July 31st.

 Today is the last of Christmas in July, as it really is the last day of July! These are individual dies from Memory Box. The top die is the scenic with the trees and clouds (?), the second die is has the street light. And the third die is a smaller oval with Christmas trees. The intended design included a fourth die of pine trees. I sponged the background with broken china, tumbled glass, stormy sky, then the squeezed lemonade in the center. 

                           The dies would be pretty with a variety of images in the center openings. Too much stuff, too little time!!

                                   Thanks for looking!

                                             Mary

Thursday July 29th

It is almost the end of July and I haven't shared my Christmas cards that I did (so far), for this year. Lets just get started.

   Love this stamp set from Poppy stamps. I see the birds do need some 'eye' surgery! Aside from my mistake the set is lovely.

 The next set is entirely different. Christmas bears in little Scandinavian sweaters. Might have been a digital stamp.

                             

                                  

                                            

 

Hope you enjoy looking!

Mary

Wednesday!

 Well, I think it is Wednesday! Yes, looked it up and again, yes, that is what happens when you are retired. Today I have 3 cut slim line cards to show. They are the 'selfie' animals from MFT. I have done them before, but today I actually finished these!!

                Now, I remember I deleted those pictures accidentally. I thought they were on my cell and no they are not. So that is it for the animals today. I already mailed them! 

So I wanted to share more than one card today. These are cards masked with the square from Waffle flower. The cards are just sponged with ink, blended and then the image was added with additional inks. Easy cards. 

   More from the camera stick archive...  The birthday card die is a Sue Wilson/ Creative Expressions die. It is one of the easiest cards you can make for that quick birthday.  

                                                     This about it for today.

                                       Thanks for looking!

                                               Mary

Monday July 26th

 Cloudy, rainy, dark, and definitely no pictures today!! All good as we need rain here. I am obsessed with the 3 1/2 x 6 cards whether I use the die or not. I just like the sweet little format. Yes, sweet. So I have more cards that feature the paper used and maybe one die.

                             Words are from Maker forte.

                                       

                                   

                               Mariannes feather dies.

                                  stickers and papers on this one! 

                       And just a couple more 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ' cards that were laying on my table. The 'hi' is Concord & 9th. I am not sure what the white card was supposed to be. I finished those extra components.

                I know that is Altenews washi tape at the bottom of the card.

             Almost forgot to  post this! It is 3:00PM and I just plain forgot I wasn't done. Well hope you enjoy looking. Have a couple 'extras' for you tomorrow too!
                                                    Thanks again for looking !

                                                    Mary

Monday July 19th

 Happy Monday! July seems to be the month of birdhouses and butterflies! Getting ready to mail to two different organizations that need 'thinking of you' or just general cards that can be used for any occasion. Birds, birdhouses and flowers are my favorites. The first ones I made were my own pattern. It is like the 'Scrappy Tails' birdhouse or house die.

       Used a wood grain embossing folder for the one above. Scrappy Tails has a 'wood grain and brick' die in the slimline format. Love them, but didn't have them when I made these.

 The cards below, (though not quite done), show the actual wood grain and brick dies!

                              Next ones are smaller. 

                                      

                                             

       Yes, I did the extra large setting for this one. I love the little bird die. It is from Spellbinders 'sweet birds on a branch' dies. AND I did get my hot foil machine and one of the hot foil dies ordered was the 'mini sentiments'. Love these!

        I  used the gold or silver foil on most of these, as that is what I use. Did get some red foil for the holiday season.

                          Hope you enjoyed & thanks for looking!
                                                  Mary