Tilda is back!!

I haven't used my Magnolia stamps in quite a while so I used them for this birthday card.  So happy that I did this because they are all so darn cute!  This card is for a high school friend's birthday who does so much for service men and women that the sentiment is sooooo appropriate for her.  I love this style card because it gives you so many panels to decorate--just perfect.  I think this is called a trifold accordion card, at least that is what I am calling it.  I also decorated the other side and I will show the opposite side in the picture below. 

Opposite side

Closed for mailing

I also wanted to show you my last project for 2018 which is a Bookatrix from Mixedup crafts.  She does a wonderful job with all of her tutorials that I will also put the link for this type of card.  Like her, I made a Christmas one but it is would be fun for any celebration. I put it on a wooden stand but she also shows you how to make a stand/easel and an envelope for this project.  The paper collection, I used, is from Photoplay.

                                                   https://www.pinterest.com/pin/34832597105405472/

Bookatrix

Left side

Right side

 Just a few pictures of our New Year together with my husband, son, daughter and my son's girlfriend, Sabrina out in San Francisco, Oakland and Bodega Bay!   Oh, and I can't forget Oscar, Eric's cute little dog. Just a little tidbit, Bodega Bay is where Alfred Hitchcock filmed most of the "The Birds" movie thriller.  Eric and Sabrina made us dinner one night with Dungeness Crab, shrimp, scallops, and mussels called Cioppino.  We had a wonderful time with them!  They were such good tour guides visiting where Sabrina works and visiting Napa Valley and the Pacific Coast Highway.  I can see why there are so many surfers in California, they waves are just unbelievable.  We don't have these waves in Maine, unless there is a storm.  Happy New Year everyone!!

View from our AirBNB

View out our window

Walking the beach

Fam walking the beach

Sunset

Surfers

Pacific Coast

Rainy, windy day

Sabrina took the pic

Inside our AirBNB

Cioppino--so good!

Family Vacation in San Francisco

Hayes Mansion

Golden Gate

I have been away from blogging and cardmaking for about 10 days and I have missed it.  My family and I took a trip to California last week during the east coast heat wave to visit my son.  My son, Eric, lives in Berkeley which is just outside San Francisco.  My husband, Mark and our daughter Lindsey and I stayed at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose.  Beautiful place and the grounds were exquisite! We were about 1 hour from Berkeley and 45 mins from San Fran.  We rented a car and saw the sights of San Francisco!  I love playing tourist but I found out we weren't the only ones vacationing.  San Francisco is definitely a tourist city in the summer!!  Lots and lots of people!!!  The weather in San Fran was around 68-72 degrees each day so a jacket was sometimes necessary.  The fog would roll in during the morning hours and would lift by noon. In fact, our flight into San Francisco was delayed 2 hours because of the fog in the city.  Eric took us to Mirren Highlands to get a good view of the Golden Gate Bridge and then over to Muir Woods.  We took a ride on the cable cars in San Fran.  It wouldn't be a trip to San Fran without a ride on the cable cars!  The wait was about 1 hour so be prepared if you go!! 

Cable cars

We took the cable car to Fisherman's Wharf to Hyde Street Pier which was a lot of fun.  We saw street performers there and sidewalk cafes.  There were plenty of stores to shop.  We headed toward Pier 39 which is a popular destination for shopping and eating also which we did!  I loved that there was a Merry-go-round right in the middle of all the action.  We were able to see Alcatraz from where we had lunch but were not able to take the Ferry over because they were booked 2 months out!  Next time we will remember that you need to book Alcatraz first then your trip!  Very popular place!

Pier 39

Alcatraz

An alley in the Mission District

 Eric took us to the Muir Woods which was amazing! You couldn't see the top of the trees.  Lots of trails.  We walked 2 miles and we still could have kept going!  Just a beautiful place!  These are just some of the pictures that I took that were the highlights.  We also went to Sausalito, (another busy but beautiful spot) the Mission area of San Francisco, (great places there to eat) Painted Ladies and we also went to an amusement park called Great America.  Love those roller coaster rides!  Can't wait to go back if my son stays there.  I have already planned what to do like the wine country, either Napa or Sonoma.  So much to do there and such beautiful weather!!

Muir Woods

The Petersens

Painted Ladies

Easter Husband Card!

I just didn't feel like I had made enough bunnies for Easter and when I came across this saying on Splitcoast, I thought  this would be a cute card for my husband. I made a white bunny with Pretty in Pink sponging on the side of the bunny.  The funky fold card is a definite favorite type of card for me. I combined a little of spring with the paper and the butterflies on the side with a  cute Easter bunny.  I made another bunny card that I am going to send to my son in California from both my husband and I.  He will get a kick out of it!  The bunny for Eric is pink with some of Valita's tulips.  Thanks again Valita, I love your tulips!!!

Used some sizzix die grass and cuttlebug EF for this card. MS butterfly punch on the flowers on the side! Thanks for looking!