Christmas

Hi once again. I had some images colored up and with so much flurry going on around here, I finally got a chance AND the motivation, to get these images onto cards. This one was colored back during the summer while I was lolling around in the recliner. As you may have noticed if you visit here much, I LOVE anything with a cardinal. A friend had this lovely Northwoods stamp, showed me a card, and well, you can guess the rest of the story. This is another easy image to color...the hardest part is trying to shade my little red guy, cause he's so small. The Red copic color family is a hard color range for me to work with - it tends to bleed for me, as I have a somewhat 'heavy' hand. I also used some Spica glitter pens on the pine needles and ribbons. Diecut with S/B deckled rectangle. Green glitter mat was diecut with a larger size of the same set. Interior part (covered by the image) was cut out with a smaller die, to save weight. The bonus is that I now have that piece to use elsewhere. The silver glitter paper was just trimmed out to fit the cardbase. Ah, now for the snippets - that was the red glitter strips. (Saved from cutting out the inside of a die used in another project, and Voila, here it gets repurposed.)The strips are adhered down top & bottom, but do not run the width of the image. This glitter paper is quite thick, so would make the card entirely too bulky (at least for mailing). I have a few more of these images colored, so I have to think of some other designs to use 'em up! Also going to take Red over to Pixie's Playground since it just barely qualifies for the Snippets Challenge and then onto to Rudolph Day. Someone said (I'll call no names), that my eggnog needed something else, so maybe I'll add a warming ingredient. Whatta you think? Com' on along, and join in the Christmas fun. Cheers!

Christmas

Good afternoon and welcome. Update on my cataract surgery which was scheduled for today: Got postponed! After I had gotten myself all geared up to do it, get it over with, the doctor (very wisely) decided to wait to get some 12 yr old pre-lasix eye measurements from my Florida clinic...and that's IF these records can be found. Long story - but the short version is: the clinic has relocated; since I'm no longer an active patient, my records were archived to a central storage facility...may or may not be able to get located. But the doctor wanted to have the effort made. So now I'm tentatively scheduled for Dec ?5?. Anyhoo, all the scurrying around, dealing with 2 different clinics in 2 different states, several different nurses, techs, etc. -  is why I've been MIA for a couple of days.  OK...enough on that. It's in God's Hands, and I'm happy to leave it there. For the card: The image is by Impression Obsession-D8295, very easy to color. I used some Chromatix markers purchased at A C Moore. Added to my collection this past Black Friday. These have a small nib & a brush nib. I liked the small nib for the tiny area coloring, but I don't think these blend quite as nicely as the copics (could be the operator also). Diecut with a S/B Classic Oval - sponged with a bit of Memento Sky Blue, which gave the nice grayish tone at the edge - which I liked. The Distress Inks were too bright for this effect. Then diecut a bit of burgundy-ish Bazzill for a mat. The teal cardbase was a snippet that was in the pile, so embossed it with the Crafts Too Christmas Ornament EF, dabbed a smidge of Delicata Gold ink onto the embossing. Diecut a snippet of some greenish paper with the Cheery Lynn Carnivale die, then added a small strip cut from Authentique 12x12 Festival Collection, just because I thought the trim needed a touch of brightening. Since I do have a few snippets on here, perhaps I might just take a pitcher of eggnog over to Pixie's Playground and see what those mischievous pixies are up to.  I'm tellin' ya, those girls have the mostest fun. Also it's the final Rudolph Challenge over here at Stamping for Pleasure, so I'll enter this little card in that Challenge. Another place where there's lots of fun to be enjoyed. Check out both these places, and you're in for a treat! Have a great day, and Hugs & thanks for the visit.

Miscellaneous

Cuttlebug Snowflake EF

Hi, I'm back again. I received my order from Cropstop in the mail yesterday evening. Wow, that was pretty fast shipping. I had been on the hunt for this particular folder ever since seeing the lovely cards here and here. It was just a wonderful coincidence that I had put some items in a cart at Cropstop, and got an email from them. When I replied to the email & asked about this folder, not really expecting a positive outcome, to my delight, Haylie replied there was just one left in stock! YESSSS! Submitted that cart triple fast, late on the evening of 11/19, and the order arrived 11/23, (remember we had a no-mail holiday yesterday!). That is super good service, and I'm so tickled to have this folder in my stash. I hope I can create something even half so wonderful as Bonnie & Susan did with their folders. Thanks, Ladies, for such inspiring cards that sent me on the hunt for this neat folder. Just thought I'd do my enablin' bit here, as I expect my British followers could get this little baby. I found it at a couple of UK sites, but it was out of stock, however, I was able to request notification when it's back in stock. Don't you just love a happy ending???? Have a great day, and as always, thanks for visiting, and sharing any thoughts you may have time to leave. Hugs.

Fall

Gloria R.'s Thanksgiving Card

Hello, and welcome to another Fall card. This one arrived in the mail, made by my friend Gloria R. It is just the most beautiful card... sadly, my photography does not do it justice. Hopefully if you enlarge the photo by double clicking, you will get a better idea of the delicacy of the gold leaf veining against the glorious background. I'm guessing the background was done with distress inks, but however it was created, I just love it! The cardbase is a navy blue, matted with a soft orange-y Bazzill, then the image. The leaves are embossed with gold. Absolutely lovely, & I just had to share it. I have some of the most talented friends!!! I keep hoping some of it will rub off on me, just 'cause I hang around with them! Enjoy your day, and thanks for visiting. Hugs