Happy Birthday Megan!

My oldest granddaughter turned 25 last month.

Could you guess that her favorite color is purple?
And she loves to shop!

This cute little Tilda Goes Shopping is just perfect for Megan.  On another blog someone had used this stamp with an ATM machine behind Tilda.  I looked for that sticker but couldn't find it :o(

The trellis behind is a MS punch with a piece of satin ribbon covering the seam between the lattices. The buildings are Edwin's Town.  The swirls are Magnolia Doohickeys Leaf and Swirl dies.  Leaves are another MS punch and the flowers are Magnolia and Wild Orchid Crafts.  The images are colored with Copics - didn't keep track of the colors used.

This is a piece of gorgeous dp that I had in my stash.  I have no idea where it came from, but I love it and so did Megan.  The background is purple even though it looks very blue in this picture.



Thanks for taking the time and stopping by to look at my card!

Huggeroonies,

Sweet card from my friend Sue

My friend Sue S. made me this really darling card.  Thank you so much, Sue, I just love it!!  She said it reminded her of me while I was doing all the canning and freezing this fall.

She stamped the jar outline first, then stamped the jar contents and colored them.  Then she stamped the jar again on vellum, cut it out and put it over the jar contents.

It makes it look like a real jar!  Very clever!

The inside sentiment was cut using Nesties dies in three sizes and stacking them.                             

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment and tell me what you think of this very clever card from Sue S.

Huggeroonies,

Riley and Sophie Almost Meet Earl

I had mailed this card several weeks ago to Nate's aunt and uncle who own a general store in Elkin, North Carolina.  Hopefully this postmark will get Nate thinking that maybe they are the creators of the Riley cards!!  I had downloaded the pics from my camera, but forgot to do the blog post.

While Riley and Sophie were traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway and in Elkin, North Carolina, Hurricane Earl was approaching the eastern seaboard.

They had a great time sightseeing and visiting with some of their famoosely antlers and unclers.  The coumoosings were still away at summer grazing camp.

Riley was able to get in some quality fishing time.  Sophie usually wants to swim while Riley fishes, but this time she stayed out of the water.

This is a real picture of the Yadkin Valley General Store owned by Nate's aunt and uncle.

Sophie does love to graze and especially where there are different grazing locations to try out.



Ice cream was a real treat on a hot summer day!

Riley found a new thing to try too - miniature golf. 

His frustrations with how people do and say things only continues with the golf thing.

The final straw for him was seeing an ELK Pharmacy.  He got plenty "rileyed" with the lack of a MOOSE pharmacy.



Then along came Him-icane Earl and they had to leave quickly so they wouldn't get blown away.

Riley tries to encourage Nate by reminding him of all the good things that have happened to him this summer.

As always, Riley rides his red tractor into the sunset onto his next adventure.

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting with Riley and Sophie.  Please leave a comment so he'll know you were here.

Blessings and Huggeroonies,

October BRAK cards

Here are the BRAK cards that I made for the October birthdays.

Tilda in Autumn Leaves is just the cutest stamp I could ever imagine!  She reminds me so much of my daughter when she was little. 

The flowers are Magnolia and Wild Orchid Crafts, leaves in the floral arrangement are a MS punch.  The leaves scattered over the dp are punched from DCWV Shimmer paper with a small EK Success punch.  The Jack-o-lanterns are another MS punch.  The sheer ribbon is tied with raffia. Tilda was colored with Copics. This card went to Deana Farley.

 Cathy-Lynn Tkalcevic received this adorable Tilda with Pumpkins card.  I think Tilda looks more like a pilgrim than a witch.

The very large flower was in a package of different flowers that I got on line.  The leaves are an MS punch and from my stash.

The sunflowers and pumpkins are GinaK. The fence and pumpkins are pop-ups and stand away from the background.  The little flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The images are all colored with Copics. Again, I didn't keep track of the colors.

I really like making these easel cards!  It just seems that there is so much more room to work with.



Here is a side view so you can see the fence and pumpkins standing away from the background.


 Wendy Kaput was the recipiant of the last card for October.  Tilda in Windy Weather was a natural to pair with the Fall Background.  The blowing leaves on the background were colored with Copics, as was Tilda.  The wind blown flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, ribbon from Wal Mart and the leaves are a MS punch.

The fall trees dp is from Joann's. All cardstock is from Stampin' Up! 

Again the little maple leaves are punched from DCWV Shimmer paper stack.

Sure hope you have enjoyed your visit and will leave me a message.
Huggeroonies,

Journals for a Retreat Craft

I am getting sooooo excited!  Tomorrow afternoon I leave for the weekend Ladies Boosters Fall Retreat at Odosagih Bible Conference in Machias, New York.  It starts Friday with dinner and goes through Sunday brunch.  Just think - NO cooking for 2 days, NO dishes for 2 days! 

I am also teaching a craft class on Saturday afternoon.  We'll be making a Prayer Journal using the black/white hard cover composition books.  I got the basic idea from a Gina K video on StampTV.

The book is covered with cardstock on the binding, front, inside front and back.  A ribbon can be added to cover the edge of the cardstock on the front.  I made a place marker using ribbon and the Vintage Tag DooHickey from Magnolia.

A coordinating design paper is glued to the front and the Tilda image on top of that.  I cut Tilda with Nesties Labels Four. A second choice will be Labels Ten.

I colored Tilda with my Copics. NO! NO! NO!  The Copics are NOT going!  I'm taking my SU markers for the coloring part!

This is a very quick project and can be done using any color combo and image you would like.

Another option for a journal would be a Christmas Journal or any special occasion.

This would be an excellent place to keep that ever-hiding, just walking away Christmas card mailing list with addresses!  I also keep a list of what gifts I give to whom each year to help this "Swiss cheese" brain to remember so I don't duplicate things from year to year. This was especially important when I was making most of my gifts.
Special Christmas memories can easily be added in journal form, with plenty of space for pictures.  Maybe even notes from guests.

Again I covered the binding, front, inside front and back with cardstock.  I used Crumb Cake (Kraft) on the binding and Handsome Hunter on the front and back. The front inside was a Christmas Stripe from DCWV Christmas stack from 2 or 3 years ago.  The ribbon is from Michael's or AC Moore.

The Tildas used are Fireplace with Stockings, Tilda with Jolly Wreath, Large Sled and Jolly Tilda.
I made tiny slits alone the inside edge of the wreath and wrapped a 1/8" ribbon around the wreath, bringing it to the front and tying a bow.  The wreath is covered with Flower Soft.  All the images are colored with Copics.  I did the coloring last Christmas and didn't keep track of what I used.  These journals would make quick and simple gifts for any occasion simply by changing the images used on the fronts.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  See you when I return from Retreat all refreshed, rested (maybe) and brimming over from great teaching.

Blessings and Huggeroonies,

Daughter's Birthday Card

I finished my daughter's birthday card last night.  She lives next door so I will walk it over later today.

The first time I saw Tilda playing in the leaves, I knew it would be my daughter's birthday card!

I used SU Autumn Traditions designer paper, Always Artichoke and unknown reddish-orange from my stash. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Magnolia. A piece of sheer pale green ribbon is tied with raffia, both from the stash.  I punched the jack-o-lanterns with a MS embossing punch and the maple leaves from DCWV Shimmer stack.  The oak leaves are another MS punch.
The tag is Shapebilities Fancy Tags. Sentiment from SU.

I had a lot of fun making this card!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Huggeroonies,

October Mingle Card & New Kitty Update

Karen Petersen don't look if you want to be surprised!

We took our new kitty for her first vet appointment today. She has been named Abby, weighed 6.2 pounds, got her first "baby shots" and has all her adult teeth - so she is 5 to 5 1/2 months old - a little older than we thought.  In a month she goes back for her booster shots and to be spayed.  She doesn't like the kitty carrier at all and sang her displeasure all the way over and all the way back home. Then she started clawing at the air holes in the carrier.  Good thing we put a cardboard box over the door end or she would have been out of it.  All that to say she is in very good health and will probably a small kitty according to the vet.

I got my October Mingle card mailed out!! Yippee!

Another easel card - just love them! Creating a scene is so easy with the extra space on the bottom.

I used Fall Sitting Tilda and Apple Basket and made them to stand up.  The Doo Hickey Vintage Tag is on pop dots.

Background paper is from Debbie Mumm Harvest and Holiday stack and is pre-glittered.

I put orange Robin's Nest Dew Drops over several of the small pumpkin images giving them a funny face!

Several leaves punched from glimmer paper have fallen all over the "ground" where Tilda is sitting.

The ribbon was Michael's or AC Moore.

The sunflower from my stash.

I didn't keep track of the Copics I used for coloring.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a quick comment.

Huggeroonies,