Ferny Birthday

The background for this card was made from my card class. The folder is from Spellbinders and is so pretty. I had done the ink-blending per the instructions, but then when I went to emboss the panel, I did it upside down so it's debossed. I didn't want to use it on my card-class card so I set it aside at the time and now it's on a card. This card really isn't my favorite, but you get to see all the cards that I make! I added the foiled sentiment (on foam squares, of course!) and some gold sequins.

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Using Up More Parts

These card panels were pretty much made and laying on my table ready to be put together and finished. The patterned paper is from a matstack from Recollections that I had been working with a while back. Then I added some pre-foiled sentiments from my little box of sentiments.

The gold-embossed-on-vellum butterfly on this first one was also in my card parts. The sentiment and the butterfly are popped up on foam squares.

This sentiment is from Gina K. I added three Nuvo drops.

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Encouragement Card?

The image for this card was an extra one I had after making my calendar pages. I fussy-cut it out and popped it up on foam squares. It is from My Favorite Things, as is the sentiment. I colored it with my old Stampin' Up! chalks, but then I added a little extra coloring with Prismacolor pencils. The patterned paper is from a matstack from Recollections.

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First Christmas Card for 2025

When I was wrapping my calendars earlier this week, I found this center panel in with my tags. I didn't think I would ever use it for a tag so I took it into my stamping room and made this card. I had cut the center out of it, so I silver-embossed the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock to place behind it, and I added three gems. I popped that panel up and added some Gina K paper for the background. I have my first Christmas card for next year! You can't tell in the photo, but the swirls on the center panel are foil-y and the matting for that piece is shimmery.

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OLO Markers - SCT Card Class

I got up really early yesterday and was able to put some things in order in my stamping room, and also put together several cards. How fun! I had pieces left from making calendars and from my card class and just in general. I got all those pieces taken care of. Always a good feeling. We also got some things sorted and tossed from the cedar chest. More to go and also other projects, but we're making progress.

This card is from the card class I took. We were given four colors of OLO markers and an image from Angie Blom. I really like how we blended the purple and the green - who would have thought of that! :-) I fussy-cut the image and popped it up on foam squares. I also fussy-cut the banner and added it on top of the image.

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November Calendar Page

Here is my calendar page for the month of November. The image is from Inkadinkado. I embossed it, and the sentiment which is from Gina K, with gold embossing powder and colored with Copic markers.

Well, I'm making progress. Earlier this week, I finished up my calendars, got them put together, packaged up and even wrapped with Christmas paper. Yahoo!! Now to get on with my other tasks. MAYBE I'll even have some time to work on my "class cards." That would be wonderful.

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Eighteenth Anniversary

Today is our son and daughter-in-law's 18th anniversary, and here is the card that I made for them. It's a design by Gina K, and the stencil and sentiment are by Gina K, also. The flowers are from Taylored Expressions.

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Halloween Cards for the Grandkids

I got the grandkids' Halloween cards done a couple days ago. They are all the same, except for the patterned paper background. They are gate-fold cards. The stamps are from Gina K. The paper is from Recollections. Simple enough.

I'm slowly getting some things caught up. Going through photos for our 50th anniversary party was a task that I'm glad to be done with. In some ways digital photography is better than printed photos, but in some ways it's not!! At any rate, I have gone through enough of them and now our son will take over. :-) My calendars are half done, but at least I have time for them. But, time is racing by!! I still find time to do some golfing, but it seems like my friends are done for the year and it's getting harder to convince Jim to get out on the course with me! Anyway, sorry about getting behind on my blog visiting again. Computer time has very much taken a back seat for me. 

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Thinking of You

This card is another card that "just happened." I bought a big box of envelopes, and they came with clear round seals. I guess I'm supposed to put them on the envelopes after the flaps are sealed, but I'm not sure. At any rate, I wondered what would happen if I put one on a piece of scratch paper and ink-blended over it. And then, could I remove it. Yes, I could. So I put it back down and did another. Then thought, "Well, I could just as well do one more." Then a little more ink over all of it. Of course, I could not throw that away, so I added it to a piece of cardstock and popped it up on foam squares. I found a stamp set that stamps circles and squares, so I stamped on the card front and added the turquoise panel over it. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

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Mass Production #2

I made twelve of this card, and my Christmas cards for the year are complete.

The image is from an old rubber stamp set from Recollections. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. They are both embossed with gold embossing powder. The image panel is mounted on foam squares.

It feels great to have the cards done. I have the labels ready to print, also, but want to make sure there are no changes in the next month and a half.

I am busy going through stuff in the cedar chest and some old photos of ours. We are planning a 50th anniversary party for us (well, mostly our kids are doing the planning) and it's only three and a half weeks away. That time will go so fast! Then I have a whole list of things to get done that are not short projects. I'm still hoping to get some more cards done from my card class, but they will wait.

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