Saturday, September 30, 2023

Love Story

I haven't posted a card for the DH in a while. So here's one for him today.  It says, "every love story is beautiful, but our's is my favorite!"  I hope he likes it.  

 check out my lace store for some great assortment packs, fun lace menagerie packs and some beautiful embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, September 29, 2023

Halloween Cats

As October comes, we just have to have some wonderful halloween themed cards. I just love this paper from SEI with the cats on it.  I adore them.  The card in the kit was actually different from this one that I made because I didn't want to waste the cat paper by using the paper on the back.  So...you're welcome, lol!  All you cat lovers out there.  HA ha.

 check out my lace store for some great assortment packs, fun lace menagerie packs and some beautiful embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, September 28, 2023

You brighten my day!

Here's a little message for my kiddos.  They really do brighten my day.  They are so cute and I get to see them learn and laugh and play.  what a delight.  I adore them.  

 check out my lace store for some great assortment packs, fun lace menagerie packs and some beautiful embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Happy Birthday Ms Johns

Wishing a very happy birthday to Ms. John's today.  She's one of the DHH teachers who is now retired, but she will come in a substitute for us, so we are more than thrilled to have her always. I worked with her multiple times in my first two years. She's such a good teacher and just a delight of a person to be around.

 check out my lovely lace store for all  your lace needs and embellishments: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Black Cat

 Since I have started sharing halloween cards, let me share this one with a black card made from bling!  I also added some great Turkish Lace to the corners.  I think it is just the right accent to this card. I can't believe we are on the last week of Sept now and Oct is just a week away!  WOW

Check out my lace store.  I sell beautiful assortments of Turkish lace as well as wonderful embellishments.  I have great orange and black assortments and lovely embellishments in black, like flowers and leaves  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, September 25, 2023

Happy Monday

 Happy Monday everyone!  I wanted to share a Halloween theme card today because it is just around the corner!  This card comes from a wonderful kit 2-year-olds got from SEI.  I just love making Halloween theme!  I am working at my school with the 2 year olds and one thing I do every day is crafts with them.  it's SO cute.  I get to come up with projects every day.

Check out my lace store.  I sell beautiful assortments of Turkish lace as well as wonderful embellishments.  I have great orange and black assortments and lovely embellishments in black, like flowers and leaves  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy


Sunday, September 24, 2023

Guest Designer Jan E

 Here's a lovely creation from Guest Designer Jan E.  She's my God-Mother and we both traveled (from different cities) to meet in Irving Texas for the last Scrapbook Expo in Irving Texas.  What fun we had.  Here's a card from Simple Stories that she created

Check out my lace store for some great pre-cut lace, sets of 1 yard pieces, and gorgeous lace embellishments: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Woodland Animals

 Woo Hoo, it's the weekend. So glad to have a weekend to spend with the DH. I hope you are all having a great day and have nice plans.  (For me, nice plans means sitting at home on the couch lol.) Here's a card with the cutest woodland animals and some gorgeous Turkish lace!  Happy 1st day of Fall.

check out my lace store for some wonderful pre-cut lace for your cards, some great embellishments and some yard long pieces, LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, September 22, 2023

Hello There

Happy Friday everyone!  Sharing this lovely card from a kit by Simple Stories. I changed the card just a little from the kit, but I think my version is lovely too. I love this fall colored kit a lot.  It's very much the color scheme that I like.  Have a great day.


check out my lace store for some wonderful pre-cut lace for your cards, some great embellishments and some yard long pieces, LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Happy Birthday Ms Hunt

 Wishing a teacher in the DHH department a very Happy Birthday today!  She works with the 3-5 year olds.  What a fun job she does.  She's such a special teacher for them.  Best wishes for your birthday this year.

check out my lace store, to get some wonderful products for your cards!  I sell both pre cut packages in 6" lengths as well as 1 yard lengths. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

It's a CAT thing

 Here's a card for a Cat friends. It says, "It's a CAT thing"  How cute is this?  I have more than a couple crazy cat lady friends.  I don't put myself that high on the cat lover level, but I do adore cats.  I don't think the cat we had for so long loved me as much as I loved her.

check out my lace store for some wonderful pre-cut lace for your cards, some great embellishments and some yard long pieces, LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Hello, Beautiful

 Hello Beautiful!  Sharing this sweet and simple card that I made using a packet (scrapbooking packet) from Simple Stories. It was actually supposed to be for scrapbooking wedding theme photos, but I chose to make cards with it because I don't anticipate having a wedding activity anytime soon.

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Mesmerizing

 Happy Monday everyone! we're now on the 2nd month of school.  WOW. I guess this is just the beginning of the second month, but who can believe that?  Sharing this beautful turkish embellishment, it's a gold peel-off type sticker that's a wonderful eye mesmerizing shape with a heart brad in the middle.

Check out my lace store with great packages of lace and wonderful embellishments: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Guest Designer Audrey R

Here's a super cute card from Audrey R of Austin, TX.  She got this adorable beehive die from me in February and used it to create this darling card.  How wonderful is that.  I was so delighted when I got this card in the mail.  Thanks so much Audrey.

If you have a project you would like shared on my blog, please send it to me, htondre@aol.com

 Check out my lace store, there's new products to check out  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Cool Cat

 Happy Saturday!  Woo Hoo, back to the beginning of a school year when weekends are such a HUGE importance.  Turkiye seems so very far away now....

Here's a fun card today

I am using gorgeous paper that I got in Turkiye. I just love it when I find fun things there that I can use on cards for crafting.  I can't wait to show  you more of what I found this year.

check out my lace store for some wonderful pre-cut lace, some great embellishments and some fun 1 yard lace menageries.  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, September 15, 2023

Cute Owls

 Here's one of my favorite animals, Owls! I just love them.  We have a couple of different breeds of owl that show  up in our backyard in the evenings from time to time.  They are just amazing. They don't look all that big until they open out their wings and you can see their amazing wingspan.  WOW.

check out my lace store for some wonderful pre-cut lace, some great embellishments and some fun 1 yard lace menageries.  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Together

 Here's a Simple Stories card. I love their wonderful kits. This one is very heritage style. I love the windmill.  Makes me think of the ranch that my family used to own.  We didn't have any chickens, though my great grandma did at one time.  I can recall when neighborhood chickens were all the rage here in Austin TX and these houses in my neighborhood had chickens around in their back yard, lol!


check out my lace store for some great precut lace packages and wonderful embellishments:  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Life is better...

Sharing this cute cat theme card today. "Life is better with cats." I just love the cute images on the die cut and these adorable stickers. TOO cute.  I hope you have a cat-filled day.  Ok unless you are a dog person, then happy doggie day!  Cheers, Holley

Check out my lace store for some great packages of pre-cut lace and some wonderful lace embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy


Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Happy Birthday Malek

Wishing a friend in Austin a very Happy Birthday today!  Have a great Birthday. May all your wishes come true this year.

 check out my lace store for all your lace and embellishments--LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, September 11, 2023

In remembrance of 9/11

 Happy Monday everyone!  It's now week 5 of school.  Today will be an observance of the events of 9/11. It's such a hard thing to really explain to most kids as young as we have what really occurred.  They have never lived in a pre- 9/11 world.  The upper 4th and 5th grades can perhaps grasp some of the detail, but the younger grades it's very limited what we can explain to them.  At any rate.  My heart still go out to all those affected by those events.  Thank you to all the rescue workers!

check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments!  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Guest Designer Gayle T

 Here's a project from my mother, Gayle T, that was done at the convention we went to in October.  We had fun in the mornings before we went to the convention by opening up card making kits and putting the projects together!



Saturday, September 9, 2023

Sunflower

Here's a lovely Turkish sunflower mosaic.  I got this set of stickers in Turkiye. These are very common stickers there and there's even some in theme, like the Hagia Sofia or Blue Mosque.  I love the way these look but it's a ton of work to do the fussy cutting to make them look great.  Any idea?

 check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, September 8, 2023

It's a great day!

 Happy Friday everyone!  The first week of September is on the record books.  I can't believe it's over.  Here's a cute card from Simple Stories.  It says, "It's a great day!"  Hope you all not only have a great day but also a great weekend.  As the card shows, have a fun tea/coffee drink as well.  I go to this local place by my house, my favorite is the Red Grapefruit green tea.  YUM.

check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Doggie card

 Been showing a lot of cat theme cards lately, how about a cute little dog today. Here's a simple but fun dog theme card.  I like both cats and dogs.  Maybe cats just a tiny bit more because our last pet was a cat.  but when stamping or cardmaking, I love both cats and dogs.

check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments! LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Cattitude

 well the end of the first month of school is coming to an end, it wasn't really a month of school even though the staff started on the 4th.  Here's a card for Wednesday.  It's a funny cat themed card. I am using a great 3D sticker from Recollections paired with some sticker sentiments, "Cattitude" and "I demand the royal treatment." Ha, now doesn't that sound like a cat?

Check out my lace store featuring lots of precut lace, lace embellishments and great 1yard lace menagerie collections. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

My Sunshine

 Happy Tuesday everyone!  We are all happy to be back at school again and see our kiddos.  Is it funny that I refer to these kids as "MY kiddos?"  Often in conversation I just say, my kids.  I am talking about my school kids, lol.  It often confuses people.

Speaking of my kiddos (at school of course, I don't have any children) You are my sunshine kids!

check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments!  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Monday, September 4, 2023

Happy Labor Day

 

Here's a lovely card using some fabric tape from Daiso and some wonderful Turkish butterflies from Istanbul.  The sentiment says, "There are days of Miracle and Wonder."  Isn't that the truth?  I see lots of that working with the little deaf/hard hearing children.  Their progress and growth is so spectacular. It's amazing.

check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments!  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Guest Designer Jan E

 Here's a lovely card from Jan E of Texas.  This cute card is made from a darling kit made by Simple Stories.  She and I made a bunch of wonderful cards together when we went to a convention in Irving Texas.  What fun we had!


Check out my lace store for some great pre-cut lace, sets of 1 yard pieces, and gorgeous lace embellishments: LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Three day weekend!!

 Happy Saturday everyone!  Happy to have a three day weekend. I can't believe we are already upon Labor Day.  I am thankful for the three day weekend.  WOO HOO. I hope all the staff and my school have a great one.


check out my lace store for some wonderful die cut lace packages and some great lace embellishments!  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Friday, September 1, 2023

Time for a new contest

 Happy September!  You know what that means, yep, it's time for a contest over at Your Scrapbook Place!!  Woo Hoo.  Our Sponsor this month is Sheepski Designs. I just love her images. I am using this cute cat this month.  The contest is anything goes and get a bonus entry if you use our sponsor's image.

check out my lace store, to get some wonderful products for your cards!  I sell both pre cut packages in 6" lengths as well as 1 yard lengths. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy