The Lady in Purple!

Hello 

and 

Happy Sunday to you all!

Hard to believe the first month of

this year is almost over

and February is right around the corner!

February also brings most of the 

great Birthdays in our family.

5 to be exact, 

so I been quiet busy making cards

for everyone's special day.

Here is the card I sent my Mama and 

my wonderful great-aunt who is turning

"85" years young in February.

"The Lady in Purple" easel card.

"Vintage Lady" stamp from Inkadinkado.

 A bit of bling!

 I went on a bit of a Cricut cartridge shopping spree

in December/January, just could not pass up a great sale

and acquired a few Anna Griffin cartridges. 

The pretty layered border was cut with 

"Anna's Flourish Cards and Embellishments' cartridge.

It took a bit of playing to get the size right but

I think it turned out quiet well. 

 Layered label cut with "Lacy Labels" Cricut cartridge.

 2 punched purple paper flowers.

A very special Birthday card for the

two wonderful loving Lady's in my life!

"Happy Birthday to You"

Hope you enjoyed the card!

And if your birthday is in February

"A very Happy Birthday to you Too".

Wishing you all a great weekend

and 

a fabulous week!

Diana

A bit of Yarn Play!

Hello and

Happy Monday to you all!

Hope everyone had a great weekend

and a good start to the week,

and maybe you are lucky like me and are

getting an extra day off for

Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Since it is a little chilly outside I thought I would

share my newest warm knitting creations with you.

Fluffy warm cowls,

definitely come in handy around this time of year. 

 Crux Cowl knit with Red Heart Boutique, 

Unforgettable in color Meadow.

 You can find the pattern in the book

"Knockout Knits" by Laura Nelkin.

 Remember the easy lace cowl I started a while back,

yes, it's finished.

 "Easy Lace Cowl" was knit with cherry color JitterBug yarn.

 Ah, another Isaac Mizrahi cowl.

Just love his yarn and the beautiful colors.

This is Premier yarn, University in color Pratt.

Sorry, the picture does not show 

the pattern very well,

but it is a very easy lacy mesh pattern 

I got from my Mom. 

Pattern:

Cast on 152 sts.

Place stitch marker and join to begin knitting in the round. 

Rd. 1 : knit

Rd. 2 : *k1, yo, sl1 knit-wise, k1, psso*, repeat from *.

Repeat Rd. 1 and 2. 

Pattern stitches will lean to the left.

I used 1 skein of Premier yarn one this one but 

I think it would look better being wider!

Happy knitting!

Thanks for stopping in,

hope I got you inspired to pick up your needles and

start a new knitting project!

Have a wonderful week!

Diana

Hello 2016!

Happy New Year

to all my Blog friends

and

thank you so much for sticking with me

through out the year,

the ups and downs 

and all my wild creations!

Thank you, I appreciate all of you

more then you can imagine!

With the Holidays behind us, 

and a few days off,

I'm enjoying a little quiet time.

Reading, knitting and 

Stamp-room time!

"Thank you" cards for all the beautiful gifts 

I received were on the agenda

and I think I found the perfect stamp

to bring a smile to everyone!

Aren't they adorable?

 House Mouse stamp 

"Bow Tied".

 Maxwell, Monica and Amanda sending a heartfelt 

"Thank you".

 Sentiment from Fiskars "Celebrate". 

 Mousy cuteness!

 Sorry, I think I went a little overboard with the

picture taking,

still trying to figure out the camera and all the

fancy settings!

Thank you for taking time and

stopping by!

Wishing you all a wonderful start to the 

New Year

2016!

Diana