Sitting Pretty

Just finished Christmas gifts for my nephews...so sitting pretty now.  Tried a few new things...with both good and bad results.  First item with a "swoosh."  Kind of like that!

Merry Christmas Card

This card is very easy to create.  Just use a photo-editing program to include the background scene, place the fairy, and add a sentiment. 

Birthday Card

This is one of my favorite gift card holders I've made - and it won me a cool $10 gift card. 

Wedding

Shhhh.  It's a gift - the first page of a wedding album I'm making for friends getting married in a couple weeks.  I don't think she ever looks at my blog....so good to share here.

Loving You Forever

I used Featured Stamper 927 from Splitcoast for inspiration for this card - and recreated the card digitally.  

Featured Stamper Card

This card was scraplifted from this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast - SybilMcC. The paper is Paper Studio.  The flamingos are Waterfcolor Flamingos from Creative Fabrica.

Friends Layout

Here's a layout I made for a Cherry Top Challenge with a "Friends" theme. The starry background paper has been in my stash since I was teaching classes.  All the other papers are scraps in mystash.  The border is the leftover pieces from scalloped borders I cut some time ago.  The butterflies were a gift from another crafty friend that were perfect for this page. That's the kind of layout I like - Open a couple storage folders, pull out some papers, and you're done! Oh, I did cut the lacy circle in the middle....but I cut several different circles so next time I need a circle....check out the stash!

Flamingos in the Flowers

I got a bundle of flamingos from Creative Fabrica.  I think every one of them is so cool, I'm on a mission to use each one!  This is the time I wish I lived in Florida so I could use them in all my layouts.  LOL! Here is just one card.

Winterhaven 2-Page Layout

This layout is of Winterhaven's Christmas lights.  The neighborhood lights are SO magnificent - the photos not so much.  Yet they still bring back memores.

16th Anniversary

This is a two-page layout telling the story of our boring 16th anniversary celebration. This tells the story of our one and only anniversary not celebrated on or near a train because of Covid.  So it was a visit to the Saguaro National Park East.

Present for Robin

Present for Robin was used for this card - from Lili of the Valley, Kerst Christmas Challenge.

Kerst Christmas Challenge - September, 2024

One of my favorite images to color - Present for Robin  by Lili of the Valley, our Kerst Christmas Challenge sponsor. 

A Deer Christmas and Floral Christmas

 Using a Christmas Deer and Floral Christmas from our sponsor, last-Minute Manda.

A Deer Christmas

 A Deer Christmas from our sponsor, Last-Minute Manda

Jasper

I love working from sketches. This sketch is for Stinker's Birtthday Sketchathon challenge At Cherry on Top.

Majestic Deer

Took a little siesta from posting while I planned this year's vacation to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  We had a wonderful trip....and home life is getting back to normal.  So hope to be posting more regularly.

For my card for the Kerst Christmas Challenge, I used Majestic Reindeer from our sponsor, Fairy Hugs.

Majestic Deer

Majestic Deer from this month's sponsor at Kerst Christmas Challenge, Fairy Hugs.

Good Time Travels

Finished my layout ... then wondered. Was the train trip to Grayling or Gaylord? Oh, well....Grayling as much as anybody knows now!

Little Bears Christmas - Kerst Christmas Challenge

Using Simply Crafty's Angled Treat Box and Little Bears Christmas from Last-Minute Manda.

Make-the-Cut Layout

 I was inspired by this month's Make-the-Cut Challenge at Cherry on Top to create this layout.

Kerst Christmas Challenge - March

I made this card for the March Kerst Christmas  Challenge.  You had to use colors other than red and green...guess what my favorite Christmas color is.  With the paper already in my stash, choosing colors wasn't too difficult!  The image is Carols Singing from our sponsor, Lili of the Valley.  If you want to participate, too, you have another couple weeks to upload your entry!

Another Card for Kerst Christmas

 I had so much fun making this one.

I used Winter Walk from our sponsor The Paper Shelter.

Christmas Card

This is a card I made using Peppermint Santa from our sponsor Jan's Digital Stamps.

Christmas Deer

This is the card I created for the Snowglobe Challenge at Kerst Christmas Challenge.  I used Christmas Deer from our sponsor, Jan's Digital Stamps.

Wonders of the Pool

My entry for the Bi-Monthly Prompt Challenge at A Cherry on Top - Use at least three flowers.

Kerst Christmas Challenge

Today I have a card for the Kerst Christmas Challenge.  The challenge was using a snow globe.  I used a couple snowmen from Shabby Chic Snowmen from our sponsor Last-Minute Manda. Thanks for this fun challenge!  Loved It!

Prompt Challenge - Use Tags

I love challenges, and although I'm not real familiar with Cherry on Top challenges, I decided this year I would join in.  This is my entry for the Bi-Monthly Prompt Challenge #7 - Use tags. 

Another Card

I was in for a surprise when I looked at my calendar and see that it's only January, and I'm already missing birthdays.  Sorry it was late, Becky!  

Polkadoodle

Have you checked out the January Kerst Challenge?  Go check it out...it's fabulous!  Sponsor is Polkadoodle. 

Welcome Christmas

Finished a layout for a challenge on A Cherry on Top scrapbooking site - "The Fourth Night of Hannukah."  This challenge is to create something with a song title. 

Boy Nautical - Creative Fabrica

This year I am going to try to focus on challenges from A Cherry on Top along with my Wednesday scrappin' buddies.  This challenge on A Cherry on Top is called "The Third Night of Hanukkah."  The key was to create a page inspired by the Third Night of Hanukkah and the "Festival of Lights." We were to include something that "emits light" ...I added a sun to my page to "emit light."

Challenge at Kerst Christmas

Finally found some spare time to make a card for the amazing Kerst Christmas  Challenge.  This month at Kerst Christmas, the challenge is slimline cards.  I'm proud of myself to get it right the first time.  Our sponsor this month is Polkadoodles.