Sleigh Bells Ring

I'm up early rhis morning and off to work after having two days home with my family. I have been working on my bullet journal while home. I'll share some of my pages soon.

For now I wanted to share the card I created for all the managers and back office associates that I work with. Each one was done with different pattern paper. I found 6x6 pads at Micheal's. Christmas themes, one in pink colors and one in blue colors.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Move In Day

Evening bloggers. I can't believe summer is over. Where did the time go? Sam worked her last day today, and we are busy packing her up for 2nd year collage. Tomorrow is move in day. Early morning, we live 2 hours away and move in is 8-9am.  The truck will be all loaded tonight and ready to go in the morning.

Yesterday I was watching videos and came across one on Cardz TV. I thought the folded birthday card was interesting. I can do that. Here is what I came up with.

I had so much fun creating I made 2.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Pretty Poisies

Hello Blogland. It has been a very busy summer, and it's almost over. I am on day 3 of 2 weeks holidays. In less than a week we will be packing my daughters things up again and moving her back to college. I'm going to miss having her around.

After relaxing the last couple days, playing games on my tablet and catching up on some TV. I finally made my way downstairs to my craft area. I have had an image laying on my counter for weeks, all colored and cut out, just waiting for a card idea to pop into my creative space. Today I finished it. Ta da

The stamp is from Stampendous. I colored it with prisma pencils, using gamsol to blend the colors. The stamp is 2 part, the vase with stems and the flowers. The vase I attached directly to the card base, and I mounted the flowers with foam tape to give it a bit of dimension.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Hoping you Perk up Soon

Evening blogland.  I have managed to finish three cards. I've been playing with my new stamp from My Favorite Things. The Pure Innocence Steeped in Love stamp was so much fun to color. I used my prisma pencils and blended with gamsol.

Card #1

I matched her dress to the card base.  Blew the dust off a border punch, and used it on a piece of patterned paper.  Added a few sequins.

Card #2

This one I used the matching die to cut the image in the front of the card.  Placing the card in my Misti I placed the stamp into the cutout area and stamped with black ink, so that the image is stamped on the inside of the card.  The sentiment was stamped directly onto the card front.

 Card #3

The purple pattern paper was embossed with Spellbinders Die D-Lites Create a Flower (which you can't see in the picture).  I added sparkly ribbon that I found at the dollar store, and some dots of liquid pearls.  The card front was added to a white card base.

Next cards in progress are Easter.  Shopping at the Dollar Tree the other day I found some Easter stickers, glitter paper, and glitter ribbon.  These will be used to make cards for our family since I didn't send off the Christmas cards.  I still have the kids school pictures that have to be delivered before they are a year old.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Happy Retirement

Good morning blogland.  What a bad blogger I have been. I'm having a hard time finding the time to sit down and post.  But I have managed to make a couple cards. Hubbie once again needed a card for the office.  This time a retirement.

I started with this one. Nice simple. Patterned paper, simple stamp. I even cut the sentiment stamp so it would fit.

Then I had some fun with this one.

And on the inside. This great stamp set came from The House that Stamps Built. Hubbie took both cards.

Right now I'm trying to come up with the family Christmas card. One thing I have discovered is that I can't color with markers.  I just can't get them to blend. Looks like a 5 year old did my coloring. Pencils are the way to go.

happy crafting
dee ;o)

Simple Thinking of You

Evening blogland. Once again hubbie is into my card stash.  Thinking of you was what he was after.  I had two that have been hanging around for awhile, nice but not my favorites.  Hubbie picked one and I was going to put a sentiment on it.  Something just made me pick up a pack of Tim Holtz paper and leaf through it.  I found a monocromatic piece with a bird on it.  Cut it slightly smaller than a card base and glued it on.  I then cut out the sentiment three times and stacked them, then placing them on the bottom of my card.  Then to add just a bit of sparkle I took a wink of stella pen and colored the sentiment and the bird.  Showing hubbie he asked if he could take it.

This may be my favorite card. So simple. I will be entering in Simon Says Stamp - Thinking of You. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)