Birds of a Feather

Birds of a feather....stamp together! This is such a cute stamp. I love how the two birds in the middle seem to be having quite a chat, while the two on the ends seem to be not paying any attention at all! Or maybe they are the "lookout's"! I seemed to take forever to make this card. I kept wanting to add things, but the dp was enough in itself, so I settled for some sheer ribbon and rhinestones. Thanks for looking.

Cool Car ~ Cool Guy

Wanna go for a ride??

This cool car is for my brother who is celebrating his 45th birthday this week!! It is a 1969 Chev. Camaro from Clear Dollar stamps. They have great car stamps for guy cards - always a challenge to make. My brother actually owned an 88/89? Camaro back in the day when he was way cooler than he is now!! I didn't remember that little tidbit of information until I was done making the card (I suffer from senior moments) , and it was actually dark blue! How lucky for me...I was just trying to match the colour to the paper! Hope he likes it, and it brings back some memories of his younger, cooler days!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Monkey-ing Around

Do you ever find when you are posting a card, you really just don't know what to say?! Let me just say that I am so thankful for the many friendships in my life...and this card is for all of you!

Feeling blue

What to say? Flowers. Blue. Gray. Olive green. Watercoloured with markers. Green velvet ribbon. My new punch. Button....now there's a story. After buying some pretty charms this week, I decided to dump out my button jar to see what might be in there. I found lots of great buttons including this silver, very worn, old one. Perfect. Did you know the cost to mail a card in Canada has gone up to 57 cents. And to the USA $1.00. Good thing us card makers don't have to go out and BUY the card too!!! We make our own, doesn't cost us a thing....right?

Thinking Spring!

Woke up this morning to at least another 5 cm. of snow....what a pretty sight. I really do love the snow. So why am I making a spring card you ask?....to use my new stamps and paper I got on my wonderful shopping trip this week, of course!! My mojo is humming again so I had a lovely day of creating yesterday. These flowers are from Inkadinkadoo Garden delight, floral screen cb folder, some paper, ribbon and pearls. I have a great collection of DP that I never use, so this year I have decided to try and use some, or lots, on all my cards. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Happy New Year!

Peace....what a beautiful word! There is something about saying it out loud that just makes me feel calm. This great little card was a creation from my niece. She handed out her homemade cards at Christmas to all the family, and each one was different. She is a very talented card maker!!! I told her to start a blog so we can see all her creations, but she said....'oh, they aren't that great!' I think they are, don't you?!?

My prayer for this year is that peace may live in our homes and in our hearts. That we may have peace with what God has given us and what He has not. That though we can't bring peace to the whole world, we can at least bring peace to our own small part of it, by the things we do and say. 'Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me...'

Blessings to you all in 2010!

Snowman gift tag

This cute little card was on top of the gift I received from my hubby this Christmas. And he made it himself!!! Yes, he actually stamped AND coloured it!! (He had a little help from my daughter finding everything he needed). I am impressed!! I was a little concerned at first when I found out he was going through my stuff, I mean, wouldn't you be?? There's kind of a lot of it! But he thought it was all really neat! Not sure if that's good or bad.

That's a funny one!

I read this on a blog and wanted to share it with you....because I think we can all relate! "My husband lets me have all the scrapbooking supplies I can hide!!" Aren't husbands wonderful! Have a great day!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all! May you have a beautiful day with family and friends as you celebrate the birth of our Saviour Jesus!

Thank you for stopping by my blog to see my creations and for all your wonderful comments and encouragement! It is so fun to share the love of this craft with so many of you!

I loved making this card! I wish I could take credit for the design, but I cased it off Splitcoast. It is done with SU Pocket Silhouettes in purely pomegranate. I ran the white background not quite all the way through the CB leaving room for the sentiment.

I look forward to some time off after New Years which I hope to spend in my crafting space which has sadly been neglected since I finished my Christmas cards.... just too busy with work and everything else.

Again, thanks for visiting my blog, and have a Blessed day.

Love, Joyce

Happy 50th!

Yeah! My 50th post! Happy 50th blog day to me!!

These cards are two more using the skaters stamp I love so much. I did one in white and ruby red, and the other in real red and white. Used the snowflakes and swiss dots CB's and ribbon. Raised the skaters slightly because I find it sticks better over the ribbon. I am also sending this card to my Uncle and Aunt celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. I'm sure they did some pairs skating in Holland, way back when!

I hope you are all enjoying getting ready for Christmas, whether it be by making cards, baking, shopping, listening to the wonderful music, and quietly meditating on "Jesus, the reason for the season". In my devotional this morning I read how one mom wrapped up the baby Jesus from her nativity scene and put it under the Christmas tree with all the other gifts. She gave it to one member of the family to open, to remind the family that among all the other gifts under the tree the Gift of Jesus is the greatest gift given, and one we have to share with everyone...not just now, but all year long.

O Christmas Tree

A quick post this morning. This lovely tree is from SU Scandinavian Season, stamped with versamark and gold embossed. The paper also SU last year's Ski Slope pack, some brads and ribbon, and another card done. I enjoyed making Christmas cards this year for a change...although I agree with my friend Anja, need to start earlier next year. Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by. Joyce

Skating in a winter wonderland

I just love this skaters stamp from the SU set Winter Post. It sort of has that nostalgic feel about it...days gone by. When we were growing up we knew without a doubt that every winter there would be lots of snow for building forts and snowmen. My Dad would make a patch of ice in the yard for us to skate on, or we would visit the nearest frozen pond. It has been a long time since I have skated outdoors on a pond. Now the winter weather is so unpredictable,... like today. It's Dec.14 and it's.......raining. A good day to get some shopping done. Thanks for stopping by.

Pretty and Simple

Happy snowy morning to all my bloggin friends! After that wildly windy rainy night, it's nice to wake up to see little white flakes blowing around instead. Looks like it is still cold and windy, though. Brrr...! This card is cased from a blog I like to follow 'Rosemary Reflections'. I needed some simple cards to make with a friend who is making a box of cards for her mom for Christmas. Since I wanted to make this one anyway it served double purpose. We had a lovely afternoon stamping and chatting. I am also happy to report that my Christmas cards are done!! Now to write and mail them. A good job for this evening after work. Although I can think of a few birthday cards that also need making. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Elliot the Moose

Happy 1st of December! My first Christmas card! This poor moose is so cold he had to put on his knitted leggings....isn't he cute! I named him Elliot after a TV show I used to watch with my girls when they were little. When I saw this image that was the first thing that came to mind...'Elliot moose....is on the loose'.

I watercoloured with markers, and then outlined the image with a light grey marker. I saw this done on someones blog, and thought it made the image stand out just a little bit more. DP is last years Stampin Up. Some snowflakes and gems to finish it off.

Hope this little moose will warm your heart...or your legs!

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your Day

Good morning! Just a quick, simple card for today. I just had to have this double sided paper when I saw it! Love the colours and the design. I didn't want to cover it up, so I chose a simple layout, used both sides of the paper, folded the ribbon so it wouldn't look too plain, and stamped a sentiment in a scalloped circle. It works for me. I should be working on Christmas cards, but the past couple of evenings I have been watching the first season of Lost with Kristen. We have been following the show since it started and are anxiously waiting for the final season to start. I don't remember much of the first season, so it's interesting. Anyway, enjoy your day...I plan to enjoy mine.

Cute little Pixie

This cute little pixie is another stamp from CC Designs. 'Apple Emma' from my blog post yesterday is also a stamp from this company (at least this pic turned out clearer). I also coloured her with the prismacolour pencils and blended with gamsol. It was so fun to stamp and colour these images with the prismas, since I usually use my watercolour pencils or markers. This is one of those cards that I just want to keep! Thanks for looking. Have a great day!

Say 'Appo'!

First of all I apologize for the blurry picture. This card is for my daughter Brittany, who I spent a lovely morning with yesterday. "Apple Emma" is so cute and I just had to send it to her as we have a family joke about apples from since Brittany was very little and just learning to talk. Apple was pronounced 'appo' and we would encourage her to say it over and over, louder each time, just because it was so cute to hear her say it. So this card included all the 'apple' cliches I could think of....the most important being "you are the apple of my eye!", and my other favorite, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!" I made this card during my 'stamping therapy' time last week at a friend's house, since she has the stamp and the wonderful prisma pencils to colour it with. Thanks for stopping by. Oh, and have an apple today, I hear it keeps the doctor away!

Botanical Blooms

A couple of cards to share from my lovely afternoon of stamping yesterday. Just me and some great Christmas music, with some Michael Buble thrown in for fun. I suppose I should be making Christmas cards, but I saw this layout on splitcoast and just had to case it. Tried a couple of different colours....I like the ruby red and olive, Kristen likes the teal and apricot.

But since they are going in the mailbox shortly, I will have to case myself and make a couple more.

Thanks for stopping by. Make it a great day!

a "Dad" card

Last week I finally had some serious 'stamping therapy' with a friend. My mojo really needed a boost to get going again. This birthday card is for my Dad. It looks like the kind of card he would buy, the whole country church scene. I think he actually sent Christmas cards like this one year, but with a more wintery look. Maybe I should add some snow, since his birthday is in December.

Thanks for stopping by, and not completely giving up on me....it has been so long since I have posted. See ya again soon.

You know you're sick when....

We've been dealing with this miserable flu at our house for almost 2 weeks now. First my daughter, then my hubby, and now me. Not fun. All this free time, and no energy to stamp. Bummer!