Church Window

This card was made especially for my father.

No message inside the card.

A Merry Holiday

9 more sleeps until Christmas...

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A Simple Noel

The countdown is on...so here's another Christmas card.

No message inside the card.

Kylan's penguin creation

My 8 year old son wanted to make a special card for his aunt for her birthday.  They have a special joke about penguins so he wanted to stitch her a penguin card.  This penguin is completely sewn by my son Kylan - I am a very proud mom!  He picked the paper for the card and we were inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketches for the card design.

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Joy to the World

Here's another Christmas card done in blues and silver.

No message inside the card.

Christmas Bell

Christmas is certainly on my mind these days as I do my shopping, plan my gifts that I still have to make and get my Christmas cards ready. I love this time of year! The bell is actually a sticker that you peel and put on paper and then poke the holes before doing the sewing.

No message inside the card.

Christmas Puppy

I have a friend who really liked my Labrador Puppy card but wanted to tweak it to become a Christmas card for a friend.  This design sketch is inspired by a past Freshly Made Sketch challenge I did of Santa's Sleigh.

No message inside the card.

Hanukkah

I know Hanukkah is a few weeks away but I thought I would post this early.

No message inside the card.

Remembrance Day

Our dear neighbour Wally was a soldier in WWII and every year on Remembrance Day we like to honour the sacrifices he made when he was just a teenager.  This card is for him.  I hope he will like the stitched poppy.  I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch for design inspiration.

No message inside the card.

Close up of the stitched poppy.

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Dragon Fire

My son has been a big fan of knights, castles and dragons so this card was made with him in mind.

No message inside the card.

Christmas Trees

Two card challenges inspired me to create this card.  I really liked the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and I loved the colour combination from Dynamic Duos. I hope you like my stitched Christmas trees.

Message inside the card:

"From Our House to Yours"




















Here's a close up of the stitching.

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http://thedynamicduoschallenge.blogspot.ca

Soccer

I thought I would post another sports card today.

No message inside the card.

A Tennis Birthday

I like giving this card to my tennis friends on their birthday.

No message inside the card.

Golden Retriever

Another card for animal lovers.

No message inside the card.

Lily Wishes

We're experiencing some nasty rain here in southern Ontario so I thought a cheery stitched lily card would be nice for a post today.

No message inside the card.

Butterfly Thank You

I really liked this week's Freshly Made Sketch and was very inspired to create this stitched flower and butterfly friendship card.

No message inside the card.

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Anchors Away

I thought I would post another nautical card today.

No message inside the card.

Sailing Away

I love the simplicity of this sailboat. It is a great card for all boat enthusiasts.

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Labrador Puppy

I have been a big fan of the Mojo Monday card challenge for a few years now.  I have not entered any challenges because I did not have a blog to link my card to.  I am very excited to enter my first card challenge at Mojo Monday.  I have been waiting for the right design for this cute little stitched lab puppy and this week's sketch was all the inspiration I needed.

No message inside the card.

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Lighthouse

This card reminds me of many visits to eastern Canada and the beautiful lighthouses that you can see on the shorelines.

No message inside the card.

Yorkshire Terrier

I love this little yorkshire terrier - it's a great card for animal lovers!

No message inside the card.

Baby Carriage

I have to say that this is one of my favourite stitched designs.  It is simple yet perfect for the occasion.  New parents are always thrilled to receive this card and I have even had some people frame it for the nursery.

Message inside the card:

Congratulations



I have also stitched this design in blue.

Rose Card Set

I love giving this set of 5 stitched rose cards as a hostess or any occasion gift.

No message inside any of these cards.

Christmas with Love

The simplicity of the stitched and beaded poinsettia is just enough bling for this simple Christmas card.

No message inside the card.

A Birdy Hello

This is a sweet stitched card to send to a friend for any occasion.

No message inside the card.

I have similar versions of this card that have 
"Thinking of You" on the front.

Hydrangea Thoughts

I love hydrangeas and am sad that the upcoming frost is going to ruin their beauty in my backyard.

No message inside the card.

Santa's Sleigh

This week's Freshly Made Sketch was great inspiration for my stitched Santa's Sleigh.  I tweaked it a bit by turning the sketch on its side.

Message inside the card:

"Wishing you and yours a Merry Holiday Season"

This card was an award winner this week.  Very exciting!

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Ho Ho Ho

I couldn't resist sewing this adorable Santa.  I also love the addition of blue to Christmas red and green.

Message inside the card:

"Merry Christmas"

Thinking of You

It's always nice to know that someone is thinking of you...

No message inside the card.

With Sincere Sympathy

I wish I didn't need to have Sympathy cards on hand but life is sometimes hard and a little note from someone can brighten a day.  I hope by sending a hand stitched card that people know I am thinking of them.

Message inside the card"

"May loving memories ease the pain in your heart"

Fall Thanks

I have been wanting to turn these papers into a card for quite a while and this week's "Freshly Made Sketch" was a great inspiration to finally use these papers.  With Thanksgiving this weekend I thought they would be perfect Fall colours.

No message inside the card.

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/

Each week at a blog site called "Freshly Made Sketches" a design team creates different cards based on the same sketch (see above).  Card makers are invited to submit their designs to show how they interpret the sketch.  I submitted the above card this week and was chosen as a winner.  How exciting for me!  Thank you to "Freshly Made Sketches" for providing such great sketches!

Holly Wreath

I can never get enough Christmas...

Message inside the card:

"Wishing you and yours a merry holiday season"

Make it Count

It's my husband's birthday this weekend so I made this card for him to remind him of Stoney Lake, our favourite place.

Message inside:

"Happy Birthday"