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 Mother's Day Cards

Good Morning and Happy Monday to all my friends and followers in blogland! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I'd like to share with you a few of the Mother's Day cards that I will be sending out. This first one features that fat cat image from Penny Black that I colored with my Copics. I think my new favorite color combo is aqua and peach---

Here's another using that color combo with a computer generated sentiment and my favorite Martha Stewart edge punch, Vintage Floral--- 

For this last one I used the Heart to Heart Doily die from Cherry Lynn. Anyone that has this die knows that it was a real labor of love to make this card. I cut and glued together 5...yes...count them 5 of the dies to give it a shadow box effect---

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

A Few Cards for the Girl Next Door

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you had a great weekend! When the girl next door came over and asked me to make her a few cards, I had no idea what I was going to do because she didn't know what she wanted. She only knew that one of the cards needed to be special and needed the sentiment to be in Portuguese. Here is what I came up with...I hope you like them Stef. The first one is the "special" wedding card that is a 5x5 easel card, using one of my favorite Martha Stewart punches, Vintage Floral edge punch, Petite Oval/Scallop from Spellbinders and Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folders. Because of the embellishments, I needed to make a box for it. It didn't photograph very well, what you can't tell from the picture is the background paper is paper that I made using the silk paper technique and is gorgeous in real life and really adds texture. You also can't tell I heat embossed the edges of the card and the branch punch in the flower spray with gold glitter embossing powder---

She had seen the wedding cards I had sent to my son and daughter in law and thought it would be nice for a friend's wedding that she had missed. I promise you, this will be the last of the bride and groom hearts you'll see for awhile. A very simple card, using another of my favorite Martha Stewart edge punches, Lace Hearts and the embossing folders from the Cuttlebug Love Language, Emily's Bouquet and Quick Kutz Stripes Label---

She also needed a card for her daughter's teacher who is pregnant. The image is She's All That Brush Set from Stampin Up---

This last one, she picked from my stash so those not new to my blog may have already seen it---

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

A Few Graduation and Wedding Cards

Good Morning Everyone! Gosh, I cannot believe it has been more than three weeks since my last posting! Since I've picked up a few new followers, I'd like to welcome them and let you know I have not abandoned my blog! Things have been crazy since the return of our trip to Tennessee and this is the first chance I've had to spend any real time on the Internet. This is going to be a long posting so I'll try shorten in by forgoing the chit chat...If you have any questions on the recipe or the supplies I used...please feel free to email me! My son and daughter in law had taken some craft items they had been working on to the flea market last weekend...this posting is my contribution to the cause. A few quick and easy graduation cards--- 

And a few quick wedding cards that are all the same with some slight variations---

This last card doesn't belong with this posting but I needed to slot it in somewhere. It is our Easter card to our Disney friends Kathi and Bob. I hope everyone had a nice Easter---

That's it for now...I'll try to get back the first of next week with some more cards that I've been working on but until then...Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Again...If you need more information or have questions on the recipe or the supplies I used...please feel free to email me! Til next time...have a wonderful week!

The Last of My Easter/Spring Cards

Good Morning Everyone! As you read this, we are in Tennessee having a blast with my oldest son and his family. My, how our granddaughters have grown since our last visit in November! We are enjoying summer like weather and the breathtaking sight of all the Dogwoods in bloom! Before we left, I had finished the last of my Easter cards but didn't have a chance to download them until now.I have come to the conclusion that I am no good at mass producing cards, I have become very bored with not only my Easter cards but struggled with my Valentine and St. Patrick's Day cards as well. With the next holiday more than 6 months away, I'm am so looking forward to doing something new and fresh when we get home! For those of you that are kind enough to leave a comment, I will be sure to visit your blog when I get home. The Internet connection is VERY slow at best. This first one is slightly smaller than an A2 card, the base was made with the largest Fleur De Lis rectangle---

This card features the computer generated Bible Verse John 3:16 on a Spellbinders Beaded Oval with the Lattice Border,Sizzix 3D Flower die and Martha Stewart Stamp Punch---

A quick end of winter card made with Clip art to match the Cherry Blossom paper---

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 week!

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!

I'm Back...With A Few Easter Cards

Hello Everyone! I'm back from a much needed break from blogging. A BIG welcome to my all of my new followers! I'd love to see your work, but there isn't always a link to your blog when you sign up to be a follower...so when you sign up to follow my blog, please leave me a comment with your blog address so that I may visit you and sign up to follow you as well. Here's a few Easter cards that I've done since my last posting but because I am short on time (again...or STILL) I'm going to forgo any description. If you need more details, I'm just an email away. If you have any questions on the recipe or the supplies I use...please feel free to email me---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Til next time...Enjoy your week!

Birthday Cards For Friends and Family

Happy Friday Everyone...I hope you had a great week! I'm really pressed for time but I wanted to share a few birthday cards that I made for friends and family that had or are having birthdays in the month of February. This first one is for my youngest son who will be 35 tomorrow...gosh I can't believe he has gotten that old while I wasn't looking. What's more each time he has a birthday, that means I'm a year older too! He was born at 11:07AM so I set the clock for that time...will he notice...probably not. I used the Spellbinders Timeless Heritage Die with the help of  The Cutting Cafe's Clock Background . I can't tell you how much I miss Regina with The Cutting Cafe. ---

This next one was for my  sister in law who's birthday was on Valentine's Day so I thought a window card using the Cherry Lynn Heart die was perfect for her---

 For our Disney lovin' friend Kathi, this is the card that we sent her. I used Cuttlebug Disney A2 Combo Celebration Set for the balloons and Spellbinder Fancy Tag 3. The paper has a sheen so it didn't photograph very well---

Our neighbor's daughter is turning 4 next week. Her favorite character is Minnie Mouse so Kathi is going to have some competition. It's an easel card with a wobbler. I  had to make this card really big. It measures 6x7.5 and even then I was only able to "wobble" her head. The video was taken with my phone so the quality is really poor but you get the idea--- 

Here's a card I didn't include with my Valentine Collection a few weeks ago. It's was for our friend Kathi and Bob. I didn't want them to see the card before they had a chance to receive it---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. I'll be taking a short break before I start my Easter cards but will be just an email away so if you have any questions on the recipe or the supplies I use...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!

My Valentine Collection

Good Morning and Happy Sunday to all my friends and welcome to my new followers! I hope you are having a great weekend! I'd like to share with you my Valentine's Day collection...I was going to post these tomorrow but found myself with a few extra minutes this morning. This is going to be a LONG posting, but I'll try shorten in by forgoing the chit chat, so grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the show. For whatever reason I just couldn't get into the the red and pink mode this year so I am happy to say that I finished my last Valentine's Day card this morning!!! On this first card...OK...OK...I see now that the picture is VERY crooked but I didn't want to take the time to straighten it...you'll just have to believe me when I say it's not crooked in real life. I used Sizzix 3D flower die for the roses. Last year my good Blogger friend, Sharm sent me a goodies package with a few die cuts in it...I couldn't wait to get my hands on that die. I spent days searching the Internet looking for that die only to find that it was "sold out" everywhere. After I finally got it, I used it once then tossed it aside...Isn't that the way it is with most crafters? I've got a room full of "must haves" only to ask myself  later "what were you thinking"?  The ticket stamps were a freebie that I was lucky enough to get from the blog of SgtStamper before she lost everything when she redid her blog...let that be a warning to all who are thinking of redoing their blogs--- 

This card is for the 3 year old girl next door. The DigiStamp Boutique image was colored with my Copic Markers---

I just couldn't wait to use these frogs from The Scrapping Cottage/Peachy Keen---

Here's a card I made using clip art that I found on the Internet. I thought it would be perfect for the twins so I flipped one of the the images and colored it with my Copic markers. You can't tell from the picture but I also popped the the images---

Valentine's Day just wouldn't be complete without that adorable monkey Changito from Stampendous. I masked the "I" in the sentiment "luv u this much"---

This image is a digital image that came from All That Scraps. I got it a few years ago so it may no longer be available---

A simple single heart punched from Martha Stewart's Punch All Over The Page Ruffled Heart---

There's those cute little frogs from Scrapping Cottage/Peach Keen again---

For my good friend Gigi's son who loves mice, I had to do something with my all time favorite House Mouse stamp. I couldn't resist doing the "out of frame" Nestibility cut for his tail---

And last, but not least, this adorable digital image from Tiddly Inks---

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!