Rock the House

This is a spoiler alert – Don’t let Benjamin see this As if a 5 year old would be reading this blog! This is the card I made for my grandson. I really like the way it came out. This stamp set is “Rock Star” by Inkadinkadoo. I thought it would be perfect for kids who love Guitar Hero. I used all Stampin’ Up card stock and Basic Grey patterned paper. This was my first try at making a charm with shrink plastic. I could not get a good picture but it came out cool.

It is hard to believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve. I hope you have finished your shopping and are at home enjoying family and friends. We will be leaving Christmas Day to fly to Denver. Can’t wait to see the grandchildren and their parents :-0

Have a Peaceful and Merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by today…. Rock On!

Christmas Card Wreath

I have had all my friends saving old Christmas cards for me. I saw a wreath in Good Housekeeping that used old cards to make a wreath so I decided to make one. It was so easy. You cut Christmas cards into a holly shape, hot glue a toothpick to the shape, and stick it in a foam wreath. Done! I made mine this morning and now it is serving as the tree skirt for our tiny tree. We just have a very small tree because we are not here for Christmas and neither one of us like to come home and un-decorate a huge tree. Our ornaments on this tiny tree are mostly from our travels. I have included some from Russia, Finland, Amsterdam, Germany, Ireland, and Egypt. Enjoy the tour of our tree. Thanks for stopping by today.

I am a little slow

On this one. I loved Sharon Johnson’s accordion tag when I saw it. It just took me awhile to get it made. Then I was in a hurry to get it packaged to give as a gift so the pictures I took are awful. I am ashamed to post such awful pitures! In real life it is a prettier red, green and teal. Oh well, I liked it and so did my friend.

Today I finished this banner for another friend. I tried to make it shabby chic without going overboard. Some glitter, lace, rhinestones, and ribbon finished it off. 

Have a good one.

Florishes Blog Post

Yesterday I got an e-mail from Julie Koerber, the blog manager for Flourishes. She asked if she could post one of my cards on the Flourishes blog. Of course I said “YES.” Remember the Liberace Sleigh? She liked all the bling on it. I was so excited!  Click here to see my card and all the other great cards from fellow crafters. Thanks for stopping by today.

Let it Snow

I know many of you have been snowed in and may be suffering from the cold…but here in the south we are dreaming of a white Christmas – as if that would ever happen. I do remember one Christmas it snowed and that was at least 40 years ago! I am surprised I can remember that far back. Oh well, wishing never hurt anyone and maybe it will snow. This has been the year of glittery, snow covered cards. There is glitter all over my house. I even wake up with glitter on my face. Here are a few snowy cards with lots of glitter, shimmerz, or stickles.

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Taking a break from Christmas (cards that is)

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Mine stared with Winter Festival last night. The students had a great time making holiday crafts and eating goodies. Then off to breakfast with Santa this morning. Tonight we are meeting family for an annual Christmas dinner. Too much food involved here but during the week I will try to cut back. Taking a break from Christmas cards with this one. Remember I said I was going to use my stash before I buy any more paper???? I am really trying to meet that goal. This paper has to be at least 4 years old. I liked it then and I like it now. I just hope it isn’t too “dated.”  Thanks for stopping by today.

Oh, in real life the flower is not that orange

It’s no secret

I really love Crafty Secret stamps and images. I used some of their cotton scraps and vintage images for these cards. I love the vintage look. When I was little I used to play with all my mother’s buttons and lace so I really enjoy embellishing my cards with these items. I still like to play with buttons. I like to sort them and look at all the pretty colors…..

This pink Santa is mounted on some old lace I got at an antique store on South Georgia. 4 Yards – score!

This little girl is so sweet. See the swirls? I made those using my punch and some old Christmas cards. I am really trying to be green in my card making.

These stars were cut from old Christmas cards. All those glittery cards make great embellishments. Just use your punches and nestabilities to get cool shapes.

One last card for tonight. I punched the stars out of chipboard, painted them and then covered them with glitter. A little bling for the holidays!

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Where to start?

I had a large order of cards to make and they have been keeping me very busy. Of course I could mass produce cards but that isn’t me. I like for each one to be different. I did make some duplicates this time because I would have gone nuts otherwise! This is just a small shot of some of the cards. I ended up with 76 cards…..

The individual cards I am sharing today are made from an old children’s Christmas alphabet book. I liked the vintage look of these images and added flowers, brads and ribbons to dress them up.

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Happy Holly Days

I made this card for Taylor’s sketch. This sketch is so easy. I will use it again…. for many different types of cards.  More later… I just wanted to get this posted before the night is over. Thanks for stopping by.

On the Mend – Mish style

When I saw this card on Mish’s web page  I knew I had to CASE it. I was in need of some get well cards and I really liked her card and I had the stamp set and the paper…. So I couldn’t resist. How did I do?