Tag: cards

• Father’s Day Sunday

  Last night I was kind of thinking about the day’s events and it hit me how blessed I am. I have 3 church families who are so vastly interconnected through interactions of family and movement of friends going to different places. I would never have thought that last week I would be talking to a…

  Garnetjewel

  June 17, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  cards, Christian, church, Family, Father’s Day, genealogy, Grandmas, grilling, hamburgers, homemade cards, memories, mental-health, messages, receptions, religion, Sunday School, writing

• Last Evening

  Admittedly, I got caught up in using my Cri-Cut machine. I began cutting some new pieces out for Grandma’s new Album. I knew I had to wind things up at 9 pm so I could be heading to bed at 10. I had a lot of stuff to put back up before morning so no…

  Garnetjewel

  May 7, 2024

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  albums, aunts, basketballs, cards, creativity, cri-cut cutter, cutting paper, dazzle, dumb tv, Family, fun, hiccup, photos, promises, reasons, Wi-fi

• A 10th Vintage Card and Brand New Card

  This is the Vintage card I got from Grandma most likely as a teenager or young adult. I find it interesting how similar these two cards are this one I think I may have been too eager to get what was in the card than wondering why Grandma didn’t sign the card. RIght as long…

  Garnetjewel

  January 22, 2024

  God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Women

  aunts, Birthday Cards, cards, childhood, design, Family, grandma, life, New Card, sisters, unique style, Vintage Card

• Second Birthday Card

  Goodness I have had the opportunity to look through my piles of cards over the years. It’s kind of neat to see how the cards have changed or handwriting change as some get older. Observing the little nuances is neat the smallest cards with the little messages to the longest messages I have received each…

  Garnetjewel

  January 5, 2024

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  birthday, Birthday Cards, cardmaking, cards, comments, crate, Dads, decades, fancy, handwriting, messages, Moms, observant, stacks, stamping, unique, vintage cards

• January Birthday

  My birth month is the first month of the year. So I am either the first or among the first in my family and friends to have birthdays in the New Year. A few days ago I unearthed some old birthday cards from throughout the years. I have been blessed to have space to house…

  Garnetjewel

  January 4, 2024

  God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  abilities, birthday, Birthday Cards, blessed, cards, grandparents, handwriting, happy-birthday, mailing cards, observances, personal cards, selection, sending cards, signing, stamping

• December

  The first week of Christmas has already disappeared. What happened? How is it that it’s Friday the 8th. The Christmas Program is over and tomorrow is Grandma’s Church Program. It just doesn’t seem possible for that to be the next item on the Christmas list. I do think they have moved it up a week…

  Garnetjewel

  December 8, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Family, Modern American History

  cards, choir, Christmas, Church Program, crying, emotions, Family, family mannerisms, holes, letters, life, loving, observations, Pearl Harbor, prayer, reading, School Christmas Program, stroke, writing

• Recent Christmas Cards

  Making Christmas Cards has still been an outlet very conducive for my stress lately. Just being able to let loose and explore the abstract pieces of art and seeing how they could fit together is so much fun. They may be leftover pieces cut up over and over again, but with the right second or…

  Garnetjewel

  December 7, 2023

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  abstract art, cards, Christian cards, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Christmas fun, christmas-card, handmade-cards, leftovers, pure joy, stress outlet, therapuetic

• Not Everything Is Okay

  Do you have trouble admitting you don’t have all the answers? I’ve never proclaimed to know everything. Yet there are times like this week I feel drained. I know how to combat depression, but the other part of the problem is what is more depressing. Writing is my purpose and it has been amazing seeing…

  Garnetjewel

  November 30, 2023

  Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Uncategorized

  answers, cards, creating, frustration, okay, stress

• The Day After Veterans Day

  Veterans Day may be over, but our servicemen and women live with the memories and the pain every day. The cards I received from Uncle Tom all those years ago brought back my own memories. The men I have had the honor to interview their stories are in my head the context in which our…

  Garnetjewel

  November 13, 2023

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  appreciation, cards, Family, interviews, questions, time, Veterans

• Cards Given with Love

  Besides interviewing I also sent out some cards for Veterans Day. I have even gotten a ‘Thank You’ from a cousin who served in the Marine Corps who actually typed out a 3-4 page letter. I haven’t done any of this to receive compliments or even a ‘Thank You’ it has been a blessing just…

  Garnetjewel

  November 11, 2023

  American Heritage, Modern American History

  Army, blessings, cards, giving, Marine Corp, receiving, Veterans Day