practicing a fun, new technique dipping the string in ink and pulling it through card stock making interesting designs.

If you're in the Kansas City area come join us on the last Thursday any month(Not December--we go out for dinner) at 6:00 pm.  Cardmakers welcome!

Here are some recent cards I remembered to photograph before sending out:

Happy crafting!

Blessings,

Lesley

New Years Blessings

Hi, Crafty Friends,

I have to get dressed for work, so this will be short and sweet. Sweet because that is my wish for you and all your dear ones - sweet relationships with yourself and others, peace, beauty, well-being and creativity that uplifts your spirit and spreads joy to all.

Also, I am asking for warmer weather. It's -1 degrees just now, up from -7 when we got up this first day of 2018. We are not in North Dakota, Alaska or Wisconsin. Cold like this is rare in Kansas City. On the Gratitude side, my house is warm and toasty. I just gave Ollie a New Year's bath and am now heading to work with two delicious meals packed for myself. Yay, God! 

It is going to be a good year. I affirm the same for you!

I leave you with two photos: my card club group at our holiday dinner - Artistry ETC is the name. Join us any last Thursday of the month at Ink, Paper, Rubber in Overland Park, KS. The card is my most recent creation, made with great love for a dear friend recovering from surgery and facing extensive chemotherapy and radiation. How dare I complain about the cold, right.

Blessings and blue skies,

Lesley