Valentines

I was very lazy this year and only made one special Valentine's Day card - for my mom. All the others, I bought. I think I need to plan my holidays more carefully and start making projects months in advance rather than waiting until the week before. Like, maybe I should start doing Christmas cards now and then there's not the rush and panic when November arrives and nothing is done. I'm sure this is how organized people think and I should really look into it further.

Thank you to those of you who loyally follow my blog despite my absences. Another late night tonight but I'll try to get something posted tomorrow.

Happy Heart

Here's a pretty Victorian Valentine's Day card I made up with some K&Company paper. I printed the sentiment from the Internet - such nice wording and no mushy crap - then tea-stained the lace, added a glittery heart, a flower and some ribbon and voila!

How many different ways can we describe how busy we are? I know I say this everytime I post but is there ever just a day to sit and relax? All my fave shows are coming back on - LOST, Survivor, Amazing Race, Grey's Anatomy - I can hardly fit them into a week. I must admit I do much prefer viewing these shows on DVD with no commercials. The first episodes of LOST would have been half the time had it not been for the commercials. I mean, I get it. The Olympics are coming. They don't need to remind me every 7 minutes.

Hello Kitty

I thought I would try out my new Cricut cartridge, "Hello Kitty" which looked like so much fun. The images are cute and bright and perfect colours for Valentine's Day. I am trying to use up some of my 1000's of pieces of scrap paper - though the fact I have so much paper has not stopped me from buying more - then added some ribbon, a Melissa Frances rub-on, and a couple of brads.

I finally got all my Christmas stuff cleaned up today. It wasn't that warm but, since there was no snow on the ground, I thought it a good time to take down my Christmas lights and put the rest of the gifts away. The old adage kept running through my head that for each new thing you bring into the house, you should throw something old away. Unfortunately, I don't subscribe to that theory and my closets, drawers and cupboards keep getting fuller. That's a project for another day.