Vintage

Well, only one card today...but it's so cute.  A vintage image and some lace trim...that makes a perfect card for me!

Two cards a day

That's my current goal...make two cards a day.  My stash will grow and I'll have lots of cards to give away whenever I decide where they'll be going.  I almost gave away the impression plate that made this background because I'd never used it...what a waste...I love the look.

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Hands and feet

Has newly discovered her feet and toes...she just couldn't possibly be any cuter!!

New cards

Edited to add:  These were my submissions to CHF for their design team...unfortunately I wasn't chosen.
This is the first time I've ever used an image from CHF, and the first time I've used a digital image...I like it!  And with my new star punch, I could use my checkerboard background stamp then punch out stars that coordinated with his shirt...cool!

I really like this simple image...but I'm a little lazy and there's a lot to color.

See, I'm starting to use my lace hoard!  And some scrunchy ribbon I bought on Etsy.

Don't make simple cards very often...really like how this one turned out.

Estes Park

Drove up to Estes Park today to attend a model train show...have to get some ideas for my new train.  Beautiful drive with the ice and snow in the river.  But oh such trauma!  When I left the show I turned left...which I thought was the way home...but, noooooo it wasn't.  As I drove up into the mountains and realized I was lost, started looking for a place to turn around.

Pulled over onto a turnout, then decided the road was too narrow to make a U-turn.  Okay...on to the next turnout...but when I tried to pull back onto the road my tires spun on the ice...5 minutes later, after backing up and spinning and backing up and spinning, finally shot out onto the highway.  Next turnout was a trailhead parking lot...or you could have called it an ice rink.  Slip and slid my way to a stop, turned around, inched out onto the highway so my back tires were on solid ground and hit the gas...yea, made it out.  I was so shaken I had to stop for a cream puff to calm my nerves for the drive home.

Wildlife

February adventure...an hour's drive to this wildlife sanctuary...they rescue lions, tigers, bears and other large animals from private homes, small circuses and other habitats unsuitable for this gorgeous animals.  They have 320 acres and after a period of readjustment, the animals are placed into family-type groups with lots of room to roam...not perfect but MUCH better than where they were.  That big guy in the middle is the head of this pride.

He's by himself for now...will gradually get to meet other tigers. 

This is a really big warehouse where all the meals are prepared...mostly by volunteers.  All the viewing areas are elevated...less stress on the animals.  I will definitely be going back in the summer when they're open until dusk and the animals are more active.

Nude

Michele took her to a photographer friend for a photo shoot...how cute is she?

Softball player

Her mom was an outstanding softball player...and both Michele and Will play adult softball now...so we're all hoping she'll love it...hmmmmmmmmm what are the chances she'll prefer ballet?

Cold!!

My daily(?) walk goes around the lake at City Park.  Snow, ice and freezing water...how do these geese do it?  I can see why things made with down keep you warm.

Dawn

The most amazing sunrise I've ever seen!!  I woke up to an orange bedroom...I thought there must be a neighborhood fire...no, this is what I saw when I opened my patio curtains...spectacular.

Birthday surprise

Look at what my brother sent me for my birthday...a model train!!  I mentioned last summer that I thought having a model train layout would be fun and this appeared on my doorstep yesterday.  It's an O gauge and it's a Santa Fe...cool because my Grandpa Brooks worked for Santa Fe for years.  There's the engine and six cars...now to build the layout...should be fun!

Lots of snow

These chairs are my snow barometers...I'll never understand how that snow stays in those perfect squares on the seats, but I love that I can look out and see how much snow we got.

Another couple of cards...

A little bit of time this morning before Zoe arrives...needed a couple of thank yous.

This birdhouse didn't have a stand...now it does.  One quick swipe with my black marker.

Wow...it's really fun to get back into making cards.  Didn't realize how much I missed it.  I made a bunch of valentines...did I take pictures, NO...and took them over to the fire station...the guys were very appreciative and I'm thinking there will be a lot of happy wives on Valentines Day.  This card is for my grandson's birthday...a mountain man/cowboy if there ever was one.

Granddaughter Emma...about to be 11...LOVES dolphins...says she's going to be a marine biologist.

Michele and I took Zoe to the park for her first ride in a swing...she was definitely unimpressed..

Notebooks

These notebooks were always some of the most popular items at the French Nest market.  People bought two or three...one by the phone, one for their purse, one on the nightstand.  Making all these cards, notebooks, etc is fun...and WHAT am I going to do with them all?  Thinking cap on...someone will enjoy them...I'll figure it out.

This is an illustration from a 1929 Good Housekeeping magazine...love how elegant she is.  Papertrey has a stamp set just perfect for notebooks...that's my next purchase.

 Zoe got a new toy...a bouncing saucer...probably not the name but you know, one of those things they can sit in and bounce up and down...she loves it.  And I just LOVE that second picture!

Cards

Back to creativity...the first one I made back in September...these were Michele's thank you's for her shower.

A birthday card for my brother.

My 2012 goal is to do something once a month I've never done before.  So yesterday I packed a lunch and drove 200 miles on some of Colorado's backroads...not everyone's cup of tea but I love going anywhere I've never been before.  I keep my eye out for interesting business names...this qualifies.

One certainty out here on the plains is that every town will have beautiful old homes.

Cows...yup, another plains certainty...though how they live on that dry scratchy grass is a mystery.

The perfect wayside stop for a hungry traveler...love See's vanilla fudge and dark chocolate raspberry cremes. 

I'm having some trouble getting my creative juices flowing...this card underwent multiple alterations before getting to the finished product...but I like it!