My Mom, the Artist

Today my mom would have been 95 years old. She died 5 years ago. My mom claimed to not have an artist bone in her body. She enjoyed my crafting but I could never get her to try out some stamping on her own.

It was when my mom began to get senile and was going to move into an assisted living center, I was finally able to get her to try her hand at stamping. I am sure if she had been in her "right mind" she would never agreed.  :)

I put some paints, sponges in front of her and she created the above background. She stamped the cat and with a little help she colored her, so she looked like her kitty, Kitsie. I put the card together for mom and she was so thrilled. She even had to sign the back- "designed by Florence".

I keep this card on my desk and smile every time I see it.

The Season is Almost Here!!!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, but it is time to start thinking Christmas and  the joys of card making. This is an oldie but goody. The reindeer stamp from Hero Arts remains popular this year.

I hope like me, you are pulling out your holiday stamps, papers and embellishments and going through them to start on your cards.

I am definitely taking time from school to  get into my studio and be creative. I hope you do the same.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I hope you are blessed with good food, family and friends today.

After today I am back to school work. I will post when I can.

Sue T.

Friends and Togetherness

This Thanksgiving card was inspired by a card I saw when I was blog hopping. I loved the simplicity of the card. Something you all know I struggle with.

The good friend I sent it to will love the simple classic monochrome of this card.

I hope you all enjoy it also.

Blessings

I wanted to share a few of my blessings with all of you faithful readers-

1. George

2. Pinkie

3. renewing family ties

4. no school for a week

5. great friends

6. a good book

7. my studio

8. naps in the afternoon

9. good health

10. being a designer for Memory Box stamps

This list isn't in any special order- it just is.

Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

Holiday Card for Fun!

I finished my school work early and decided to just play for fun. I made this whimsical holiday card with the new Hero Arts / Sizzix stamp die combo set. This  is the "Holiday Cheer" set I got from Simon Says Stamp. Loving this set!!

It is not to late to sign up for Jennifer Maguire's online Holiday card classes beginning tomorrow. I have taken her last 2 classes and learned so much.

Oh yeah, just for the record, all the time I have spent on my first class paid off. I got an A!!!!!

See you all soon and be creative!

Happy Snowy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone!

It snowed in southeastern Pa. yesterday!  I look out one window in my studio and I see a green apple tree and think it is summer, I look out my second window and I see a yard covered in snow! How weird is that!!!!

I have been taking  a few hours off from school work each week to stamp. Got to or I will be nutso. Here are some Halloween cards I made.

Here is Mr. George's card. He is a sucker (no pun intended) for the cutesy cards. If I had seen a teddy bear vampire stamp he would have loved it.

Lastly this is the card I made for Memory Box. It has the coolest  opening. Please go to MB's Outside the Box for a tutorial on how to make this card.

Take care, be creative and i will see you again soon,