Batter Up

I've been making some baseball cards for a project I am working on. I used "batter Up' from pcCrafters. My photography needs help, but you will get the idea! : )

envelopes

Free Downloads plus a Challenge

I learned of this website, Funky Fairies Challenge Site, which sells down loadable papers and things, PLUS, they have some free downloads. Below are two of the things I downloaded right off the website and put together from some examples on the site. I thought they were pretty cute. The little pillow box just goes together so easily by scoring the lines right on the print out.

You have to scout around for the free downloads. They are on a second blog that you click on on the right hand side of the first page you come to.

I think you will enjoy looking at what they have. They downloaded easily, with no problems, and I hope to go back there to shop when I have time.

Here they are.

Spring is Coming!

A friend is retiring, so I made a set of cards for her. My images were from pcCrafters and DAISY company. They are a mixture from several sets. I used SU papers, and the bling was from my 'goodie' drawers. Much of my inspiration for this set comes from Machomama, who introduced me to pcCrafters...and has showcased many cards using their designs.

The black brads are the same size on the above card! Also the watering can is on raised 3D tape.

The inside has a smaller image of the front and a verse from the Psalms on top. I did the envelopes this time. When I stamp I always do that, but this was a bit trickier, as I don't know how to run smaller envelopes through my printer, so I temporarily glued the envelope to a sheet with the image on it, and ran it through to get the image on the envelope. (I'm sure you've all used that trick.)

Enjoy!!

One Lone Card

Tomorrow I am going to a wedding shower. I had to leave my big project and get a card made. I fiddled around with it and came up with this. I used Summer Garden and More Love from
pcCrafter, some flowers from my flower box, and the hearts are in a box of mixed colored hearts from Michals. SU paper and punches. The heart centers on the flowers are from a self stick group of heart. (I do not know why this is all underlined--I couldn't get rid of it)

This is the inside with a computer generated message. I also added the 100th Psalm.

The back is below.

Dahlia folds

My good friend, Jo, sent me these two pictures tonight to show me what she had been doing. Since I haven't anything of my own, I will share these, as I thought they were just lovely!! She has just purchased her CuddleBug and received her first sets of nesties. As you can see, she is having fun. She is in the middle of making sets of cards to send to her relatives in Italy and wanted cards that did not require any verbage on them. I am assuming that one of these will go into each set.

Enjoy!

40 thank you cards

I just finished 40 thank you cards for my two surrogate grandsons, who, by the way, DO write thank you notes! (They are well-trained!) I had to think hard and deep to make them without any girlie embellishments on the cards!!

SU stamp sets, Set Sail and Circle of Friendship--paper is 'not quite navy'

SU 'real red' paper, punches and stamp set from a birthday set

SU stamp set, Classic Pickup--SU 'gray' and 'black papers, and DP I've had for a while

Image from snowman set from PC Crafters--color drops from The Robin's Nest

SU designer paper, and stamp from an acrylic set

SU stamp, Classic Pickups, with SU designer paper

...and then the question was what to put them in???? I tried several different things, and decided to just make some deep boxes to hold each boys' cards.

Here are the boxes! They are going to work splendidly!

Snowed In!!

For many days we hunkered down under the blanket of an unusual, very cold storm here in the Northwest! I was picked up on Christmas Eve by my nephew with a four wheel drive, chained pick-up and went with them to my sister's home, where we were joined by all of her family and my son and family from Salem area. Even tho I have been inside for 19(!) days, with the exception of two outings, I didn't do nearly as much with my stamping as I had hoped to do.

I did make another jar, only instead of covering mints, I filled it with kisses and put the snowmen around the four sides of the jar, as well as the lid. It looks festive and fun!

Then I made these little packages below. They have been on many SU blogs, so I decided they would make a great little extra tuck-in for some of my people.

My daughter had a fondue party before Christmas and had made one of these folders for each of her nine guests. She had them sitting on their plates, all different, and they were thrilled with her thoughtfulness. I think they make great little gifts for any occasion.

Trust you all had a splendid holiday. Happy New Year!!

I hope to have more to post as I am making two of my grandsons, twenty thank you cards each. (They always use notebook paper)

A Few Gifts Finished

Finally, I've completed a few small tuck-in gifts. This idea was part of an email which I received from a SU demonstrator. She used a round jar, and when I couldn't find any, I settled for the little square jars. Since I had some SU bags around, I made some baggies, also. The candy is York peppermint patties covered with rounds cut by SU punches.

Excuses!

Sorry, I haven't posted anything new. I'm out of commission for the past eight days....and haven't done one creative thing, altho I have gobs of things I still need to make before Christmas. Oh well, it will get done!

The images are from a Christmas grouping from PC Crafters

Cards for Gift Boxes

I have finished my sets of cards for my Hispanic cleaning ladies. All I have to do now is box them and wrap these to give them on Tuesday. It feels good to have one big project finished.

I will be out of commission for several days recovering from mouth surgery, so I feel doubly blessed to have these finished and ready to go.


I also learned that I get much truer color if I take my pictures in the kitchen--perhaps it is having an over head light, rather than a table light.

And here they are, packaged and ready for gifting tomorrow..

Hearts

Cute Card Thursday has a 'heart challenge' this week. I have some new graphics from Daisy Company that I was thrilled to play with a bit. I'm making five boxes of cards for my Hispanic cleaning ladies who come once a month. They seem to love my cards and always check out my office to see what is going on in here! Only one of them speaks English, so I computer generated the greeting in Spanish on the other four.

inside

The DP is from a Glitter Mat Stack. The cardstock is from Michaels. I used two different sets of nestabilities. The snowman and backing are on 3D foam tape.

The inside is on white paper, altho it looks pink.

Thanks for stopping by.

No Patterned Paper!!

Penny Black Saturday Stamping would like examples not using patterned papers...so here is mine.

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Penny Black Stamps
From The Heart
"Toadily"

Stampin' Up Papers
pale plum
pretty in pink
certainly celery
green galore

Inks
same as papers

Cuddlebug folder for embossing and swirlies are from a die cut (didn't write the name on it)

Flowers are from my flower drawer and centers from the 'bling' drawer.

Inside stamp is from Craft Warehouse.