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Gender: Female
Status: Divorced
Location:
Riverton, Utah
United States
School:
Graduated from West High School, 1959
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Started out as a secretary and retired as a paralegal.
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Born in Glenwood Springs, CO, moved to Utah when I was 5 years old. Married and raised a family of 7. I retired at 62, but did such a good job at planning for my retirement that I still need to work. I have a very easy job of managing a self-storage facility that provides me with a 2 bedroom apartment (rent and utilities included with the small additional wage). I still own a home here in Utah, but my son and his family live there for now.
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The quote that best describes my life right now. . . No place to go and all day to get there!
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Retired, but having done such a superb job of planning for my retirement, I work "full-time" managing a self-storage facility. . pretty slow and boring work actually. . . but feeling extremely lucky to have gotten this job. I am twice divorced. My 2nd husband was not able to accept my continuing obligations for my family. We are still very good friends.

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I enjoy making greeting cards, which I make for my family. I don't sell them, but maybe when I get better at it, I might consider it some day. At any rate, at this point in time, it fills the boring days while I work.
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Creative Greeting Cards

 Quite a few years ago I started making my own greeting cards using only a couple of techniques that I knew about at that time. . embossing and stamping. . .and even at that I did not know that much about either of them.  This past year since I find I have all the time in the world to put into creating greeting cards, I have stumbled on a whole new world of techniques available to create wonderfully exciting and beautiful greeting cards.  At this point in time I am still trying to gather all the tools, stencils, and supplies needed to fully enjoy and use all the techniques available.   

I have found most of the techniques originated in Europe. . Austrailia, Holland, etc.  I stumbled onto all of these different techniques while searching for greeting card examples I could "copy."  The supplies needed for this new craft I have become completely enthralled with are not available here in Utah as the craft stores continue to carry only those supplies that might be used for scrapbooking.  The sites I have found that carry the supplies are in Canada with an outlets in New York.  There are a couple of other sites I go to for supplies, but can't think of them right now. 

The card I have displayed was made using. . Incire (cutting various triagle designs), 3-D flowers, and embroidery.  Other techniques include:  Ornare, pricking a design into a card with a sharp point tool; Pergamano, embossing, coloring and pricking parchment paper to give a lace like look; Spirelli, a string art; Iris Folding, using folded strips of different colored paper to fill in a cut out design.  These designs are hard for me to describe, but the end result makes  a very satisfying and impressive greeting card.  There are so many other techniques I would love to talk about.

I am very much a novice at creating and using these techniques that have been around forever, but that I am just now discovering. I would love to be involved with a group where we could share and talk about our designs or latest experiences in making these wonderful greeting cards.  As I said I am just lately discoverying all the wonderful techniques out there to make greeting cards and would love to learn and share all I can about these techniques as I am sure there are others out there who have discovered these techniques long ago and are very familiar with the craft.

Added: April 26, 2008
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florabrown
florabrown says:
Hi Hazirene,

You're most welcome. Thanks for your kind words.

I'll be on the lookout for Internet sources for you too. What would make you happier--teaching others to make greeting cards or selling the ones you make? The first order of business is to decide where you want to focus. It may not be as costly as you think to get started.

Blessings

Posted: April 28, 2008 5:21PM EDT
florabrown
florabrown says:
It sounds like your greeting card hobby could be a money-making endeavor as well. Explore the wealth of information on the Internet to help you get going if this sounds of interest to you.

Most of retirees supplement their income in some way. Congratulations on finding a way to do this, provide you with living space, and give you time to develop your hobby. The more you use your time to building your greeting card business, the less boring it will be.

Posted: April 26, 2008 2:17PM EDT
hazirene
hazirene says:
I agree with you, but sadly I can think of no way to get the finances it would take to start anything. I do not believe people here in Utah have any idea of the many techniques there are to make greeting cards and would love to be the first to introduce them to a world other than stamping. Also, I guess I haven't the slightest idea of how or where to go to explore the internet for any information and quite frankly can't help but wonder what could I do with any information if I don't have the cash to back it up. I will explore and give it time though. . you never know. Thanks for your words of encouragement.

By the way, being new and browsing through the various pictures, when I saw your picture what struck me and the reason I looked further is your smile seems to be as warm and vibrant as the color you are wearing. Your responses have proven that to be true. Thanks.
Posted: April 26, 2008 4:19PM EDT
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