Christmas Greenhouse

 

One of my Christmas cards this year was this festive greenhouse, made with several

older Greetery sets. 

Fortunate to have been on the start of The Greetery's releases, these early sets,

especially holiday themed, are still some of my favorites.

Built on a striped paper my little greenhouse is first stamped before adding

the die cuts. The actual greenhouse frame is 3 die cuts thick, and the Christmas

trees are popped up with foam. 

Do you have plant lovers on your Christmas list? This one goes to one of dear

friends who rescues dying plants from nurseries and gives  them a second life...

true story!

Merry Christmas!

Birthday Cabin

 

I have a fall card to share today, a birthday card for a friend.

Sitting Pretty is one of my top 10 Greetery sets, and here's why:

This is the view from our family cabin in Shaver Lake. So many of our friends have 

enjoyed this sweet scene with me, among them, the recipient of this card. I hope she 

enjoys the card as much as I did making it.

I love creating scenes like this, with details and layers. The mountains hold a special 

place in my heart. We in California have watched sadly as drought, and forest

mismanagement have led to more and more fires. Our cabin and the neighborhood 

were spared, while others were not. The fire crews assigned to Shaver 

surrounded our village, and diverted the fire around the town and neighboring

homes and cabins. Never have I been so thankful to so many valiant and

devoted men and women! They even texted many of us with pictures of

our property to let us know we were OK.

If you get a chance, there's a fabulous documented video done by Jeff Aielo from 

Facebook's Talk of the Hill, who works for PBS, called:

Afterburn: The Creek Fire Documentary - A Valley PBS Original Documentary

Jeff and his wife gave us daily reports of the fire's growth and devastation. 

They continue to be the voice for those of us who demand action and better

 management of the forests.

The Greetery

Sitting Pretty, Sitting Pretty Accessories Dies

Rustic Wreath Twigs Die

Botanicuts Wheat

Reflections Stamp Set

Curio Autumn Findings

Fall Foliage

Written in Ribbons Stamp Set

 

Cards for Guys

 

It's been a while since I've posted for the fun of it, and I needed to do a handful of 'guy'

cards, so.... hope you enjoy. There's a lot to see! The Greetery's newest release has sets

with masculine vibes, just what I was looking for!

Dad Jokes: High Steaks... together with the new stencil set, Tartan Plaid.

Don't know about yours, but the guys in my family love their steaks rare, so this 

set of cards is double whammy!

The fork through the steak, how cute is that?!

And matching Steak Knife too!

June is full of birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries for this family. 

I have fallen in love with the Reflections set. 

This one for a grandson turning 21.

FYI: I added tree branches through the trees, and then onto the water's reflection

with copics. The numbers were treated with Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist.

The thank you card and matching envelope are for a dear friend.

Seriously, how does she do it! The Big Plans Background stamp is brilliant! Betsy's 

brilliant mind thinks of everything. We have 4 builders in our family, and this stamp

sets the stage for a man builder's card!

Nailed It says it all. 

One last photo of a card done for the Card Concept Challenge.

OK, finally done, although there's more to do. Fortunately have lots left over to

do them!