More birthday cards

Apparently many parents were

cuddling up keeping warm during

the cooler weather and lots

of summer babies were conceived...

Lots of birthdays in July and August.

This is for a cousin, using some of the

feather die cuts that my friend, Karen,

sent me.  I think it turned out pretty well. 
I hope she likes red!!

A gate fold card with a neat

closure.  A lot of the time I will

put a "belly band" on a gate

fold which is a band that goes

around the middle of the card

to keep it closed.  They tend to 

want to pop open otherwise.

I need to use up this barnwood

paper as I'm getting VERY tired of

it and I need to buy more.  But

I have so much paper already

that I can't justify it until I 

get rid of some of the other.

Besides, Karen and I are supporting

one another in not buying anymore

craft items- for a little while  anyway.

Right after I ordered another die

set....I had to have something to

tide me over, right?!

I heard thunder this morning!

It didn't last long and we aren't

really getting a lot of rain, but right

now we will take anything we can

get.  The grass is turning brown.

I love summer for all the green

trees, grass, etc. and now it's tuning

brown.  Time for a good rain. From

my lips to God's ears.