A Shower Gift

I'm going to a shower on Saturday.  My gift is a gift card for the Mommie, so I packaged it in this box I made with SU designer paper.

 As I look at it,  the tissue paper looks pretty bold with the paler colors.  Perhaps I

will change it to a light pink.  It doesn't look quite so dark in real life!

Better Late than Never!!

Finally I have a couple of cards to post.    I had seen something like them on someone's blog,  but I can't remember to whom to give credit.  I've changed them some.

This is a 5 x 7 card on SU cardstock, three of their yellows. 

The DP is from my collection.  

Stamp set is SU "In Full Bloom".

This is from a stamp in SU Asian Artistry stamp set, as well as SU canvas background.

The card stock is SU Razzelberry, as well as the ink.  The little strip at the bottom comes from a matching set of DP from SU.

The pearls are from my bling drawer and the brads are from Michaels.

The inside is off white with a MS punch across the bottom.  Sorry I didn't get that pictured.

Spring Break brings a welcome surprise!

My grandaughter, Molly came for a three day visit this week

 ....and she made cards which I am sharing below.  She enjoys my "bling" drawers the best, I think!

All stamps are SU and the papers are from assorted companies.

Thanks for stopping by!!

A Fun Monday!

Yesterday, I took my friend of many years, Pinky, for lunch to celebrate her birthday.  We taught next door to one another for several years,  met at Cannon Beach Conference Center in 1967, where I was on summer staff with my kids, which provided us with a great summer at the beach in exchange for me running the children's program.

I always have a few cards done up for her and this was Monday's presentation.  I have posted the cards in a previous post.  The images, on the cards, as well as the bag topper,  are from pcCrafters

....and now I must go and clear up my piles in my office, so I can get going on some new cards.  I know you ladies never have messes like this...however I shot the following from my desk chair--no matter where I look, there's a mess.  It IS going to get cleaned up this afternoon!!  (I hope)

I have recently added the bottom shelf which opens up the two top shelves for my ribbons, which I hope to have arranged by color for easy grabbing.

 

And we are back where we started--bet you're glad it is my mess and not yours!!!!

the card that just kept growing

This 50th wedding anniversary card ended up with a life of its own as I began working on it.  I wasn't happy with it, so I kept adding....and this is where the poor thing ended up!  On the inside I did the verse on parchment paper.

 

  

I boxed up the thank you cards (see previous post) in this little box I enjoy making for card gifts.

It is made from a SU designer paper.

 

  

And now I'm out the door for the gala afternoon of celebrating.

Enjoy!

Daffodils and other things

I made some thank you notes for my sister.  Next Saturday her kids are having a grand Open House to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.  The decorations will follow the theme of the flowers that were used in their wedding, which was daffiodils and pussy willows.   So.....with that in mind, I made her some cards, which I'm sure she will need for after the party, even though the invitation said, "no gifts please".

These images are all from clip art sets from PC Crafters.  The mounting papers are from SU, as well as any stamping.  Two of them have DP from the sets I used from PC Crafters.  The ribbon and pearls are from my "bling" drawers!

 

 

  

  

  

 
 

  

  

  

the bunch of them

the envelopes to match the sets

I am so thrilled to be able to make cards again. It was a wonderful week for me, and I'm brimming with ideas.  I am waiting for a huge order from SU Saleabration offers.  If any of you have contact with a SU person, this Saleabration has many, many freebies one can earn.  I'm so anxious for my order to arrive!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm back after weeks down with a very bad back.  Tomorrow, I have been invited to a friend's home for a Valentine Brunch.  This is a tag card, I made to attach to a bag of goodies, as a thank you.

 

  

inside

 

back side

I'm looking forward to my second outing since Christmas!  Praising God  for easing of the pain!

Hope to be back at card making very soon.

The finished baskets of cards

The basket pattern was from a DAISY Christmas set.  I made two of them, then used the pattern on two sided designer paper, which worked out very well for the other three baskets.  It holds five cards nicely and I have the baskets sitting on the kitchen table waiting for the ladies when they come tomorrow morning for one last cleaning before Christmas.

I know you are all busy, also, at this time of year.  It seems a little overwhelming.  In case I don't post again before Christmas, do accept my warmest wishes to each of you for a wonderful Christmas time together with family and friends, and my blessings for a wonderful new year of 2010.

In closing I would like to share a Christmas Creed which I found on another post, that I found so meaningful.

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Christmas Creed

I believe in Jesus Christ and in the beauty of the gospel begun in Bethlehem.

I believe in the one whose spirit glorified a little town; and whose spirit still brings music to persons all over the world, in towns both large and small.

I believe in the one for whom the crowded inn could find no room, and I confess that my heart still sometimes wants to exclude Christ from my life today.

I believe in the one who the rulers of the earth ignored and the proud could never understand; whose life was among common people, whose welcome came from persons of hungry hearts.

I believe in the one who proclaimed the love of God to be invincible.

I believe in the one whose cradle was a mother’s arms, whose modest home in Nazareth had love for its only wealth, who looked at persons and made them see what God’s love saw in them, who by love brought sinners back to purity, and lifted human weakness up to meet the strength of God.

I confess my ever-lasting need of God: The need of forgiveness for our selfishness and greed, the need of new life for empty souls, the need of love for hearts grown cold.

I believe in God who gives us the best of himself. I believe in Jesus, the son of the living God, born in Bethlehem this night, for me and for the world.

                           

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Happy Christmas to all of you!

Three more quickies--finishes this project!!

My boxes are ready to pack tomorrow morning for my cleaning ladies.  These cards went together really quickly.  All card stock is SU, as well as the stamp sets.

SU 'True Friend' set

The center is on a 3D mount, with a red pearl in center of each.

 

SU 'Heartfelt Thanks' set

I decided I did not like the ribbon after I had it well-glued in place, so I've left it,

but not really happy with it.

SU 'Something Nice" set (its an old one)  Message is computer generated "thinking of you"

This card is the easiest card I have in my samples!!! 

Some "quickies"

Its that time of year again when gifts of cards become part of my Christmas giving.  I have a team of five hispanic ladies who clean for me and they love my cards....so I am again, fixing them each a group of five. (I will show you the finished product when they are complete)

I needed some quick cards, as my supplies are low....so having seen this layout on another site, I thought it would be perfect for a couple of ideas.  The graphics are from DAISY Co. and pcCrafters.

The card stock is from SU, and the greeting was computer generated.  The bling is from my drawer!

gift tags and chocolate bar sleeves!

gift tags

sleeves for Hershey bars

Thanks to machamama who provides me with so many ideas, I found that I had the snowman image in my graphics, so I made some, too, for my booth downtown.  The gift tags are also from pc graphics, along with a SU greeting.

Another bag

I made another bag tonight to hold my hostess gift for tomorrow's dinner.  I used the same set from DAISIE Co.  I enjoyed just getting back into my craft room and fiddling around!!

Tag front

 

Tag back

Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm back.  I have been better for quite a while, but have a 19 year old grandson living with me....and it seems that the added meals, laundry, etc take up a lot of my time.

Anyway he is going home for the Thanksgiving Holiday, so I made a Thanksgiving bag for him to take to his Mom.

 It has a confetti cake mix with frosting and matching sprinkles to use after the cupcakes are frosted.  Just simple, but fun, I hope!

Close up of the tag.

Back side of the tag

Back of the sack.

This was all done with a DAISIE Fall set, as well as the two background papers I used.

Nothing fancy, but festive, I thought.