God and I On The Railroadtracks Designs by Cheryl Moody

Whats Up?

2012-01-29T13:42:00.000-04:00

I wanted to share a card that I am submitting to the Sassy Cheryl Light Blue and Brown Challenge. I think this Sassy Cheryl pre-colored image is my favorite eva!

Fun Card Kits

2012-01-27T06:07:00.001-04:00

Hello!!!! I guess we are expecting a Big blast of winter to arrive this morning, yucky, I was getting quite fond of our winter weather so far.
I have been quite busy trying to use up stock in my stamping room so I can buy more, hehehe. Right now I am doing up some fun card kits!! I have a friendship kit and a Christmas kit and today I plan to finish up some baby kits! I used my Spellbinders Anemone Layered flower punch, the flowered emossing folder is from Stampin Up. The Christmas socks are from Stampin Up as well as the designer paper, jingle bells, bakers twine,cardstock and Christmas sentiment.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Simple Sunny Flower Set

2012-01-23T07:48:00.001-04:00

Good morning, hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. For my blogging buddies who have been sick or dealing with tendonitis, I hope you rested and took things easy as you were suppose too! lol
I wanted to share a card set I made using a simple little flower stamp from Stampin Up. I don't know what year or what set it was from as I purchased it from a sales basket from my local SU Demonstrator. The sentiments, cardstock, and yellow designer paper are also from Stampin Up, the green designer paper trim is from Michaels.
I have promised someone I would make a decision this week as to whether or not I will re-open my Etsy Store. It sounds rediculous I know, but I am completely torn with this. In 2010, trying to keep up with my Etsy, Ebay and local orders just burnt me out and I ended up not wanting to make another card for almost 8 months. On the other hand, I have met so many wonderful people across the world and have received so many wonderful emails, cards and letters from people who have received my cards telling me how much they meant to them and how well received they were from their recipients. That warms my heart. So this week I must make a decision!!!
Sorry about the pictures, it is still early and the outdoor lighting is not great.
Have an awesome day everyone, I am having lunch with some very wonderful, sweet friends today!!

A Few More Peeks At My Card Stash

2012-01-20T06:36:00.001-04:00

Good Friday morning and Show Me!!
It's time once again for the Sassy Cheryl Show Me Challenge. Cheryl shows you what she's working on and you show her what your working on. Well, last week she said she wished she could snoop more in my card stash so here you go Cheryl...... snoop away , hehehe

Yesterday I went for an hour long massage. Now, I had dreamt half the night about how great this massage was going to feel........well, it turned out that I was thinking relaxation massage but the masseuse was planning a deep tissue massage, a very deep tissue massage. The kind where you feel like you've been bent, twisted and squeezed by a sumo wrestler. Yup! So, she tells me, "I have released a lot of stuff".......yup, including half my organs......"So, you might laugh a lot, cry a lot or just become very angry, it's very natural."
I felt very energetic when I got home so I decided to reorganize my stamping room....I KNOW AGAIN! But I really wanted to use half of my room for a reading area and the other half as my stamping area and, I wanted my books out of that big cabinet so I could have all my stamping supplies handy. So I started the job and got part way through when the pain and soreness started at me so I had to stop. This morning, I feel a little like I've been rolled over by a steam truck....but at least it didn't back up over me. lol
I have left them sentiment free until I know what occassion I will be using them for.
Have an awesome weekend everyone! Hubby is having dental surgery today so I will be playing nurse this weekend.

Sassy Cheryl's Bright and Cheery

2012-01-18T09:17:00.000-04:00

Good morning! Today, we have plus temperatures and rain and our little bit of snow is gone again, yayyyy! Usually by this time we have been so buried in snow for several months that we are just all plum sick and tired of winter but thus far.......we have had very little winter and I for one love it.
Sassy Cheryl has a new challenge happening at her place, a Bright and Cheery Challenge I am all for that!!! I chose a pre-colored image from Sassy Cheryl and played around with my new Anemone flower die from 7KidsCollegeFund. I also got a huge Stampin Up order yesterday so I am ready to play! hehehe
Have an awesome day everyone!

Snow Much Fun

2012-01-16T11:19:00.000-04:00

Hello and what a simply gorgeous day it is out there!! A little on the cold side but very sunny with a soft fluffy blanket of snow!
Those who have followed me for awhile know that I took quite a LONG hiatus from stamping. So, needless to say, I just didn't get my share of Christmas cards made this year. Formy 2012 Christmas gifts; I am making handstamped gift bags filled with homemade chocolate mint chocolates, homemade chocolate covered coconut balls, a package of Sentiments flavored ground coffee and a package of handstamped Christmas cards. I have 4 sets of cards already completed using the SU Snow Much Fun set. What a fun set to play with, lots of work though as I also finished off all the insides to co-ordinate. Hope you enjoy.......even though they are Christmas hehehe
Have an awesome day everyone!

What's On Your Desk

2012-01-12T08:07:00.001-04:00

Good morning! Well, once again Miss Sassy Cheryl wants to know what we've got going on. So, just so that you all know, I have been a VERY VERY busy crafty gal since Christmas! Yes, yes I have. I seriously needed to restock my personal stash so I have been doing just that. Those boxes are filled when all the cards in there. (Yes, that is still a Christmas centerpiece on my table, lol) Too many cards to individually post so I will give you some teasers. hehehe
Have an awesome day everyone!

Some of God's creatures just know how to relax!

Sassy Cheryl Challenge

2012-01-11T11:48:00.002-04:00

This is my second post of the day!! Wow, that doesn't happen often. I am submitting a card for the Sassy Cheryl Sketch Challenge. I am not very good at following sketches but I figured I would give it a whirl with a sassy Cheryl Illustration.

Happy Hump Day

2012-01-11T08:28:00.000-04:00

I have been making LOTS of cards for my personal stash and I will share one this morning that I am giving away today. It is a Stampin Up stamp. ALSO, I have a new digital obsession shop. Shelly's Images have some of the cutest digis!! I bought several and I made my first card with one. I kept it pretty simple as I am starting my Christmas 2012 cards to mail out.
Have a Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Prairy Fairy Meet Cuddly Buddly

2012-01-08T13:13:00.000-04:00

I must say, I had sooooo much fun putting these two images together! The little girl is from Cuddly Buddly and the stump is from Prarie Fairy I did check out terms of use for both companies and didn't see anything stating that I could not merge these two images together. I think I will make more of these just cause they were so much fun. LOL
Today we are experiencing spring like weather with mild temps, sunny skies and no snow on the ground, oh yea!!!
Have an awesome day everyone!

More Note Card Gift Sets

2012-01-06T14:18:00.002-04:00

I sure hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful sunny day that we are!!
I have been very busy making cards for my personal stash and note card sets for gift giving.
I have made 3 sets of 4 different designed cards.
Two designs are from House Mouse; the little biker dude card says, "You Drive Me Happy" on the inside, the bathing beauty is from Prarie Fairy designs and the sweet flower cards are from Sassy Cheryl. I love seeing my stash grow!!

Some Stampin Up Goodies

2012-01-03T05:22:00.000-04:00

I received some Stampin Up goodies on December 30th and am just now getting the chance to play with them. I am presently making up some note card sets to have on hand for gift giving. I have 4 sets completed. This set I made with one of my new SU stamp sets, Simply Soft. I totally love this set and I think I will get lots of use out of it.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Happy New Year!!

2012-01-02T05:40:00.000-04:00

Well it's finally here 2012 in all it's glory, welcome! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We actually got a very beautiful snow just in time for Christmas and then it disappared......love that kinda snow.
I decided to see the new year in with a clean organized work space so I spent my Saturday getting everything just right so I will be in the creative mode. LOL, it worked because by that evening my table was in a mess from creating............Christmas cards of all things!!
I also wanted to share a picture of my gift that santa dropped down the chimney!!! I LOVE IT! probably should have taken the pic in daylight for a better version of the blue hehehe
Okay folks, lets get creating for 2012
Have an awesome day everyone!

Seven More Days Till Christmas Eve

2011-12-17T06:33:00.000-04:00

LOL, I know, you really didn't need me to remind you of that!
I thought I was all finished with Christmas preparations and the such but it seems I am finding myself more and more lately saying, "Oh wow, I forgot that one." or "Whew, glad I remembered that now and not later."
I found this adorable card over at Carla's and decided to case it and make a few of them. I just love these two Mo's Digital Pencil images merged toghether!! I couldn't get a good picture of the crystal effects on the wreath and the snowmans hat and scarf. So now, I think I am finally finished with my Christmas cards for 2011!!
I wish EVERYONE a very Blessed Christmas!
⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹ An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2: 8-12

Show Me Thursday

2011-12-09T13:02:00.000-04:00

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Well yesterday I had one of those days when my brain froze over. I made a bunch of cards and was in such a hurry to get them in envelopes and addressed that I realized after the fact that I never took a single picture to share, duh! So today I have made several cards for my girl-friends and made sure that I took pics before I tucked them nicely in their envelopes.
Sassy Cheryl is once again having her Show Me Thursday where we get to be nosey and see whats happening in everyone's stamping space. Well, I thought I would show my beautiies since they are made using two of Sassy Cheryl's pre-colored images that I have merged together! A little Dazzling Diamonds, Liquid Applique and Crystal Effects gives lots of bling to these sweeties.
Must get back to creating, Christmas is right around the corner, have an awesome day!

It's Santa!

2011-12-07T07:09:00.000-04:00

Good morning! This week Santa is visiting sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog for a fun time! So, I thought I would jump in and join the fun....maybe I will see you there! wink wink
This adorable pre-colored image is from Sassy Cheryl and is also available in digi form.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Sweet and Simple Christmas

2011-12-06T06:38:00.000-04:00

Good morning everyone! My morning started at 4:15 this morning! No I haven't a dozen things accomplished, too tired, it was not my choice to be up at 4:15 especially after being up half the night again with a cough and sore throat. BUT, I did make a card using a sweet image from Di's Digi Downloads. AND.....this is so sweet and simple folks. I purchased from our local Dollarama Store a package of 5 pre embossed plain white cards and envelopes for $1.00 and put together this adorable Christmas card. A little Copic coloring, a little Dazzling Diamonds and voila.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Winter at Sassy Cheryl's

2011-12-03T08:15:00.002-04:00

This week the challenge at Sassy Cheryl's is Winter! This adorable pre-colored image, Sassy Sally Plays a Trick is perfect for the occassion. It is also available in Digi form as well. I tried to get a good shot to show you all the crystal effects and dazzling diamonds but I guess you'll just have to pop in to see the effects in person.
Have an Awesome Day everyone!

Another Mo's Digital Image

2011-11-30T13:41:00.000-04:00

This adorable image from Mo's Digital Pencil is called Ragged Angel and I have colored her up with Copics.

A Mo's Digital Pencil Image

2011-11-29T10:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Sunny Morning! Our snow is gonnnnnnne! Yay
I have a sweet little Mo's Digital Pencil gal to share with you today. I haven't finished the inside of the card yet but I will when I know who I am giving it to.
Enjoy and have an awesome day!

Santa, I need NEW Supplies and Show Me at Sassy Cheryls

2011-11-27T06:02:00.001-04:00

Good morning!

I think I am just about out of the few supplies I had left. My mom keeps saying "you can come take your stuff back anytime." But the funny thing is. I like working in a clutter free space and with just a few things to choose from. Weird??
Anyway, maybe this week I'll pretend Santa came and pick up afew treasures at Michaels!
This card is another pre-colored image from Sassy Cheryl. Yesterday, I spent some time coloring up some beautiful images from Mo's Digital Pencil and Sassy Cheryl. These hopefully will be ready to show this week.
I am dealing with an eye condition right now which is making my eyes very sore, tired and strained but hopefully today the Drug Store will have what I need to fix em up!
Sassy Cheryl has her Show Me Thursday going on again and this is the perfect time to pop around and snoop at what's going on on others' creative spaces.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Another Cutie From Sassy Cheryl

2011-11-25T12:08:00.000-04:00

Hello peeps. Hope everyone is nicely stuffed from their Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings! For my friends closer to home, hope you are all dug out from beneath the snow! What a November blizzard that was, hope it is not an indication of things to come!
Today I have another cute pre-colored image from Sassy Cheryl that I worked up. And....my doggies searching for post blizzard treasures??!!

Why, Hello Mojo, Where Have You Been All This Time?

2011-11-23T07:46:00.000-04:00

Wow, my second card I made yesterday, I soooo hope I am on a roll!

Our first blizzard of the season has now started, I am so happy my little Bear gets to see the blizzard from inside a warm house instead of living out in it which is where he lived for the first 5 months of his life!

I believe I will put my Christmas tree up and hopefully spend some time with my mojo. I really missed her!

This is another adorable image from Sassy Cheryl. These two cards I will give to my daughter and son for Christmas.

Have an awesome day everyone especially my American friends who are getting ready for their Thanksgiving!

Yay, My Card Is Finished

2011-11-22T10:49:00.000-04:00

Well, I must say, I am tickled pink with how my first card in months has turned out!!!
I am submitting this to Sassy Cheryl's Anything Goes Challenge.....
Folks I think I might just make another card today!! hehehe

What is On Your Creative Desk

2011-11-22T06:50:00.002-04:00

Good Morning! LOL, my name is Cheryl in case you have forgotten me. I know, it's been a long time. As a matter of fact I had packed up all my card making goodies and handed them over to my mom never to be creative again..................until I seen the new adorable images by Sassy Cheryl and I started feeling a little stirring in my creative soul. Now, for all intense purposes, I did try to fight it.

I decided to make a card and join the Stump the Boss challenge over at The Sassy Cheryl Blog.

So I purchased the adorable little Pre-colored Lucy Lou princess on Ice and then went about my office looking for some left behind remnants to begin a card. I finished the front layout and then decided to snazz up the inside on both sides. Good, now I just needed to print off my adorable little Lucy Lou and finish the front. Much to my dismay, I hadn't any white cardstock. Well, change of plan I am now playing the Show Me Challenge at Sassy Cheryl's.

I am gonna hit my mom's place today and steal some white cardstock and maybe my container of brads back and get this little beauty finished. I also went back to Cheryl's store and purchased a couple more goodies to play with.
Have an awesome day everyone!

2011-10-29T13:02:00.001-03:00

I am sorry for being such a bad blogger, I feel very neglectful these day. I just have a lot of new stuff going on in my life but I do pop around periodically to see what's going on in your creative world. Hope everyone has been staying well!!I was going through some of my cards from last year and I thought I would show a few of my favorites.

When That Mountain is Cancer

2011-10-20T08:15:00.000-03:00

Have you ever felt that sometimes life is just unfair. You don't understand God's ways and why He sometimes allows things to happen the way they do.

Sometimes you may even face a mountain in your life and cry out to God, "How will I ever get over this mountain!!" God may say, "I will lift you over this mountain" but sometimes He may say, "I will be with you every step over this mountain.

Of course, if you are anything like me you want God to just lift you over the mountain!
Cancer, I think we would all agree, is a mountain and when it hits us personally or someone we care very deeply about we want God to choose to lift us over that mountain.

I have a very courageous, beautiful, awesome friend who was told yesterday she has about 3 months left to live. Cancer has returned to her body for the second time and the chemo and other treatments are just not working. She has a wonderful husband, three beautiful young children, so many friends and a wonderful life. More importantly though, she is a child of God.

Kelly, that is her name, does not complain about the pain, the 40 pound plus weight loss, the vomiting, the exhaustion, the loss of her hair and all the very ways that cancer has changed her life.

Kelly, I believe, has been told by God, "I will be with you every step over this mountain" and she has grasped Him by the hand and said "I'm ready, let's go!"

Kelly may never know just how many people she has introduced Jesus to just by the way she climbs her mountain; she may never know the many people that hear God's word for the first time when she adds scripture to the bottom of her cancer reports.

No one but God knows what is on the other side of Kelly's mountain. He may just choose to say halfway over that mountain, "Because of your faith you are healed." Mark 10:52 but for now, in her faith, she just keeps climbing because she knows she is resting fully in the hands of God.

Today, whatever our mountain may be, God may choose to allow us to climb it. If that is the case it is because He has a greater purpose. I, like so many others, have had some big mountains in my life to climb; but having reached the other side, I see now, God's greater purposes in allowing that to happen; and how I marvel at it all!
I just want to leave you with the scripture that Kelly put at the bottom of her latest cancer report. It pretty much says it all.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart....." Proverbs 3:5-8

I'm Still Around

2011-09-18T06:46:00.001-03:00

Good morning everyone! I am still amoung the living. Life has been busy in different directions these days, but in very good ways! I do visit your sites just to see what everyone is up to but because of time I don't leave comments.

The painters are coming back in the morning to finish my office, spare bedroom, living room, dining room and hallway. So needless to say, my office/stampingroom is packed up.

Just wanted to stop in and say hi to you all, so...... HI!

HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK!

ps Just wanted to share with you, our newest little member is coming along so wonderful. He is no longer terrified of people and loves to have his picture taken.
This is his, "Okay mommy, this side, now this side mommy." shot!

Cuddly Buddly Challenge Say Something Nice

2011-08-28T15:05:00.000-03:00

Hello everyone, I wanted to get this post up before the worst of Irene hits and we lose power. She's suppossed to arrive sometime tonight but already the winds have picked up and rain keeps spitting at us. Cuddly Buddly has a new challenge this week and so I did up one of their adorable images. She is a fun little cutie!! Why not drop over and play along.

Good Sunny Morning

2011-08-25T08:07:00.002-03:00

What a georgeous morning with just a hint of fall in the air! Our Meterologist is presently watching Hurricane Irene, I think that's her name. She is expected to pay a quick visit to our region Sunday night into Monday; but until then I will enjoy our awesome weather!
I have been very busy lately still purging and getting ready to have 4 more rooms and the hallway painted out. I thought I should start using up my supplies, slowly but hopefully surely, so I made a quick House Mouse set of cards using some images I had colored up quite awhile ago........have lots of those kicking around in my stash. I had several of these guys colored up so I cut out extras and pop dotted them on.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Mo's Digital Challenge

2011-08-19T08:58:00.001-03:00

This week at Mo's the challenge is Feelin Blue. I hope I am using the right blue. When it comes to Teal I am not sure if it follows the blues, greens or bluegreens. Isn't this little elf adorable??!!

Challenge at Sassy Cheryl's

2011-08-16T07:13:00.000-03:00

Sassy Cheryl's challenge this week is Stitches.....Real of faux so I chose the faux as I had just finished this card and therefore couldn't back track and do the real thing.
I combined two of Cheryl's pre colored images to make this card.

Clean and Simple at Cute Card Thursday

2011-08-16T06:57:00.000-03:00

I am playing along with another challenge. This one is over at Cute Card Thursday. I have a hard time with clean and simple, I always feel like something is missing. But I kept this card clean and simple!!

Cuddly Buddly Challenge

2011-08-15T17:26:00.000-03:00

Everything goes is the challenge this week over at Cuddly Buddly.
This digital image is called Coming Up Daisies.

Some More Free Digital Sentiments to Share

2011-08-14T06:39:00.001-03:00

Good Sunday morning everyone. Wow what a beauteous day we had yesterday!!! I have been cleaning and purging throughout my house these past couple of weeks and yesterday was my big yardsale. I did really well but still have stuff to get rid of. I spent some time yesterday as well rearranging my stampingroom in the hopes of firing up my creative juices. I have seriously never gone through this long of a dry spell before. Really gets me worried that maybe my creative days are over....aaaaagggghhhhhhh
I have designed a few more digital sentiments. I decided to share some Snow Blessings sentiments for all our adorable snowmen images. All you have to do is click on the sentiments and save to your computer. ENJOY
Have an awesome day everyone!

My New Site

2011-08-12T07:03:00.000-03:00

Good morning everyone. I have recently designed a new site, When God Whispers. There will not be any cards or creative endeavors on this site. This site is where I will be writing and sharing some daily devotionals in the hopes that others will be encouraged along with me.
Please stop over and visit, Follow me if you like and please, leave me some lovin! lol
Have an awesome day everyone!

A quick vent, christmas cards and show me thursday at sassy cheryls

2011-08-05T07:10:00.004-03:00

Did everyone get to see the picture of the lovely bedset and curtains my mom and I made? Well, I won't be seeing them for awhile. The dogs got into the bedroom. When I went into the room the dogs were having a hayday with my cushions and the runner looked like it went through a small war!!! I was so upset I could have spit, but we all know that is not very lady like and doesn't accomplish anything anyway.....accept maybe make another mess to clean up! So, I have packed everything up and put them in my closet. Okay so on to the important stuff..........I am trying to get ahead of my Christmas cards and tags this year since I, ashamedly, did not send any out last year! I decided to keep them very simple however.
I used a pre-colored image from Sassy Cheryl to make a few cards and tags for the family.

I colored up an image from Prarie Fairy for my husbands card.

Once again, it is show me at Sassy Cheryl's so this is the mess that I am still working on.

Have an awesome weekend everyone!

What Have I Been Up To

2011-08-03T16:45:00.000-03:00

I thought maybe I might just share with you something I have been working on with my mama. I started renovating a week ago and it has been so great. I have been changing all my paint colors and getting rid of sooooooo much stuff. It truly is releasing! Our master bedroom/bath has been burgundy since I moved into this house 8 years ago. Well, not any more, burgundy is goooooonnnnneeeeee! YAY
My mom and I spent the day making curtains, pillows and the bed runner. I am still waiting for a white heirloom bedspread and shams.
Hope you don't mind my sharing.

Show Me Thursday At Sassy Cheryl's

2011-08-02T07:00:00.000-03:00

Well it's that time again to show you the mess on my desk!! I seriously don't know how it gets like that.......but somebody is doing it!
Pop on over to Sassy Cheryls and show the stuff on your desk.......we all want to see it!

Monday Morning at The Moodys

2011-08-01T07:14:00.000-03:00

Good morning everyone! Hope you are all getting this georgeous weather today!
I have a card to share today that I am submitting to Mo's Challenge Blog. The challenge is to make a card with food in it. Well, I had to go with this image of Mo's Justins Ice Cream since, my son's name is Justin and I have been over-indulging in Johnny's Soft Swirl Waffle Coned Ice Creams this past month......yup, I know, I will pay the price later for this!
I hope everyone has an awesome day!

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge

2011-07-30T09:03:00.001-03:00

Happy Saturday everyone! We are getting dumped on with rain......love it. I have to take the dogs for grooming at 9:30. I was thinking I should just soak them down with shampoo and send them out to frolic in the rain! LOL
Another challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's is using ribbons and lace. Well , the ribbons I have the lace I don't so I compromised and used my lace punch to add to the card.
The sentiment is a digital stamp I made, feel free to use it. Pre-colored image from Sassy Cheryl.
Have an awesome weekend everyone.

Painting and Some Digital Sentiments

2011-07-27T06:24:00.000-03:00

Good Tuesday morning everyone!! Well, the painters arrived on Monday and I was soooooo excited until I realized. They do not paint like I do. I do one room at a time, paint it and put it back together. Nope, not them. They tear apart 5 rooms at a time. Take stuff and fill the remaining 4 rooms and then leave at 4:00 and say we'll be back tomorrow. All 3 of our bathrooms had a first coat of paint and everything was packed away. My poor hubby said "Well I guess I will have to go to my office to brush my teeth." When it cam time to go to bed we were like...where are we gonna sleep. The master bedroom was taken apart and the spare bed was completely covered with all the stuff from our closets. The kitchen was a disaster so it was time for take out! Yesterday I got most of the Master bedroom done and the closets are so organized now it makes the hassle in that room worth it. Today they will finish the remaining two bathrooms, kitchen and sauna room. I have a friend coming today to help me clean. Yayyyy.
Needless to say I haven't been creating, hehehehehehe, as if I would have anyway. If anyone has some extra mojo please send it my way. My heart so badly wants to but it seems the rest of me can't right now.
As you might have noticed I have been playing around making digital sentiments and having tons of fun. I just want to be prepared whenever I get grooving again.
Just wanted to share some with you. Just click on it and save. If you use them please leave a comment I would love to see what you do with them!
ENJOY

Show Me Thursday At Sassy Cheryl's

2011-07-25T11:07:00.002-03:00

Once again it is Show Me Thursday at Sassy Cheryl's and it has been so long since I've played! My desk has probably looked like this for some time now as I have not been busy doing much in there! Lots on the go there if I ever find time to actually do anything with it!
JUST SO YOU KNOW, MOST OF THOSE IMAGES ARE PRE-COLORED, SO I AM NOT THAT ORGANIZED AFTER ALL, SASSY CHERYL IS LOL

Fighting For The Life Of My Mojo

2011-07-23T17:38:00.001-03:00

Happy Summer Everyone! It has been so hot I can barely push myself from the house to the pool but I am not complaining! After all, winter is just around the corner. I have been struggling BIG TIME to save my mojo but I feel I am losing the battle! I have made several attempts to make a card. Please bare with me I am hoping that Christmas cards will soon get me back in the groove.
The first card is a House Mouse stamp (lol kinda self explanatory) and the second is a digital precolored image from Prarie Fairy Designs. The sentiment is my own digital, enjoy!

Hugs everyone

Oh The Things We Women Worry About Digital Stamps

2011-06-27T06:31:00.011-03:00

Good morning everyone. Have you ever made a card but couldn't find a sentiment to go with it. Well, that happend to me all the time. So,I have been having some fun playing around making my own digital sentiment stamps. Soooooo Fun! If you want to use these just click and save and then enjoy! Please leave a comment to let me know so I can check back to see what you have done with them!

Faith the size of a mustard seed

2011-06-26T08:22:00.000-03:00

This week I received the devastating news that a friend's cancer had returned. This time it not only was in her breast but her bones and torso as well. This friend has a husband and three small children. I might feel completely helpless to do anything about this situation. BUT, God says that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains. So, I offer my prayers of faith the size of a mustard seed and expectantly wait for God to move this mountain.

making my own digital sentiments

2011-06-23T12:15:00.004-03:00

Bella and The Bear

2011-06-19T07:37:00.003-03:00

Bella has a new brother. He is five months old and his name is Bear. He sure knows how to growl like one whenever Bella tries to invade his space. Bella absolutely loves him and is very motherly towards him. We have to watch the rough housing though because Bear just had his goods operated on Friday morning. Bears mama was abandoned and in January she gave birth to 6 puppies under a shed. Bear and a sister were the only 2 that survived our rough winter. Bear had over 60 ticks on him when he was captured by the SPCA. He has been a very tramatized little boy but he is settling in well with us. Right now, Bella has gone for a drive with her dad, Bear just had a huge dump on the bedroom floor and apparently is feeling pretty free as he whips around the place.
Have an awesome week everyone.

2011-06-15T07:15:00.001-03:00

One God Directed Step At A Time

2011-06-11T10:00:00.004-03:00

Hello sweet blogger buddies. I wanted to take a few minutes and say hi. My journey has been progressing, God is slowly restoring my Joy but in different ways.
Lysa TerKeurst told me not to look down the path at 20 steps, that gets overwhelming, but to take just one step at a time......one God directed step at a time, and that, is where I am right now. I have been making a few cards and giving them away. I took a card down to an old friend this morning whom I haven't seen for well over a year. She was floored at receiving the visit and the card and said she planned to frame it. I felt so much joy at the pleasure on her face as she kept looking at the card. I realized, I had not been sharing my gift with those I know.
I am spending more time on practicing my coloring skills. This image from Mo's Digital Pencil has been my learning image. I just love it.
Take care and God bless!

In search of my joy and happiness

2011-05-14T06:35:00.004-03:00

Make your own happiness, create your own joy, re-light your passions and re-visit your dreams and perhaps you will find yourself along the way.
No, this was not taken out of some New Age reading material, this has come from my heart. As I type, I am thinking I probably will not hit the Publish button but it feels good to type this out anyway.
I will be 48 at the end of the month and for me this is a very sad and stressful time of my life. Have you ever said to yourself, "This is not where I thought I would be at this age of my life?"
Well, this is not where I thought I would be at this age of my life. I have lost my passion and my joy and my happiness. My dreams? I don't even remember them anymore. I know that this is not the life that God has chosen for me. But I know, this is my life because of choices I make every day. I have chosen to ignore all the signals that my heart has given me over the past several months. I have chosen to ignore the warning bells that my health has been screeching out. When someone looked at me the other day and said, "Girl you have changed, you have lost your bubbly-ness, you just look sad." Those words have resignated with me. I used to love to make people laugh, but I have no laughter left in my soul to share anymore.
I believe when we need to make changes God quietly whispers in our ear and gently nudges our heart. If we ignore those promptings, He must speak louder and nudge harder. Well, I believe God has raised His voice at me and I have finally heard Him!
The interesting thing is, my printer no longer works, yes my brand new one which means I can't use all my delicious digital images....I cannot find the battery charger for my camera ANYWHERE which means I can't download any cards to my site and for some reason my dog freaks out at me every time I go in my stamping room.hhhhmmm, that in itself kinda dampens the creative mood. But I believe God is using those things to tell me that there is life outside of the stamping room. There are oceans to visit, garden parties to attend, yardsales to scope out, trails to walk, outdoor projects to build, unique birdhouses to find and my list will go on as I do. I know there are some things in life that I cannot change, but I know that if I don't go in search of my own joy and happiness I will not re-kindle my passion or re-discover my dreams.
In the next couple of months I am going to be on a journey. Every day I plan to choose something I would like to do, not have to do, and just DO IT. I plan to surround myself with potted flowers and sweet smelling herbs because I LOVE FLOWERS AND SWEET SMELLING HERBS. I plan to scout out some yardsales looking for old weathered watering cans, old pottery plant pots and antique baskets to display my flowers in. I will plan trips to the ocean so I can stand on the huge rocks, smell the salt air and yell into the wind and know that no one can hear me. I haven't attended a garden party in over 8 years so I think it's time to join some ladies, sip some tea, eat sandwiches and take in the beauty and fragrance of the well kept flowers.
This means I won't be around much but just because I'm gone for awhile I hope I won't be forgotten. When I return, I hope it's with a renewed spirit that will be reflected in my creativity.
Have a wonderful summer everyone and be sure to take time to create your joy and happiness and perhaps re-discover your dreams. I think I will hit the Publish button.

Just A Thought

2011-05-12T12:39:00.000-03:00

Happy Saturday

2011-05-07T07:08:00.004-03:00

Good morning, how's your coffee this morning? Mine's a tad bit on the strong side....z i n g!
Have you ever heard the expression when it rains it pours? well, I'm not talking about the weather. Last week I came on with a migraine. Naturally the pain was very intense and so I spent the afternoon with my head over the toilet. Then the flu hit me. So Thursday I felt like someone had hit me with a 2 x 4 by the weekend I was feeling better then boom, the flu seemed to come back. As if that wasn't bad enough yesterday my Vertigo returned. I thankfully still had some medication left so hopefully I can ward this off. So this morning I'm just a little dizzy instead of a whole lotta dizzy!
As you can imagine I haven't felt much like creating but I will share some cuties that I made earlier for my Etsy store.
Have an awesome weekend everyone and to all the MOTHERS, especially my mom...HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

May Days Are Here

2011-05-05T05:58:00.003-03:00

Hello and welcome to May. Sure sign that spring is here and winter is out the door......we hope! My tulips are finally in bloom and my crocuses have been out for awhile now. I just wish the sun would stay out and the rains would stay away and the winds would calm down and the weather would warm up. LOL, yea I know, I sound whinny.
Okay, on to some spring cards. This is my first time making cards with magnolia images.
Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Show Me Thursday

2011-04-26T05:56:00.005-03:00

Good Tuesday morning everyone. We have been experiencing some very beautiful weather for the past two days which have taken me outside quite a bit. I did however spend some time in my stampingroom.......cleaning, purging, organizing and rearranging. I have kind of given it it's summer attire....Colors of CLEAN Because our weather is getting so nice I plan to be outside more and inside less. I for one really need the sunlight right now. So for Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday all I have to show you is my nice clean desk in it's new spot. SORRY! Last photo down. But remember the pile of finished card bases from last week's Show Me Thursday photo? Well, here are some pics of a few cards I made using those. I really need to prepare more, they are so convenient. Sassy Cheryl does have some adorable new images for her Color Me Challenge so I might have to work on one of those when the rain hits later. I am also throwing in a picture of my son and his wife with their two dogs, they brought them over on the weekend to meet Bella for the first time.
Well folks that's all for now, have an awesome day!

Happy Easter One and All

2011-04-22T08:43:00.001-03:00

Take time to reflect on the greatest sacrifice that was made on this day.

Christmas Card Challenge at Sparkle Creations

2011-04-18T17:28:00.005-03:00

Merry Christmas Everyone! This challenge at Christmas Cards Challenge is right up my alley. I think I will be joining in there quite a bit. So glad I found them!
Here is a cutie that I made using a pre colored image from pc Crafters. I like making matching tags to use up the leftovers.
They have some darling stamps over at Sparkle Creations that I would love to have. I just didn't have in time for this challenge.

Cute Card Thursday

2011-04-18T15:32:00.004-03:00

The challenge over at Cute card Thursday is Weather Inspired so I thought I would submit a card I made last night. The image is from Mo's Digital Penicl and the weather is inspired by all the rain and wind we are getting! I suppose you might as well dance in it than grumble about it!

Happy Spring Sentimental Sunday Challenge

2011-04-17T08:10:00.006-03:00

Good Sunday morning everyone! Well if motorbikes are any indication that Spring has arrived it's arrived in full force around here. The only problem is, the motor bikes reving around here while I am trying to sleep do not drive me happy in the slightest!
A sweet friend needed a Birthday card for her dad and since I am not really equiped with manly/dad images and sentiments I had to improvise on this one. Plus, Sentimental Sundays is having a Spring Challenge so I thought I would join in the fun with this card. Their challenges are to always use a sentiment on your cards. That's easy enough for me. PLUS, every Sunday over at Sentimental Sundays you get to download a free sentiment and they are awesome!!!!!
Have a Happy Spring Sunday Everyone!

Scrap Stash Saturday

2011-04-16T06:02:00.005-03:00

Good Saturday morning everyone. I sure do miss my music. Does anyone know another program where I can get some downloads?? Well once again I have some goodies to show you from scrap stash. I found a couple printed out flower cluster images that I forgot I had. The images are single images from Squigglefly but I put three of them together. I also foinf a small container of buttons. I was like 'ugh, there you are. The blue card with the flower in the corner was the corner of a piece of cardstock designer paper that I threw in the stash cause I wasn't quite sure what to do with it. The designer papers were all stashed pieces. You seriously never know what you are going to find in your scrap stash.
Have an awesome Saturday everyone!

Think Spring Sassy Cheryl Challenge

2011-04-15T09:22:00.004-03:00

Well, it would be a whole lot easier to think Spring if it was warmer out there. BUT, at least it's not raining today.
The challeneg at Sassy Cheryl's is Think Spring. Pop over and play along.
sweet little image of course is from Sassy Cheryl's and the sentiment is from Mudmaven Designs. (her link is on my Right side bar.)
have an awesome day everyone.

Show Me Thursday

2011-04-14T08:41:00.003-03:00

Good rainy morning everyone. Well today is a rather dismal day. My hubby and I have two funerals to attend but since they are both at 2:00 I will go to one and he will go to the other. Hubby is going to the hardest one today. A friend of ours drowned Monday night, he was only 33. I am attending the funeral of an old family friend who lived a long wonderful life. Her funeral will be more of a celebration of her life.
Today is Show Me Thursday at Sassy Cheryl's. If you've never played along, go over an join the fun........unless your scared to show us whats on your desk!!!! LOL
Last week I showed my scrap pile, which I am still slowly working away at. But I got to thinking about how I end up with such a mess in the first place. I realized that every time I pulled out a piece of 12 x 12 designer paper, I would use what I needed and the rest would go in the scrap pile. So, I decided to eliminate that problem by cutting allll my paper into 6 x 6 sheets. That way, when I need a piece I am only using that one 6 x 6 piece and the scraps from that sheet I use to adorn the inside of the card. Now speaking of adorning the inside of the card. I decided to take a couple of hours and do up some card bases. The card bases in the picture are all finished, inside and out. All I have to do, is add my image and trimmings when the I feel up to it.
I also cut several white cardstock inserts, card bases and colored cardstock mats. Everything is so quick, easy, convenient and mess free.
So this weekend I plan to color up some images and use the pre-colored ones I have from Sassy Cheryl's to make some cards as well. I plan to show another Scrap Stash Saturday on Saturday.

Scrap Stash Saturday

2011-04-09T05:51:00.007-03:00

Good morning! Well yesterday was a verrrrrrry creative productive day. If you have not gone through your scraps lately, I urge you to take some time and do it. Wowsers, there are some pretty good gems in that pile just waiting to be used.
As I promised yesterday I would show you some pics of what I created from my scrap stash. And I was right, it barely put a dent in it. And yes, the the colored images, excluding the mouse ones, were also in that scrap pile
I also got some new DP in the mail yesterday from an Etsy order and I must say the temptation was so strong to dig in that I did cave. BUT, you would be proud of me. I used up pretty near all the paper. I cut out 8 card bases, cardstock mats, inserts and dp mats and then assembled all the of them, inside and out. YES ALL OF THEM......got some new Sassy Cheryl images that kept screaming at me as well. I already shared one of the cards with you that I posted for the Bold and Bright Challenge but I will also share another one with you.
I hope everyone has an awesome weekend and dig into those scraps!

Bold And Bright

2011-04-08T19:42:00.003-03:00

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog has a Bold and Bright Challenge going on this week. Hope my card is bold and bright enough!
Come back tomorrow to see all my Scrap Stash goodies I made today. wink wink

Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday

2011-04-08T09:05:00.003-03:00

Good morning!!!!!! The sun is shining, it is a beautiful day!
yesterday I went Frenchy shopping with my daughter and we hit a gold mine! For those who are not aware of what Frenchy's is, they are a chain of second hand clothing stores. We have 3 in our area so we hit two of them.....ran out of money before the third one. LOL Anyway, we got some awesome Old navy, Jones New York, Liz Claiborne and bebe finds, just to name a few. AND tons of little girls clothes from Sears. I mean brand new dresses and tops for 2.45 to 2.85. Adult clothes are a little more 3.75 to 4.75. Anyway, we had fuuuuuuun! I really needed yesterday out with my little girl!
Well this is Show Me Thursday, even though it's Friday but I have something a little different to show you. I for one, do not believe that God can bless my creativity when He can't even see me through the piles of scraps. So I realize I really need to address this problem. So, this is a picture of my scrap stash, well one of them.........yes I am embarrassed! But I decided I would work up some of those scraps today and tomorrow I will have a Scrap Stash Saturday Showing you what I made with some of those nasty piles of scraps. I know, I will not even put a dent in the pile but maybe every Saturday I will show a few and eventually I will have no scraps LOL LOL LOL yea I know, I'm dreaming.
have an awesome day everyone and drop over to Cheryl's and join the Show Me Fun

Happy April's Fool Day!

2011-04-01T05:54:00.004-03:00

Hello and thanks for stopping by to visit. I know, one of these days you'll remember to bring me a coffee! Well, yesterday....I got to play. YES I took a break from cleaning, took Bella out to a field and did a nice training session with her. By the time we got home she was exhausted she dropped into a deep sleep for two hours so I hit the stampingroom!I posted 9 new cards to my Etsy store but 6 of them sold already so I will show them here now. The first 4 cards are made with stamps I purchased from eBay and the last one is a digital stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil.
Today, I must finish up my cleaning. I am stilllll working on the kitchen. Always the worst room. We are also expecting some nasty weather today. HHHMMM maybe it's just an April Fools trick??!!
Have an awesome day everyone!

Whatever It Is I Didn't Do It!

2011-03-28T07:40:00.003-03:00

Good morning, I started my Spring cleaning on the weekend....got a nice cleanser-fumes-headache but so far have three rooms completely done and allll the laundry done!! YAYYY However, today, the ground is covered in snow and it is freezing out. Not the kinda, open your windows and let the fresh air blow through weather. Bella loves spring cleaning. Like, when I'm on my hands and knees she thinks its jump on mommy and lets play ride em cowboy. And when I have the broom going it's catch me if you can. Stripping the beds is lets see how high I can jump on the bed. And my favorite, cleaning all the dust and dog hair out from underneath the bed, is get under the bed and sniff everything and then SNEEZE in mommy's face.
Well, my little sweetie is now on a schedule so she is letting me create from aproximately 5:30 am to 8:00 am without interruptions....well almost....she needed to have a poo at 6:15 this morning..... So I have been able to get some cards made for my store.
When I first seen this sentiment from rainbow echo designs I knew I had the perfect image from mo's digital pencil. Love this card, it makes me laugh!
Have an awesome day everyone. I am going to start in the diningroom today and see what fun games we come up with there amoung all the fine china and crystal.

New New New

2011-03-23T11:24:00.002-03:00

Another challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's. This one is to use something new. Well, this whole card is just full of newness!
The pre-colored image is a new one I got at Sassy Cheryl's, the designer paper is new that I got from Etsy, the sentiment is new from Raindrop Echo Designs and the flowers are new from Michael's.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Playing With Sassy Cheryl

2011-03-19T05:36:00.003-03:00

Well good morning everyone. So glad you could drop by. I slept last night, all night. YES! My little munchin is finally settling in.
You know how much I love Sassy Cheryl's Bunny Chit Chat image...well now.....she has Kit Kat Chit Chat (pre-colored) and I love it just as much. Finally, I have had some freedom to play with it.
This morning I plan to hide in my stamping room for awhile, well not really hide cause Bella still needs to know where I am at allllll times. Yup, no private bathroom breaks around her!
Have an awesome day everyone.

Have I Created? No, I'm Too Busy Learning To Howl

2011-03-17T06:54:00.007-03:00

No creating, but I'm learning to howl really good......Does anyone know how to stop a dog from roaming and howling through the night?? All day she is glued to my side and wants to play and during the night she wants to roam and look for her pack. Well, according to the dog trainer we need to let her know that we are her new pack. So when she howls we are to howl back. Okay people, I imagine we look and sound like the cookoo farm when we howl back but she actually stops and comes running to us, licks us all over the face, but then jumps down off the bed and goes out to the living room and continues to howl all over again! So once again, weary eyed I go out to sleep on the sofa where I listen to her little paws roaming roaming roaming. Now this morning, after keeping me awake half the night, she made me get up when her daddy left for work at 6:00. I was TIRED and the last thing I wanted to do was to get up. But for her, I did. I stumbled out to start my coffee machine walked back into the living room and this is what I found.......................Now you tell me, where is the justice??

The dog trainer said to make sure she has lots of toys. Well, since she isn't giving me any freedom to shop right now I decided to give her some of my teddy bears from my old collection. I told her to be very gentle with the babies. So she licked and smelled and loved them. I think she even thought the little one was her baby. She would look at me as if to say "How am I doing mom?" And I assured her she was being very gentle.

And then, she just kinda forgot the word gentle..................hhhmmmm, sad to say, this little bear didn't make it and I had to remove the bigger bear. Last night daddy went and got her some DOG toys!
Have an awesome day everyone!

Where Did I Get My Sentiments

2011-03-16T07:46:00.002-03:00

Good morning everyone. I have had some inquiry's as to where my sentiments came from that are on my mini card set.
Precious and Few.......Inkadinkado rubber stamp
Wishing You a Day..... Hero Arts rubber stamp
Friendship is The Only Flower.....Prarie rubber stamp
And the rest are from Stampin Up
Have an awesome day everyone

2011-03-15T06:50:00.003-03:00

HI EVERYONE OUR NEW ADDITION HAS GONE FROM OSHKA TO BELLA. OSKA WAS THE NAME THEY GAVE HER AT THE SHELTER BUT WE DIDN'T LIKE IT SO WE CHANGED IT TO OSHKA BUT MY DH COULDN'T REMEMBER THAT NAME SO WE WENT WITH BELLA AND LOVE IT. I THINK SHE DOES TOO. BIG ADJUSTMENT HAVING A TODDLER IN THE HOUSE, OH MY. SHE HAD ME AWAKE ALL NIGHT CRYING, ROAMING DIGGING AND LICKING. SO I TOOK HER TO THE VET FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND SHE WAS OUT ON ANTIBIOTICS FOR HER INCISION AND REACTIN FOR SKIN ALLERGIES. SHE KEPT ME HOPPING ALL DAY. I WAS SO TIRED BY DINNER TIME I LITERALLY FELT ILL AND COULDN'T EVEN EAT. BUT LAST NIGHT SHE SLEPT LIKE A BABY. THIS MORNING WHEN THE ALARM WENT OFF AT 5:15 SHE CAME RUNNING DOWN THE HALL, JUMPED INTO BED AND SAID "GOOD MORNING MY PEOPLE, LETS PLAY!" RIGHT NOW, SHE IS SOUND ASLEEP ON THE LOVE SEAT. I THINK SHE IS SETTLING IN........I HOPE
HAVE AN AWESOME DAY EVERYONE, IF MY LITTLE FURR-BABY LETS ME I AM GOING TO PLAY IN MY STAMPINGROOM TODAY, GOT A NEW SASSY CHERYL IMAGE I NEED TO PLAY WITH!

Happy Saturday

2011-03-12T17:23:00.008-04:00

Hello everyone, hope this Saturday has found you all well. Thank you for stopping by. Well, today, has been the first day in a long time that I have truly felt like being creative and productive. Since losing my furr-baby I had lost my joy. Well, this morning I got my Joy back. My DH and I have decided to adopt another dog. She is 2 years old and her name is Oshka. When I look at her picture, I smile again and I feel Joyful. We are driving to the city tomorrow to the SPCA to pick her up. I probably won't sleep tonight!!
So, now that my Joy is returning, so is my creativity. I made this adorable set of mini greeting cards this afternoon and what a fun set. The 3-D embellishments I got at Michaels and they were not cheap but I loved them so decided to splurge! I had my space allllll cleaned up but well, not anymore! LOL But it was so worth the re-clutter.
Have an awesome evening everyone!

And now, meet little baby Oshka

Do You Believe In Love at First Sight

2011-03-08T06:56:00.004-04:00

Or should I walk by again? I love this sentiment from Sentimental Sundays and of course as soon as I seen it I knew it had to go with this adorable Sassy Cheryl's pre colored image.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Thank You

2011-03-06T07:02:00.003-04:00

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU, for the sweet comments and support during our difficult time. A special thank you to Curt for his sweet gestures, for all the e-mails of support, for letting me cry many times on his cyber-shoulder and for sending us Shotsy's harness to use toward the end.
I can honestly say that this past week has been the worst time of grief in my whole life and having your sweet comments really helped get me through and made me not feel so alone!
My creativity has not returned yet but I am hoping to get back into my stamping room tomorrow. I know my mom is probably laughing reading that cause she's probably thinking......if you can find your stamping space. Yea, I need to clean and organize first....again.
HUGS!!!

A Sassy Cheryl Favorite and Show Me Thursday

2011-02-25T09:48:00.005-04:00

Good moning everyone. I know it certainly is a better one for me. I threw my back out yesterday and then ended up with a sick headache and my cold has moved back into my head. Well needless to say I was a mess yesterday!
I wanted to share this little beauty with you. I have said it before and I will say it again. I LOVE THIS IMAGE! I had to purchase the colored version as well because I still am unable to print out images that won't make my copic E00 run. (Skin color)
The card is being given in lieu of a death so I put a little metal butterfly embellishment on it as the buuterfly represents The cycle of Life. The beauty of it, the warmth of its presence & the sadness, when it has to end!

Now, the next picture is nasty and I mean nasty. I have been having such a difficult time creating right now. My little furrbaby is getting worse and I have been sick and it seems like there is so much going on that tends to zap the creative spirit out of me. So, I just keep lugging stuff out, start to work on it, then shove it aside and pull something else out. And heaven forbid I put anything back! So, here is my mess in all its spendor!
Have an awesome day everyone!

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge

2011-02-22T07:00:00.005-04:00

Good morning everyone. I had intended on submitting this to Sassy Cheryl's Recycle Reuse Challenge but I missed it, so, never fear, there is always a cool challenge going on over at Cheryl's. I will just submit this one to their Spring? Easter? It's Your Choice Challenge. What little girl, or big girl, doesn't love her own little journal. I found this journal at Michaels and I love this little girl and the pre-colored image colors are so springy and fresh, love it, love it!
Cheryl has some awesome new easter images available and as soon as I get this whole mess with my printer figured out I will once again shop, color and submit to her Color Challenges, which I miss!!
have an awesome day everyone!

Goodness Does Come Out Of Messes

2011-02-21T11:22:00.003-04:00

Last post I showed you the mess on my table. I haven't had as much time as I had hoped to create but I did get a few things accomplished.
This endearing image from Sassy Cheryl's made a sweet card. I know who got this card and I am thinking how sweet it would be framed. You cannot make out the detail in the background designer paper. It has a glitter effect and it is reall beautiful IRL.
Hope everyone has an awesome day.

Show Me Thursday At Sassy Cheryl's

2011-02-17T17:34:00.002-04:00

It's Show Me Thursday At Sassy Cheryl's and personally, I need some fun and normalcy back in my life right now. SO, what better way than to get back into some challenges and fun things.
My desk, was looking pretty clean and organized but I think it looks funner now with a little clutter and color happening. I am hoping tonight to have some time to work on those yummies on my desk.
Pop on over to Cheryl's and join the snoop troop!

Angels Abound

2011-02-11T06:00:00.003-04:00

Good morning everyone. Sorry I haven't been around much. We are getting ready to head back to the Island with our dog on Sunday. We pray and hope soooooo much that the disease is under control so we can start her surgeries. Curt has so generously sent us a sling harness that his doggie Shotsy used after her ACL surgeries. I am desperately hoping it arrives today so we have it to take with us on the trip.
I haven't been playing in my stampingroom much lately....I think I have a little depression going on.......but I do have some Angel cards to share. These adorable precolored images are from pc Crafters. I am still having printer problems and apparently so is my hubby. No, he prints fine, his printer at the office however leaves a big black smudge right down the page. Too bad he didn't remember that before printing off 12 pages of images for me. LOL So needless to say, I have been unable to participate in my favorite color challenges over at Sassy Cheryl's.
Take care everyone and I really do appreciate so much all the e-mails and comments you leave me regarding my little furrball.
Have an awesome week everyone.

Letter P Challenge

2011-02-06T07:57:00.005-04:00

Good morning everyone! I am presently on my second cup of coffee but am having troubles waking up. We just put in a second bad night with our dog. Last night I was pretty much up alllll night!
While sucking back my coffee I was boot scoot and boogying around at some of the challenge sites and thought I would try a new one.

This one is over at Creative Belli Blog Challenge #109 is the letter P..
This could be anything that begins with a P -
paper bag album, pink, purple, poppies, puppies, paper clips, patterned paper, paint, etc...
So I dug out some some patterned paper, a pink pop dot flower and an old digital image (with pink in it) from Fred She Said.

Happy Winter Everyone

2011-02-04T10:51:00.002-04:00

And what better way of saying it than with adorable snowmen!! This super sweet pre-colored snowman image is by Laurie Furnell!! LOVE IT, I mean LOVE IT!!!! I actually made 4 cards with it 'cause I love it so much.
I thought this card would make a perfect winter greeting card or yes, a perfect addition to the 2011 Christmas card stash.
Well, we have gotten soooooo much snow, I sure hope we have seen the end of it for awhile.
Have an awesome day everyone!

Another Snow Storm Printer Computer Problems AGAIN

2011-02-03T05:23:00.005-04:00

Good morning everyone. Well, we got pelted good last night and looking out the backdoor it looks like it is still coming down. Hubby left for work and called me a couple minutes later and said "I hope you don't plan on going anywhere!" Hhhhhmmmm, guess I'll stay home.
I am a dog lover, first and foremost, secondly, I am a cat lover. I would have a cat except my dog would eat it. So, no cat. But I totally love this little cat from pc Crafters. They are pre-colored images and since my printer is still giving me woes.....(now I can't even save my images on Document to send it to hubby's office for print out because when you open the folder all the images and sentiments have lines around them.) so, back to pre-colored images for awhile.
Have an awesome day everyone.
PRECOLORED IMAGES FROM PC CRAFTERS
SENTIMENTS FROM RAINDROP ECHO DESIGNS

An Award and Some Sassy Cheryl Yummies

2011-01-31T05:58:00.005-04:00

GOOD MONDAY MORNING! How is everyone in blogsville? We are gearing up for yet another snow storm although we are being warned this one is the worst yet!!! It will be hitting us Wednesday with 10 to 15 cm of snow and Thursday with another 10 to 15 cm. I am so ready for spring!
First off, Linda from Turtle in The sand has sent me an award. Thank you Linda for thinking of me.
This award however is slightly different from the usual awards you see. This award is to showcase some of the not-so-well-known blogs. We have some talented crafters out there and this is one way for you to find new and interesting blogs. All I have to do is nominate three to five blogs I read and want others to get to know .
If I tag you and you want to participate, create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favorite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged

Special Note from the Originator:

Dear bloggers:

The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light, so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.

I chose 3 that I think deserve more followers than they have, because in my opinion they are very talented women...Please pop over and show them some love - honestly I promise you will NOT be disappointed.
In no particular order:

Unique Greetings
Dawn A New day
KISS Keep It Sweet and Simple
Now onto my Sassy Cheryl Yummies!! These are all PRE-COLORED images since I am still having printing and coloring technicalities. These cards will go up in my Etsy Store once our storm has blown over. The last one is a Mo's Digital Image that i colored up with Copics.

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY EVERYONE

Show Me Thursday And Sassy Cheryl's Love Challenge

2011-01-26T06:07:00.004-04:00

There is a Love challenge going on over at Sassy Cheryl's so I am submitting this adorable little pre-colored gal. I love her, she is so whimsical!

Once again it is show me Thursday at Sassy Cheryl's. I have but another mess on my desk....WHY?? Because I have all kinds of new images to color up but I just can't figure out what is going on. Every time I color the skin on my images the black ink smears and I have also noticed it happens with some of my lighter copics. So I tried my SU markers, even worse. I have tried heat setting them, waiting for a couple of days but nothing. So, today I am going to go to my DH's office and print some off with his Laser Jet printer. I have never had that problem with my Old Laser Jet. So, for now, I just have another mess on my desk. But stop over to Cheryl's cause she has some new cutie patooties that I am anxious to get and color....go ahead....make me envious!!

Trouble With My Copic Markers and Digital Images

2011-01-24T06:13:00.003-04:00

I am looking for some help. Recently, I started noticing my E00 copic marker and some other lighter colored ones causing my ink to run on my printed out digital images. I am still using the same paper as I always have and even though I do have a new printer I did not have this problem when I first started using it, about 2 months ago. I wondered if I could use my Stampin Up heating tool if that would set the ink or if someone has a better solution; I would love to hear it!

Help For Katie Image

2011-01-23T11:20:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone, are you freezing in your part of the world?? WE ARE! This card I am sharing today is from the Help For Katie Collection found here. A wonderful cause with a wonderful gift in return!

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge And A Sad Prognosis

2011-01-22T06:24:00.004-04:00

Edit to post: Wanted to add a card for the Sassy Cheryl's Buttons and Bows Challenge here.

Hi everyone, missed you all! We arrived home yesterday, in another snow storm! Well, I wish I had lots of positive things to say about our trip to the PEI Hospital. The hospital and staff were AWESOME, the news we received wasn't. Both Ollie's knees are blown out but they were unable to operate. They discovered she has a rare incurable disease that has attacked her joints, immune system and her lymphnodes.. She is presently on a heavy treatment to see if we can stop the disease from going further. If we can we will take her back for surgery on both knees. I must say my DH and I were a complete mess on Tuesday when we were given the prognosis. They pretty much told us we may have to make the decision to put her down. So far her body seems to be responding to the treatment but we will know more when we take her back to the Island in 4 weeks time. I sadly realized last night, we are not much further along with her as far as caring for her. We still have to lift her out of the car, off her bed, harness her up to take her out to do her duties and fight with her to take the medication. We can't even hide these delicate meds in a piece of steak as they have to be handled with rubber gloves. The medication side affects are weight gain, excessive thirst and urination. BUt they also told us we can't let her gain weight because of the condition of her knees and we can't let her walk for more than 5 mins as it puts too much strain on her joints. We know the disease cannot be cured, we just want her to have some quality of life!
Right now my mind is exhausted!
This little cutie by Sassy Cheryl is a card I made just before leaving for the Island. I think I need to send me the happy thoughts! LOL

Sassy Cheryl Image Away For The Week and An Etsy Store Update

2011-01-14T06:28:00.005-04:00

I took a few minutes yesterday to color up Cheryl's image for the Sassy Cheryl Color Challenge. I love this image so much and really wanted lots of time to play with this but time is something I don't have a lot of right now.hehehe, didin't even give the por card a sentiment!

Good morning everyone! I wanted to drop a line to say thank you for the comments and e-mails I have been receiving regarding my furr-friend. We will be leaving Monday for the Island for her surgery. We are not looking forward to the long drive but we are excited at the prospect that finally, she will get better!
I will miss seeing Cheryl's new releases on Tuesday. Her sneak peek is absolutely adorable and such a teaser! I will aslo miss participating in some challenges this week but I need to get organized before I leave.
My Etsy Store is in vacation mode right now but I hope to have some new goodies when I re-open.
I am leaving you with this adorable little girl from Cuddly Buddly.
Have an awesome week everyone!

Show Me Thursday

2011-01-13T17:11:00.002-04:00

Once again it is Show Me Thursday at Sassy Cheryl's and I am pleased to show you that today, my floor confetti is gone. LOL, I was surprised that some of you, hehehehe, noticed it last week. I have to clean that up on a regular basis because everytime I walk out of that room, that floor confetti would stick to my socks and I would transfer it all through the house.
So, right now I have lots of goodies on the go....a lot of them were covered up and since my pics are spontaneous you don't get to see all the 16 images I now have colored up. Yup, went on a coloring spree just because I was too lazy to do anything else.
Oh, and check out my cork board, I put that there so I don't have to see myself in the mirror everytime I sit at that table to create; Some mornings I scare me!
have an awesome evening everyone.

Please Pray

2011-01-12T08:48:00.006-04:00

We received the call this morning that Ollie is scheduled for surgery Tuesday morning. We will be leaving for the Island on Monday and will probably be home Thursday or Friday. We are so excited that hopefully something will now be done for her but we are not looking forward to the long drive there and back with her. Please continue to pray. THANK YOU!IT APPEARS OUR LITTLE SWEETIE REQUIRES TWO SURGERIES WHICH NEED TO BE DONE OUT OF PROVINCE. OUR VET. IS SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO TAKE HER TO PEI TO HAVE HER KNEE OPERATED ON, LATER WE WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO PEI TO HAVE A HIP TRANSPLANT. SHE IS HOME WITH US NOW AND RESTING COMFORTABLY UNTIL THE ANESTHETIC WEARS OFF.

Good morning everyone. At 9:30 this morning we will be having our furr-friend put to sleep for exploratory x-rays. Please pray for a positive diagnosis for her and that we can get her there and home again with little pain and trauma to her. THANK YOU!!

FELLOW BLOGGERS, OUR HELP IS NEEDED!

2011-01-11T05:20:00.003-04:00

We have all been told that bloggers are the most friendliest giving people with the biggest hearts. We don't need to personally know someone, sit across from them while enjoying a cup of coffee or even drop in to see them to care about their pain. Right now, one of our fellow bloggers is battling stomach cancer. Jak Heath is hosting a fund raiser on her blog for Katie and not only do we get to help Katie but Jak and a whole slew of our favorite company's are giving back to us BIGTIME! COME ON FELLOW BLOGGERS OUR HELP IS NEEDED!

Sassy Cheryl's Coloring Challenge

2011-01-10T11:01:00.002-04:00

I am just under the wire with the latest color challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's I am really low on copic markers right now so my color choices are limited, but, I have new ones on the way!!!
This sweet girl is what we get to color for this challenge. Not sure what is going on with my picture taking these days, pictures are coming out looking kinda dull. Might be the overcast weather perhaps. Be sure to drop over to Cheryl's each week and enjoy the color challenges!

Happy Monday

2011-01-10T05:52:00.003-04:00

We got more snow over the weekend, it looks more like Christmas out there than it did at Christmas. Our sweet dog is not improving as fast as we would like to see. We went on line yesterday looking at dog wheelchairs. She breaks my heart, she also is giving me cabin fever, lol, I am nervous to leave the house for too long.
A friend of mine lost her little dog this week so I thought this image of Mo's was perfect for making up some animal sympathy cards.
Well everyone, hope your new year is going well!!

Problems getting into my site?

2011-01-08T17:00:00.002-04:00

Is anyone having trouble getting into my site? I have received an e-mail that someone is. I had some strange things happen to my computer earlier today and am wondering what is going on. E-mail me please if you are. I appreciate it!

Sassy Cheryl Color Blue Challenge

2011-01-06T13:33:00.003-04:00

I know I am double posting today but there is just so much going on that I am trying to get it all in. You know I am actually listening to Christmas music and totally enjoying it.....why, cause there is no stress, deadlines or hustle that goes along with it! Okay, so once again over at Sassy Cheryl's there is another challenge going on. I won the last one YEA, got me a 5.00 free shopping trip at Cheryl's, hehehehehe, gotta love these challenges! So, this challenge is creating a card using blues. Well, aqua is a blue right?? I chose this image with this sentiment because I cried out to God recently when I felt very desperate........no not because I endulged in Peanut Butter cookies.......but on behalf of my sweet dog. I truly have felt in a desperate way and I know God has heard my desperate plea!

Show Me Thursday

2011-01-06T13:05:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone, once again it is Show Me Thursday at Sassy Cheryl's! The chance to be nosey and see what everyone's working space looks like. And, the opportunity to win a free image from Sassy Cheryl's store. Pop on over and join in the fun.
I also want to share a set of note cards I made from that mess on my desk. This adorable pre colored image is from Sassy Cheryl's. I made this set because.......I made 3 dozen peanut butter cookies on Monday and I have eaten a dozen myself! Oh now don't act so shocked, what did you over-indulge in during the Christmas season????? LOL
Have an awesome day everyone!

Mo's Digital Pencil Cutie

2011-01-05T11:54:00.004-04:00

This is a card I made using a free image Mo was offering on her Facebook. Isn't she adorable! The flowers are from fred She said.

The End Of 2010 and A Karen's Doodles Card

2010-12-31T06:57:00.004-04:00

Wow, it's hard to believe.....2010 is almost over. So what is everyone doing tonight??? Hubby and I stay home, eat lobsters, enjoy a glass of wine and have our own fireworks display.
I have a card to share; this actually was my second attempt. I had this image all colored up and then went to color the skin....well, due to new printer issues, the setting was on the wrong print selection and therefore as soon as my E00 copic marker hit her face the black ink ran.....ugh, and the rest of the image had been done so beautifully.
I merged two of Karen's Doodles images together for this card and I just love how it turned out.
Happy New Year Everyone, see you next year!

Mo's Digital Challenge

2010-12-30T12:00:00.002-04:00

The challenge at Mo's right now is to create a card that has both a child and an animal, so of course I am going with my favorite duo; Bella and Bronte.
pop over here for a fun challenge.
Happy New Year Everyone!!!!