Heather Turns 40

Our niece Heather turned 40 this year and we were able to attend her party. For her present, Jim made her cats in glass. This is model off an actual picture of her 2 cats. Everyone in the family was harassing her to post pictures of them on facebook and she finally got the hint that there was some reason for it.

Ken's Christmas Gift

I made Ken a set of greeting cards out of the retired SU Parisian designer paper. I made a folder to present the cards and for him to use to store them.

Merry Christmas

I gave these cute snowmen to some of my male family members this year. It is a digital stamp that some of the stampers on splitcoast used this year. It is wrapped around a microwave popcorn. The hat and scarf is felt that I had around. The pattern can be found on this blog, http://lauriefurnell.blogspot.com. 

I will be posting some more gifts tomorrow.

Gift Card Holders

Here are some of the gift card holders that I made this year. The part of the card that opens is the SU top note cut folded and short of the top of the die. When you open the top note you slide the gift card into the slits that were punched. I also made one of the Grinch but I guess I didn't take his picture.

Christmas Cheer

I have played at two Christmas concerts and have one more to play tomorrow morning. The concert tomorrow is outside which always adds the challenge of keeping the wind from blowing our music. Lots of clothes pins help. It is also going to be on the cold side so layers for me.

Christmas is Coming

I never post the actual Christmas card that I send to my family and friends because they are for them only. But the blog has to have some Christmas decorations. The flower card is made using the Stampin Up ornament punch with a large brad in the center. The Santa is a stamp I bought a long time ago to use as my Christmas card but never have used it. I love the vintage look that it has. Have you seen the USPS Christmas stamps this year? One of them has pine and cones on it. I may have to buy some more of them and save them. Then I will come up with a design like the pine card shown here and have stamps that match my cards.

December Birthdays

Happy December birthday to our nephew Bryan, our BIL Tim, and grand niece Mia. A special zero birthday this year for our niece Heather.