Better Already!

Hello Everyone!

What a day I've had!  Last night I did some exercises and then watched a movie and when I got up to put away some recycling, I threw it to the bins and heard a snap in my back and the pain was so intense I thought I was going to throw up. I went to bed and had a difficult time getting comfortable without feeling the pain in my back!  I got up this morning stiff and very sore so I had a hot water bottle on it all morning and then took two advils and laid down and woke up feeling so much better.  It is amazing the difference rest can make!! I am very grateful that it worked because I was able to enjoy Easter dinner next door at my inlaws.  

Back on my feet, just in time for the arrival of the Easter bunny!  Are you ready? I know I have two little girls that got to sleep so quickly tonight so the Easter bunny would have lots of time to make it here!  Thanks for stopping by!

Hanging Out!

Hello There,

A chilly morning here at the cottage, thank goodness for heaters!  It's that time again to join me over at the Outlawz for a Friday Copic / Promarker challenge this week.  The theme this week is ' Inspired by Nature.'  What could this be?  Think about what has been inspired by nature;  plant life,  an activity,  the environment ……you get the idea!  This is my first card as a designer in this group, I hope you like it! I have entered  it at Anything Goes Challenge Blog.

   

I used two digital images for my card.  The tree is by Make it Crafty and the adorable little girl in the tire swing is Hailey by Mayzy Art .  She is new to the digital scene and her work is extraordinary! Be sure to check her out!  The papers are by First Edition called 'Up Up and Away'.  I coloured the tree and the girl with my copics and added brown flower soft under the tree to resemble dirt.  Remember in school when you learned how to wrap a square piece of tissue around the end of your pencil and dip it into glue and then press it on your paper.  That's how I created to dimension on my tree.  As my friend Sandra says, 'who would of guessed that as an adult we would benefit from a primary art lesson'. lol  I added stickles to her frills on her dress and the ribbons in her hair.  I put a coat of liquid glass on the tire and tried to speed up the drying process with my embossing gun and ended up making it bubble and break.  Much to to my surprise, this boo boo ended up making my tire look beat up so I kept it!  I used a modern label punch and the window punch by Stampin up to mat my sentiment on, with two sparkly green gems.  

This is my take on this week's challenge,  Inspired by Nature theme.  Swing on by and join me with your lovely creations.  No pun intended! lol  I look forward to being inspired by them!  Thanks for stopping in!

We're here!

Hello to all my friends,

Big day of getting the family ready to go to the cottage for the Easter weekend.  A bigger chore than it usually is because the weather has been so unpredictable that we have to pack for all seasons. Once we get there, it's a wonderful sense of accomplishment and everybody just seems to relax and enjoy the time away from the city.  If time permits, I hope to colour some images to make into cards when I get home. 

I wish all of you a wonderful long weekend and thank you for checking in with me!  Join me here tomorrow for my newest creation.

You and Me!

Hello friends,

I am getting very excited about the Creating Keepsakes Convention that is coming up in May!  It's a one stop place that has all my favourite things!  My best friends, all stores in one place, classes to learn new techniques and time together to enjoy it all!  I made this card last year and I just love the simplicity of it!

The papers make me smile every time I see them!  I have so many negative images of chipboard with nothing to do with them.  This is a perfect solution!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Full day!

Hi friends,

Not much to report on today!  I ran errands all day to get ready for the Easter weekend up north!  I was able to get a card started for a challenge at the end of the week!  Oh that's right, I forgot to tell you that I will be moving over to the Friday Copic Challenge Design team as of this week so be sure to come over to The Outlawz and join me! 

That's all for me folks!  Thanks for stopping in!

Bright Eyes!

Hi Everyone,

What a gorgeous day out there today!  I want to say a Happy Birthday to my nephew T.J today, he's turned twenty and we all know what that means!  Legal in one country and not in the other.  It will only be a matter of time before you come to realize what all of us already know is, that once you're of age the excitement of trying to get in, is gone, and you become one of us, an adult... yuck! lol  Along with that title comes so much more responsibility...double yuck! LMBO  All lectures aside, best wishes!!

Today I coloured up a new digital image by Crafts and Me. I have entered in Oozak's Challenge Blog - Anything Goes.

This image by Crafts and Me is called 'Aliah '.  She was a lot of fun to colour!  I printed the digi on neenah cardstock and coloured her with copics.  The papers are a six by six pack by MME called a beautiful life.  I used a SB die to mat her on and decorated the tips with blue jewels.  I coloured some fancy ribbon with V95 to match the paper and used some purple and blue cherry blossoms to embellish the frame.  I used some stickles on her lips, the center of the flowers and some liquid glass on her eyes.

Hope you like it!!  Thank you for stopping by!

A Big Thank You!

Hello to all my friends,

I am overwhelmed by all the blog love that was given to my two girls over the past two days!  You are all so amazing!  Abigail and Hailey have been on cloud nine ever since!  The challenge that they entered doesn't close until April 17th, so it's gonna be a long seventeen days!! lol  We have already started the countdown.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you join me tomorrow for my newest creation!!