Category Archives: handmade cards

wow- it’s been a while

Yes, it has been a whole week since I was here! I was sick these past few days, which made the craziness of Christmas even crazier.  I got very little done so I only have these small objects to show you: They are wish paper I made on my computer with stars cut out and paper …

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grads and weddings

Life converges sometimes and things kind of all come together.  We were blessed to be invited to two special events this weekend.  The first was a wedding, for my cousin.  So I made the card above, with a red rose for love.  Steve helped. Then our dear church friends’ son graduated.  This card has a real tiny tassel …

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finished doll quilts

Here are the two finished doll quilts.  I brought them up a few weeks ago  to our family Christmas gathering for my little nieces.  It is so fun to have a couple of little girls to sew for.  I wanted Mary Beth to have a matching quilt for her baby dolls to the quilt I gave her. …

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new post cards

It was my son’s birthday and my other son birthday is coming up so I made several cards to use as thank you notes. I used calenders to cut out patches of color and then attach them to small pieces of photo paper.  On these I colored some dots with marker, also.  Steve said that …

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cards

Here’s two cards I made recently.  The one on the left is a baby card and the one on the right is a graduation card.  I recycled cards and added stickers.

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graduation card

Here’s a card I made for a friend for graduation.  It was card stock base with a bag I got from a music store.  I cut out the image and added the word “you” to the image.  I cut the image in three pieces to make the rock in the middle sections.  I colored the …

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unfinished

Here’s an odd little bit of something I made.  What will it be?  I don’t know.  It may be a tiny quilt. It may be part of a card.  I made it several weeks ago, and as of yet it doesn’t have a home.  This is why my sewing room is so cluttered.

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new cards new year

Poor teddy, I have had him since I was a little girl.  He is so worn and now both of my kids are grown beyond the years that a teddy would even be an idea, much less a worn out little guy like him.  I keep on thinking of covering his whole body with a …

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accomplishment 2008

Last day of 2008, a good day to look forward – and back. Things completed in 2008: Best: red quilt, mom’s little quilt for 60th birthday, Jan’s fabric postcard Most appreciated: Eliott’s jeans Weirdest: purple pj remix Still in progress:  Lizard quilt, Grandmother’s flower garden

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