Happy Birthday Card

Ooooh this card took too long.  I just don't have the knack for figuring out how big or small something should be even though I have an exact mock up of the card front on the Silhouette Cameo.  On the computer screen everything looks great.  After the letters are cut and ready to be glued to the card front, I realize the letters are too small and I don't like the font.  This picture shows my third try.  It's not perfect but I have to mail it in the morning and to be honest, I'm tired of it.  I also need help with gluing.  I glue like a first grader.  It's something I definitely need to work on.  No matter how little I use, it smooshes out the side. 

 

 

 

I also just noticed that the white card stock on the left hand side is crinkly.  I just can't win.

 

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Hot Soup on a Warm Day

I've been waiting for a cold winter day so that I can make some soup.  Waiting, waiting, still waiting.  It doesn't look like we are actually going to have a winter (Sorry rest of the U.S.)  So here is a hearty winter soup on a warm day.  The recipe is from Lucinda Scala Quinn's show, Mad Hungry.  I couldn't find dry cannellini beans so I used white northern beans.  The soup was okay, not great.  Good enough to eat but not good enough to make again.  


White Bean Soup

 

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!  Here are some small pillow boxes I made with my Silhouette Cameo.  The boxes are filled with  M&Ms.  My Silhouette is one of the best things I ever treated myself to.  It was an investment that was well worth it.  It is a great stress reliever and with basically no artistic skill whatsoever, I have been able to make some cute things. 

 

 

What Am I Doing?

What am I doing?  An old dog learning new tricks. I'm almost 49 and am going to venture into the Blog World and see what happens.  I have no idea how to do anything and I don't know anyone who has a blog so this process should be interesting.  Am I too old to figure this out?  Will anyone see it?  I'm not telling anyone about it, let's just see what happens. . .