School On Wheels - I've caught a bug...

Dec. 7, 2007 - I've caught a bug...

the card-making bug!! I made my first, well, second card tonight (you can read about the first one HERE). I think it turned out okay. I'm not entirely thrilled, but pretty good for a first attempt (on my own). However, I wasn't really prepared for how messy this was going to be! I hope that as I get more experienced, I won't have to make the table look like a tornado exploded on it!

I'm not going to spend a lot of money on this (at least, that's what I'm telling myself and my hubby!), but you really don't have to. I spent about $30 at Michael's last week when I was in L.A. and I pulled out some scrapbooking stuff I've had for years (I don't scrapbook, lol - most of it was gifts from various people trying to convince me to start!). In the end, I used mainly paper and cardstock to make the card (also a piece of string and part of the paper bag that held the pastries I devoured from the local pastry shop, yum!). I added two of the stamps I bought at Michael's ($1 a piece) and a touch of ribbon. It's pretty basic.

I'm still not sure how much I like it... I wish I knew how to do some kind of fancy calligraphy! When we get my printer hooked up I think I will use it more than writing for these cards!

Of course, in order to make Christmas cards, I had to get into the "Christmas Spirit" (which is kind of hard, when it feels more like the middle of summer), so I hung the Christmas lights we bought this week (okay, I confess, I taped them up with scotch tape - I had nothing else, lol!), turned on the Christmas music (Josh Groban, Amy Grant, Nat King Cole, Celine Dion and Michael Bublé) and helped myself to a cup of steaming Mexican hot chocolate (which I believe is the reason I am still wide awake despite it being 1:30am - going to regret that one tomorrow!). Mmmmm... it Finally feels like Christmas! I'm getting excited. There are several students from across Canada that will be joining us in building a house for a family at Christmas. On Christmas Eve we will give them the gift of a new home. I'm quite excited to be involved in the building this time as I'm usually not really able to get to do much (due to having three very active little guys!). My husband has promised the boys and I that this time we can get dirty and hammer and paint since they need the extra hands and, being a smaller group of people building the house, we won't be so much in the way.

My two brothers and their significant others will be coming to spend Christmas with us as well. They've both been here before and are looking forward to coming back. Also, my parents will be coming in January. Lots of company to keep us busy!!

Anyway, here are a few pictures of my card. Don't laugh too hard!