Simple Birthday

I have been busy uploading cards that I did quite some time ago. I realized the reason I had never uploaded them here or at Splitcoast Stamper was because it kept telling me the photos were too big.  I resolved that problem by adjusting my camera, but the cards lived in limbo until I realized I could upload them here.  It takes a lot longer than the new format but oh well.  Hope anyone who is looking enjoys these.  Thanks for looking!

New toy, Pillow Box Die

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

I have a bunch of new toys that I received for Christmas.  A new electric Big Shot and a new Pillow Box Die are among them.  Love the ease of the BS, would be a breeze if I had to do multiples of these for any reason.  I made the card quite some time ago and gave it to a friend but I never posted it so I decided since I used the same DP and cardstock it would be good to post them together. 

Challenges Challenges

I made this card for the Sketch Challenge at SCS.  I have found the Challenges really get my creative juices flowing.  I used BRIGHT colors for a change.  I usually like pastels or earthtones but I am loving the Melon Mambo for some reason.  Woohoo!

Generic anything goes Cards

A friend of mine asked me to make some cards for her without sentiments. so that she could use them for whatever occaision she had the need for.  What?  I thought it would be a piece of cake as I always have a hard time fitting sentiments in, but alas, I found that hard to do also. LOL! go figure.  I tried to make masculine type cards .  What do you think?

Cardstock:  SU Soft Suede and Dusty Durango

Stamps: Stampa Rosa

Ink:  Soft Suede

Accessories:  SU Dusty Durango Ribbon, Brown buttons, CB Swiss Dots Embossing folder.

Same idea more or less, different color.
Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Natural
Stamps:  Acrylic (unknown, sorry I didn't save the package) SU Vintage Labels
Inks: Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede
Accessories:  Button, Twine, Circle punch, SU ribbon, Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Bookmark

I am really on a roll doing the challenges.  LOL!  only did 2 but hope to do another tomorrow if I have time.  This was for the Try a New Technique challenge.  I had this lovely ribbon flower made, note that it I made the flower and left it attached to a long stretch of ribbon, but I didn't know what to do with it.  The challenge solved my problem.  Alas, it is just a smidge short, but oh well, still usable!

Scraps

This Christmas I made several 5 x 5 square cards.  I dislike that I have an odd size excess CS left over.  This time I actually used the scraps, and made small note cards.  I made use of the new Flower Soft I got for Christmas.  I now have to make envelopes to fit these don't I?  Fun, Fun, Fun!

SCS Challenge card

These were wonderful colors for a masculine card, I, however, could not resist putting flowers on it.  Sigh. 

I was able to make use of stuff I had just sitting around looking useless.  Have I mentioned I have a WONDERFUL DH?  He bought me an ELECTRIC Big Shot for Christmas so the first thing I did was run all kinds of things through it. 

This Old Olive green was the first thing I did.  The flowers and the Scalloped bit of white paper I did a long time ago, so I am glad I finally used them. 

 Thanks for looking, and thank you Lisa for prodding me into doing the challenge.  I did another challenge yesterday so I am on a roll!  Will post that tomorrow.

Snowmen in the House

I love how these came out!   Thank you Carol for emailing me the Template!  I am going to use these as placecards tomorrow since my sister Janie and her BF are coming to dinner!.

Christmas, Christmas and More!

I have been stamping so much lately, Woohoo!!! At last.  I am so glad that my hubby is getting better.  We won't know until the end of January whether or not the radiation stopped the growth of the tumor and hopefully everyone will continue to pray for that to have happened.

I made the Noel card for my Mom.  Simple but elegant.  The picture really doesn't do it justice.  Love that shiny CS from Walmart!

The letter were cut out using the Storybook Cricut Cartridge, SU square punches, Martha Stewart Snowflake punch, Swiss Dot Embossing Folder and Scor-Pal were used. Oh, and my new GYPSY!  Love that thing, can't believe I procrastinated so long getting it!

 This is a simple card I made for the UPS guy.  He does a super job and is so friendly and accomodating.  The inside has a little pocket for a tip.

 My good friend Mela gave me a Bird punch, and my good friend and Pen Pal Carol sent me a wonderful card using a bird image so I CASED it.  I love how this came out and will be sending as a TY to Mela!

Ribbon Fun

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  I have been stamping up a storm and will be posting hopefully all this week.  I bought this ribbon years ago and finally used it.  You know that means I get to buy more now. LOL!

Vintage Vogue

Ok, I lied, well not intentionally, I just forgot that I had actually stamped a card the other day (see the post below)  I love this stamp set.  This was easy peasy as they say.

Skeleton Leaves

It has been a really long time since I posted anything, AGAIN.  I have been creating.  I use to say I have been stamping, but that has not been the case lately, however, I plan to actually STAMP a card tomorrow.  I have over a dozen cards made for a friend so I need to get them uploaded. I love Dusty durango.

Boo

I am trying to figure out how to move some of my pictures from my Webshots to various places.  Picture is of my sister Annie and myself at my 60th BD party.  Happy times.

Annie and Becki

Getting it together!

Hello everyone!  It has been a long time between posts.  I am finally getting back to my card making but it has been a long road. 

In mid June my husband was finally able to get in and get an MRI done to find out why he was not able to see out of his right eye, even though he had cataract surgery.  The news was not good, he was diagnosed with a tumor in his head.  He had surgery on June 29 and after an agonizing LONG wait the results of the pathology were in and the tumor is BENIGN!!! To God be the Glory!!!

The tumor is benign but still not good.  He is almost done with 6 weeks radiation treatments and the hope is that it will kill the tumor and stop it from growing, but it will not shrink it therefore. he has lost most of the sight in that eye permanently.  We pray for a good outcome, in that it truly does kill the tumor for good,  and Praise the Lord that it is benign.

Now on to stamping.  I have been stamping a bit lately and here is a card I made for one of my Pen Pals.  I did another BD card using the same DP which, by the way, came as a gift from my Secret Sistah!  Thank you Marcine!

I found this really cool ribbon at Michaels and made a nice flower for the front. the card was simple, just cut the DP into 3 panels, stamped with the sentiment and there you go.

Happy 30th Anniversary!!!

My wonderful husband Bill and I have been married for 30 years today.  I started making him the usual funny masculine card, but then I thought, this one is special.  30 years.  So I proceeded to make one for US instead of just for him.  He doesn't really care, he loves everything I do, so he says. 

I love Blush blossom and will be sorry to see it go.  I used a vanilla base for all, and sponged blush blossom  on the flowers.  I found I had some blush shaded pearls to go with everything which was a plus. The corner swirls are done on the Cricut Expression Home Accent Cart.