Thank You Camping Scene

Coffee of the Day - Maple Fudge

Thought today I would share with you a card requested by Ryan before he took off for his summer internship in Indiana. he actually requested 3, so will share them bit by bit when other commitments don't need to be posted. plus, it gives me an excuse to think about him! :) this one is for a friend of his who loves to go camping.

The images are from one of my favorite, although retired, stores - The Doodle Garden by Jenn Nilson. I was honored to be on her Design Team for a while. what a truly lovely person!

papers are from the Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy collection, small flower and leaf are by Petaloo, long leaf if by Prima, sentiment is by Create with TLC, banner die is from SU, and main image die is Spellbinders. some brown twill ribbon wraps around the top of the banner, a bit of inked, torn cardboard placed in the corner, and then faux stitching added for interest. a few buttons from my stash complete the card.

enjoy your day! :)

Challenges:
Allsorts - the great outdoors
A Gem of a Challenge - weather
Crafty Calendar - Father's Day/for a male
Creative Corner - just for men
Dragon's Lair - one for the guys
Kitty Bee - masculine cards/cards for Dad
Polkadoodles - one for the boys
Sasayaki Glitter - for a male

Irish Coffee for the Day

Coffee of the Day - Irish Creme

It's another lovely Saturday, and I'm here to share a St. Patrick's Day card with all of you for my Paper Temptress post.

I started with a base of BASIS olive cs, inking the edges. being me, you have come to expect that SOMEWHERE I am going to use the Desert Storm Kraft cs, aren't you?! c'mon..... you know it wouldn't be the same if I posted a card without it! ;) so I made a fun banner using my fave kraft, adding little shamrocks cut with a Memory Box die from the same olive cs as the base.

 when it came time to add some ribbon, I was stumped because I didn't have any green from the Paper Temptress store. hmmmmm..... what to do? the 5/8" rainbow opulence ribbon to the rescue! I cut a snippet that was in the orange/yellow/green range, and it was perfect! :) you  never know what will happen when you need to improvise!

papers are from the Authentique Charmed collection, sentiment is by Create with TLC, and the Irish coffee cup image is by Jennifer Nilsson/Doodle Garden, although she no longer sells her digis. flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and buttons are from my vintage stash. the froth on the coffee was covered in rock candy stickles, and I forget every time that it causes the inks to run. so please forgive the smoodges....

 Have a great weekend! :)  Jennifer

Challenges:
Outlawz Greeting - add a little green
Brown Sugar - green & gold
Pattie's Creations - anything goes with green

A Boy, His Dog, and a Canoe Birthday Card

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice (no, I really don't ever get tired of drinking it!)

When you son filmed his own nature documentaries as a young boy, rescued a dog from the pound, does all kinds of extreme sports, and has had aspirations of working for the World Wildlife Federation for years, what other kind of card do you make him for his birthday than a nature inspired one?! :)  He is currently studying Wildlife Resource Management in school, too. yes, I am ever so proud!!!!

I used this wonderful image from The Doodle Garden, which sadly no longer sells digis. paper is from the Kaisercraft Hunt & Gather collection, which I hoard ever so dearly because it's so perfect for my guys! main image die is Spellbinders, stitched sun die is La La Land, linen thread is SU!, and buttons are from my vintage stash.

I was able to start visiting a few of your blogs yesterday by back-tracking from comments left here on posts. hopefully my blog feed will be back to working again soon. again, I am so very sorry.

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Challenges:
Seize the Birthday - anything birthday goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Paper Minutes - anything goes
Pile it On - birthday
Crafting By Designs - Let's Celebrate
Through the Purple Haze - Happy Birthday
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - Celebration
Crafty Catz - Special Occasion
Eureka - fall sports

and They Call It Puppy Love! Happy Valentine's Day!

Coffee of the Day - Chocolate Cherry Almond

Yesterday I was able to deliver Valentine goodies to Mick and Brutus. we picked up Tyler, who was between classes, and headed out for lunch. what a glorious time together!

again, sorry for the lousy card photo, but I am trying to get better - I promise!

LOVE the pix of Mick and Brutus!

image is from The Doodle Garden, digital papers are by Far Far Hill, burlap ribbon is May Arts. everything else is from my stash. dog was colored to look like Brutus, of course! lots of distressing on this one. also a touch of faux stitching.

Happy Valentine's Day to YOU, dear friend!

isn't that the cutest? they were made for each other! true Puppy Love! :)

light was coming thru window so it was hard to get a good pic. sorry

Celebrate Today and Everyday!

Coffee of the Day - Vanilla Biscotti

There's a fun new challenge starting today over at The Doodle Garden. we want to see your patriotic creations! You may use any images to enter, but if you would like to try a Doodle Garden image, here is a link to the freebie page. you'll also find some great digis in the Etsy store!

For my card I used the 4th of July Rocket and American Angel images. papers are from the Authentique Pride collection. sentiment is by Create with TLC. buttons are vintage, rose is Prima, and linen thread is SU!  the angel wings are covered in stickles, while a clear spica glitter pen was used on the firecracker image. sequins complete the card for a bit more sparkle.

Please stop by the challenge blog to see all of the other amazing projects by the team! :)

Challenges:
Bloggers - red, white, and blue
Everybody Art - sketch
Jellypark - red, white, and blue
Quick Quotes - stars
Stamping Boutique - stars & stripes
Outlawz Fri Coloring Ch - red, white, and blue
Aud Sentiments - anything goes
Crafter's Cafe - red, white, and blue
Crafty Creations - things with wings
House That Stamps Built - fur or winged things
Inky Impressions - red, white, and blue
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Scrap it Girl - navy, cream, red, kraft
Twisted Tues - red, white, and blue w/twist of stars
Kraft Journal - red, white, and blue
Cupcake Inspiration - Celebrate
Red Carpet Studio - Born on the 4th of July
Robyn's Fetish - stripes or dots

Congrats, Graduate!

Coffee of the Day - Caramel Vanilla Creme

It's a new challenge over at Add a Little Dazzle, and boy howdy, am  I in for it.... first time in forever that I overslept! yikes! here it is almost noon and I just woke up! boy am I scrambling to get my post going, and that is on no coffee, folks, so bear with  me. ;)  I am trying to adjust to all of these DT posts hitting at once, so next week will be much much better!

anyhow, y'all just wanna see my project, I know! but please stop by the Add a Little Dazzle blog today to see what the rest of the Dazzling Divas have in store for you. this is such a talented team! I am really blessed to be on some pretty fab teams, I must say! you know you wanna play along and maybe win yourself some of these amazing metal sheets of your own to play with! as you can see, I am using them on EVERYTHING! tee hee!

Since our theme this week is 'Graduation,' I chose to use the Graduation digi stamp set by Doodle Garden. dies are all by Spellbinders. for the bg, I took a piece of the Aluminum metal sheet and ran it through my Big Shot using the Basic Grey Diamonds embossing folder. I then took slate alcohol ink and sponged it all over the metal sheet. I love the hints of blue that came through! some grosgrain ribbon, buttons, and handmade enamel dot finish the card. simple, because it is going to a guy. and his school colors are blue and grey, which come through nicely!

Challenges:
Stella Says Sketch - sketch 211
Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day/for a male
Papertake Weekly - for the boys
Oldie but a Goodie - Father's Day/masculine (Spellbinders Label 1 die, ribbon, and buttons are old)
Craft Your Passions - Father's Day/ for the boys
Ooh La La - Father's Day/male

Mr. Tool Time

Coffee of the Day - Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

It's time for a new challenge over at Pile it On and we want to see you use your designer papers! We are sponsored by the ever so fun Doodle Garden, and you KNOW you want a chance to win some of those cuties!

for my card I used one of the newer images to the store, Daddy's Helper. papers are from the Basic Grey Bowties collection. tools from the MFT Tool Charm dies were cut from brushed bronze metal by Add a Little Dazzle. I actually used both sides - one is the great bronze color and the other is a shiny silver. edges were inked with black to give a look of wear and tear - perfect for a garage or workshop! household twine was perfect to tie the 3 charms, as well as using the label maker to create the sentiment. a bit of washi tape, some buttons, and a belt loop from a pair of the boys' shorts add the finishing touch!

I am giving this card to Tyler as he heads off to Camp for the summer. he is going to be the Maintenance Director, so this seemed perfect for him. :)

Challenges:
Outlawz Wed Sketch - sketch
A Creative Need - anything goes
Bloggers - for the boys
The Stamping Boutique - Dad or masculine
Crafts 4 Eternity - for the boys
Sister Act - any card goes
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment for a guy
CRAFT - Father's Day/male
Delightful Ch - all tied up
Crafter's Cafe - masculine
Crafting for All Seasons - boys will be boys
Paper Pretties - hip to be square
Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day/masculine
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - Father's Day or the man in your life
Digi Choosday - all about the men
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Digi Makeover - anything goes w/a digi
Incy Wincy - for the men in  your life
Melonheadz - when I grow up
Crafty Creations - 'S' is for smile, saw, stripes, silver, sentiment, sketch
Milk Coffee - for Dad or special male
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
A Little Bit Crafty - Child's Play
Bearly Mine - one for the boys

Sunshiney Campsite - it's that time of year again!

Coffee of the Day - Coconut Pecan

It's the weekend! woo hooo! are you doing a happy dance? got big plans? well around here, it's moving out time - moving out to Camp for the summer that is..... tomorrow begins Staff Training at Camp Burton, so off my family goes. Summer Camp begins the following week. I'll see my guys for a few hours every so often, but otherwise it's just me and the dogs here by our lonesomes until August.

Which is why my card is so so very perfect for the new challenge starting up today over at The Doodle Garden - Summer Lovin'.  since summer around here means camp, I knew I had to make a card with these cutey  images from Jenn! I hope you will play along with us! You don't have to use Doodle Garden images, but there are some cute freebies available if you would like, or pop by the Etsy store to do a bit of fun shopping! :)

I created a little campsite scene using the Camp Fire, Weenie and Mallows, and Let's Go Camping images. sentiment is from Create with TLC. papers are from the Kaisercraft Hunt and Gather collection. the sun was made with stars and a circle punched from my ever so handy Starbucks coffee cozies. they were then inked with white craft and sprayed with yellow glimmer mist. LOVE the hiking boot twill ribbon with this. I knew I had been saving it for a reason! ;)

gotta sign this card and tuck it into someone's backpack. yhen they can all look at it late at night after campfires and remember their dear old mom back home and how much she loves them! :)

have a great weekend! see you again tomorrow! :)

Challenges:
Digi Sketch - sketch and theme: use a stamp, digi or rubber (all digi, sketch turned on its side)
A Creative Need - anything goes
Craft for the Craic - summery or flowery (summery)
Crafts 4 Eternity - for the boys
Crafty Catz - inspired by a song (Kumbayah, of course!)
Cut it Up - summer vacation with a die cut (Spellbinders)
Fussy and Fancy - outdoors
Sister Act - any card goes
The Stamping Boutique - Dad or masculine
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment for a guy
CRAFT - Father's Day/male
Crafter's Cafe - masculine
Crafting for All Seasons - boys will be boys
Crafting by Designs - anything goes
Little Red Wagon - food for thought
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - Father's Day or the man in your life
Digi Choosday - all about the men
Papertake Weekly - anything goes with optional summer theme
Artistic Inspirations - inspired by a song (Kumbayah again... grins!)
Incy Wincy - for the men in your life
Get Inky - summer project
Milk Coffee - for dad or special male
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
Stamping Chef - anything goes
Fan-tastic Tues - summer
Allways Something Creative - men/male
Mema's Crafts - men only
Really Reasonable Ribbon - masculine with ribbon
Sweet Pea Stampers - photo inspiration

Memorial Day ATCs

Coffee of the Day - Maple Walnut

Yesterday I was playing around with some ATCs  for Memorial Day. as I have said before, these little cards are really addicting! the small size is a challenge for a palette, but great for using those itty bitty scraps from your paper pads. every piece of paper here is a scrap.

the adorable images come straight from The Doodle Garden. all papers are from the Authentique Pride paper collection. Basic Grey really needs to get on the ball and come up with a patriotic collection of its own. otherwise, I think Authentique has the most beautiful 2 sets around with this one and Glory. I really really hoard the few pieces I have remaining! little flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and stars are punched from my ever present Starbucks coffee cozies, which were then inked with MFT whipped cream.

first ATC uses 'America the Beautiful' image and wood veneer stars by Studio Calico. some faux stitching and a wooden button tied with twine from a bag of dog food finish the little card. you know how I love to re-purpose as much as I possibly can! :)

next card uses the image 'Patriotic Posies' and a belt loop cut from a pair of old jeans before they hit the trash can. I love using these on projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for your continued support for both myself & my family. it means so very much to all of us! :)

Update ----> today I received a call from the nurse who was there for my biopsies. she said it should be any day now that we hear the results. thought it was very nice of her to call to check up on me!

Challenges:
Wicked Wed ATC - red, white, and blue
613 Avenue Create - anything goes or incorporate 3 shapes: 2 stars & 1 rectangle (2nd ATC)
Ditzie Digi Design - anything goes
Red Carpet Studios - Saving Private Ryan: commemorate Memorial Day
Craft Room Ch - recycle: coffee cozies for stars, twine from dog food bag, and blue jean belt loop
Outlawz Paper a la Mode - flowers (2nd ATC)
Outlawz Greetings - Armed Forces/masculine (1st ATC)
Top Tip Tuesday - here comes summer (for many here in the USA, Memorial Day signals the start of summer)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes
Rhedd and Rosie's - texture (2nd ATC)

Welcome Baby Boy!

Coffee of the Day - Caramel Nut

I was blessed to be asked as a Guest Designer over at Crafting with Dragonflies for their first Anniversary Celebration! in fact the theme for this fortnight is all about the Celebrations! :)  I so appreciate the honor of being included in this special time!

my card is for some special friends of our who just welcomed their first baby into the family, a little boy named Charlie. the image, 'Special Delivery,' is from Doodle Garden, papers from the Basic Grey Shine On collection, sentiment sticker by SRM, and ribbon by May Arts. some of the stars were punched from Starbucks coffee cozies and then inked with white craft. accents to main image were made with a white gel pen.

thank you so much for the many emails, messages, well wishes, and prayers. they mean so much to me. I know God has complete control over every part of my journey. y'all are the best! :)

Challenges:
Craft Room - recycle (Starbucks coffee cozies for stars)
Paper Minutes - stars
TTCRD - anything goes
Deconstructed Sketch - sketch #150
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment for a child
Craft for the Craic - for a baby
Creative Corner - baby
Digi Galore - kraft

Oh the Places We Will Go!

Coffee of the Day - Marzipan

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! I plan to spend my day in my craft room - making some cards, doing some much needed cleaning, and packing up a bunch of things that need to get mailed out. if you are waiting on a package from me, hopefully everything will get mailed on Monday after my dr. appt.  Do you have fun plans for today? crafting? scrapbook layouts? Project Life? leave me a comment and let me know!

Today is also a fun new challenge over at The Doodle Garden! we have a great sketch for you to try, so play along with us! There are some cutey freebies available, and you know you want to stop by to see what the rest of the DT has created! :)

I chose to use the adorable little Travel Trailer image on my card. I also turned the sketch on its side. papers are from the Basic Grey Hopscotch collection. my friend, Trina, had sent me some of these papers she wasn't using. she knows what a BG junkie I am! :)  flower is Prima, butterfly is punched with a Martha Stewart punch, sentiment is generated with my label maker, seam binding is actual vintage, and buttons are from my stash.

Challenges:
Sister Act - any card goes
Fan-tastic Tues - square and floral
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes w/patterned paper
Flat Friends - dies and/or punches (both)
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes
Hobbybook - add a sentiment
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Color Throwdown - color inspiration (I have also added soft suede)
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Scribble and Scrap - anything goes

Shake it Up Baby!

yet another day with 2 posts! amazing, isn't it? but then you are probably going to have to wait several days to see anything else because I feel like melted poo on a stick.... blechity blech blech. heading straight to bed as soon as I post this....

but I sure did have fun making this one. I saw yesterday that Pretty Pink Posh was having a blog hop, asking people to make a sequin shaker card and play along. I also was days behind getting my guest project made for Darlene over at The Sisterhood of Crafters (challenge theme is 'things with wings'). seemed like the perfect time to combine both into one project! :)  of course it did take me 2 days to get it finished, but that is okay.

the cutey image is from The Doodle Garden and is called 'Darcy Dragonfly'. it's hard to see, but I used lots of touches with various colors of glitter pens to add accents to the fairy, the flower, and the little dragonfly. I also used my white gel pen on the flower. papers are from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection, flowers are Prima, and sentiment sticker is by SRM.

Spellbinders dies were used to make the shaker card. the tiny leaf flourishes (up know how much I love these!!!) and dragonflies are all dies by Cheery Lynn. the sentiment is a punch by SU!, accented with a white gel pen. clear packaging was re-purposed for the top of the shaker.

Challenges:
Sketch 'n Die - sketch #5
Cheery Lynn - bling it up (sequins and glitter pens)
{pin}spirational - photo inspiration (fairy w/a winged friend and teal)
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
SRM - celebrations (I hope spring counts as a celebration because my only other SRM stickers are thank you, love, or girly....)
Fairy Tale Stampers - bingo: lace, die, flowers
Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - things with wings
We Do Doobadoo - embellishments
Craft for the Craic - Something for Spring or Easter
Fairy Tale - cute
Simply Create Too - stack em up (more than 2 layers)
Sister Act - any card goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - lots of layers
Frosted Designs - Spring Has Sprung: Spring, flowers, green, grass (under the sequins - you can see a bit peeking through), blue
As You Like It - fave item to recycle and why: well I am back again with same items as before, clear packaging and buttons! as I mentioned on my other post, clear packaging can just be used for SO many things. here it is the topper for the shaker, but it can be used for so many neat project elements, especially when paired with dies. buttons just happen to belong on all of my papercraft projects. :)
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
Whimsy - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - fave color (pretty pretty pink!)
Ladybug Crafts - Here Comes Spring
Lia Stampz - pastels
Creative Card Crew - girly
Everybody Art - cute
Card Mania - faeries
Outlawz Greetings - anything goes w/a greeting

Love You So Peas

Coffee of the Day - Gingerbread

The response to our very first challenge over at The Doodle Garden was outstanding! thank you so much to everyone who played along! A new challenge begins today and the theme is a beautiful color palette you may use any way that inspires you! Design Seeds has the  most beautiful color palettes every day. I have long been a subscriber!

Please be sure to stop by the Doodle Garden challenge blog to see how all of the DT used the colors. it's fun to see the different ideas! you might find a free image (hint, hint) you can use on an Easter card! ;)

I chose to use the cutey 'Sweet Pea' image for my card. the paler hearts are covered in distress stickles. papers are from the Echo Park Everyday Eclectic paper collection. sentiment is SU!, flower is Prima, twine is from Target, enamel dots are my homemade ones, wooden clip is one I painted, and then some washi tape and faux stitching were added to finish it all off. :)

just a happy little card I can pop in the mail to surprise my hunny bunny at work one day!

the card drive/blog hop for Linda Payne's grand-daughter is coming along nicely! it will be on April 14 and we have so many generous folks who are donating some great prizes. head over to the blog to see the fabulous digi images that are available for a donation. grab a badge for your blog! let me know if you would like to be a part of the hop. We want to flood this family with cards and love! :)

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch turned on its side
Fan-tastic Tues - square and use patterned paper
Craftitude - anything goes or add cardboard
Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Stampin' with the Dragon - spring
STAMPlorations - stamps and your fave technique (distressing)
Totally Papercrafts - pastels
Craft for the Craic - something for Easter or Spring
Crafts Galore Encore - include your fave color (pink)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes w/patterned paper
Flat Friends - include a sentiment
LEJ Designs - fave dies (Spellbinders)
Mema's Crafts - anything goes w/ optional Easter or Spring twist
Catch the Bug - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - color a stamped image
Delightful Ch - hip to be square
Outlawz Twisted Thurs - anything goes w/ twist to use fave color
Crafting By Designs - anything goes
WAW - anything encouraging goes

Vintage Easter Bunny Tag Set

Coffee of the Day - Salted Caramel Pecan

I have fun news to announce to all of you today - I am on the brand new Doodle Garden Challenge Design Team! I am so excited, since I have long been a fan of Jennifer Nilsson's art. I have actual stamp sets going back a few years! ;)  You can not only find her cute digis in her Etsy store, but her stamps at My Favorite Things, Latina Crafter, and Sugar Pea Designs. She is one talented chica, and I am very honored to be part of this team! :)

Our first challenge is 'Anything Goes'. There are a few cutey freebies available on the site if you would like to use those to play along. We ALL love freebie images, but please do respect Jennifer and her art by not sharing these on other forums or with other crafters, but instead directing people back to the blog. thanks! :)

I used the adorable 'Billy Bubble Bunny' and 'Betsy Bubble Bunny' images for my tags.
tags were first watercolored using gelatos and then embossed across a portion with the SU! vine folder. papers and postage stamp stickers are from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection. I am so thankful to Basic Grey that I won this collection from them! what a happy  happy dance! it has such pretty colors and designs! :) the little bingo cards are from a vintage Milton Bradley game board image I found online. flowers on boy bunny tag are vintage and from girl bunny tag are Wild Orchid Designs.  her little heart is covered in rock candy distress stickles. some enamel dots and buttons were added to finish.

Please be sure to pop by to wish the rest of the team a big congratulations as well as see the pretty things they have made! I hope you will play along, too! :) enjoy your weekend!

Challenges:
Alphabet Ch - B is for buttons and bows
Challenges and Candies - spring around the corner
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - spring
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - ribbons and buttons
Milk Coffee - emboss it (hi to my old teamies!!!)
Little Red Wagon - spring
Allsorts - spring is coming
Paper Shelter - animal magic
Paper Pretties - try a new technique (playing with gelatos!)
TTCRD - anything goes
Craft My Life/All Crafts - anything but a card
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes/use flowers
Floral Fantasies 5th Anniv - fave item: buttons

Some Doodle Garden Fun

Coffee of the Day - Bourbon Chocolate Pecan

I want to show you several cards I've made for the Love Fest challenges at Split Coast Stampers using images from Doodle Garden. these images are just as cute as can be! :)


My first card was for a color challenge - use either brown, aqua, and yellow or brown, aqua, and pink. well you know this girl well enough that if told to make a project with pink, I am gonna make a project with PINK! :) so pile on the pink I did!!!

I also used the color palette for a wonderful promo called 'Spread the Love'. my natural is more khaki, so hopefully that is acceptable. in this campaign, we are to reveal our 'blog crush'. I don't think it is any secret that Melissa Phillips is one of my crafting heroes. I so love her beautiful vintage, shabby style. good golly, I even told the world all about it when I was blessed enough to be featured as Moxie Fabber of the Week! I am such a pathetic junkie when it comes to her blog and projects......

image is Doodle Garden 'Hedgie Love 2', paper is Basic Grey Fiction, sentiment is Create with TLC, flower is Prima, heart border die is Memory Box. the butterfly is painted with shimmerz and the balloon is covered in distress stickles. some washi tape, faux stitching, buttons, baker's twine, buttons, and this fun little layered heart complete the card.

The next card was made for a fancy folds challenge. I gave it to Jocelyn, Mick's girlfriend, while she was here over the weekend. she is my coffee buddy! :) she also loves all things purple, so it was fun to make this for her!!!

image is Doodle Garden 'Rise and Shine', (just HAD to get that image!), sentiment is Create with TLC, papers are Basic Grey Soleil. card is a center stair step, which I had never made before. edges of main image are coated in distress stickles. flower is a gorgeous Prima that was sent to me by Barbara. have been hoarding it and some of the others she sent, but since the card was for Jocelyn, I knew I could use it. tee hee!

Tomorrow I will have a special post, so I hope all of you will stop back by. it marks the one year anniversary of the shooting at our high school. lots of things are planned here in our small community, starting today. it's a very bittersweet time.

Challenges:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Flourishes - All that glitters (hedgie card)
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - love is in the air (hedgie card)
TTCRD - anything goes
Love to Create - string, twine, or fibers
Robyn's Fetish - ribbon or twine
Allsorts - animals
Basic Grey - anything goes with Basic Grey (that is so easy for me! grins!)
Pattie's Creations - fancy folds (morning bunny card)
4 Crafty Chicks - twine
Loves Rubberstamps - tag or one on project (morning bunny card)
Shopping our Stash - tag or one on project (morning bunny card - stash is buttons and trim)