what to get someonefor their 60th wedding anniversary???

Cards of course if you are a card maker. Although I have to say I did not plan on giving them anything until my sister asked what I was giving Aunt Shirley and Uncle Jim...my jaw dropped and said nothing. But cards are small, nice and useful.
I did put a little more thought into these and finished off the inside of each card.

Mojo Monday 370 Contest

hello to all,  this is for daughter who will be 37 next week, good thing I have a calendar on my comp. that updates every year, I would not have had her at that age.... Where did the time go? 37? and I have one older, she will be 39 in Jan.
I had a lot of fun making this card, it has so many layers and shapes.

get well

Hi  all,   My mother in law has been in the hospital for a week now, I made this and sent it to her during the week. I have made it before, this time I added a panel so it could stand up right.

                 the back of the card

my first shaker card

good morning to all, Mary over at cardzTV  has a new challenge, at first I wanted to make the rattle only to be able to shake but I was unable to figure it out with it being round and so small. So early this morning I was thinking how I could do it?  then it came to me...just make the entire card a shaker   for it being my first I think I did pretty good!  Hope you like it to.

Cardz TV 3-D Challenge #4 

Create a 3-D Project for a New Baby. 

 

 I do wish I would have added one more layer of foam tape to keep the beads from sticking in corners...but what is a shaker  without a few stuck?

 

Building block card

Hi all,  I was looking for a new fold this morning and I found this in my e-mail box! Something cute and different for my granddaughter who will be 15 next week. added little pearls some inking
you can find these great directions over at
 http://splitcoaststampers.com
this card took awhile to make, but I believe the 2nd will go easier!!! 

Amanda's birthday

Good morning to all,  looks like I have a few more cards to post, took pictures and forgot to post...

I don't remember off hand where the flowers are from

birthday cards

good morning to all,
My brother and sister have birthdays this month....
I used the sweet stop for the sketch from a few weeks ago for my brother

 I found this card on pinterest where BeckyTE posted it to  Splitcoast Gallery

80th bd card

Hi all,  this is for my M-I-L, she will be turning 80 on Saturday,   was not sure what to make so I went with this potted plant once again. same flowers different papers...

shape card

good morning, although it is April 4th, there is still plenty of snow on the ground.. Over at Whimsical Designs
the challenge is "shaped cards".  I have not done a potted plant in awhile and thought now would be a good time to make one,   this is for a friends bd for next week.

gift basket #1

Hi all, Sunday at church I was talking to my over worked girlfriend who was explaining to me how she has to put a gift basket together for a auction. (her son is going to Texas this summer and it is a fund raiser for him)
Knowing she is not the crafty type I offered to put together a basket of cards for her. much to my surprise she excepted my offer. (she is not the type to except such offers)
this is my first(decided to make 2, one for her and one for my stash)

Marcia's BD

good morning to all, this card is for my friend and I think we are going to have to start celebrating out birthdays together in summer. Mine is in November and it was stinking cold to go out and it looks like her is going to be the same, that makes 4 long months this year of stinking cold weather, I just hope I remember this when it is blistering hot this summer.
for her card I wanted to make a spring card, with a blue bird and a shaped card for a little fun,
sweet and simple... songbird cartridge does not have wings for the birds in it so I found it in create a critter.
added some flat pearls because it was a bit boring without.

bridal shower #2

good morning to all,  Aubrey's birthday party was postponed because of the snow storm we got here in Wisconsin, and so glad it was! we would have had an hour and half  drive there and 2 1/2 hour drive back... it came that fast and heavy. When I called early afternoon to see if it had started snow in Appleton yet, and it had, but both of the kids were throwing up. Not fun for anyone!

this card is for another nephew getting married this year, I had time for this shower card, but wanted it done!
Ashley had post a sample of flowers on face book so I copied it, They had painted mason jars silver and added the deep pink tulips with twine around  it also...very pretty if I might add....I will be adding
A bridal shower from lyrical letters when I get it back from my sister...

tulip tops are from cindy loo, stems from walk in my garden,cream on tulips are rain drops from   a childs year,   I wanted to add a little dimension  to the flowers and I think it did the trick! pop dotted the jar and
ends of 2 flowers

Happy Birthday Gabby

Good morning to all,  much needed rain it falling today! the guys finished the corn yesterday, even my husband said it was early. on to the next step, like emptying the pits,  still a lot to do before the snow flies.

I found a picture on Gabbys' facebook with a few flowers in a liquor  bottle.  this was  close to it as I came without the bottle...

white on white

Hi all , the credit for this card goes to Barbara Anders, I don't remember her blog ...
It is going to my sister for her 61st bd.  Wow, I am starting to feel old, maybe because I am not that far behind her....

Mojo Monday # 260

Hi all, it has been busy around here, getting ready for winter and it being so beautiful outside.    I just love this weather. who wants to be inside...well,  I almost have enough Christmas cards, this year I will be ready!!!

 

Cardz TV #105 & Bitten by the bug 2

good morning to all,
over at cardz tv they asked that we use a frame on the card and
Challenge #105: “You’ve Been Framed!" Make a card for any occasion using a frame from any cartridge and using any colors you’d like.

and over at BBTB2 
Julie has chosen any of the flourishes from the Cindy Loo cartridge. I love flourishes they are so versatile and always give such an elegant touch to a project . Don't worry if you don't own Cindy Loo you can use a flourish from any cart and so many have the most beautiful flourishes to choose from, so join us in our challenge this week as we would love to see your fabulous creations!

I made this into a square , lots of inking, popped the frame and lots of tiny pearls.

WOW...18 note cards yesterday!!!

Jeannie Phillips fishy and Ally Egass' chicken and another chicken from my kitchen....

you will find Jeannie's fish over at...
http://aplaceformycards.blogspot.com/search/label/Animal%20Kingdom?updated-max=2009-05-04T11:45:00-05:00&max-results=20&start=12&by-date=false

I made 10 of these little guys to add to my pile for Christmas and other gift giving occasions that always seem to come up,  I have always liked this cute fish of Jeannie's and thought I would give it a try, I had it on my DS for a long time and was in a low mojo moment yesterday,   and then made 10 of these....
lots of inking, layers,doodling,

 I made 4 of Ally's   you will find hers at...
http://www.rockpapercricut.com/2012/03/my-craft-spot-challenge-47-for-birds.html
I don't remember seeing this cute little chicken in from my kitchen, but I do think I will be making her more..
I am not sure what sentiment I will add under the chicken, will add later...these are 4 1/4 square with the chicken extending over the card to make a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch card....I used all scraps for these, 
inking,

I also found this chicken in FMK and made 4 of these also....made these with all scraps, it is like pot luck!!!
I think the stripes are so cute....inking cuttlebug

I no longer finish the inside of note cards, when I made them last year, when I put the gifts together I noticed that there was not much space for writing, so I am leaving them blank, it also frees me up a lot!!!

THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING,  I hope you get a chance to look at Jeannie and Ally's, they are worth the look

thank you note cards

yup, more note cards, I am having fun with these cards,,, although I might be slowing down a bit for a while, I am reading a new book with my bible study called "one month to live" and it really gets a person thinking.
I used the welding feature on my design studio for the background...

 

9 of these

Mojo Monday 222 - CONTEST

Hi all, what a great day to stay inside and make cards....over at MJM they have another great sketch to follow.
2 of my favorite things on this card, daisy and butterflies.....no inking on these cards and I placed the little pearls on the circle, they just did not look right the other way,

                                  yup!!!  I made 2, want to start replenishing my cards on hand!!!

boxes

good morning to all, these are the boxes i made for Christmas presents this year, they are filled with 7 cards each, added Cindy Loo for letters