They Want Me

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Woo-hoo - - finally!! I was crabbing to a guy at work who turned 50 last year, "What's the big deal about turning 50? I haven't even been contacted by AARP yet!" That very night - I found my first AARP correspondence in the mailbox. It's only an offer for life insurance. I know there are other benefits to joining. Steve and I were surfing vacation spots online last night and I said, "Hey, they offer an AARP discount!" He mumbled something about being glad he lives with an older woman. (He turns 50 in October.)

I think I have finally wrung every last drop out of this birthday so I wanted to show you a few cards before I took them down. This is the door to my studio - made me happy every day to see such wonderful cards from my friends and family.

This one is from Ann, my digital artist extraordinaire friend. This is such a fun card - reminds me of 60's pop art.

This is from Dara, who always sends me handcrafted cards in cellophane envelopes. That's a pocket that holds the removable tag with the greeting on it. I had to ask her if she put all those dots on the paper herself because it looked like she did. And she did! Love the brads, love the funky fibers.

This postcard is from Sharon. It's pretty heavy duty - mounted on Strathmore Watercolor 140 lb Cold Press paper. I asked her about it and she said she found the postcards at Michael's. This is the first one she mailed, I think she said. That frog is layered on the green which is attached to the postcard - and it made it through the postal system unscathed. She stamped a greeting on the back - and her perfect librarian's printing almost looks like a rubber stamp! (Stephanie, you have nice handwriting too, now that I think about it. Must be a librarian thing??) Sharon even used a Wild Thing postage stamp, for the perfect bookish touch.