Saturday, January 18, 2014

Recent card creations

Ready, set go....one of my New Year's thoughts/resolutions...Blog!!!

 Love how this turned out, ran my happy thru sticker machine for adhesive, My Girl by American Crafts Paper, Papertrey  dies(scallop, happy, notched flower)


 I "borrowed" this vellum envelope idea from Melissa Phillips, embossed flourish, butterflies and heart, handmade Rose, on tiny heart paper, Valentine?
Sheet music stamp on vellum, hand cut heart from Papertrey paper, sentiment from Rosie's Roadshow
 Patterned paper by Papertrey, Hearts from stash, (foam die cuts)
 My brand spankin' new My Favorite Things, Pure Innocence , paper pieced dress.  Love it!!

Jessica's Birthday card
 Crate Paper 12 x 12 papers, Rose (Papertrey die) with Tim Holtz center (pinecone die) Spellbinders die, twine from my Walmart ball. Buttons from Papertrey
 Papertrey wreath, gold embossed glitter strip at bottom
 Recognize the stamp? This time from gold metallic paper, alcohol ink....glitter on a strip at bottom
 Papertrey notched flower, paper SU, twine from Walmart...Tim Holtz new (2013) stamp Embossed with UTEE
 This one I did Frilly Flowers, Papertrey, Tim Holtz new Christmas Stamp, love it...I double embossed with Ultra thick UTEE..old SU paper from my stash.
 I love Reindeer Flight, Tim Holtz, I stamped music on a diecut (Jimmy Dean Breakfast boxes are my favorite) Tiny Tag, loop border and Believe stamp from Papertrey, Holly from Sizzix Lamp post die, Juniper from Tim Holtz pinecone die...I love this one too...realistic pinecones and bonus of a flower when you manipulate it!! I embossed a stamped image of Tim Holtz Christmas, Santa
 Thanksgiving and a Thank You
My experiment with Dap spackling paste and Tim Holtz Stencil...more later....

 Get Well/Thinking of You  Papertrey stamps, Paper from my stash


Rosie Posie by Papertrey, dies and stamps

Dies by Papertrey, colored scrunch ribbon with Copics, dry emboss by Cuttlebug folder

 Notched flower by Papertrey, paper edged by die Papertrey as well.
 Antique lace, rhinestone hearts and paper from stash, stamp..Papertrey
My Favorite Things, Pure Innocence, Papertrey dies

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Cards on Monday

Simple, understated.....

Zane's card from the other day

I love Rosie Posie



Zane's 9th @ Rocky's

We celebrated Zane's 9th at one of his favorite places....Rocky's...he loves the games!!! All of his brothers and sisters attended and made it a fun time!!!PIZZA!!!!










Plantlife

Some images from a stroll in the shady part of our yard, Hank is resting under the bed of Lily of Valley, our "first puppy" lo some 49 years ago now, he was a "traveler", he went on all our trips, Texas for a year, camping, a stubborn "dachsie"..the first of three...

 Wild Strawberries, how sweet, found them...have to remember and check them out before the critters do!  And the lowly dandelion, amazing how delicate yet so tenacious!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Unprecedented March weather!!

Bee in Tulip Magnolia

Violas!!

Wonderful smelling Viburnum outside bedroom window

Zane with corn cobs and slingshot

"Our" backyard marauder!!!
Footprints..in the field..Raccoon???

Pioneer Woman booksigning in Columbus March 21

Ree and Jayne

Marlboro Man & Nancy

Pioneer Woman and Nancy




Checking out the rental!

I need to see if they are nesting

Book signing

After the book signing @ Johnny Rocket's

Our patient waiter; after a 2 hour wait we were starved at 8:30 and ready to eat the menu!!