Jaine Toth Fall is just around the corner and the Paper Crafting Club is beginning to welcome back our winter resident members as they return to their Robson Ranch homes and to our twice-weekly sessions. While they were away, classes were put on hold, but we full-timers, as well as the winter residents, are eager…
Jaine Toth One of the original residents of Robson Ranch, Robin Tisinger dabbled with card making now and then when she lived in Simi Valley, Calif. After getting acquainted with her Robson Ranch neighbor, Pam Costner, a representative for the paper crafting company Close to Your Heart, she began to take it up in earnest.…
Jaine Toth The Robson Paper Crafting Club once again is lucky to have another talented and experienced paper crafter relocate and join our group. Dawn Evans, formerly of Minnesota and Alaska, became a full-time resident at Robson Ranch in February and promptly joined our club. Dawn began paper crafting 25 years ago when she was introduced…
Jaine Toth As the thermometer rises, the number of paper crafters at the studio dwindles. Yet even some of our winter residents turn up for one last go at their projects before escaping the desert heat, and a few who don’t have time to work still turn up for a few minutes to bid the…
It’s been only five years since Trudy Foslien was introduced to paper crafting, and she is already highly successful with novel projects. A friend mentioned to Trudy that she was scrapbooking. “What is that?” Trudy asked. After being shown some projects, Trudy knew she had to try it herself and enjoyed it immensely. A couple…
Jaine Toth We’ve started a new year. Did you make resolutions? Most people make ones for improving their physical health, with great intentions to exercise and eat a healthier diet. But how many of you think about your inner health? Hobbies, especially ones where you tap into your creativity, are excellent ways to enhance your…
Jaine Toth A Washingtonian, Linda Banks has been wintering in Casa Grande for the past 17 years, but is a relative newcomer to Robson Ranch, having moved here in December 2020. She’s happy to have more room for her paper crafting supplies than she did at Palm Creek, and her organizational skills and strong sense…
Jaine Toth After 30 years working at a Ben Franklin Crafts store, where she oversaw the crafts, fabrics, and picture framing departments, Lorraine Walden developed a plethora of artistic skills. She quilts, sews, crochets, refinishes furniture, makes jewelry, hand-paints stunning coasters, built her own hanging light fixtures, and she scrapbooks and loves creating handmade greeting…
Jaine Toth After retiring, Doreen Beers and her husband A.J. moved to Robson Ranch in July 2019. She loves it here and she loves the free time to pursue her arts—paper crafting and watercolors—time which was limited while working full time. Doreen created a space in the walk-in closet which she calls her happy place.…
Jaine Toth Julianne Young relocated to Robson Ranch in February 2021, all the way from Mission Royale in Casa Grande where she spent 17 years as a winter visitor from Washington. As Julianne recalls, “I joined the club in April after seeing it listed in our HOA Directory/Handbook. I contacted Pat [Serveiss] with my questions…