Thank You!

Hi everybody! Happy New Year! Can you believe 2017 is nearly here? Wow, what a year we had!

Since Christmas has passed and Christmas presents have been opened (& played with), I thought it was about time to get out some Thank You cards.

Many people made my Christmas complete even though I didn't get to see my sons during the holidays. I am very thankful for friends who invited me to parties or dinner. That really helped me get through what-would-have-otherwise-been a most miserable Christmas.

I love the Square Flip-It die (from Stephanie Barnard's Stamps of Life) because you can fit just about anything in the square to make it a unique card. Using the same die & sentiment but different patterned paper (also from Stamps of Life), I made multiple cards.

It was easy to quickly get several of these made, which was quite helpful! Now that they're done, I can begin putting away my Christmas stamps, dies & embellishments. Almost time to create some for Valentine's Day, after all! lol :)

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate your comments and visits very much, and I hope to see you again real soon ~

Believe

Hi everybody! I thought I'd post another Christmas card. This one challenged my watercoloring skills.

My sister's (Cecilia) favorite color is red, and her husband owns a truck like this, so I thought I'd put the two together for her Christmas card. As I painted the red, it began to turn pink with water added. I just kept adding more red until I got a good color I wanted.

Cecilia called me yesterday to thank me for this card. She said it inspired her to go get a tree! They apparently hadn't started decorating yet. I'm glad I could be of help!

The stamp set is from Honey Bee stamps. I also purchased dies with the stamps, but for this card I didn't need them. The background paper is from a Lawn Fawn Christmas petite paper pad. Love those patterns!

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate your comments and visits very much, and I hope to see you again real soon ~

Cricut Christmas

Hi everybody! It's been a while since I posted. I went to Boston to visit my brother for the Thanksgiving holiday and just got back. Time to get serious with these Christmas cards!

As a Christmas present to myself, I purchased a Cricut Air Machine, thanks go Black Friday prices. My Cricut Expression was starting to cause issues with cutting, so I felt it was time I upgraded. It's rather old but was still useful until recently.

This is one of my first cards I created with the new machine. It's so easy because I don't have to physically connect my computer to the Cricut. It's all wireless! For this card, I first selected the card image from Cricut Access on the computer, then I hit Go and the machine began cutting, one layer after another. It stopped in between layers for me to change the color of the cardstock. Once it was done, I only had to adhere the layers and add the stamped sentiment on the inside. Easy!

If I get in a pinch and need more cards, this will be the one I go to for duplication.

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate your comments and visits very much, and I hope to see you again real soon ~