Crazy Halloween Cat

I don't make many Halloween cards because we only do 2 shows that are far enough away from October 31.  This one is made using the Tim Holtz crazy cat set and accessories.  There are accessories for so many occasions as you will see if you follow my blog at all.  I will have a selection of Halloween cards at the Keystone Church show in Odessa this weekend.

Keystone Craft Show

Craft show season begins for us on Saturday, October 8.  We will be at Keystone Methodist Church in Odessa.  Come out and see Jim's glass and my papercrafts.  Look through the blog and if you see anything you would like us to save for you, leave us a comment.

Dragonfly Spoon

I lose track of what pictures I have posted.  Hopefully I have not posted this one before.  I don't remember writing about how he made it.  We had some old spoons that were once part of a windchime.  The fishing line broke and the chimes fell apart.  So he cut off the top of the spoon and used the handle to make the body of the dragonfly.

Swirlly Pumpkins

This card along with the one I posted a few days ago, were part of my September card class.  I know it isn't October yet and it says Halloween.  We always make cards at least a month before the holiday.  That gives them time to get them made and written in a timely fashion.

Fall Flowers

Even though it still feels like summer here and tropical storms are lined up in the Atlantic, autumn has begun.  All that means to me is that I started using more fall like colors on my flowers and trees.  Our leaves, for the most part, do not fall until the spring.  Very soon though we will feel the change in the season when it cools down just a bit.

Celtic Flower

Along with the Celtic look to this piece, it has those neat bubbles in it again.  Once again the largest bubble and the two medium sized brown bubbles are much prettier IRL.  I really like this piece along with the one I posted a few days ago.

Dragon, Puff

Do you remember the song Puff the Magic Dragon from the 60s?  Was it Peter, Paul, and Mary that recorded it?  I do know he lived by the sea.  I guess the bubbles around this could look like bubbles in the sea.  This piece is so much nicer IRL.  The largest green bubble is a really neat piece of glass.  This is a very unique piece and so different from Jim's other works.  I have one other unique piece that I will be posting in a few days.

Cedar Key Seafood Festival

We will be attending the Seafood Festival in Cedar Key again this year.  I was worried that with all the hurricane damage that it would be canceled.  I called this past week and it is a go.  So glad for them that they are able to come back from all the damage they had.

Fall is Coming

I know there has been some cooler weather in the north, but not too much here.  Today we tied the record high at 95 degrees.  But I do like to show things that fit the seasons so I thought it was time for another tree.  Talking about trees, our subdivision had lots of tree debris with hurricane Hermine.  Some neighbors even lost trees.  We didn't have too much but it still took awhile to pick it all up.  Now it is all out on the driveways and streets waiting to be picked up by the county.  We were fortunate though that we didn't have the damage that was just an hour or so north and west of us.

Fall Napkin Card

Where has this summer gone?  It is still hot here and we have at least two more months of heat and humidity but I need to start planning my fall card classes already.  I promised my group one more napkin card and then we are taking a break from them.  I think we may do this one because they are all sunflower lovers and it makes nice fall card.

Deer in the Woods

I think my fall class will also include one of these two cards.  Probably it will be a combination of the two.  I think I like the darker card base and trees but use the lighter color for the deer.   I think there would be more of a contrast that way and the deer would show up better.  What do you think?

Glass Mouse

I think this is such a cute mouse.  Now I would never say that about a real mouse and would probably be yelling for DH to come and get it.  This one won't make a mess or bite or anything else that would cause you stress.  Doesn't he have the cutest smile.

Glass Ladybugs

Before I leave the ladybug theme, I want to show you Jim's glass ladybugs.  This isn't the best picture and I tried enhancing but this is the best I could do.  They are much cuter IRL.  He makes them in two sizes, both on the small side.  I like the bigger of the two because it shows more detail. 

Ladybug Napkin Card

I promise this is the last ladybug for awhile.  This card was not made using the set I recently started using again even though it is the same theme.  This goes back to make theme of a month ago when I was stuck on making napkin cards.

Ladybugs on Film

I wish I could say this was my idea but it is another Pinterest find.  As always when I get out a se,t I have to make a few different variations.  I like using the red polka dot paper when I make a card with ladybugs.  My supply of it is shrinking so I guess I make a lot more ladybug cards than I can remember.

Blue Morning Glories

So this is the piece I promised a few days ago.  Now that I look at it closer, it is not the same flower,  This one is a morning glory and hummingbird.  So many of his pieces remind me of my youth.  My parents had morning glories in the back yard and had a few humming bird feeders. 

Blue Poppy

This looks like a poppy to me.  Do poppies come in blue?  My parents had poppies planted right at the bottom of their front porch steps and they were an orange/red color.  That is the color I usually think of for poppies.  He has another piece I will post that has a very similar flower but it also has other things with it.  I will post it in a few days.

Ladybug Birthday

Every year I try to get rid of a few stamps sets that I am not using.  Before I do, I try to make a few cards with it to decide if I really want to keep it.  What do you think happened when I used this one?  If you said you kept it, you would be correct.

Celtic Wolf

Sorry there haven't been any new posts.  I thought I had posts scheduled through the end of August, but I don't.  I do have some already done for September so I guess that was what I was thinking of.  This is another of Jim's celtic designs.  I called it a wolf so I hope that is what it is.  I like the wood like glass that he has in the background.

Spring Flowers Napkin Card

So easy to make this card and it is SO nice.  The butterfly and greeting are the only things I stamped.  The ribbon on the bottom covers the fact that the napkin is a bit short for the card base.  I have made napkin cards twice now in class and they want more.  I told them one more time and then we are taking a break from them.  They all bring in their napkins and have a napkin exchange.  So FUN.