A Couple Birthday and a Thank You Card

Happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you had a good weekend. For those of you that have wondered where I have been...I'm here...I'm here! I just haven't had much time for blogging. I suppose once again I have gotten lazy and neglected my blog. Here are a couple of birthday cards and a quick thank you card that is a little out of my comfort zone. For this first birthday card I used a mix of Spellbinder Sprightly Sprockets and gears from the Silhouette online store. The Scrabble pieces are a print and cut done with my Silhouette---     

A birthday card for my special Blogger friend Lorene. The bear and background papers are from the Nitwit Grin and Bear It collection teamed with a few cuts from my Silhouette---

A little bit out of my comfort zone but I wanted to do something with the mouse from the Beatrix Potter collection I had gotten several weeks ago when The Silhouette online store had a half price sale of their licensed print and cut images. You can't tell from the picture but I used rock candy distressed stickles on the back ground and added the needle and thread from Memory Box---

That's is for now. Til next time...have a wonderful week!

A New Home, A Note From The Heart and A Thank You Card

Good Morning Everyone...As usual, I am short on time so this will be a quick posting. Here's an card I made for a friend that just bought a new home. I thought it would be fun to make a birdhouse but wasn't sure how it would look with a narrow card base but was pleased with how it turned out. The birds and birdhouse are cuts from The Silhouette online store, the branch and leaves are the Bare Branch from Impression Obsession. The flowers and musical note are a Michael's dollar bin punch with the centers of the flowers from the Sugar Egg die from Scrapping Cottage. The sentiment says "Home Tweet Home-Congratulations on Your New Nest".Easel cards are always difficult for me to photograph--- 

When Blogger friend Lorene saw the piano card I made for my Aunt for Mother's Day, she had to email me to let me know how much she loved it. Lorene has gone through quite an ordeal with health issues the last 6-8 month and I'wanted to send her a "thinking of you" card so this was perfect timing. The base card is one that I designed on my Silhouette using a mix of various templates. The branch and leaves are the Bare Branch from Impression Obsession as are the Chickadees that I colored with Copics. The flowers and musical notes are a Michael's dollar bin punch with the centers of the flowers from the Sugar Egg die from Scrapping Cottage---

And finally a simple "note" of thanks made with my Silhouette. I promise, this will be the last piano card that I will make for awhile---

That's it for now...I am working on a few cards for my grandson's but not sure when I will get back to post them. My granddaughters from Tennessee will be coming for the summer and even though they will be making their rounds between several families, we will want to spend as much time as possible with them so I won't have much time for crafting or blogging but I'll try not to stay gone for too long. Thanks for stopping by...Enjoy your day!

WOW...The 2nd Posting This Week

Good Morning...As promised, here are a few more cards that I made with my Silhouette, Spellbinder dies and a few punches starting with a couple of thank you cards for my husband' birthday last month---

 And a few I made for my blogger friend Shirl---

That's it for now...I do have a few more that I haven't taken pictures of yet...but til I get a chance, I hope to start on some Christmas cards. See you next time...enjoy your day!

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!

Two Very Special Thank You Cards

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are having a great week. It's been a tough 2 weeks for me. Heartfelt thanks to those that were kind enough to send cards, emails and left comments here on my blog for the passing of my mom. Without your prayers and support, I don't know how I would have gotten through. I still feel a void but am slowing getting back into the swing of things. Here are 2 very special Thank You cards. The first one was sent to my aunt who spent countless hours caring for my mom, not only during her battle with cancer but acted as a companion when she was well after the passing of my dad some years ago. Aunt Midge, you will never know how grateful we are. I used Spellbinder Floral Ovals, Cuttlebug With Gratitude Card Combo Die and EK Diamond Lace Edge Punch---

This next card went to my grandson's who even though I wasn't in the mood to celebrate, made my birthday extra special. The twins have such a passion for puppies, I couldn't resist using this Scrapping Cottage Party Puppy for their card. While not my favorite die, I have over used the Shih Tzu Peeker and plan on using my new Christmas Puppy die for their Christmas card. The bone is also a Scrapping Cottage die and the paw print in a punch layered on a Nestibility circle and added to Cuttlebug Babyface Alpha Die---

While these next 2 aren't Thank You cards, they were in my camera about the time my computer crashed and hadn't had a chance to post them. Very simple and doesn't need explaining. I used Stampin' Up Digital Designer Paper printed on parchment paper, inked the edges and added a computer generated sentiment---

My Blogger friend Shirl wanted a Thinking of You or a Sympathy card, similar to the one I made last month for the husband of a vendor my husband worked with years ago. I converted it it an A2 using a computer generated sentiment that could be used for either, then layered it on a Petite Oval/Scallop Nestibility---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week and I hope to see you soon!

Something Other Than Christmas

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by!  Remember when I posted the cards that I made for our neighbor with the heart bride and groom? I told you that was the last you would see it for a while. I guess I knew then, that wouldn't be entirely true. I knew in April that I had an anniversary card to make for our Disney enthusiasts Bob and Kathi. I wanted to put a little different twist on it using the Mickey heads cut with My Cricut--- 

I knew last month when Gina K of Stamp TV posted a video for the "Sunshine Background", I wanted to use it to make a card for my mom. Here is what I came up with. The flower and clouds are dies from My Favorite Things and the doily is a die from The Scrapping Cottage. The sentiment is computer generated---

I always try to keep a few quick Thank You card in my stash. I used a Michael's $1 bin stamp and A Cuttlebug embossing folder for this one--- 

Here's a Tiddly Ink image that I colored with Copics and paper pieced the dress. I added 2 different EK scalloped edge border punches, a Nestibility heart and and a few brads---  

I used a embroidery floss bobbin as a template for this card. I inked and added the swirl and flower from an EK  punch and added a pearl and embroidery floss The sentiment is computer generated, cut with an oval and inked---

That's it for now. I've got a few Birthday's cards to do for September then I'll be finishing up my Christmas cards. Working on my Christmas the whole month of July has really given me a good head start and I had so much fun, I want to finish them. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day, I'll see you next time...have a great week.

Thank You to Our Vet

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you had a great weekend. Thank you for all the well wishes I received for my mom and Charlee. Hopefully Charlee has turned the corner and is on her way to recovery. It has been a long 4-5 days. Here's the thank you cards I made for our vets. I used the same papers and elements for both. The dog is a die from The Scrapping Cottage, the flowers are Nellie Snellen and the "thank you" is Spellbinders font. This first one was for Dr. Van Lue, the vet surgeon that was called in to do the surgery on Charlee's ear. It's a  standard A2 card. I have to say he is one of THE most kind and considerate professionals that we have encountered. The only contact we had with him was by phone but he explained all the risks with such compassion and concern, we were certain that our furbaby was in the best possible hands---

 

This 5x5 easel card was made for our Vet, Dr. Kirven and the staff of Hunter's Creek Animal Hospital, who has always provided her with the best possible care and a high level of care and concern for us as well---

That's it for now, thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. I am not sure when I will be back as there will be precious little time for crafting but I hope not to be gone too long. Enjoy your day and have a great week.

I Know...I've Been A BAD Blogger!

Good Morning...Happy Friday!  I know I've been a BAD blogger...I was suppose to be back before the end of last week with this posting but life got in the way (how dare life get in the way of crafting...lol!) and I wasn't able to get to it until now. I needed a couple of quick Thank You cards and a Support card and this is what I came up with. I've been playing with my Copics and having SO much fun. This first card features the ever lovable Chagito from Stampendous. You can't tell from the picture but it is stamped and popped in 3 layers and stickles added to the rain--- 

For this card I used a Whipper Snapper stamp along with the Martha Stewart fence edge punch. I added a few flowers from a Memory Box die and the grass is a MFT die. I punched the corners with Stampin Up corner punch then filled the corners with EK Success photo corners and added  some flowers from Scrapping Cottage Sugar Egg die. The "thanks" is a Cuttlebug Babyface die---

This sweet little mouse is a Penny Black stamp and the background is a layer cut with Martha Stewart Heart Punch All Over the Page. The embossed layer is Cuttlebug Love Language embossed on Core'dination paper and lightly sanded. The edge punch is from Martha Stewart and the sentiment is computer generated using Cupid de Locke font---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions on the supplies or recipe that I haven't addressed please feel free to email me. Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Thank You Cards To Replenish My Stash

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by. The day that I have dreaded has finally come...that is  the OLD blogger interface is a thing of the past so I am forced to use the new and improved (?) Blogger which is suppose to streamlined the blogging experience. That's easy for them to say...I'm so very computer illiterate it's going to take a while for me to fumble my way through. In addition, Blogger no longer supports my browser of choice...IE...so I am also going to have to get use to Google Chrome..so bear with me while I struggle through it! I have been working on replenishing my Thank You card stash. With my husband's birthday yesterday, Mother's Day and Father's Day just around the corner I realized I have no Thank you cards to send so here's what I came up with. I just love this bird house from MFT--- 

This one is a little "cheesy" and a lot out of focus ( I guess I moved when I took the picture) but it's for our grandson's and I'm sure they will love it---

Sometimes you need a quick and easy thank you card with a minimum of embellishments so these next 3 fit the bill. This 1st one was inspired by my son (yes...my son) He made some gorgeous cards for their trip to the flea market a few weeks ago. The layout of one in particular stuck in my head so I cased it---

A simple image found on the internet then embossed with an added sentiment...if just doesn't get any quicker and easier than that---

I come across this digital paper from The Sweet Shoppe a while ago and have been wanting to do something with it so here is what I come up with---

That's it for today...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting today, please feel free to email me. Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your day and have a wonderful rest of the week!

A Few Thank You Cards

Hello Everyone! I know I have been a bad blogger and an ever worse blogger friend! Not only have I not had a chance to post anything to my blog but I haven't had a chance to leave comments on my favorite blogs either. I'm really pressed for time but I wanted to welcome my new followers. I hope you will visit often and I'll try to do better. Here's a few Thank You cards that were sent out a few weeks ago, but because this will have to be a short posting, I will forgo the chit chat...If you have any questions on the recipe or the supplies I used...please feel free to email me---

That's it for now...thanks for stopping by. See you next time! 

A Few Thank You Cards

Happy Friday!!! I hope you've had a great week! Here's a few Thank You cards that I did since my last posting. We will be taking a trip next month and will be staying with my sister in law and her husband for a few days. This is the card we will leave behind for their hospitality. The house image is from The Welcome Home set from The Cutting Cafe and the circle word is computer generated---

We normally travel with our dogs but this trip we will be leaving them behind. Here is the Thank You money holder for the boarder at our vets office. The dogs are from a Scrapping Cottage die...can you tell I love that die---

And finally here is a couple Thank You cards for my grandson, son and daughter in law for my 56th birthday celebration a few weeks ago using a Penny Black image with Nellie Snellen Flower punch. There is a story that goes along with the cow image but I'll spare you the details. The owl is a Go Kreate die---

That's it for now...I'm still working on my Thanksgiving cards but struggling. I hope to be done by next week and will post them when I'm done. Thanks for stopping by...as always if you have any questions on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my postings today, please feel free to email me. Even though I am no longer actively blogging, I will stop by your blog if you leave a comment to see what you've been up to. Til next time...have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks a TON-Cutting Cafe

Good Morning Everyone! Happy Wednesday...I hope you are having a great week! Here's the Thank You card I made to send to my son and daughter in law from my husband for his Father's Day gifts. I used The Cutting Cafe's Elephant Shaped Card template cutting file. As with ALL of Regina's digital stamps and templates, it was so EASY to put together. I used my Bosskut Gazelle but for those of you that don't have a Bosscut or a Pazzles cutting machine, in addition to the WPC format that I used, the file also comes in PDF and SVG formats. The set comes with a matching envelope and 5 sentiments...the sentiments come on a tag and by themselves The card is approximately 5 by 4.5 inches. You can't tell from the photo, but I used ScorTape on the upper portion of the ear then pop dotted the lower portion so it would stand off the card---

Here is the recipe---
Card Size: 5"x 4.5"
Shaped Template: Cutting Cafe-Elephant Shaped Card
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Elephant Shaped Card set

Punch: Punch Bunch Cherry Blossom, Punch Bunch Small Birch Leaf, Stampin Up Jewlery, EK Dotted Scallop Edge

Accessories: Pearl Brad (colored with Copic Ink), Flat Back Pearls, Craft Yarn, Craft Ink, Heavy Duty Top Stitch Thread, Scor Tape, Foam Pop Dots
Base Cardstock: Bazzill
Pattern Paper/Cardstock: Unknown (from my scrap bin)

                                        

That's it for today...I hope to be back on Monday...til then, have a great week and a wonderful weekend!

Ribbon Sentiments-Cutting Cafe

Good Morning Everyone. Thanks for stopping by...I hope you are having a great week. Here's a couple of cards I did using the ribbon banner from The Ribbon Banner Set and Shaped Card from The Cutting Cafe. This set comes with 48 images plus a Ribbon Banner Shaped Card which comes in the WPC, PDF and SVG formats. What a great  set to show off  the sentiment portion of your card---

Here's The Recipe---
Card Size: A2
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Ribbon Banner Set and Shaped Card
Nestibilities: Circle
Quickutz: 2x2 Love Birds
Punch: EK Success Abstract Flower Border, Stampin' Up 2 Step Bird (for leaves), 
Martha Stewart Branch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Trio
Accessories: Ribbon, Mulberry Rose, Flat Back Pearls, Adhesive Faux Pearl Swirl, Foam Pop Dots
Base Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Stampin Up
Other Cardstock: American Craft

Here's The Recipe---
Card Size: A2
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Ribbon Banner Set and Shaped Card
Nestibilities: Lacey Circle/Circle
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder
Punch: Punch Bunch Cherry Blossom, EK Success Abstract Flower Border, EK Success Mountain Fern, Martha Stewart Butterfly Trio
Accessories: Seam Binding Ribbon, Craft Beads, Flat Back Pearls, Distress Ink
Base Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Stampin Up

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by...I hope you enjoy your visit. See you next time...Enjoy your day!