Timeless Tuesday ...use red for someone special

Well sorry about the blur but my wonderful camera has a mind of it's own on the settings and until I can take some time to figure out what's going on I have to settle for a crappy picture. Anyway..it's a bit late but please forgive me. I used Flourishes wonderful Poppy set which was hidden away in all my collection of their stamps. This is a beautiful set and I have to get it inked up once again. I have just a white base for my card and then the red embossed mat, a white mat with some Scor Pal raised border, then a Spellbinder's die cut of red, and the white Spellbinder's oval. Love to use all the dies to make everything come together. Put some glitzy red stones on the corner and a Bow Easy chiffon red bow.
Easy peasy card and now I can mail it off to my BFF or one of them anyway...I have more then one as I do love people.
Happy weekend fellow stampers. I am going out in search of a new winter jacket I hope to find at a sale price along with some new shoes...every gal needs new shoes. Happy trails to you all.

Timeless Tuesday ...Thursday. It's for the Birds

Well Holy Smokes I cut off the top of this card in the picture but I think you get it anyway. Better late then never for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday event. This week the sweet Maki is asking us to put a bird into our card/project. I found this Crafty Secret cotton scrap and said hey why not and so I did and furthermore it's oh so true...Winter is for the birds and it can't end to soon as far as I'm concerned. Easy card by just doing a bit of paper and matting and used a heart shape punch to back a wee button embellie.
Hope all is well with all of you as it is with me. Finally feel decent today and I'm sure I'm on the mend. Weather is nice...sunny and in the 40's but tonight it's supposed to drop in the 20's. Baby that's cold weather but no complaints as we are dry with NO SNOW. Happy rest of the week fellow bloggers.

Timeless Tuesday ...Sketch

Well today at TT over at Flourishes the challenge is a sketch one. I don't think I did it justice but I did try. I used an oldie but goodie for a Valentine card..the set is Angelic Love and a simple set that is very versatile. Easy stamp, color and slap it all together. Used my embossing folder to make up some dotted swiss bg and then just put it on a red card stock with a circle die to put my little cherub on. Made a  bow with the Bow Easy and I am done. Hope all is well with everyone. I'm still a bit under the weather with this pneumonia stuff but I'm heading to my beddie bye for a nap and hope to wake a bit refreshed. Happy stamping fellow bloggers.

More Valentines for the Children

Well I've been under the weather & because I've been confined to my home I decided to make more Valentines for the kids. These are very simple yet suitable for maybe some teen girls. Used IO's older Valentine set and the phrase is Flourishes. Hope to send off another 25 or so. I sent in 280 today and will keep on this until the very end. Thanks to those that have been supportive in this drive. You are appreciated.
Guess what??? My BFF Lindy went to lunch the other day with some ladies she used to work with and one is a stamper/card maker. Lindy said too bad Pat moved to Montana as you two would have gotten along great. Well her friend said.. is that Pat Adam who's daughter is Julie Koerber? Yep...what a small world this is. My BFF's friend is Rama Ready who subscribes to our blogs. Can't believe it but it's true. Hi Rama...glad you came by.
Take care fellow bloggers and happy weekend. I'm sitting by the fireside reading and just taking it easy. Have pneumonia ( or however it's spelled) and not feeling all that great. Taking a toll on this old lady but hopefully soon I'll be able to get out and about.

My ATC size Valentines for Children's Hospital

I did these ATC size Valentines for Children's Hospital big day ....these are easy once you get everything cut and colored. It can be done in a production line . Hope you will consider offering up some cards for the kids and thanks to those who have already promised and are coming through for this .

Timeless Tuesday ....get inspired

Well it's time for Timeless Tuesday and Tammy has asked us to get inspired by this funky topirary picture. Wow is all I can say...crazy isn't it and certainly very challenging. I see the bright colors of pinks and oranges so that's what I went with. I need my hair touched up and it looks about as funky as this free for all curly ribbon mess. It's a crapper getting old and seeing all the gray and different colors on your head and trying to make it look even half way decent...but I do try every now and then. ANYHOW ! I took out the set called Hearts & Flowers and decided to make a sort of Valentinesie card. My base is white then the orange, then bright pink, and lastly the Valentine type paper. Used 2 circle dies from Spellbinders and added some bright pink and orange ribbon and I'm fini. Easy card and it does fit the challenge I hope.
Weather here is still Ok ...in the 50's today but they are predicting a cool down tonight and well since it is winter time I guess we have to expect that. I'm content just sitting by the fireplace reading a good book. I'm just starting The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo. Heard all sorts of reviews on it but will wait and judge on my own. Happy week fellow stampers. Hope it's a good one for you all and if you get any time to join in the Valentine drive I would love to have you.

Timeless Tuesday...Tri-Fold

OK so here's the deal...My pictures are not all that great BUT I did participate in TT's challenge to make a tri-fold card. The bottom of course is my finished card tied the folds together....wish I could tie my own folds aka wrinkles that easily as I'm sure we all wished the same. Anyway this is done with the new pear set from Flourishes and I did some research on pears and boy there are a lot of varieties of this lovely funny shaped fruit. Pears offer a great source of fiber and potassium ( or however you spell that ), so they are a healthy fruit to gobble up. I'm not big on eating all pears but do like some of the soft and juicy ones as I'm sure many of you do. Simple card using my water colored pencils as always and just cutting a die and slapping everything together.
Weather here is so mild it's crazy but enjoyable. In the 50's today and we may even hit the 60's tomorrow. Who said we are not in a global warming is a bit nutsy coo-coo...but that's just my opinion. Hope you are all off to a good week. I'm exhausted from dismanteling all my Christmas decos...took me over 4 hours yesterday but it's all packed away for another year. Happy week everyone and before I go I hope you will all consider starting your cards for the Valentine's drive. I'll keep you posted but it's going to start...ready, set, stamp.

Who's who in Who Ville ???

Well welcome to Who's Ville USA...better known as Josephine Crossings Sub.

Last year the sub voted to use " How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for the decorating theme for all the neighborhood and here is some of how cute it is. At Night it's just glorious with all the bright and crazy colors of lights. It's a real wonderful sight to see. Here is just a sample of what we see each day.

My next door neighbors Rory & Mike 

Neighbor Tammy

Here's Max in front of DD's house along with the Grinch

who takes over her front porch. But we are saved by the

Sweet Cindy Lou....on the front grass over from Max.

Mean son of a gun !

                         Sweet Cindy Lou is on the other side of DD's grass...isn't she adorable!

  And not to be out done....My Cindy Lou and my sign for a Happy Who-la-days to all.We all have spot lights on our displays and it's just so fun to see. So I say to one and all of you...I hope your holidays...or who-la-days are warm and bright and full of love and happiness.

Timeless Tuesday...a sketch

Well don't you just love it when the challenge is a sketch??? I do, because it means this feeble old brain doesn't have to ponder ( that means think) about how my layout will be set up. So, I said hoooray, or is it hoorah? Or it might just be ...well hot damn! Anyway this is the challenge over at the Flourishes TT blog site. So I got out some glitzy Christmasie paper and ribbon and went to town. I'll bet you wonder what town I went to huh...well stamping town of course. I used the lovely set called Christmas Candles along with some beautious paper from my local scrap store put out by Making Memories...called Mistletoe. Found some fancy schmansy ribbon that had the glitz and knew it would work. My bowmaker is giving my head a dizzy feeling as I forgot how to use it and had to rely on my own skills to produce a bow. My coloring was done with my favorite water colored pencils..just love them. Used the circle dies from Spellbinders and viola
( French for here you go). I'm done.
Had a real work out at the gym this morning with my sexy sweet Rory who is my very own personal trainer. Well he's not mine exclusively but I pretend he is. Came home and ready for the linement. Ouch...it's hard to be fit.
Happy week fellow bloggers and see you next go round.

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