Hello dear friends !!! I so hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
Mine was busy as usual but the best part of the weekend is my dear sweet friend from the UK called me and we had such a wonderful chat. It is always so nice to get to talk in person.
But I did manage to finish up the rest of Ashley's birthday crafts lol I bought her present awhile back and she has no idea what it is yet but she had told me she needed me to make her things for her new room. So I showed you the frames last week and I finally finished her card and the rest.
This is Ava from Krista Smith isn’t she so adorable?? I just love these images. I colored her with copic’s and used some spica glitter pens on her. I so love these eyes and I used some diamond glaze on them to give them more of a pop. Papers are from some old SU papers. The sentiment is from some words from TAC. I used the Whimsy Stamps ticket die for the sentiment. And as always I used some glamour dust glitter paint on the flowers.
Then here is a large chipboard letter A for her room which I used some more older papers from SU I colored up a Tilda with my copic’s and spica glitter pens and this gorgeous flourish I got from Susana’s Custom Art and Cards. I used the glamour dust glitter paint on the flowers also.
I could not get a good picture of this frame at all so I didn’t make it very big here for the glass is just shooting off so much glare. But this is another picture Ashley sent me to decorate for her. I just bought a frame at Wal-Mart and added some lace to it. I used the Whimsy Stamps banner dies and some sizzix alphabet dies.
Here is the story behind the picture she gave me. This is Trevor, He was in Ashley’s class and he passed away this winter. He had wondered off behind his house and had fell into the cold winter pond and drown. So his parents had these papers made up and I have made it bigger here so you can read it. This really shook the kids up and Ashley wanted it decorated up some. But the picture above just doesn’t show very well. Sorry.
Well that is it for me for now. I have now finished up all her crafts she wanted, took me long enough but it is just so hard to get much done working long hours.
But thank you all so much for stopping bye. I so appreciate it. Sending Big Hugs ((((((((())))))))))))))
Happy Memorial Day dear friends !!!!!!
I hope everyone has enjoyed there long weekend !!! I know I sure have that is for sure.
I went to the graveyard and decorated my parents grave along with my Aunt Rosie’s.
Then Saturday we had my oldest granddaughters birthday party. She turned 9. It was sure a hot day but we had a cookout and all the kids played volleyball and played in the pool. Then she got a trampoline for her birthday so they all had a great time in it. And this ol lady got in it too. Oh what a site it was !!!!
So yesterday I had a play day in my craft room finishing up all the projects that had been started for my youngest granddaughter’s birthday. She always wants some craft stuff from me along with her presents and this time she placed her own order along with a picture lol She is a total little diva that is for sure lol
But this is one of her dear friends she gave me a picture of so this is the frame I made for her. I used A Wee Stamp that I got at Whimsy Stamps along with the sentiment and die for it. Then I used a Memory Box die and added some bling. I used some lazer Chipboard from Make It Crafty and colored it with the Silks Acrylic Glaze. The flowers were painted with Glamour Dust Glitter Paint. And I colored my image with my copic’s and spica glitter pens. The paper is some older paper from SU.
The next frame is a image from Sylvia Zet for Susana’s Custom Art and Cards. She has also been colored with copic’s and spica glitter pens.
I used some more lazer chipboard from Make it Crafty and this gorgeous bling flourish is from a very sweet dear friend.
Flowers were painted with glamour dust glitter paint.
All the same things here except I used a Wee image here and the papers are also older SU papers.
I am just about done with my projects one more to go and my desk will be clean again lol I hope to finish it today. We will see.
Thanks so much for stopping bye and seeing me. I know I don’t get on much but do thank each of you that leave me such wonderful comments.
Sending you Big Hugs ((((()))))) And enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend.
Hello dear friends !!! Man it seems like ages since I have been on !!! My poor ol blog has been neglected so bad !
I am still working lots of hours but I finally got a weekend off and was so ready for it. My plan is to get all my work done today so I can just sit and enjoy the day Sunday.
Besides working there has been so much going on in my life with my family it is unreal !!
Below is a picture of my dad’s brothers and sisters this was taken in 2005. My dad passed away in 1988 so he is the only one missing here but Uncle Boob has been ill and in a nursing home since Feb. He is doing therapy and we are hoping to get him home soon he is walking with a walker now so he is getting better but his wife Aunt Rosie passed away April 18th very unexpectedly. She was a rock so this was such a shock to us all !!!! She was a sweetheart that was for sure. So we had her funeral and this Monday Uncle Boob’s TWIN sister Aunt Marge passed away. So it has been a trying time here. Aunt Marge and Uncle Boob was 83 the 27th of April.
The evening of the day we buried Aunt Rosie my grandson was going home that night and he took the country roads home which was shorter. And this stupid deer came out of the woods and ran right into the drivers side of Dyllon’s door. The deer’s head busted his drivers side window out and got him in the face and all the glass cut his face up and got in his eye. He is doing okay but the jeep got a number done to it. The body of the deer went back and got both doors and the rear quarter panel. But he is okay now and that is great. He just misses his vehicle lol
Then to top it off we found out my oldest daughter had cervical cancer. She has had her surgery and is doing good. They are 97% they got it all but she will go every 3 months to have a check up to make sure it hasn’t came back.
So needless to say my life has been pretty crazy !!!
I have not been in my craft room for over a month and I had so many projects half done that had been there for months. So last night I decided to add the flowers to them and let them be lol It was great to get to play but the ol mojo just isn’t there anymore. I still have lots of projects laying there to be finished so maybe one day I can get them done. Some are for my granddaughters birthday which is in June and another one the 28th of May !!! Don’t know if they will get done or not lol
But here is a card I had done using a Krista Smith image. It has been so long ago I could not tell you what paper pad this is from but I do know it came from Susana’s Custom Art and Cards . I buy all my paper from her and I used some glamour dust glitter paint on the flowers. I saw where Krista has a challenge for may flowers so after many many months I am going to enter this there at Saturated Canary Challenge Blog.
Next I added some flowers to this project to finish it up. A picture frame with Tilda. I got some gorgeous bling from a dear friend for my birthday and I used it on the frame. The papers are some old MME papers again Glamour dust glitter paint was used on the flowers.
So sorry I don’t remember much about these 2 projects but it has been so long since I had started them.
Well I have so much housework to get caught up on and outside work. I am going to get it all done today so I can take tomorrow to do nothing.
I do hope everyone is doing well and hopefully one day I can get back into the groove of crafting again. But for now just some old projects that had been laying around unfinished lol
As always sending Big Hugs your way (((((((((())))))))))))))))))
Good day dear friends.
Today I am so honored to show you one of the new images from Elizabeth Bell for Susana’s Custom Art and Cards. Oh these little peekers are adorable !!!!
If you came here from Kim’s blog then you are on the right track . If not please start at the Follow Your Heart blog so you don’t miss out on any of these cuties.
This cutie is called Happy Mail Peeker !!
I have used Prima Papers that I got from Susana and I have colored my image with my copic’s and Spica Glitter pens.
I have used the Memory Box die scroll on my card and the large white flower is from Prima.
I also used some Smooch Pearlized accent ink on the flowers of the image.
Next on the hop is Lori
Thanks so much for stopping bye and I do hope you so enjoy the hop.
And don’t forget to click here to go to Susana’s Custom Art and Cards for these adorable Peekers
And for our International friends can get these stamps at Quixotic Paperie.
Happy Easter dear friends !!!!
I hope everyone is enjoying there Easter weekend. I know it is a little chilly here.
I finally got a full weekend off and finally got to finish up some of my projects I have had laying around half finished !!! I hate that I have so many things not finished. I just work so many hours there isn’t enough time for my crafting time. Right now there is no light at the end of the tunnel for these hours but we keep hoping it slows down some.
But today I have a notebook to show you that I started while I was off on surgery leave. I used some Basic Grey papers and this adorable Magnolia Tilda. I had most of it done just had to put it together.
Dies I used are Magnolia, Whimsy Stamps and Spellbinders. And I added some Diamond Glaze on the daisy
Then when my daughter took me shopping in the big city for my birthday I ran across this wooden guitar frame and I knew someone that just had a baby that plays a bass guitar and thought this would make a great gift.
I used the Silks Paint from Susana’s and I so love this stuff. I am not a good painter at all but you can’t see any streaks or anything in it and you can use it on all kinds of surfaces.
Guitars and music notes were from Jolee’s and I used my BossKut alphabet dies for his name.
I had a very hard time trying to get a picture of this for it is a fairly large frame so you can’t see the stars very well but I ended up using some Silks on them too and stamped Mommy and Daddy’s Rock star on the stars.
Larger picture of top
Well I do hope you have a wonderful Easter and I would love to thank you so much for all of you that leave me such lovely comments. It is so greatly appreciated.
Have a great day and Sending Big Hugs (((((((())))))))))))
Hello dear sweet blogging friends !!! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend !!! Same ol for me but did manage to get a card made yesterday. I tell you working all these hours sure has put a damper on my crafting fun. It is like I am only able to get on the net once a week and that is so not me lol But we have to work to pay the bills and pay for our habits don’t we??
Well anyway the card I made is this adorable Glinda from Krista Smith for my granddaughters birthday. I so love coloring her images. I have colored her with my copic’s and spica glitter pens. I also used diamond glaze on her eyes and lots of glamour dust.
This gorgeous paper I got from Susana’s Custom Art and Cards and I so love this pad. It is Bo Bunny’s Serenity Collection. I didn’t add any layers for I didn’t want to cover this sheet up at all. I painted the paper behind the image with red glamour dust glitter paint.
The corner dies are from Whimsy Stamps and the ticket die is from My Favorite Things. I used a Magnolia leaf and border die and the branch punch is from MS. The flowers were coated with crystal glamour dust glitter paint.
I have not entered a challenge in ages with my work hours but after coloring this image I saw where Saturated Canary Challenge is to use Twine and so I am going to enter this card there.
I had colored this image a while back and so I just stuck it in a frame today. Actually I made a couple of them so will give them to the granddaughters.
Well that is it for me for awhile. I do hope you all are doing well and again so sorry I don’t get around to blogging much but I do appreciate those that do stop bye and leave me such sweet comments. Love ya all!!
Sending Big Hugs ((((((((())))))))))))))
Hello dear blogging friends!! Well I had to make a card today as I needed a Thank You card so after I got my work done I finally got to get it done.
And OMG !!!! Check these papers out !!!! These Maja Design papers are just breath taking and I about cried when I cut into them. Oh I just love them. They are from the collection of Crea Diem. I was so lucky to win these on the Maja Design Blog, and was so over the moon !!!! Thanks Marie love them.
I have used Tilda here on my card and have colored her with my copic’s and spica glitter pens.
I used some glamour dust on the center of the flower and diamond glaze on the flower.
I really didn’t want to cover up the papers so tried to put as little on as I could.
I used the Magnolia border and leaf die and tag die. and the Whimsy Stamps corner die on my card along with the MS branch punch around the flowers.
The flowers have been coated with glamour dust glitter paint.
I have a couple of updates for you for Susana’s Custom Art and Cards she has gotten in some more wonderful stuff and just to name a few
Lots of gorgeous new paper pads (Jillibean, Prima, Simple Story's)
and the Spellbinder dies are here. There is always new product coming in so make sure you keep checking the store for all the wonderful new products .
Thanks so much for stopping bye and visiting me, I don’t get a chance to get on much but so appreciate your lovely comments you leave.
Sending Big Hugs ((((((((()))))))))))))))
Happy Friday !!!! Well it is a Happy Friday if you don’t have to work tomorrow lol
Today is my youngest grandson’s birthday and I have struggled trying to get a card made for him but just had to stay up and get it done lol
I have used Edwin here and colored him with my copic’s. I have used these gorgeous papers from Maja Design. I am so thrilled that there is a place we can purchase these in the states now. So love there papers.
I have used some dies from Tim Holtz and have used the distressed stains to color the bracket from grunge board. The #3 was hand cut using grunge board and also colored it with the stains and put some crackle paint on it.
The banner is from Whismsy Stamps as well as the new corner die. I used some glamour dust on his wings.
My little grandson always loves it when I make him things, guess that won’t happen after he gets a little bigger but right now he thinks everything is awesome lol
Well for those of you that don’t have to work have a great weekend !!!
Thanks for stopping bye and sending Big Hugs your way ((((((((((())))))))))))))
Good Day dear friends !!! I hope everyone’s week is going well. It is almost the weekend for all the hard working people !!!
As for me, well I am still off work . Yes I went and seen the surgeon yesterday and he is not letting me return to work yet. I go back for another follow up in a couple of weeks
It is nice to be off work but not without a paycheck coming in. Plus I am really starting to get bored lol Yelp you read that right. i was sort of ready to go back to work. Maybe just not the long hours lol
But today I wanted to show you a couple of things I have made over the last few days that I finally finished.
First up here is a birthday card for my brother. I am not very good doing guy cards so no flowers here lol. But I have used Edwin here from Magnolia. He has been colored with my copic’s and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. I have used a label from Spellbinders and some brads with spacers in the corner.
These gorgeous papers are from Maja Design that was from the Crea Shop. Oh how I wish we could get these papers here in the states !!!!!!!!
Next I finally finished a bag I needed to put a gift in and I used these adorable Hanglar images. Papers are from K&Co and I used Spellbinder corner die, Cheery Lynn Designs for the doily and a die from Tim Holtz for the bracket.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have used a Magnolia leaf die and a MS branch punch. The lace was from my stash and I distressed the edges of the papers with distressed inks. And the border punch I used is from SU.
I also used a Viva Decor Pearl Pen to make some flat pearls on the corner dies. Susana has lots of Viva Decor Products in her store and am so loving playing with all these products.
Here is a close up of the bag.
Well that is it for me for today. I need to try to go do some cleaning and then hope to get some more play time in.
Thanks for stopping bye and visiting me and I so appreciate all your lovely comments you leave me. They do mean so much.
Sending Big Hugs ((((((())))))))))))
Today’s the day !!! It is time for the new Stocking Stuffers release at Susana’s Custom Art and Cards from Elizabeth Bell.
If you came here from the talented Danni’s Blog then you are on the right track. This release is just GORGEOUS !!!
Today I am showing you Melody . She has been colored with my copic’s and I have used some Spica Glitter Pens on the image too to give it some sparkle.
The gorgeous papers are from Echo Park called Victoria Garden.
The Elegant Scroll work is a Memory Box Die .
Other dies are a magnolia flower and MS border punch. I used the Via Decor Pearl Pen and made some pearls to go on the border.
The chipboard corner piece is from Make It Crafty and I have colored it with some Silver Glamour Dust glitter paint and topped it off with a Via Decor Pearl Pen pearl.
Diamond Glaze was used on her eyes and the beautiful Cameo Rose is from Prima.
The next top on the hop is the very talented Lori . So please go check out her gorgeous creation and then make sure you go get your stamps at Susana’s after the hop. These are going to be going fast I know. You can find the new release HERE
Thanks so much for stopping bye and I do hope you are enjoying the hop.
Sending Big Hugs (((((((((())))))))))))
Yes that’s it, The new challenge over at Just Magnolia and Hanglar Challenge Blog is Ribbon !! Our dear Mina has set the challenge this week so I do hope you join us.
I have used this cute Tilda here and she has been colored with my copic’s.
Image and leaf die Magnolia
Papers Authentique from Susana’s Custom Art and Cards
Banner and sentiments are from Whimsy Stamps
Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon and lace from my stash
Thanks for stopping bye today, I so appreciate your comments you leave.
Sending Big Hugs ((((((((((())))))))))))
Happy Friday dear friends !!! I have a long post today of pictures !!! I so hope you will enjoy them.
Today I am showing you a paper bag card I made and distressed it big time lol I used a tutorial by Claudia .
The front of the bag is showing you Christmas Bear with Bird Table from Lily Of The Valley. These adorable bears will be coming your way real real soon.
I have colored them with my copic’s. And OMG look at these papers I got from Nitwit. They are called Still Joyful Hearts !!! Oh I just fell in love with them, Check the purple out you all know how much I love purple !!! I made the whole paper bag card with these papers. And Nitwit is having a sale and a great one too so check out the sale towards the end of my post for you don’t want to miss this sale. !!!!
I used another one of these gorgeous snowflakes on my card they are just so full of glitter just beautiful. The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and I used a MS tree border.
And lots of Glamour Dust throughout the bag.
The sentiment is also from Lily of The Valley from the Christmas Greetings set
I used my distress it all on all the pages and sponged them with Concord Distressed Ink and then added some lavender Stickles around the pages.
Here is the left inside of the bag. This images is Little Bears with Christmas Tree, again colored with my copic’s and I used a snowflake die from Whimsy Stamps and added some stickles to it also. Look at these gorgeous papers from the set too. Oh this kit is full of just beautiful papers.
The right side of the bag I have used Little Bears with Snowman !!! Aren’t they just adorable??? I have used a few snowflakes and a sentiment from Verve. And some snowflake buttons I had in my stash.
Now check this sale out at Nitwit. You can’t beat these prices at all. Just click on the picture and start shopping !!
Now this being Friday that means it is time for a new challenge over at Just Magnolia and Hanglar Challenge Blog.
This week the lovely Jacqui is our hostess and she has challenged us to use circles. I have used some paper from the lime twist pad from MME that I got at Susana’s Custom Art and Cards.
I have colored Tilda with copic’s and have used a sentiment from Lily Of The Valley from the Mixed Circular Collection.
A MS border punch and I used some SU circle punches for my flower. Ribbon is from my stash.
So come on over and join us for this wonderful challenge Jacqui has set. Look forward to seeing what you have made.
Thanks for stopping bye and sending Big Hugs your way ((((((((((())))))))))))))
It’s time for the Hippity Hop for Sugar Nellie !!!
The design team is having a hippity hop to show off the new release over at Funky Kits !!!
I know you all are going to enjoy the hop and just be hopping yourself over to Funky Kits to get a hold of these !!
If you came here from Erika then you are on the right track !! If not start at the beginning over at the Sugar Nellie Blog.
Today I am showing you Warm Winter Wishes!!
Aren’t they just adorable??? I had so much fun coloring these cuties in. I colored them with some copic’s and used a lot of Glamour Dust.
Papers are from The Paper Studio and I have used a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.
This gorgeous snowflake has so much sparkle to it. A very dear sweet friend got me some of these and I so love them.
Well I hope you all enjoy the hop and next you will be going to Lilian to continue with the hop !!!
Thanks for stopping bye and sending Big Hugs (((((((((()))))))))))))))
It’s Friday !!!! Normally I would be tickled pink, but we are scheduled to work this weekend. The new models are up and running so it is going to be some major overtime they say. Good on the pocketbook but the old body just doesn’t like it lol
Today is a new challenge over at Just Magnolia and Hanglar Challenge Blog and it was my turn to set the challenge this week. So I choose to play Bingo !!
I do hope you will come and join us this week.
I have used Tilda here and she has been colored with my copics. The papers are from MME and I have used a sentiment and ticket die from Whimsy stamps.
I played Bingo with the Gems, flowers and Ribbon. which was all from my stash.
I hope you all come and join us this week.
Sending Big Hugs (((((((((())))))))))
Yes today is the day !!! The new release for Lily Of The Valley is now here and soon these adorable Christmas Cuties will be right in your hands.
Today I am using Toboggan for Two. Oh it looks like they are having a blast.
I have colored them with my copic’s and used some glamour dust on my image. The sentiment is also from Lily Of The Valley from the Christmas Circular Sentiments . The large snowflake is a die from Whimsy Stamps I just love this snowflake so much detail. and then I added a snowflake brad in the center.
I used a MS snowflake border punch and the ribbon was from my stash. My paper is from MME.
Sorry the photo is a little dark.
Thanks for stopping bye and oh go fill your carts up now with these gorgeous cuties at Lily Of The Valley.
Big Hugs (((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))
Happy Saturday dear friends !!!
Been a long week for me here. Still working long hours and after work picking and canning green beans from the garden. Lots of work but boy will they taste good this winter.
I so hope you have enjoyed all the sneak peaks this week and from all the comments I was able to read I know you all love them as much as we do. Gorgeous !!!!!!!
Today I am showing you Lots of Letters. Aren’t they just darling mailing there letters to Santa??
I have colored my image with copics and used some papers from MME. I added some glamour dust to my image and have used the snowflake border punch from MS.
The sentiment and ticket die is from Whimsy Stamps .
I hope you all enjoy your weekend and just a few more days and you will have these adorable images to play with. Can’t wait to see what you create.
Thanks for stopping bye today. Sending you all Big Hugs ((((((((((())))))))))))
Hello dear friends !!! Hope you all have had a wonderful week so far. Almost the weekend!!
Today I have a card to show you for the new challenge over at Lily Of The Valley Challenge Blog , where the theme is Bring on the Music,
I have went with this cutie singing Happy Birthday 2U. I have used Emma here with the image called Doggie Delight. I know Lily Of The Valley are busy as bee’s getting all your orders ready for these are what you call Hot Hot Hot !!!
My papers are from DCWV and I finally used my banner stamps and die from Whimsy Stamps.
Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaf punch is from LEM. The lace was from my stash.
Well come on over to Lily Of The Valley Challenge Blog and join us for the fun. See you all there. And if you haven’t gotten your order in yet at Lily Of The Valley for these new Cuties, I would click on over, the sooner you order the sooner you get to play with them lol
Thanks for stopping bye today! Big Hugs (((((((((())))))))