Santa Christmas Card

Hello crafty friends!

I know it's not even Halloween yet, but

if you're like me, you have a bunch of Christmas

cards to make.  This is just a little reminder

that you might want to start early.

This isn't what I'm making to send out to 

my family and friends, I'll show you those 

closer to Christmas.

I happened to find this Santa image in my 

stash of colored images and thought I'd make it 

into a card.

For the background panel, I laid down strips

of double sided tape, peeled off the backing,

then added red flocking to it.

One quick and easy card done.

I'm sure that image took a while to color and

fussy cut, but since I already had it done in my 

stash, it came together very quickly.

Now just to get the rest of my Christmas cards

finished, but at least I have them started.

Deciding on a design is usually my hardest 

part of making my cards.

How about you?

Do you make your Christmas cards?

How many do you make?
I make about 60.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon.

Until then,

get to work on those 

Christmas cards.

 

Warm Fuzzies

Hello and welcome creative people.

Today I have a card to share with you.

I was going through a stash of images that I found

in my craft space that I had totally forgotten about.

I found this one and decided that I needed to make it into

a card for my grand kids.

I colored and flocked this several years ago and 

I'm not sure what company it's from or if it's even available

any longer.

I colored the caterpillar, then added a little bit of glue

to areas on the little guy.

I then added green flocking for a fuzzy look.

I went through my background stash and found

one that I felt matched with the image and used that for

the background panel.

I think the kids will get a kick out of this card.

I think it's adorable.

Thanks for sending some time with me,

I hope you've been inspired in some way,

and will come again soon.

Until then,

use an old supply that you forgot you had.

Maybe you have some flocking in your stash too.

 

What Can You Make From an Old Fence?

Hello fans!

Today I have something very different for you.

Not something I made, but what my brother, Kevin,

has been up to.

A couple summers ago, my brother and sister in law,

replaced their fence in the back yard.

Kevin decided to keep some of the old wood instead of trashing it.

My sis in law wasn't thrilled with that, thinking

it would sit for years and have nothing done with it.

Then Kevin retired and he needed a hobby,

so he went down and started working with some wood

in his basement.

Turns out he's pretty talented with it

This is a little bit of the wood he kept from the fence.

Not so pretty, eh?

But he worked with it and it's amazing what he did.

One day last summer I was visiting and he showed me a 

table he had made.  It was absolutely beautiful.

Just before Christmas he called and wanted to stop by,

saying he had something that belonged to me.
We had all been quarantining, so I was surprised that he was

stopping by.  I was working on some Christmas gifts when my

hubby called me and said to come up to see Kevin.

And there sat what you see below.  A beautiful table that

he made for me.  I was sworn to secrecy as he was making one

for our older brother also, but didn't have it finished yet.

Is this just beautiful or what?
And this picture doesn't do it justice either.

It now resides in our spare sitting room/bedroom where

I can see it every time I'm in the upstairs hall.

He also made boxes for his 3 grandchildren for Christmas,

although I don't have pictures of them.

But he did send me these other pictures.

His daughter in law, Vicki, said she'd like a jewelry box

so this is what he made for her.

He even did a tray for inside and flocked it.

Didn't he do a beautiful job.

Talent that I never knew my brother had.

Now I can't wait to see the table he has made

for my older brother, I have no doubt that it

will be just beautiful.
Kim and Sue are going to be so surprised and

happy when he gives it to them.

Well, but the time I post this, they will have it

as I said, I'm sworn to secrecy, so this post will

have to wait till I hear that he's given it to them.

Thanks for stopping by today,

so happy that you decided to spend some time with me.

Isn't it amazing what can be done with some old 

wood that could have just been tossed in the garbage?

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

take a look at some of the old

"stuff" you have around and see what you can

create with it.