An April Easter

Now that it is April,  I start thinking about making Easter cards.  I try to make a selection of religious and non-religious.  I have been thinking about making something like this since my friend Julie bought this embossing folder for me.

A Colorless Palm

Like I said in the last post, Jim has this thing about making trees.  This is the first time that I remember him making a palm tree.  This one is different textures of clear glass, some are iridescent, and there is one strip of a pale grey.

Glass Bonsai Tree

Jim has this thing about making glass pictures of trees.  This one is a bonsai tree with lots of different shades of green and yellow.

Happy St Patrick's Day

I guess since St Patrick's Day is on Sunday people have decided to make it St Patrick's Weekend. I really like this piece with the different textures and the perfect amount of red to break up the green and clear. It has been hanging in our upstairs window this week.

AN Irish Birthday

My youngest brother has a birthday coming up later this week. He was almost a St Patrick's Day baby. The joke in our family always was that my dad, who was of Scotish decent, didn't want him born on the 17th. He drove my mom, Irish decent, and us to her mother's house and made sure to hit every bump along the way. Dad always said this was why he was born on the 16th. A compromise was made and his middle name is Patrick to make up for missing the date.

Cheers

Whenever I get a new stamp set, I spend all day working on cards using that set. After working with this set all day, I requested something with dinner. Any idea what I might have asked Jim to get me?

Another Celtic Design

I used to make St Patrick's Day cards, but just for the siblings.  I stopped making them because there really wasn't a lot of paper or stamp sets to use.  I don't like sending them a card with the same stamp set even if the layout is different.  So I won't be posting any St Patrick's Day greeting cards.  Jim loves making Celtic designs so I will have a few more of that type of design.

St Patrick's Day

Since February is already drawing to a close, we are now thinking about St. Patrick's Day. This is a panel of Celtic knots which are a part of Irish heritage.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to our niece Cathy and her husband Chuck. Now before all the other family members wonder why they are special and get a shout out, it is our anniversary too. That is the only reason why I remember the date.

Happy Valentine's Day

The paper I used on this valentine is actually Christmas designer paper.  It is suppose to be that old fashioned sugar candy.  I don't know what it is called.  I thought it would work fine for a valentine card.  I hope everyone had a good day today.  I had off from band tonight but we didn't do anything special.  It was just nice to relax at home.

Tropical Valentine

This valentine has traditional colors but the heart is subtle.  The flamingos are kissing and their necks form a heart.

My Childhood Cat

When my brothers and I were young, they came home with a stray cat wanting to keep it.  My mom told them if they could give it a bath, they could keep it.  My mom had cats when she was growing up and they would never allow her to give them a bath.  Mom knew the cat wouldn't allow them to give it a bath so she would be able to say they couldn't keep the cat.  Well, guess what happened?  The cat let them bathe her so mom kept her promise.  We had the cat for a lot of years.  This piece reminds me of our cat, although she had less black and more white fur.

Ancient City Cat Club

Our next craft show will be in St Augustine, February 23 and 24 at the Ancient City Cat Club show. It will be held in the Solomon Calhoun Community Center on Duval Street. We will have several cat panels and suncatchers. This pretty cat is strutting her stuff. 

Masculine Valentine

I had my brothers in mind when I made this card.  They really don't care if I send them a fancy  card.  They are happy to get my cards and in fact, they save them and use them as decorations.  Sometimes though I need a valentine without all the pink, ribbon, and lace.  This one does have ribbon but it is a neutral color and goes well with the wood background.

The First Valentine Card

I am starting to work on valentines now that Christmas is over. I kind of like this one even though it isn't my usual lacey vintage look of valentine. I've got a long time to decide which one I make will be my family card.

Peace on Earth

This stamp set has been retired for a few years but I still use it.  The dove is good for occasions other than Christmas.  I have embossed it in white and changed the silver to gold for weddings.  It could be used as a 25th or 50th anniversary card by just using the appropriate color for the olive branch.

Christmas Card Opportunity

Here is another card I made using the Stampin' Up! Peaceful Poinsettia stamp and die set. See the white fern-like embellishment. I saved it from the scraps of another card that I made using the same set.

Would you like to receive a card like this? I will randomly send a similar one to one person, not a business or robot/spam commentor in the US who comments within the next two hours. Don't post your address here. I will post a comment with the name of the person who is chosen randomly. That person will send me their address privately.  Make sure that you comment before 6:05  PM EST December 3.  

Peaceful Poinsettia

This was one of my favorite stamp sets in the Stampin' Up! holiday catalog this year.  There are so many different ways it can be used.  You will be seeing several examples in the next few weeks to see what I mean.  The layout on both of these cards is the same.  Look how different they appear just by changing the designer paper.  Which one do you like the best?

Happy Thanksgiving Birthday

Thursday is Thanksgiving and it would have been my dad's birthday. For some reason, he liked having his birthday fall on Thanksgiving. I am thankful that he was my dad.

Frosted Trees

These two panels may appear to be the same and in many ways they are. When you look closer, you see that one is vertical and the other is horizontal. There is just a touch of color in them since different textures are what are being featured. Which do you like best?