Top O The Mornin' To You...A Day Late

Good Morning. I know this St. Patrick's Day posting is a day late and more than a dollar short. It has been ages since I have posted but with good reason. There has been so much illness at our house since mid February. My husband and I have been passing back and forth with what would have seemed to be an ordinary common cold but it landed me in the hospital. When I couldn't catch my breath and started turning blue, I decided it was more than just a common cold, my husband called 911. They immediately transported me to the hospital where I called the PCU my home for the last week. It was a very scary experience and I am all to happy to be home. I am a little weak and it will take me a while to play "catch up" but I did want to share the cards I made since my last posting, I'm too tired to list the details but for the most part, these cards were done with my Silhouette---

That's it for now...I can't say for sure when I will be back to regular postings but I hope it isn't too long. Til then...thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Once AGAIN...I Am Finding Myself Apologizing For Being A BAD Blogger

Good Morning...Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a great weekend. Once again I am finding myself apologizing for being a bad blogger. It seems like there just isn't enough hours in the day and I am finding myself on the Internet less and less. I have a couple more Easter cards to do but I wanted to share with you the ones I have already done. For the most part, they were done with my Silhouette--

 Oh yes...here's the St. Patrick's Day card I made for our Disney lovin' friends Kathi and Bob---

That's it for now...I won't promise when I'll be back to post the rest of my Easter cards but will try to get back before Easter. Till then...Enjoy your day and thanks again for stopping by!

A Few Cards Since My Last Posting and Information on Silhouette Blades

Good Morning! Yep, it's me...I'm alive and well. Sorry it has been sooooo long since my last posting. I just don't have the countless hours like I used to, to spend on the Internet. Many of you know that I recently got a Silhouette Cameo. Not being a newbie to the world of cutting machines, when the machine wouldn't cut a straight line without tearing the paper, I knew there was a problem so I called Silhouette. They sent me a new blade and mat and I was back in business. I was ready to cut my losses and set the machine along side of my Cricut and Gazelle to collect dust when I had gone through 2 blades and only made 3 cards.That was when my blogger friend Sandi came along. She turned me on to the Silhouette forum where I learned of a blade alternative. A little confused as to which blade to order, I emailed Mark with Elkin Creek Vinyls, he responded within minutes advising me which blades and blade holder would work best in my Silhouette Cameo. I had my new blades and holder within 2 days and couldn't be happier. If you are a Silhouette owner, you know how pricey the blades are..The blades from Elkin Creek  are precision blades and the holders fit perfectly in the Silhouette. Don't let your Silhouette sit to collect dust, contact Mark...he will fix your right up...you won't find better blades or customer service ANYWHERE! My blogger friend Kim from New Jersey gave me a tip on resticking the Silhouette mats (which are also pricey)...diluted Aleene's Tack It Over and Over...works great! With the combination of blades and mats, I'm good to go and LOVE my Silhouette!

Here are a few of the cards I've made since my last posting...not my best work, but they'll have to do. I'm going to have to post and run...if you need more information, don't hesitate to email me---   

These next 3 are for our granddaughters in Tennessee. Since we don't get to see them as much as we would like, we send them a little cash from time to time. Yeah, Hello Kitty with a mustache is on the corny side. Our middle granddaughter Chloe loves Hello Kitty but recently is into mustaches...go figure--

We're off to watch the twins today...See you next time! Enjoy your day and have a great rest of the week!

A Few Cards Done With My Silhouette Cameo

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by. Here's a few cards that I did with my Silhouette Cameo. The girl next door will be turning 5 at the end of the month. She is an avid reader and my husband made her a cross stitch bookmark. Keeping with the theme, I decided to do a crayon shaped card. The picture doesn't do it justice, it is just as cute as can be and was SO easy. It is an A2 sized card that I added a tag cut from a CC Designs die and some twine--- 

Here is the cross stitch my husband did. The picture was scanned and doesn't show it's true beauty. My husband does GORGEOUS work, in most cases you can't tell the front from the back---

This was my first attempt at creating a card with my Silhouette...before the mat and the blade went bad. Everything on it was done with the Silhouette---

Those of you that know me, know that I have a tough time with St. Patrick's Day cards but I actually had fun with these. Done with clip art and the print and cut feature on the Silhouette. I love this feature and it actually works, unlike my Bosskut Gazelle which I was never able to get it right---

 A closer look. You can't really tell from the picture but the clip art image was printed twice, once on the background and the other was cut and popped to give dimension---

That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed your visit and that I have inspired you. I have a few more St. Patrick's Day cards to do, then on to Easter. Enjoy your day...hope to see you again soon!

A Few Quick and Easy Easter/Spring Cards

Good Morning! I want to take this opportunity to welcome my new followers and to thank all of my loyal blogger friends for their continued support. I have met so many wonderful people from all over the world through my blogging and have to say that I am am truly blessed to have such a loyal following. Here are a few more Easter cards that I'd like to share with you. This first one uses the Tulip Pendant and Border from Spellbinders. We have all gotten things that we just had to have but once we've gotten them, we have said "what was I thinking" Well this is one of those---

I needed a few quick and easy Easter cards without a lot of embellishment that would fit into a regular A2 size envelope and could be dropped in the mailbox without making a trip to the post office. These next 2 fit the bill. I've used the Spellbinder Cross Collection for both---

Here's a card I didn't include with my St Patrick's Day cards a few weeks ago. It's for our good friends and Disney enthusiast Kathi and Bob. Kathi checks my blog regularly and I didn't want them to see the card before they had a chance to receive it. We hadn't seen them for a while but had dinner with them Wednesday evening...it was good to see them and catch up on all the gossip---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by. As always...If you have any questions on the recipe or the supplies I used...please feel free to email me! Til next time...enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Top 'O The Morning To You-A Few St. Patrick's Day Cards

Good Morning...Happy Friday I hope you have had a great week! Thanks for stopping by. I wasn't going to make St. Patrick's Day cards this year but my conscience got the best of me so here's what I came up with. This first one is a simple gatefold with a clasp...add a sentiment and a little greenery and you've got a card that looks like you gave it some thought when the truth of the matter is it is so simple! I will be making this type of card often. I used the Petite Oval/Scallop Nestibility to form the clasp---

 Here it is partially opened showing how the pieces fit together to keep it closed. Here is a closer look at the sentiment which is an Irish Blessing I found online---

May You Have
A World of Wishes at Your Command.
God and His Angels Close to Hand.
Friends and Family Their Love Impart,
And Irish Blessings in Your Heart!

Here's another quickie. My blogger friend Patti introduced me to Z-fold cards at Christmas and I love them...they are so quick and easy. The image is clip art I that I found on line---

Here it is opened. It forces me to finish the inside of the card while I've got the paper at hand rather than setting it aside to finish at a later time---

Here's another quick and easy card. The circle is from Scrapping Cottage. I had a heck of a time with the placement on the card base...when I took a closer look, I realized it wasn't me but the shape wasn't symmetrical, which is ok but I was trying to line it up with the pattern on the paper. The clovers are punched with Martha Stewart clover punch on Core'dination cardstock then embossed with the Cuttlebug Butterfly combo and lightly sanded---

This little St. Patrick's Day bird and sentiment is from The Doodle Pantry. You can't tell from the picture but it has a wobbler on it---

This next card is kind of in your face bright but my grandson's favorite colors are red and yellow and I'm sure he will get a kick out if it. I used the Scrapping Cottage frog die with the Irish Blessing about finding frogs in your underpants. It also has a wobbler on it. For those of you that may want to copy the poem...here is a closer look---

May The Light Always Find You

On A Dreary Day,
When You Need To Be Home,

May You Find Your Way.
May You Always Have The Courage

To Take A Chance, And Never Find

Frogs In Your Underpants.

 

This last one is for the twins. I found this cute little Irish boy clip art on line and thought it would be perfect for them. The background looks white but in real life it is cream color---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. As always...If you have any questions on the recipe or the supplies I used...please feel free to email me! Til next time...enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

St Patrick's Day...Disney Style

Good Evening...Thanks for stopping by. Here's a couple of St. Patrick's Day cards that I had done awhile back but didn't want to post them until the recipients had a chance to receive them. I had a tough time coming up with something for our Disney friends Kathi and Bob for St Patrick's Day so I decided to do something different and let the paper do the work but I didn't have anything Disney in green soooooooooo I scanned a piece of red, black and white Disney paper then recolored it in Microsoft Word and voila this is what I got...pretty cool huh? This is a tunnel card and even though I've done a few, it's been a long time ago and never one for them---
Here's the inside. You can find the instructions for a tunnel card on SCS by clicking here---
And a spur of the moment card that I had done for my son and daughter in law. The day I was getting my cards ready to be mailed I realized I hadn't made them one so this is what I came up with on short notice--- That's it for now...I will be back tomorrow or Thursday with some Easter cards and a short story to go with it...til then, have a great evening

Some St. Patrick's Day Cards

Good Evening everyone! I know I usually post in the morning but I'm going to be a little bit busy tomorrow so here I am with 2 postings tonight. I've been working on St. Patrick's Day and Easter cards and thought that I would group them separately. I am done with my St. Patrick's Day cards (thank goodness...I really had a tough time with them) but have 2 more to post, after the recipient receives them--- The other day I was doing what I do best and that is shopping on line. One of the sites that I shop with frequently is Custom Crops and had come across this Cricut cut file done sometime ago from my good blogger friend Donna. When I seen the file, I remembered this cute little Irish Blessing and since I am having such a tough time coming up with my St Patrick's Day cards, I had to team them up. As usual, the picture didn't turn out well, I always have trouble with greens and purples but you get the idea. You can find the cut file by clicking here. Donna had done all the work so it goes together so quick and easy. I will be doing something a bit more colorful with this file again real soon---
If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me.

A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That

Good morning Everyone! I hope you've had a great weekend. I've got a mix of cards today. From Valentine's Day, to St. Patrick's Day and even a Sympathy card. I just noticed that there's not a mix of color, 2 green and 2 purple...hummm...I didn't plan it that way, it just worked out like that. I have been working with other colors, I just can't post them until recipient receives them. I'll do better to mix the colors next time---

That's it for now. If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. Thanks for stopping by...I'll see you again when I see you. Have a great week!