Winter birthday card

We do all get a little flaky in the winter, especially by the end of Jan. into Feb. I don't know how it is in your area, but around here we call it "cabin fever". I love snowflakes just not the cold cold that  goes along with it.

time to ride bikes again

 I made this card last fall. Living in the hills and country, bike riding is something I stopped doing when my kids were young unless we took our bikes to town. Now that my kids are grown I'm remembering some of the loves I had before kids. This fall I want to go to town and  ride my bike again. I top card is the inside. The leaves are just some buttons my mom had in her stash. I just cut the shanks off of them and glued them on.

I made this last fall using a layout I saw online. I thought it was so unique to split it in half pivoting up to reveal the greeting inside. The feather I found in the yard and yes I cloroxed it so don't worry. Even though it's simple I like my little masked trick or treater.

I saw this idea on pinterest and liked it so I case'd it using an older set of alphabet I had on the shelf.  It was originally from the Stampin' UP demostrators magazine. On some of them I used jute and some I used baling twine.

Birthday swap cards ready to mail

I signed up for a birthday swap several month ago. Tomorrow I will show you the cards I got back in return . You can never have to many birthday cards. I also am not sure why it wants to underline this. I can't seem to change it.

ATC inchie swap

This is the ATC inchie I received in Feb. from my partner Betsy Hawkins in TN. It's really sparkly on the bottom where it says Happy Valentines Day. We were to incorporate 3 inchies either round or square. I'm pretty new to this tiny art but I'm enjoying learning a new venue. It sure forces me to go get the eyeglasses though. There's No cheating without them on this stuff. Thanks Betsy, its so pretty IRL

Pile of Gold...........