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1. Happy Birthday from Changito!
2. Believe it, or NOT!
3. Abby
4. Having fun at the Aquarium
5. Look how I've grown!
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Happy Birthday from Changito!

Happy Birthday from Changito!



Today I am going to show you how to create one of my favorite cards, the criss-cross card. I created this one today using materials from October's KNK scrapbook kit (yes, they make great card kits too!).

You will need the following materials for this project:

two 4 1/4" X 11" pieces of cardstock for the card base
One 4" x 5" piece of patterned paper (double sided is best, or else 2 pieces of complementing patterned paper works too)
One 3 3/4" X 5 1/4" piece of cardstock for insert
One 3 1/2" X 4 3/4" piece of cardstock for insert
ink, stamps, adhesive, scraps for accents, corner rounder and embellishments

1. Score both pieces of 4 1/4x 11 cardstock at 5 1/2"



2. Take each scored piece andcut it diagonally from center top to the bottom left



3. Now add adhesive to the rectangular back of one of the cardstock pieces and glue as shown below


4. Assemble the card base as shown in the following photos....make sure you put your adhesive close to the edge so that you have a pocket for your insert.





5. Once you fold over the left side, cut your patterned paper in half diagonally and adhere it to the card front.





6, Repeat with the right side, and your card base should look like this


7. Now you are ready to assemble your insert. Take both pieces of cardstock that you cut for the insert and round only the top 2 corners. The bottom should be straight. Tape the smaller one on top of the larger one and decorate.




8. Stamp and color your image for the front of the card, mat if you desire.



9. Attach to your card and embellish as desired.






This card will fit in a standard size envelope. I first saw this card done by Beate Johns

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Believe it, or NOT!

OK, some say that boys choose their mates by looking for someone that reminds them of their mom. With my boy Dave, this proves to be eerily interesting! Peter and I just came home from 6 days in San Diego on an adventure to "Meet the Parents" (Jenna's parents that is). The first time Dave met Anne, he called me and said "OMG--there are two of you!" During the past few days, we think that Jenna repeated the same thing numerous times. Anne and I had not met face to face, only exchanged e-mail and phone calls until now. Put us together in the same room, and it is obvious that we are soul sisters, 2 peas in a pod or whatever the saying could be. Poor Dave and Jenna, they have twin Moms...an East Coast Mom and a West Coast Mom. Anne and I could not be happier!!!!
Here we are with our new friend at Old Towne


Here we are at the country club where the kids will be married in July 2010


Here we are with Jenna and Harvey in the ballroom of the country club




And finally, here we are having fun at the San Diego Zoo!

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Abby

Peter, the consumate animal lover not only bonded with Anne, Harvey and Jenna, he also bonded with their adorable golden~doodle named Abby.





Abby, being part golden retriever simply adores her toy ducks!

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Having fun at the Aquarium

While in San Diego, we spent a lovely afternoon at the Scripp's Aquarium. We saw some amazing creatures there!
Here is a huge sun~star,which is a starfish that looks like a beautiful sunflower.



We also saw this recreation of a reef habitat that reminded us of Finding Nemo


And Peter was totally blown away by it's location...

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Look how I've grown!

OK, the MUSHU fan club has been asking how he's been doing. I have been busy and haven't gotten around to blogging as often as I should. Mushu, Cheerio and Gonzo have all been doing phenomenally well. They are eating salads as well as insects, and love to come out to play! Here is a photo of Peter and Mushu. It turns out that he has inherited beautiful colors from the sandfire side of his family. I will post photos of Cheerio and Gonzo soon. Gonzo is the dragon that spends the week in my classroom with my 3 and 4 year olds. They are so captivated by him. Each morning they count out worms for his food, check for poops that need to be taken out of his tank, and then help feed him veggies in the afternoon. We take turns giving him a shower (misting him with water) each day too. It is too darn funny to see him get up on his hind legs to look around at the children. However, the funniest thing is that he loves to ride in the car. Peter and I take him home each weekend, and he has a small carry cage we put him in for the ride. Gonzo gets so excited when we put him into the little cage. While we are in the car, he looks around!

 

 

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