More cards

Good afternoon...almost evening!
Okay, I am posting more photos of cards. I know that you probably want to know more about them. I plan to go back at a later date to do just that. For now, I just wanted to show you some of my recent work. Although, I have to tell you that I have mailed out many cards, forgetting to photograph them! I hate when that happens. Oh well. 

Hugs!
Deb

Good morning!

Good morning, Faithful Followers!
I hope that I haven't lost you completely! There is no question that I have not been here for quite sometime. Having my 9 month old granddaughter here since December has definitely been life changing for me. :-)


I wanted to share some of my latest creations.

I will be adding more cards shortly!

Hugs!

Deb

Be sure to click on each date to see the whole post!

Yes, it's me!

Good morning Faithful Followers

I hope that all is well with you. I am sitting here in Lockport, NY (Near Buffalo), at my son and daughter-in-law's new home. They are still asleep, since their beautiful little newborn, Jackson "Jax" probably awakened them throughout the night.

Before I left home, I scurried around to make cards for Mike and Mandi, for both their new baby and for their new home. I wanted to share those with you today.

The first card is the one that I made for their new home. It's a very simple card. 

The second one is the baby card. I love using the little beads that have the letters on them to spell the new baby's name or to just say "baby". I think that it adds a personal touch to the card.

As you can see, I used a baby that I cut from my Cricut. The ribbon if from Stampin' Up! The wire used for the name is also from Stampin' Up!

Once I am home, I hope to be able to share the cards I made for my other new grand baby, Ava, and her big brother, Bobby. 

I hope that you are doing well and are finding time to stamp or scrapbook!

Hugs!

Deb

No excuses!

Good morning Faithful Followers!
If you are reading this, then you are really a faithful follower, since I have been remiss in posting! (Karla!) It has been a very busy year. Since my last post, my daughter gave me the gift of a beautiful granddaughter, Ava Grace. Life doesn't get much better than having grandchildren, that's for sure!


Okay, onto my blog. Today I am posted several cards, to try to make up for lost time. ;-)

 This is a card that was made using a stamp set from GinaK. I just love this set. It's so masculine and it's not always easy to find something different that is. I used inks and sponges to do my background and the sun. 

This card was made as a welcome baby card. Looking at it here, it looks very busy in design. This is one that looks better in person. I like using the beads to spell out the new baby's name. 

This card was made using a Heartfelt Creations stamp. I just love their stamps and especially this set. I used two shades of purples on each flower to give it more dimension. The leaves were done using colored pencils and Gamsol to soften them. There is a tiny pearl in the center of each flower, which are from Stamping' Up!


I hope to be back here soon to share more with you. I have made and sent a number of cards, forgetting to take pictures of them. I need to work on remembering to take the photos! 


Have a great day!


Hugs!
Deb

Good morning!

Good morning, Faithful Followers! 
I hope that you are not tired of the heat like those of us in Texas are! Yesterday was 107! Can you even imagine?


Anyway, I know that I keep promising to be faithful to you, posting on a regular basis. Life keeps getting in the way. Soon, I will have a new little granddaughter, who will be occupying even more of my time! I am SO excited and anxious to meet her!


Okay, back to blogging...
This first card is one that I made for an order I am working on. I know it's a bit early for Christmas, but it's never to early to think about starting Christmas cards! The stamps used on this card are from Stampin' Up! The set is called Sunny Seasons Greetings. It's such a cute versatile set. I used different colored Stickles on the lights to give it a glow!

This card was made for Father's Day, again using Stampin' Up! I have been using my inks a little bit differently lately, and am enjoying playing with them.

This card turned out to be one of my favorites! Fo anyone that knows me, you know that I love tropical things, especially palm trees and dolphins! This card was made for a friend. I stamped it with a stamp from Stampabilities called Subtle Pams. I just love it! I did some masking to make the sun. I don't think that you can tell from the picture, but I used a real starfish on "the beach". I love that 3D effect! 

This is an idea that I took from my Stampin' Up Consultant, Karla Amigh! I just love the looks of this cute little dresser! I have been making a bunch of variations of it. I may be using this card for my daughter-in-laws' baby shower invitations.  I have lots of ideas on how to use this idea! It is time consuming to make this card, only because of what my friends call "fussy cutting"! Below is another version of this card. I used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss the one below to give a wood look.

Last, but certainly not least, I am sharing a card that I made for my husband's birthday. I just love this treasure chest! I cut the chest out with my Cricut. The sword was from my stash. I had found it at some point in a clearance bin in a jewelry section of a store. Mark loves pirates, so I thought this would be fun! The coins I added were taken from pots of gold from my stash. 




I hope that in some way, I am redeeming myself by putting up more cards today! No promises on what tomorrow brings...I have a 2 year-old spending the night tonight! :-)


Hugs to all!
Deb

OK...true confessions from an aging woman! LOL!

Good morning Faithful Followers!

Yesterday was such a busy day! To begin with, we drove an hour to Frisco, where we used to live, to go to the new In-N-Out burger. We only waited for about 45 minutes, as opposed to 2 weeks ago when they opened, and people waited 4 hours! Can you imagine? You can't imagine the excitement everyone has, having this historic California chain come to Texas. Many Californians have relocated here. Once you have an In-N-Out Double Double, well, you just can never go back! LOL! After that, we went and shopped, and spent the whole day in the area.

Now, here comes the confession, we decided to do all of these things in Frisco is because we had been invited to a 30th birthday party in Plano. OK, so, the plan was to kill 2 birds with one stone. Great plan. The party wasn't until 6:00, and we had run out of things to do several hours ahead  of that. That wasn't the bad part...or the embarrassing part... we arrived at my good friend, Barb's house 30 minutes early...make that 1 week and 30 minutes early! Yes, my friends, the party is next week! Talk about feeling like a total fool! LOL!! My husband looked like he was going to kill me...and said as much!

Barb invited us in, fed us dinner with her family, and we spent the evening in the pool! There's nothing like a good friend who loves you despite yourself! :-)

Anyway, I am actually sharing the card that I made for the "guest of honor" NEXT WEEK! I hope you like it. It's rather simple, but I love the stamp set, which is from Stampin' Up!

Love to all of you, who continue to love and support me...even when I am losing my mind! You never know when I might show up on your doorstep!