Vintage Christmas

I decided to take part in the Card Patterns #43 challenge.  I got a book a couple years ago with some vintage Christmas images.  I used it a little last year and decided to use it again.  It has beautiful images in it.  It comes with a disc that you download to your computer and you just print them off on cardstock.  Love it!

Oh, and by the way..I decided to look up what the words were in the top left corner of the image.  It means Happy New Year.  Guess I need to look these things up BEFORE I make my card next time.  We just won't tell anyone else.  :)  Oh well, it looks Christmas to me.
Paper Daisy D's
Cardstock  American Crafts
Ribbon American Cratfs

Thak you all for stopping by my blog
Heather

Blurry Thank You

Hello everyone.  Did you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving?  I did.  I had to go in and work a few hours at night on Black Friday.  Let me tell you...some people just don't have a care in the world for others.  I hate to have to say that, but it is true.  Anyway, I made this cute card for CPS 144 and Embellish Magazine.  I took about 10 pictures and they were all blurry.  I thought it had to be the stamp.  It had some lines that I thought could have cause the camera to be confused.  Well I restamped a new sentiment and took it back outside and guess what?  It is still blurry.  I cleaned the lense... I took the picture in several different places...used all settings on my camera...cleaned it up in picasa.  NOTHING!  I dont know what to do.  Maybe it is the paper.  So here it is.  If anyone knows what I could have done PLEASE tell me.  I have a pretty good camera.  Sony cyber-shot  8.1 mega pixels  Carl Zeiss lense.  Maybe one of you will have a suggestion.

Okay everyone.  I figured it out by accident.  I had the macro turned off.   I am going to leave both pics up so if there is anyone else who has the same problem maybe this will help.

Cardstock  American Crafts

Patterened Paper  Cosmo Cricket Earth Love

Stamp  K and Company (thank you)  Studio G (acorn)

Gemstones  Hero Arts

Thank you everyone for stopping by and leaving me wonderful comments.

Heather

Happy Thanksgiving

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels.  I will be spending my Thanksgiving with my husband, son, and stepson at my BFF's parents house.  They have been so kind to invite us to thier home the last 3 years.  My parents live in Alabama, so I dont get to spend the holidays with them.  I am grateful to have special people to spend Thanksgiving with.

I made a card tonight that fits the Color Throwdown and the Card Patterns challenge.  Let me tell you...this was definately a challenge for me.  Not colors I would normally use, but in the end I am very happy with it.  I love how the the little skunk is offering a flower.  How cute!

Bazzil cardstock

Basic Grey  Marrakech  patterned paper

Hero Arts Stamps and crystals

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Spellbinders scalloped circles

Craft cardstock for card base

water color pencils to color the stamped image

I also made a card the other night for The Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #19 and The Taylored Expressions Challenge.  This one I am not sure about.  It doesnt look anything like what I normally make.  What do ya do?  Oh well.I think it is just simpler than what I like.  It fits the color combo and the sketch so it will have to do.  Guess ya can't love em all.

Bazzil cardstock

Kand Co patterened paper

Fiskars border punch

Prima flowers

Making Memories brad

Studio G stamp

And one last picture for you

This fat little guy just finished raiding my bird feeder.  I love the birds and feed them all year round.  Some times...okay most times the squirrels help themselves too.  Oh well, gotta feed em all.  Even the deer eat out of my ground feeder.  I am a huge animal lover and enjoy watching all the little critters eat.  Except the raccoons.  They are horrible, they break the feeders trying to get to the food.

Thanks for stopping by,

Heather

Winner for the Giveaway!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered in my giveaway.  I got so many wonderful tips from you all.  It was nice to see everyones blog and what you create and put your heart and soul into.  I have many new blog friends referred to me from the Vintage Moth.  (Thank you Abbie) 

So on to the winner.....

Catherine My View

Congratulations!  Email me with your info and I will send your goodies.

I look forward to seeing the creations of all my new blog friends.  This is a fun and interesting place to meet new people and make new friends.  I am happy that I started this blog and followed my dream.
Dream BIG!  You never know where it may take you.

Thank you again
Heather

Crazy week

I have been so busy this week that I just got a card finished for the Color Throwdown and CPS.  I had to take my son to the doctor to have his fasting blood sugar taken.  He has had trouble with this lately and when I took him the doctor she just about dismissed my concerns.  I asked for some blood work to be ran.   She called the next day with the results and said "oddly enough...his level is out of the normal range" (high).   Really?  I dont know why she thought I didnt know my son.   I knew he was having trouble with this.  So I am now waiting for the results on the second testing.  My husband is having some issues as well.  He is going to have to see a specialist on Tuesday.  I guess we will find out what is going on next week.  I have a bulging disc in my back around the left shoulder area that has been  hurting for over a year now.  I had an x-ray on Wednesday and they called with the results...Arthritis.  I tell you.  We are falling apart over here.

On a lighter note.  I took the sketch from CPS and the colors from the Color Throwdown and made a card to submit in the nick of time.  

The colors are a little off.  I tried to rush up and take a picture before the sun went down.  The green looks a little more grey.  It is dark by 4:30 or shortly after here.  That is the one thing I dont like about fall and winter months.

Paper   Basic Grey Wassail

Stamp  Martha Stewart clear gift tag stamps

Scallop cut on Cricut with Winter Wonderland cart

satin ribbon from Target

image is from K& Co new Brenda Walton

card base is craft cardstock from Archivers

GIVEAWAY

Hello everybody.  I have been blogging for 1 month now.  Time goes by so fast.  I decided to have a giveaway for my anniversary.  Leave a comment and tell me about any tips, tricks, or techniques that I need to know to have a successful blog and I will choose 1 random winner next Wed by 12:00pm central time.  I appreciate any and all comments (just 1 per person please).

I have 8  5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch pieces of Making Memories paper, ribbon, and lots of embellishments. I used some of Regina's The Cutting Cafe' images for the scalloped tags and the Bingo card.  I love her stuff.  I cant forget...a bottle of my favorite Martha Stewart glitter.

I had to take another picture because I forgot to put the bingo card in.

The picture of the bag didn't take very well.  I am sure someone will be able to make some beautiful cards or special projects with these goodies.  Good luck and thanks so much again.

Embellish Magazine

Ok, so I looked at this weeks colors and it is nothing I usually use for colors except for maybe a kids birthday card or something.  Well this is what I came up with.

I actually used something other than Basic Grey.  LOL.  This is DCWV patterened paper with Hero Arts stamp.  I embossed the white strip with my Cuttlebug and put brads in the middle of the flowers.

I am so happy!  I orderd some Papertrey Ink stamps and some goodies last night.  I hope to get them soon.  I will have a post on Wednesday or Thursday with some blog candy for my 1 month blogoversary.  I can't believe a month has gone by already.  I have been saying for over a year that I was going to start a blog.  I didnt realize how easy it was.  I am not a huge computer person.  I can look anything up your heart desires but, when it come to apps and programs, well....that is another whole story. 

Well thank you everyone who stopped by to leave me the wonderful comments I so much enjoy.  Stop back Thursday to see what goodies I have come up with for one lucky winner to receive.

Thanks for stopping by;

Heather