Holidays Are Coming...

That time of year is upon us again, like it or not :-) Getting some things ready to send back to the family... Holiday cards to go with the little gifts meant for hubby's brother & sisters...

Place cards for my Thanksgiving table - even made one for the dog, trust me, he will notice.

It's a bit of a challenge to have the holiday spirit, when the sky is constantly this blue, and the weather is not the least bit winter like, but I've been doing my best - listening to holiday music and viewing those cheesy Hallmark specials. One thing that helps is painting Santas - I've had fun revisiting that old hobby...

My children will be here for Thanksgiving. Hooray!

Hello Autumn

Not a lot of crafting this week, I've been busy with other things - (ie; spreading all kinds of autumn cheer all over Tumblr) Just this one little card to share today;

It seems a little lopsided to me, but it's because I was waiting for my black scrunchy ribbon to arrive and it was taking a little too long... (don't you love getting little prezzies in the mail?)

Anyway, I've also been spending a lot of time searching Pinterest for some new things to try, such as... This amazing box album - I wish the video was less show and tell and more how to ( via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7BDd7-RBQ ) And Melissa Phillips is always using die cuts made from fun things like fabric and felt - for some reason I've been afraid to try it, but if she keeps doing cute stuff like this, I'm going to have to!

( via http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/ ) There's lots more, but I don't want to over do it! LOL Just so happy that Autumn is here. The temps have gone from "don't step outside or you'll fry" to completely bearable. :-) In fact, some nights we throw open all the doors and windows and just let the Autumn in...

( via http://warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com/ ) Hope you're enjoying Fall where you are... .

Encore

I know it hasn't been a year yet, but I'm back again - already. Ha ha. I made a trip home over Labor Day weekend, and while I was there, picked up some cute and fun Halloween papers.

I am completely addicted to 6 x 6 paper pads. They are so perfect for card making, and the designs are scaled down to fit the paper size. Couldn't be better! The Doodle Bug one is a favorite - love the colors and the playful designs...

For this one I added a cute little cut out from Graphic 45, and the wheel is from Echo Park - something I've had for a while and been dying to use...

This last one is a little "creepier." I used the Echo Park papers, the cut out label is from Teresa Collins.

Check back again, I'm not through playing yet. :-) .

Howdy

Found some energy to create this past week. The arrival of Autumn always gives me renewed energy and enthusiasm. Autumn colors are my favorite - made this one with an old BG rub-on I had in my stash...

And I've been dying to use this little owl for something fun...

I made this one for my grand daughter, who has a birthday in October - she is my most girly girl, she's all about pink and bling. :-)

Hoping to be a little more productive this fall... .

It's been a crazy week, so I retired to my craft room yesterday, for some paper therapy. Nothing calms the nerves more than doing something completely apart from life's situations and being creative. I did this card for my mother in law. She has been in the hospital all week with a nasty staff infection. Wishing her well, and missing my home town where all of my family is... This second one was just for fun - I'm thinking my oldest grand-daughter would like the colors and theme... It's already getting HOT here! Going to try to get my floors mopped before I have to find a cool-ish corner to take a siesta. :-)

Playing with Paint...

This week, I tried out another paint/craft project. I saw this in one of those Somerset magazines, and I really liked it - changed the colors to match the theme of my crafty room. It didn't quite turn out like I wanted it to, but what can I say - I'm trying to teach myself this stuff, and the student can only be as good as the teacher... Anyway - finished project: If I don't get any better soon, I am going to give up and go back to work. Ha ha. Forgive my lack of format here, but I can't get the editing program to give me paragraphs, breaks, or decent spaces. :-( .

Bon Jour!

Hello again! Tearing myself away from my busy busy life (sarcasm) to post again. I had some visitors last weekend - my daughters came to spend a couple of days with us. Finally had a chance to make it down town again. I spotted some chalkboard jar labels at a little import store over a month ago, and have been obsessing about them ever since, so while the girls were exploring Barnes & Noble, I snuck next door to pick them up. I am going to have fun with these - they are the perfect size, and fun shapes for cards, don't you think? (this is one of 6 shapes.) Really thrifty too. Love it! Picked up some things to do a little more painting - slowly decorating my house... Have a great weekend! .