Get well Dawn

Hello! It's been a while since I posted, but I'm back. I made a couple of get well cards for my daughters in Washington, but didn't get a chance to post them. Here is the first one, which was for Dawn. I love this Elzybell image and hadn't inked it up until now. Also, I haven't used my Stampin' Up photo corner punch in quite a while. Dawn is feeling better and her twin sister, Monique is now sick. I'll post her card tomorrow. Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by today.

Winter Friendship

Well it's February 1st, and the high temperature for today is above freezing! Throughout January, we only had one day above 32 degrees. We are about at the halfway point of winter and I am still enjoying the sunny weather we have been getting. Today's card is from C.C. Designs and it is a Cookie Crumbs set called "Snow Friends." It has about fifteen sentiments and several images. This is my favorite one! Once again I used Stampin' Up watercolor markers and a blender pen. The fake brads are from Joann's. Thanks for stopping by today!

Another Winter Card

Hello! Today I made a really neat card. I love ice skating and have since I was a kid. Ice skates bring back many great childhood memories for me. So whenever I see stamps with skates on them, I must have them! Makes sense, right? Anyway, I colored it with Stampin' Up watercolor pencils and a blender pen. The image is from Lizzie Anne's Little Bits set called "Christmas in the City". I also used my Gelly Roll clear marker to color the blades, and the rhinestones are from Joann's.

Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by today.

Joel's Birthday

Hello! Today we had our Stampin' Up new catty Open House and I finally got to make my new wish list. It is longer than the last catty's list, but not too long. I just finished looking at my favorite blogs, and now I have many great new ideas to use this week.

This card is the one I made for my brother Joel's birthday. It was on the 21st, so I had to wait until he got it to post it. I love the paper and the ribbon I used, so it is safe to say I really like the card! I hope you do too. I made another one similar to this one for another of my four brothers' BD in March.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hopefully, I will have time tomorrow to create something to post real soon.

Winter cards

Hello! It's been a great four day weekend. My BFF Katy came over on Sunday after church and we played in my studio for about four hours. Katy retired in December, so I don't get to see her at work anymore. It was great getting together again. This card is another winter 'whatever I want it to be' card. I love the image - she is so adorable! I used my white Souffle marker on her scarf and the ball on her hat, and some Ice Stickles on the snowflakes. The snowflake brads are from Oriental Trading. Thanks for stopping by today! I'm mailing my brother's card in the morning, so I will be able to post it in a day or so. Have a great week!

Another Thank-You

Hello! Well, here in Michigan we are in the middle of another snowstorm! It is SO pretty outside - I'm just glad I don't have to travel anywhere today. This time they're predicting six to nine inches, and so far we have about four. It's the light and fluffy kind, so it won't be too bad to shovel. We still had snow on the ground from the last couple of snowfalls, and the weather guy said another storm is on the way in a day or so. I love winter so I think it is just beautiful!

This card is another thank-you that I made the other day. I love this little snowman by Hero Arts. He is too cute! I colored him just like the little sticker on the stamp is colored. The ribbon has little dots that reminded me of snowballs. The metal 'thank-you' embellishment is one I have had on hand for quite a while, and the faux brads are from Joann's dollar rack. I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.

Happy New Year

Hello! I have been very busy for the past two weeks, first with my family for the holidays and last week I spent much time organizing and cleaning some things in the house. I can't believe that two weeks went by so fast. (We had a wonderful holiday season with my daughter Monique visiting us from Tacoma, Washington, and we spent quality time with other family and friends.) Today was back to work and boy did the day drag.

This card is one I made as a New Year/Thank You card. I used stickles for the snow on the ground and on the faux brads on the corners. I colored it with my Stampin' Up markers. I love snowmen, and hadn't used this stamp yet. I'll have more to post in a day or so. I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.

My Christmas cards

Well, I can finally post my Christmas cards! Everyone has received them in the mail and I'm very pleased with how they turned out. I made 26 copies of a card that Taylor Van Bruggen created last year for Stampendous. The stamp is called "Doodle Joy" and I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. They were probably the most time-consuming cards I have ever made, but well worth it. I have been very busy lately and haven't had time to create. I have lots of stuff waiting for me to work on in my studio, and it has been hard to stay away from it for so long. We were supposed to work today, but we had a "Snow Day", so now I'm off for our Christmas break for 16 more days! Woo Hoo! I'm sure I will get back into my studio soon. Thank you for stopping by today. I'm off to do some baking and last minute cleaning. I hope each of you has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Get well, Monique

Hello! This is the card I made for my daughter Monique. She had surgery this week and I hoped it would cheer her up a bit. I couldn't be there with her, (Tacoma, WA) so I hope the card is doing it's job, along with the flowers we sent. We bought a web-cam last week, so we were able to see her when she came home from the hospital. That is really cool! I think we will get a lot of use out of the new technology. My two sons also have web-cams, so we can all have fun with them. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today. Note: I replaced the first photo I used with this brighter one.

From my daughters...

Hello! This card is from my daughters, Dawn and Monique. They are twins and live in Tacoma, Washington. (Half way across the world from me!) It is the cutest Halloween card I've seen this year and it is completely made from punches. The eyes and mouth were drawn on the ghosts and they were cut with swirly scissors. Pretty cool, huh? I love it when I receive cards that are great samples. Thanks for stopping by today. Hopefully, I will spend some time tomorrow in my studio and have some great new things to post here.

One last Halloween Card

Hello! I had to post this one last Halloween card. I love how the colors in my patterned paper match the cardstock. I used a sticker for the image and even the buttons matched perfectly. I never thought this blue would go with orange, but the polka dots pulled it all together. I have been a little under the weather for a few days, but hope to get back to making some more cards tomorrow. You should hear from me again soon. Thanks for stopping by today.

Another Halloween card

Hello! I thought I'd post this cool card made with really cool Halloween paper. I sent this one to my daughter Monique because she really gets into Halloween. I love the spider eyelet and the row of skeletons. I have one more card to post later on today. Thanks for stopping by.

Halloween Cards

Hello Everyone! Here is the card I made for my grandkids for Halloween. It is so very simple - made completly of stickers. (I know it's cheating, but they are so cute!) My granddaughter is dressing up like a bat again this year. She really loves bats (and most other critters.)

I can't believe it is already the end of October!!! There are only eight weeks left until Christmas! Where did this year go? I guess I'd better finish my Christmas cards soon. Thanks for stopping by today. I'll post another of my Halloween cards soon.

Yoga class

My friend Lou Ellen asked me to make a thank-you card for her yoga instructor. I had been looking at this awesome stamp set from My Favorite Things (see link below, left) for a while now, and her request gave me a reason to order it. It is another of what I call their "headless" sets, which I love. This set is called 'Serenity Now' and has two main images, two smaller images and four sentiments. I'm very pleased with the way the card turned out, and Lou Ellen loved it too! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great evening.

Stitches

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a great day. I made this card about two weeks ago and never posted it! Anyway, I love the stitched patterned paper because I used to cross-stitch and, it goes with this wonderful SU stamp set so well. I used my fake brads from Joann's and some cardstock I had on hand. This card is simple, but sweet! Thanks for stopping by today.

Card Re-Do

The card I posted on October 15th has been revised! I posted it and then was not at all happy with the way it turned out. So, I took it apart and started over. Here is the result. I think I like it a lot better this way. I've had another very busy week, but I promised myself that I will make more time to stamp. I miss spending time in my 'studio' and I have some cool new stamps waiting for me to play with up there.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a great week!

Mmmm...cookies

Hello - It's been a while again, but I'm back! I made this card for our wonderful front office secretary at work. She bakes the BEST cookies and brings them in for everyone at work to enjoy, at least once a week. We all appreciate her and I found this cool paper at Archiver's yesterday. (My BFF Katy and I went on a shop-hop of our own and had a great day.) As soon as I saw the paper, I knew I had to make a card for Nancy. I had the ribbon in my stash from Michael's one dollar bin, and it matched perfectly. The inside sentiment is "Thank You! For making the best cookies in the world ...and sharing them with us!"

This was the perfect card for World Cardmaking Day. Thanks for stopping by today.

Cheerful

Hello Everyone! I made this card a couple of days ago, but haven't had time to post it until now. I've had a VERY busy week so far and after work tomorrow, we are having our first Stampin' Up meeting since the new catalog came out. I can't wait! I've already put together quite a wish list, and now that I've had a chance to see the new Holiday mini, I have more to add to the list. This is another simple card without any coloring. I love the color and the sentiment, and the fact that it is so cheerful! Both the awning and the sentiment are Popped-up. Have a great day! See you soon.

I'm back...

Hello! I finally found some time to play. I am still adjusting to waking up early for work again. We are in a brand new school building this year and it's GREAT! I work in the library, and it is beautiful. We are still in the process of setting up, but soon we'll be up and running again. I had some time today, so I made a couple of cards. This one was very easy because I didn't have to do any coloring. It seems like I've had to color most of my cards lately, and I'm not nuts about coloring. This one is done in fall colors and I think the vinyl flowers on the bottom left gave it the touch it needed. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a great week!

Remembering Summer...

Hello! My summer vacation from work is just about over! I am lucky enough to work at a school, so I have eleven weeks off during the summer. But I guess everything good must come to an end for a while, anyway. (We do get 16 days off for Christmas this year - Woo Hoo!) I have the district breakfast tomorrow, then two days of new technology training, a four day weekend and back to work. I wanted to use my Elzybell stamps for quite a long time, so here is one of them. It is just simple and I haven't stamped this image before but it reminds me of the swing in my yard, and how much I love to swing out there. I used my Stampin' Up markers, and the coloring leaves a lot to be desired, but I like it anyway. Have a great day, and thanks for visiting my blog today!