Some Cardinal Cards for Xmas

 

 

 

I made these cardinals and greens with dies from Honey Bee.  I recently saw some cards made from these dies on Pinterest.  I really loved them.  I did some research and found out who made them.  I signed in and looked at my account and realized I had allready purchased them.  Anyways, I cut out enough pieces to make four cards.  I have this years cards done already, but I want to make enough for next year also.  Now that I'm in my seventies I realize I never know when something might happen and I won't be able to get them done.  Right now, I'm being tested for glaucoma.  I won't get the results of that testing for another three weeks.

 

Now on to the cards.  Dies are by Honey Bee.  The paper is from Stampin' Up.  The sentiment is from Spellbinder's (on the top card). 

 

 

 

Dirty Dozen/ October 2024 (I had to wait 6 months to post)

 

 

This is a digital image purchased on Etsy from Coloring Books 2020.  I finally got around to coloring her.  She is colored with Luminance and Polychromos pencils.  The papers are from Stampin' Up.

I've had this stamp for a while and haven't used it. This is perfect for the current theme. I met all these wonderful ladies when I worked in Manzanita Elementary. We worked together for over twenty years and we became quite good friends. This stamp reminds me of a get together we had at my house years ago. We got together and I made homemade pizzas and everyone brought something wonderful to eat. We decided to play with my kids' Nintendo system. We did bowling, tennis and a few other games. A bunch of older ladies trying to learn how to play the Nintendo. One of the funniest memories was Miss Christine always letting go of the bowling ball while her hand was moving back. We would all scream as if the ball was actually going to hit us. We never laughed so hard,

I have always loved this image. I made this for my dearest friend who puts light into everyone's life. Mo's Digital Pencil is my go to for stamp images. I must have close to 1,000 images. I was in the mood for pencils today so I used them on all today's cards. I don't recall who the paper is from. It could be Stampin' Up, but I'm not sure.

 Both of my daughters are having significant weight loss. One has lost about 150 pounds so far and the other 75 pounds, and is at her goal weight. Me? I'm just moseying along losing a pound here or there even though I am working my (you know what) off at the gym! I'm very proud of my girls. This is another image from Mo's Digital Pencil. I swear she has an image for every occasion! It is also colored with Prismacolor pencils. The paper is from Stampin' Up.

My brother has ridden motorcycles since he was about ten. He still does. Last year he went to Sturgis, South Dakota for the motorcycle rally. This was the first year my sister-in-law went along. Well, actually she flew out there from New Jersey and flew back, but she did ride around Sturgis with him in his sidecar. I don't blame her for not wanting to cross the country in the sidecar. The motorcycle rider looks quite like my brother. My sister-in-law is going to kill me when she sees her image. Not really, she will take it well. After all, I did not draw the image!

 My final card for October used their sample layout.  It's a Halloween card for my grandson Ethan.  I used images from Bontik Vintage Designs on Etsy.  The ghosts and bats are from Spellbinder's dies.

Birthday Card for Ethan

 

I finished this card right before leaving for Ethan's birthday party so I completely forgot to photograph it.  It's nice to have a picture of him holding it, though.  This was a quickie cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  His mom just redid his bedroom in a space theme as his birthday gift.

Easter Cards for the Grandkids 2025

 

 

 

These card kits were purchased from Paper Craft Secrets.It was meant to be cut on my Silhouette, but I couldn't get it to work.  I'll have to figure that out.  I ended up fussy cutting everything.  This wa my first attempt at shaker cards.

Morgan's ArtWorld April 2025

 

 

 

This card is my Creative Team entry for Morgan's ArtWorld April 1sr challenge.  I used the image "Baby Foxes 2," available here: https://www.morganartstudio.com/.  I colored the image with Copic markers and Luminance pencils.  The paper is from Stampin' Up.