whatwasoldisnewagain

Blame it on the P.O.T.D.

2012-02-16T14:28:00.001-08:00

Hi
This is what happens when you let the p.o.t.d (pile on the desk) entice you.
I wanted to try Stampscape with blue ink so I stamped it on cardstock, then used embossing powder and the heat gun. Added some pink vellum and popped the Madison Grand Window die with pop dots and added a wee bit of lace for a curtain. Now this is where the p.o.t.d may have gotten me into trouble. Green and blue is not something I would usually put together but they were in the pile and so they ended up on the card. Some pearls for bling and there you have it.
Blame it on the p.o.t.d!!!!! You may have to click on the pic to see things better.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Blue daisy

2012-02-16T14:17:00.001-08:00

Hi
While in Michaels one day I happened to notice the blue daisies with big white dots in the flower section. They were rather pretty and I thought they would make a cute card. So I cut out the daisy and with my white gel pen added lots of dots. Then off to the p.o.t.d (pile on the desk) for some scraps. Added the ribbon to the cardstock and ran it through polka dots folder on the CB. Added a bit of bling and ta da-pretty spring card. Lined the envelope and the inside of the card with the ribbon and cardstock, the same as the front.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Rural Crime Watch

2012-02-14T14:40:00.000-08:00

Hi
Here is the project we were working on. I know there are duplicates but I have tried to erase them but with no success, so there they are.
The wagon wheels, lanterns and numbers were cut with Cricut Old West cartridge and out of fun foam. By the way, fun foam and the Cricut make really rich looking projects. The letters for the slogan were cut from Storybook in the SCAL library. These were the only things I had a hand in.
The rest of the project was the work of my friend and her family,she is the owner of "our" Cricut. The logs came from fence posts on the farm. The skulls were done by a lady who does ceramics. The bales and moss are from Michaels.
What a fun project.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Second set of thank you cards

2012-02-13T12:44:00.001-08:00

Hi
This is the second set of thank you cards. This is done with Stampscapes and the list is here:
Lakeside cabin #147F
Sedge filler #251C
Lakeside cove #049G
Rocky peaks # 188F
Fence #289D
The ducks are ones cut from another stamp set which I can not remember the name of.
The sign and wheel came from the Cricut cartridge Old West. I used Distress Ink Tea Dye.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Thank you card(s)

2012-02-12T09:13:00.001-08:00

Hi
I know I have been away for awhile but this is part of the project I was working on with my friend (the owner of "our" Cricut).
There will be a couple of posts with this project.
This card is pretty self explanatory. The wheel and sign are from Cricut Old West cartridge. The stamp on the inside is Tree Trio by Stampscapes #088F. Lined the envelope with the same tree trio stamp. The snow on the sign and wheel was just glue with some Dollar Store snow. Must get a real card making snow pen. There were 9 of these cards made.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Black bird and red lace

2012-02-01T14:15:00.001-08:00

Hi
Just a quick little card.
The image was printed onto Whisper White from SU.
The border is popped up with pop dots.
The lace is from my huge stash.
Lined the envelope with the same image and there you have it.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Quatrefoil and lace

2012-01-29T11:57:00.001-08:00

Hi
Still cleaning up a lot of cuts from my desk. This is part of the quatrefoil svg from Christmas. The lace was a wee piece in the stash so I turned it into a flower. The background paper is from a huge stack my step daughter gave me. I love it and when I find a nice smoky blue butterfly I will probably put it on there. The centre of the "flower" is a stick on and it is the same color as the card. Of course, the camera doesn't catch that. lol To see the true colors click on the card. The background paper is gorgeous.
I lined the envelope with one row of the svg and laid a piece of the lace under it. Cute.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Light house

2012-01-28T11:08:00.001-08:00

Hi
Wow it has been awhile since I posted. I have been working on a project with the owner of "our" Cricut and so can't post anything from that project until mid Feb. But today I took a few minutes to make a great card with the help of an svg from Alice at cute-cutz.blogspot.com. This was so quick and easy and I think I will make a whole stack of them. The blue is such a pretty sparkly paper, it can be seen better if you click on the card. I have a sentiment in mind but wanted to post the card so didn't take time to make the sentiment. Thanks Alice for all your great svgs.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Grandsons Birthday (23)

2012-01-20T09:30:00.000-08:00

Hi
This is a cute card for my grandsons birthday; he is 23---how did I get that old? lol
The svg is from http://cute-cutz.blogspot.com/p/contact-me.html. Thanks Alice. Love her svgs. You should go to her blog and check out her work.
The sentiments I wrote and computer generated them on the clouds.
That was about it.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Mountain scene entered in Craft a Scene

2012-01-18T11:32:00.000-08:00

Hi
I want to enter this in Craft a Scene.
These stamps belong to my friend in Kelowna and so I have no idea whose stamps they are. I also just randomly placed them on the paper. I believe there are 7 stamps used.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Hearts and Lace

2012-01-16T11:37:00.001-08:00

Hi
As you all know, I like different folded cards. I found this on Dawns Stampin' Up Studio, Jan. 12, 2012. I did tweek it a bit to suit my own taste.
I put two strips top and bottom of two sided glue on my lace (which I have tons of)and placed it on the cardstock and ran it through the CB. When I took it out of the folder the glue is still sticky and I added some fine stickles and rubbed it into the lace. Use as many strips of glue as you would like the width of the color to be.
Added the embellishments and that was it. I didn't line the envelope yet but I may do that later when and if I cut some more hearts. lol The card is propped in a flower frog in order to hold the small flap shut. There is a sheet of white paper on the inside to write a note on. Also if I find just the right Valentine sentiment I will add it.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Valentine #2

2012-01-13T10:56:00.000-08:00

Hi
As I have said before, when I see an svg or use Cricut cartridge that I like I usually cut it out to see what it is going to be like. Unfortunately in the POTD (pile on the desk) there are a lot of cuts with no names from where I got it. Sorry, so if you see a cut that is yours please let me know and I will give you credit.
This card has a lot of POTD stuff on it. The hearts came from the Moroccan tile svg that I did. The sentiment ribbon is a Cuttlebug folder wiped with a bit of walnut stain off my fingers. The little key etc. is a peel off from the Dollar Store attached to the sentiment ribbon with a wee little brad.
Lined the envelope and done.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

First Valentine 2012

2012-01-12T10:54:00.000-08:00

Hi
First Valentine of 2012 uses several pieces from the pile on the desk, from now on called POTD lol.
The folder from Marianne Design #DS0908 was used and has been tucked away waiting for just the right time to be used. The lace was a flower I was experimenting with. The hearts are the negatives from my card "-and another one lol". The negatives had four rounded "petals" so I just cut off two and voila there were my hearts!! Added a few hearts to the inside and the envelope and called it done.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Mountain scene

2012-01-11T10:34:00.000-08:00

Hi
Just a simple scene using two Stampscapes. I "borrowed" the walnut stain idea from Sheree at http://vancouverislandcraftjunkie.blogspot.com/. I am not sure the red works but I needed to get it onto a card so there it is.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna
I would love to enter this card at Craft a Scene but unfortunately I don't know how.

Tea Time

2012-01-07T14:12:00.000-08:00

Hi
Have you ever seen a card and thought I need to do that one? Well that is what happened when I saw this on She's a Sassy Lady. http://shesasassylady.blogspot.com Thank you Sheila for the time you spent helping me.
The only problem with that was Sheila was doing it on Gypsy. So of course I had to try and figure it out. Been meaning to try and learn how to join letters to the edge of a card anyway. So I decided SCAL should be able to do it. I will not tell you how long or what the process was but suffice to say by the end of getting the card to cut I was frustrated. I managed to weld the letters to the card top but had to cut the sides by hand.
So without spending more time on that I used a teapot svg from The Quilling Patch and a tea cup svg from Penny Duncan Creations. Cuttlebug Swiss dots and some bling and the tea bags. Printed the sentiment on the computer and added a tea pot to the envelope and that was that.
If I do this again (which I probably will) I will use a different font to make fatter letters; and yes I know the tea cup on the inside is crooked on the saucer. lol
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Just a quick and cheeky card

2012-01-02T09:26:00.000-08:00

Hi
My daughter and I often send funny little things back and forth in the mail to help with morale so today someone sent me an email with this saying on it. Just had to make a card. Click on the card if you can't read the saying.(that is the cheeky part lol)
Polka dot paper layered on aqua cardstock on white cardstock. Wrote the sentiment in SCAL with Amy Chomos pens. Layered that on Penny Duncan Creations shaplies svg and some of her svg ivy. Added a few little butterflies on the corners and used the negatives of them for the inside. Lined the envelope with polka dot paper and done.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

-and another one lol

2012-01-01T10:32:00.001-08:00

Hi
Yes Christmas is over but there was one more card on my desk that I wanted to post. It is a very busy one but it utilized a few things that I had on the desk while making Christmas cards. The white cardstock was covered with a soft green print of music sheet, then an svg (sorry I don't remember whose) cut from flocked paper, then I used a piece of Christmas ribbon. Framed it with a braid punch from EK and flocked paper and added one of my handmade poinsettias. The envelope is lined with music sheet paper. Can't play a note but am in love with music sheets and notes. lol
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna
p.s. As usual; if you recognize any of the cuts I used please let me know and I will credit them with it.

Thank you note

2011-12-30T12:47:00.000-08:00

Hi
Yes, I do love the musical notes for thank you cards. lol
This one is white card stock with notes and music embedded into it. I cut out little notes and printed sheet music, wrote the sentiment with the Cricut and Amy Chomos pens. Then I glued the notes and music to the cardstock and ran it through the Cuttlebug folder(I think it is called musical notes). Matted it onto black and added some large musical notes to the inside and lined the envelope with the sheet music. I used a line of navy peel off sparkly ribbon top and bottom just for some bling.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

These are four more Christmas cards

2011-12-22T21:30:00.000-08:00

Hi
Just had to post the last four cards before Christmas.
There isn't much to tell about them. The sailing one is a picture my niece took on her travels and I added the sailboats from TuJ's and a Taco; the sleigh is iris folding; the butterfly is Marianne Design on shiny paper; the CD has a rosette I made and also the poinsettia is from Penny Duncan's files. I really enjoy making the poinsettias and the rosettes.
That seems to be it for the Christmas cards.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

One more Christmas card before Christmas

2011-12-22T21:15:00.000-08:00

Hi
Here is one that I really like. I used Perfect Pearls Powder and Stampscapes (sorry I can't remember the name of this one, think it is cabin something or other).
Used some gorgeous glitz paper for a frame and a Cuttlebug label. A little navy ribbon for a wee bit of contrast.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Snowflakes, medallions, poinsettia

2011-12-18T09:48:00.000-08:00

Hi
The baking is done except for a bit of peanut brittle and some fudge so I decided to clear up the bits and pieces from the card making desk. This gorgeous snowflake svg comes from Lea at http://tujs.wordpress.com/. It is cut on the Cricut from pearlized paper using SCAL. The snowflakes are punched then glued onto red cardstock and then run through the Snowflake Cuttlebug folder. It looks like they were part of the cardstock. Love this little trick. I stamped Merry Christmas all over the white card stock before I started putting things together. The bit of green flocking cardstock has the braided edge from EK and the lace is a bit from the hundreds of feet of lace I have. The lace comes from the days when I was into making albums. I really must find some more ways of using it up. Added a bit of stickles for bling and all done.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Poinsettia and flocked paper

2011-12-14T08:54:00.000-08:00

Hi
Poinsettia's are all around us and my work desk is no exception. I found a great svg from Penny Duncan http://pennyduncancreations.blogspot.com/that I like and made a whole bunch in red and one in white and blue. I just "have" to make another blue and white one before the season is over.
This is some gorgeous flocked paper that was left over from my cards. It is from Anna Griffin, Calisto Christmas (last year at Michaels). The punch is from EK and I think it is called braid. Of course the medallion just "had to"feature in my cards somewhere. So many of my cards have so much raised stuff that it will cost a fortune to send them. My next project (in the New Year) is to make little flat boxes that will accomodate my cards for mailing without costing a fortune.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Ice Skates

2011-12-12T09:58:00.000-08:00

Hi
This card met with disaster but I hated to throw away the glitter so with a few corner dies from Cuttlebug and some gorgeous skates from the Cricut Winter Woodland and a bit of ribbon I think it turned out rather cute. The skates dangle on the ribbon.
I have some new two sided tape from the Dollar Store and boy does it ever grip so I better have everything lined up perfect because it will NOT be able to be repositioned. I found that out the hard way. Whoops, when I looked at the pic again I see there is some fuzz on the bow of the skates. I need to add a sentiment yet as well so will remove the fuzz before mailing.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Simple snowflake card

2011-12-11T10:42:00.000-08:00

Hi
I needed to make a simple little card. This one pleased me. I used Cuttlebug snowflake folder and embossed the cardstock. Next I scored around the outside on the Score Pal. I had some lovely flocked cardstock so used MS punch and made some leaves. Made a circle and embossed it. Glued the leaves around and added a few of beads. Popped the wreath with some pop dots.
I didn't want the sentiment to overpower the wreath so used a lighter red ink.
There you have it. Simple but sweet.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Pop up Christmas card

2011-12-10T11:34:00.000-08:00

Hi
I love pop up cards and here is one that I had the interior cut out last year and didn't get finished. If you recognize the cut out please let me know and I will give you credit. I will also then be able to put a name to my file. Seems the cyber space gremlin had a field day with some of my files and they are now lost in cyber space. So, some of the cuts I use are from the pile on my desk and I have no idea who did them.
The interior fireside is from ChristmasFiles.com and the outer card is a recycled Christmas card.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

My friends house- sort of -Christmas card

2011-12-08T09:32:00.000-08:00

Hi
I got Lea from TuJ's and a Taco to help me with my frame. This is a picture from ChristmasFiles.com. It looks a lot like our friends house in the country. Their house is more modern but the setting is almost identical. Perfect for a card for them. I used the Cuttlebug Snowflake folder and a peel off sentiment. I think there is too much red and too much black but not every card meets our expectations that we have in our minds eye.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Second Post today- A winter play day with the deer

2011-12-07T08:53:00.000-08:00

Hi
I know this is not a card but it was such a great experience I just had to share.
We live in the middle of a residential and commercial section of the city. There are always big trucks and traffic and buses going by but where I live there is a small green area. In front of our mobile home is one more row of mobiles and then the green spot. There were 5 deer yesterday and three were playing tag with each other. (Impossible to film). These two are playing the head butting game. I only have a real cheap little camera and they are about 2 blocks away and in order to get them in the picture I had to sort of lean over my kitchen counter and angle the camera to get a shot of them through the window. That makes the mobiles and sheds look funny. Look to the left and middle of the pic. Sort of just above the roof of the left hand mobile.
Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. It was a good half hour spent. Sort of a good reminder to slow down, right?
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

White and blue poinsettia

2011-12-07T08:37:00.000-08:00

Hi
I wanted to try a white and blue poinsettia last year but ran out of time and this year I am a little more brave with using inks and things so tried one. I love how it turned out. Little bit of silver gel pen around the outer petals and some glitter spray.
I layered with white cardstock and soft shimmery paper. The folders are Cuttlebug Christmas Tree and Snowflakes. Three thin ribbons wrapped around to hold the peel off sentiment and a peel off snowflake for the top of the tree. Paper embossed with the snowflake folder to line the envelope.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Stampscape experiment

2011-12-06T15:10:00.000-08:00

Hi
I just had to try different colors of Perfect Pearls Powders and so stamped a few different colors. This one is gold and I just layered some really pretty musical paper and matted with red. The sentiment is Dollar Store stick ons from last year. Lined the envelope with some of the paper and called it good.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Winter scene

2011-12-04T14:21:00.000-08:00

Hi
This little card has many layers. I made a few mistakes so had to cover them up somehow. I was experimenting with the Cricut and trying to make an aperture but my measurements were off and I hated to waste the card stock so just covered up as best as I could. Should have paid more attention in math class. lol
The frame is one Lea at http://tujs.wordpress.com/ made an svg for me. I decided to play some more and removed the centre she had made for me and used a cloud shape from the SCAL library. Lea, I have used the original file on other cards but they aren't finished yet. Thanks so much.
The picture is from ChristmasFiles.com and printed on photo paper. You can see the inside frame around the picture because the card kept popping open and short of using a paper clip to keep it closed I just took the picture. Added a peel off sentiment and some pearls. The envelope is lined with the picture.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Another snow flake card

2011-12-03T09:02:00.000-08:00

Hi
Last year when I was surfing the blogs I found a beautiful card. I wanted to do it so this year I did. I am sorry I did not keep the name of the blog where I saw it so if it is yours please let me know and I will give you credit.
I have just layered white on white and used Cuttlebug folders Swiss Dots and Snowflakes, a little ribbon, some silver glitter, and a peel off sentiment. The lining is just paper run through the Cuttlebug with some silver ink and added to the envelope. Of course, if you want to see it better click on the pic.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Christmas butterfly

2011-11-29T17:27:00.000-08:00

Hi
My love of butterflies just had to play a part in my Christmas cards somehow. lol
When I first got my butterfly die cut from Marianne Design I just had to try it out and the handiest scrap of paper I had was a bit from my Christmas cards. It has been sitting in "the pile" for awhile so I used Glossy Accents to make it shiny etc. and popped it up with a pop dot. Added some Christmas papers and the sentiment and some bling.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Glitzy snow flakes

2011-11-28T15:53:00.001-08:00

Hi
Sometime one of negatives just lays there begging to be used for a card. This was one of those cases. The snowflake negative was laying on top of my pile with the glitter paper underneath. So in order to make a dent in the pile I put it together and called it good. I added a peel off snowflake or two and added a snowflake paper on the inside and the envelope. I believe the snowflake paper was from Jak Heath. http://www.jakheath.com
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Re Frosty card

2011-11-26T13:49:00.001-08:00

Hi
Whoops, forgot to post the wee story for the Frosty card.
The cardstock was embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflake folder. The bottom card is the true blue color of the cardstock. A little ribbon, a snowman peel off that I colored, a sentiment stamped in silver and embossed and a few snowflakes and that was it.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Fans, butterflies and accordian flowers

2011-11-25T10:35:00.000-08:00

Hi
I have been reading about using some of the paper we have been saving for a "special" card. I decided that every card is special.
This is a 12" by 12" piece of gorgeous cardstock by Forever in Time. I cut only a small portion of it to make this card. There are gorgeous swirls and flowers on the other 3/4 of it. They will become another card very soon.
The fan is made from a CD cut in half and then very carefully popped into the micro between several layers of paper towel for only 5 seconds. It popped and crackled but the result was this gorgeous crackle effect. (the paper towel had burn marks on it so be very careful and watch it). My friends husband cut the CD's for me. I believe he used a chop saw. The center of the accordian flower is a piece of bling I found among my stash. Pretty isn't it?
The camera picks up multi colors but in real life it is silver with soft brown cracks in it. Again, clicking on the photo shows the detail of the DP.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna
P.S. In my Frosty post (which came in two parts) I forgot to mention that I stole the card idea from my friend Gail at What's Normal. http://scrappintimes-gail.blogspot.com Thanks Gail.

Frosty Snowman Greetings

2011-11-25T09:18:00.000-08:00

Deer Christmas Greetings

2011-11-25T08:57:00.000-08:00

Hi
Such pretty background paper needed something gorgeous to go with it. The forest scene was a picture from the computer and printed on photo paper. The DP was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder Brocade Window. The sentiment was written with Amy Chomos gel pens on the Cricut and then I placed it inside the tab and cut it out on the Cricut. The envelope was lined with more of the DP paper. Of course if you wanted to see it better click on the photo. Camera is still misbehaving.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Mitten Christmas Card

2011-11-20T11:08:00.000-08:00

Hi
I was visiting a few blogs and Juliets blog http://ballpointbliss.blogspot.com/ gave me an idea. I had just seen mittens on Lynn Pratts blog http://stampndesign.blogspot.com/ and thought it would be such a snap to do a card like that. Well it was in a pdf and I figured I could just trace it into SCAL and away we go. Not so. There were too many nodes to cut smoothly. It took forever and it was cutting in dashes not one long smooth cut. Finally it got done. So of course it had to have bling. The poinsettia is an svg cut from Birds Cards http://www.birdscards.com/. The snowflake is one I have had in the computer for awhile. Sorry that was before I kept track of whose work it was. If you recognize it please let me know and I will give you credit. A little dollar store felt and there it was. Also a little glitzy silver paper behind the snow flake for added interest.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

My first Stampscape

2011-11-20T10:21:00.000-08:00

Hi
This is my first Stampscape. I think the card is pretty standard. Black cardstock for a base. The gold trim is the inside of an envelope from a card. The Stampscape is Lakeside Cabin 147F. I used Perfect Pearls Powder gold. The only thing that worries me is that the PPP seems to smudge even after 2 or 3 days. Will have to do something about that.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Clouds and blue flowers

2011-11-19T08:45:00.000-08:00

Hi
I thought I had posted this little card but then I discovered it was hidden away under the pile of "to do" things. Here it is. The DP is from The Dollar Store. It has clouds all over and a darling baby boy in the corner. I will use him another time but for now I wanted clouds.
The daisy frame is from http://www.birdscards.com/
I absolutely love her blog and she has great svgs (free) which I use a lot of. The little flowers are the ones I use all the time. The leaves are a Penny Duncan svg.
I have been having lots of trouble with getting my pictures into blogger. My camera insists on putting them into Windows gallery instead of my files. Time to talk to my computer buddy and see if she can fix this annoying glitch. It takes a very long time to find them. Ok so now I have vented I will post this. I really must get at the Christmas cards.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

On another note

2011-11-14T12:58:00.000-08:00

Hi
Just had to use the title-lol It is just a slight variation from the note card I posted a couple of posts back. The little difference is the note is angled, I have some corners from Cuttlebug die cuts. Different musical sheet music paper. Different matting. Isn't it amazing how just a few little changes can change a whole card?
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Another flower

2011-11-12T07:59:00.000-08:00

Hi
The background paper, along with a big yellow flower had been sitting on my desk for awhile. If you saw the last post with the big yellow flower (chrysanthemum)then you know which flower I am talking about. When I went to put it together it was way too bright for the yellow in the background paper. Back to the drawing board. Now the flower has been cut partially from DCWV The Old World Stack and the rest from cheap card stock.
The border punch is from EK and I think called braid. I ran some ivory card stock through the Cuttlebug Swirls folder. The bling is just a peel off from the Dollar Store. So much of my stash has been from the Dollar Store or just things I collect along the way. Sorry that I hardly ever know where they came from or the names of them.
Of course I lined the envelope with some of the blue floral paper that the flower is made of.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Bees and Blossoms

2011-11-11T09:53:00.000-08:00

Hi
I have a tendency to see an SVG cut that I like and so have to try it right away. I end up with piles of cuts that need something done with them. This was one of them. It is called Mat, Bees and Blossoms by http://cafexpressions.blogspot.com/. It has lain on my desk begging to be put together. Seems I am on the music sheet kick lately. I offset the layers on purpose so it looked shadowy. The daisy has been kicking around the desk for a long time too and needed a home. The little bee is just a peel off that has been in the drawer since I started card making.
I actually have gotten a couple more cards done and learned a new technique. Maybe not so much learned as finally figured out how not to screw it up. I will show that card in the near future.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Second post today Thank you card

2011-11-06T14:28:00.000-08:00

Hi
I thought I might be able to use my Cricut and Amy Chomos pens to make the sentiment on this card. So I set out to learn something new and imported the saying into the Cricut.
I printed some sheet music and printed the sentiment on that instead of cutting. The background is black cardstock, then some dollar store grey cardstock I have had on hand. Cut out the music note on the Cricut. Popped it up with pop dots. The music is printed on a soft shade of grey but the camera didn't pick the grey up very well. Tied a bow and that was it.
Inside the card is another music note and I lined the envelope with some of the same grey used as the grey mat.
Learning how to import into the Cricut sounds fairly easy but it took me quite awhile to figure it out. But now I have a whole new way of doing sentiments and they might just look a little bit professional. lol
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Whimsical birthday card for Breanne

2011-11-06T14:16:00.000-08:00

Hi
Just a whimsical birthday card for my grandaughter who loves shoes of all kinds, the more far out they are the better she likes them.
The boot is cut from SVGCuts freebies and covered in sticky leopard skin. The background is sticky red glitter paper. These two sticky sheets are called crop-it stickers from the Dollar Store. The boot lifts up to reveal a message.
Just a real quickie as I needed to get it into the mail.
I am not fond of it but--------------sometimes that's the way it is. LOL
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Two Halloween Cards

2011-10-31T09:45:00.000-07:00

Hi
My camera isn't co-operating with me today but here are two cards I made for Halloween. What with all my canning and gallivanting I only found time to do two cards.
These are stamps I found at Joannes Fabrics and Crafts in Colorado when we were visiting family. Thanks Curt for telling me about the dollar bin and Halloween stamps at Joannes. The cobweb on both cards is from The Dollar Store and the spiders and things are from there too. The tree is from Penny Duncan Creations and I used Amy Chomos pens to draw it with silver glitter pens instead of an svg. The envelope is just folded from Halloween paper that my step daughter gave me. The edging of birds is from Blue Hills Studio, Tweet Tweet. The darker orange on the last card is closer to the proper color and both cards have envelopes.
That's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Inspiration

2011-10-19T09:24:00.000-07:00

Hi
This was the sky from my front porch that inspired me to start my canning adventure. I thought with such a wonderful start to the day that all would go well. LOL Actually all the fruit looks lovely. I ended up with 13 quarts of plums, 1 qauart of apples, 5 quarts of pickled beets and 3 crabapple jelly/syrup.
I know I haven't posted a card in a long while but I do have two made and just waiting for the sun to do its thing so I can get a picture of them. I think it is going to be a bit difficult to see the detail but I shall try.
That's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Don't they look pretty - but

2011-10-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Hi
Here is a picture of the container all those crabapples came in. Yes it was washed out. lol Beside the pail are the three (3) jars of jelly they made. My aren't they pretty? Yep it would have been lovely but they didn't jell. So we now have crabapple syrup.
Some more plums!!! OK so I went out and bought a canner just so I could can the rest of those plums. Here is the result.
Now I am going attempt one more canner of plums and I think I will even get brave and throw in one jar of apples just to see what happens.
This is the result of not canning in 30 years !! One gets out of practice.
This post really is for Gail and Curt who I know will appreciate the humour in it. Eventually I will too. Perhaps the next post should be a card???
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Second post today -Lacey's birthday card

2011-10-14T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hi
I decided to try one more time to find the last card I had done and forgot to take a picture of. While we were visiting Joy I got the photo and tonight I actually got it off the camera. Hooray!
It is an iris folded butterfly. A little more tricky to do than my usual ones because you have to do each side alone and there is very little room to attach the paper under the body. The flower is one I love doing and have shown many times on my blog.
Well that's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

This is what I have been doing instead of cards

2011-10-14T18:06:00.000-07:00

Hi
Well after 3 weeks with his family in Colorado, one week with my brother in British Columbia and 1 week with our family in Alberta I am trying to get back in the swing of things. Not an easy task. lol
While we were in B.C. my sister-in-law and I picked at least 40 pounds of blue plums. I didn't know that 40 pounds of plums could be so much fruit. I brought back 120 pounds of apples. I also raided her garden for beets, carrots, pumpkin, potatoes, corn and onions. Once that was done we cleaned up the garden for the winter.
This is only a small portion of the canning I did in the 3 days before we went to my daughters. There are beet pickles, pumpkin for freezing and beets for freezing. Also froze 8 freezer bags of plums. Didn't even make a dent in the boxes. On top of that I made 6 pie crusts, one pumpkin pie and one apple pie for an early Thanksgiving and early birthday celebration for Joy. Because she works those days, we celebrated early.
I also took a picture of the birthday card I made for Lacey and forgot to post before the holidays. Now it is on the camera but I am having a problem taking photos off of the camera.
Ok that's it me for this time. More on my adventures with canning in the next post (if I can get the pics off the camera).
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Holidays may be over- perhaps just one more

2011-10-02T16:32:00.000-07:00

Hi
Just a quick note to all my blogging friends who may or may not have been wondering where I am.
I have been holidaying. Three weeks spent getting to know my step children, step grandchildren and step great grandchildren. One week spent with my brother and his wife.
Now it is back to business. I have tons of veggies to freeze, can or pickle so I may be a little lax on my card making. I have at least 3 to do for October so better get with it.
When I think of it, there may be one more holiday in the offing. Thanksgiving and my daughters birthday are so close together that we will celebrate them as one and so that is one more short trip. lol
Thanks to those of you who tried to reach me via email. Makes a girl feel special to know she was missed.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Nothing to show-forgot to take photo

2011-08-23T09:03:00.000-07:00

Hi
Just wanted to tell you all that follow me I made my grand daughters birthday card and was in such a hurry to post it I forgot to take a picture of it. When she receives it she will photo it for me and I will then post it.
In the meantime I also wanted to tell you that I am going to take a short vacation from blogging. Nothing serious, just taking time away. Perhaps a couple of weeks or perhaps a month. Not sure. lol
Hopefully when I return I will see all your beloved faces again.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

I call this Venus-last painting to show you

2011-08-22T12:23:00.001-07:00

Hi
This is the last painting I have to show you of the ones my mom did and that I have in my possession.
For some strange reason I call this beautiful little statue Venus.
I hope you have enjoyed my moms paintings as much as I have enjoyed showing them to you and owning them.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Floral Painting

2011-08-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is the next to last painting of my moms I have to show you. I have no idea when it was painted because mom very often did not sign them or date them. Mom loved flowers and did many floral paintings but I have only this one.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

My moms paintings Third in a series of three

2011-08-20T07:45:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is the last of the Indian Maiden series.
Yes, the "Great Spirit" granted her happy ever after wish and brought her a handsome man. Which brings me to the Apache Wedding Blessing, which I love.
Apache Wedding blessing

Now you will feel no rain,
For each of you will be shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold,
For each of you will be warmth to the other.

Now there is no loneliness,
For each of you will be companion to the other.

Now you are two bodies,
But there is only one life before you.

Go now to your dwelling place,
To enter into the days of your togetherness.

And may your days be
Good and long upon the earth.

This is my wish for all of you who read my blog, may your days be good and long upon the earth.
I have two more paintings in my possession which I will post. By that time I am hoping I will have gotten another card put together. lol
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Moms painting Second in the series

2011-08-19T09:50:00.001-07:00

Hi
This is where I believe this Indian maid has decided what she wants to do with her life and is now petitioning The Great Spirit for it. Remember this is only fiction, lol.
You will have to come again to see what The Great Spirit did for her. tee hee
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Needing some help

2011-08-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

Hi
In the last couple of weeks I found on someones blog, a recipe for homemade dishwashing soap and also a link to another blog which had a recipe for homemade laundry soap as well. I was so sure I had bookmarked the site but apparently not. Does anyone remember seeing this site?
Thanks
Myrna

Moms paintings First in a series of three

2011-08-18T10:12:00.001-07:00

Hi
This is the first in a series of three paintings that my mom did. She had done this one and when I saw it I thought it would be nice to have a story told by some more paintings. So I asked her if she would do two more for me and she agreed. This is the first where the Indian maiden is contemplating her life. They are all framed in older wooden frames. I am wondering if I should have them reframed to reflect the style of my present home. We shall see. Any comments are welcome.
Whoops, I made an error in how old the paintings were. They were done in 1982 and 1983.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

My moms painting Autumn scene

2011-08-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

Hi
I know I have been very lax in posting to my blog lately. As I have said before, there are many things on my desk waiting to be put together to make a card but I just haven't seemed to be able to get it together.
Awhile back I had said I was going to post some of my moms paintings. So today I have taken pictures and I will post them one at a time. My mom passed away 12 years ago and these paintings were done at least 40 years ago. She was 90 when she passed and she painted right up until she was 88 or 89.
Here is the first one and it is framed in a very old wooden frame. I love the colors and the little old cottage in the background. The camera may have given it too much yellow but it is still a pretty painting.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Butterfly and flowers

2011-08-03T09:40:00.001-07:00

Hi
Just a simple little card made from my experiments. I had some scraps of cardstock left over (mauve and darker mauve). Placed it on white cardstock. Used Martha Stewart garden trellis punch. Used Amy Chomos gel pen to make the faith sentiment. Daubed the card and trellis with mauve ink and added my flowers and butterfly. Colored the faith and edges of butterflies with pencil crayon and oms. That's it.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

THE Wedding Card

2011-07-31T12:43:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is a wedding card for my niece.
I have used white cardstock for the whole card. First is the cardstock folded in half. The next layer is Martha Steward Garden Trellis punch. This was raised with pop dots. Then Cuttlebug folder Victoria with arched windows on each side, the arched windows are added with (I hope) clear tape. It too was raised. Then the bride and groom in a floral arch (again raised). The doves are 2 layers with the second layer being raised. The little flower was one of many that I have made. Little rhinestones from (where else) the Dollar Store.
Then I used Victoria folder to emboss the envelope and added a bit of trellis inside.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Sympathy card for my Shadow

2011-07-28T13:24:00.000-07:00

Hi
I have a couple of cards on my table but wanted to show you this sympathy card from my friend Curt. It is so beautiful and the little kitten he colored has almost the same face as my Shadow had.
It only (insert sarcasm here) took 28 days to get to Canada from the States. Talk about SNAIL MAIL.
Thank you Curt.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Very large floral card

2011-07-23T08:48:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is very large. It is 8" x 5.5". When I started it I didn't realize it was going to be so big. Now I think it is too big for a card. I can't remember where I got the picture but if anyone recognizes it please email me and I will give credit where credit is due. I printed 3 layers and decoupaged and varnished 2 layers. Cut out several pieces and layered them with pop dots. I sewed the first layer onto a gold background.
Now I don't really know how to make this into a card, any suggestions? The only thing I can think of is to add another oval.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Iris fold cat card

2011-07-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

Hi
My dear friend was having a birthday and I wanted a special card for her. While she was living in South Korea it was difficult to mail multi layered cards to her but since she has moved back to Canada it was no problem.
Since she is a cat lover I thought this little guy would be appropriate. I had some beautiful unused curtain material that was thin enough for iris folding. Of course, I had to add the butterfly. I couldn't find my peel off sentiments (ok ok so it's time to clean out the craft room) so had to hand write the Happy Birthday. I lined the envelope with a gold strip of card stock to match the front.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Pansies

2011-07-14T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hi
I think pansies just might be among my favorite flowers as I saw this background paper on Free card kits. com and couldn't resist making a card. There was also a digi with pansies so I made it the size I wanted and colored it with pencil crayons and OMS. This is probably only the second time I have colored on a card. Think I am beginning to like it. lol The purple strip at the bottom is two sided tape put down and covered with glitter. Fiskars vine punches. Dollar Store punch for butterflies and a die label. Raised the leaves a little. I lined the envelope with the background paper and also put a wee strip on the inside of the card to finish it off.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Lace and accordian flower

2011-07-13T15:07:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is a rather simple card. I have tons of gorgeous lace and wanted to utilize some in my cards. I also love these accordian flowers. I downloaded some beautiful background paper and accented with stickles. The little rose I made. The envelope is lined with the same paper minus stickles. On the inside of the card I have a wee strip across the top complete with stickles. I cut the gold dies 3 times and sort of layered them.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Curts Card

2011-07-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

Hi,

This is a card I made for Curt and his partner who celebrated 25 years in early July.

The card is a dark ivory. I used Martha Stewart and Blue Hills punches. The flower is a chyrsanthemum from svg from SVGCuts. Sorry I can't remember whose picture it is. If you see it please let me know so I can give credit. The picture is done on a silver cardstock to represent silver anniversary and so is the sentiment. Colors are not showing too well as it was cloudy here that day. I lined the envelope with the picture as well. If you click on the pics you will see the detail better.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Awards and many thanks

2011-07-10T15:14:00.000-07:00

Hi
Thank you to Dr. Sonia S V http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com/ for the lovely award. I must also send a belated thank you to Betty Benton http://bbstamps.blogspot.com/ for the lovely award she sent me before Shadow passed. I have been away from my blog and am so sorry because I didn't mean to ignore either of these beautiful women and the honor they have bestowed upon me. Also for the many times they have encouraged me to continue I wish to say THANK YOU. !!!
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Michaels B-day June 2011

2011-06-20T09:06:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is just a quickie card for my grandson Michaels birthday. With all that was going on here I didn't have much time. He is going to be playing football this year and he loves all stuff football.
The card is a type of easel card I guess. It didn't want to stay standing up. Perhaps the football was too heavy. It had money stuffed into it to round it out and make him hunt a little for it. The envelope had a football on it with his name.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

What's NOT on my desk

2011-06-13T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hi
What's NOT on my desk today is our darling Shadow. We laid her to rest today on her favorite fur blanket on a bed of beautiful lilac flowers on a hillside overlooking a serene beautiful valley. She loved it when I brought fragrant bouquets into the house. She would sit for hours just rubbing her face in them.
Thanks for stopping by and I know all you who have furbabies will understand why I won't be making cards for awhile. I do hope that you will pop around to see when I am back.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

What's on my desk

2011-06-07T07:54:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is what's on my desk today. Shadow loves this little box behind my computer screen. As you can see there are some Amy Chomos gel pens, to the right of my desk there is a few svgs cut out and my notebook where I store all the info from different blog sites and of course you can see that I was looking at all the blogs.
I know it isn't a card but that is in progress.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

My mothers painting

2011-06-04T16:55:00.001-07:00

Hi,
I have no cards just yet so I thought I would show you one of my mothers paintings. She started painting after all us kids had left home. So she was well into her 50's. They started their family later in life.
I hope you can see it well but if not click on the picture.
I did not inherit her sense of depth, color or shadowing but I did inherit her love of art.
Hope you enjoy this!
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Southern plantation

2011-06-01T13:11:00.001-07:00

Hi
Do you ever have a picture in your mind of how a card should be? Well, I did. However, the only thing on this card that I started with were the flowers and the Brocade Window die cut folder. lol
The background in the window is from a paper pack from Michaels called Elegance by Recollections. The flowers were in an old corsage. The corners are a Cuttlebug corner die cut. The leaves are from a free svg cut by Bird. I put a piece of clear acetate from a package over the image. The envelope was lined with part of the Michaels paper. Just finishes off a pretty card I think. It was rather cloudy when I tried to take the pic. Perhaps if you wanted to see detail you could click on the picture.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Simple card with horse

2011-05-29T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hi
With so many bits and pieces laying in my box of goodies I decided I better put some of them to use. The bits and pieces box contains svg cuts that I have tried with no card in mind. So this horse was popped up with pop dots on a background computer generated and the envelope lined with a scene from the computer as well. Just a simple little card.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Easel card from scraps

2011-05-28T18:59:00.000-07:00

As I said, I really like easel cards. This one was made from scraps of other cards. I started with the accordian thingy and it grew from there. The center of it was homemade flower soft and a tiny tiny butterfly perched on it. It might be visible if you click on the card. The doilie is from Marianne Design as was the flower. The butterfly was from the Dollar Store. I ran the lining through the Cuttlebug. I lined the envelope and that was it. Oh yes, the next card I will post is NOT an easel card. lol

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Another easel card

2011-05-14T08:57:00.001-07:00

Hi
Here is another cute little easel card from freecardkits.com
I just popped all the layers up with pop dots and added a wee bit of bling and all done. Doing these little pre printed cards has helped get me get back on track of card making. I see a few more (original ones this time) easel cards in my future. lol
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Little birthday easel card

2011-05-13T12:08:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is a cute little 4"x4" easel card from freecardkits.com.
I know this is cheating a bit but I needed something to get the juices flowing and it was so easy to print off the card and envelope and then just add a bit of bling to it. I fussy cut the vase and flowers, mod podged them and sprayed with Dazzling Diamonds glimmer mist. Added a little flower and diamond centres and pop dotted everything to give it dimension. If you click on the picture you can see the paper much better.
I think it did start things moving as I have another larger card on my desk just waiting for a couple more additions and it's done.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Sympathy Card

2011-05-06T09:04:00.001-07:00

Hi
When I said I would be back in May I didn't think my first card would be a sympathy card. As we all know sympathy cards are so hard to do.
My cousin passed away and she was only 52 leaving behind 2 young children, the youngest being only 16 so this was a really hard card for me to make.
I used cream cardstock as a base. Then a lovely shiny brown and another cream layer. These all were run through the Cuttlebug. The stained glass picture was on the net so I printed it on photo paper. These are all Cuttlebug folders and die cuts.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Second Post today-what's in your inbox

2011-04-15T07:48:00.001-07:00

Hi
This is my Shadow. I mean that literally. Wherever I am, she is. This is a pic of part of my desk. She has her own little box behind my screen so she can look out the window, when she isn't sitting in the inbox. You can see part of her white box to the left of the speaker. There is a curtain as well but she needed it moved to be able to look out.lol She will soon be 20 years old and she is getting frail as only an old lady can be. She used to be pure black with not a trace of white except for 3 little hairs on her neck. Now she has a huge white strip down her tail, much like a little skunk and lots of white all through her coat. If you click on the pic you can see a little bit of her striped tail. This pic was taken at night so the view from her window is dark.
So thanks for stopping by even though there are no cards. I am hoping soon to have a couple to post.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

What a difference a day makes

2011-04-15T07:36:00.000-07:00

Hi
Well as you can see it has been 24 hours since I posted this same tree. So true the saying, "what a difference a day makes". We had a warm afternoon and a lot of the snow melted away but there is still lots on the lawns, etc.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Snow April 14 2011

2011-04-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

Hi
No cards today but just wanted to show you a nice sunny (insert sarcasm here) day in Calgary, Alberta !!! lol
These are pictures from my front door and one from my front window at 8:00 a.m..
Hopefully I will get two cards made for my May deadline. Yup, they are partially together on my work table. haha
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Taking a bit of time out

2011-04-06T10:06:00.000-07:00

Hi
I am so grateful to my followers. I have a lot going on right now and just wanted to tell you that I am going to be taking a bit of a break from blogging.
I so hope you will all come back in a couple of weeks or perhaps the beginning of May. Thank you all for understanding.
See you in May.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Shaped cherry blossom card

2011-04-03T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hi
I just had to try a shaped card and my friend Gail sent me a lovely site with a shaped card svg http://brittaswiderski.com/. I really like the cherry blossoms and branch from SVGcuts. I made a card with the branch two posts ago. My friend in South Korea had wanted to see the cherry blossoms in Japan this year while they were close but with the tsunami etc. they didn't feel they should go. Hope she likes my little bit of Japan from Canada.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Black and white

2011-03-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

Hi
I have been wanting to use a few pieces of black and white that have been staring at me from my desk. So here it is.
The butterfly was stamped on the black with clear stamp (shows a bit of color in the pic but it is clear). Perhaps the photo picked up colors from the blingy butterfly?
The inside has just a bit of the same as the front and the envelope is lined with some from there too.
The ribbon came from the stash.
That was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Apple Blossom Time

2011-03-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

Hi
It has been awhile (again) since I posted a card.
So many of the cards are dealing with spring so I decided that I needed to do one too. Although we still have a fair amount of snow and still more coming down.
This branch and flowers are from SVGCuts and were popped up with pop dots on an ivory panel embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The brown background was attached to a white card stock. The little pink ribbon is the same CS as the flowers with a little white ribbon on top. Of course, the butterfly with its bling came from my stash.
The interior of the card is the negative from the branch (hate to waste anything) and it brings the outside of the card to the inside too.
The envelope is lined with the same pink as the insert.
That was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

St. Patrick Day

2011-03-11T10:04:00.000-08:00

Hi
This is a big card 51/2" by 81/2" but I needed to fit everything onto it. I had some pretty pieces of designer paper left over so attached them to white cardstock. Added the Shamrock Bubble Frame from Cheryl at http://cafexpressions.blogspot.com/
Of course, everything needs some bling so added green stickles to the inside of the shamrocks. The green carnation has been in the stash forever just waiting for a project. Since I have fallen in love with the accordian flowers it needed a home as well. The shamrock is a peel off.
On the inside I used an svg from My Adventures with Cricut, SCAL and Inkscape
but instead of coffee in the mug I made green beer.
This card is for my daughter who loves anything Irish. (of course, she is Irish on her fathers side and a wee bit on her mothers too lol.)
You may have to click on the pics to see better.
That was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

White on white and butterfly

2011-03-08T13:13:00.000-08:00

Hi
Just had to do a white on white card. Everytime I went near my desk there was a pull to the white ribbon and embossed paper.
I layered the cardstock that was bought already embossed onto white cardstock.
On top of that I used watercolor paper embossed with Cuttlebug's Victoria folder. Then using the butterfly and battenburg lace from Creatables of mariannedesign punched out of some vellum and pearlescent paper. The butterfly was punched twice so the wings would be popped.
The ribbon was wrapped around the two layers of cardstock and the bow attached to that with the hat pins.
I used an edge of butterflies from an svg cut from SVGCuts and inked them with gold to line the envelope.
White on white doesn't photograph very well but everything is white.
That was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Quilt card

2011-03-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

Hi
After seeing the lovely quilt cards on Curt's blog at http://curtsplayhouse.blogspot.com/
I just had to try one. This card is 51/2" x 51/2".
I layered the blue on white cardstock after I ran the blue through the Cuttlebug. Made the scalloped frame from a free svg from http://www.birdscards.com/and ran it through the Cuttlebug. Adhered the quilt top to beige cardstock and ran it through the Cuttlebug to give it that soft quilt look. Added some very old lace from my stash and that was it for me.
Can't say I am crazy about the card but, hey, you can't love them all. lol
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Butterfly tea bag folding and twisted easel card

2011-02-27T15:13:00.000-08:00

Hi
I saw a twisted easel card on http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/
and decided I needed to try it.
This card is only 4" x 4". I started with white cardstock. Layered the front with blue cardstock embossed with Cuttlebug folder. Added a nice layer of wrapping paper with corners punched and then added a piece of lovely lace from my stash. Added a square doily punched with Blue Hill punch Tweet, Tweet.The tea bag fold was my embellishement. On the inside I used the pretty wrapping paper and a little butterfly popped up with a pop dot. I lined the envelope with the same wrapping paper. That was it for me. A fun little card.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

My first, but not last, easel card

2011-02-23T18:25:00.001-08:00

Hi
As I have said before, I love to try and do different shaped cards and so it was time to try an easel card.
I actually cut it out of the burnt orange because I don't like that card stock and so if it didn't work I wasn't going to be too upset. So of course I had to try and accent it so found some brown shiny paper that I had in the stash. Printed the picture from Graphics Fairy on photo paper and trimmed with some old lace I have in my huge stash. Found a butterfly in the stash and mounted it on pop dots and a spellbinder die. Guess if you want to see the verse you will need to click on the pic. It didn't come out as clear as I had hoped.
That's it for my first try and I will do some more now that I found out how easy it is.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Thanks Tim Holtz-winter roses

2011-02-22T08:46:00.000-08:00

Hi
Besides gorgeous projects Tim Holtz took a gorgeous picture of an old wagon in a snowy field. It was on his post December 2010. I fell in love with it. Tim so graciously gave me permission to use his photo on my card.
I cut the window from an old Christmas card and then cut the same window on the Cricut on cardstock. The frame is from hhttp://imagesbyheatherm.wordpress.com/. I then placed the photo behind this with pop dots and layered another layer of cardstock on the inside with foam two sided tape so it was really popped. I am afraid you will have to click on the picture to see the photo better. There are two photos of the card because I think you can see the wagon better in one. (photography still leaves something to be desired lol).
The ivy around the frame was Penny Duncans svg and the little wispy leaves are Martha Stewart punch. The winter roses are little ones I made and, of course, Stickles. The ribbon was some from the Dollar Store.
So that was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

A little feather, a little flower and a bit of ribbon

2011-02-21T10:11:00.002-08:00

Hi
This ribbon was destined for a card last year but never made it. Finally I grabbed white card stock and embossed it with (what else) Victoria Cuttlebug folder. Tied the ribbon around the panel, added the wee rose colored with chalk to match and tucked a couple of feathers behind the rose and that's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Blog candy giveaway

2011-02-19T09:57:00.000-08:00

Christine at http://mudmaven.blogspot.com/is giving away some awesome blog candy. Pop on over and see what she has.
Myrna

Challenge #18 Lace card code RRR18

2011-02-19T08:22:00.000-08:00

Hi
I have a wonderful stash of gorgeous lace and decided to try and use some of it up by entering a challenge at http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/
This card is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2", a little big but I wanted to be able to show the whole pattern.
The pink might not be everyones choice but this was going to be a little different card so---.
I layered the lace on pink card stock. Made a medallion from a Blue Hill Punch (love that punch). Cut one of the flowers from the lace and put white cardstock behind it and fussy cut the both of them. Then I added another piece of lovely fragile lace in a flower and put a big pearl stick-on in the centre. In real life the little white lace flower shows much better. I used the Blue Hill punch as an edge and placed a burgundy strip behind it and that was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Red and White

2011-02-18T11:31:00.001-08:00

Hi
I entered this card in http://bettybeesbuzz.blogspot.com/. The card is really white and red, not the yellowish tone you see. The sunlight wasn't being very good to me that day. lol
This linking back thing is still very new to me so hopefully you will go over and see what lovely creations the ladies have there.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Second Valentine

2011-02-16T15:46:00.000-08:00

Hi
This was going to be the first Valentine card. However, when I got the lace on the embossed panel I didn't have a clue where to go from there. Finally, I thought about all the lovely border punches I had seen people use on their cards so I dug out my punches and punched a couple in red and white. Then I ran the red one through the Cuttleug with Swiss dots border folder. Layered red cardstock on the white cardstock and attached the embossed panel to that. Cut out the hearts on fun foam and attached the key and lock. Inside I placed a couple of red hearts in a top and bottom corner and that was it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Card inspired by gift bag

2011-02-15T15:25:00.001-08:00

Hi
This is the card that was inspired by the bag. It was a Christmas gift bag and I thought it would make a great card. When I started to put the card together I pretty much drew a blank. lol I did know that the blue had to go so I colored it in with pencil crayons.
I attached it to the white card stock and laid it on my table. (along with a lot of other stuff). Finally the flower and ribbon caught my eye and I added some bling to the flower, found a butterfly to match and attached the ribbon. There is a lot of glitter on the bag, but of course it only shows up real well when you click on the picture to enlarge.
That's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Winter Blog Candy Giveaway by Feline Creative

2011-02-15T09:43:00.000-08:00

Hi
I came across a lovely blog called http://felinecreative.blogspot.com/and Karen is giving away some wonderful winter blog candy.
Sorry don't know how to get the pic.

As for the blog candy, here is what you get:

•200 sheets of 6x6 designer paper
•20 sheets of Copic X-Press It Blending Cards (4 1/4 x 5 1/2)
•1 Bud Basics stamp set by Stampin' Up
•1 So Very stamp set by Stampin' Up
•1 Wedding stamp by Denami Design
•1 Heart stamp by Denami Design
•1 Frame stamp by Whipper Snapper
•1 Lady Bug Love stamp by Penny Black
•1 A Great Surprise stamp by Penny Black
•1 Labour Of Love stamp by Penny Black
•1 Edge Punch by EK Success
•1 Easter Eggs stamp by Great Impressions
•1 Cotton White StazOn Pad
•1 Glitter by Melissa Frances
•2 Bags of loose glitter
•2 Eyelets by Making Memories
•8 Tombow Markers
•1 Transparency Frames by Colorbok
•1 Sheet of stickers by Kelly Panacci
•1 Sheet of Spring Fling stickers by PaperLoft
•1 Sheet of Family Ties stickers by Pebbles, Inc.
•1 Package of chipboard by Scenic Route
•1 Package of chipboard clocks by Heidi Swapp
•1 Assortment of acrylic frames and embellishments
•9 Double sided ribbon

Valentine Card 2011

2011-02-13T10:00:00.001-08:00

Hi
With so many Valentine cards all around I felt I needed to make at least one. I started out with a white card stock base. On the next layer I took watercolor paper and adhered white tissue paper with the hearts on it and then ran the whole thing through the Cuttlebug (Swirls is the folder, I think). I thought maybe the tissue paper would be thin enough to show the sparkles I sprinkled onto the glue before I laid the tissue paper, but it wasn't so the sparkles don't show through. Then I sewed around that layer with the machine and fancy stitches to hold the red lace on.
The butterfly had a thin layer of red tissue paper adhered to watercolor paper and then the heart tissue paper and then I used my Creatable die from Marianne Design to make the butterfly.
Of course it had to have bling so three stick on jewels (Dollar Store) and some red stickles. The background is a little whiter in real life. Now that's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Victoria and vellum

2011-02-11T16:44:00.000-08:00

Hi
Thanks to Penny Duncan and her great svg's I finally was able to make a scalloped card. Something I have wanted to do for awhile. The sides are embossed with Cuttlebugs Victoria folder. The inside was stamped on the white cardstock with a vine and flower stamp from Michaels. Then I layered the vellum over that. The closure was the Battenburg lace die cut from Marianne design. (love that die) There was a little flower along with the lace die and it just fits so nicely with vellum and white cardstock to the center of the battenburg lace. Just a couple of little flowers on the bottom to finish it off.
That's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna