Cute Cat

 Here's a great cat stamp from Ike's Art along with some wonderful Turkish Lace. I just love it.  There's a great contest each month HERE for cat theme cards that is sponsored by the artist of this stamp.  Check it out.

Huge thanks for some wonderful Thank you cards that I got from Susan T and Dana M.  Thank you so much ladies. I loved your cards. I will be scanning them in to share as guest designer projects real soon!  If you have made projects with your prizes, I would love to see them. You can mail me a project or send me a photo of it, htondre@aol.com

Check out my lace store here:  LacePlaceByHolley | Etsy

Pumpkin Kitty

Here's a cute little card using a fun image from Ike's Art.  Don't you just love Halloween?  The card is embossed with leaves and the cute little stickers say Happy Halloween and The Spookiest Day of the year.
 I also added a fun embroidered skeleton patch from Turkiye.

There's a great contest over on the Cat Lover's card blog, HERE, enter your kitty theme cards

HEY--I'm so excited to announce that I added a store to etsy to sell Turkish Lace it's HERE:

LacePlaceByHolley

Check it out, I'd love your feedback.  Right now I am doing small amounts with pieces big enough for cards and smaller (like tag sized), but if you LMK what you want, I can make a pack just for you!!

Happy New Year's Eve

 Wishing everyone a Happy New Year's eve and a wonderful 2021!  here's a darling stamp from Ike's Art that I thought was just perfect for the occasion along with some great lace that made me think of fireworks when I put it sideways.  I hope you are all safe and sound today.  Have a great New Year's Eve.

Cheers, Holley

Witchy Hour

 Here's another wonderful card that I did for the contest on the YSBP Challenge using an Ike's Art image.  This image is called Witches Promise.  How awesome is she?  I added some great lace that I got in Turkiye of course and some fun Halloween embellishments.

The contest at YSBP ends today, so get your entries in!  Else, the new contest will start up on Oct 1st with a new Sponsor.  Be sure and drop by Ike's Art for all those awesome Halloween Images!

Mid Month Reminder

 it's time for a little mid-month reminder of the Challenge over at the YSBP.  I am using a super cute kitty cat from Ike's Art.  This card is also just perfect for the SUYP Challenge that Ike runs each month, so be sure and share all your cat theme cards there.

I am using some lovely lace from Turkiye today.  what a fun trip that was this past summer. So much gorgeous lace to enjoy this year (and for years to come).  I so enjoy going through those baskets each time I make a card to add something to them.

Happy Sept!

 Happy September everyone!  here's a brand new card today using some of the Brand NEW lace that I got in Turkiye this year.  I have a fun image from Ike's Art today to kick off our monthly contest on the YSBP Challenge Blog.  Drop by there and join in the Anything Goes fun this month and get a bonus Entry for entering an Ike's Art card!

All I can say about this cake is just, SURPRISE!! I would totally love a cake like this, minus a girl coming out of it, of course. But a skull cake?  Ummm, yes please.  Check out Ike's art HERE.

Lazy Cat

Here's an awesome image from Ike's Art.  This is how I feel this summer, ahhh, Lazy.  Of course while in Turkey, there's a whole lot of walking all day, so I don't know if I will be lounging around and napping TOO much. 

At any rate, I am a huge NAP pro-ponent, so if you have time to catch a nap, please do.  Also, there's a great contest every month for cat theme cards HERE.

Cheers, Holley

I'm tired of this virus!

Here's an awesome image from Ike's Art.  Add with it a funny saying that I typed up on my computer. I think the attitude on the cat goes well with the attitude of this sentiment.  I'm tired of this virus!  I know we are all tired of this virus and the effect that it is having on the whole world!  All the death and devastation it has caused people, physically emotionally and financially.

Huge hugs out there to everyone who has been effected by it. I pray we will all pull TOGETHER as one and get through all this together.

Two winner items went in the mail today:  Jeanie Ellis and Jean M.

Real Life!

Here's a hilarious stamp that I got from Ike's Art.  TOO FUNNY.  I think just perfect given all the craziness about toilet paper. I must say I just don't get that, but now, about 2 months into all this, my DH and I are about to run out of TP for the first time, so WHAT?!?!

What's wrong with all you people buying two years supplies of toilet paper?

DID YOU MISS THE PRIZES?

Prizes available--Blog candy was announced, be sure and sign up -- HERE

https://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/love-this-life-million-hit-blog-candy.html

Self Isolation

Here's a cute card from Ike's Art today. I just adore her cat images. TOO cute. There's a great challenge (HERE) that you can enter all your cat cards in all month long.  Be sure and drop by over there as there is a freebie that I know you will want.  This month's image is SUPER CUTE.

Hope you have been staying home and safe this month.  There's no real end in site to this new form of life that we all have.  I can recall it going from, Hmmm, they are cancelling that event? to, everyone start wearing masks everywhere you go, you can't travel anywhere outside or in some cases inside the USA, and stay home! It's only been about 6 weeks.  Seems a lot longer huh?

I'm not fat!

Here's a funny card using a great image from Ike's Art.  It says, "I'm not fat, I'm Fluffy"  Wish I could claim that, but I think my body would have to scream out, you're not fluffy, lol!  I thought it was pretty funny though.  This staying at home behind a computer is really NOT helping the diet.

I am used to walking to school, running around all day, walking home and passing out exhausted.  Now I am sitting all day, at best on the couch reading documents or behind a computer and snacking.  EEEEK.  This has got to stop, lol.  I need something to sew my mouth shut, HA!

There's a great cat theme challenge HERE with an adorable freebie from Ike's Art, you know you want to go over there and grab it!!

Memory

Sharing this stunning image from Ike's Art today. I just LOVE her wonderful variety.  She has beautiful scenery, animals (esp cats), and all kinds of scary types of images.  WOW. She's a great artist who has been celebrating with me for a long time.  This great image is called Cognitive thoughts. Super sweet!

Question of the day:

Drop by Ike's Art and tell me your favorite stamp

my new favorites (keep in mind that I already own like a third of her store, like 236, but some of those are stamp "sets") are Athena 2 (with scenery),  I luv coffee set, High 4 (cat giving a high 5), and Pensive.

You can check the current winner list HERE!  

Currently no prizes for Feb 4th to 10th contest, go back and comment there if you haven't yet!

If you haven't signed up on the Feb 1st posting, be sure to go there, CLICK HERE as prizes are drawn from that list everyday as well.

It's Celebration Time!

Here's an awesome image from Ike's Art.  So happy that she is going to be a sponsor next month during the celebration.  Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps at the Ike's Art store.  In addition there's the Ike's World Challenge Blog that has a contest each month and also gives away a free image that you can use to join in the fun!

I have been told there are some issues leaving comments. I wish I knew how to fix this!  Sometimes google doesn't recognize the person's account, so it won't take your comment, if that should happen, you are always welcome to email me htondre@aol.com your comment for the day and I will add it so you are in that day's drawing.

Love one another

Here's a lovely image from Ike's Art that is just perfect for this month's challenge at the Ike's World Challenge, K is for Kindness.  This stamp is "Kindness"  I colored it up using copic markers and added a sweet little sentiment "love one another."

I am also using some lace that I got in Turkieye though not lace I would consider Turkish Lace as it was bought in a scrapbooking type store and not a lace store.  Hope this card makes you feel warm and fuzzy today.  Cheers, Holley

Life is Good

There's a great challenge on Ike's art this month called K is for Kindness.  I am entering this cute cat card using a wonderful image from Ike's Art.  I do so love her wonderful Cat images.  Also, if you drop by the Ike's world challenge blog site, you can download a free stamp to use to enter the challenge!

Hope you will join with me in entering Ike's challenge this month.

Witches Brew

Here's a great witchy card featuring an image from Ike's Art. I just love her wonderful Halloween theme images, both the pretty ones and the scary ones!  Right now IKE is sponsoring the contest on the YSBP Challenge blog, so you can create a card (or any other craft theme piece) and join in the fun there to win an Ike's art prize!!

Cheers All, Holley

What a Smashing Idea!

sharing this great image today from Ike's art.  There's two different contests going on that you enter your Ike's Art cards into.  One is the Your Scrapbook Place Challenge blog and the other is the Ike's World Challenge blog.  There's many wonderful freebie images from Ike's art on their World Challenge blog (see the link on the blog header line) and make some great cards to play on both sites.

We'd love to have to enter and win some prizes!
Cheers, Holley

Fright Night

Happy October, can you believer it's here?  You all know that is my favorite month!!  It's time for a brand new contest over at Your Scrapbook Place Challenge and I am happy to say that our sponsor is none other than Ike's Art!  WOO HOO, you know all the awesome Halloween images she has (though she has so much more, as my design team will show you).  I however, chose a Halloween image to use, Here's my card for this month's challenge

Drop by the challenge blog and share your latest creations and use some great stamps from Ike's art, Also, you can play in the Ike's World Challenge as well!!  Too boot, Ike's world Challenge blog gives away a FREE Stamp that you could use in BOTH our challenges, so join in!!

Thinking of you

Sharing a sweet and simple card today using a great Cat stamp from Ike's Art.  This card I made for the challenge over HERE, check them out, they have a cat theme challenge every month with a lovely prize.

Check out all of Ike's Art stamps at her great website, Ikesart.com  She has lots of great cats, beautiful women and so many other great stamps.

have a meow-y day!

Guest Designer Virginia

Here's a great creation from Virginia who won this image as her prize from Ike's Art in February during my celebration.  I just love Ike's Art, check them out HERE.