FLAT FISH PAPER ARTS: Halloween Cards for the Senior Center

Monday, September 10, 2007

Halloween Cards for the Senior Center

Once a month I volunteer at the Yu Ai Kai Japanese Senior Center in downtown San Jose. I teach a free card making classes for the members. This is a shot of the four cards they will be making this week. The card in the front was inspired by "zindorf" from Splitcoaststampers.com.

Stamps are Stampin-Up Carved and Candlelit set, Memory Box - Happy Halloween,Hero Arts - Spider in Web and Stampendous - Trick or Treat. Cuttlebug embossing - swirl and other vintage paper from my large collection of paper.

1 comment:

toners said...: These cards are beautiful; what a great idea to volunteer your time and share your skills :); September 15, 2007 at 10:35 AM

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What's with the blog name?

Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.

I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.