Gather Together

Autumn is my most favorite time of the year ~ the crispness of the air, the leaves turning to the most beautiful colors and whirling around in the breeze forming a mosaic of colors, the coziness of warm fires, the smells of the first fires in fireplaces around the neighborhood, baking apples and pumpkin, warm sweaters and boots. And of course Thanksgiving ~ gathering with family and friends and remembering to be thankful for all that we have.

Life is a dance and most times a whirl and so my little blog is sorely neglected. But, I’ve a couple of things to share with those of you who continue to visit ~ just one of the things I am thankful for. I hope you you enjoy

An Autumn banner encouraging us to “Gather”

A banner for a sweet customer – I probably will never learn how to get a good photo of a longer banner, but if you click on it – it will come up a little bit larger.

Wishing you A Happy Thanksgiving

Thank you for stopping by

Dru

Quoth the Raven ~ Nevermore!

I’ve been working a bit with Edgar Allan Poe themed projects for Halloween this year along with some other pieces and thought I would share them with you and also take part in RRR’s Challenge #81 Fall or Halloween with Ribbon. I made these prior to my recent ribbon order so while none of the ribbon used is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, if you have not checked them out ~ you must. Great ribbon at great prices and I love all the variety offered.

And a bit of the whimsical

Thanks for stopping by, Dru

Autumn Greetings

Once again, it’s been over a month between postings. This time of  year as for so many others is the busiest for me as I’m working on Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and all the custom orders in between ALL at the same time. We won’t even go into what my work space looks like right now ~ and it’s encroaching into other parts of my home. Thank goodness for a supportive and understanding husband.

It’s Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound hosted by Beverly. I love taking part in this and if you are unfamiliar with Pink Saturday, hop on over and take a look – you will not be disappointed. This week’s theme is Fall or Pink or Pink Fall and so I’ve opted for Fall with this card that even though I say so myself  - I do love it in all it’s parts

Some new tags

And a custom order “blessings” banner for a special customer – you’ll need to click on the photo to bring it up bigger so you can actually see it – I have not mastered (or maybe it could be my equipment) fitting in an entire banner in a size that’s seeable even after cropping etc. in my photo editing program ;-(

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Pink Saturday to you! Dru

Happy Pink Saturday

Once again time to share pinks as Beverly hosts Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound

I have a couple more baby cards to share

Papers are a mix of vintage ephemera and other bits and pieces, image are from Bety at Iralamijas.

Happy Pink Saturday to all, Dru

Things With Wings and Ribbon and Happy Pink Saturday!

That’s the new Challenge #77 at Really Reasonable Ribbon. You still have time to play, so pop on over and take a look. Fun challenges. Both of my cards feature storks ~ such beautiful birds with majestic wings and I love these vintage images. Some of the ribbon I have used is also from Really Reasonable Ribbon ~ they have lots of variety and great prices. I’m also hooking up with Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound ~ this is a fun site if you love pink ~ a lot of great inspiration and a lot of great talent. Take a moment to enjoy. Also, the Friday Flea.

and…

Images are from Iralamija Shop and I believe the floral background paper is also, “baby” stamp and heart border die are both from Papertrey Ink, the flower I made from cutting felt in circles, then tucking in and gluing tiny scraps of crochet trim, adding a button and pearl to the center. I’ve made a few of these over the years, but this is one of my favorites – I think it’s the soft monochromatic color.

Take Care,

Dru

Sizzlin Summer Colors and Ribbon

That’s the Challenge #76 currently over at Really Reasonable Ribbon. A bit out of my color comfort zone, but found that I really loved these bright juicy colors together. There’s still time to play so take a look.

Just a simple little summer banner in shades of turquoise, orange, and sunny yellow – the colors are actually quite a bit more vibrant than they seem to show up here – my photo skills are not always what I would like .

Hope you’re having a happy summer!!

Dru

Summer Sea Sand and Children

I love these images bought from Vintage Image Madness and I absolutely love them ~ soft colors, vintage, beautifully illustrated and I thought they would make a lovely garland. I think they did. One will go to Lake Tahoe Holidays here in town and one into my Etsy shop. I cannot seem to take a good close up of an entire banner, but if you click on it ~ you can get a closer look.

Hooking up to Challenge #75 “Anything but a card and ribbon” at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Please check them out ~ I love everything I have purchased from them ~ great variety and great prices!!

The 1st one

And the 2nd one

I used my own hand-dyed and crinkled seam binding, on the 2nd one adding natural button twine, shells, faux pearls and rhinestones and of course glitter to accent.

Take care

Dru