Yellow Crocus

I love this set, Winter Crocus, from MFP - A Heinrich Co.   It really works in all colors. You may think I've gone crazy with two yellow cards in a row, but if you check out my gallery, you'll see I did two RED cards that I didn't post here.


I think maybe WINTER has arrived.  Frost today, and bitter.  Mom and I ventured out to Michael's and Joanne's yesterday, and it was windy, but not as cold as today.  We had money, and gift cards, but came home with nothing.  Either everything was picked over, or we just have too much.  No, everything was picked over.........we couldn't possibly, well, you know.


Have a great day today, and stay warm.

Lemonade in the Future

This card is a future beverage, lemonade, if I stop feeling lazy!  The challenges this morning were to make a card with a beverage (for the CAS) and the inspiration for the TLC was WET.  I guess this will pass muster.

Spent all of yesterday in front of the tv watching football........today will be the same.  Just got back from the Chiropractor, for an alignment of that rib.  Doesn't feel better yet, but it was just done. 

I think I'll pass on the lemonade after all, and go straight to wine!!  Have a good one!

Happy New Year!

Loving Tree

The Inspiration challenge came from a site called Embroidery Everywhere.  I chose a wonderful tree with leaves, but as you can see, I traded the leaves for hearts.

The image is a retired set from TAC, and just begged for some hearts to make it a Valentine.

Mom and I are well on our way to half of our February cards.  This is my favorite time of year - NOT the winter, of course, but making so many cards in my favorite color!!



I really liked the IC site, and went back and made another card.  This time in orange, a color I seldom use.  It happens to be my BFF's favorite, though, so she will get this sooner or later.

Tonight is New Year's Eve, and we will be doing a little celebrating with Mom and friends by going to an early buffet, playing cards, and hoping to stay awake until 10.  We have some Asti in the fridge, and that will be it.  This year had flown.  Make it a safe night for yourself, and see you in 2012!!

Little RED Dress

For a double challenge today.......QFTD and F4A.


Our Queen, Jen, is the hostess for the CAS every week, so of course I had to make a CAS card.

The Free 4 All is to make a card with a party dress, and you would expect me to wear RED, right?  Hence this beautiful paper pieced couture item!!


We celebrate New Year's Eve with the same couple every year.  We eat here, or go out to eat (which we will do this year), then play cards until we get tired (which is about 9 o'clock!), have a quick glass of Asti Spumonte, and say good bye.  Our carousing days are long over!!  Hope you have fun plans wherever you are.

Geraniums

The challenge today at SCS was to use beads.  I seldom use any kind of bead, even though I have a lot of different kinds.  This was a good challenge for me.  My micro-beads had been languishing in a drawer forever.  Here they are on the pot of geraniums.

The image is one that encourages the use of tiny flower punches.  Here's another thing I don't do very often.  The image is two years old, and has never seen ink until today.

I'm still dealing with a sore muscle under my ribs, so I'm taking it easy for the rest of the day.  Hope you are all fine, and enjoying a respite from work!  Hugs to all.

Tuesday Challenges

Above is the card for the Color Challenge........two shades of blue.  Simple and easy!
Below is the Teapot challenge, and the inspiration was a leopard teapot that was shaped like a purse.  We paper pieced the image, I hope you can see the different layers.

I pulled a muscle in my ribcage, doing something I shouldn't have been doing, and I'm really sore.  I'm having trouble breathing, and sleeping is tough.  This too shall pass!  Have a great day!

Christmas Thank You Cards

The challenge at SCS this morning was to make easy thank you cards for Boxing Day.  These will go to family who thought enough of us to give us just what would make us smile!  They could easily be reproduced if we had to send out LOTS!  Hope your day yesterday was as fun as ours was!

Christmas is Over!

Everyone has gone home.  Here are the pictures of the whole family!!!

All the girls:

 All the guys (minus David, who is sick.Boo!)

 All the Grands and Great Gramma

 Tommy in his "Fedora"

Oh those teen girls! 

Nate in his Christmas pajamas 

 Sarah and Amy

 And Handsome DH

Merry Christmas!

 Today is Christmas!  It came so fast!!!

We are waiting for the family to arrive.  Mom and I had time to do a card today for the Featured Stamper, Iwona Palamountain.  Her gallery is filled with beautiful layouts, and fabulous embellishments!

Changing the theme, we made Valentine cards, as all the Christmas cards went out the first of the month.

Below is the Valentine we made yesterday.........can you tell I love making these cards??

Have a happy day.  See you tomorrow.

Valentine for Barbara

Today our QFTD is Barbara Dwyer.  She makes beautiful cards, and casing her is a delight.  I saved a bunch of them to case at a later date.

I changed the theme of her card to a Valentine.  Mom and I are in full swing with RED cards.......and you just know how much I love making them!!

Rain last night and today didn't keep DH and me from enjoying the hot tub.  We were talking about how much fun it will be when it snows, but HE is not ready for having to shovel out the tub!!  Not my job!

Have a great day.  We are ready for Christmas....all the food is here except for what DGD Erin and DSIL Tom are bringing.  Hope you are ready too.  Hugs to you all.  Be safe and happy!

Bear and Balloons

Moving on with valentines, this is a digital image from Sliekje, who gives away at least one of her digi drawings every week.  Mom and I are one card closer to having February cards done.

DS Paul is having hip surgery today......cross your fingers it goes well.  He's tired of having his surgeon virtually LIVE with him, although the meds are GOOD!  (I'll have what he's having! LOL!)  DH is taking him to the hospital while DDIL teaches.  They came last night with DGS Jake, as they won't be coming for Christmas.  We all hope this surgery will be the last, and that Paul will have relief, FINALLY!

Have a great day.  Our shopping and wrapping is done. Hope you're not out there with the last minute crazies.  Hugs to you all.

Think Pink

On the phone with DD today, she asked what the sketch was, and what I had used as a  panel image.  When I told her pink crocuses, she laughed, and said she thought I was trying to skip Winter entirely.  Works for me!!

The last Christmas gift arrived yesterday and is wrapped, so I guess we are ready.  We will celebrate tonight with DS Paul, Debbie, and grandson Jake.  Paul is having hip surgery tomorrow, so will be unable to be here, of course.  Since it's also Hannukah, Jake will be glad to get his C/H gift early, and not have to wait.  I think Debbie and Jake may pop in on Christmas, to deliver Cousin gifts, and receive as well.

We are apparently NOT going to have a white Christmas after all, and I am so glad, although the snow is always beautiful.  This way, we can all be together without the worry of bad driving.  Hope you are hunkered down for your own holiday, and that it will be wonderful.  Hugs to you all.

Gingerbread Hello

This card was made for two challenges today at SCS.  One was the color challenge, the other was Teapot Tuesday (theme: gingerbread).

Mom and I got really smart and combined them in an easy CAS card.  We thought with the "Hello" we could use it for practically any reason.  The little teeny weeny punch of the guy has outstretched arms that could be a welcome or a hug.

On to other things........

We have decided to revamp our plans for Christmas dinner.  I am too tired to do all the Swedish cooking this year, and Paul and his family will not be with us as he is having hip surgery on the 22nd.  Chicken will be fine.

Mom and I are off for a little pampering.  We are REALLY in need of pedicures.  Last night we became Pinkless and Blueless.  Wonder what funny colors we will deal with today??

Hope you're planning a fun day too.  See you soon.

Valentines

Today was the day to start making valentine cards.  Enough with the Winter and Christmas.  When you make LOTS of them, you get tired of the same old images and colors.  The challenges today were to make a shaker card and to follow the sketch for a Clean and Simple Card.  I hope you like them.  I'm so happpy to be using my RED again (without gold and green!)  Have a great day!

Inspiration Challenge - West End

 

These cards were inspired by recycled items for sale at West End. There were beautiful ceramic pots in different colors holding white tulips, and pinecone Christmas tree ornaments.  I think  you can figure out which is which.

Today DD and DSIL will be here with the grands.  Apparently Tommy and John got VERY short haircuts, and their mother is in the doghouse for it!  DGD Erin still has her long hair, so mom has at least one person on her side!!  We haven't seen them all for a while, I guess since Thanksgiving, so this is a treat for us.  They will be here for Christmas, as well as eldest DS and family.  Middle son Paul is having hip surgery on the 22nd (again), so will not be here, but we hope to see Debbie, and son Jake for a small part of the day.

We are invited out for lunch today, and will watch some football until family arrives.  Just a fun day for us.  Hope you are having a fun day too!  Hhugs to you all.

Dried Winter Flowers

This card is a case of Christine's (whim6915), our QFTD.  It's also for the Free for All, to make a card of winter flowers.  In my garden, everything is dead, of course.  The only blooms there are are dried blooms that never got cleaned up for Fall and Winter!  Hence the dried arrangment done in gold embossing.

Have a great day.  Thanks to those of you who joined me for the Blog Hop!

Blog Hop Day 3 - New Pines

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14
Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.
Here is the DT.  Check out their samples using this new set,  New pines:

Lois
Vicky
Anne - That's me!
Connie
Linda
Karen H.
Patty P.
Geri
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Brenda T
Bonnie
Harriet
Tammylee
Silvia
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Here's my sample:

Here are two I made as  Sneak Peeks and posted:                                                   

 

Thanks for joining us, and good luck to you all!

Blog Hop Day 2 - Pussy Willows and Ice and Snow

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14
Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.
Here are the DT's samples.  Mine are at the bottom.

Lois
Vicky
Anne - That's me!
Connie
Linda
Karen H.
Patty P.
Geri
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Brenda T
Bonnie
Harriet
Tammylee
Silvia
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Here are my samples of PussyWillows

This one was posted as a Sneak Peek:

And this one is an outrageous case of a card by Linda Bullard.  Linda, I couldn't help myself!!!        

Here are some samples of Ice and Snow:                                                                             

Please join us again tomorrow for our LAST day!

Blog Hop Day 1 - Pucker Up

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14
Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Below are the members of the DT - please check out what they have done, and then see mine below theirs!

Lois

Vicky
Anne
Connie
Linda
Karen H.
Patty P.
Geri
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Brenda T
Bonnie
Harriet
Tammylee
Silvia
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Here's my sample of Pucker Up for the Blog Hop.  Under it is one I made as a Sneak Peek!

Please join us again tomorrow!