Rudolph Day

My incentive for this card is the Rudolph Day Challenge.  This is a great way to get a Christmas card made and have fun doing so.  Check out this challenge over at Stamping For Pleasure.  Sarn hosts this blog and she'd love it if you played along.  You have from the 25th of the month until the last day of the month to get your card made and linked to Stamping For Pleasure. I hope after you check out Sarn's blog, you'll want to play along too. 

Today I was very productive.  Amazing...no?  A friend came to play and I decided to work on things that have been sitting on my desk for way too long.  This card started as a House Mouse stamped image that has been partly colored for over a month.  Today I finished coloring the mouse and wanted to put the image on a 1/4 fold card.  Well guess what, it didn't fit.  It was time to think outside the box and I did. The candy canes on the inside of the card originally were on the left side of the stamped image.  I cut it off and it became part of the inside of the card and I added the sentiment.  Wonder why there are red snowflakes?  Under one of them is a smudge....normally I would have used a butterfly, but how would that look with Christmas?  I fussy cut the image on the front of the card and raised it, framed it and you can guess the rest.  This was a fun card to make and making it with a friend while we laughed and chatted made this craft day all the more fun. 

I'm off to photograph the other cards I made today.  I hope to get them posted shortly.  Until later,  happy crafting and I'll see you soon. 

Hugs,
Mary Mac
AKA:  Glitter Grammy

What's On Your Workdesk 193 and Valentines Day

 Here's my desk.....but before I talk about it....let me share this card....

My friend Dee Dee made this beautiful Valentine card for me....I've been saving it to share....so, Happy Valentines Day!  And thank you Dee Dee for the beautiful card. 

 And now on to  my workdesk:  Wednesday again and you know what this means....Julia's place is filled with desktops and it's .time to show off your workdesk.  How about joining in...it's fun.  Today mine looks fairly neat...oh yes it does....I'm not showing the ironing board and my second desk...not so neat!  So, a few weeks back Mary H and I exchanged some napkins.  Having seen her blog post about making cards from napkins, I reflected on a time gone by, when I loved making napkin cards.  I sent Mary some from my stash, and she generously sent me some beautiful napkins from her treasure box.  Above are two napkins I used to make these cards.  Check out her blog to a link to directions.  They are easy, fun and quick to make....

Pretty neat yes?  I think so.  I want to thank Mary H for reminding me that I have napkins that make beautiful graphics for cards.  And I want to thank her for sharing a great selection of her napkins.  I'll be showing more cards later.

Look at all the extra pieces I have for more cards.....

 The past week was a busy one.  I finished the scrapbook I made for my kids.  It will be going with me  in June.  Lots of love went into the scrapbook and it was fun spending time with the kids and grand kids through photos.  My Granddaughter loves to craft, and making little projects for her is what I hope will encourage her to love paper crafting.

A few weeks back I was looking in on Sarn's blog and I noticed that she had a section on Zentangles.  I've had the "How to" books for quite awhile I sent her an email and she "sort of" challenged me to make one.  Well, who could ignore a challenge.... I'd tried my hand at bits and pieces, but never put one together.  My pieces were more doodling than completing a 3 1/2 inch tile....Well, another item I can check off my bucket list....This may be a collection of one, or maybe I'll be doodling away, who knows.  For now.....here's my Zentangle.

 I've had my nose stuck to the grind stone lately and though I've looked at blogs on my ipad, while watching TV with my honey....I feel like I've been away from one of my favorite blogs for far too long.  The girls on the playground are probably running wild and I'm not there to join in....so, I'm headed there now.....I'm not sure my napkin is a snippet, but the cardstock and frames are from bits and pieces so, Miss Di....I'm comin to play.  The snippet card she's showing this week is oh so sweet.  Check it out!

I'm posting this a few hours early because Wednesday is my card class...It's going to be a busy class as there are many dies to cut.  Because I will be there very early, I won't have time to post before I go, so, I'm posting right before I head off to bed.   If you're in Chico on Wednesday, head on over to Paradise Scrapbook Boutique and introduce yourself.  For more info...check it out here.

Hugs and chat later.
Mary Mac

God Save The Queen

We live in such an exciting time.  Our world is much smaller because of the Internet and blogging has introduced me to many many wonderful people.  So to all my British friends I send well wishes to you.  I'm glued to the television watching the amazing celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  As I raise my glass in celebration....God Save The Queen!   May we celebrate her for many years to come. 

I think this week  as we play in the playground, we'll all be skipping and waving our little flags..... If you think I'm loosing it....check out Di's fabulous blog HERE.  If you have snippets and I know you do, join in with all of us as we virtually skip our way through the week. 

I've met wonderful folks through Di's site and one of my playground friends is Sarn.  This week I was excited to find the postman delivered this beautiful card....and inside, were some lovely snippets.

THANK YOU SARN!  I love the card and here's what I made with the snippets you sent.....Check out Sarn's blog HERE....and be sure to check out her Sunday Roast.  You'll meet her two little angels.  They are quite the girls. 

Oops....I posted and then remembered.....I didn't put a photo of the inside of the card....so here it is: 

Though I don't always show the insides of the cards I make, I always finish the inside.  I learned a long time ago it's easier to do this when I still have all the papers and embellishments within reach.  If I don't finish them, I'm not ready to send them to anyone and sometimes, I need a card from stock and I need it now....

I'll be sending this card to a little lady that I've been sending cards to, not as often as I'd like but once or twice a month.  Thelma will be turning 90 on June 26th.  She loves getting cards and always shares them with her friends.  So, here's a request....If anyone would like to send her a card, I know she'd be thrilled to receive cards from around the world.  If you're interested, email me and I'll send you her address. 

Off I go for now, the Queen is entering Buckingham Palace and I want to cheer her on. 

Hugs to all....

Mary