January 14th

Crazy idea to post some Christmas cards today. I thought I had posted the Christmas 'deer' with the star dies last year, and I guess not. I like them as they are not the red, green combination, but a softer blue and brown!

I used the Marianne Creatables die for these. The Scalloped background is the folded card base. That is a Marianne die too. ]

Here the star die is the background

                                                                  

These feature toppers from Mariannes and the stitched ribbon die is a Marianne die.

 

Thanks for looking!

Mary

 

Sunday Jan 7th 2018

Really having a hard time getting used to realizing it is 2018 and writing it! That means lots of different things to all of us. Remember when the years passing was sooo slow? Wonder where that feeling went? And, we are comfortably into the month of January. Company left, we took down the trees, the ornaments and made plans for this new year! I do have some cards to show. Relax, as I have several to show. 

 

Concord & 9th Wild flower stamps. Love the black and yellow! Love the versatility of the stamp. The diagonal stripe is a stamps from My favorite things. The 'bloom on' is a Penny Black stamp and the Hello Sunshine die is part of a set from Stamploration.

                              

 

 

 

 

Need to add some credits here. The sponging and "glitter frame' idea is from Kelly Latevola  . Here is the link for Kelly using the O Holy Night verse from Honeybee stamps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODL_c_GyFFI  Besides using the concord & 9th wildflower stamp, Kellys idea I used digital Hymn stamps from Kristi at http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/  This is shout out to both these talented women!

 

 

There are 10 of the Hymns & I will definitely do more like this. Of course, I did order the O Holy Night stamp too!

 

What a friend we  have in Jesus all our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer..

The rest of the song is calming & true. This was my Mothers favorite.

Thanks for looking,

Mary

 

 

 

                      HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

                          We did have a nice Christmas this year!  I was busy with company two time this month, so my blogging was put on hold. I do have a couple Christmas cards to show you. I know, "Its January 1st", but I just can't wait a whole year for you to see these cards.  

Polkadoodles digital download. It is called Winnies Winter or Winter Winnie. There are pre-colored and B&W images in the download. These are the pre-colored. Quick and easy!

Used a variety of dies to offset the circle images. The red one in this image is the Spellbinders Stately Circle.

 

Okay, just a few more to show you! Wait for it! next post

 

       

Cards today

Today will be a quick share using stamps from Concord & 9th. I actually used some of the color suggestions from Jennifer McGuire. Just to make it easier, I will link you to her you tube. She really gives good instructions. http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2017/10/backgrounds.html

First off the 'Thanks" is a stamp from the special Winnie & Walter set. It is fussy cut. The card probably isn't my favorite. Maybe better hands-on?? My favorites are the Christmas black and white. I gave myself permission to use my copics on some of the leaves and flower buds around the bigger flower. Lining up can be a real challenge!

 

So that is it for today!

Thanks for looking,

Mary

December 10th

Happy Sunday morning! It is really early here, but today Johnathon is coming to visit! He won't be here until tonight. I am cooking (lasagna), and baking a dessert and cookies ahead, so we will have time together. Making peanut butter star cookies and a dessert that came from my friend Linda via  pinterest. 

So before the holidays get too busy  I want to share a bunch of cards I made for the nursing home this year.

These are dies from a tattered lace collection. The 'Joy' card is actually an easel card. I stopped making the easel, as when we had out the cards we usually set them up on their cards by their beds. Too hard to set up and hang on to more bags.

The ribbon die from Mariannes dies. I think I have featured these cards in spring colors with flowers or animal collages...

Did these last year. Love the Memory box poinsettia strip and the branch. The lattice cover plate is from Memory box too.

Another favorite is the 'split' die from My favorite things. Most of these are shaker cards.

 

Assorted cards

I copied this idea from http://mdoricheva.blogspot.com/2014/10/christmas-blessings.html Yes, it was from 2014. I loved her idea!

                                                            This is it until I edit some more pictures
                                                             Thanks for looking
                                                                  Mary

 

Lets have some more color today! just a few more cards, then I'll share some Christmas cards! Enjoy!

 

Thanks for looking!

Mary

December

Today will be a little 'catch up', then in the next few days I will add some new Christmas cards that I have done through out the year. First, I know the Laurel Burch stamps have been around for years. I just love the bright colors!  These images from Stampendous are different than the small versions from Inkidinkidoo some years ago. Stampendous  will supply you with a download of the color chart for your copics. It makes it so easy!

 

  

 

Oops! I see this last one wasn't edited! It was one that started out kind of 'murky'. and in the end, I really liked it. I just kept adding more cats and more flowers! FYI: some of the images are cut out and raised, some are not.

 

Tomorrow the teacups!!

Thanks for looking,

Mary