Theta's Art: February 2016

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Birthday Card - Interactive (yes another one)

Card Front

First Page with inside card removed from it's holder

Second page showing quotes and an envelope with a fun thing

Second page with flap open showing quotes and letter envelope

We have a series of birthdays in the first part of the year and this is the card for Myra's birthday. It is similar to the three I posted previously. I made several book bases for the cards all at once and they will all have similar interiors. I have made each of the cards with a crown that pops up when they are opened, but only the first two cards are actually the same so far. The interior of this one I had to change up a bit because the banner didn't fit in an envelope. I added extra pockets with quotes to this card. Myra likes bunnies so I found some bunny cards and graphics and printed those off and stick them in pockets. The paper the beaded name is on can be flipped up and the name removed. Under the paper is another quote. Each card is the same, but unique... I am enjoying making different cards from the same base.

Have a fun filled day!

Theta

Close-up of one of the journaling cards

Third page showing badge, crown, banner, and cards

Second page with middle half page flipped showing bead name and confetti

Materials:

Paper: Recollections - Michaels; Cardstock - Fabriano; Orange - Leeno; Light blue and White - ROCO

Elements: myplannerenvy.com; Bring on the Cake Journalers - katehadfielddesigns.com; Project life Cards - onevelvetmorning; Lunchbox notes - ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com; Birthday Wishes Freebie 1 - Kath K Designs; Label - blog.worldlabel.com; tickets - sgtstamper; Happy & Bright Birthday Tags - iheartrosemarywatson.blogspot.com; motivational planner stickers - beautyholicsanonymous.com/2015/08/free-download-motivational-printable-stickers-planner/

Gems: SBC and China

Stickers: Twin Seven, Modern, SBC; Gold Notarial - MACO

Pens: Silver and blue - Jelly-Gel, Sikorea; White - Gelly Roll, Sakura; Black - Micron; Letraset Promarker

Pop-up crown - littlegreenbox.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/a-royal-crown-pop-up-card/

Cover Label, pieced - Dover

Ribbon: Blue Satin - Moonflower, China; Blue Sparkle - Momotara

Glue: Glue stick and Power contact adhesive - UHU; 2-way clear glue - Scotch

Envelope patterns: mine :)

Ink: all ink - Memento, Tsukineko

Stamps: Happy Birthday - Fiskars; Star - Classic Wood Stamp Set, China

Binding: CombBind, GBC

Front Closure:

Bead: Old World Beads - The Beadery

Elastic: Red and White and Blue and White - UI LI, China

Most things are pinned on my Pinterest boards:

Theta

Please forgive me and notify me if I've missed anything or if you have any questions...

Friday, February 26, 2016

Birthday Envelope 2

Front

This is the envelope I sent off for Myra's birthday. Tomorrow, I'll post the contents.

Have a wonderful day!

Theta

Back

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Saba Moved (a wordy post)

Last Saturday was a big day for all of us, especially Saba. We moved him from the farm where we had stabled him for 3 1/2 years to the Hobby Farm on camp. We had been working on this since the farm owner sold Teema on Jan. 1 and wasn't planning on getting another horse. With her gone, Saba was the only horse there. To move a horse to the Hobby Farm can be a laborious process and take up to a year and a half, but we were blessed and it only took a month or so.

The farm owner found a guy to haul Saba and the driver actually had a horse trailer. That was not a given. Actually several things were not a given:
1. the driver would show up
2. he would have a horse trailer
3. he would be able to pass through security to the farm
All those came to pass, yay!

The truck has arrived.

Interesting fact: In Saudi only Saudi's (legally) can drive a vehicle transporting a horse. Any nationality can drive a vehicle transporting other livestock.

My husband walked Saba into the trailer like they had both been doing this every day for years. Unless Saba or my husband has a secret life, this was the first time for my husband and the first time in 3 1/2 years for Saba. He's probably been in a trailer two other times in his life: as a newborn and at 2.

Loading Saba

turned out to be easy.

After he was loaded and secured, we said goodbyes all around. It was a good 3+ years. Alex rode with the trailer driver and I rode with our usual driver. They were to follow us... but the driver guy drove faster and weaved through traffic like Saudi's usually do and our driver doesn't (he's a good safe driver). He overtook us a few miles out on the highway and it took us another 15 minutes or so to overtake them. The traffic became heavier and the trailer driver couldn't slip between other vehicles as easily. Plus he got stuck behind a slow moving pickup... otherwise we may not have caught up until the checkpoint.

On the road

Saba in the trailer after arrival.

Our next worry were the two security gates on our end. But there was no trouble. My husband checked the driver and Saba in at the Welcome Center (another name for 'give us all your life's information') and we were off. Security just had to check and make sure it really was a horse in the trailer and there were no subversive items as well. Easy-peasy when the horse is the only thing in the trailer. That was at the first gate. The second gate waved them through. M has a sticker on his car so we had no trouble carting all of Saba's things in.

Saba took the experience in stride and rode calmly all the way, he wasn't particularly stressed when we opened the trailer, just excited to see us. He and my husband walked sedately down to the quarantine pen and once Saba was in there, then he got excited. Really excited. There were horses and people all over the place and new smells!

In quarantine pen on arrival

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

ATC Birthday

#527 MBirthday

Happy Birthday Myra!

This is the ATC I put in her card.

Have a fun day!

Theta

Monday, February 22, 2016

Birthday Card - interactive

I sent this card to my daughter. Hopefully she has received it, since, if not, it will be really late!

Have a wonderful day!

Theta

Card front

Inside main card with inside card out of it's pocket

Inside Birthday card

Page two: Envelopes (banner and goodie), Quotes and notes

Page 3: Badge and Crown, Journaling, tag, and quotes

Page 2 center half page flipped: Quote, confetti, cards

Page 2 open: Quotes, envelope with notes and cards

Materials:

Paper: Recollections - Michaels; Cardstock - Fabriano; Orange - Leeno; Light blue and White - ROCO

Gems: SBC and China

Stickers: Twin Seven, Modern, SBC; Gold Notarial - MACO

Pens: Silver and blue - Jelly-Gel, Sikorea; White - Gelly Roll, Sakura; Black - Micron; Letraset Promarker

Pop-up crown - littlegreenbox.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/a-royal-crown-pop-up-card/

Cover Label, pieced - Dove

Ribbon: Blue Satin - Moonflower, China; Blue Sparkle - Momotara

Glue: Glue stick and Power contact adhesive (I found out I have a sneezing, runny nose allergy to UHU contact adhesive that overcomes Claritin and Benadryl, so I have to use it infrequently and sparingly now that I know) - UHU; 2-way clear glue - Scotch

Envelope patterns: mine :)

Ink: all ink - Memento, Tsukineko

Stamps: Happy Birthday - Fiskars; Star - Classic Wood Stamp Set, China

Binding: CombBind, GBC

Front Closure:

Bead: Old World Beads - The Beadery

Elastic: Red and White and Blue and White - UI LI, China

Please forgive me and notify me if I've missed anything or if you have any questions...

Birthday Card Envelope

Front

So I had loads of fun decorating my daughter's envelope for her birthday card. I finally finished her card the day before her birthday. Then it was the weekend and I couldn't mail it, so I decorated her envelope. Hopefully she will enjoy her belated birthday card.

Have a wonderful day!

Theta