Adding Cards Daily to Etsy

At least I am trying to do that. The above card "number 5" could be a boy's card or girl's card. Been having lots of fun making these cards...can let my creative juices "take off into my child side" back to the days when I was a little girl coloring in my color books. On the back burner are "numbers 7,8,9 and 10" all done and just have to take pictures of them and download them into my computer. It all takes time to get this done, but, it will get done, eventually.

"Number 6" is in little girl type colors, and most likely I will have a "number 6" in boy's colors also.
 I love that little lion, coloring him in has been lots of fun. All my "number" cards are in my Etsy store selling for $3.00 + shipping. You can buy my cards direct from me if you live in the Appleton area....that would save on shipping costs. Although I spend alot of time on each card and should be selling them for $5 a piece, I have decided not to. No two cards will be alike, the only consistency will be the Numbers and balloons with a string hanging down.
Note: the balloon punch is from a Martha Stewart, one of these days I will buy that punch when I find one. In the mean time I will buy them from the Etsy seller.

Here you see my St. Patrick's Day card. The little boy is a copy of a postcard I bought from an Antique store and ran him off on my printer. The shamrocks are from an Etsy seller, she made up a bunch of them with her Martha Stewart punch. Selling them in her Etsy shop, 100 for $1.40. No doubt, one of these days, I shall have to do that also.

This is my Easter card. Must put this in my Etsy store pretty soon, cause Easter is March 31st........gosh these seasons are coming on fast. Before you know it, Christmas will be here again!!!!

Well, the above Easter card was made with an embossing folder with the names of Jesus, using a "hope" die cut right in the middle, with 4 gems embellishing the card at the 4 corners. Very simple and to the point.

Time to close this blog, have to go get JP's lunch and sandwiches made for work tonight. I need to work on my income tax stuff and get it all organized for the tax guy to do. No, I don't do it myself.....too complicated for me.

Take care and keep looking up for your redemption draws nigh.
Cheers ~ Louise

My Hibiscus and Three Cards

Added the above card to my Etsy store yesterday. The price is $3 + postage. The card: red cardstock was run through the cuttlebug then cut and punched with a circle punch. The butterflies are punched with a Martha Stewart punch. The circle is stamped with a flower and "Just Saying Hello" Very simple, yet elegant.

This picture is my lovely $1.50 Hibiscus plant which I bought at Walmart a couple of years ago. She seems to like her environment. Coming in, in the Fall and sitting in the sunniest window in the house. She gets watered  twice a week and fertilized every couple of months. Her first winter with us she got a bad case of mites. This past winter was a little bit easier....no mites. Not sure what I had done different but what ever it was, it worked. She's a blooming constantly now and enjoys the nice summer days.

The above and below cards are both going in my Etsy store in the next few days. The above card will be $4 + postage. Because it is a larger card and it has alot of techniques using my cricuit and cuttlebug in a few steps. If you are interested in what I did, just email me and I can tell you.

Well, I hope you all are having a great day.....the weather here in Wisconsin is so beautiful. Bought some red petunias to plant outside and a few other plants need to be planted, I have 2 Lady's Mantle plants that need to find a place in the landscape....but I am not sure where. Need to look up in the computer what they look like, then maybe I will know where they go. Oh and those weeds need to be pulled.....they never stop growing.

Well, you all have a great day and keep looking up for your redemption draweth nigh.
Cheers to all ~ Louise

♥ Half Price Valentine Cards ♥

Having a half price sale on my Valentine cards. Made them last Valentine's season, so I thought I could let them go for half price as a set. The whole set at regular price is $17.50, half price $8.75 + postage and shipping. If you will go to my Etsy store at: http://www.cards4ubylouise.etsy.com/ I go into more detail about the cards and what they say on the inside.

Below is a sweet little card can be a Valentine's card or Everyday card. "Tilda" is swinging on a swing which was fun to make for her. As she is stamped with nothing to sit on, so I thought a swing would be a likable object for "Tilda". The inside verse says "May sunshine fill your every moment" The card measures 6.25" tall x 4.25 wide. Will come with an envelope and clear plastic sleeve for protection. Cost of this card is $3.50. Tilda is not yet in my Etsy store, probably in a couple of days she will show up.......stay tuned.

Well, going to make this a short blog for today. Be sure to check out my Etsy store for other cards that I have in my inventory. I have some new ideas brewing in my brain. One of my gifts for Christmas was a gift card for Micheals........what a happy surprise that was!!! Anyways I got a Martha Stewart punch half price along with a postage border punch (that was on clearance), a few (1.00) stamps and liquid pearls. A fun spree indeed.....Thanks Sandi!!!

Have a great day and cheers to you all ~ Louise