a few cards

My father-in-law just had triple by-pass and valve replacement surgery (a week ago) and the nurses at Mt Carmel West CVICU were so good with him and the family. We appreciate the excellent care he got and that the nurses were always willing to spend time explaining to the family what was going on and how he was doing.

I made this card for them. I copied it from one I saw in Split Coast Stampers gallery. The sentiment came from Create With TLC. Love it. I will definitely have to make more of these for my next OWH box. I'm going to find a different trim to crochet because this one will be nice in a longer pattern, I don't like it as much as the one of the original card.


While up at the hospital, my husband has had the opportunity to pray with a couple of guys. One man is dying and they just took him off the respirator. His wife and sister stopped my mother-in-law (they recognized her from church) and she prayed with them and then my MIL suggested her son go pray with the husband. It really touched his heart to be able to give this man some comfort. I hope he knows the Lord and knows where he is going.

In the waiting room, he met another gentleman whose fiance is not doing very well. She has so many health issues and it is not looking good. Brad took time to pray with him on Monday and then looked for him again yesterday to see how things were going. I made this card to give to his wife - to let her know that we are praying for her and for her fiance.

I copied this from Lisa E's blog.

I appreciate all the awesome scrappers and card makers that put their creations in their blogs. I love to look at them and get ideas - and sometimes just outright copy them. You are all so creative!

Here is a doily I made. I made several for Christmas gifts but didn't keep any for myself. So I put this together to use as a backdrop to my card photos (it's in the two above :D).


I'm working on another design but it is slower going. I also made a little clutch to hold my cell phone and credit cards (it's divided so I don't lose my cards when I pull out my phone). I'm still tweaking it out so I'll show you pictures when it's completed.

Wish I could be scrapping today instead of working! We have a small storm rolling thru and I love to listen to the rain and thunder. A nap sounds good too...but, I gotta earn the dough to support my habit...scrapping that is!!

Saturday is all-day at church CROP. I have 30+ page kits ready to go. I have another 35+ to get ready for the next time. I'll share when I'm finished.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep your heart open because your creativity can change a life. Susan

Merry Christmas again

I managed to get a picture of one of my Christmas cards. I sent this one and 2 other styles but forgot to take pictures. And I REALLY loved the other ones :)



I have another Great Niece - welcome Sarah. Here's the card and blanket I made for her.






Be sure you take time to enjoy yourself this holiday season. Remember the real reason for the season is Jesus. Thanks for stopping by...Merry Christmas, Susan

one more item

I made this needle case today. Love it. I have more crochet hooks but these are one of each size except my two biggest ones.



Now I'm working on a lapghan for the Veteran's hospital. Stay crafty and keep your heart open - you might change a life. Susan

Crochet trims

I've been playing with trims to use on cards and scrap pages.

These first two are 5.5" for cards. I really like the top one.




These are all 12" for scrap pages.



the upper one is with a thicker thread and the below one is thinner (smaller needle)




If anyone is interested in buying one for their pages...I could be talked into making some more - any pattern in any size. The larger ones would be $8 and the smaller ones $5 plus shipping (which wouldn't be too much). I do have paypal to make payments easier. If you order multiples, I'll give you a break on the price. Let me know - you can email me at shmi2 @ sbcglobal . net .

Hope to get into my scrap room tomorrow. I'll try to make a card using one of the shorter trims above and see how it goes. May even find a picture that would work for the larger trims.

Crochet bracelet

My sister said she wants to start making jewelry to sell. I've gotten back into crocheting. So...I put the two together and found some free patterns on-line to crochet jewelry. So my first try is this bracelet. I think the thread I use is too thick or something because it doesn't lay as pretty as I want. but it is a pretty, casual bracelet (and it was super-duper easy).





I've got a couple more that look really easy but I need different beads. I'm in Harrisburg, PA for a horse sale this week so I hope to find a JoAnns or Michaels tonight so I can try the other patterns (the beads I bought won't look right!).

Thanks for stopping by. Keep on crafting, Susan

Doilies

I saw a cute card with a crocheted doily on it and thought I'd make one to try out. So far I've made 2 large ones and no small ones :)

I think a white flower in the center will look good on this.



I'm going to the JoAnn Fabrics tomorrow to buy more crochet thread to make some Christmas gifts! Uh oh, a new obsession is born.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep your heart open and make a difference in someone's life with your creativity. Susan

Crocheted Flowers

I finally got some flowers crocheted and bagged. I've got these for sale in my Artfire store (use the button to the right to go there).

Each bag has 6 flowers in different sizes and various colors. The cost is $5.5o per pack.

Love You card

I CASEd this card from Dawn McVey out of CARDS magazine.



Isn't this angel adorable. I found it on Becca's blog and had to recreate it. I went to Hobby Lobby and all the components were 1/2 off! Can't wait to make a card using it.


I finally figured out the crocheted flowers. Found the crochet string at the thrift store (of all places) and I'm making flowers of all colors and combinations! I'll have to break down and actually buy string at Joannes if I decide to make different colors (all I have are blue, cream, red).


The pattern I'm using (thanks to Chat's Blog, Me, My Stamps & I) is:
chain 4 - connect to form ring
chain 3 (counts as 1 double crochet (DC); DC 14 (total of 15); slip stitch in top chain
{chain 2, 1 DC in first DC; 2 triple crochet (TC) in next DC; DC in next DC, chain 2 and slip in same DC} (pattern worked within 3 DC)
repeat { } to form 5 petals

I used a #5 crochet hook (tiny).

Crochet Flowers 3-30-10

These are made from crochet cotton - very thin and using a very small needle. Amazing I can do it with my big fingers! That's a nickel in the middle just to give you a reference to the size. They are around 1.25" across.

Sweater

Finished my sweater (which is project 2 on my list for this week). I've never attempted anything like this and quite frankly it was much easier than I thought! Had to improvise on the sleeve cuffs, the sleeves weren't long enough so I had to redo the cuffs to make them longer. Then I made them shorter so the sleeves weren't as wide at the bottom.

Here is a baby bunting I made for a friend's granddaugther. I've got to find cute buttons for it.

Lapghans for Veterans

I enjoy crocheting...but there's only so many blankets we can use! Here a few I have ready to send to the VA hospital. I'm glad I could mix something I enjoy with meeting another's need. I pray for the veteran while I crochet.