1 card, 2 cards, how many cards more?

Hello fellow bloggers.

I know it's been a few days since I have posted anything

on my blog. I have been real busy baking, finishing up

some gifts, shopping, making cards, getting packages in

the mail etc. etc.. I can guess that a majority of you have

been doing the same. Since it's been a little crazy for me

lately todays post is going to be real heavy in pictures.

Header picture is card #1. Card # 2 is below

This will prove that I have been crafting just haven't

had the time to post my projects. Card #3 is next.

I still have Tamales to make. Card # 4 is next

Also a few more gifts to wrap. Last card for today is

card # 5 pictured below.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures of just a few things that I

have been working on. Until my next post Have A Splendid

Evening!!!!!!!!

NMWC DT call

                                                         

Hello fellow bloggers.

Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm.

We finally have snow that is sticking to the ground.

It's suppose to snow for the next few days. Who knows

how much snow we could end up with. I want to share

some news with you. Please feel free to pass it on.

No Matter Which Challenge Blog is having a DT

call. The term is for 5 months Feb - June 2013.

If you are interested visit the blog for the

information. Link is below

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/

Good luck to all of you that apply.

Until my next post Have A Splendid Evening!!!!

 

 

                                                                            

Beary Search

Hello fellow bloggers.

Hope everyone is doing well and that your getting all

your things done that you may have on your to do list.

I am just now getting the house decorated for the holidays

This is very unusual for me but as I have said before I

really am not in the Christmas Spirit. Maybe it has to do

with two more relatives passing away. This makes it five

deaths in our family this year. The latest one happened

yesterday.Ok so enough of my pitty party I know there

are people out there who are dealing with worse things

that I am.

In my header picture is a wall hanging that my

mother-in-law made for my kids when they were very

young. My daughter and sons have been asking for this

count down to Christmas calendar. Since I only have

one and there are three kids I don't want any of them

getting mad that one of them got it.

So I am on a Beary Merry Christmas search. It's

what is called a printed panel. My mother-in-law

bought the panel then quilted it adding a couple of

loops to be hung by.

 

It was bought in the late eighties. If anyone has a panel

stashed away and would like to sell it to me I would

be so happy. If you happen to find one at a second hand

store and it is in good shape please pick it up for me and

I will buy it from you. I need two of them and then each

of my adult kids would each have their own.

My kids have such fond memories of looking at the day

and reading where the bear went looking for Christmas.

Each one took a turn on moving the cloth bear around

in the house. I think it would be neat if they could each

have one.

Thank you for stopping by. Until my next post Have A

Splendid Evening!!!!!!!!!!

Snowflakes I see

Good afternoon everyone.

Hope everyone is doing well. I have been busy trying

to get all my Christmas stuff done but it's a little hard

when your really not in the Christmas Spirit. I really

can't say why I'm feeling this way all I know is that I

am so far behind in baking I don't know if I'll get

everything done that I normally do for Christmas.

In my header picture is a tag that I made to add to my

daughters gift. I know it's a little hard to read I haven't

had a real good light source lately. The tag reads

Sending Christmas Love. It was made using one

of the cuttlebug embossing folders.

Next is a card I made and this one too was hard to

get a photo of it because of the gold cardstock.

Inside the card reads "Jesus is the Reason"

Below are some of the snowflakes that I have been

working on. These snowflakes are quilled. I don't

think I will make very many of them it is very time

consuming. Around here these are the only snowflakes

in sight. .....LOL.... We should have a few inches of

snow by now but we don't. It did snow one day but

it melted away before the day was over.

Well thats it for today hopefully I can get some better

pictures of the other things I have been working on. I

asked for a light box for Christmas hopefully I'll get one

and it'll be easier to get light on my projects.

Until my next post Have A Splendid Evening!!!!

 

 

I am entering my card and tag in the challenges below.

Freshly Brewed Designs 

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/fbc-125-christmas.html

Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge

http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Dragons Dreams Tag It On

http://dragon-dragonsdream.blogspot.com/

Bearly Mine Challenge

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/

Craft Room Challenge

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

http://hollyjollychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/

 

 

NMW Challenge #5

Hello Fellow Bloggers

Hope to find you all doing well.

Today we welcome a new month and with that we

also welcome a new challenge over at No Matter

Which Challenge Blog.

Our sponsor for this month is:

 

KITTY LANE STAMPS

Fay has offered a fantastic prize package of..........

5 A4 sheets Flocked Ebony Luxe 120gsm,

sheer base designer paper 40gsm

10 A4 Royale Rouge, ivory gold base

Bone folder

Two stamps, Fishing Trawler and Pretty Woman

 

Thank you Fay!

 

Our Challenge for this month is Christmas.

I know this should be easy for for all of us

since we are all probably creating Christmas

cards or tags.

Below is a tag that I created for this challenge 

To join in follow the link below.

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-5.html

For more inspiriation be sure to check out what the

rest of the design team created. Design team links

below:

Marion

Tammy

Claire

Suzanne

 

We would love it if you joined in. Thank you for

stopping by. Until my next post Have A Splendid

Day!!!!!!!!

A baby on tuesday morning

Hello Everyone,

Hope to find you all doing well and keeping warm.

I am trying to keep my brain from going foggy as

all we have had lately is fog and frost. I'm sorry

I'm very late in posting today but some people

in my life still don't understand my work and

how valuable my time is to me. I was sidetracked

today. Sorry.

In my header picture is a couple of tags that I made

for babies first Christmas. I will get to the on tuesday

morning towards the end.

Below is two more tags that I made for babies first

Christmas

I just wished that I would have been able to find blue

gingham ribbon to match the blue stockings for the boys

tags but since I couldn't find any fast I went with the black.

I like how they turned out anyways.So now on to my

tuesday morning. I have been trying to let everyone

know that you can craft on a budget. Below is a stamp

set that I bought at the Tuesday Morning store. A very

cute vintage stamp set and it only cost $2.99.

The next picture is an embellishment by Recollections.

Recollections is an expensive brand but if you

ever go to Michaels always take time to look in their

clearance isle. I paid $2.99 instead of $4.99 for this

gorgeous embellishment.

 

 

I hope that this is helpful to my fellow crafters. Until

my next post Have A Splendid Evening!!!!!!!

What Snowman?

Hello Fellow Bloggers.

Hope to find you all doing well. I am doing well.

As of yet we have had no snow here and so there

is no chance of building a snowman. The only snow

or snowmen that I can work with are on paper.

In my header picture is another tag that I made.

The sentiment reads: "The sun melts a snowman

but a snowman melts the heart."

I embossed the tag with a cuddlebug folder and

used some embossing pearl powders to bring out

the snowflakes. The snowman print actually came

on a box of chocolates. The rubber stamp is from

The Rubber Stamp Connection. Holly leaf ribbon I

bought at Big Lots. I used a Martha Stewart punch

for the to snowflakes and they are punched out

of glitter cardstock.

I want to remind everyone that there is still time

to do some cyber shopping and that many of the

shops on Etsy have cyber monday sales going

on.

Until my next post Have A Splendid Afternoon!!!

 

Do Bears go in the woods?

Hello fellow bloggers.

I hope everyone is doing well. Hope everyone had a

a good time with family and that you were all safe as

you went out to try and score some of those great deals.

I stayed home and worked on some projects. If I would

have had someone that would have gone with me then

I would have been out there too. Since I didn't get out

there I worked on some ornaments like the one you see

in my header picture. To answer my question yes this

bear does go in the woods, the woods of my ornament

....LOL...

Below is my nativity scene ornament. This was created

with the new cartridge that Teresa Collins has out.

"December 25th"  cartridge. I got it a few days before

Thanksgiving and started working with it right away.

I have a few other projects that are in the works with

the new cartridge which you'll get to see at a later date,

but for now there is the ornament below that I made

 with a deer.

I just haven't found the right ribbon for the animal

ornaments yet. Hopefully I will before next weekend

when I have a show in Othello, WA.

Thanksgiving went ok just a few minor problems.

Like the turkey almost not fitting in the oven. My

brother was scolded and told not to let the turkeys

 get so big next time. I forgot the cranberries but we

made it through just fine. So now I'm off to finish

some other projects. Until my next post Have A

Splendid Afternoon!!!!!!!!!

 

Tag your it !

Hello fellow bloggers.

I hope everyone is doing well and still have their hair

intact. I know that this is a time when we all get real

busy cooking and getting ready to spend time with

family. I don't want to seem like a scrooge but this year

I would rather spend it alone. I'll get to the reason why

as I show you the tags that I have made. In my header

picture is my Let it Snow tag. I made this one wishing

that it would snow ten foot deep and keep some of my

family stuck in their house. I don't want to seem like a

scrooge bu tthings still have not slowed down any for me.

My dad and brother had the three turkeys that they had

been raising butchered. The person that did it really

didn't know what he was doing and broke most of the

feathers off and I spent five hours on sunday cleaning

them up better. If things continue to go the way they

have lately we will be celebrating Thanksgiving on

Christmas. So the tag pictured below may have to

until New Years.

My brother decided that he would wait until Christmas to

cook his turkey and well dad decided to freeze his but

the problem there was that dads freezer was so iced up

that I spent all day monday thawing it out. Thinking  that

since I had spent sunday and monday with dad that I

would be able to get my things done at my home today

but that just didn't work out. Some how I have managed

to get this tag made. Most of my projects are getting

made when night is silent which is after eleven at night

 

To bad that I have only been able to find the silence very

late at night. Anyway dad sat around here for about four

hours today. I have to stay close so that he doesn't speak

real loud and wake up my son who works at night. Thinking

that I could get my blog done on the laptop didn't work out

because it has a virus so now I'm down a computer and the

other one I use is in my craft room and is a desk top. What

I really want right now is for everyone to go away and leave

me alone so I can catch up with everything that I am behind

on. Let me hear how you really feel about the holidays.

Tag your it!!!!! Sorry about no tuesday morning find, some

of my pictures are lost on the laptop. Hopefully after

Thanksgiving I will be able to find the time to override

and reboot the the system. So until my next post Have

A Splendid Evening!!!!!!! 

My week in crafts

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well and doing alot of crafting.

I started out the week trying to get some crafting done

but didn't get very far because on monday I went with dad

to his doctors appointment. It wouldn't be so bad if the

traveling time didn't take half an hour to get there and

another half hour to get home just to be in the doctors

office for maybe fifteen minutes. On tuesday we had to

to go back to the clinic because they forgot to give dad his

pneumonia vaccination. By the time we get home the day

is to dark to get some really good pictures. Finally today

I was able to get some pictures of my projects.

In my header picture is a card that I made in the cricut

craftroom using one of the free cuts for this week.

By now most of you know that I try and blog ways

to craft using your scraps and repurposing. In the picture

above I used what us crafters call the negative of a cut.

The next picture again I used the negative of the cut

and a different colored cardstock.

What do you think?

Since I didn't get my weekly Tuesday Morning buy

blogged about I decided that I would post it today too.

Pictured below.

These are just a couple of clear stamps that I found at

Tuesday Morning. Both sets cost $ 2.99 each

Hopefully the weather stays nice and I can get a few

more projects pictured. I'm looking into getting a light

box and won't have to worry about the days being bright

enough. So until I get a light box you'll get to see some

not so great pictures.  Have A Splendid Day!!!!!!!

Do I tell ?

Hello everyone,

Hope to find you all doing well. I am working on projects

trying to get ready for a show in December. In my header

picture is something that I have shown you before. The thing

is that I have always felt that it never looked right. What I

did was added the bling and the cardstock flower. Now I

really like how it looks. So before I show you my other

project I am going to tell you a little story that I think

will have you laughing off your seat.

Card for a friend

 

Hello Fellow Bloggers!

I hope to find you all doing well and looking forward

to the weekend. I will be busy getting ready for a

show that is just around the corner.

In my header picture is a card that I made

for a friend. So for today it's another quick post.

Card Recipe;

Coredinations cardstock (sand it, tear it, emboss it, love it

line)

White cardstock

Watercolors

Glitter in black, green, and white

Stazon black ink

Stampendous Rose Corset stamp

Bling

Cuttlebug embossing folder (Swiss Dots)

Handmade roses

Cricut catridge Plantin Schoolbook

Hope you like my card.

Until my next post Have A Splendid Day!!!!!

 

 

 

Congrats card

Hello Fellow bloggers.

Sorry I'm a little late in posting but I was having some

technical problems. This is going to be a short post.

In my header picture is a card that I made for a

distant relative that just got married.

This is a pretty basic card. Black and white cardstock,

Glitter cardstock, paper punch by EK Sucess, Stamping

cricut cartridge, black brads, rubber stamp sentiment and

embellishment, last but not least black and white Stazon ink.

Well I hope you like the card. Until my next post

Have A Splendid Day!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday Morning 11/6/12

A good tuesday morning to everyone.

I hope to find everyone doing well. I finally feel like

I'm getting back on track. I may just get to celebrate

Thanksgiving on the actual day. There for a while I

thought that I might be celebrating Thanksgiving in

December....LOL..

Liebster Award

Hello Everyone,

Hope to find you all doing well. As for me I think

that I finally beat this dreaded cold I had, but now

the husband has it. Grrrr.

In my header picture is an award that was given to

me by Traci from Confessions of A Proverbs 31 Wannabe

Blog. If you would like to read more about her

passing this award on to others you can go to

http://confessionsofaproverbs31.blogspot.com/

Here is the information about this award

Liebster is a German word meaning "Beloved","Favourite,"

or "Dearest." This award is a peer to peer award in which

fellow bloggers present the award to their favorite

bloggers with less than 200 followers. The origins of this

award is unclear, but is believed to have originated by a

German blogger. This award was designed to be a blog award

in the pay it forward fashion to share your dearest

and most beloved blogs that have less than 200 followers.

 

RULES FOR ACCEPTANCE Thank the person who gave you the

award and link back to their blog. Post the award onto your blog.

Give the award to five bloggers who you appreciate that have less

than 200 followers. Leave a comment on their blog letting

them know that you have given them this awesome award!

 

Apparently there are more rules to this award but these are the

ones that I was given from Traci.

First I would like to thank Traci for this award. I really appreciate

that you appreciate my blog.

So now on to those that I pass this award on to.

 

1. Cindy at CynLynn Boutiques Blogspot.

http://cinlynnboutique.blogspot.com/

I love Cindys jewelery creations. You can see

the love that goes into her projects.

 

2.Toucan Scraps Tutorials

http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2012/10/turning-digital-elements-into-stickers.html

This blog has some really good tutorials

computer information.

 

3. Karen at Thoughts for Lack of a Better Name

http://chickcasa.blogspot.com/2012/10/productivity-feels-good.html

I love Karen and her honesty. Her blog makes

me laugh just when I need a pick me up.

 

4. Paula Dihn at ShortnScrappy

http://shortnscrappy65.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-hauntings-paper-bag-mini.html

Paula is so very talented. I love her creations

 

5. Elisa K at Perpetual Stew

http://perpetualstew.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-fall.html

Elisa creates with alot of elegance. Absolutely

gorgeous projects and vry inspiring.

 

I hope you take the time to visit these blogs. Until

my next post Have A Splendid Evening!!!!!

 

NMW Challenge #4

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope to find everyone doing well. It is now a new month

and with a new month brings a new challenge over at No

Matter Which Challenge Blog. In my header picture is the

card that I made for this challenge.

Wish you were here crafting

Hello Fellow Bloggers,

Hope everyone is doing well. As for me I have a cold

and I know that if I slow down any it will grab a hold

and send me for a loop.

Pumpkins repurposed

Hello Everyone, I know that it has been some time since

I posted on my blog. Life really got in the way this time.

My uncle Robert was pretty bad off for about three weeks

and I tried to be there as often as I could to help. My uncle

passed away and at about the very same time I had to put

my dad in the hospital. It got very crazy for my family. I

tried to craft inbetween everything just to try and stop from

going insane. My dad was operated on and is doing well

now. He got out of the hospital just in time for his brothers

funeral.

 Just when I thought that things could not get any

worse someone decided to help themselves to some of our

things. I know that it's just material things but some of them

had so much meaning. The tools that my son had inherited

from his grandfather. The tools that my son and father-in-law

had used together building a shop and working on antique

cars and the Harley's. The chainsaw that he had left my

husband which was used every year for many years to get

our firewood for the winter. What makes it worse for me

is that in all the years that I lived in a big city nothing was

ever stolen from us, but living here in my hometown that

is the second time in my life. I was about 15 years old when

someone broke into our home.Here I am back and it has

happened again. All I can say is that the person who did it

better hope we never find out it was them.

Well as you can see from my photos of my pumpkins that

were made out of plastic containers, orange paint, vinyl

and the October 31st cartridge. The faces really tell my

story of how I'm feeling. Until my next post Hope you all

having a better time than I am.

NMWC Blog

Hello Everyone.

Hope to find you all doing well. I'm doing good. It's that

time again No Matter Which Challenge blog begins a new

challenge. The challenge for this month is

Halloween Creations

or

Halloween Colours

Please make sure you visit the challenge blog and read

all the rules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the card that I made for this challenge.

Card recipe:

Orange and black cardstock

Recollections patterened paper

Basic Grey eerie paper pad

Cuddlebug Cuties digi Alice

Shear purple ribbon

EK Sucess Paper Punch Bats

G Studio rubber stamp

Stazon black ink

Watercolor pencils

 

Hope you like my card. I really hope you join us .

The link is below if you would like to join in

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/

Until my next post Have A Great Day!!!!!!!

Froggy Treat Bag

Good afternoon everyone!!!!

I'm so sorry that I have been

MIA again and now posting late in the day. I just start

to get around to posting every day when life jumps out

and grabs me by the hand. I have been trying to spend

some time visiting my uncle since it's looking like he

is getting close to leaving us here on earth.I try and stop

by every chance I get. On top of that our water heater

went out and  that took up some time cleaning up

the mess from that. So in my header picture is a treat

bag that I made for my uncles grandson who turned 

seven today. I thought that he needed a little bit more

cheering up because he is dealing with knowing that his

grandpa won't be around much longer. 

 I made the frogs using my cricut and the Mini Monsters

cartridge. I the used cardstock to stamp celebrate on and

used it to staple the goody bag closed.I made it so the

kids could take the frog off and be able to stick it on any

other surface. I hope they enjoyed them. Until my next

post Have A Splendid Evening!!!!!!!!!

Lets talk Tuesdays 10/2

Good Morning Everyone. Hope your tuesday is turning

out to be a good day. For me it will be a busy day. I have

bills to get paid and groceries to buy etc. etc. In my

header picture is another great buy that I found at the

Tuesday Morning Store. This stamp set is called  Rock

Star and cost $2.99. In the picture below is the stamp

set named Twist N' Shout

This one also cost $2.99. The next picture is the stamp

set called Vintage Keys and that one cost $1.99.

Sorry about the picture. I tried several times to get a

good picture and it was just not happening. Isn't it

amazing that there are places where you can find

crafting supplies for a fraction of the cost of what

they would be from one of those craft supplies stores

Hope you can get out there a find a bargin. Until my

next post. Have A Splendid Day!!!!!!!!