Duane celebrated his 49th Birthday on Tuesday.  We had Mom & Dad, Dave, Jen & Brennan in for a BBQ (shrimp & scallops, greek roasted potatoes, corn on the cob & green salad) which turned out well.  After supper our friends the Grattons joined us for cake.  This is a photo of Duane in the gift that he received from the Grattons (a bubble wrap Tour de France jersey).  Natalie & Kiera made it that afternoon after it was noted that Duane has been falling off his bike frequently.  He thinks it is the bike because he never fell off his old one!

This is the card that I made for his Birthday (the sentiment says Happy Birthday inside but I forgot to take a picture before I wrote in it).  The only thing that he said he really needed was TIME & while I couldn't give him that I made sure the card reflected it. I used Well Worn DSP, River Rock & Night of Navy card stock, Dapper Dad & Wacky Wishes stamp sets and some linen ribbon.

Another sweet treat card

This is a card I made for my nephew Wyatt's birthday last week. I used the celebration DSP and a sweet treat cup that I filled with a Lego man that I built at the new Lego store in Southgate. I was surprised how much he loved his little man & used him to play with his other toys.

Anniversary card

This week we celebrated our 19th anniversary and I am not sure where the time has gone.  We went out for supper at an Italian restaurant, Vivo.  This is the card that I made for Duane.

Soccer coaches' cards

Today my project was to make 3 cards for Natalie's soccer coaches.  While it has not been a overly successful year for Natalie's team the coaches have been fantastic.  They are 3 university students who all played soccer themselves.  They have always been very positive with the girls & have helped them to improve a lot. Natalie has enjoyed her year & that is thanks to her coaches so we are thankful they stepped up to be a coach.

July Secret Happy Mail swaps

Here are some cards that I made for my Secret Happy Mail Swap. I ended up sending the first one & will keep the other for me to use.  I played around with glitter on the red glasses but I couldn't get it to work so I abandoned that plan for now.