Blog Award

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I have so many wonderful blogging friends out there and two precious people have given me this "Your Blog is over the Top" award. I want to thank Erin and Kris for thinking of me and passing this on. You are both so special and it has been great getting to know you. Now I have to answer these questions all with one word. Here goes......

1. Where is your cell phone? table

2. Your hair? red

3. Your mother? precious

4. Your father? strong

5. Your favorite food? potatoes

6. Your dream last night? none

7. Your favorite drink? coke

8. Your dream/goal? Heaven

9. What room are you in? bedroom

10. Your hobby? stamping

11. Your fear? dying

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something you aren't? skinny

15. Muffins? yes

16. Wish list item? Copics

17. Where did you grow up? Georgia

18. Last thing you did? stamp

19. What are you wearing? sweats

20. Your TV? on

21. Your pets? precious

22. Friends? always

23. Your life? happy

24. Your mood? happy

25. Missing someone? no

26. Vehicle? SUV

27. Something you're not wearing? bra

28. Your favorite store? Wal-Mart

29. Your favorite color? purple

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? months

32. Your best friend? Mercy

33. One place that I go to over and over? Wal-Mart

34. Facebook? yes

35. Favorite place to eat? Shogun

I want to pass this on to one special person and to say that if she wasn't in my life I wouldn't laugh nearly as much. I love you Mercy.

I'll talk to you later.

Hugs,

Little Paper Shop Monday - Recycle

Hello and happy Monday. It's time for another challenge from the Little Paper Shop blog. Today's challenge is called "Recycle It" LPSC44 and we challenge you to use one of LPS's sketches from the past. I used a sketch by Cindy Haffner from July 20, 2009. Today's card uses the newly released set {I Heart}. Ladies, I tell you this every time I use this set but it is just so versatile. It is good for so many occasions  and it's still on sale through Dec. 7th along with every thing else in THE STORE. You really need to head over there and check them out for all your Christmas wish lists for your family and friends or better yet, for yourself. Here is my card today...........

And here is the sketch I used............

We would love to have you play along with us today. Go to the Little Paper Shop blog and use one of our sketches from the past. One lucky participant will win this {I Heart} stamp set that I used on my card today. make sure and use the keyword LPSC44 when you upload your card so that we can find you for the contest. Now check out all the awesome girls from the DT.............

Julia Betemps - Owner

Jessica Diedrich - Design Team Coordinator

Allison Filo

Jennifer Greco

Cindy Haffner

Heather Lee-Reppen

Julie Lacey

Silvia Mabie

Ann Kranitz

Bonnie Sharp

Pam Varnell - Guest Designer - me

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with a card from Mercy's sketch challenge. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Posy Girl

Hello and happy Sunday. I have a new image to show you today that I got on my field trip to All That Scraps. This is Posy from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I used a sketch from a blog that I have never used before. This is from the blog The Pixie Cottage and it's their sketch from November 11th, Pixie Challenge 3. I loved this sketch. Here is a pic of Posy in all her glory.........

And here is the sketch...........

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you tomorrow with a card from The Little Paper Shop. Talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Did Somebody Say Purple?

Hello and happy Saturday. I know some of you out there are afraid to use purple on your cards but purple is my fav color and I just love SU's Orchid Opulence. I combined it today along with Old Olive. I used this past Saturday's sketch from Crazy4Challenges C4C12. Here is Vivi from The Greeting Farm all dressed up and ready to deliver a present.......

And here is a pic of the sketch I used..........

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you right back here tomorrow with another creation.

Hugs,

Happy Thanksgiving

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Hello and happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are able to spend some quality time with your family today. I have a short post here showing you another one of the digi Fairies from The Greeting Farm. This is Summer Fairy.......

Isn't she just the cutest? Well thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Holiday weekend. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Happy Almost Thanksgiving

Hello and happy almost Thanksgiving. Here is a card I made today using another image from All That Scraps. This is a digi image from C.C. Designs called Nora. I'm using her today with the sketch this week for Whimsical Wednesdays  - The Diedrich Dare. This sketch, DDSC12, is from Jessica's sweet son Jack. What a talented family. Here is my card.............

And here is Jack's sketch...........

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Flutter by Wednesday Fairy Girl

Hello and happy Wednesday. It's time for another challenge from Danni's Flutter by Wednesdays. This week's Flutter By Wednesday FBW85 challenge is to use a circle, or circles, anywhere on your card. Remember you must use a BUTTERFLY, ANGEL or FAIRY on your card to qualify for the challenge. I used another stamp today that I got from the All That Scraps store. It's from C.C. Designs and the stamp set is called Junebug. Another cutsie fairy image girls. Here is my card.........

When you play along with the challenge this week make sure and add your card to Mr. Linky on Danni's blog and when you upload to a public gallery use the keyword FBW85. Now, go check out what the rest of the DT has come up with............

Ann

Cassie

Chris

Christine

Danni - Our Leader

Harriet

Heather

Jodi

Karen

Kris

Kristie

Lelia

Michelle - Team Leader

Nancy

Nicola

Pam - Me

Stef

Taylor

Thanks for coming by today and I hope everyone out there has a Happy Turkey Day tomorrow. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Time for Mercy's Sketch

Hello and happy Tuesday. Yes, it's that time again, time for another marvy sketch from the uber-talented Mercy Kerin. Our sketch challenge this week is MTSC49. After we found out that the All That Scraps store was only about 45 minutes from home, Mercy and I headed out on a road trip and WOWZERS did we ever get some cute stuff. For this card I used the Enchanted Lily set from Pink Cat Studio that I picked up at All That Scraps. I am really loving all the cute fairies that are out right now. This set has a childlike cutsie feeling about it. If you know me, then you know that I love cutsie images. Here is my card with Lily.......

And here is a pic of Mercy's wonderful sketch.........

I flipped the sketch on it's side to be able to accommodate this precious Lily image. Check out what the rest of Mercy's Muses have come up with..............

Mercy Kerin

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Pam Varnell - Me

Vivienne Holden (Nov. Guest Designer)

When you play along with us this week make sure you add your card to Mr. Linky on Mercy's blog and when you upload to a public gallery use the keyword MTSC49. We sure hope you can play.

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you right back here tomorrow with another creation. If I don't talk to you again before Thanksgiving please have a wonderful holiday. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

MOJO Monday With a Little Cold Air

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Hello and welcome back. I have another card for you today using Monday's MOJO114 Sketch Challenge. I used the adorable Snow Place Like Home set from Our Craft Lounge. I love, love, love this set cause you can make some of the cutest scenes with it. Here is my card.........

And here is the MOJO114 sketch......

Thanks for stopping by again today. I'll see you right back here tomorrow for Mercy's sketch challenge.

Hugs,

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge

Hello and happy Monday. It's time for our Little Paper Shop Challenge LPSC43. Our challenge today is from the uber-talented Julie Lacey. Julie has a color challenge for us today using Real Red, Soft Suede, and Kraft or comparable colors if you do not have these. What an awesome color challenge, right?

I used the set {I Heart} from the Little Paper Shop again. Like I said yesterday, this set is so versatile. Little Paper Shop has extended their HUGE sale that was supposed to end today. Every item is 10-70% until Monday, December 7th. Go check them out.

This card is for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC42 from last Tuesday. Here is my card.......

We hope you can play along with us on our challenge this week. One lucky participant will win the Merry & Bright set. Free stamps ladies!!! Make sure you use the keyword LPSC43 when you upload your card. Check out what the rest of the DT has for you today. You won't be disappointed.

Julia Betemps - Owner

Jessica Diedrich - Design Team Coordinator

Allison Filo

Jennifer Greco

Cindy Haffner

Heather Lee-Reppen

Julie Lacey

Silvia Mabie

Ann Kranitz

Bonnie Sharp

Pam Varnell - Guest Designer - me

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you right back here tomorrow with a card for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

My First Card Patterns Sketch

Hello and happy Sunday. I have a card for you today using Card Patterns Sketch 42. This is the first time I have ever played along with their sketch challenge. It's so hard to get in all the challenges I want to do each week. If only I had more arms and more time. LOL. I used the Little Paper Shop set {I Heart}. Ladies if you have not seen this set you really need to head over to the LPS store and check it out. It is so versatile and has a ton of images. It is on sale too through tomorrow, Monday, November 23rd. Here is my card.........

and here is a pic of the sketch.........

I used glossy paper for the main image panel. I stamped the image in Chocolate ink and then sponged Kiwi and Baja on the glossy paper. I love this technique. So easy but quite stunning.

Thanks for stopping by today. Check back tomorrow for our Monday challenge from the Little Paper Shop. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Cool Yule Christmas

Hello and happy Friday. It's NEW MOON Friday and I'm counting down the hours to see the new movie, 4-1/2 to be exact. LOL. My friend Mercy and I have been looking forward to this for so long now. We don't know who we want to see more Edward or Jacob. I'm leaning more toward Edward and she's leaning more toward Jacob. Hopefully we'll both get our fill while we are there. LOL

Quick post for you today showing a card I made last weekend while my girls were here. I used the new Cool Yule set by MFT Stamps. Love this set so much. When I saw it I couldn't wait to make this little scene with the animals. What do you think?.........

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned and that you get to see NEW MOON if it's on your "Need To" list like it is mine. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Christmas Presents

Hello everyone. I prepared the post today for the Club Anya blog showing two Christmas presents I made. I will show you the pics here but all the details for the projects are listed on the Club Anya blog so go over and have a look. I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you right back here tomorrow with another creation. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,

Winter Fairy and a Big Announcement

Hello and happy Wednesday. I have a wonderful announcement to make friends. I am now a Design Team Member for Danni's Flutter by Wednesday's. Thank you so much Danni for having me as part of your team. I am truly honored to have been chosen and I am so excited to be working with some wonderful and talented ladies.

Today's Flutter by Wednesday challenge is "open" so you can create any kind of card that you would like but you must have either a BUTTERFLY, a FAIRY, or an ANGEL to qualify for the challenge. I made two cards and used more of the Fairies that we are previewing this week from The Greeting Farm. The first card is using Winter Fairy and the second card (which was previewed on The Greeting Farm blog yesterday) is using Autumn Fairy. The first card with Winter Fairy is also using Monday's MOJO sketch MOJO113 flipped on it's side. Here are my cards......

Make sure and load your card into Mr. Linky on the Flutter by Wednesday blog and then go visit the other DT Members to see what gorgeousness they have in store for you........

Ann

Cassie

Chris

Christine

Harriet

Heather

Jodi

Karen

Kris

Kristie

Lelia

Michelle - Team Leader

Nancy

Nicola

Pam - Me

Stef

Taylor

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you right back here again tomorrow.

Hugs,

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch with a Gorgeous Fairy

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's that time of the week again, time for another wonderful sketch from Mercy. This is sketch MTSC48. I encourage you to play along with us this week if you haven't so far. Mercy's sketches are so much fun and she always has lots of layers on her sketches, which is what I love. This week I am showing you a preview of a Fairy digi image from The Greeting Farm that will be released this Thursday, November 19th. There are four of these digis, one for each season.  This is Spring Fairy...........

and here is a close up of her wings............

I wanted you to see how I colored her wings. I started close to her body with a dark red and worked my way to the outside of her wings using dark red, red, light red, dark orange, light orange, dark yellow, then light yellow. Didn't it turn out quite nice? Well, I have Kelly Booth, friend and fellow DT member from Club Anya, to thank for this. Her coloring is amazing and I have learned so much by looking at her work. Thanks Kelly for the tips.

Here is a pic of Mercy's sketch........

When you play along with the sketch make sure you load you card to Mr. Linky on Mercy's blog, and when you upload to a public gallery make sure you use the keyword MTSC48. Check out with the rest of the Muse's have made.............

Mercy Kerin

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Pam Varnell - Me

Vivienne Holden (Nov. Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you right back here tomorrow for another Fairy sneak peek that I will be showing you using Danni's Flutter by Wednesday. I'll see you then.

Hugs,

Sneak Peak - Day 2 Little Paper Shop and a Challenge

Hello and happy Monday. This is our second day of sneak peeks for the Little Paper Shop with the release being tomorrow, November 17th. We only have two sets releasing this week but they are FABULOUS. There is a challenge today, LPSC42, and it's to use a die cut of any kind on your card. Easy peasy, right? I showed you the {I Heart} set yesterday. Wasn't it a beauty? I'm using another one of the images (the heart balloon) from that set on my card today along with three sentiments from today's set. Today's set is a sentiment set called For You. Love, love, love these sentiments. Here is my card...........

Don't you just love that sentiment? Wife is one sentiment, husband is another sentiment, and the rest is a third sentiment. There is a sentiment for almost every family member (Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother, Son, Daughter, Friend, etc.). You will have so much fun with this set making cards for those close to you. Now head over to the other DT blogs and see what they have come up with..........

Julia Betemps - Owner

Jessica Diedrich - Design Team Coordinator

Allison Filo

Jennifer Greco

Cindy Haffner

Heather Lee-Reppen

Julie Lacey

Silvia Mabie

Ann Kranitz

Bonnie Sharp

Pam Varnell - Guest Designer - me

You have two ways to win a prize for today. 1) Leave a comment today on the Little Paper Shop blog to win today's preview set For You and 2) Play along in our "Die Cut" challenge and the winner will also receive the For You stamp set with the winner of the challenge announced next Monday on the LPS Challenge blogpost. So come on out and play ladies and don't forget when you upload your card to use the keywords LPSC42 and littlepapershop (with no spaces). We can't wait to see what you come up with.

Thanks for coming by today and don't forget the items will be in the store for sale tomorrow, November 17. AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE SPECIAL SALE IN THE STORE. ALL ITEMS ARE ON SALE FROM 10 - 70% THROUGH NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD. I'll talk to you soon.

Hugs,