Gnome with bird

Here is a cute little gnome from IBFS (I Brake For Stamps).
The little bird is the bird punch from Stampin' Up.
The little Hi is from MSE.
The circle is from Spellbinders classic circles lg.
Take some assorted papers and card stock, stamp, glue and anybody can put this together in a short time.
Happy Stampin. Mary

New Year, New Cards

Well how did everone start the new year. I started by joining several challenges to keep my card making up to snuff.  There are so many new techniques out there it's hard not to get excited. Club Posh is back and doing very well, Thebrakefast club is super and Stamp TV is wonderful with all their videos. I have promised myself that I would go to at least 3 new websites every day. And if that is not enough to make you glisten with envy over all the great cards and crafts out there, well, now there is Digital images to make you swoon. Come on now all you crafters, you gotta admit, you are in the age of the techies. Let's show em what we old croanies are all about. Have fun, love much and be sure to make a card today. Mary

Distressed butterfly

Happy New Year!

Wow! I lost a whole month, got bitten by the flu (or what) bug and been in bed most of Dec. Thanksgiving came and went and Christmas was a blur........New year, new goals.  Need to set some reasonal goals to make my life fuller. First goal, make and post more cards. Cards are what make me happy, stamping, digiting, scrapping lets the artist I never was have free rein. I will make my goal to produce at least 4 cards every month. Tell me about your goals and what makes you happy.

It's almost Halloween!

Hello.........
Halloween is just around the corner, well tomorrow, but who's counting. When I was a little girl we did not go trick or treating, we did "anything for thanksgiving?" Does anyone but me remember that. I was brought up in the north east. Well, when my kids grew up we did "Trick or Treat". It was such fun dressing them up and watching their eyes light up when they looked in the mirror. We had one of those long mirrors on the stand and they would giggle and scream and run around all crazy. I had 3 girls. I surely miss those years. Now you have to watch everything the kids do and everywhere they go. Not as much fun, I think. I hope you like my Count Dracula, he makes me laught.

Another day in a great world

Hi again,
Well here I am sitting in front of the computer for an entire morning. I promise myself that I will only stay for an hour and every time I break that promise. So much to do, so much to read. That has become what the world is all about, it's all about communication. So why do we sit here and type all by ourselves, beats me but I will continue to do it until someone tells me to stop.

Guess What! Halloween is here!
Do you like candy, I like candy but most of all I like the looks on all the small people as they dress up in pretend costumes and run to strangers homes where they get lots of goodies. Please remind everyone you meet to keep those little people safe this year. Anyway, I did a cute little Halloween card to post today. The main focus is from I Brake for Stamps and he is from their seniors line.  If anyone wants to have directions for this card just send me an e-mail and I will send it off to you.

I just got the hunger bug so I'm off to find something good to eat. See you next time, Mary

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