Thank You !!!!!!!!

Hello dear blogging friends !!!!!!!!!

Well I got some play time in today. I figured I had better enjoy the last few days I have off before I return to work Monday. Yelp I went and saw the surgeon yesterday and he has released me to go back to work. I am ready for the most part but will miss having so much free time. It has been a whole month that I have been off since my surgery. But am feeling good and am ready to return, just not the 11 1/2 hours. lol

First I would like to give you a head’s up that there will be a new release coming Sunday from Susana’s Custom Art and Cards. You don’t want to miss out so keep stalking the Follow Your Heart Blog so you don’t miss out !!!

But I wanted to make a note book for a dear friend of mine that has been here helping me and checking on me all the time. It is so nice to have a nurse around when you need one isn’t it ??

I have used this Nurse Tilda for my card (fitting huh?) she has been colored with my copic’s and spic glitter pens.

I have used one of the Memory Box dies  and added lots of flat pearls to it.

The borders are from Cheery Lynn Designs and I have used twinklets on all the flowers.

I used a magnolia flower and Marianne leaf die

The papers that I have used are some older SU papers. And I used walnut stain distressed ink on all the edges.

Here is a close up of the border and the image.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

The Official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge Blog where the theme is Pink and a bow

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog where the theme is borders

Crea Shop Challenge Blog where there is a photo inspiration

Thanks so much for stopping bye and visiting me today, It means so much and I love reading your comments.

Sending you Big Hugs (((((((((())))))))))))

Musical Christmas

Happy Weekend Everyone !!!

Well I had to work today so I do hope this post went off as scheduled.

I have a few cards to show you today

First I would like  to show you another one of the newest releases from Lily Of The Valley. This one is called Musical Christmas !!!

They have been colored with my copic’s and I used the sentiment from the Christmas Greetings at Lily Of The Valley.

The papers I used are from The Paper Studio and I have used a bosskut flourish die and some photo hangers from Close to my Heart.

Second I have my Just Magnolia and Hanglar Challenge Blog project.

I have made a notepad with my Bind it all and  have used this adorable Tilda and she has been colored with my copic’s.

I have used lots of Glamour dust on her and the tree and I have used a tutorial from Bev to add twinklets to my poinsettia.

The papers are from K&Co

Bev has a wonderful sketch for you all over at Just Magnolia and Hanglar Challenge Blog so make sure you come and join us this week. I know you all love her sketch’s.

The sentiment I have used is from a set from Verve.

Last I have another new image from Lily Of The Valley called Little Ivy

The sentiment is from Lily of The Valley also from the Christmas Greetings.

Colored with my copic’s and I have used glamour dust on her.

These gorgeous papers are from Nitwit and I just can’t stop using these for my Christmas cards for I so love purple  and these papers are just gorgeous.

I have used a MS border punch and a Spellbinders corner die along with the Magnolia flourish.

The purple poinsettia is from Prima

Well I hope you all have enjoyed my projects today.

Thanks for stopping bye and sending you big hugs ((((((()))))))))))))

Friend

Happy Sunday Everyone !!! I hope you all have had a great weekend so far. I know I didn’t do nothing yesterday except hit the couch lol The work week wore me slab out lol

But today I have made a card for a few challenges. First up I have used the  Simply Adorable  Verity for my image from Sugar Nellie . These are available over at Funky Kits  as digi downloads and no waiting at all. These images are just so beautiful with all the shading etc in them. I have seen lots of blogs using these and they all love them so if you haven’t gotten  yours yet, man click on over to Funky Kits and get yours now.

I have colored Verity with my copics and have used some papers from K&Co. I have used some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and also the branch punch from L-EM. The ribbon is from SU and the punches for the sentiment also. I have distressed all the edges of my papers with the Distress it all and then sponged some Walnut distressed ink on them.  Brads were attached on the corner of the image after I had used the ticket punch on them from SU.  I had a hard time getting a good photo this morning so please forgive me for that.

I am joining in some challenges with this card

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog  for the bingo play, I have used brads, ribbon, and flowers.

Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for distressing

Sketchy Colors Challenge Blog for the lovely sketch

Well that is it for me this weekend. My grandson turned 16 yesterday and he went skiing and snowboarding till 1 am this morning so I have tons of laundry I need to finish up and chores to do. (since I couldn’t seem to move yesterday lol)

I wish you all a great week and thanks so much for stopping bye and visiting me today. I so appreciate it

O Christmas Tree

Happy November Everyone!!! Boy the Christmas Season is coming faster than you know it.
Today I have a card for you for the Just Magnolia Challenge. It is to use Beads on  your project.

I love using the Micro Beads so I took my image and covered it in Tacky Tape and added my clear beads to it.

I have used the Distress it all on my papers and distressed them with Walnut Distressed ink.

Hope to see you all at Just Magnolia!!!!!

 

Here is a close up of the image covered in Micro Beads.

Stamps Magnolia

Papers Digital

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts

Branch and leaf  punch MS

Ribbon SU

Micro Beads Penny Wise

Distress it all Bind it all

Flower Girls Blog Hop for Sugar Nellie

Good day all.
The Design Team at Sugar Nellie is having a little friendly blog hop to show off these gorgeous new Flower Girl images. And what is even better they are digital so there is no waiting to get them and they are just adorable!!! I have so enjoyed coloring them.

The one I have used today is called Iris. She has been colored using my copic's and spica glitter pens. I used paper from BoBunny. I decided to make a bind it all notebook instead of just a card. It had been awhile since I had made a notebook and never realized how much I had enjoyed making them.


I used some Satin Ribbon from my stash and the bosskut flourish. And the MS border punch along with the butterfly and branch. I used one of the gorgeous Prima flowers and added a Prima center. Then I added some pearl pen to several spots through out the notebook.

Here is a close up of the image, just a cute adorable image. Don't forget to go get you these cuties over at Funky Kits. Don't forget to go to the rest of the Design Team and check out there cards, you will find there links on my side bar.
Thanks so much for stopping bye and visiting me. Sending Big Hugs ((((((((((()))))))))))))

Sugar Nellie DT and Whiff of Joy

Oh do you believe this?? 2 posts in one day !!! But my play time is over for I have to get things ready to go back to work tomorrow.

I managed to get a couple more challenges in. This first card I made for my nephew's little boy he will be turning one this coming week. I used the Bruno Bear from Whiff of Joy and he h as been colored with my copic's. The sketch I used is from the challenge this week at Friday Sketchers.

The next card I made for the Allsorts Challenge Blog. I used one of my Sugar Nellie DT stamps from the fall kit and she is colored with my copic's. My papers are from Cloud 9 and I used one of the MS border punches. I added a Prima flower with brad and spacer in the center.

Then last I made a notepad for my friend with some mat board and my bind it all. I used one of the gorgeous Manga girls from Sugar Nellie, I colored her with my copic's and I used one of the nestibilites labels to mat her on. The flowers are from my retro punch with a brad in the center and the MS branch punch. I added some metal to 2 of the corners and added a rub on for the saying.

Well it's that time and need to stop my playing now, time to get ready for the work week.
Thanks so much for stopping bye. Hugs

Sending My Love!

Well are you getting tired of my card holders yet??? lol I think I am about done with them. lol

I have used my Cuttlebug embossing folders on this one and colored Tilda in with my copic's.

The Challenge this week over at Just Magnolia is Embossing!!! I have embossed my retro flowers also and used some SU ribbon along with the MS border punch. The wording is a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp, Just so love these sentiments from there.

Three for the Price of One!!!

Good Evening everyone!!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and all in the USA had a wonderful holiday today!!! I spent most of the day in front of the TV for there was a marathon of my favorite show on all day!!!Criminal Minds!!! Love it!!

But not much crafting in this weekend to show mainly some DT cards but did manage to make a project I needed to get done and it matched 3 challenges. Now how is that!!!
Don't think I could do that again lol

I needed to make a notepad for a friend and so I used MME 29th Street Market papers. And I have used the cutest little Manga girl!!! I just can't get enough of these stamps. She has been colored with my copic's. So I am entering this into the Copic Creations Challenge for FAVORITE COMBINATIONS, which is purple of course I have used,
V91,V93,V95,V99 and BV08,V09,V06,and last N5,N3,N1. So with those colors I have used it gets to be entered into the Creative Inspirations Challenge. Then I used the sketch to Friday Sketchers, didn't get to add a lot of extras to it for the notepad was narrow but I added some ribbon from SU and made a flower with my retro punches and MS branch. I used one of the nestibilites for my Manga girl to sit on.

Well need to get some things done and get ready to go back to work tomorrow, 3 am comes really early. Thanks for stopping bye Big Hugs!!

My Play time

Good Afternoon all!!! I trust everyone has had a wonderful weekend!!! Mine was the usual cleaning and getting some play time in. lol

Here I have made a card for Sketch Saturday I have used Willow from the new fall kit from Whiff of Joy. This kit is just so adorable. I have colored her with my copic's and added a few button leaves instead of flowers. The wording is also Whiff of Joy and I used my SU punches and border punch.

Here I made a bind it all post it note book, I used the challenge at Basic Grey which was a color scheme Brown, Pink and Yellow. I used the gorgeous Gorjuss girl from Sugar Nellie and she has been colored with my copic's. The flower was made with the retro punches and a paper rose I got from Simon Says Stamp. The branch and leaf is from MS. The metal charm and wording really not sure they were just in my stash.

Here is a different view of my post it note book.

Awhile back I made my granddaughter a door hanger for her room and you just can't make one so I just finally finished her little brother one for his room. Not good at doing boy things you would think I am having so many grandsons but just don't have any mojo for boys lol But here I used Oakley from Whiff of Joy and colored with my copic's and added some leaf buttons to it also. I used some large eyelets from SU for the hanger part with some twine.

Thanks so much for stopping bye today, I got my youngest daughter and family coming down so need to tidy up my room here some and get ready for there visit. Have a great day Big hugs

A sketch by Rachel #19

Hello!!! Thanks so much for stopping bye my blog today!!! I have my project for this weeks Just Magnolia Challenge!! We have a wonderful sketch by the talented Rach. So I used this sketch to make another one of the card holders I needed to make. I used my bind it all and really not sure of my papers just from my stash and I have used this adorable Tilda with umbrella. She has been colored with my copic's. I have used the Sizzix leaf die and my retro flower punches, along with the MS branch punch. I have used the SU ticket punch for my images corner and the wording is one of the bubble words from Tim Holtz.

Sure hope you all stop by and join us for the Just Magnolia challenge this week. There is always wonderful prizes for some lucky winner.

A Sketch by Marlene!!

Good Morning all!!! I trust everyone is having a wonderful weekend!!! Mine is rainy here in Indiana, we seem to be having a lot of that right now but the crops sure need it so I guess it is a good thing for the farmers here.

I needed another notepad for a birthday gift so I made a post it note holder with my bind it all and one of the adorable Gorjuss Girls #3, from Sugar Nellie aren't they just gorgeous!!! She is colored with my copic's and I have used a rub on for the wording, The papers are from SU and all distressed with my vintage distressed inks. The flowers are from the retro punch from Fiskars and the branch punch from MS.

For the birthday card I used another one of the Gorjuss stamps from Sugar Nellie this one is from the #2nd set. I used the beautiful sketch that Marlene has over at the Sugar Bowl challenge and what a joy it was to work with the sketch, Thanks Marlene I will be using this one again.
My papers are from MME, the challenge was to also include doodle so I doodled around the nestibilities. I used my new Valentine border punch from MS (Oh what a wait it was for this cute little punch). My image was colored with my copic's and spica glitter pens and the wording is a rub on, and I added a few of the flat pearls to the bottom of my card, ribbon is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping bye today and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Big Hugs

Gorjuss Notepad

Well it is my second post for the day and sure never thought that would happen lol I did manage to get all the housework done so thought I would go play again before the day was over. I made this notepad for one of the girls at work, she had seen one of my notepad's and wanted one herself so finally got it finished tonight. I used one of the gorgeous Gorjuss girls from Sugar Nellie. She has been colored in with my copic's and spica glitter pens, The papers are from K&Co and the ribbon is from SU. And as always the flower is from my retro punch from EK and the branch and leaf is from MS. I used my bind it all to punch the holes and bind the wire on the matboard that I cute down for the tablet. Well you all have a great evening it is getting about time for me to call it a night, 3am comes way to early lol
Thanks for stopping bye again today, Big Hugs!!

High Hopes!!

Oh this was just perfect timing!!! I needed to make a notebook for a friend and then Amy at High Hopes chose the challenge this week as anything but a card!! Now how lucky was that???
So I dug out my chipboard and BG papers and my bind it all and went to town. lol
My image is one of High Hopes new images I just love this ant and after reading Tina's story of how High Hopes became about I just love the little ant even more.
God Bless You Tina!! I have colored my image with my copic's and have used the retro flower punch along with a brad and spacer, the leaf and branch is from MS. I used the bosskut flourish die and added some yellow pearls to it and the image is stamped and punched out with SU punches.
Thanks so much Amy for a great challenge.
I tried to visit all the blogs yesterday and today, I am always missing so much through the week but the hours I keep now there is just not enough time to do anything. I sure do miss joining in all the challenges. I do try to do at least 1 a week, and then have my DT cards done on the weekend also. So will be checking you all out again next weekend. I do have my post scheduled for my DT cards. Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping bye and for understanding being late on blogging. Big Hugs

Gorjuss Girl!!!!!!

Oh I am just loving these Gorjuss Girls!!!! They are just so adorable and so easy to color in.

Here I have used part of one of the images. I used my nestabilites to cut the circle out and my gorjuss girl from Sugar Nellie's has been colored with my copic's and spica glitter pens. I have made an acrylic post it note holder here with my bind it all. The papers are from BG and I used some raffia ribbon I got from one of my dear friends(Thank you) I added a prima flower with some branch and leave punches, and a brad and spacer in the center of the flower. The very front of this is the acrylic cover and then under that is the chipboard cover.

Here is a little better picture where you can see the acrylic folder on the left and my chipboard cover on the right.

The inside here I have added a verse and not for sure what stamp company that is from. But then you can see the post it note here too along with the back acrylic cover. I made this for the Gorjuss Challenge Sugar Nellie is having and what a grand prize for the winner Oh La La!!!!!

Paper Beads!!!!!

The project of the month at the Sugar Bowl is the paper beads so I had never made any of those so thought I would give it a try. I made a bind it all notebook I used papers from Basic Grey and the bind it all closure, flourish die from bosskut, Prima flowers and leaf punchs. I colored my cute image from Sugar Nellie in with my copic markers and spica glitter pens and the white gel pen for hightlights.

Card Holder

Well I have been off work for almost a month now and I get to go back Monday and I am so ready (never thought I would hear myself say that)lol But wanted to get some projects done that I had planned to do. So this is the first one.
This is a Card Holder, the tutorial I got from Beate (she is one talented lady) This took a lot of 12 x 12 paper but was so worth it. I love how it turned out. I used heavy dark brown cardstock and then my patterned paper is from K&Co. The cover and back pages are of chipboard and I distressed the edges of them and the layered papers with Walnut distressed inks, Then I used my BIA corner rounder for the corners. After I got my pages scored I binded them all together with my bind it all. I used my Martha Stewart lace doily border punch and my bosskut flourish diecut, oval nestibilites and added some prima flowers with brad and spacer and hung a butterfly charm from the flower. There are flat pearl beads on the flourish, the wording is from my sizzix dies. I used the adorable Rope Swing image from Sugar Nellie by the talented Elizabeth Bell. I really had fun making this I saved it for last for I figured it was going to be hard and take forever but it didn't.

Here is a close up of the front

Here is what the inside looks like I printed up the calendar on white textured cardstock and distressed around the edges with Walnut distressed inks.

hope you have enjoyed looking at my project I really did enjoy doing this. Hugs

Be Mine & A Pirates Life for Me!

Penny Black Saturday (Embossing)
This week at Penny Black Saturday you were to use embossing on your project. Well I wanted to make a Valentine tablet with my bind it all. I covered both pieces of chipboard with my paper with a glue stick I sanded the edges and distressed them with Walnut distressed ink.I then used the Zutter corner rounder on the edges. I used my bind it all and punched the holes and then bond the coils. I used my Martha Stewart border punch and then my cuttlebug heart embossing folder and layered it to the tablet. I added prima flowers and the quickut leaf die. My friend Jacqui had sent me this gorgeous charm and I added it with some chain from one of the flowers. The Penny Black image was colored with my copic's and spica glitter pens and then cut out with my coluzzle heart template.

Here is a close up of the charm and embossing

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High Hopes (Torn Paper)

This week the challenge at High Hopes is torn paper. I colored the High Hopes Pirate image with my copic markers and spica glitter pens and took some map paper and torn around the edges of it and then distressed it with Walnut distressed ink. I mounted the image and added a photo holder in the top of it. Used my nestibilites for the wording and added some brads to the edges of it. I also tied some help cord around my sword charm and glued it to the card.
I am also going to be sending this card to Tina's grandfather. He is going to be having his 88 birthday the 21st and we hope he gets showered with tons of birthday cards.