A Happy Birthday

 

I made this card for my granddaughter who is turning 20 on Wednesday, it’s hard to believe how fast they grow up.  I have two married, two more out of college, two still in college (one is married), one working in the oil fields in North Dakota and one that will be starting college in the fall.  So sad not to have any little ones…….now I will have to wait for the great grandchildren.

As you can see I ventured out of my comfort zone and used one the those sweet Wee stamps.   Isn’t she jus the cutest thing!  I also got some new Cheery Lynn dies and tried my hand at a couple of the flowers.  I also got the cute little set of tags so had to use some of them.

Here’s the other flower.  Really had fun making them.

This picture didn’t turn out very good.

A quick look at the inside of the card.

 

Thanks for stopping by and hoping you have a great 4th of July!

 

Wedding Day!

Our granddaughter’s big day is tomorrow and the Lord has been good to us by granting us a sunny day!!  I hope to add pictures of the wedding at a later date.  The theme is country with a rustic look as well and her colors are eggplant and tan.   We made the invitations so I used some of the left over paper to make their card. 

I used some dies that I have but for the life of me I can’t remember what they are but I really like the look.   The sentiment is from a Wedding group from Fiskars and this says it all.  

The flowers are all from WOC and the leaves are from a MS punch.

I used some beautiful silk ribbon to make the bow then I added a glittery bad in the center.

This is a look at the inside and as you can see I picked another sentiment from the Wedding group  of Fiskars.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and if you leave a comment that will put the icing in the cake for me.  Now off to help with more preparations for the wedding.
                     

Graduation Day!

This is a card I want to share with you as I made it for my youngest granddaughter for her graduation from high school.   She was a tennis star all through high school and it’s hard to believe we won’t be going to anymore tennis matches.  To top off her senior year she and her doubles partner went undefeated to the state tournament and remained undefeated taking the state championship.  Needless to say we were so proud of them both.

I’m sure you can’t tell it but the paper is a glittery paisley print done in blues which were her school’s colors.   This little Tilda cutie has helped me with a lot of cards, now she will have to wait till they start graduating from college.  Which the way times goes by won’t be long at all.

I love arranging flowers on my cards a long with bows, making girls cards is so much easier than making boys cards.

Here’s a look at the inside and this says it all.   Now I’m making a card for her sister who will be getting married in just eleven days.   My they grow up way too fast.
Thanks for stopping by and may you have a blessed week!

Congratulations!

Well it’s graduation time once again so I made this card for my granddaughter’s boyfriend.   This very, very nice young man is quite the avid bow hunter so I decided that only fitting thing was to make his cap and gown out of Camo.   I asked my very good friend Janie to take on the mission of finding me some camo paper.   I knew when I asked her that she would come through for me and she did!

 

As you can see I just had to add some Elk antlers to dress up the card a bit more…….thank goodness for my Circuit cartridges.

Just a quick look at the inside of the card.    Now I’m off to finish my granddaughter’s card.

Thanks for stopping by!   May you have a blessed week-end!

 

A Birthday Wish

 

This card I made for my son-in-law for his 50th (the big one) birthday!  He manages a ranch where he grows alfalfa hay that is sold to customers who own horses.  This kind of work puts him on a tractor most of the summer months so I thought this would be the perfect card for him.

I’m not sure he will appreciate it since he lives on one for at least four to five months.  So to top that off I found this fleece panel of a John Deer tractor so I just had to put it together and add that to his birthday gift.

Now last but not least the thing that I had first and for most planned to give him for his birthday is this shirt that I embroidered for him.  So once again I’m not sure he will appreciate it but I thought it would be funny.  I’ll let you know what his response was……will be taking it to him this afternoon.

There you have it……..I really had more fun making these so we will see if my sense of humor went over well or not.

Thanks for stopping by and hoping you have a blessed week.

Buzzin By

 

Here is a card I made for my brother to help celebrate his birthday.  I wanted to do something totally different (not one Magnolia stamp) and this is what I came up with.  I colored the hive and the cute little bees a long with the flower on the sentiment with my Copic markers.

I used the SU stamp Just Buzzin By to make this light and cheery card.  The flowers are from a Cheery Lynn die set called Build a Flower #1.  The sentiment was a Spellbinder die.

 

This was the first time using the new dies so I wasn’t real sure if I was doing it right.

I used Tim Holtz Distressed Ink to add some color to the sentiment.

Just a quick thank you for stopping by.   I hope to post another card real soon and this one won’t have a Magnolia stamp on it either which is so unusual for me.

Treat Yourself

I’m back but just for a little while seems like my life has turned into a whirlwind.  I have a granddaughter graduating from high school and two weeks later her sister is getting married.  To top that off I have a grandson graduating from college and another granddaughter graduating from law school.   So now back to my post….I saw this adorable card that Mandy did and knew the stamps she used were perfect for my sister-in-law’s card.

Isn’t she the cutest thing!!  I don’t know how I over looked her when Prince and Princess came out but I sure did…..no more she and the tub are now safely added to my collection.

Here is a closer look of this cutie.  I believe Mandy masked her images on her card and I should have.   When cutting her out of course some of the bubbles were gone so out came my copic black #2 pen and now the bubbles are back….waalaa.

A close up of the flowers I used which are all from WOC.

One final look at the finished card.

Thanks for stopping by always love hearing from which helps to keep me going.

Happy Birthday Janie!

Well believe it or not here I am once again.  This time I was waiting for the mail to arrive at an RV park in Tucson.   Now that Janie has opened her card I can now post it…..so here goes.

As you can tell I’ve used one of my favorite colors on the card….can you guess which one it is.  The green card stock is from SU, the stripe however is one that I’ve had for sometime and more than likely purchased it at a JoAnn’s store.  This Magnolia stamp is one of Janie's favorites and mine which is Celebration Tilda.   She always looks like she’s ready to give you a great big hug.

Here’s a closer look at this cute Tilda.   The lace doily behind her is a real lace doily that I found when going through some drawers the other day.  Back in the early 80’s we took a trip across the pond to visit London and while we were there visited Oxford.  I  believe I purchased this package of lace doilies at that time and then forgot I had them….what a nice surprise.

The flowers are from WOC and are always an wonderful embellishment.

As you can see I used the same papers inside, I cut out the sentiment using a Spellbinder die and added the little corner punch here and on the front as well.  The punch I’ve had for years and years so there really isn’t anything I can tell you about it.

That’s it for now folks, so glad you stopped by and hope to see you again.  I always enjoy sharing the things I love to do with others.
                                   

My Valentine

 

Well here I am again and no I haven’t died and gone to heaven I’m still right here in God’s country…..even with the snow!   I figured it was about time I left my sewing room and entered my craft room.  With Valentine’s Day just a week away what better card to make than a Valentine’s card.

I was afraid I’d forgotten how to make a card let a lone how to use my Copic marker…..you can be the judge if I need a lot more practice.

This is of course for my best friend and husband of 51 and a half years.  When we got married and I was only 18 they said it would never last…what do people know.

Well now you know yes I need more practice but I think there might be some hope for me.   Once my good friend Janie gets back from being a snow bird in Arizona I hope to be able to get back in groove once again.  I do need to make a few more cards before then so hopefully I’ll get better with each card.

Now I’d like to share a couple of quilts with you so you can see what’s been keeping so busy that I couldn’t get in my craft room.  

          

I made this quilt for my sister-in-law’s sister who is going through treatment for a a tumor on her spine.   Our prayers are that the chemo will shrink the tumor which will enable her to be able to walk again without the assistance of someone or a walker.

           

When my husband goes shopping with me at quilt shops I end up coming home with panels of wildlife so then I have figure out what to do with them.   He really liked this panel since we always have some black bears come visit us in the fall.

I promise this is the last thing.  I went to a class to make this darling Barbados Bag……came home with this finished bag.

 

This is just the back view………and of course you can see it’s made out purple fabric.

Thanks for stopping by and may your week be a blessing.

                           

Christmas Card and Candles

Now I don’t want anyone to faint because I’m putting a post on.  I know it’s been awhile since I was on here but now I’m back at least right  now.
I saw a post with a beautiful candle on it so right then I knew I had to learn how to do this craft.   Now it was time to check things out on YouTube, what an amazing site you can find most anything there.
                            
                            
                            
                            
Yes, I know I got a little carried away but it was so much fun.  I also made six small candles.  I have already given five of the big candles away and everyone seemed to love them.
Now my next project was to make our Christmas cards…..way too many will need to cut things down a bit next year.
         
I tried to make it simple and yet have an elegant look as well.   I decided I needed to dress it up a bit so I glued on some red sequins however the glue I used didn’t hold so I had to re-glue some of them.  Learned my lesson real quick!
Well, that’s about it except for wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

Glad you stopped by and hope to see you again!