Thanks Merve!

Here's a thank you card for my hostess for the past trip. It was my pleasure to use AirBNB to stay at her house and I highly recommend her for women who are traveling alone or as a couple.  It's a great location near the train and quick ride to Sultanhamet.  She was a wonderful hostess.  If interested, just check my recommendations on AirBNB or email me for info

Hope you have a great day, it's going to be a super long flight home tomorrow.  sigh.

Stamp from Turkiye

Thought nearing the end of my trip in Turkey I would share a card I made using a stamp that I bought while in Turkiye last summer.  Isn't this sweet?  I added some orange buttons and of course, some turkish lace to go with it.  I am living it up on my last couple days, mostly at the lace stores and of course, looking at the Hagia Sofia.

Hope you all have a great end to July

Hey Stud

Here's a great Unity stamp card that I made for my DH, now that I am just a week from coming  home I thought I would share this for him.  Hey there stud, I miss you lots and I am coming home!!  Of course, I couldn't find a stamp that says all that, so I just had to use the sentiment below, lol!  Hope you all are having a great day!

 

Cherish Simple Things

 Here's a beautiful stamp from Turkiye.  It's among the numerous sets I got last trip.  I finally got around this past winter to sitting down and stamping all of them up to make wonderful cards.  Now I am sharing them.  I hope to see new stamps now that I am back in Turkiye.

I added a basic sentiment, "Cherish Simple Things." and of course, some lovely Turkish lace to go with it.  Just a couple days left to enjoy this amazing trip.

Guest Designer Karin

Here's another amazing card from artist Karin of Karins Art Scrap blog.  She makes the most stunning creations.  Be sure and check out her blog HERE.  On this card she is using a stamp that she won last may when I had my one million prize contest.

 

Sending you lots of Love

 Can you believe it's my last weekend in Turkiye?  I  can't.  I will miss this place, but here'a a sweet card to
let the DH know that I am on my way home next week.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend everyone!

The card says sending you lots of LOVE!  I got this cute kit from Simple Stories.  What a fun card making kit.  Hope the DH like it.

I know ...

 Here's one of those awesome cat stamps from Tim Holtz.  I added a sentiment, "I know right from wrong, Wrong is the fun one."  HA!  how great is that?  I just adore this fun set of stamps.  You can also find this great cat from Cat's Pajamas, KatzelKrafts and at least one other company.  They are super cute!

have a cat filled day!  I know I will in Istanbul for my last week!

Booty Chick

Sharing this hilarious Unity stamp today, It says, "Cute? i'm not cute i'm fierce!"  ha!  How fun is that? I just adore their darling images. This one is too fun and I added some great Turkish Lace to go with it.  How perfect is that?  I just love this yellow lace.

have a sweet day today!

All my favorite...

 Here's a super cute card from Simple Stories. It says, "All my favorite Chapters include you!"  Awe, how sweet is that?  I thought the DH would like that one.  He's such a sweetie to let me go in the summertime.  I love him dearly.  Having fun though and will enjoy sharing with him about my trip when I get home.

Can't wait to share all my new lace with you guys!

Sending a cup of love

Here's a super cute card using Hero Arts stamps and of course, coffee theme which my husband loves so I thought I would share this card for him today and let him know I am thinking of him.  Huge hugs DH.  Have a great week.

Having lots of fun and lots of relaxation here. Hope you are all having a nice relaxing summer as well

Wish Big

 Wishing you a very Happy Birthday today Cemil!  I hope this card finds you well and living out all your dreams.  Best wishes for a great birthday and a wonderful year.

I made this card for a dear friend's son whom I remember being born in Lubbock, TX.  Now he's back home in Istanbul.  Of course I may or may not get to see him on my trip but either way I wish him the very best for his birthday

Guest Designer Suzanne H

 Here's the most precious gift I got during my celebration month this year. It's the card that artist Suzanne H made for the contest we had plus this darling cross stitched ornament. It says "Ewe be well"  How precious is that?!?  TOO sweet.  Thank you so very much Suzanne.

Countdown....

Sharing this cute card today as a little countdown for my trip, I still have about 2 weeks to go, but thought this card would be fun.  It says 1,2,3,4,5...You can count on me!  It's from a great card making kit by Simple Stories.

 Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Don't be Normal

Here's one of my favorites of the Creepy kids from Deep Sea Toons by Miss Rach.  I just love her stamps, you can find them on Etsy.  TOO cute, esp these girl stamps.  I added a fun sentiment, "Don't be normal, be marvelous."  How perfect is that?

 well, off for another wonderful day of vacation

I may appear harmless...

Here's a hilarious cat image today, it comes from Katzelkraft.  I think this fun sentiment comes from Unity stamps, but I am not 100% certain.  If you are, please lmk in the comments section. I added a great lace butterfly that I got in Turkey.  This particular one comes from a string of turkish lace and i cut the butterfly off to use on this card.  There's also cute butterflies that are sold individually.

I love this cat's attitude.  Go out and have some attitude today!

Coffee time

 I thought it was time for another Coffee theme card.  YUM.  Turkiye is one of the places where I enjoy having some coffee, though now at home I have a turkish coffee pot that works excellent and makes a pot of coffee perfectly.  You can get one on Amazon for less than $100;  

This cute stamp is from Hero Arts along with the sentiment inside.  I hope you like it.  Have a little coffee treat today.  Cheers, Holley

I just want...

 Here's a sweet card that I made for the DH before I left for Turkiye and added to my blog, it says, "I just want to Thank You for being my reason to look forward to the next day."  He does make me look forward to the future. I can't believe we have been together 20+ years already, seems like just yesterday in one since, and forever in another.

Have a great day everyone. I hope you enjoying the summer.  Right now I wish for a tad of air conditioning and some ice, lol

Follow your arrow

Here's a wonderful image and sentiment from Cat's Pajamas.  I thought they were just SO cute, it says, "Follow your Arrow"  I guess my arrow is in Istanbul because that is where I love to go.  Hmmm.  makes my heart feel happy.

So follow your arrow today, and go where it leads you.

Happy Birthday Kathy

Wishing my mother in law Kathy a very Happy Birthday today!  I hope she gets to do something very special and all her wishes come true.  Huge hugs.  
 

Guest Designer Audrey R

 Here's a wonderful card that I received a while back during celebration month that I want to share. doesn't this person know me too well?  YEP, it has SKULLs on it!!  Just a perfect valentine for my heart.  Thanks so much to Audrey R of Austin for this one! (You know I love that paper too!!)

Hello?

 Thinking of you dear!  I would just pick up a phone and call, but nowadays with what's app and facebook and texting,....it's ridiculous to pay for international phone calls. Plus I can hear my DHs response, "What you have only been gone X weeks?" lol MEN!  that's  how they think.

Well, I know he will eventually see this and know that I am thinking of him, now if only he had such a blog.  HA!

i just love you

Sharing this darling elephant stamp from Kinda Cute by Patricia.  It comes in a super cute set with a couple other elephant Stamps.  TOO cute.  I had to post this sweet card for the DH while I am away I thought he would love it.  Hugs dear, thinking of you.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Celebrate the Everyday

 Here's a card with some gorgeous lace and a wonderful stamp from Unity Stamps.  I just love this cat.  Did I mention before that there are just all sorts of cats in the city?  They are all taken in to a vet, spade or neutered and health screened and then let loose in the city as the "Cats of Istanbul."  They are cared for by the local city folk.

Well, there are also people like my hostess, who also have their own cat/dogs as pets.  They are generally kept indoors and away from the city cats.

I really like you...

 Here's fun stamp from Avery Elle along with a sentiment stamp from Sugartree Stamps (on Etsy).  I also added some nice Turkish Lace on the bottom of the card.  I will say, and have probably said it before that I usually don't drink much american coffee but I will have me some Turkish coffee, which shocks a lot of people.  it's way stronger and more earthy I guess is the word for it.  I just like it.  What super surprises people is I drink my Turkish coffee then promptly go lie down.  They are like, how can you take a nap after that?

Hope you are having a wonderful summer!

Little Bird

Here's a gorgeous blue bird stamp, well, I colored it blue, i suppose it's just a bird stamp, lol.  I just adore it though.  It comes from Unity stamps and I added the most gorgeous turkish lace to go with it. What a sweet little bird.  

I can't wait to get back home and show you all the amazing stuff I found while in Turkiye this summer:  stamps, lace, stickers and embellishments to boot!  WOO HOO