Friendship

Do you remember the childhood song about friends? I learned it in scouts. Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.

I love antiques and vintage things so these two cards are so me. I think I am going to buy another package of this vintage springtime designer paper before it retires. It is so me too.

My old friend is Carol, who doesn't look at my blog so she won't know this post is for her.

It's a Girl!

Baby number four has finally arrived, after several false trips to the hospital. I guess she just wasn't ready to make her appearance. Her name is Jillian May. This card is one that I sent her grandma when one of her cousins or siblings was born a few years ago. I can't publish the ones I am sending for her because I haven't made them yet.

Happy St Patrick's Day

This is a card that I made several years ago in card class. One of my SILs still has it so when I visited her at Christmas, I took a picture of it so I would have a post for St. Patrick's Day this year. The cards I made this year are not as cute as this one.

Birthday Greetings

We have quite a few birthdays in March, two on the same date. Happy Birthday to sister Patty, brother Tom, and niece Amy. Next year at this time there may be another birthday to celebrate as it is getting close to baby number four being born.

Babies #2 and #3

The next new babies to be recognized were born on the same day. Yes, they are twins. Joey and Emily were born to Donna and her husband Joe. Congratulations. They had to stay at the hospital a little bit longer but are now home and doing well. They have two older sisters too.

Baby #1

The first of five babies due in the family is already about a month old. Hard to believe that much time has passed already. Congratulations to Heather and her new son Vincent. Two more have been born too and their card will be posted soon. And I understand #4 is getting very close.

Another February Birthday

Happy Birthday to our grand niece Tessa. Her birthday is coming up soon on February 28. We have had some babies born in the family the past month. Two more are on the way so expect to see some baby cards in the next few posts.

Not Very Valentine Ish But ...

It is a heart even though most of the time you would see this winged heart in a tattoo not in glass.

Valentine's Day is approaching. My cards were very clean and simple this year as I was not really feeling well when I made them. (Nothing big just one of those winter colds). They have already been mailed and may be in the hands of the recipient.

Happy Birthday to Me

Thank you to everyone who sent me a card for my birthday. The funny thing is everyone just happened to send me a card that I made. I am not sure who the organizer of this event was, but Jim is at the top of the list.

His was the only card that I received that was not one that I made. He made a card for me. This is his card. The inside was a pop-up card.

Birthday Cards

I have so many stamps sets that are flowers and trees. Although it doesn't bother me to send a flower card to a male, some people don't like to. Here are two cards that I have made to send to males using something other than flowers. The balloon card could easily be made with pink and green for a more female look.

Valentine's Day is Near

I have started to make some Valentine cards for the Kumquat Festival. Our house is so dark that the flash goes off just about every time I take a picture of a card. It washes out the color on the reds. The elephant is a rose red with kraft base. The set also has a mouse and they are perfect for a boy card.

What is with This Cold Weather?

The card says "Your Friendship Warms My Heart." It isn't my heart that needs warming right now but my hands and feet. I know the northerners think we are whimps but it is cold down here. I am a whimp, I know it. I am ready for the 70 degree temperatures that we may have by Monday. Don't get too excited though as it is only going to last a few days and then get cold again.

Ryan Will Know

One day Jim came down the steps and said look what I made in an excited voice. I said so. He said do you know what it is. My answer, a peace sign, big deal. He was crushed. How many of you know what it is? The hint, for family members, is in the title of the post.

January Birthdays

Only one of these is a birthday card, but it is going to have to do for this month. Both stamps are from the same stamp set along with the turtle and dragonfly that you have seen in another post. Becka if you are reading this post, I should have sent the peacock feather card to you, but it isn't Bec's bday this month. Happy Birthday to us.

Thinking of You

I make a lot of thinking of you type cards. They can be used for so many different occassions or just to stay in touch with family and friends. These were made with the Stampin Up retired set called Embrace Life. I like to stamp the flower on card stock and cut out the image.

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.