For Joplin, MO.

Good evening my friends - Tonight I wanted to make this post about the tornado victims, and survivors in Joplin, MO.  Joplin is only a few hours from where I live - so it really hits home that  that horrific event happened in my "back yard".  My husband and I have friends that live in the Joplin area, but thank goodness they were not directly affected on Sunday night.  There have been so much support, care givers, donations - you name it to help out these people, and I am happy to know that people still have compassion for others these days!  It is hard to find in our society anymore, which is sad! 

I'm praying very hard that once all the clean up is finished, that people in the area can start to rebuild their lives quickly.  I also pray for the families that have lost anyone that they love - whether it be a family member, friend, neighbor, co- worker, or pet.  It is mind-boggling that mother nature packs that kind of punch!

I  wanted to close this post tonight by sharing a card of "prayer" with all of you, also. 
May the Lord bless and keep all of you!

Just because

Hi crafters and blog readers.  My Sat. evening is being spent just relaxing and taking in the time off to do "whateva".  I wanted this evening to share with you a card I sent to my brother, sis in law, and two nephews.  They live about 4 or so hours from me - and right now the whole family is really busy is baseball.  Since I don't get the chance to see them all that often - I wanted to let them know that they were thought of, and that I loved them - Just because.

I am really into making "window" cards right now for some reason.  I just love the "extra" something it gives to a card.  You can do lots of things with window cards - and embellish them lots of different ways.  I made a birthday card tonight with the same window effect, but a different variation.  I will share that card with you very soon.  Well - I'm gonna run.  I bought some more "storage" for my room, and I need to put it together.  I LOVE storage!  Night!!