A fancy Halloween boot!

I love how this card turned out. The boot image is a digital design from Paper Face Designs. It was a freebie on CDAC. The idea was to put lots of bling on and boy did I ever. I went to Joannes earlier this evening to buy different trims. I want to make a few of these cards using this design.

Card details
paper-unknown leftovers, hot press watercolor paper for image
paint-Twinkling H2Os
bling-Stickles, Swarovski crystal
ruffle trim was colored with Copic marker-Goodwill
witch stamp-Stampendous
Digital boot image-Paper Face Designs

Another flower children card

I think I need to figure out if I can make an album of just this series. Anyway, here is one that will go in the mail tomorrow to my sister. I don't even know if she is still in the hospital or home or at her daughters. The daughter didn't return the message I left earlier this evening.

I was out at 7 this morning for my walk. It has been raining but it was dry when I walked. Then I slept all day. Works for me. I will be up all night I am sure. In a way I dread the rainy season to start. I like my daily walks around the park. With all the weight I have lost I am going to have to invest in a warmer jacket soon. Still need to shop for pants that aren't baggie too. I just keep putting off the shopping. Might have to look for an umbrella that is comfortable in the hand too. The one I have is not comfortable at all.

The inside of the card reads

Saucy little Black-eyed Susan,
When her mother caught her snoozin;
Rubbed her sleepy eyes and said
She guessed she'd toddle off to bed.

Happy Birthday Destiny

A sweet card I made for the great granddaughter that will turn 9 in a couple of weeks. If she was here she would tell me to put on some lace and some ribbon and some? She likes lots of stuff on her cards. She is very girlie. Likes to wear dresses instead of pants any day of the week.

Deets
Copic markers
Prima flowers
Velvet rick rack-unknown
Stickles
Bazzill
Heidi Grace Designs and Fancy Pants paper
Digital image Hope Jacare
Diamond Glaze on hearts and cupcake

I made it to Michaels with my 50% off coupon and also had a 40% off. Bought a big scallop border punch and an inexpensive Fiskars cutter. The punch was Recollection brand. I am liking this new cutter. It cuts 5.5" wide and about 9"long. It cost me all of $7.50 so I can't go wrong. lol

Update on sister

I talked to her this morning. She does not have a fractured hip. She does have sepsis so I hope that is taken care of quickly. This is the second time she has had sepsis in the last few months.

I have a card to post later but I am still on my morning coffee. It is just past 4:00p.m. Just a little late starting with my day. I went to Michaels last night to use my coupon and they had closed already. lol Maybe I will go soon. I broke the plastic bar that holds the paper down on my Making Memories paper cutter. That sucker cost me $50. I was lifting up on it to clean adhesive off the underside. Pop! I am back to using my Fiskars big cutter that I have had for 10 years. Old reliable should be it's brand name.

Update

On the witch card I forgot to give credit for the digital image witch. It was a freebie on CDAC from Sunshine and Giggles. That is a digital image shop.

I got a call from a daughter this morning that woke me up. My 76 year old sister fell and broke her hip yesterday. It is very upsetting news. She went back to AZ 2 weeks ago after a 2 week visit with me. The Dr's will decide today how to repair it.

I have been in this room working on a birthday card for my great granddaughter that will be 9 in 2 weeks. Time to call it quits. I got only 4 hours of sleep. I am ready for a nap. You see, if I go to bed then I won't be tempted to go to Michaels and use the 50% off coupon on something I don't need. Want to place some bets? I will just get asleep and my oldest daughter will either call or come over. She almost always comes over on Sundays.

Hello my little sweetie

I made this card for a distress challenge on CDAC. Halloween cards are my favorite to make but this one was a challenge. Because the witch wasn't a cutie I didn't feel like I could use bright colors. I put the green cardstock through my spider web Cuttlebug folder and rubbed it with chalk inks. Distressed the edges on both ovals with my Tim Holtz edge distresser. Used more fluid chalk inks. Colored the witch with Copic markers and carefully cut her out. Popped up the potion bottles on the right side. Added a little cloth ghost. Sentiment computer generated.

I am spending the evening watching t.v.

Oh yes, it's morning

I forgot to give credit to TLC for the word Art on the turkey card. The digital turkey image is from Fresh Brewed Designs. I am still having problems figuring out the ins and outs of posting. I couldn't get the previous post to open so I could edit it.

It's morning

Just a continuation of yesterday for me. It is almost 2 in the morning. Time to call it quits for crafting and go watch some t.v.

Here is the 3rd turkey card. Erica was here Sunday and she colored it for me with Copics.

The Bachelor Button card is the 5th in the series for my sister. The inside says

Bachelor Button, O, most shocking!
Found a hole in his silk stocking:
But he mended it so neatly,
Covered up the place completely.

I think darning a sock is a forgotten skill. I have mended holes in socks but I sure never learned to darn. Don't even know how to knit and never wanted to. lol

Gobble Gobble

I have been working on Thanksgiving cards with a digital image from Fresh Brewed Designs. I have two done and I am working on another one. I need to start on a flower kids card for my sis.

Things are different on this Windows 7 computer, specifically, The photo gallery. I did get brave and put a card into Photo Shops Elements 8 and worked with it. Another learning curve where you sit with the book open that tells you what to do. lol I finally got the files from my online storage onto this new computer. That entailed hooking up my old computer to get some files backed up that didn't get backed up. I was online with the service 4 different times where they took control of my mouse and did what needed to get done. All of that while I was on the phone with them. You have to give them credit for good service. All for $2 a month. That is a lot cheaper than the $40 my daughter spent for a Belkin Transfer cable and she still has a big disorganized mess on her new laptop. I will admit I was in tears this morning when I still didn't see the zip file on my desktop with the data. I was in a big hurry I guess and thought I still didn't have the data and would have to get on the phone again. It is embarrassing when you have to say to them I am clueless.

I turned on the heat in my house today to take the chill off this morning. Last night when I walked I was wishing I had on my gloves. I think it got up to 70 today.

I need to get off here and close my blinds to this room. I don't want people peeking in just because it is dark out and now they can see what I am doing in my nice cheery craft room.

Still have that sweet tooth.

I think maybe I need to go to Shari's restaurant and buy a piece of sugar free apple pie. I think the last time I had just a bite of cupcake was for my great grandsons birthday a couple of weeks ago. Before that was at Christmas time. I had a bite. Oh well! I am getting thinner and thinner! Yikes! I need to walk. It is going on 8 o'clock

I have a new computer and is it ever fast. Loving it