Senior Fun at Aston Gardens Assisted Living

Every month I head over to a beautiful, upscale Senior Living center and stamp up some projects with the residents there. Most of the ladies are 85+, who have a ball despite their failing eye sight, memory loss and arthritic hands.

Even though my patience is sometimes sorely tested , I always leave there uplifted because they are so appreciative! Just to see their eyes light up when I get there and the big grins on their face when they finish a project makes it all worthwhile!

Here’s the project we did this month. They love having something to decorate their apartment/room on the inside or outside much more than cards, packaging or giftable. So we did this cute plaque they hang on their wall or outside door.

I pre-stamped and punched the circles and "Tweet" greeting as wel as the bird. Here’s what else we used:

Project Ingredients:

• Book Basics Chipboard (Small) 110712 $5.95 for 4   5 x 7 1/2" pieces
• 5 x 6" piece of Sending Love Specialty Designer Series paper 117153 $11.95 for 12   12×12 sheets; 2 ea of 6 double-sided designs
• 1 1/2 x 5" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock & scraps for 1 3/8 circles
• Real Red Card stock
• Real Red Classic Ink
• Extra Large 2 step bird punch
• Sage Shadow card stock
• Red Satin ribbon
• Retired alphabet stamp set