Modern Christmas Tree Card

Well, I am finally feeling pretty much like my old self. Thank goodness. I really hate being sick. It's such a drag, don't you think? Well, I made quite a few cards when I was up to it during this period, and I will be showing you some of them each day.

Today, I am showing you two cards that I made, using the same template, but usually two quite different color schemes. I really don't know which I like the most, so I will probably be using both of them for my Christmas cards this year. I hope you like them. I just love CAS cards (clean and simple), don't you?

The first tree, the blue and green one, is from that Walmart paper that I have been using for such a long time. I really love the colors in these papers. The second tree, more traditional reds and greens, is made from papers from two different companies. The top and bottom layer of the tree is from BasicGrey's Eskimo Kisses and the two middle layers are papers from Making Memories' FaLaLa series.

Ribbon & punched gold star -- from my stash.

I hope you have a great evening, and sweet dreams.

Hugs,
Lynn

I'm so sorry that I haven't been around lately. We came back from our cruise last Monday and I started getting sick right away. After the horrible weekend, I finally went to the doctor's this past Monday, and discovered that I had cellulitis. It is in my nose, and it swelled up, got very hot and red, and the pain was excruciating. So now I am on an antibiotic 4x daily and Darvocet every 4 hours. But today the pain isn't as bad, so I have backed off of the D as long as I can. I just hope I NEVER, and I mean NEVER get this again. I really haven't been able to do much of anything, because every time you turned around I was asleep. Not only did the Darvocet make me sleepy, but so did the antibiotic. So a double whammy. Oh well, I guess I needed the sleep, since I hadn't slept for a couple of nights because of the pain.

So hopefully by the end of the week, I'll be back in the groove and show you some cards that I had made before I went away. Talk to you soon, and I hope you have a good evening.

Hugs,
Lynn

Office Supply bookmark for PS

This is a bookmark that I made using an oversized paperclip and some chipboard shapes. These are so cute and make great little gifts.

Hugs,
Lynn

Office Supply card for PS

Sorry to have missed so many days from my blog, but life got in the way. I am showing you a card I made for PS office supply challenge. This is really quite clean and simple and uses just a single round paperclip.

I will be mia again for a while because Art and I are going on a cruise Thursday for 5 days, so when I get back I will be showing you some of my new creations.

Have a great evening, and sleep tight.

Hugs,
Lynn

Twitterpated #4 & #5

Here are two more cards that I made with CTMH Twitterpated paper kit. Don't you just love the little hedgehog on #4? And remember when I told you that I had made background paper by using the Liquid Glass from CTMH? Well, this is the card. This was way too easy, using a small stamp first, and then putting dots of the Liquid Glass over top of it. I really do love the effect.

And now for card #5, this tree is half of one of the chipboard buttons. Cute, right? I really love this workshop kit. It's set up to make 8 cards, and supplies left over to make more cards or some scrapbooking pages, it's up to you.

I hope you liked these cards. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Have a great evening, and sweet dreams.

Hugs,
Lynn

Recipe:

All papers by CTMH
Chocolate ink by CTMH
Twitterpated workshop kit by CTMH
Brads by CTMH
Chipboard buttons by CTMH
Hemp and embroidery floss by CTMH
Liquid Glass by CTMH
Stamp set for Twitterpated workshop by CTMH

Twitterpated card #3

This is my 3rd card from the Twitterpated paper packet from CTMH. I really love this group of papers. The colors are so scrumptious. And I love the chipboard buttons. This was a button that I cut in half to make the mushroom top. Cute, huh? And I really like the stem stamp and then the triple leaf stamp. The center dots are made with CTMH Liquid Glass. This stuff is so much fun to use. Tomorrow I will show you another card that I used the liquid glass on in order to make a pattern on the paper. And the other day I had an earring that the back came off of, and I used a drop of the liquid glass to put it back on. Held really tight. There are just so many uses for this stuff. And I find that using it on the back of chipboard is better than glue dots, which sometimes actually tears off. But the liquid glass goes on so much easier.
Try it, you'll love using it, too.

I'd like to hear from you CTMH gals who use liquid glass. Tell me what different things you have used it on. Another way I used it is on my bedspread. It has this gorgeous embroidery on it, and a couple of the threads came loose. So I just put a drop of liquid glass on and it held the thread with no trouble. You can't see it, either.

I don't know if I'll get a chance to blog tomorrow or not, because Art is having a medical procedure (actually two of them), so we'll be at the surgi-center most of the day I think. So if I don't get a chance tomorrow, I definitely will show you another Twitterpated card on Wednesday.

Have a great evening, sweet dreams, and bye for now.

Hugs,
Lynn

(This is definitely not a good scan, sorry)



Recipe:
Twitterpated paper pack (CTMH)
Chipboard buttons (CTMH)
Chocolate ink (CTMH)
Stamp set (from the Twitterpated kit CTMH)
Liquid Glass (CTMH)

Twitterpated cards from CTMH

Art notified me that I needed to make two birthday cards for male family members, so I decided to use the CTMH Twitterpated papers. I love the colors that are in these papers, and I think are quite useful for men's cards. So here are the two Happy Birthday cards I made today.

I attended a scrapbooking session yesterday, and I made a dozen cards for the bazaar. So look for more of my cards in the days to come. There are additional Twitterpated ones, plus some really pretty ones that I made from a kit from Walmart. I think I'm stuck on a brown theme right now. LOL

I stopped today at Strawberry Fields (which is a local shop) and picked up some Christmas papers and rub-ons, etc. to make cards. The mainstream stores such as Michael's, etc. don't have their Christmas stuff out yet. But since I'm going to be in our community bazaar on the 6th & 7th of November, I have to get busy doing Christmas cards, because that's what the customers want. So Strawberry Fields always comes through with just the right stuff. I love this store. I bought some Basicgrey, BoBunny and American Craft papers, plus some other things.


An Honest Blog Award

I want to thank Kim Sparks for the award that she sent to me. Thank you, Kim, that was just so sweet of you. I have to list 10 true things about me for this, so here goes:

1. I LOVE cardmaking. It's just so much fun to give handmade cards to friends and relatives.

2. My favorite flowers are daisies (which is also Kim's favorite). I also love sunflowers.

3. I really love cruises, and we're going on one to Mexico on the 26th. Can't wait. Need some relaxation right now.

4. My faith is very important to me, and I love our minister at our church. I hang on every word of his sermons.

5. The one thing I want right now is my own scrap room, which there are plans in the works for that.

6. I have tons of friends, and treasure each one of them.

7. I hope someday to meet Kim because she is such an inspiration to me.

8. I love doing volunteer work in our community. It really makes me feel good to help others in need of help.

9. And, of course, there is Art. And he is my great joy in my life. I really believe he is my guardian angel here on earth.

10. My family is very important to me, and I love each and every one of them. I love watching my daughters grow as they get older, and love watching the way they are mothering their little ones.


So here are the rules for this Award:
1. pass this on to bloggers who you feel are honest in their blogging; and
2. list 10 honest things about yourself.


And now I am to grant this award to others who inspire me. So here goes, in no particular order: Laura, Susan, Taylor, Angie, Crissy and Megan. I love all of your blogs.


Hugs,
Lynn