Gorjuss Girl Close up

Good Morning!!!!

Glad to be back again. As you all know from an earlier post

I had to get a new stove. It became this big chore. You know

how it is because now your having to rearrange things and one

small job becomes this big journey. Well thank God it is done.

With my brain being all over the place in the last few days

I accidently erased the full picture of this card and the card

is now in the shop and I keep forgetting to take my camera

with me to get a picture of the whole card. I guess you could

say that I'm a little brain dead lately. Hahaha.

So here is a close up of the card.

 

 

The Gorjuss girl on this card is the Tea Time Gorjuss girl.

I just left the tea cup out that she is suppose to be in. I wanted

to see how she would turn out in a shaker card. I am very

pleased how it turned out. Hopefully I will remember my

camera and get a picture of the whole card so I can share

it later.

Hope you like what you see. Thank you for stopping by and

remember to be kind to one another.

 

Three Chicks Shaker card

Good Morning!!!!!!

Hope to find you all enjoying hump day.

Looking forward to this week being over. I have had

some very full days. I've been shopping for a new cooking

stove. Not because I want a new one but because I need a

new one. The last time I tried to use the oven it took me two

and a half hours just to make biscuits. So I have checked into

whether it would be better to just get it fixed or buy a new

one. Mind you that this is a gas cooking stove. I am getting

a new one.

Now onto my card 

 

I made another shaker card. Easter theme but this time

I used the three dancing chicks stamp instead of the

bunnies. I am having such a blast making these shaker

cards. Hope you all like this card

Thank you for stopping by!

Be kind to one another.

One last time

Good Morning!!!!

Here it is one last Valentine card. I know didn't get anything

posted yesterday. Kind of got tied up crafting and by the time

I remembered I was ready for bed.

This card is a combination of two other cards I made.

The die-cut sentiment on white where it was on red on the other

card and the label on red instead of white. Just trying to remind

myself to try and use my supplies in as many different ways as

possible. Trying to make do with what I have and not buy as

much crafting supplies this year. So what do you think about

that? I also plan to do a little de-stashing too.

I hope you like this card.

Thank you for stopping by and be kind to one another! 

CAS Valentine card

Good Morning!!!!!!

Sorry I'm a little late in posting today. It was a long day

yesterday.  Helped my mother-in-law out because she is

having trouble with her back. I was up late trying to price

everything that I need to get to the shop. So here I am finally

posting for today.

Todays card is a clean and simple card.

The Valentines sentiment was cut out using a die that

I bought from Craft Warehouse here in Medford. Craft

Warehouse is only located in the Pacific Northwest. There

are I think seven stores in this chain. Most of them being

in Washington state one in Idaho and two in Oregon. I go

into this store often because when they do clearances I find

a lot of craft items for a dollar and under. I'm talking about

items from Graphic 45, Tim Holtz, Heidi Swap, Bo Bunny

etc.

I hope you like my card and the info.

Thank you for stopping by. Stay dry and safe.

Be kind to one another. 

Love you Bunches Shaker

Good Morning!!!!!!

Looks like winter weather is back here. It rained all day

yesterday and the higher elevations got more snow. I have a

tree that is in bloom already that come spring all I'll probably

see on that tree will be green leaves. I didn't get much

crafting done as my husband was home all day because of

the rain. He will be home again today. That is life in the

construction business.

Onto my card.

 

Todays card is another shaker card that I made for Valentines

day but it could actually be given anytime. The sentiment

just says Love you bunches. I am having a lot of fun making

these cards. I will be making a lot more of this style card. I

love how this one turned out.

Hope you all like this card too.

Thank you for stopping by and be kind to one another

Three Bunnies shaker card

Good Morning!!!!!!

Looks like our spring like weather is coming to and end

for a while. It sure was nice while it lasted.

My card for today is something new that I tried my

hand at. The new rage is Shaker cards. This is my take

on the shaker card.

The bunnies are a stamp that I bought when I lived in

Washington state so I'm not sure who maker is. This stamp

is just the right size for the shaker card. I really enjoyed

coloring these bunnies.

I've expanded in my card making. I still do regular cards

and the box cards. Now I've added the shaker card.

Hope you like my card. Thank you for stopping by.

Be kind to one another.

Sons' Wedding Invitation

Good Morning!!!!!!!

Did everyone enjoy their extra day off? It will surely make

it a short week for many. I spent most of the day crafting.

Finally I get to share the wedding invitations that I made

for my son and his lovely fiancée. I used my Print Gocco

to silk screen the wording onto the black cardstock. The

black cardstock was the adhered to Burlap paper from the

DCWV The Burlap Paper Stack. The lace and the cardstock

button was added so that it wouldn't look to plain. 

 

Added a little scrapbooking embellishment fiber.

I won't be doing the white on black again it was hard to

do because it is hard to get the white ink to make them.

I was pulling my hair out. I tried several different inks

and they were just to wet and would just make a mess.

The inks that were sold to go with the Print Gocco are

almost obsolete and if you do get your hands on some

they are a bit dried out and very hard to work with. I

I thank the Lord that I got them all done.

Let me know what you think. Thank you for stopping by

Be kind to one another.

Love You

Good morning!!!!

Yes we made it through another week. Well at least I know

that I did. Some of us will not start a new week until tomorrow

as today is a holiday.

Happy Presidents Day!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I spent most of mine

crafting. I am working on Easter cards even though I still

have a few Valentine cards to share like the one pictured

here today.

This is a very simple card because I am trying to use my

scraps as well as trying to use more of my stamps. So far

I think that I am doing pretty good. Hopefully I can keep

this up. Cross your fingers for me. A little prayer would

be greatly appreciated also.

Hope you like this card. Thank you for stopping

by. Be kind to one another.

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!

Good Morning!!!!!

Hope you are all enjoying Valentines day.

Here is my card for today.

The pail is a die cut from Impression Obsession dies

(io dies). I have had this die for a while now and just

got around to using it.

I am one of those crafters that buys the supplies and some

times they sit for a long time before I use it. I am trying to

be better about that. Tidbit one.

Here is another little tidbit. All the hearts that are in the

pail are what we crafters call the negatives. I used my

Martha Stewart Lace heart punch to create a band for

another card and the hearts were left. I don't like throwing

things away that could be used for something else. Yes these

hearts are little and most people wouldn't take the time to

save them. Some would say more trouble than it's worth,

but not me. Something that I do often that drives my

husband nuts. Not all of the hearts come from the

punch. Some are from other things that were cut out

with my cricut. So many times I talk about thinking outside

of the box, up-cycle, and recycle that I need to practice

what I preach. I have other ideas for this pail and I will be

sharing those soon.

Hope you all like my card.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

and last but not lease

Be kind to one another.

Sweethearts day

Good Morning!!!

Hope to find everyone doing well today. Have you gone

out and got your sweetheart something for Valentines Day?

I hope that you are not having to be out there with everyone

who hasn't done their shopping yet.

Here are a couple of box cards that I made for Valentines

day.

I make two different sizes of box cards these days. The one

in the first picture is the big box card and I have to make a

special envelope for it. I use my envelope maker often. The

second box card is a bit smaller and will fit and A-2 envelope.

Both of these cards went to the shop and didn't sit in there to

long. The box cards are my biggest seller which is good

because I like making them.

Sorry my posts have been short and quick the reason is that

I have been having trouble with my hands. This last week I

had and issue with holding on to things which means I have

been dropping things and many have broken. The other day I

dropped my casserole dish lid and it broke. Pieces went every

where and it was the hardest thing to clean up. I used my broom

but it wasn't cleaning up  because I could still hear glass

crunching when I stepped so I had to use the vacuum. Every

now and then I have days that I call dropsy days and it all

stems from a vehicle accident that I had in 89. This last

week I have had more dropsy days than I ever had in a row

but I think it has to do with my weight lifting to get a little

more toned before my sons wedding. More to tell about the

wedding at a later date.

I hope you like the box cards. Thank you for stopping by

and listening to my ramblings. Have a great weekend

and be kind to one another.

Cake or Pie?

Good Morning!!!!!

It's Friday and I bet many of you are excited. I'm a little excited

because we have a dinner date with a friend on Saturday. A

birthday get together. Speaking of birthdays I created the box

cake that I am sharing with you today.

The boxes were cut out using my Cricut and the Tags,

bags, boxes and more cartridge. The boxes are really

suppose to be a slice of pie but the stacking them one

on top of the other on s cake plate made it look like a

cake to me.

I put a treat in each box and put this project in booth at

the shop. Some of the treats have disappeared. Oh well.

So let me know Cake or Pie?

Thank you for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.

Be kind!

Save the Date

Good Morning!!!!

Here it is Thursday and I am sure many of you are looking

forward to the weekend. I know my husband is. He had only

one day off last week and it looks like he may only get one

day off this weekend. That is how things go in construction.

Life gets a little crazy. I try and make the best of it.

Now let me talk about a couple of projects that I have made.

In the header picture is the Save the Date cards that I made

for my son and soon to be daughter in-law. I used my Print

Gocco to make these. Yes I still have the Print Gocco machine.

I was also trying out different layouts. They decided to go

with the no mat style.

Next

The picture above is my take on the floating tea cup. This

is actually an espresso cup and saucer. I made several of

these floating tea cups but my favorite is this one with the

berries. These were fun to make. A break from my card

making. Sometimes we need to change things up to keep

the mojo flowing and this did the trick for me.

Hope you all like what I had to share today.

Thank you for stopping by.

Enjoy your day and be kind to one another.

 

Graduation? Anyone?

Good Morning!!

Hope to find everyone doing well.

I know that there is still some time before any graduations

take place but like I said before I was creating last year, I

was just extremely busy and I never shared it. This one of

the graduation cards that I made last year. Picture below

is a close-up.

Looks like today I am going to try and get the lawn mowed.

Yes you heard that right. That's the beauty of living in

Southern Oregon. The weather is staying in the lower 60's

to the mid 60's. Mowing season starts early for us and most

years we are still mowing in November. I'd rather be

mowing the lawn than to be shoveling snow. I feel bad

for those that are getting hit by some new winter storms.

Be safe everyone!!!!

 

Hope you all like my Graduation box card.

Thank you for stopping by.  Hope you all get a chance

to be creative today and every day. Enjoy your day everyone. 

 

 

 

With Sympathy CP

 

Hello everyone!!!

Hope to find you all doing well. In our neck of the woods

the weather was so nice yesterday. Our temperature hit the

70 degree mark. Yes it was very nice but in all honesty we

need the temperature to stay in the 50's for the next couple

of months so that we don't lose our snow base in the

mountains. We don't need another dry summer.

Below are a couple of cards that I actually made in 2015

but just didn't have the time to share them. Thought today

would be a great day to share them with all of you and the

Carolina Panthers. Hahaha. I was hoping that Carolina

would win.

Both cards are sympathy cards using the same stamped

image.

I was creating last year just to much on my plate to share.

Love how both of these cards turned out. Hope all

of you like them too.

I wanted to let you know that I am working on getting the

giveaway that I had put up last year. I am going back and

getting all the names of those that are eligible to win. I

will be drawing a name soon.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day and keep

creating.

 

Look what the cat drug in

Hello my fellow crafters and followers.

Hopefully I still have followers hahaha.

Yes I'm back and I hope to get back into the swing of things.

I know it has been some time and I am very sorry. Last year

just was so overwhelming for me. I will tell you about it as I

show you my Valentine box cards.

It is a little hard for me to share my life because I don't

want anyone to feel sorry for me and what I am going through

but I do need to share because it will explain who I am and

what I believe in.

 

 

When we moved back to Medford we slid right into a house

that was a lease option to buy. In 2013 it was a buyers market

so the price was really good. Our contract was that we needed

to secure a loan before March of 2016. March of 2015 I kept

feeling this urgency to start the process especially when God

lead me to a mortgage company in the strangest way ( another

story for another time) and to this petite spitfire of a gal. Her boss

wanted us work on building our credit more since we had no

vehicle loans and no credit cards which basically means that

we had no credit and time was on our side.

The Lord kept pushing me and so I pressed forward thankfully

I did. The housing market in 2015 was becoming more of a

sellers market in this area. The owner kept dragging her feet

in getting information to our lender and the days turned into

months. We were scheduled to close in June then July then

August. Every time I thought it was going to happen the owner

would put another road block but Silvia would get into her fighting

outfit and take the owner on. In August I think that the whole

mess got to my husband and he had a medical issue. Let me

tell you this was a real test in my faith and strength to stay level

headed. I think I spent more time on my knees praying in these

five months than I have in my lifetime. September 11, 2016

we closed on our house of all the days we could have closed

it was on this day. Isn't that Great? Oh but wait two weeks after

we closed my husband lost his job. He finds a new job in five

days. Awesome well kind of he is low man and things are slowing

down in the construction business. Since November he has not

put in a full week in at work. Most weeks a day or two. Lots

of faith in God and of course prayer we have made it through

the worst. This last week he worked six days.

 

 

I have been creating all this time and have been selling

my creations at American Mercantile. I feel that I have

my feet back on the ground so hopefully I will be back

a little more often. Hope you like the cards.

Enjoy your day!!!! Blessings