"Birthday Blessings and Christmas Wishes"

Hello to all the beautiful people on this 15th day of November 2019.

I'm so ready for the weekend knowing that many activities will be taking place. I plan on celebrating my upcoming birthday throughout this weekend. My birthday is on Monday, so why can't I celebrate it with people who will not be working on the weekend.

Instead of telling my age, I'm going to give you a few facts to help you determine my age: I was born during the time the 33rd President was in office. The ocean liner SS United States made her maiden crossing of the Atlantic. The Winter Olympics were held in Oslo, Norway. Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. The Revised Standard Version of the Bible is published. The first official passenger flight over the North Pole is made, from Los Angeles to Copenhagen. The first successful surgical separation of Siamese twins is conducted in Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio...can you guess my age?

I made a birthday card (not for myself) as well as a Christmas card to share for your view today:

 

"Relax It's Your Day" was made with Neenah white cardstock; Recollections black cardstock; Tonic Studio mirror card and Hunkydory Adorable Scorable cardstock as well as the pansies deco-large. A white doily was place behind the image along with a yellow and white polka dot piece of ribbon. This card will be added to https://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Our next card, "Merry Christmas" was made with Neenah white cardstock; Bazzill red cardstock; Hunkydory pattern cardstock and Recollections grey cardstock. Die cut snowflakes, skates and the sentiment were added to make this card. Nuvo gloss white drops were added to enhance the strings in the skates and snow under the snowman.

I want to also add this card to https://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.

Thanks for viewing. Please come again.

Sending you a hug and love,

Lois

"Two Christmas Cards"

Happy Thursday, November 14, 2019
How many more days do we have before Christmas?
How many of you have your Christmas decorations up already?  There are several houses in my neighborhood that took down the Halloween decorations and immediately put up Christmas scenery.  Too early?  Not really.  If you're taking down one, why not use the same energy to put up the other...that's what one person said.
How many of you will not decorate for Christmas?    Is there something wrong with not decorating?
When my children were young...decorations went up the week after Thanksgiving and didn't come down until after the New Year's Day.  I do well if I put two wreaths on my front entry doors.  My little "Sunshine" celebrates at her house so granny doesn't try to impress anyone else with a house full of decorations.  She will buy "Sunshine" special ornaments (two) to put on her tree each year.  That's as far as I've decorated in the last ten years.  I enjoy the Christmas scenery when I spend Christmas with her and her parents.
Now, I do like to send and give Christmas cards to family, friends and "special" people.
Here are two that I made this morning.  One is for a challenge at Splitcoaststampers and the other is using something other than die cuts on a card.  Earlier in the week I tried stamping for two days but found myself back at using the die cutting machine.  So I tried something else again today.

 "May Your Christmas Be Cozy Warm & Bright"

cardstock: Neenah white; Recollections black; Hunkydory light blue
stamp: Hero Arts CL722
die: Heartfelt Creations window box elements
followed the sketch given for SC775

"JOY"

all cardstock came from my stash of "blue" papers...mainly polka dot.
I cut out a circle and embossed it with a dotted folder to represent "snow".
The elements on this card are Kaisercraft wooden flourishes representing a house in the snow
I will enter this one at http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Thanks for viewing.

Sending you a hug and love,
Lois

"After Voting"

Good Day to all the beautiful people.
Yesterday was a day with so many things to do and places to go.
Yes, I voted.  I had the opportunity to see one of my old peers in the teaching field.  She was working the polls.  We laughed about going back to work so we could have something to do. (I said we laughed and it was an inside joke...I don't think it is going to happen anytime soon or later).  It was really good seeing her.
Yes, I attended a funeral of a lady who was my riding buddy when we both worked at a hospital for mentally challenged children and adults.  I also knew her because her daughters are members of the church I attend and when this lady became sick...her daughters would bring her to our services on the days the day care nurse couldn't show up.  Cancer is transitioning  a lot of our love ones home.  They are no longer with us on this side but we shall see them again if we believe.

Two cards to share.  One made on yesterday and another today:

entry for
http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Christmas cards made with Sizzix products; Honey Bee dies; and Stamperiz paper.

Thanks for your time and support.

Sending you a hug and love,
Lois