Meet the Family

I think I've mentioned Halloween is not my favorite event, but these guys are pretty cute.

Stamps:   High Hopes, "Happy Halloween", StampinUp, Art Impressions (corners)

Punch:     Spider?

Paper:     Basic Grey

Photographer:  Mummy (That's why she isn't in the picture).

A Perfect Day

I had the most amazing day...  I took a vacation day with no plans in mind.  I just have to start using or loosing. I took Hubby (he's retired) to breakfast, did my grocery shopping and baked some brownies.  The smells of  the brownies baking and coffee brewing along with sun streaming into my craft room made me more relaxed than I've been in months.  It just couldn't have been sweeter. It's true, that the simplest things in life are to be cherished.  Today was all about me.  I could get used to this.  Hmm!

This is a digi from A Day For Daisies that I colored with Copics.  I cut it out and placed it on  layers of DP from K&Company.  If you know me, you know I've made a boo boo, by the embellishments.  My gorgeous cover-up-flowers are from Jolee's Boutique. "Smiles" is a favorite from Stampabilities. And of course I had to use a little Martha Stewart glitter on the leaf and the stem.

Hope You Can Cling To (#2)

This is my second card I've made for - Hope You Can Cling To - a month long card drive benefiting breast cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center.  And this gallery HYCCT1101A Pink Critters.

Miss Fish (Comotion Rubber) was in the garage in a box waiting for the next rummage sale.  I bought Fishy several years ago when I was making smaller cards and just could figure out how to use or color it until this challenge came up.  I was able to curve that tiny Verve stamp "You Amaze Me" that just fit.
Those bubble jewels were bought at a dollar store and the blank embossed card was purchased at Michael's.

Hope You Can Cling To

I made this card for - Hope You Can Cling To - a month long card drive benefiting breast cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center.  And this gallery HYCCT1101A Pink Critters.

I had already colored him when I ran across this challenge, so I tried to touch him up and make him a little more pink. The hearts in his mane were already pink.  He is so sweet, but I have no idea what company is is from, so if anyone knows, please let me know.   The stripped paper is S.E.I.  I used Pencil to color him, but blended some RV14 Copic to make him a little more pink. The sentiment "So Proud of You" is from Verve Stamps.


Follow the ink in this post and join in this worthy cause.

It's Coming!

Yup! We can stop it.  Soon we'll be getting out the winter coat and that white stuff will be upon us. And under us, around us and on us. I guess it's best to accept it and know that every day is a gift from God.

So I'm becoming a little addicted to the Simply Less is More Challenge Blog.  Chrissie and Mandi are increadable designers and so inspiring.

This week's challenge was the color of your eyes.

I was really stumped until I ran accross this digi in my files. Both the sentiment and the mittens were freebies from Verve Stamps. I colored the mittens with Copics and added Stickles to pompoms, then mounted on DP from My Minds Eye. How simlple is that?

For the Girls

The Paper Shelter could have used  my youngest granddaughter when the drew this image. Those little legs, cute little skirt peeking out from under her coat, and that sweet, sweet face is my little "M".

I colored this image from Paper Shelter with Copics and added some Stickles to the leaves.  The DP is from Cosmo Cricket.  I purchased the leaf stickers, which included the jewels at a dollar store about 50 miles away from me and I am kicking myself for not buy more. I am not sure what company they are.

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I am entering this in The Paper Shelter Challenge,#33 For the Girls

Less Is More Challenge

I must have tried this card out about a half a dozen times, before I ended up with this.  I am entering this in the Simply Less is More Challenge from this sketch.   Smudges and crooked stamping are the culprits. I swear, I can smear ink on a digi. Anyway, here is the sketch.  The creators of this blog, Chrissie and Mandy make the most amazing cards, that it's easy to get inspired.

For this challenge I used an image from Rubber Soul and a sentiment from Inkadinkado. I used a Spellbinder's die to emboss around the image.  Then I simply ran my Copics across the image and I used a little Stickles on the tips of the branches. 

Now, I have a date with my pillow. See ya!