The first of the month Al & I visited Ralph Jones. They are a display store in Las Vegas.  I used to buy from them when I had my store.

They retail store fixtures AND they have a wonderful display of Christmas trees year round.  I love this picture! There are trees of every them imaginable theme!

Hard to photograph, but really nice.

Saving the best for last. She is big and beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One more post from the wedding!



The girls and I made these for the table decor. The restaurant wouldn't allow too much. No flowers, no bows.

                           Had to get Johnathon in his tuxedo!

These two were screen shots. I wasn't allowed to shoot during the ceremony or anywhere on the chapel premises.

I did get this later on! Getting dark outside.....

 

Make-up time ...

Dawn and her sister, DeAnna, and her Nieces Jessica and Sarah



Getting dressed with Sarah's help



Even the little girls look pretty!

                                                              All ready to go!

EVER been so far behind, you wouldn't, couldn't, and didn't do anything! Well, that is how I have been the past months. Sorry for the 'lack'  of posts, but life has been busy. I know we are all busy. We had family here in October. Family, grandchildren I hadn't seen in a long time and a wedding event that was fun. I will post a few personal highlights from the last month and a half.

Stacy, Johnathon, and Christal 

 

Aly, Marlias older sister

Stacy on the left with Christal who is little Marlia's Mom. Wow!

They came, we visited, we ate & visited more!

Kelly and Dawn the day before the wedding and after the long drive down here

 

How long since you did one of these cards? The backgrounds were both done using the direct to paper technique. Magenta Rubber stamp company taught this using the pigment inks. The background can look a lot like the ones that Tim Holtz teaches except pigment ink stays wet longer and blends without water. It is a similar, but different look. I worked in 3-4 color combinations, adding same color stamping as some of  the background. The idea was is to create depth. The flower tile is also colored with the 'cats eyes' pigment ink, then embossed in clear embossing powder.

 

Hope you enjoy! Todays weather report from Las Vegas .. Its early early morning right now, and for the first time in a long time the air is crisp and 'almost' chilly. Goodness I just looked and it is 79 degrees, but for us, that is cool! I read that it will be 99 later today. Humor me, okay? It is lovely and 'almost' fall here, so I will show you a couple of my Halloween shaker cards.

I had confetti that I was going to throw away, but now I am using it and want more! Umm, so nice harvest color, ooh, maybe some Christmas colors too. I found the pink flamingo confetti and I have a pink flamingo die, and stamp set from Reverse Confetti. I promise you will see that soon. These shaker cards were made from the  craft video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzIXpSzDrQ8 They are so easy. Here are my first Christmas themed ones from the video. 

Thanks for looking! Mary S

 

 

Lets get something posted!! I intended to show you my halloween cards first, but I haven't photographed or edited them. So, lets get started with my early Christmas. All the cards were done with the Memory Box Diamond background and the candles. I used dots of Zip dry glue to adhere the background. 

Some to the candles were cut on white cardstock, a couple with the gold. The colors added are the cardstock, either cut with the die or just cut to fit the candle or leaf. Various spellbinder circles for the frame. Then I did add a decorative circle die from Mariannes dies. Add lots of glitter!!

The last two cards are done with festive embossing folders.