16 August 2015

Summer's Winding Down

Last weekend my husband & I took a day trip with our daughter to Philadelphia.  We had a great day with her and everyone else on the bus trip.  We went to see the Masonic Temple, Constitution Center, Independence Hall, & the Liberty Bell.  Plus a stop at the King of Prussia Mall for some shopping & dinner before heading back home.  The weather was wonderful & we managed to find a bargain or two at the mall which we weren't counting on.  A few photos from the day's activities:








After we left the PA Grand Lodge/Masonic Temple we spent a few hours downtown exploring.




Eric & Lizzie - Independence Hall



Chris & Lizzie  - Independence Hall

 
back of Independence Hall

We also had some time to get in to see the Liberty Bell.

Liberty Bell


Eric & Lizzie

Chris & Lizzie
We're going to plan a trip back to explore historic downtown.  We didn't have enough time to get to everything we wanted to...

10 August 2015

Graduation Thank You's

Last week I had a day to myself while the rest of the family were at the NASCAR race in Long Pond, PA.  I used my Artisan Program to design the layouts from the Jewel Achievement package, and I imported the photos from my Historian Program after doing some minor cropping & light adjustments on the photos.  I LOVE how these two programs work together seamlessly.  (Check out my links on the right of the page for these programs from Panstoria.)  They are reasonably priced for how powerful these programs are & all of the options you get.

I've been creating digital items with these programs for almost 10 years.  I've tried others, & I have found these to be some of the most user friendly programs out there.


front of card


back of card
This is the inside of the card for George's TY's.  I think it's a neat way for him to have some space to write a personal note to each person for their gift to him.  Love that these have a masculine look to them and still semi-formal from the outside of the cards. 


inside of card

We also had another graduate this year; I attended Nurse Aide training & graduated in July from the course; now I'm waiting for my state exam date.  There's one missing from the class photo...unfortunately there was an emergency & they weren't able to be present.  A great group of people.  Looking forward to completing my state exam.