Hello Everyone!!

Thought I would pop in and let everyone know I am still alive !!!!!!!!! lol I am going to try my best to get caught up on some blog hopping today but as I started already I came across some blog candy I wanted to share with you. Linanna has some blog candy on her blog. She always does such gorgeous work and I love visiting her blog when I get on. So please make sure you check out her gorgeous work while you are there visiting her.

Also Dawny has some wonderful Birthday Blog Candy going on. Just checked her blog out and boy I think she hit the jackpot for her birthday. Happy late birthday Dawny.

Look what I found

Well while I was waiting for all the grandkids to arrive I thought I would get on the net and browse for awhile and look what I found. Karen has some Major Major blog candy going on.

Lili Of the Valley #12

SO sorry I am late with my LOTV posting. I just can't seem to find enough hours in the day for everything I need to be getting done.But after 3 more working days I will have plenty of time to get things done (I hope).
Okay on to my card the theme this week on Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog is to make a Happy New Year card. I have used Jasmine !! You can get her at Lili Of The Valley so make sure you go check out these cute adorable stamps. I have colored her with my SU reinkers and I have used my Sizzix flourish and some Prima flowers with the spacer and brad in the middle. I used SU Ribbon and the photo corner punch and the wording is also from SU.

Here is the sketch I made for my card if you all would like to use it
Hope to see lots of you joining in the challenge this week.

Sketch Saturday #28

Hello everyone!!! I had to get busy and get my Whiff of Joy card out for this week so while I was in here I thought I would get a card made up for my favorite Sketch Challenge!!! Mariska has a beautiful sketch this week over at Sketch Saturday and I just couldn't let this sketch get by me. I used one of the Christmas Tilda's and I colored her with SU reinkers. I used some Prima flowers with spacers in the center and used my new leaf punch. The corners are from Sizzix. I also used the Martha Stewart ribbon punch . My wording is from a Rub on but have a close up of it above. Just hard to see in the photo.

Whiff of Joy #12

Boy the holidays are approaching us and time is running out !!!!!! But we just had to get one more challenge in before the New Year at Whiff Of Joy Challenge Blog. So the theme to this challenge is to make a Contempary Christmas Card with no red or green!!!!! oh yell you heard me right lol NO red or green. But the best part is we are extending this challenge till the 7th of Jan. That way everyone will still have time to join us for the challenge. So make sure you check it out and sure hope to see join us.
I have used Melinda The Christmas Angel. I colored her with Prisma pencils and gamsol. I added some spica glitter pens in places and used my Martha Stewart doily border punch and also the snowflake punch. The wording is from Whiff Of Joy also . I saw this sketch somewhere but now I have lost my info on it so I can't give credit to where credit is due but if you let me know I will be more than happy to again I am so sorry I just don't remember.

To All my Blogging FRIENDS!!!!!!

Well first I want to say that I have met so many wonderful friends here in the blogging world and some I have grown so close to. I really appreeciate your friendship and I have loved visiting your blogs. BUT it has come that I am going to not be blogging much for a awhile. I will try my best to get on at least once a week or so when I have time to check out all your blogs. Just didn't want you all to think I fell off the face of the earth but just something that has to be done.
So you all take care till I can catch up with you again and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Hugs dear friends.

Lili Of The Valley #11

This week at Lili Of The Valley Challenge Blog we have a sketch for you!!! I have used Moggi, I have to say this little adorable Moggi is my favorite stamp. He is just so adorable I just want to squeeze him lol Anyway I have colored him with distressed inks and Twinkling H20's. I used a nestibilites die for the frame of Moggi My paper is Basic Grey and I have used a Prima flower with brad and spacer and my leaf punch. I added some spacers to the corners of Moggi and added some bling to them. I used some Peel offs for the wording. And the bottom border I used my Martha Stewart lace punch.
Hope to see you all over at the Lili Of The Valley Challenge Blog this week and click HERE if you want to buy these so cute adorable stamps.



Here is the sketch for this weeks challenge so come on and join us

Whiff of Joy #11

This week at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog Heather has another wonderful sketch for us. I did use the sketch but needed a gift so I ended up using the sketch on my gift. I made a magnetic post it note holder. I used Basic Grey paper and added some ribbon. Prima flowers have the brads and spacers in the middle and I used my leaf punches, I just love these punches. I have made a lot of magnetic post it holders before but the clothespin holding the ink pen I got the idea from Tiets, Thank you Tiets. My image is Melinda drinking hot chocolate and I have colored her in with my copics and added some spica glitter pens. Hope to see you all joining in this week at the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog.

Check out this blog

Clarie. Oh my word. I followed a blog link to Clarie's blog and ladies if you haven't been there before you are missing out. Claire is having blog candy for her hits for the year and it is no wonder she has such high hits have you seen her blog??? oh go check it out. My mouth is still drooling over her gorgeous work.

Sketch Saturday #27

Well bad me missed last weeks Sketch Saturday so I made sure I got this one done before the weekend was up. I love doing Jo's sketch's. This week I used Tilda with heart ornament. I colored her in with SU reinkers and Twinkling H20's. I am still learning but the coloring is better than it was (you never saw them ask Marlenelol)
I added some prima flowers with brads and spacers in the middle and added some leaf punches. The circle wording is from well hello I forgot where I got these but they were computer made. I am so sorry I forgot to keep who made these.
Hope everyone had a great weekend. I spent my 4 days off for the holiday cleaning and cleaning and cleaning then Saturday I spent the day with my oldest grandson just walking the malls and looking. Then when we got back yes he spent the night with me and he lived on the computer till he left tonight lol Teenagers lol But he is my boy and I love him to pieces.

Little C's Challenge

Well when I visit my friend Risa's blog I always see her banner for the Little C's so I finally went and checked it out and thought what they heck I will go for it so I made this card for there challenge they have this week it is a lovely sketch and you all know I love sketch's, I just have turned the sketch for my image though. I sure hope I have done it right. Always nervous about 1st time joining a challenge. lol But I have used one of the Christmas Sarah Kay images. I colored her with my copics and spica glitter pens. I used one of my crochet flowers and a bead topper with brad in the middle. The leaves are from punches. and I stamped one of the Inkadinkado Christmas flourishs on the matting under the image. Added some ribbon. Sorry about the picture the lighting isn't the greatest of a evening lol

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

Oh this week at A Spoon Full Of Sugar they have a wonderful sketch by Michelle. I really had a great time with this sketch. Will defintaly be using this one again.
I have used a Tilda with Wreath I love this image. She was colored in with my copics and I used some stickles on her hat. The wording is a rub on and my ribbon is from HL. I have used some Prima flowers with brads and spacers in the middle and added some leaves from my leaf branch punch. Thanks Michelle for such a great sketch

Penny Black Saturday #24

I don't know why my schedule on my blog doesn't work but noticed today my card never got published so am doing it again.

This week on Penny Black Saturday the theme was Funky Christmas. I used the adorable little cat with the Santa hat. I colored her in with my SU reinkers and Twinkling H20's. I added glamour dust to the fur of the hat. And added some hot pink prima flowers to go along with her hot pink hat lol The wording stamp is from Inkadinkado.

High Hopes #9

Hello Everyone!!! I finally had some time to make a card for the challenge at High Hopes Challenge Blog. Ila has a gorgeous sketch over there this week. I love this cute snowlady. She is just adorable. I have colored her in with my copics and added some Prima flowers with brads and spacers in the middle. I used my holly leaf punch and leaf punch for the flower too. The wording is a rub on but not sure where from.

Ila's Hits

Ila has hit the big hits on her blog and to celebrate she is offering not one but two blog candy's. You just have to check it out but hey she got all those hits for such great gorgeous art so make sure you check her blog out for her beautiful creations

Blog Candy

While I was visiting Bev's blog I saw where she was having some blog candy and man what candy she has. So if you don't check her blog out everyday then you really should for Bev's work is just beautiful.

Lili of the Valley #10

This week at Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog we have a wonderful theme for you just perfect for this time of year. Sprinkle and Sparkle. I have used Miki Juggling (Snowballs) lol I have added glitter to about everything I could lol. I color Miki in with distressed inks and Twinkling H20's. The snowballs, fur I used glamour dust on. My Prima flower already had glitter on it and I used a brad and spacer in the middle of the flower. The brad snowflakes already had lots of glitter on them, The wording is a rub on.
Hope to see lots of entrys for this week. And if you wonder where to get these adorable images out make sure you got to Lili of the Valley and fill your cart up!!

Here is the sketch that I made for my card this week if you would like to use it.

Thanksgiving Sale!!!!!!!

Just wanted to share some sales I know about. Debbie's Die Cuts is having a great sale on her die cuts at the Studio Preston blog. So if you love her diecuts make sure you go and check it out. The sale might last 1 or 2 days but I wouldn't wait to take a chance on missing this one.

Whiff of Joy#10

Well it is week 10 at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog the theme is ANYTHING PUT A CARD!!!
So I made a bookmark I used Melinda reading and just mounted her on several layers of cardstock and used some ribbon and added an embellihment at the end. Really super easy. SO make sure you all go check out the challenge this week. Hope to see lots of entrys

Lili Of the Valley #9

This week at Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog we have a theme for you. Our Four legged Friends!!!! I have used the reindeer for this challenge. I colored him in with my copics and matted him on some nestibilties shapes. I added some ribbon and a prima flower with brads and spacers and my text is some peel offs.
We sure hope to see you over at the challenge blog this week. And a wonderful prize will be given to 1 lucky winner. Do you want some of these cute stamps??? I just love these cute stamps I have so much fun using them so click over to Lili of the Valley and fill your cart full

Here is the sketch that I made for my card if you would like to use it.