ICSketch #44

My granddaughter, Sarabeth, had a birthday this week. I can't believe she is six years old!!! I used Dawn's sketch (Inspirational Card Sketches) to make her birthday card. Minnie Mouse was cut on the Cricut using the Mickey and Friends cartridge.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Happy Thanksgiving

May the bounty of the season fill your heart and your home.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

ICSketch #42

I needed a birthday card for a young man in my office who will be 39 tomorrow and decided to use Dawn's ICSketch #42 to make the card.

I know I have been MIA from blogging recently. I went back to work on November 2nd and that was an exhausting week for me. Then last Monday my dear mother-in-law passed away and her funeral was on Wednesday. There was a lot of family in town for her funeral and needless to say, it was another exhausting week.

And according to my doctor, my lack of interest lately in cardmaking, machine embroidery, sewing, and blogging (all things that I love to do) is a natural part of the depression that I am expierencing after my heart attack. He says it will take me at least three months to work through it. So please bear with me and my erractic postings.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Goodbye to Mollie

Today we will lay my dear mother-in-law Mollie to rest beside her beloved Don. She gave up the hard fight early Monday morning and is at peace now.

My sister-in-law expressed it beautifully. She said she could picture her Daddy waiting there, holding out his hand for Mollie so they could go dancing.

Mollie on Valentine's Day, 2009

Judy

Tiger Girl

I have finished Addie's tiger costume for Halloween. She will wear a long sleeve shirt under the sleeveless top -- she says she is wearing an orange top. Robin found a cute headband and tail set to complete the outfit.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Autumn Splendor and Happy Chanukah

Nina has another wonderful free image this week at There's Magic In The Air and I used it to make a Thanksgiving card. I colored the image using Copics and Sharpies and added just a little bling to the flowers with Stickles.

The Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Scrapbooks Etc has a Chanukah card that I just had to copy. The candles in the menorah are scraps of ribbon. I cut small hearts on the Cricut for the flames and glittered them with stickles, then added a couple of really neat Star of David brads.

I received a desperate phone call from my daughter Robin last night. Could I make a Tiger costume for Addie for Halloween? They were at the store and had found some material. Naturally, Nanny said "Yes, of course I will make her a costume." Robin dropped the material off this morning on her way to work and that's what I will be working on today.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

IC Sketches #40

I needed to make a birthday card today for the manager of our Little Rock production office. He will be 60 on Friday and since I won't be back to work until next week, I need to get it in the mail. Dawn's sketch today worked out just perfect for his card. You can see her sketch here. The patterned paper came from a K & Company Carolyn Gavin designer paper pad and I did the sentiment on the computer.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy