It's been a long time! Living in Florida now!

Hello...It's been quite a long time since I have posted!!!

I'm now living in Cocoa Beach, Florida. We had a visit from Hurricane Dorian.  We were lucky this time and came out with minimal damage.

I've missed creating cards and trying to get my feet wet by creating some simple, fun beach cards.  I wasn't able to bring all my supplies in my move, but that just makes it a fun new challenge.  

These dies were bought on Aliexpress.com through different companies.  I stitched the edges, and created my own sentiments using my dear Silhouette Cameo.  I was so excited to brush the dust off and seeing it still turned on.

Used some ranger inks on background paper and adding splashes of water drops.  (Thank you Lola for the inspiration.) Added shaker eyeballs on crab and used Copics to color. The little cocina shell was found right before the storm several days ago.

I call this "Marsh View" and reminds me of my brother's beach house on Pawley's Island, SC

This was made for my sweet grandson Wyatt.  I should had said, "Whale Hello".  I used Diamond Dust Liquid Pearls on both beach scenes.

All the cards are A2 size.

Jingle All the Way WOBBLE card

It's been awhile since I've made an Art Impression card but today was today.  I adored Stamp Owl's card, so I cased.  This is Bells Ring Set. I can make wobbles, but I ordered a huge package at a great price.

I made the circle rocker in Inkscape and then transferred to my Design Studio in Silhouette.  I see many tutorials to make them by hand but I wanted one I could make quickly with my Cameo and size it automatically without "crunching numbers".  I'm not putting it in "Drop Box", but more than happy to share.  Just drop me an email...email is under my "About Me" if you click it.  DO NOT leave a note under comments because it does NOT leave me your email address so I'm not able to reply to you.
(I'm entering the challenge at 613 Avenue Create #119 and Art Impression - Prep for Christmas # 196

5.5 but since it is folded, it will fit in a standard A2 envelope
wink of Stella on berries and scarf and bells
copics for coloring

sentiment from Papertrey Ink set
punched snowflakes and snowflakes from Silhouette
Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Die Set

Silhouette Girl

Have you ever started on a project, managed to accidentally stray away, and end up with a card/project that some how popped into your head for no apparent reason? It happens to me a little too often.

Where is this story headed you ask? While still working on re-organizing my craft room, I stopped to check my email.  Lola, at Little Card Maker , posted a card using a freebie image from Birdie Brown. Loved it, so I had to go take a look around this unknown site.  I saw this Silhouette Set (Girl and Boy) and this card instantly popped into my head (changed image into an svg/cutting file). I had just returned from a Scrapbooking Store trip with friend Cheryl (Cafexpressions) and the beautiful purchased Graphic 45 papers were staring me in the face.  I'll now return to re-organizing the room!!!

A2, stitching, LaLa Land border die, pop-ups, embellishment, charm, string, used my Silhouette Cameo

L-O-V-E charm is hard to see (burnt my hand with hot glue..ouch!

Thank You Teacher

At Scrappily Ever After, our team leader challenged us to create a teacher  "Thank You" card.  It's never too early to thank some of those special teachers.  Someone from the svgcut.com forum posted the silhouette, but can't find who.  If you know, please let me know so I can give credit.  I stamped apples for background, the words are red foil and size: A2.  Instead of my apple svg, I decided on a SU stamp scrap.  Many apple svgs around, but here is my freebie apple svg. 

UPDATE: The silhouette is from "Denise's Scraping Room"

Download:  apple  (svg)

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty !

       I have a best friend who LOVES cats but can't have them due to allergies...bummer! These are just quick, sweet silhouettes of 2 cats and a bone fish.  Thanks for dropping by my blog.  Download HERE for the kitties and fish.

Vintage Card Swap

I'm participating in my first card swap with The Crafty Table forum.  It's my first.  I am to do a "vintage theme".  Both public domain pictures were found at Karenswhimsy.com.  I took the girl with hat  into Inkscape  and created  a silhouette svg file.  You can get it by clicking on "vintage hat" in the right column under Svg Files.  I entered 2 strings so there are 2 cards.  The 2nd card says inside "...you can never have too many!"( I also attached a pink shoe paperclip.)

I had fun doing it.
Inspiration:  Amy's farm theme layout  at Aimitup