I had some fun making greeting cards for my mom last week.  They were part of her Christmas present which I mailed to her on December 24.  I bought all my supplies at Hometown Crafts & Scrapbooking, right next to Zane Trace Inn, which is owned by my friend Donna.  It’s a great store–she constantly searches for new stuff to carry and her prices are very nice!  We did a video in the store not too long ago–check it out on Zaney Girl TV!  or by using the green link in the previous sentence.   Anyway, I selected a small cardstock stack pack with some really cool colors and designs in it.  I picked out 2 sheets of coordinating but plain cardstock and a piece of gold filament paper (for lack of a better term).  I also picked out some embellishments like textured ribbon, paper ribbon, buttons, and brads.  To start with, I had a box of thank you cards with envelopes that I had picked up on sale somewhere for a ridiculously low price.   I mixed and matched the colors and designs, adding my embellishments for pizazz.  I used all my scraps to make a few quilt-like cards, including one with 1×1 squares and a 1/2 inch x 5 inch rectangle topped with a little piece of ribbon.  That one was the last card I made!  At 3:00 am!!!!   It was a lot of fun, coming up with different color and pattern combinations.  Mom will be able to use the cards all year for all kinds of occasions.  I also got a really pretty pottery necklace for her at Hometown Crafts & Scrapbooking.  Great shopping all the way around.