Sweet Blogging Friends and an Award

I have a couple of cards to share today that some sweet friends sent me... I hosted some challenges over on Stamp TV from December- February and the GKD DT and current Challenge Team had a surprise blog hop featuring projects created from our challenges. Quite fun to hop through and a true delight :o)

First is Karen's card and I just love the springy colors, the circle embossing and the way she personalized it, just so sweet! Karen is now hosting the Anything But a Card Challenge over on STV and is so very inspiring each week. Hope you can pop over and give it a try...a new stamp set will be going to one random winner!

The second card is Jessica Fick's which is just beautiful and love her coloring and design. She does elegance like no other and the detail to the inside of her cards is so pretty!

Thank you so much ladies! I am so happy to have one of your creations as my very own and they just make me smile! Speaking of smiling....

Two dear stamping friends Karen and Brenda gave me a Sunshine Award...isn't it pretty. It sure made me smile today... :o)

Thank you so much ladies... Now to pass it on to some bloggers who make me smile. I am so inspired by my blogging friends, thank you so much for your encouraging words and stopping by to see what I have been up to.

I am passing this award on to:

Olga - super duper stamper and actually met her IRL this past summer, so cool!

Patti - just a sweet friend who enjoys coffee as much as I

Linda - what can I say, just my BFF!!! we go WAYYYY back :o) I met her briefly before I ever even had kids...

Janice - a new friend on STV who has been so sweet and encouraging!

Lori - Such a sweet stamper who has been so encouraging to me.

Cat - just so inspired by her creations!

Here are the "rules" girls - but rules or not - enjoy your blog award - you are some of the sunshine in my life and you all make me smile!!

• Pass it on to 6 bloggers
• Put a link to your nominees within your post
• Let your nominees know that you are passing this award along to them by leaving by leaving a comment on their blog
• Link to the blog of the person who nominated your for this award

Thank so much for stopping by...now off to create some more ;oP
Blessings,

SG8 and Award

Is this a great looking sketch or what??? Leigh Ann comes up with the best sketches...  I love this one...Here is what I came up with:


I just love this sketch and see myself using it again and quite possibly with my Christmas cards this year. It is a pretty basic card....the stamps are from the Holiday Cheer Stamp TV Kit.  I embossed the snowflakes and sentiment with White EP and added pearls to the center of the snowflakes. Sorry the top of the card is a little blurry, I think it was the light not reflecting well with the white cardstock. I tried several times and could not get it clear enough...

Be sure to check out what the other Sketch Girls came up with and we would love for you to play along with us over at the Sketch Girls Blog :o) 

Before I say ado...


Mary Anne gave me just the sweetest award. I so enjoy her blog and chatting with her over at STV...really have met a great group of ladies over there! So I am supposed to tell 5 things you may not know about me... Let's see:

1. When I was 6, I jumped off of a cliff holding onto a Hawaiians back into a pool of water on the island of Oahu. From the smidgen I remember, it was fun. My dad was a Marine and stationed in Hawaii.
2. I graduated high school in Okinawa, Japan (my dad was still in the Marine Corps)
3. I always wanted to have 4 kids and homeschool. Well, the Lord blessed me with 3 children (the last being a distant third and we are extremely blessed, but done in that department) :o)) Too old to do that again....being labeled "advanced maternal age" at 35, left me needing some serious therapy (just kidding, of course)
4. I love when I can stay in my pajamas all day, stamp and watch movies (especially in the winter when it is cold and I can have a nice fire in the fireplace and a cup of coffee). It doesn't happen often! :o(
5. I am not sports inclined at all! I enjoy watching others play, but when I participate people are embarrassed for me...just ask my husband! :o)) So I stick with paper crafting!

I know that these awards have been all over the place so will try to nominate some I think haven't received one yet.

Cat ~ just love her designs..they always inspire me!
Tina ~ love her very creative designs...and she is always so helpful when I have a question...just recently with a paper trimmer.
Melissa ~ love the way she uses color and dp...I have bought a few extra things because of what I have seen her create :o)
Michelle ~ my Aussie friend who has such a versatile stamping style
Shelly ~ new stamping friend who just amazes me with her projects!

Have a great day!

Blessings,



Card Deets:
Stamp: Holiday Cheer
Cardstock: Cranberry Tart, White and Basic Grey Wassail
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Nesties Labels 4, White EP