Valentine for Troy

DSC07551.JPG, originally uploaded by EKKhan.

Here is a link to the picture that derailed me last February.

Part of the reason I'm "back on track" is because my friend has commissioned another Valentine's card... that and I got some fun toys for my Cricut for Christmas. :-)

This project was shamefully scraplifted from Sharon Johnson (http://notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/) Of course hers is better... I thought this turned out pretty nice.

The back side of this are little pockets and each pocket holds a ticket for some special treat. Troy is very creative in coming up with these so each one starts with the letter it corresponds to. It was really fun! This was his coupon list:

M - Mr. Belvedere - This card entitles you to a day free of doing any chore
Y - You Win - This card entitles you to win a argument no questions ask.
V - Valentine Part 2 - This card entitles you to celebrate Valentine's Day again on any given day.
A - A Good Day - This card entitles you to not dealing with any issues/drama of any kind today.
L - Little Wishes - This card entitles you to 3 little wishes within reason on this day.
E - Entertain Me - This card entitles you to pick any movie you want to see, no questions asked.
N - Night Night - This card entitles you to a 20 minute massage and a night cap served to you before bed.
T - Tasty Tasty - This card entitles you to a breakfast/brunch/lunch/dinner at your favorite restaurant.
I - Interesting - This card entitles you to focus a day on whatever strikes your interest.
N - No Rush - This card entitles you to 2 hours of unrushed shopping
E - Eat and Run - This card entitles you to a romantic night @ home with take from your favorite SF restaurant.

Starting Over... again. :-)

Hi all! Happy new year!

I can't believe how the last year has flown by. It's been eventful, that's for sure!

For those of you who didn't get the original post, my new year's resolution last year was to make 500 cards in 2009 and blog each one. Of course as you can tell, I made 3 and then the train was permanently derailed.

For starters, I received a commission to make a Valentine's day "card" from a friend of mine for his girlfriend. At the time I was working 9-10 hour days and simultaneously trying to be a good wife and mother while cramming in the crafting. I did manage to get the Valentine's card done on time and mailed off to my friend in San Francisco... but the stress of it kind of took the wind out of my sails for a while.

I might have started back in at some point but then... in August... my husband of 5 years announced that he wanted a divorce and he moved out. I spent the next few months pulling myself back together and moving myself and my daughter into a new apartment since the house we shared as a family we were not able to keep.

Fortunately I was able to use this as an opportunity for personal growth... (HAHAHA) and now that the holidays are over, I'm feeling good and ready to start creating again! The apartment we moved into had a beautiful HUGE master bedroom... which my daughter and I decided would be better served as a "girls toy room" rather than a bedroom... so I now have a large craft area. And since most of my craft stuff is still in boxes it isn't too crowded with junk to work yet! :-)

I'll try to get "crafty" and have something new to show you soon!