February - Whirlwind Start....

February has gotten off on a "fast lane" start... and anyone who knows me very well at all knows I like a little slower pace in my life.  I don't mind being busy but it needs to be spread out, LOL 
We have already celebrated 3 Birthdays this month and we have several more to go!!!  Been to 3 doctors appointments, and I have completed all my February paper crafting and quilt blocks swaps and commitments for February.  Looking at my calendar, I only see two more appointments this month...hoping to keep it that way :)  So here are some pictures of what I've done so far this month:


My son's 40th Birthday was on the 7th.  His daughter's Birthday was on the 8th.
First picture is my son and granddaughter, they had a shared party day.

Everyone had a great time.  Hard to believe my son is 40

 much less that he has a daughter that turned 13...WOW!!!

Where does the time go? 

Grandson's 3rd Birthday was on the 9th.

He had a great time, loves his new ride.

 

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In the sewing room, I made the following quilt blocks for a Quilt group I am in that makes quilts for various charities.

 

The top 3 blocks are for a "Comfort Quilt",

a lady in the group had a family member pass away,

she will be receiving a quilt of Hearts with many prayers for her and her family.

 

The bottom 4 blocks are for a quilt that will be

assembled and given to a women's shelter.

 

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Moving into the Paper Craft room, I was able to complete these items.

 

 Above are the recipe cards I've made for a swap



 Here are some scrapbook Elements for a swap.

 

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I love doing these swaps keeps me busy and keeps the creative juices flowing.  I am hoping that since I have all my February commitments finished that I can work on some of my Unfinished Sewing items...I have a tote full, from pillows to wall hangings to twin size quilts.  I will be sharing those later this week in their various stages.

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

January Crafting

This is my "Chocolatier" wall hanging that I made with an online group last weekend.  This was a sew along/mystery quilt project.  Thanks so much to Lesley for getting me back to my sewing room.

 

Finished project front and back.

 

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Next I moved on to some paper crafting...

 

These are the ATCs and Paper piecing items I made for a Scrapbook Element Swap.

 

 

 

 

Then I finished up with a Tag Swap and a All Occasion Card Swap.

 

 

 

Looking forward to getting going on some February projects and swaps.

 

 

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

More Crafting

This is a little wall hanging I made for a swap in June. 
I found the pattern in this year's August/September issue
of McCall's Quick Quilts magazine.  It is called "Poppy".   I was pleased with the way it turned out.  I wanted something to represent the theme of "Gardens".  Hoping the lady that received it was pleased :)

Next are the Paper Pieced items I made for a swap

 on a Scrapbook Swap Group I belong to.

My favorite is the raccoon.  Made them all with the Cricut :)

April Card Making

These are the cards I made for swaps for the month of April.



Had great fun with these.  The challenges from the SSSD group

 really help to get me to think outside of my comfort zone.

And now to focus on the wedding invitations for my son's wedding :)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Paper Crafting

Here are the cards I made for the March card swaps

on the SSSD group.

I am hosting a new swap Punch Art on the group.

Every other month there is a theme to follow, and

only paper punches may be used to create our swaps.

The first month's theme was "Punch Art Critters"

These are the critters I made.

And these are the ones that everyone made...

they are all too cute!!!

The current challenge is

Punch Art People.

I can't wait to share those pictures with you:)

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Terry

October Card Making

Here are the cards that I made

for the October cards swaps over at SSSD.

 



This month I did have a bit more variety of color...

but Fall is definitely showing through:)

Fun stuff, had a great time making these cards.

Now looking toward some Christsmas swaps :)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

God's Blessings to All.

July Paper Crafting

Running a bit late with my July card making and

challenges post, but here they are:

Christmas in July card

Around the House challenge...

I had to use something from around the house on this

card (recycle), I chose the pictures from an old calendar.

The Build a Sketch Challenge

Different Kind of Card

Love this little onsie card:)

Male Themed Card

Mystery Item Card

The Fall leaves were the mystery item

that I was sent top work with.

New Technique Challenge

The background was the new technique,

using ink and saran wrap.

And last, but not least was the 12 x 12 Paper Swap.

I was to use one sheet of 12 x 12 paper to make 4-5 items

for 2 different people.  I love these swaps:)

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you enjoyed your visit:)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry



June Paper Crafting

Here are this month's card swaps & challenges :)

Sketch Challenge

Origami Shirt Card                                                                      Beach theme

Mystery Item Challenge



"Girly" Bookmark

ATCs - Letters G for Glam Girl & T for Tree

Had a great time making these.

Hoping to get some more paper crafting time in this month:)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

                                                                                     ~ Borrowed from Facebook Friend :)