Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #40

A super quick post. Here is my card for Taylor’s Challenge.

Funky Pumpkins

What a week. I have not had time to create much of anything. We had Fall Festival at school on Tuesday afternoon and that just about did me in. I think it may have been the candy and the noise J

I like to knit as much as I like to make cards so this post is a two-fer. The card is one I made for our grandson Benjamin and the pumpkins in the background are some I knitted and felted. These little pumpkins were much easier to make than I thought they would be. I will have to try something else felted soon.

The card was made using a stamp from My Favorite Things. I stamped some swirls on acetate to create the base and then added the image and ribbon. I wish I had some sturdier acetate and will be on the look out for some. I like the look of a clear card for something different.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween. We are off to Orlando for a week so I will not be posting for awhile. Thanks for stopping by.

What in the world happens

To the hours in the weekend? Saturday and Sunday do not have the same number of hours as the weekdays. I know that for a fact! I try to cram too much into the weekend and then I am always upset when I don’t get everything accomplished that I had planned. It was a horrible rainy day on Friday but Saturday and Sunday were beautiful. We went to a church yard sale and barbeque and had a wonderful lunch. Sunday was Trunk or Treat at church and that was a lot of fun even though we didn’t win the decoration prize  I did get a few cards made, but they were done in bits and pieces.

This Horn of Plenty card is simple but I really liked the way it turned out. I highlighted some of the vegetables with gel pens but it is hard to see that in the photo. I also cut out an extra squash and popped it with a dimensional. The paper is Heidi Grace and the ribbon I found at a junk shop. Thanks for stopping by today. I am off to take a walk in the cool fall weather.

And She Became a Beautiful Butterfly

Our grandchildren live in Colorado and we live in Georgia so we very rarely get to participate in all the Halloween fun. That is why I got so excited when my friend Judy (Hi Judy!) asked me to make a costume for her daughter Kate. At Kate’s school they can wear a costume as long as it is a book character. Judy wanted Kate to be the butterfly from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Kate is a gorgeous little 6 year old. When she was an infant she was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease. Kate spends a good part of her day in a wheelchair so a traditional butterfly costume with hard wire wings would not work for her. This is what we came up with, soft wings that snap onto the back of her dress. The wings are attached to arm warmers, like leg warmers, but for your arms……

They slide on her arms and when she extends her arms they will look like wings. I am anxious to see how the costume looks on Kate. I hope Judy will be happy with it and send lots and lots of pictures – hint, hint.

I know you probably came to see a card so here is my card for the day. This is a Halloween card made using a Crafty Secrets image. The swirls are punched out of card stock and covered with glitter. The flower is from Michael’s and I found the cute candy corn brad at the Target dollar spot.

Sorry for the long post. Thanks for sticking to the end.

Dancing As Fast As I Can

Because I had so many holiday cards to make I got behind on my birthday stash. When I saw Amy’s layout I decided to make some birthday cards. This is what I came up with. All I can say is it sure is pink!

            Stamps:  Victorine Originals

            Paper:  Doodle Bug & SU

            Ink:   Basic Black and SU markers

            Accessories:   Glitter, brads, dew drops and ribbon

Bushels of Blessings

Back with another Thanksgiving card…. Since I made so many I feel like I have to share some of them. I am glad though that I have managed to get these done early. It is hard to believe that Halloween is almost here and then before we know it Thanksgiving will be upon us. I am trying very hard to get back in the routine of exercising so the holiday weight gain won’t catch up with me. But how can you stamp all day and work in exercise????? We are hosting game night at our house tomorrow so I better get busy cleaning up a little. I will just hit the high spots and turn the lights down low so maybe they won’t notice the spider webs.

I will try to get back later with another card to share.

Stamps:  So Grateful – Gina K &

      $1.00 Michaels Stamp

      Paper:  Basic Grey and SU

      Ink:   Basic Black &

     Koh-i-noor pencils

      Accessories: Martha Stewart Ribbon Punch and Offray Ribbon 

Thankful Times 30

I had an order for 30 Thanksgiving cards! I don’t do well with mass production because I want every card to be special. That just makes it harder on me though. I have been doing better and when I make a card I really like I make several of the same design. This is one I made for the T’giving order, but I liked it so much I decide to keep it for myself!

      Stamps: So Grateful – Gina K & Country Blessings – SU

      Images: Crafty Secrets

      Paper:  Unknown & SU

      Ink:   Palette Noir Black

      Accessories:   Rhinestones – Doodlebug; Ribbon – Offray;

      Lace – unknown;  Brad – Making Memories

My First Post!

I have been working on this new blog for several days and finally had time to create my first post! I decided Beate’s weekend challenge would be a great place to start. I liked this layout so much that I made 2 cards J

The first one is a non-traditional Christmas card, but I do love pink for Christmas. I used an old stand-by, Lovely as a Tree. I stamped it with grey ink first and then stamped it with my glue pad and sprinkled pink glitter on it. I also lined the edges of the image with glue and added some glitter. The paper is Basic Grey from the Sugared Collection. I added some glitter to the center of the flowers to tie it all together.

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree and Snow Swirled – Stampin’ Up

Paper: Basic Grey Sugared and SU

Ink: SU Grey and Essential Glue Pad

Accessories: Ribbon (unknown)

My second card uses a stamp from Our Daily Bread. I saw this stamp set and it was a must have. It is so elegant. The paper is Basic Grey (again). This is an older pattern called Silk Necktie. I used my gel pens to glitter it up because I thought it was sort of dark. The funky fiber is some I have had forever and thought it might add some texture to the card. I also added some small rhinestones to the king’s turbans. I am not sure you can see them though.

Stamps: We Three Kings – Our Daily Bread

Paper: Basic Grey Silk Necktie and SU

Ink: Palette Noir and SU markers and gel pens

Accessories: Gold fiber (unknown)

Thanks for stopping by and visiting my new blog!