Time to start making Valentines!!!

Yep it's that time again to start the Valentine drive for Children's Hospital of Michigan. Remember you can do small ATC size cards which are the size of a playing card and the kids are delighted to get those to send to one another. Make your cards and remember you are not the one giving them so don't sign them but just make them and let me know how many you make. I'll put you on a list for a drawing of some blog candy. Cards are sent directly to the hospital and will be given to the kids by doctors, nurses, parents and the kids have a place to go and get some to send one another. So join in the fun. Send to
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Deanna Scanlon Child Life Project. Spec.
Cards 4 Kids
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, Michigan 48201
If you want to include other then cards like pencils, stickers, or any other article for Valentine's Day you can but remember...no food items. A big thank you in advance for any help you give. No envelopes are necessary and don't add any choking type hazards like buttons etc.
Total to date                 628
Patti Moffitt    
Pat Adam
Julie Koerber
Jean Cross
Mary Schreiber

TGIFriday

 I fell in love with this wisteria flower image and decided to put it to use. Card is purple with some pretty bg paper in loverly purple tones and on the bottom is a small dotted ivory with sage green dots. Used my oval die and then the small circle to add the sweet thinking of you phrase. Easy card and it will find it's way to the hospital soon. Have a great weekend and see you in the next couple weeks...months or whenever I feel like blogging again.

Pat

 

 

 

I'm a scrounger big time

Well it's fun to scrounge now isn't it and while doing so I came upon this sweet colored image in my daughter's stash and said to myself...I can make a card with that beauty and so I did. Found some interesting paper in a pad of designer type paper and put it to use with the already beautifully colored image and just added a few blingers and it's set to take a trip to Detroit for the hospital to use as they see fit. They asked for some blank inside cards so they can add whatever they wish and use it and this will do nicely. Well the sun is shining today and it says it's 70 degrees out there and so it's pretty perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. All my cohorts in crime are gone for the day so it's just me and my TV. Safe way to stay out of trouble or is it?? Thought I'd have a glass of wine which might cause some dysfunction but oh well what the hail.

The Crazy One is Back!

Well it's been awhile since I posted and to put to rest any rumors that I expired
( fancy word for kicked the bucket) I am still alive and kicking. Thought I'd share  a cute card technique that I got at a SU class. Using a rippled square punch and some variations of 3 colors it's just punch and place...run through a dotted Swiss folder, add an image you have colored on some circle dies and voila you are through. Easy?? Well a bit time consuming but fun. Hope all of you bloggers are fine and enjoying the start to summer type weather. Nice to see the sun shine here as we had some black and stormy days. Can't wait for the pool to open or maybe I can wait since the winter was nasty and put some weight on these old bones. Maybe some laps in the pool and oh yes...putting the fork down will help me to lose the ugly fat I just happened to pick up.
Have a good week fellow bloggers and who knows maybe I'll see you again soon.

Timeless Tuesday sketch challage

Tuesday's challenge over at Flourishes is to choose one of the two sketches and do your card with that layout. Love that, as it makes it so easy peasy to just stamp, color, slap together and you are done. So I chose the sketch on the right and followed it to a T as in "Timeless Tuesday."I used a stamp from Christmas Classic set which is an oldie but goodie one. Made my card with kraft color cs and my strip of white was embossed with a snowflake patterned Cuttlebug folder. Doesn't show up too well but it makes a nice touch. My patterned papers are from SU.  Took my photo at 4 p.m. and what the Hail...does "daylight" savings time actually mean??? It was already dark outside and that makes it hard for old toots like me to rationalize it all. Anyway, hope you are all off to a good week. I'm busy making some Christmas cards for the kids at the hospital so it keeps me out of trouble.
Sat. afternoon my dear GS Cal is playing his 2nd. game with the varsity football team in their quest for the state championship. 1 down and 2 to go. I say GO RAMS!!!

Timeless Tuesday ...checks or houndstooth

TT at Flourishes ask us to use checks or houndstooth.....what the heck is houndstooth you ask??
Well I think that's a mighty strange name for a check BUT that's what it's called so I decided to go with it. It was a wool patterned material used for "peg skirts" back in the day ( like the 50's and 60's) the tight hip hugging type that came below the knee and had a slit up the back about 2-3 inches.  We thought they were mighty sexy back then. Anyway I used this Mae West image from Glamour Girls and my bg is the hounds tooth pattern. She's a bit smudged because my cardstock didn't want to co-operate when I went to blend but I said oh well and just went with it. As we get older that's more the way of life...we accept what happens and move on.
Cold here only in the 20's this a.m. and we just finished up with snow. Hope it's better tomorrow for the Halloween tricksters. Happy Halloween fellow witchy poos.

Timeless Tuesday ...dots

Well over at TT we are to use dots. Dot dot dash sorta like the Morris code isn't it? But of course I digress as usual and instead I will tell you about dots.. I love the kind you get for the movie theater you know those little gummy mounds in different colors ? They are so fun to chew and try to get out of your teeth after the fact. Bet this cute "Glamour Girl" wouldn't even consider eating them just because of that but she is a doll face image and I love her sweet look. Just stamped, colored with the good old pencils, used some dotted bg paper, added a bit of ribbon and a stick it to em little posy and I'm done. This will have a sentiment added to the inside and it will be sent to the hospital for a teen birthday or whatever. Easy card using the set from Flourishes called Glamour Girls. Cute set with lots of fun phrases.
Rainy and cold here today, only in the high 40's and to the west of the state it's supposed to snow. Yikes! Guess that means summer is over and it's time for the long johns. Have a great week and see you soon.

Timeless Tuesday...dry embossing

Well today's challenge at TT for Flourishes is to dry emboss. I don't know about you but my skin is dry embossed from the sun tanning I did at the pool. Dry and certainly has valleys of wrinkles. BUT was it worth it?? Yes it was as it provided some coolness with all the horrible heat we had. Miss that pool and all the fun I had with my sweet GD Ellie. So anyway back to the dry embossing card. I used a fall set that's called...hmmm I don't know but it's a beauty with the fall elements of Indian corn, dry gourds, etc. Just stamped and colored with my faithful water colored pencils and used one of those embossing folders that is two sided ( neat little buggers) . Chose some design paper that would go with the rust ribbon  because I think fall says..rust. So there you have it. Easy Peasy and hopefully pleasing. 
Hope you are all enjoying some nice weather and some last minute barbecues before the weather gets cold and the white stuff flies. Take care and see you next time. 
If any of you are interested in doing some Cards 4 Kids I will love you for life. If I could get some takers I can run a bit of a contest and give out a prize. So are you in ???  


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Timeless Tuesday Weds. Use a doily

Well Flourishes TT this week is to use a doily on your card. Just happen to have a pack so it was not a pressure added to my weary life...just kidding , life is good. Easy peasy card when you pick out some cute background paper and match it up with your cardstock and then just as usual...slap it all together to make a card. I used as you can see the Zinnia set and just cut my scalloped circle, stamped and colored with my fabby colored pencils, added a strip of matching ribbon with a small bow and I'm done.
Hope your week is going well for all of you. We have a little break in the weather as it's not 99 as it was on Monday. I spent that day with my cute little GD Ellie and we spent about 3 hours in the water. Too hot to sit and sun . Today is only in the high 80's and that's a good relief for us. Pool time is just about over and I will miss the fun summer I had with Ellie but school starts next Monday and once again I'm on the prowl for some company. Cowboy anyone???

Timeless Tuesday...Autumn

This week at Timeless Tuesday we are to look for Autumn. So when I think about this time of the year....fall or autumn, I think about the mums that appear at the nurseries and how the colors go from the summer bright yellows etc. to a more subdued choice which includes more orange, rust, and deeper colors of rosy wines etc. I used the old mum set and just did a bit of coloring on a cut out bunch of mums with some smaller flowers and some Queen Anne's lace. Simple card .
Hope you are all well and enjoying the last roses of summer because let's face it before we know it the weather will cool and the white stuff will once again fly...so enjoy while you can. Found a hummingbird moth in my flower box this a.m. while watering and was so disappointed as last night while it was flitting there I thought for sure it was a real sweet humming bird. Still waiting to spot one this year but so far no luck. See you next time.

Timeless Tuesday...old new borrowed blue bling

Well today at Timeless Tuesday it's old, new, borrowed blue and bling. Sounds like a wedding revisit doesn't it with all that jazz. Hey well I'm Old,
what's new?... the stamp set and it's also borrowed from Julie's stash, the card is blue and I added some stones for the bling. Easy card with just doing a bit of paper piecing and adding the bling and you are done! This is a de"light"ful set that is easy to use and will come in handy when I'm doing my cards for the kids at the hospital. This picture is a bit fuzzy but I thought it was just because my glasses were dirty...sorry but it stays.
If you're wondering about the weekend get away, well the Flourishes senior design team had a get together in Big Sky MT. and it was a joy to see the happiness and love they shared for one another. DD has a really great bunch of women to create with and they are a loving & fun bunch to boot. I was able to witness some really true friendship among these ladies who met through the internet which when you think about it is...amazing. I'm sure Julie has some great pictures on her face book page. Talk again soon.

Timeless Tuesday...keep it flat

Today at Timeless Tuesday it's Christmas in July and we have to make it a flat card with nothing sticking up...reminds me of my bosom. Marilyn Monroe I'm not. It's always a challenge to make a card and keep it simple but I gave it a whirl. Used a very old stamp ( showed it dated back to 2007-8) but some oldies are goodies and this is one of them. What more can you say but rejoice when it comes to Christmas. Made it very simple by just embossing the phrase with gold on gold and then just colored a bit with my markers. Did a side embossing to give a little fussy to it and after just matting the whole kit and caboodle I'm done here. 
Hope all is well with all of you. Heading to the resort for the weekend to meet up with some of the finest crafty ladies from Flourishes. Wahoo! Looking forward to meeting... well it's a secret but I'll let you know next week how we all met and had a great time. Till then...happy stamping good buddies.  

 

 

Timeless Tuesday...make it mini

Well TT is to make it mini...small 3x3 cards which are perfect for a gift card or a sweet "hello" to a friend. I chose 3 fruits cause let's face it I'm pretty fruity and so are most of my friends and I just love it like that. I did a naughty thing and cut one of the pears from it's trio of mates and used it that way. The other too fruity guys are single and not married to others like the pear was. These types of cards are easy peasy and I hope so pleasy. Simple work with just stamping, color with water colored pencils,adhering some background paper mats, a bit of ribbon and a small Spellbinder's circle.  Slap together and fini.
Was hotter then blue blazes ( whatever that means) here and today is cloudy and much cooler for which we are all totally happy with.
Have a great week fellow stampers and talk again soon.

Timeless Tuesday...make it clear

Well here are two shots of my "making it clear" with acetate. In the top photo you can see my card and in the one below shows my circle of the clear product. Hard to photo when you're not the "clearest in the mind" kind of person. Well let's just say...I tried. Used the cone flower set and did just a bit of light coloring on the image. Found some nice purple paper and went to town. Add some glitzies and a simple chiffon knot and I'm done. Hope you are all well. It's beastly hot here today and after just 1 1/2 hours at the pool I decided I was risking heat stroke and came on home. Miss the family but they are having a wonderful time on their trip to California. Take care one and all.

 

 

Timeless Tuesday Weds. Different opening

Timeless Tuesday asks for a different opening for your card & at a recent SU party we did a graduation card that had a very interesting opening so I decided to change it up and make a card using a different theme and use some Flourishes stamps. I have shown the unusual folding and made it into a different themed card. Used several different sets from Flourishes. Summer Patio, Flower & Friends, & Around the Arbor. Hope you are all having a good start to the week. Happy stamping fellow stampers.

 

 

Timeless Tuesday Weds. From the Garden

Well TT over at Flourishes is to choose something from the garden. I've never tried to grow watermelon but I do love to get all sloppy and drippy ( even more then usual) when eating a sweet slice of this tasty
melon. Easy card just stamp and use the good old water-colored pencils, use a few dies, a bit of bright perky paper and slap it all together on a  perky lime ( like from the garden If you live in Fla.) colored paper and you are easy to rock and roll.
Hey fellow stampers I'm trying something new here in cowboy land. I joined the Senior Citizen's for some learning. Not taking walker or cane classes but decided to go with water color painting and line dancing. What a joke huh?? Don't really know where I'm going to show off my skills with the line dancing but thought it would be fun and good exercise. After the first class when I went to bed at night I couldn't even move my sore and throbbing legs but as they say...no pain no gain. See you next time.

Timeless Tuesday Weds.....It's Summer

Well TT's challenge is to  make it summer time and that's a stretch around here the past few days...rain rain go away come again another day...like a month from now. Anyway I used the swimming-jump in a puddle kids from Sweet Days of Summer set. I can hardly wait until we can go to the pool and enjoy those sweet summer days. YES!! Very simple card with a bit of matting and just stamped in Denim colored ink and added the sheer ribbon which was requested. Used an embossing edged folder from SU, added some glitter to the splash that seems to be flying and I'm done. Easy peasy card.
Hope you are all doing well and maybe even missed me as I haven't been posting that much. Doing cards for the hospital and keeping busy that way. Take care and see you next time.

Timeless Tuesday...accent black

Well today at Timeless Tuesday we are to accent with black. For my creation didn't want to do 50 shades of black or gray so I calmed myself down and started to work with a simple plan. Used red for my card base added a black mat and then took my white mat and used one of my awesome embossing folders to give some class to the card. For my image I used the summer flowers and the phrase from Friends & Flowers. Simple yet clean Did a bit of coloring, used my circle cut to set my image off and with a small strip of black ribbon behind it I figured my accent with black was fini. Love black and red together. Hope you are all well and are off to a great week. Weather here is perking up and showing signs of Spring. Take care and see you again next time.

Timeless Tuesday..birthday months

Well today at Timeless Tuesday you are to take your birth month and follow the info for it to create your card. Well my birthday is in May and it said to use silver along with color. My card base is navy blue and then I matted the silver and over laid that with some navy and white damask print from MME ( my mind's eye). I used one of those adorable pierced die cuts and then went to work with my small image of roses are red and violets are blue ...but I cheated and made my little rose pink cause I like that better for this card. My phrase is from Spring Bouquet set. To complete it all I added
some wee little stones in blue along with my sheer ribbon of navy. Now that phrase is just too sweet for words don't you think? A mother's love endures and endures and endures some more. My Mom was a prime example of that kind of love and I sure do miss her. I hope my kids feel that kind of love from me that I was ever so blessed to have from my dear Mom. And since Mother's Day is just around the corner this card is perfect.
Happy week fellow stampers. We actually had some snow flurries today...can you believe it! Just the craziest thing ever.

Timeless Tuesday...wedding

Timeless Tuesday's challenge is wedding something or other. Haven't been to a wedding in one heck of a long time. Probably go to more funerals then weddings at my ripe old age. Anyway...sigh! I love this new set called
Bees & Blossoms or at least I think that's the name. I decided to just do this in a denim blue ink and not be all fussy wussy. Just stamped and then made a lower panel using an embossing folder of stripes. Added a bit of ribbon and then for my inner side of the card, I put my congrats and one of the flowers. I like doing speedy cards that are easy to just do and be done with it.
Hope all is well with all of you. We had a day of snow yesterday but today the sun was out and the temp started to rise. I say Amen to that. Happy week to you all.