Merry Christmas

Today is the day that young children look forward to because Santa has arrived.  Let us remember the real reason why we celebrate Christmas though as we spend time with friends and family.

Church Street Stroll

Last night we went to Dade City with our friends Rod, Elyce, Zac and Alyssa to attend the Church Street Stroll.  The houses and churches along the street are all decorated for Christmas. There is free musical entertainment along the street and inside the churches.  Some of the businesses are along the street giving out free hot chocolate, cake, cupcakes, and donuts.  We really enjoyed it and hope to return again in the future.  A cold front has come through so it is finally starting to feel like winter instead of almost summer weather.  The cold air made it feel like Christmas.  This is the card I made for one of my band directors.

Valentine Already?

No it isn't a valentine card but the stamp is from a valentine set.  I used it as an anniversary card.  I never would have thought to do this but I saw a card like it on splitcoast.  I kind of wanted to draw a heart on the brown tree bark and put some initials in it.  I didn't think I would draw well enough though so I skipped that step.  Jim's mom and dad were married sometime around this date.  I forget the exact date though and don't want to go look it up.  But I do remember that today is the anniversary of Jim's dad's death 24 years ago.  I can not believe he has been gone that long.  We buried him on their wedding anniversary.

Christmas Door

I saw this card on my friend Linda's blog.  I love doing punch art so of course I had to CASE it.  I have a link to her blog on our blog if you would like to see her card. (L C Creations, Oct 1 post) Merry Christmas, Linda and thanks for sharing you work.

Last Two Cards from Brayer Class

I really enjoyed taking these classes with Michelle Zindorf and plan to make some cards using the brayer on my own.  She has free tutorials on her blog so I am going to try to improve my skills.

December Already?

Today is December 7 which means Christmas is very near.  I made this card months ago and saved it for my first December post, then forgot to add it on Dec 1.   It uses some of my stash of retired teal card stock.  You can't tell from this picture but the white snowflake layer has silver ink that I smeared on them.  The silver and teal look good together.

December Birthdays

Turquoise is one of the birthstones for December.  This card is made with bermuda bay cardstock.  It is in the turquoise family.  Heather and Tim have birthdays this month.

Some More Brayer Work

Here is another of the cards I made at the class that Michelle Zindorf taught.  I didn't get the blue near the beach quite dark enough for the white foam at the edge of the water to show up well.  If you look real close you can see it.  This stamp set has a lot of sealife stamps so I am going to try it again using a shell and get the blue darker.