Hello again! A "long" get well card

HELLO BLOG FRIENDS!

It's been a very long time since I've blogged.  You know how life gets in the way of things, and we have certainly had a year of unexpected events.  Taking care of those things has been our main focus, so blogging has fallen by the wayside.

I was sitting at the computer this morning and went through a few pictures.  This little guy caught my eye.  I haven't posted him, so here he is.

Now you get the "Long" get well.  LOL  He's just the cutest thing.  I used some scrapbook pet paper from my paper stash, then colored the little guy with Copics.  Circle punched the sentiment, stamped a few doggie paws on the side and it's done.

I can't say when I'll be back, but did want to say hello to you all.  I hope you're all doing well.

Thanks for stopping by!  I've missed keeping in touch.

Big Hugs,

Geri xo

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter Friends!

I hope you all have a very Happy Easter today.  

Just wanted to post my Easter card and wish you all a fun day.  

Thanks for stopping by.  

Hugs, Geri

First Prize Card at the Albuquerque Rubber Stamp Convention!

Hi Friends!

I wanted to share a card I made that won First Prize at the Albuquerque Rubber Stamp Convention!  I was soooooo excited to win.  The image is by Art Impressions.  The topic of the contest I won was "Vacation."  There were two topics, and the other one was Wishing Well.  I didn't have any wishing well stamps, but I had bought the Pack Your Bags vacation set a while ago.  It was perfect for the contest.  I colored the images with Copics, and used some of my glittery chevron paper for the background.  I die cut the leaves and added them to the corner.  My sweet friend Tracy MacDonald was my inspiration for this card.  Thank you Tracy!

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back with another card soon!

Hugs,

Geri

Squirmy Squigilly Little Guy

Hello Bloggers!

Today's card is a cute little squirmy squiggly Octopus stamp I'd been wanting to use.  I have a sweet friend who loves Octopus images.  

Colored with Copic markers.  I used a swirly embossing folder for the background.  I think the swirly design is an embossing folder by Stampin Up.  

I added some crystal iridescent sequins to the card to finish it off.  You can barely see his eyes...but they are a cool shade of yellow.

                Thanks for stopping by to visit.  

                Hugs, Geri

More Valentine's Day ......

Happy Weekend Friends!

Here's another Valentine's Day card I made....with some input from Pinterest!  :o)   


I used a Tim Holtz heart die, and Sizzix leaves die.  The little hearts are from some old punches I have.  The bird is a Magenta stamp.  The random teeny  dots are made with a stubby stick stamp by Judith.   I punched the flowers out and dotted the centers with Liquid Pearls in yellow.  I wanted to make a card in something other than the traditional red and white theme.  I was happy with the way it turned out.  I tied a black twine bow and attached it to the bouquet to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I'll be back with another Valentine card to share.

Hugs, Geri

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Happy Valentine's Day Friends!


Here's my Valentine card for this year....one of my favorite holidays.  I embossed the cranberry background with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and glued it on a kraft colored card.  Punched out some glittery hearts, and used red and white twine to wrap around the embossed hearts.  I punched out a bigger pink glitter heart to tuck inside the tiny envelope.  Luckily, I found a teeny tiny punch to glue a red heart onto the envelope.  Distressed the envelope and sentiment with TH Vintage Photo ink.  Added tiny hearts to the sentiment.  The last step was to add the little clothespin to attach the envelope to the wrapped twine.  

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Hugs, Geri  

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY BY SHARALYNN

Hello Friends!

I have some Valentine cards to share with you.  This card was designed by Sharalynn.  I belong to a group of stampers and we make cards together.  I got to make this card with Sharalynn's design.
Thanks Sharalynn!  

It was fun to make, and I forgot to ask about the cool die she used in her kits.  I really like the swirl.

It was a quick card to put together and it made a very nice Valentine's Day card. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back with another card.

Hugs, Geri

PICKLES!

Hello Blog Friends,

I'm sure you've wondered where I've been.  I haven't been blogging for quite some time.  You know how life gets in the way of fun sometimes.

Our son opened a brinery, so I made some cards for the pickle shop.  I chose pickles to stamp, even though other foods are available at the brinery.  Pickles are so much fun to stamp!  The business is going great guns and doing just awesome.  All foods he makes are fermented, so they have lots of the good probiotics that are so good for us.  :0)

Today's card is a couple of pickles I found and wanted to share.  Cute sentiment "Out of everyone in the world, I pickle you!"  Makes me smile.

Colored with Copics, and then I added some green (of course) sequins to finish images off.  I'll be posting more pickle cards later on.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

Hugs, Geri 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hello Blog Friends!

Blogging business has been very slow on my end, but I did make a new Halloween card this year.  I used a House Mouse stamp.  Monica the Butterfly.  She's so darn cute.  Copic coloring, Spellbinder's frame die, scrapbook paper from my Halloween stash, and the orange ribbon is from JoAnn's.  The embellishments are Nuvo enamel glitter orange.  I used a little Diamond Stickles on the pumpkin.

Click on the picture for a closer look.

I hope you all are well and ready for the little ghosts and goblins tomorrow night.

Be safe and have a fun Halloween!

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ORANGE & YELLOW ON BLACK

Hello Bloggers!


I hope you're all ready for the weekend.  Summer is quickly coming to an end.  Our mornings feel a bit chilly compared to the last few months.  Feels good!  

Today's card is one I made in a SU workshop with Leilani, awhile back.  The clear acetate with gold design on the left side is by SU, as are the stamps and sentiment.  After coloring the flowers and die cutting, it was a quick card to put together.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I'll be back later with another card.

Hugs,

Geri

A Card made for Southwest Trading Post's - Just Brads & Eyelets Co.

Hello Bloggers,

Today's card is one I made for the owner of Southwest Trading Post's Brads & Eyelets.  They're a bit hard to see.....but if you look closely, you'll see the cute centers of the flowers.  They are embellishments from Just Brads & Eyelets.  Just Brads & Eyelets owner, Sharalynn, put out a challenge to make something with the green embellishments.  This is what I came up with.
Stamps are from Stampin Up, ribbon from my stash, and a dotted embossing folder for the background.


Website for Just Brads:  justbrads.com  



                                                Click on the picture for a closer look

                      Thanks for stopping by.  

                               Hugs, Geri

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Hello Blog Friends,

As you can tell, I've been really bad about blogging.  I have so much to do, blogging has not been on my mind.

I hope you are well.  I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy 4th.

No 4th of July card to post, but I'll share a dragonfly card with you today.

The white background was stamped with a tan ink pad, and the dragonflies were colored with green and blue.  I made the card so long ago, I don't remember what supplies were used.  :o(  The dragonfly die is by SU.  Three pearls were added to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by.....and have a fun and safe celebration!

Hugs, Geri 

HAPPY EASTER!

HAPPY EASTER!

Wishing you all a blessed day with family and friends.  

This year's Easter card is one with some humor.  I've seen different versions of this, and this is mine.....
I used scrapbook paper from my stash for the background.  The grass was cut with fringe scissors, and the tiny flowers are made from a variety of punches, then I dotted the centers with yellow Liquid Pearls.   The brown bunnies are a Tim Holtz die.  I used a scallop punch to remove part of one bunny's butt, and the other one's ears.  I hope you get the humor....one friend told me she had to explain it to her hubby.  Ack!  To finish off the card, I added a few green sequins.




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Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Easter!

Bunny Hugs, Geri

IT'S DRAGONFLY TIME!

Happy Weekend Friends!

It's dragonfly time.  Summer is almost here, and these little guys will be flying around before we know it.  I think we all love the beauty of the dragonfly.  I used to love seeing them when we went fly-fishing.  I used to fish from a float tube and paddle around the lake.....so much fun!  The best part was having so many different colored dragonfly's land right on my float tube!  

I made this card at the Glitter Chicks swap, and it was originally designed by Liane.  She makes beautiful cards, and dragonflies are one of her favorites.  Thanks, Liane!  Awesome card.  This is the new SU dragonfly die. Pretty die cut doily, and I'm not sure, but it may also be SU.  Love the brown and white polkadot paper, and the tan embossed background behind the dragonfly is so pretty.  Three tiny pearls added, and the sentiment on a little banner and card is done.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll be back later with something new.  

Hugs, Geri 

3rd Prize at the Rubber Stamp Convention

Hello Bloggers!

I won 3rd prize at the Albuquerque Rubber Stamp Convention!  I'd never entered a card before, so when I saw that one of the categories was "You're a Classic" ..... I thought I'd enter my card for fun.  Barely got it mailed in on time, since it was a last minute decision.  Glad I did now.  3rd prize was $50.00 to spend at any of the vendor booths.  

The first photo is the actual card that won.  They have to be A2 size, and I'm used to making the bigger A7 size.  I apologize for the photo, but all the contest cards were covered in a huge sheet of plastic, hence the glare.  I was in such a rush to mail the card off, I failed to take a photo of it.  Two friends came to my rescue.  I'm not sure if Danne or Ken took this photo as I received two photos of the card.  So....thank you both for taking the photos!  :o)

The second photo is a card I made for someone who ordered a card when she saw the one that won.  I made the special order in the A7 size.  I was flattered and humbled by the special order as the request came from a professional card maker who makes the most beautiful cards I've ever seen.  Thanks, Danne!  

                       
                                                     3rd Place Winning Card

This is the special order card - A7 size

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back later with something new.

Hugs, Geri

THE ESSENCE OF LOVE IS KINDNESS......

Hello Friends,


A quick weekend post.  I made this card in a swap. The original design is by my friend, Liane.  :o)
  I love the red tulips wrapped in printed paper with little hearts.  The background paper is also printed paper.  A black and white twine is tied around the image.  Colored with Copic markers.  The card base is black.  Makes a really cool card.  

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I've managed to catch two colds in less than 

2-1/2months, so I've been slow blogging.  There's some kind of yuck going around that just won't let go.  Getting better now.

Thanks for stopping by the blog.  I'll be back later with something new.  Have a good weekend.

Hugs, Geri

BIRTHDAYS ARE LIKE HAIRBALLS!

Hello Friends,

This card just cracks me up!  Anymore, yup....birthdays are like hairballs.  Oh well, better to have them than the alternative, as the saying goes.  My friend Edie came up with the design, and I just love it.  Simple and adorable.  The kitty is by Stampendous, and sadly, no longer available.  :o(  I'd love to find him.  I forget who the sentiment is by...sorry.  Colored up kitty with Copics, and used Fun Flock for the "hairball."  Hilarious....maybe I have a weird sense of humor....no I do have a weird sense of humor.  And anymore, just watching the news on television, I'm happy to find anything to laugh about.  haha  And thank you Ms. Edie for a fun card!

I hope all you cat lovers out there enjoy the kitty card.  Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back later with something new.

Hugs, Geri  

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Hello Friends,

A couple of days early, but wanted to wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day.  If I don't get this posted today, I'll miss the big day.

Once in a while I like cards with a lot of white showing.  The colored card stock is almost a periwinkle color, really pretty.  Fun to make cards with other than the usual holiday colors.  The heart is a die cut, as is the "love" and the arrow.  Loved the little arrow with heart on it.  Hubby teaches archery at three different venues in Santa Fe, so I'm always looking for arrows.  He took first place in his divison at the NM State Archery Tournament last weekend!  :o)

I embossed a strip of white card stock with little hearts, for a side accent.  Added pearls to the center of the big heart, and layered all on a square card.  I don't make square cards very often.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hugs, Geri 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK!

 Hello Friends,

Awhile back, I had made a card like this for hubby.  My friend Edie had originally designed the card, and I decided to make another one for our son for his birthday.  It's a fun card to make.  Mostly punching circles for the bubbles, cutting strips for the mug, and using Distress Ink for the edges.  I made the mug handle by using two different sizes of oval punches.  Layered mug on to woodgrain paper, and backed that with chocolate brown card stock, then glued it on to a kraft card.  Happy Birthday Pat!  :o) 

Thanks for stopping by.  I'm working on Valentine cards and will share soon.

                         Hugs, Geri

FRIENDS ARE MY UMBRELLA

My Dear Blog Friends,

I know you've probably been wondering where I've been.  We lost my mom two days before Christmas.  It was a very difficult time, and we are just now beginning to get back to taking care of so many things that have fallen by the wayside.  

I want to thank all of my dear friends who gave us so much love and comfort.  You know who you are, and you all have been my umbrella.  :o) Thank you for the prayers, beautiful cards, plants, phone calls, emails and food.  We will forever be grateful for your friendship.  Our kids were also a great comfort to us, and helped us with the arrangements.  Thank you, and we love you!

When I saw this card that I'd made a couple of months ago, it reminded me of all my blessings, so I'm posting it today.  The sentiment reads "When things are tough, friends are your umbrella".... you can click on the picture to enlarge it.

Thanks also for sticking with me through thick and thin...and my posts have been on the thin side for sure.  
                    Much Love,
                      Geri xoxo