card swap..continued #3

continuing card swap pics... # 3 ( 1 more set to go)

this was a fun one to do from Marla with a fun poem inside:
"May your stuffing be tasty-
may your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
and your pies take the prize.
And may your Tjhanksgiving dinner
stay off your thighs!"

yummy cupcakes from Tina

this beautiful sympathy card is from Sherry

yep - you guessed it -
one last - ...to be continued....

card swap..continued#2

this beautiful card is like the other one but for Father's Day from Chris also:

love butterflies. thanks Lee

how simple & cute is this from Stacy

although you can't see it in this pic- it says: Thinking of you.
A beautiful creation from Sandy that my camera doesn't do it justice

...to be continued.....

card-swap #1

I said in my last posting that I would share the cards that were made with a great bunch of ladies at a Dalton church I will need to make 2 or 3 entries as my computer will only handle 4 up-loads at a time. It was a great day, & I think /hope we will do this again sometime.
The first 2 pictures here show the front & back view of the cutest little Easter basket. This was from Theresa

A beautiful thank you card from Sheryle:

Chris:

to be continued.......

Birthday cards & easel card

I have a sister that has a birthday in a few days & some friends that also have a birthday this month. Hope they like what I made for them. I need to get busy and make another birthday card cause I have another sister that has a birthday the first wk. in March.

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This is an easel card I made for a "shoebox" card swap with a great bunch of ladies from Dalton. In my next blog or 2- I will show you the wonderful cards that they came up with for all of us to make. I got the directions from Splitcoast Stampers for this Easel card( another friend also shared the directions with me -thanks Barb). Hope you like my card.....

Different papers/cardstock & inkpads;embelishments;rubberstamps & copic markers were used on all the cards made, along with nestabilities & punches.

Thanks for looking......

Here it is Feb3,2011 & we made it through the ice & snow storm without loosing our electricity. On the first & second we had freezing rain the snow on top of that. Schools were closed for 2 days here in Wooster & the g.k. were off today as well. I think they were happy about that. Wonder how happy they will be when they find out they have to make up those days???

A few friends have been asking for some cards, so I better get busy & snap some pictures to put up here.
Until next time....

2 of T.Holtz'12 Days of Christmas

Tim Holtz started on the 1st of Dec. & for 12 days he does a tag & gives great tutorals.
Well I attempted Day 3 & Day 5.
This first picture is from Day 5 - I pretty much followed him, but I didn't do the enameled numbers. Anyway, I was pretty pleased on how this turned out....

This one is from Day 3 - I made a card instead of a tag & I love how it turned out for me. I couldn't get a "nest" made to look right ( probably cause I didn't have the right materials) so I planted the birds feet under the flower.

this 3rd pic. is a close up of the bird & the cool tissue tape flower that Tim shows how to make. Not bad for my first one...

Items used for both: Distress inks &/or re-inkers: cranberry;red pepper;aged mahagony;walnut stain;peeled paint;forest moss
Archival Inks: Jet Black; Cinnamon
stamps: santa;Merry Christmas
tissue tape
grungeboard
Distress crack paint: tea dye
paint dabber: snow cap white
forest green distress stickles & rock candy distress stickles
tag & bookplate die.
other: ribbon; tree stamp;background word stamp;branch
button
hope I didn't leave anything out.
Please take time to go to Tim Holtz blog & check out all his wonderful stuff. You can learn soooo much.
O.K. I will stop drooling (for now)...
untill next time.....

a few Christmas cards 2010

lots of different stamp companies- cardstocks-inkpads-ribbon-embossing folders-nestabilities-flower soft
hope you like. thanks for looking & untill next time...