Belated Halloween Cards

I just realized that I never posted any Halloween cards. So before I post any Thanksgiving cards, I thought I would post some Halloween just a few days late. These are not the cards I sent to my family. Only they get to see them. I was in a swap about a month ago and received a lot of these die cuts as part of the swap so those cards are one of a kind.

Stained Glass Nativity

This still isn't a good picture of the glass nativity set Jim made for Neill. At least it is a little closer than the earlier one I posted. The pieces are made to be placed on a table. Unlike his other pieces, they are not hung in a window.

Asian Influence

I am a tea drinker so of course I was drawn to the tea pot in this stamp set. The detail on the girl's outfit sold me on the set. The third card with the flowers is from a different set but I thought it went well in the picture of the other two cards.

Craft Season is Here

Now that the weather has cooled down a little, it is craft show time. I made so many motorcycle cards for Sunday's show. I put a lot of metal on them. The silver is foil that was run through my Big Kick using some textured plates that I have had for about ten years. They were so hard to use without the big guy but now it is so easy. The copper is metalic cardstock.

Can you see a map on some of these cards? I had doubles of some maps so I cut it up and used it like designer paper.

Summer Returns

First I need to apologize to my Northern family for rubbing it in that cold temps were headed their way. I had mentioned that the humidity was down and 90 degrees didn't seem as bad. The humidity is back. Worse than that, have you looked at the Gulf of Mexico recently? Trouble is on the way in the form of Matthew and possibly Nicole. Since summer has returned, I thought these cards from the SU summer mini and Andrea Walford that I CASED would be a good post for the day.

Fall Holidays

It is hard to believe that it is time for the fall holidays. Fall is in the air even here in Florida where the temperature has dropped to the low 90s. How I know fall is close is the humidity has dropped too and that makes a big difference.

It is hard for me to photograph stained glass, but this give you an idea of what our October pumpkin looks like.

One Sheet Wonder

When the SU catalog retired this past summer, I bought a lot of retired sets and paper from demos. When I saw this paper, I loved it. It is so me; burgundy, flowers, and vintage. These cards are called one sheet wonders because they can be made with one 12 X 12 sheet of designer paper. After cutting the designer paper, it is attached to the card base and then embellished. The paper reminds me of old wallpaper.

Back to School

It used to be that school started the Tuesday after Labor Day. For most students, that is no longer the case and most are back to school by now. Where I taught, we were always back weeks before Labor Day. I no longer go back to school. Yeah! This card is for all my friends and relatives that did go back.

Is It Autumn Yet?

As September approaches, it is time for people in the North to start thinking about raking leaves soon. Not where I live, we rake in the spring. But I am starting to think about some cooler temperatures, low 90s instead of the record heat we had this summer. So for those of you who will be raking, here are some more leaves. For those of us who don't have raking to do, here are some pretty fall leaves to look at.

The Framed Wedding Invitation

As he does for all of the weddings we get invited to attend, this is the invitation frame that Jim made for Neill. The bridesmaids and groomsman wore black. The doves represent the doves that were on the invitation.

As usual, we waited until the last minute to take a picture. These were taken in the motel room, so they are not the best, but you get the idea. Remember you can click on the picture to see more detail.

August Birthdays

The August birthstone is peridot. Our August family birthdays are a father and daughter. Happy Birthday to John and Heather.

Wedding Gift

As part of Neill's wedding gift, I made a scrapbook tin. I know I have published others here, but this one I like the best so far. The bride and groom hearts are the front cover. When you open it you see the flower. More of the inside is shown too. The very last page of each column are the towels. I had to do two different views. They loved the second view.

Do you get that the Mr towel is

on the floor in a mess?

I found the idea for the bride and groom hearts and towel on splitcoast. My friend Whitney taught me how to make the tins and I put it all together using a SU scrapbook kit that is now retired.

End of the Month Birthdays

We have two family birthdays coming up soon. I haven't been posting as much as I used to so I want to mention them now while I am thinking of it. Sue's nephew Jack and Jim's sister Mary have birthdays near the end of next week. Happy Birthday to both of you.

Get Well Lisa

My friend and card class teacher is in the hospital for some planned let's just call it work. Today's cards are for her. As I look at them, I see one stamp set that is not SU, but Inque boutique. Sorry Lisa but I got a whole set for a dollar and can't pass up a deal like that. I do think all the other stamp sets and papers are Stampin Up..

July Birthdays

The birthstone for July is the ruby. Family birthdays for July include Jim's sister and her son, Jim's nephew obviously. Sue's nephew has a birthday this month too. I borrowed a friend's SU Crazy Cupcake set to make these cards. The cupcakes are suppose to be in a bakery and the checked paper on top in an awning.

It's the Rainy Season

Usually before the wedding, there is a bridal shower. I am not sure if there will be any showers for Jim's nephew. I guess it really doesn't matter to us as we would not be attending because of distance. But, we will be attending the rainy season here at home. Our yard sure can use some rain so I hope our daily rains start soon.

Another Wedding

We have another family wedding coming up this year. One of Jim's nephews will be getting married. This card could be used for an engagement card. See if you can get the idea of the card.

You are standing outside of a bridal shop looking into the window at the beautiful dress inside the shop.

Happy Birthday Deb

Deb turns 39 today for about the tenth time. She loves anything purple, so here are two cards with shades of purple for her. The one she got in the mail however had green shades on it.

Happy Birthday Ken

Today is my brother Ken's birthday. This is a card I made for him many years ago. If I were doing it now, The piece of music paper would still be torn irregularly, but it would be a little bit bigger. I also would put a greeting in the lower right hand corner. The flowers and hummingbird were embossed by hand. I now have a machine that would do it in a matter of seconds.

June Birthdays

The birthstone for June can be either pearls or Alexandrite. These are freshwater pearls and pearl sticks that have been dyed a peachy color.

Family birthdays this month include my brother, Jim's sister, and two nephews