Finally

I am finally getting a new upload posted tonight :) What a crazy month and it appears there is no stopping in sight; however, I was more than determined to post something and to say hello. I made this card a while back for my boss who was serving in Iraq (he came home in November safe and sound - we are very thankful for that). As with some of you, doing a masculine card is difficult, but I thought this one was somewhat manly.

I would describe what materials were used, but I can't remember what they were. I promise to get better at writing things down when I make cards so I can inform you of this information when I post - hey, I'm still learning :) and having a blast doing so. Well, I'm off to visit other blogs and saying hello. Talk to you soon and TFL (thanks for looking - for Elaine).

Hi everyone

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas - we went to NC over the holidays and had the best time. It was wonderful to see my family and spend time with them. I don't have anything to post today, but just wanted to say hello and can't wait to get back to everything and to catch up. Talk to you soon.

Janet

Something exciting

Good afternoon everyone:

I don't have anything to post today, but wanted to pass on something new I'm going to be doing through SCS (Splitcoaststampers). I have been added to a "Blogger Group" list where 20-21 ladies talk with one another via blogs, email or SCS about paper crafting, etc. I am not only excited about meeting everyone, but seeing all the wonderful creations that will be posted over the next few months. I am going to place the members of Group "7" on the sidebar of this blog, so if you get a minute, stop by their blogs and say hello.

My new friends Sue & Samantha were the ones who started talking to me about this and I'm so glad they did - it has been great getting to know them a little more and look forward to talking with them more in the coming years. I have been watching the other groups and it is has inspired me to the point where I could explode with excitement until I get to try it out for myself.

I hope you have a very happy weekend and be safe if you have to get out in the shopping world this weekend - I know we must :)

Janet

Good Monday evening

Hi everyone:

I hope you all made it through this Monday :) I received a phone call from school this afternoon saying that Patrick was under the weather, so I've had a little extra time while he was napping to go through the pictures of Christmas cards I made and wanted to post this one. I think it is my favorite. It was very simple to make and I do believe I will go ahead and make more to have on hand for next year.

The poinsettia design comes from a small note cards I got from the Michael's $1.00 bin - I just cut them out and matted it onto Prism red card stock - you can't see it very well, but there are sparkles on the poinsettias; the sentiment is stamped with white ink and I think it matches the flowers very well.

Have a great Monday evening - thanks for stopping by.

Janet

Christmas card

Happy Saturday everyone:

I hope you are all enjoying the weekend. Well, after downloading my Christmas cards, I am finally posting one and hope to do more later on. I'm not going to say much because after taking a look at what Christmas cards I have done and how many more I need, I'm going to head off to work on more. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend and I'll talk to you soon.

Thanks for stopping by !!

Janet

Second time this week

Hey:

Well, I am actually posting something again this week - hopefully this trend will continue :) Here is a very simple birthday card I made for a lady who asked me to make a boxed set of birthday cards as a Christmas gift. This took me 10 minutes to make and since I love to use chalk, that made it even better.

I hope you have a great evening and I'll be back tomorrow or maybe even tonight if I get a chance to get those Christmas card downloads done :)

Janet

Happy Monday

Hi everyone:

I hope you all had a great Monday - it was extremely busy at work, but I like it that way because it sure does makes the day go fast. I was so busy that Jim called me to go to lunch around 11:30 but I didn't check my voice mail messages until he called me again around 3:30 to ask if my phone was working LOL - I hate that, too, because I always like it when we go to lunch.

Well, I wanted to post a card that's not for a happy occasion, but I liked how this sympathy card turned out and it was so easy to do. I followed a sketch from CPS - love that place.

I'm hoping to finally post some Christmas cards tomorrow - I've been wanting to for some time now, but haven't had the chance to download them yet, but have it on my "to do" list for tonight after Patrick heads off to bed.

Hopefully you will have a good rest of the week and stay warm.

Janet

Thank you Sue !!

My First Ever Blog Award !!!

When I went online this morning to update my blog site, I read a comment left by Sue over at Sue Sentiment's asking me to head over to her site because she had a surprise for me. I was completely speechless and excited when I realized she had recognized me with a blog award. As I was telling Sue, I haven't been blogging that long and was so very honored by this acknowledgment. She is such a special person and I do look forward talking with her as often as I can - she truly brightens my day.

She is extremely talented and I love her work - please go visit her site and see what I'm talking about - http://suessentiments.wordpress.com/

Thanks again Sue for making my day.

Janet

What a day

Hey everyone:

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed the time with family and friends. It was awesome here and I was so glad to see everyone we haven't seen in a while and am excited about seeing other family members this month.

I'm posting a card that I made using the JustRite stamps for the first time and just love them (I have also been experimenting with the border punches and have gotten 4 in the past week - they are wonderful !!!) I am in the process now of making several sets of monogram cards for my sister as Christmas gifts and they are so wonderful to use. I have been making Christmas cards over the past week and once I get them downloaded, will upload and let you take a gander at them, which will hopefully be over the next few days.

Well, I'm off to go finish watching House and work on gifts for Christmas.

Talk to you soon

Janet

Blog candy opportunity

Happy Wednesday everyone:

Denise at http://denisesstampingpage.blogspot.com/ has started her own stamping company called Whimsy Stamps and is getting ready to launch a new line of fun stamps. I am so excited for her and wish her the best on the new venture. She is actually doing something I'm sure a lot of us would like to do. Visit her blog and leave her a comment for a chance to win these fun stamps.

Thanks

Janet

Happy Monday

Hey everyone:

Wow, what a day !!  Yes, it was Monday and very busy, but it was a very good day.

I want to show you something new I did over the weekend - used my nestabilities for the first time (well, one that looked good).  I bought these butterflies and fell in love with them immediately.  I absolutely adore these nestabilities - I can die cut them, emboss them and even color them in while they are still in the die.  It's wonderful !!  I made this as a birthday card for a lady I work with but as you can see, it can be used for pretty much everything, which is so nice.  I have two other ladies who have asked that I make them one as well to send to their friends.  I will be using these often and can't wait to start.

I hope you guys have a great evening and I'll try and get back on tomorrow.

Janet

Hurray ...

Hurray ... it's Friday. Are we happy about that? Yes !!! To start off the great weekend coming up, I'm going to post a birthday card. As you can see from my blog, I tend to do a lot of them - it seems like everyone has one :)

This is one that is going to be placed in a box set I was asked to do from a lady here at work - it was so easy to do and it was a fun one to make.

Well, I'm off to finish up my work week and then head home to pick up our little one and then go to Wal-Mart - oh what fun :)

Have a great weekend and I'll talk to you soon.

Janet

Good morning

It's Thursday morning and we are just a few days closer to the weekend and the Thanksgiving holidays.

I was asked a few days ago to make a wedding card and worked on this one last night - I didn't care for it too much, but I have had more compliments on it this morning and was even asked to make another one with different colors. To me the flowers look too big (I'm going to go smaller on the next one). I am just my own worse critic, I suppose.

I hope you are all having a great day and will post again soon.

Janet

Month of weddings

Hi everyone:

I hope this post finds you all doing well and staying warm - I think it's cold everywhere.  Even here in South Carolina, we're having to bundle up in 4 or 5 layers and it's only November :)  I'm usually okay with being cold, but think I have finally gotten adjusted to being warm - after 20 years here, one would think it's about time :)  I'm originally from North Carolina, where is it usually cold from the end of September to the beginning of April and have never been a big fan of the heat, but I actually told my husband recently when I was freezing that I was ready for summer.  He just looked at me and said he never thought he would hear that coming from me.

I have posted several wedding cards I made recently for several friends who either got married or has a family member getting married.  The friend who just got married had unusual colors (red, black & white) and had a fun time coming up with something in that color theme.  I really like the Mr. & Mrs. theme and used my Cricut to help with the letters on these but hope to use the Just Rite Stamps I purchased recently the next time I do one - when I do, I'll make sure to post it so you can get a view of how it looks.

Stay warm and have a great evening.

Janet

It's Wednesday

Hi everyone:

Oh, it's Wednesday - half way to the weekend :)  It has been one of those weeks, I tell you; but I hope you are having a good one.

Here is a card that I made for a friend at work and, unbeknownst to me, her favorite color is purple - it was funny how I found out she liked that color.  Her husband sent her purple daisies and when I asked her about them, she said it was her favorite color and I just go "oh, I didn't know that".  We just looked at one another and just laughed - it's just amazing how God works even in the smallest ways.

I hope everyone is doing well and has a great rest of the week.  Talk with you soon.

Engagement

Hi everyone:

Has anyone other than me noticed that the past few weeks have become the time to become engaged?  I have had two friends get engaged within that time frame.  One of them asked me to make an engagement card for a friend of her who got engaged just a few days after she did - there must be something in the water :)

I used my stretch your imagination cricut cartridge for the champagne glass image and really liked out it turned out - it was my first time using this cartridge and know that it will become one that will be used often.  This was a fun card to make and I can see that it could be used in many different ways.

Have a great afternoon.

Janet

Happy Anniversary and CPS Sketch #89

Happy Saturday everyone:

I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather  (well, it is beautiful here in the State of South Carolina, where I am located) and the fact that it is Saturday.  It has been such a crazy week around here and am sorry for the long delay in uploading anything.

Last week was my sister's 15th wedding anniversary (hard to believe) and I made a card for her and her husband, Sean.  It took me several times to put one that I liked together, but with the help of sketch #89 from CPS, I was able to come up with one you see above.  I really do like how it turned out.  Elaine & Sean, I know you had a great anniversary and know you will have many more to come.  I love you both.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll be back tomorrow to add another post.

Thanks for visiting.

Janet

A friend from work just had her dog, which was her baby, die from cancer a few weeks ago and I wanted to send her something to let her know I was here for her. This was a simple card to put together and the design brought out Bronson's character, fun and 100% dog.

Thanks

Janet

Happy Sunday

Good afternoon everyone:

What a beautiful day here in South Carolina.  The weather is outstanding and from what I am seeing, appears to be the plan for the week.  

I had a friend whose brother-in-law passed away a few weeks ago unexpectedly and wanted to send her something to let her know I was thinking of her and her family.  Sympathy cards are hard for me to make, but I thought this one came out pretty good and it was a simple one to put together.

Well, we're off to head outside to enjoy this weather.  I hope you have a great afternoon.

Thanks

Janet

Lots of birthdays - 2nd installment

Here's the other installment of birthday cards.

Thanks


Janet

Lots of birthdays - 1st installment

Happy Monday everyone:

I have made many birthday cards over the past several months and thought I would just upload several all at one time. It has been a very busy month for birthdays, so I'm sure I'll be posting more later on, but rest assured, I will be posting other things as well :)

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Janet

Oh, how sad

Oh, how sad - the weekend is over already :)  It was such a beautiful weekend and we enjoyed ourselves so much, but alas, it must come to an end so we can have another beautiful weekend again soon.  As I stated in one of my earlier blogs, October has been a very busy month for birthdays in my office and I made this one for a great friend's birthday tomorrow.  I really do like the way it turned out and it was so very simple.  My inspiration for this one came from Keri Lee Sereika, with whom I marvel at every time I visit her blog (click on her name to the right and you can see what I'm talking about).  Her talent is amazing and I look forward to visiting her blog on a daily basis to see what other breathtaking card she has made.

I hope everyone is doing well and I hope to hear from you soon.

Janet

Pretty in pink and brown

It's almost Friday - hurray !!  I hope everyone is having a good week and looking forward to the weekend.  Here is a card I made for a friend to just say hello.  I thought the color combination was great and colored in the flowers with colored pencils, which are fun to use.  I'm learning how to use Copic markers and can't wait to upload a card once I get better at them.

Have a great Friday.

Janet

Thinking of You

Good Wednesday evening:

I have been asked by several friends to make a box set of general cards and work on something like this (please forgive the blurriness - I still learning how to take better pictures).  I love the yellow and brown together and this is a card where I can change the colors.

I hope everyone is having a great week and enjoying this beautiful weather.

Thanks

Janet

First upload

Hey:

Well, here we go, my first upload.  I had a friend whose uncle recently passed away and along with masculine cards, I always find them to be one of the hardest to make; but after I finished this one, I thought it turned out pretty good.  Give me your thoughts.

Thanks

Janet

Good afternoon

Hi everyone:

Well, here I am finally getting started on posting something other than "Welcome to my blog".  I was hoping to have several cards uploaded by now, but I have been  having issues with it (I must be looking at it wrong - LOL).  I do have plans to meet with someone tomorrow who is going to give me a "learn how to blog" class.  Once I learn how things are done, be prepared, you won't be able to stop me :)

I have, however, been busy working on birthday cards for this month - I thought May was a busy month for birthdays but no, it appears to be October or at least where I am.  I work in a large law firm and have been trying to keep up with giving co-workers a birthday card to brighten their day up a little bit.  It has been fun and a great opportunity to make more cards - as we tell our children, practice is the key.  

Well, I am going to go for now (homework time is calling) and hope to get something posted tomorrow evening.

Have a great day !!

Janet

Welcome to my blog

Hi everyone:

I have spent most of my life being a mother and a wife and, now, I’ve decided to venture out and make something out of one of my favorite hobbies. I have been an avid scrapbooker for 9 years and have recently discovered an adoration for card making.

Please email me with any suggestions, questions or even some helpful hints. I hope to post as often as possible and look forward to meeting new friends.

Thank you

Janet