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Friday, October 26, 2007

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.






















































Tuesday, October 9, 2007

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."



Thursday, October 4, 2007
















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.




Thursday, September 27, 2007

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.




Monday, September 17, 2007

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



Thursday, August 23, 2007

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.