Valentines for ME!

I am a lucky lady to have such crafty and talented friends who swapped Valentines with me.   Here they are:

Here are the school children's Valentines they gave me:

 Ellen made Mardi Gras accordion cards for all of us instead of Valentines. It sure looks pretty snazzy on my mantle.

Valentine Card Swap

Today I am participating in a Valentine Card Swap.   I could have made all 10 of them the same but I decided to do a variety instead.   Here are some of the ones I'll be swapping away.  I'll post later with the ones I received.  Fun times.

Cards for Guys

It is so much easier to make girly birthday cards but I challenged myself to make some masculine ones this week. 

 

HB Daniel

Here is the card I made my nephew, Daniel, for his 13th birthday.

New Year 2012

Happy New Year.

Christmastime 2011 People Pictures

Since card making has taken a back seat for Christmas time celebrations here are a few of my favorite people pictures.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

This time of year makes me miss my children's childhood.   There were so many great memories created at Christmas time when they were young ... from riding around looking at Christmas lights in their pajamas to doing pine cone crafts with glitter and Mardi Gras beads.  Then as a family we'd go shopping for a live Christmas tree and saw it down ourselves.   Soon we'd bring it inside and decorate it with all their hand made ornaments while singing along with Christmas music.  We also did our share of baking lots of cookies in our Christmas aprons to give as presents.  Today my son is engaged to a lovely girl and visits us for Christmas and as many of you know, my daughter sleeps in heavenly peace.  Merry Christmas to all wherever you may be!

Christmas Cards from Me

Here are the two Christmas cards I created then mailed them by snail mail or hand-delivered them to all my peeps.  No ecards from me!

Christmas Cards to Me

Take a look at some of the Christmas cards I've received from my crafty friends.   These won't get tossed in the trash after the season is over.   They are all treasures ... the cards too.   Thank you ladies!