Never Too Old (To Learn Something New)

Sometimes, it’s the little things

April 13, 2016 Written by SusieL
Sometimes, it’s the little things
Here’s a tip I’ve used for years.  You know how you go to plug in an electric appliance and it will only go in one way because the plug is polarized?  Meaning one blade is wider than the other?  Instead of fiddling with it each time, take some bright pink or red nail polish & paint the side that goes on top.  If the plug is not polarized, [...]
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Mother’s birthday luncheon 2015

January 18, 2016 Written by SusieL
Mother’s birthday luncheon 2015
I’m only about seven months late in posting this, but I guess better late than never, eh?  As some of you may already know, my mother passed away two months shy of her 95th birthday in 2012.  In an effort to not focus on being sad that day, I decided to have a girls luncheon to celebrate the day and decided to make it an annual event.  [...]
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Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015

December 31, 2015 Written by SusieL
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
This is the first year I participated in a self defined reading challenge.  Since I didn’t really know how many books I typically read in a year, this was just a WAG.  (Wild ass guess, as we used to say at work.)  
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Nifty Fifties Birthday Card

November 7, 2015 Written by SusieL
Nifty Fifties Birthday Card
  This is a birthday card for my sister.  The plaid card base is digital paper from Carina Gardner.  The font on the front & all the cuts are from the Cricut Nifty Fifties cartridge.  The font on the inside is Old 54 Regular.  My sister, who was a teenager in the ’50’s really, really liked it.    
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Cuisinart Egg Cooker

October 22, 2015 Written by SusieL
Cuisinart Egg Cooker
We go through a lot of hard cooked eggs.  We have them in salads, egg salad, snacks and the dogs like them too.  A couple of years ago, I decided to try an egg cooker.  I know…it’s like a rice cooker or a salad spinner…you think it’s a dumb idea, until you actually USE one.  I love my egg cookers.  Yes, that’s plural because I use them [...]
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Diamonds may be a girls best friend, ...

June 18, 2015 Written by SusieL
Diamonds may be a girls best friend, but Mincs are pretty fun too!
I’ve been making my own cards, on my computer, for over 20 years.  But I’m relatively new to the crafting/scrapbooking/hybrid world, having discovered it in early 2012.  So new to me was the Minc.  There is an Anna Griffin branded version (6 inches) of the Minc as well as a Heidi Swapp branded version (12 inches).  What a neat too [...]
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Epson Labelworks Ribbon Printer

September 13, 2014 Written by SusieL
Epson Labelworks Ribbon Printer
I just got this bad boy a couple of days ago and have been having so much fun with it.  I can’t believe I’ve not heard of it before.  It is a label maker that prints on 1/2 inch satin ribbon.  You can customize or personalize ribbon for your cards, layouts or projects!!! It has 14 fonts, five styles, a lot of symbols & frames [...]
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Laughing Lola birthday card & bl...

September 5, 2014 Written by SusieL
Laughing Lola birthday card & blog hop!!!
So I needed to make something for my very first blog hop!  The CTMH (Close To My Heart) Obsessed Scrappers blog hop included the challenge to select a sketch from one of two sites & use it as the inspiration.  I chose sketch #95. There are several cards I need to make, but I didn’t want it to be a card for someone who might see it o [...]
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Sympathy card

July 29, 2014 Written by SusieL
Sympathy card
  The card base was from DCWV Chateau Lavender Stack. The green die cut was made with the Anna Griffin Cuttlebug Flower Bramble die. The sentiment embellishment was cut with the Cricut Explore, Anna Griffin Summer Soirees cartridge & stamped with an Anna Griffin stamp using white ink. The three butterflies on the front are [...]
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My Mother’s birthday luncheon 2...

July 18, 2014 Written by SusieL
My Mother’s birthday luncheon 2014
As some of you know, my mother passed away in 2012 a couple of months shy of her 95th birthday. In an effort to not be sad on that day, I decided to start a new tradition of having a girls luncheon celebrating my mother’s birthday every year. I do it up all girly, use my wedding china & crystal & we have a great time. Since this [...]
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