Friday, December 30, 2022

Guest Designer Gaye Valle

Here's a wonderful card made using a prize as well as some wonderful TUrkish lace by Guest Designer Gaye Valle!  How pretty is this?



Check out the lace store I have on Etsy!  yummy pre cut lace in different colors and lots of wonderful embellishments for you to add to your projects LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Thank you!

Thank  you for brightening my day!  I gave this sweet card to my class room (4th grade) in exchange for the lovely blanket and chocolate that they gave to me.  I thought they would appreciate a handmade gift card.  This cute little group of snails made them smile.


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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Sending out love!

Sending out love to everyone! I hope you are having a great time between christmas and New Year's.  I am trying to get some new cards made up, esp for the upcoming celebration next month!!  WOO HOO, are you ready? I am going to start sharing prize pictures soon!

Check out my lace store, I added a bunch of new items yesterday, LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

You warm my heart

Here's the sweetest Unity stamp set. I don't know that these stamps came together, but they sure to go together. I just love this cute hot chocolate image.  Ahhh.  It says, "You warm my heart."  How perfect is that for winter.  Of course here in Texas we never know if that means 70degrees F or 20 degrees F, lol!

Have a great day everyone.  Warm your heart with some coffee chocolate or a little friendship!


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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Guest Designer Karin

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.  Thanks so much for dropping by my blog this year, for celebrating with me, for hearing about my school adventures, my fun vacation, and my celebration.  Please remember that I will be celebrating again this coming Februrary and I am ready to go!!  OK, I am not really ready to go, but I am certainly excited and I have a ton of wonderful goodies that I have been collecting all year for you to enjoy!  Mark your calendars for FEBRUARY!!


Here's a stunning christmas card today made by Guest Designer Karin of KarinsArtScrap!  Check out her wonderful blog HERE.


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Saturday, December 24, 2022

Merry Christmas Eve

Happy Christmas Eve everyone. I hope you are all settled in and having a wonderful holiday season.  Huge hugs to those of you who are seperated from your dear families.  I definitely understand as I have had many years like that.  I will be just with the DH tomorrow.
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Friday, December 23, 2022

Window card

 Here's a great project that I made at the last scrapbook convention using a card kit from Rubbernecker stamps.  Isn't it just TOO cute?  I know I love their fun coffee theme images. Here's some of their Christmas theme stamps.  Here's the card with the boxed closed.

then the recipient can open each of the boxes to see these cute little guys.  How fun is that?  I really enjoyed their classes at the convention!

Wishing you all a very happy holiday.

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Snow?!?!

 This is the first day off for Christmas break!  Woo Hoo, now for all those other chores that I have to do! LOL, so much to get done both before and after christmas.  Here's a cute card using a great Unity stamp today and some wonderful Turkish Lace.

It sure is cold enough here to have snow...um no thank you.


check out my store!  Wonderful lace like this you can find!! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

 Today is the last day of school before we go on Christmas break so you know the kiddos are all excited and ready to be off (oh, and so are the teachers, lol).  You know I am all over the HOLLY Jolly-ness of Christmas.  As a kid it was mostly annoying though.  This cute card has a SCRATCH off (with a coin or some other object) in the O of Jolly to reveal a cute image of some fun Christmas character...ho ho ho!

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Merry Christmas

 Here's one of the cards that I made using a kit from Micheals (Recollections).  I added some gorgeous Turkish lace to the project.  It makes a magic card that's black and white and when you lift the "pull here" tab, the image turns into color.  Perfect for the little kids in your life!  How fun is that?  This image shows the card in it's state that you mail it.

Here's the card once you have extended the "pull here" tab all the way.  How fun is that?



Monday, December 19, 2022

Pull down card

This is just the cutest thing!  you pull down on the shiny silver flap on the botton and the little snowman flips.  I wish I had a video of it to share!  Perhaps check it out at the Rubbernecker website.  They sell the kits that make these adorable little cards.  SUPER CUTE.

 Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Guest Designer Karin

 Here's a wonderful Christmas card created by Karin of KarinsArtScrap.  She's using a stamp that she received some time ago from me as a prize.  I just love her amazing Christmas card creations.  Be sure and check out her beautiful blog HERE.


Check out my store for some lovely pieces of Turkish lace: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Thanks everyone!

 Huge thanks for all the birthday wishes this week on FB, my blog, Instagram, text and even in person!  I appreciate all the love.  I treated the kids at school with a little goody bag which included a wonderful treat from Turkiye called a Karam Gurme candy bar.  If you've never had one.  Ohhh, they are so delicious.  Dark chocolate, and perfect with Turkish coffee.  YUM.  (No, I didn't give the kids turkish coffee, lol)


Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, December 16, 2022

More Joy for you!


 Sharing another lovely JOY filled card with some gorgeous Turkish lace on it.  I hope you are having a  wonderful holiday season.  I know I have bought goodies to fill up many stockings already.  I hope that everyone is well and has what they need this year.  Many Blessings to all of you.

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, December 15, 2022

TO have and to hold

 Here's the cutest Rubber Necker card!  I used some adorable images and created a dimensional creation.  I laid it flat to take this photo. aren't these snowmen just TOO cute? I just love the sentiment and the glittery trees that come with it.

check out my lace store for some great pre-cut lace perfect for adding to your cards, junk journals, collages and other creations.  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Happy Birthday ME!

Well, here it is, Dec 14th!  Another trip around the sun.  Can you believe it?  I am hitting the big 52.  Though I guess i have been saying 52 for half the year now lol.  Hmmm.  Well, thankful for Brain Surgery that has kept me here.  For those of you who celebrate with me, be on the lookout in January for photos of the wonderful goodies that are coming in February this year when we have our annual celebration!!

Here's a little birthday card to celebrate today.  


Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Merry Christmas

 Here's a fun Unity Stamps lady with her coffee (you know it's my favorite theme) and some great turkish lace too!  I added a little Merry Christmas embellishment to go with her!

check out my lace store for some great pre-cut lace perfect for adding to your cards, junk journals, collages and other creations.  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, December 12, 2022

Happy Holidays

 Here's a fun 3-D card for the holidays.  I made two slightly different cards using the same supplies.  The fold down and fit into an A2 envelope.  Isn't that just perfect.  I love these cute little cards.  I hope you are all having fun making cards for the holidays.  



check out my lace store for some great pre-cut lace perfect for adding to your cards, junk journals, collages and other creations.  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Guest Designer

 Sharing more adorable works from the kids in Turkiye.  Did you know that the kids there start learning english in Elementary school?  They study English and many kids can speak some level of English by high school fairly well.  I am very lucky that I can get by with little to no Turkish while visiting.  BUT I really should get better at learning Turkish.



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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Who's at the door?

 Surprise, it's Santa!!  What a cute card.  I took two photos so you could see it closed and opened.  Inside is a shaker with Santa.  How cute is that?  you have to sign it on the back though.  Overall, it's just one of the cutest cards in this year's collection of creations.


Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, December 9, 2022

Ho Ho Ho

 Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!  I made a lot of great Christmas theme cards this year, mostly from wonderful Recollections packages that I just loved.  They are super cute.  Here's a long/tall card, HO HO HO!  It's got a wonderful scratch off in the center, which kids will just love as an interactive element.  I wonder who's behind the silver?


Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Snowman ornament


 Here's a super simple but just adorable little snowman that I made using some great honeycomb paper.  How cute is this?  this cute guy comes in a set from Michaels, Recollections.  I used hook and look to attach the honeycomb to the sides so you and close it and mail it flat if you would like to.  Else you could glue it down and use it as an ornament immediately.

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Gnomey Christmas


 Here's an awesome card I made during the convention last October.  I thought it was super cute but not a set I would buy as I am not a gnome lover.  It does make a great card though.  Super cute.  The card says, "There's no place like Gnome for the Holidays."  ha. Funny.


Hope this cute card using images from Rubbernecker gave you a smile today!  Enjoy.

Check out my lace store and get some awesome embellishments for your cards: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Color reveal Christmas card

 Here's a cute color reveal card from Recollections (Michael's).  You get the card and it's black and white, then you put up the tag and it turns into a color image!  perfect for both the kids and adults in your life!  Here's a couple of photos that show both the card how it is received and how it looks when they open it and pull the tag



Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, December 5, 2022

Christmas Joy

Here's a lovely Christmas card using a kit from Michaels.  I just love this Joy card.  It's actually RED FOIL, but the photo makes it look like dark black.  It's a wonderful shimmery red.  I hope you are preparing for the holidays now and the countdown to Christmas break is happening, just 12 more days!  Woo HOO for that.


Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Guest Designers

 Sharing more the darling projects that the kids made for me at the Elementary school in Istanbul.  How lovely are these?  I was so surprised at how loving all these kids were to their guest.  Some of whom even remembered me from the year before.  How sweet is that?  I wonder if I will get to visit if I go back there this summer?


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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Christmas card

 I'm making up some cute cards from some fun kits I found by Recollections this year.  These cards are sweet wreaths on cards embossed to be front doors.  What's super cute it that you can "Scratch here" (like, take a coin and scratch off the metal to show what the front of the card says....).  It's a cute little thing that a sweet kid would enjoy.  It comes in several colors that I am sharing below.



Check out my awesome lace store over on Etsy, I sell beautiful lace that I buy when I goto Turkey every year. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy


Friday, December 2, 2022

A Pink Christmas


 Here's a fun christmas card using a cute Unity Stamp.  I did it up in pink and purple which is my best friends favorite colors. I hope she likes it.  I should mail her this card. I know she would want it.  Happy Friday everyone.


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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Time for some Christmas cards!

 Well, Dec is here and I am ready to share some Christmas theme cards this year.  Here's one using a fun girl from Unity Stamps.  I also added some of the most beautiful Turkish lace to go on this card.  Don't you love it?


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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Happy Autumn

Well this image combined two of my favorite things, coffee and scarecrows!  WOO HOO. I just love it.  Thought I would sneak in a few more Autumn theme cards before I start up some Christmas love.  Cheers all, Holley

 check out my lace store to get some wonderful embellishments for your cards! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Grateful Heart

 I can't believe Thanksgiving is over and now there's just three weeks left until Christmas break for school.  WOW.  The year is coming to an end. Lets all hope 2023 holds amazing things for us.  Here's a fall theme card for now :)


Let us all be grateful for 2022 and looking forward to 2023!


Check out my fun lace store filled with goodies from Turkiye! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, November 28, 2022

Fabrika Fantasy

Here's another special card for the YSBP Challenge this month.  Our wonderful sponsor was Fabrika Fantasy and I am using a sweet stamp named Young Marguerite.  Isn't she cute?  Check her out along with all of the other wonderful stamps from Fabrika Fantasy at their website HERE.  Then drop by the YSBP Challenge and enter ANY creation from this month for your chance to win a prize!

I am using some wonderful lace from my store today, check it out--LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Guest Designers

Sharing more art that was given to me by the kids in Turkiye.  I loved visiting their school where my dear friend works as an elementary school teacher.  I love that the top project drew an American flag.  People often ask me how the people treat me (as an American).  I think the political climate in Turkey can be very anti-American, but the people individually and the people when I am on the street talking with them have never been anything but warm, welcoming, helpful and downright nice to me.  In fairness I have only been to a handful of other European countries, but I can honestly say I haven't ever been to another place as friendly as Turkiye.


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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Project from Scrapbook Convention

So here's another project that I did during the scrapbook convention in October.  Isn't she pretty?  I don't know the company that she comes from.  I thought she was lovely though.  The convention was called the Scrapbook Expo.  If it comes to a city near you, I highly recommend it.  The classes were all great.

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Friday, November 25, 2022

Let's Hand Out Together Soon

Was nice to see family on Thanksgiving Day.  I thought this cute sloth card would let them know that I want to see them again soon.  I hope everyone got a short break for Thanksgiving and enjoyed family or some other sort of break.  This cute stamp set is from Inky Antics.

If you haven't check out the store recently, there's a sale going on, drop by and check it out!! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving


 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I am so thankful for this year, that everyone has been with me (either on line or together, as close as we can be due to the covid).  I am thankful that my eye testing went well.  I am thankful that I had a wonderful trip to Turkiye due to my DH.  I am thankful for my family.  I am thankful that I have a good job and a safe place to live.  I am especially thankful that in 2010 the Good Lord watched over me while I had two brain surgeries and since then I have had no more seizures.  Huge thankfulness to Dr Aboumatar, Dr Stovall and their whole staff.

There is just so much more to be Thankful for especially my dearest husband who's been with me for everything.  He's at the top of my list!  

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving (one day early)

Sharing another wonderful Thanksgiving image from Sandra Caldwell today.  I just love her stamps.  RIP Sandra.  Huge hugs to her wonderful family this holiday season.  I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season as well.


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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Warm & Cozy

I can't believe we are enjoying this wonderful Thanksgiving week break.  Here's a cute card made with a kit from Pink&Main that says, "Warm &Cozy Wishes to you."  how sweet is that?  I just love their stamps and their card kits.


Check out my lace store, i sell mostly precut lace for cardmaking, Junk Journals and mixed media: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, November 21, 2022

Woo HOO!

 Woo Hoo, happy to say that all of us here are off this week for Thanksgiving.  A much needed break!  so very thankful for that.  Today I am sharing a cute image from my dearly departed friend, Sandra Caldwell.  I do so miss her.  She had some wonderful stamps I am so blessed to own so very many of them. Here's just one of my Thanksgiving themed ones


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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Guest Designer

Sharing more of the lovely art projects that the kids in Istanbul made for me when I went to visit their school.   Did you know that the teachers in Turkiye are Federal employees and they are assigned to their jobs (including city) by the Federal Gov't.  You could be moved anywhere depending on your job as a teacher.  This is very unlike America where you apply to different school districts (often controlled by the local cities).  I wonder how it works for Teachers in other countries.


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