New Card Techniques

I have recently seen several new techniques and products for making cards and have been so eager to try them out. Here are the ones I have managed to find time to make so far. The flower may not show the hint of gold dusting on the background. Or the glass beads for the flower center but it was certainly fun to make.

These two cards used a border punch in different ways. The shiny green paper below is actually wrapping paper from a dollar store. I got a variety of colors each with it's own 'pattern' so I look forward to having fun with those.

Remembering VJ Day

Today American Legions across our nation honored our WWII veterans on this anniversary of VJ Day. My daughter and I attended the one at the post where my son belongs to the Sons of the American Legion. It was a very nice ceremony and many people had displayed photos etc. of their family members. This is a photo I took of the display David brought:

Pictured from the top left corner going clockwise is my father-in-law, Galdo Pavini followed by his brother Bruno. They served in the Pacific Theatre and Bruno died on the Arizona. My father, Obed Cramer pictured in the bottom right corner served in the European Theatre as shown in the map from his combat diary.

New Bird

The dog started barking this evening while I was on the phone so I looked out and discovered this big fellow on the fence in my back yard. I am guessing it is a young Heron though I am not sure. He was looking my yard over closely but apparently found nothing tasty looking and soon flew off. He was a pleasant diversion. Perhaps he heard the local birds saying that I had finally refilled the bird feeder.

Sometimes he's so sweet looking

"If I am very still maybe she won't make me get down."