Reflections on the English Language

Why the English Language is such a joy to learn.

(1) The bandage was wound around the wound
(2) The farm was used to produce produce
(3) The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.
(4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
(5) He could lead if he could get the lead out.
(6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
(7) They were too close to the door to close it.
(8) The insurance was invalid to the invalid.
(9) I did not object to the object.
(10) After a number of injections my jaw got number.

I could go on, lets face it - English is a crazy language.

There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburg.
English muffins weren't invented in England or french fries in France.
Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet are meat.


We take the English language for granted, but if we explore it's paradoxes,
we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig
is neither from Guinea, nor is it a pig.
And why is it the writers write but fingers don't fing?
And if the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth?

Dosen't it seem crazy that you can make amends, but not one amend, that you comd through
annals of history but not a single annal?
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

If a retired teachers taught, did retired preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what language do people recite a play, and play at a recital?
Ship by truck, and send cargo by ship?
Have noses that run, and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
How can overlook and and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?
How can the weather be hot as hell one day, and cold as hell another?

Or Have you ever noticed that we describe certain things only when they are absent?
A horseless carriage, or a strapless gown.
(Have you ever seen a horseful carriage or a strapful gown?) Or met a sung hero, or experienced equited love?
Have you ever run into someone who was combobulated, gruntled, ruly or peccable?
And where are all those people that ARE spring chickens or who would ACTUALLY hurt a fly?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which you fill in a form by filling it out.and an alarm goes off by going on.

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race( which, of course is not a race at all).
That is why, when the stars come out, they are visible, but when the lighta are out, they are invisible.
And why, when I wind up my watch it starts
And when I wind up this this essay It ENDS.

Author Unknown

Just some food for thought.
Have a great day

Halloween

Thought I'd do a few Halloween cards too, since it's right around the corner.

Painted tissue paper on gold c/s, dry stenciled the happy halloween, the fence, and the tree I did 2x's so it would stand out from the fence. The little plastic pumpkins were in a card I got last year, so I added pop dots to them too.

This card could be for thanks giveing or halloween I think. so no sentiment yet

Again no sentiment, but it will when i give it to someone.
I did the pumpkins on vellum. and stamped the brown background.

Good thing witches are ugly, because this one sure is. She is done on orange vellum and water colored. I mounted this on a lighter orange c/s, then a green card base.

The end is in sight.

Well......... I can almost see the end to all this X-Mas card makeing.
This was a quick one, I stamped the image, chalked it, added the silver rik-a -rak, added brads to match the colored stockings.

The baubbles are free (4 Digital kits were available) from http://www.papertreyink.com/ , as a world card makeing day bonus.
I just printed and cut them out, added ribbon and those cute red and white embellishments.

Another cute stamp from http://www.faeriesong.com/ .
I added som stitching and beading to her and the sentiment,paper pierced then highlighted that with my glitter gel pen.

This last little one is also from faeriesong,(Site above) and is the last note card for my friend.
I was going to cut out her wings like with the other fairies, but decided to just cross hatch the wings this time. I added (of course) some sparlke too.
All water colored except the wings which is done with prismacolored pens.

Got a few

of the holiday cards done for Dan's parents.
Simple cards are the trick, If I can just stay to that I'll be done in no time. RIGHT? hehe


This card is just that,
Black c/s base, printed vellum added to white c/s with 4 brads, grossgrain ribbon.

Gold c/s mounted on white base, "Joy" printed c/s on that, Added a bit if stickle to centre of the 'O's,
added red and black sheer ribbons.

white c/s. cut the inside of an envelope, added stamped image to that, and a few small strips of the envelope to enhance the sentiment, Dainty ribbon, and all done.
Stamp from: http://www.mftstamps.com/

Ok........ I got a bit out of the fast and easy with this one.
But to my credit I used up all the leftover c/s. wrapping paper and a small pc. of c/s
from other disastrous Attempts at cards.
So all I really did here was adhere them all. stamp and color the image, one of my cutsie Bella's, add glitter and dimentional paint foe the snow.

Stamp: http://www.stampingbella.com/

Something a bit different 3D Cards

Thses are a few cards I did while on my long absence from blogland.

I was doing, and am still in the middle of doing a few more stitch cards, but I wanted a break.

I have had these cards in the makeing for a whole year, YUP, you read that right, A WHOLE YEAR.

Now I know one thing about me, and that is I usually finish whatever I start, but I am shocked that it took me this long to do these cards. And being the dunce that I am, I have forgotten the designer of these 3D card patterns, but as soon as I find her name I will edit this post. I do know that I got them from http://www.irisfolding.circleofcrafters.com , a very wonderful and shareing group that I joined last year.

On this first card I did a wax resist n the background c/s in a leaf pattern, did a border punch only 2 sides, added stickle to her ring, ear lobes and her dangling head wear, and a few drops of dimentional paint to the pecock feathers to enhance them, and lastly I added two diamond dabbles for her earrings.

I see it's hard to tell that it is 3Dimentional, but I tried to get a good pic from the side, Photographer I'm not. Sorry.

This is another 3D card. I just mucked a few different drops of perlEX with embossing powders, and got this effect. Done on gold c/s.

And again you can't see the 3D effect.

Just when you think

that you have a handle on all your Christmas cards for the year, you get a request to make some for someone else.
I had made a card for Dans mother and father's anniversary,Oct 1st, and a card for his mom as that day was also her birthday. (Dan was going out to buy their cards, then left it too late), sooooooo... I thought I'd make them. They were last minute cards, so sorry no pics.

Anyway, Dan took them over with their presents, and before he got back home I got a call. They were thrilled with the cards and wanted to ask me if I would make them some cards for Christmas.
The conversation was totally forgotten (by me anyway), But today we went to his sister's house for Thanksgiving dinner and they asked if I had made any cards for them yet.
Are you getting the drift of where this is going yet?

I was totally shocked at first, then I thought they were just kidding me, then when they convinced me they were serious, I went into panic mode.

So I guess that's what I'll be doing for a bit longer now.
Whew! This feels funny venting on here, so thanks for listening.

These cards are not one I made for them , just some of the last few I have been doing lately.
I watercolored this little guy on clear vellum.

This cute fairy is from www.faeriesong.com
I cut out her wings and backed them with some pretty blue and silver ribbon.

I attempted a shaker box here. I have tried these before, and they never worked, this one is no different. Well, I didn't make it deep enough so those yummy snowflakes (yummy, because they are cake decorations, and boy do they smell good) can move around properly. Although a few do shake. LOL
I sprinkled purlex all over the card, so it's really nice and shimery.

Frosty here really needs not explanation. I did him with my prisma color markers, added that same blue and silver ribbon I mentioned on the fairy's wings, and all done.

WIP Note cards

This a set of small note cards I am making for a friend.
I still have a few more to make and then the envelopes for them. I thought I would share my progress so far.

Card Inspirations

Here are a few stitched cards I've done.
The tree and the polar bears are my faves.
Hope you like them.

Not really Old, Just Mature

Ok I'm in a bit of a weird mood today. You see I was looking for something, and ended up finding a few older pics of my girls. As I'm sure you've guessed I never did find what I was looking for.

I got to thinking as I made my way through all the pics that I really can't believe they are all grown up ALREADY, and with children of their own.

WOW, times flies by so fast these days.

Now I have never been one to think about how old I am, or if I'm *Acting my age* whatever that is suposed to be, because as we were growing up my mom who always said "you're as young as you feel",never looked or acted *her age*. She was always a hoot and I think we kept her young too. We all used to call her Lucy... because she was as nutty and funny as Lucille Ball. LOL

But I did consider it today while looking at these pics. then I got this e-mail.

Talk about good timeing.

So here gos

We're not old, Just mature

Today at the drugstore, the clerk was a gent

From my purchase this chap tool off 10 percent,

I asked for the cause of the lesser amount,

And he answered, "because of the seniors discount.

I went to McDonald's for a burger and fries

And there once again got quite a surprise,

The clerk poured the coffee which he handed to me

He said "because you're a senior, the coffe is free"

Understand I'm not old, I'm mearly mature

But things are really changeing I'm sure,

The newpaper print gets smaller each day

And people speak softer....I Can't hear what they say

My teeth are my own ( I have the receipt)

Need my glasses to identify the people I meet,

The silver In my hair has been bleached by the sun

And OH! all the damage that clorine has done

My car is all paid for... not a nickle is owed

Yet a kid Yells "old duffer, get off the road",

My car has no scratches.... not even a dent

But I still get this hassle from a punk that's hell bent.

The steps on the houses they're building today

Are so high, that they take my breath away,

And the streets are much steeper then ten years ago

That should explain why my walking's so slow.

But I'm keeping up on what's hip and what's new

And i think I can still dance a "Mean Boogaloo",

I'm still in the running, of this I am sure

Because, I'm not really Old, I'm Just Mature.

Youth is a gift of nature

But Age is a work of art

Author Unkown

Well I think that about summs up my thought for today, so I think I'll just go "BOOGIE" on out to the other room and take my aches and pains meds. and get something done today. LOL

Ok I'm just kidding about the meds, but not the aches and pains.

Hope everyone has a super day

It's still X-mas cards for now

I messed this one up, but I still think it looks ok.
I used my Versa mark pad to stamp on all of the white c/s, added the clear embossing powder, set with my heat gun. I did this several times to get the right effect, and on the last time I add some glitter before heat setting. (I used the fine embossing powder, and not the utee) as I have none. BUT I still like how it turned out none the less. It still pops out nicely

Just sponged on some avacodo green, added a circle cut from a piece of X-mas paper. I added some sparkle to the star, added the sentiment and red ribbon.
ALL DONE

White c/s with a blue chalk added, some snowflakes, cute snowmen , a border made with some bric a brac

A small Christmas money card.
Some vellum with snowflakes on it, stampin up's tree and 'All spruced up' quote, a few eyelets and gold elastic string.

Getting a head start!!!!!!

I'm trying to get a head start on the X-mas season this year, unlike last year where I was scrambling to get all my cards done in time.
These ones are quite simple, but I have a few in the works that are new to me, techinque wise, and hopefully they turn out ok.

This card was easy peasy because I just drew the gift with the bear peeking out, added a few embellishments and some sparkle on the ribbon.

A quich stamp, a scrap piece of wrapping paper from last year as a background, a small piece of felt cut into two small mittens, and some gold string.

I'm sure I've had these letters for way too many years, so I thought why not use them on SOMETHING this year. A bit of X-mas paper trimmed with scalloped scissors, some bling, a piece of ribbon tied into a bow, a candycane, and a little star . Another quick and easy card done.

This card looks so plain, but trust me it's not. What you can't see is that I embossed this whole card, Ifirst did the green and heat embossed that, then the red. I took the flowers and died them a very pretty green to match the card front, and just the tips of the small flowers to match the red.

I'm a snapdragon, what are you?

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is Friend.

You are quite the prankster that likes to make other people laugh."

Truly AMAZING ART!!!!

I got this e-mail a few days ago, and these were in it.
Artist unkown.
All the pics in this and the next few posts are done in scotch tape.
I can't even imagine the time or the talent it took to do one of these, never mind all of them.
Sit back and enjoy the imagination of one talented person.

Try parking here, and then can't pay the meter.