1, 2, 3...10.... Here are my number cards!

Numbers...they are everywhere. I decided to do a number swap and here are the cards I made for this swap. I looked for images that couldbe repeated for the number they represent.

For Number 1, I used the frog since he was big.

Number 2 is a lighthouse from Wisconsin.
Number 3 are trees... 3 of them.

The roses looked good on number 4.

5 represents mail that we love to receive... 5 times over.

6 represents handpainted ornaments. Do you remember the ornaments on your tree when you were young? They were shiney and pretty.

7 Teacups. I don't drink tea, but I do like my cup of coffee each morning.

How many keys do you have on your keychain? I guess I have 8.

Do you remember the story of the 3 pigs? For this card there are 9 pigs.




10 Windmills. You sure don't see these anymore.

The Rest of the Alphabet

Y and Z....

Y is for "Yesterday." Yesterday never comes again. It is only part of our memory.

Z represents "Zebra."

Soccer! Soccer was part of our household for years and years. Soccer games every weekend, practice a couple times a week and uniforms. Now my kids are getting older they are moving on to other things.

Time is something that keeps moving. Each minute that happens cannot be captured again. This card is a moment in Time.

When it rains the umbrellas come out. When you go to the beach you see umbrellas. Umbrellas can be big or small and are usually quite colorful.

Mountain climbing, mountain biking, the X-games. X represents X-treme as in sports.

Vintage is a popular theme in cardmaking. Vintage is looking back at our past. In cardmaking browns and distressing are used to give a vintage look.

"I Do" Weddings are beautiful occassions with family and friends invited to attend the celebration.

The Alphabet continues

P is for Polarbear

Q is for Quad

R is for River

My favorite of these three is River. I layered paper to may a shoreline, beach, trees, sky. Then I had flamingo stamp that capped off the scene.

For Quad I wanted 4 of this and 4 of that and it worked out rather well.

With P I didn't want to do the traditional "pig," but I did find a polarbear stamp in my collection, so I made a card of Polarbears. Used a little glitter to make it shine and shimmer.

Ladies Having Fun

I received these images of ladies having fun from a "Merry-go-round" swap. For this typ of swap you send off images and someone else makes them into cards, then the cards are sent back to the image maker. Since I have to send these cards off I thought I would share my creations with you.

The first card I made it so it looks like the ladies are having fun on a cruise. For the second card I went with the Red Hat theme. Hope you like my cards.

Shirley

Alphabet cards..

Scroll down to see the cards I made for an Alphabet Swap I am hosting. So far I have 12 cards on the blog. Just wait and you will see the rest of the alphabet!!!

Alphabet Cards.... G,H, I, J, K, L.

G is for Gate

H is for House

I is for Iris

J is for Journey

K is for Kitty Cat

L is for Journey

I made these cards for an alphabet swap.

I am making a set of ATCs, Tags, Bookmorks or Postcards for an Aphabet Swap I am hosting on PC. Here are my first 6 creations: A, B, C, D, E, and F.

Vintage Card

I love colors and layout of this card.

Library Pocket

Isn't this turtle just the cutest? He is running a race, but had time to say "Hello!"

Ruth is 108 Years Old!

Ruth, Happy Birthday!

Ruth celebrated her 108th birthday by going on a ride with her daughter and friends to see the town where she raised her children 3/4 of a century ago. Following the ride Ruth returned to the nursing home, where she has been living since her 101st birthday, to have cake and ice cream with staff, family and the residents. Annie, her favorite nurse comes in on her day off of work to attend the party.

Ruth is proud to be 108! She is an active member of the nursing home community. Cribbage with her daughter is played at least 3 times a week. Bowling and bingo are other activities Ruth enjoys. She is a big people watcher and loves to sit by the window to see what it happening outside.

Ruth's trick to longevity is 3 pieces a bacon a day along with a positive attitude!

Flower Tags

These tags were made by taking the outside of die-cuts and making them into a tag. Then I stamped some flower images onto the tags.

Lady Bugs!!

I Love Pink!

I made this card for a swap. It is a pink monochromatic card emphasizing summer, flowers and a butterfly.

Telephone Book Card

I made this card for a swap. It features a page from the telephone book. To stabilize the page I attached it to black card stock. The outhouse was colored with twinkling H20s. The envelope was made from the yellow pages and lined with yellow designer paper. The card also has creamy yellow card stock, which is why I chose yellow flowers and ribbon.

I thought the outhouse was an appropriate stamp for the theme since people do all kinds of things while spending time in the "little room." This includes talking on the telephone.

Vintage Tag

I made this tag for a swap and liked it so much that I had to share it. The image was given to me, but I did the layout and design.

Shirley

Diamond Twinkles

I made this card a couple years back. It was e-mailed in to a company with the hope of getting free products. Needles to say I did not get any free products, but I still have the card. Since I got this blog running I would like to share this colorful card.

It was made with Twinkling H2Os. I painted a rainbow onto a large piece of card stock, then stamped images. A postal punch was then used. I made the card diamond shaped. I can't remember why, but I thought it would look nice.

Hope you like my work. Thanks for looking.

Shirley

Three Butterflies

Butterfly collage

Tree Cards

My Family

Shirley, Mike, Grant and Spencer