Blog Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to me!

Yep, it has been one year since I started Crafter's Delight - can you believe it?

I started this blog with hopes to reach those just starting out crafting, to help them to reach past the glue on paper stages where I first began in 1999. I'd gone to a craft party with a co-worker and still have a few of the things I purchased there (those unforgettable circle templates, among the few).

This is one of my first cards that I made at my first class back in 2003. I went home and had the hardest time duplicating it or anything else.

This is what I usually created without using a craft book/magazine for guidance outside the class and this was made in 2008. Yuck! Oh, but I've improved.

I learned how to layer and put colors together much better. I even learned to cut out images nicely.

In 2009, I took more classes and learned to work with acetate - that was a lot of fun!

At yet another class, I learned to make paper purses and smaller cards. I even made these out of class (I made 75 to put at place settings at a community organization I belonged to for Christmas in 2008 - everyone loved it).

I even started by own challenge blog (Tellen's Place) in November 0f 2009 using images my son creates and fell in love with Martha Stewart punches.

In January of this year, Glue, Scissors, Paper invited me to join their talented design team and though I was worried that I could keep up with this group of talented ladies, I accepted. The many challenges assigned took me "out of the box" and I had to research and learn things like making flowers. Now, I must admit that I can view a You Tube video and produce a pretty nice product!

January was also the month, Arlene accepted my entry for Sweet Sketch Wednesday's challenge blog. She designs every sketch each month and although I love sketches, I have to admit my "try-out" sketch nearly beat me - thankfully, Arlene liked it enough to take me in, teaching me so much about layering! Her sisters, Judi and Nancy are excellent crafters - I've learned quite a bit from watching their techniques.

My year has been a lot of fun. I've met many new blogger friends from all over. Many of you have been so kind as to stop by and leave wonderful, encouraging comments, watching me grow. Thank you because it has really enriched my crafting experience.

As always, Happy Crafting! :-)