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.

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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?
 

Happy Halloween

This card is very similar to the one I made for our family this year. The colors were reversed and theirs had a Glittered letter B.  Happy Halloween

St Andrew's Brandon

Our show tomorrow will be at St Andrew's UMC in Brandon.  I will have lots of cards and several made from new sets that I recently bought from Stampin' Up! I usually don't post more than one picture at a time, but since they are all new I wanted to display them all.

This is usually the only show we do in Brandon, but I just added a new one yesterday.  It will be a pop up show at a brewery.  Something new for us.  Don't worry, I don't drink beer so I won't be drinking all the profit.

Cedar Key

This weekend we are headed to Cedar Key for the annual Seafood Festival.  We always enjoy the show up there because many of our friends do this show too.  Since it is just a bit north of us the temperature is usually about four degrees less than us.   Combine that with lower humidity and the breeze off the water, it does make a difference.  Of course after 9 hours outside with only a tent for shade, we are still very warm.  This window was made  for someone who lives near the water, but not Cedar Key. The house is appropriately decorated with beach décor.  The window pulled it all together and is a beautiful show piece.

Taking Pictures of Glass

This picture really needs to be cropped.  I was going to crop it but then I thought it would be different to post a picture showing how we photograph glass.  This is certainly a non-professional set up.  The two wood posts are the trim that goes around out patio.  The panel gets hung on a nail that is in the banister.  I stand on one side holding a white pillow case.  Jim is on the other side with the camera telling me to step forward or back and move the sheet up or down.  I usually don't need to do much cropping but this one really needed it.  

Sun City Center Craft Show

Our show this weekend will be Saturday in Sun City at Southshore Church of Christ. We will have our stained glass, greeting cards and other papercrafts. Thankfully it is indoors because the temperatures here are still in the 90s. It is hosted by GFWC Sun City Center Woman's Club.  Since it is so hot here and the show is in SUN City, I thought this was an appropriate card to feature.

The Season Begins

Tomorrow craft show season begins for us.  We will be in Kissimmee at a cat show.  Jim has made a variety of cat suncatchers and panels and will be featuring them along with his usual items.  We only have a small space so I will not have my cards at this show.

Tea Time

Lots of rain makes me want a cup of hot tea instead of my usual iced tea.  Either way, tea is my beverage of choice.  I am not a coffee drinker, never drink it.  This stamp is one I bought recently from Technique Junkies.  I have many tea drinking friends, so I am sure I will use it a lot.  These cards are helping me along the path of using up my huge stash of designer paper.