Christmas cards

I did get to make a few cards this week...

The shoe card and ornament card came from Jak's website which can be found here...
http://crafterskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/poinsettia-baubles-free-download.html

http://crafterskitchen.blogspot.com/

Card from Connie

I received another beautiful card in the mail. This time from Connie...her blog is here...

http://stampinfrogscreativejourney.blogspot.com/

Her picture of her card is a nicer photo and you can find it here...

http://stampinfrogscreativejourney.blogspot.com/2009/11/special-xmas-card-for-friend.html

The pictures do NOT do this card justice...it is so beautiful with the flower soft...awesome, and I am still trying to figure out how she did the wonderful easel technique with this card...very nicely done...Connnie, thank you so much...I am so fortunate!

I am so thankful

Thanksgiving day

My Mother's tree

Jan Hagara Ornament

My Craft room



I am so thankful that my Mother was able to enjoy thanksgiving with us at my home...

I am now staying at her home so I drove her to our house where my husband cooked us
a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. I was so surprised when I walked in the door to our house and saw the wonderful "table scape" that he had set up. He gets a gold star...He's a keeper!

I put up a Christmas tree in my Mother's apartment for her, it's the first time in the six years that she has been living there that she has had a tree in her apartment. It's a small one but she likes it. I put her Jan Hagara Victorian dolls on the tree. I used to give her a small doll ornament every year for Christmas. Even if my Mother didn't put up a tree she would still
put out her doll collection.

I'm also posting a picture of my craft room down at my Mother's apartment. If it looks like a "sofa" it is. I literally do my crafting in my lap! My score Pal has come in really Handy.
I showed the picture to my husband, and his comment was...."It's a lot neater than your craft room at home!" Needless to say, I can only cut and paste with my cards. No rubber stamping, no ink to get on her couch, No embossing powder, no chalks, etc. No messy fun stuff!

Candle card

Cindy from http://just-crafting.blogspot.com/

very kindly sent me several candle images that she rubber stamped for me...

but so far, I have only managed to make one card...

Her cards with her candle images so pretty...here is the link to her cards...

http://just-crafting.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-07-22T07%3A11%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7

Thank you, Cindy

Happy Thanksgiving!

Two more Iris folded cards for Christmas, and a Thanksgiving card (I actually made last year) made at stamping night.

Some more cards

These are some cards I made while at my Mother's house...

Another beautiful card from Rita...

I came home for a few minutes to find another beautiful card in my mailbox from Rita. I am one very fortunate lady. Thank you, Rita. You definitely have a gift for card making...

Thursday's cards

Two cards I did last night...One with an image from Crafty Nikky and the other made with scraps from my scrap book...

Have a good day everyone, and I'm sorry that I don't have a lot of time to visit blogs right now...

Card from Christina

I am a very fortunate person to keep finding lovely cards in my mailbox. They're even more special when they are homemade cards, sent by such "thoughtful" people.

The above card is one made for me by Christina...It is so pretty and the scan does not do the card justice. Thank you Christina...

Christina's website can be found here....
http://christinalytle.blogspot.com/

Also I have an update to this post...

http://ribbonchallenged.blogspot.com/2009/11/butterfly-card.html

I posted a link to where I found the tutorial to make my butterfly card...

Also Circle of Crafters forum is up and running again...

http://www.circleofcrafters.com/

Christmas Card

A card I made last night at my Mother's house, I only have a few supplies with me...so I am limited to what I can make...Image is from crafty Nikky

Card from Stacie

I'm staying at my Mother's house right now, but I came home today to look at my mail, and found this lovely card in my mailbox...from my Stampin Up, Rep.....Stacie...

Butterfly card

I finally made a another card today...I'm not too happy with the card ...but I like the technique...embossing on vellum, and I like the image from Monica...I found the directions on a blog and I am going to email her and ask if I can add the link to her blog showing how she

dry embossed on vellum.

Edited to add a comment and a link...

Thank you Niki for Allowing me to add the link to your tutorial. It's wonderful so many possibilites with this Technique and it's easy to do...

http://mypapercreations.blogspot.com/2008/07/papertrey-blog-hop-vellum.html

Another card that I received today...

I am so fortunate to receive such lovely mail lately. Today I'm posting a card that Rita Made...I met Rita through a card forum at Yahoo. Rita makes such lovely cards.

I'm sorry that it's been so long since I visited my blog. I haven't had a chance to make a card this week, so I don't have anything new of mine to post.

I think some of my friends and family can't understand why I enjoy making cards so much. In the last four years or so, I have definitely lost count as to how many I have made. I know it's in the hundreds. Yes, Sometimes I do sell some for pin money. But I would never show a profit, I have too much money invested in paper and supplies. It's more fun to give them away, anyhow!

Today when I opened my mailbox and saw Rita's lovely card (by the way, my scan does not do the card justice) I realized why I make cards....

I so enjoy getting cards in the mail myself...but seeing Rita's homemade card (and remembering some of the other beautiful cards I have received recently) brought tears to my eyes. Getting a letter or card from someone is special, but getting something someone took the time to make and send your way is even more special. Thank you everyone. and God Bless.