Doggie Delivery

Hello friends.  I haven't been doing much crafting this past week.  I'm still battling worse than usual pain and it tends to zap my creativity. lol

This shabby chic card was made with an adorable dog image from The Graphics Fairy. This image reminds me so much of my grand-dog, except it would be beneath him to sit up like that. He has Lhasa-tude. lol  I used a couple of my antique and vintage buttons on it, some lace, a stick pin and a glittery flower for embellishments.

Challenge:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ

Blessings

•  Saturday Mark moved our bed into the room that we're using to keep warmer during the winter. There's nothing like your own bed!
• I had 3 big Pileated Wood Peckers and a very tiny sparrow visit at the same time.  What a contrast!   Praise God for His wonderful creations!!!
• Awesome happy mail!
• A terrific answer to prayer. Thank you, Lord!!!

Have a great day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Fairy Bear

The weekend is almost here!  I hope each one of you is able to do something you enjoy this weekend.

This was a fun card to make. The adorable fairy bear is a digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps, the sentiment is a digital stamp from Scrap-a-licious-times and the little hearts in the middle of the sentiment are a rubber stamp from My Paper Moon.  The sketch is from Catch the Bug Challenge. 

I used Angel Wings Shimmerz on the wings, rhinestones on the antennae, and my clear glaze pen on the eyes, nose, and heart.  Some of the vintage rick rack that hubby bought for me recently and some skittles finished the card off.

Challenges:
Bugaboo sketch
Die Cut Dreams
Incy Wincy
Stamp Something
Tellens Place
Totally Paper Crafts
Wags n Whiskers

Blessings

• Another good rain today.
• I needed a new computer cord & hubby was able to purchase it for free due to a coupon he had.

Have a terrific day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

What's Green and Red and full of bling?

A frog birthday card, of course!  This fun digital image is from Bugaboo Stamps.  The sketch is from OWH Stars and Stamps.

Maybe in this close up you can see that I used my clear glaze pen on the eyes and lips and my Stardust pen on the party blower.  The party blower is a piece that I cut from another birthday digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps.  You can't have a party without a noise maker. lol

Challenges:
Bugaboo
My Time to Craft
OWH Stars and Stamps
Creative Inspirations

Thank you all for your concern and prayers for me. You make me feel like I've had a big, warm hug. :)  My pain level is still very high, but with time, rest, and medication it will get back to a more manageable level.  I did too much the other evening and am paying the price for it.

Blessings

• My sil brought us some of her delicious homemade soup that she knows we love.
• Another good mail day!!!
• It was lovely out today.  At 4:00p.m. it was still 82F.  Bliss!

Have a marvelous day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Purple Passion

Hi friends.  My pain level is very high this evening, so I'll keep this brief.  The image and sentiment for this card are a set from Deedee's Digis.  Be sure to check out Deedee's challenge blog, where you can earn a free set just by by using her stamps when you enter the challenges.  Can you tell that I like purple? :)

Challenges:
Crafting with Deedee's Digis
Sentimental Sundays
Phindy's Place
Wags n Whiskers
The Crazy Challenge

Blessings

• Happy Mail today!
• Hubby found a season of Family Affair at the library on dvd.  I used to adore that show when I was in kindergarten.  He's always doing thoughtful things for me. :)
• Good news about a friend that has cancer!!!!

Have a terrific day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

More Clean and Simple

I guess technically CAS wouldn't have any layers, but I consider this a clean and simple card.  This is the sketch this week at There's Magic in the Air and it caught my eye for a CAS card.  The image is a digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps and unfortunately, I don't know who makes this nice sentiment.  If you know, please tell me, so that I can give proper credit. I made the solid blue paper by doing the color wash technique with my Twinkling H2O's.  In person, it's nice and shimmery.  Bugaboo Stamps is having a whopping 60% off all of their stamps this week for their first anniversary, so go shop!!!

Challenges:
Bugaboo
There's Magic in the Air
Mami Doodles
I Did It Creations

Blessings

• A really nice time with my daughter today.
• I saw a humming bird outside my back window today.  We very seldom see them here.
• We received some more much needed rain today.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

The Vein Whisperer

I love today's card, because it's humorous.  That's my all time favorite type of card to make  I kept my card simple, because I didn't want to distract from the image.  The fun sentiment which says, "The Vein Whisperer", is a freebie from Create with TLC.  (I think I'll make this into a wall hanging and take it to the lab next time I get my blood drawn.)  The nurse image is by Just Inklined.  Read below about this special image.

This is just one of numerous digital images donated by 14 companies as a fundraiser for Katie Renz.  Katie is
a fellow crafter, who was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer in December.  She is undergoing
Chemotherapy. Jak Heath has put together a wonderful fund raiser to benefit Katie and her family.  It's awesome to see our crafting community coming together to help like this. Please check out the fund raiser and help if you are able to. And please, please pray each day for Katie and her family.

Challenges:
Crafty Pad
One Stitch At A Time
Stampin' Sisters In Christ
All three of the challenges I'm entering have a "New" theme.  The new thing I used on my card is my nurse stamp.  I used it for two reason.  1. I just love it. 2. I wanted to get the word out about the fund raiser for Katie and I thought this would be an eye catching card.

Blessings

• My sweet, sweet hubby made me some delicious homemade macaroni & cheese with soy cheese and rice milk, because I'm lactose intolerant.
• Extra time with my hubby today.
• Answered prayer. God cares no matter how small or large our need.

Have a terrific day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Fluttering by with thanks!

I broke out of my rut and made something besides a rectangular card.  The sentiment ticket on this card is a freebie from Stamp Happy! and the digital image is a freebie from Paper Cupcakes.  The cute flowers originally came on a box of Godiva chocolates. I acquired the flowers from my local recycling center, so I didn't get any of the chocolates, but the flowers were a good find. :)  You can't tell in the picture, but the butterfly is dimensional.

Challenges:
There's Magic in the Air
Meljen's Designs
Crafty Sentiments
Crafty Catz
Fairy Knoll

 Blessings

• A really nice family evening.
• My CardMaker magazine came today!!!
• A special note from an online friend.

Have a marvelous day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Shimmer & Shine

Many years ago when I first started to stamp I heat embossed on almost every card.  I seldom ever heat emboss these days, but did heat emboss in gold on this card.  I painted the image with Twinkling H2O's and added some gold cord and Cuttlebug Vintage corners for embellishment. Three of the challenges I'm entering are about pulling out older, unused products and using them. The other challenge is embossing, which came about, because I used products I hadn't used in a long time.  Fun stuff!

Challenges:
OWH Stars and Stamps
Sassy Studio Designs
Some Odd Girl
Oldie But A Goodie

My poor little grand-dog gets cold so easily.  I'm not sure why, because he has a nice, thick coat and we keep him dressed warmly.  The little guy will be shivering so violently that his teeth chatter, even when he has double shirts on in the house.  (Though our house is hard to keep warm.)  He loves electric blankets.  Here's a picture of him in the hat that his mom made for him. :)

Blessings

• Hubby brought me some M&M's today.  I love M&M's and they boost creativity you know.
• Toilet paper! For some reason, known only to himself, hubby doesn't get more toilet paper until we've depleted the supply of toilet paper, kleenex, and most of the napkins.  Right now we have an ample supply of toilet paper.  Life is good. :)
•  We kept warm enough last night.  We've moved into a different room while it's so cold & it's easier to keep warm than our bedroom.
• Happy mail again today!!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Feelin' the Love

Good evening from chilly Florida.  We live in an old home that is very drafty and we're struggling to keep it warm tonight.  It's supposed to get down to 33F.  Not typical Florida weather, though we've been having far more than usual of that type weather this winter.

This card will warm your heart.  The elephant is a digital stamp from Deedee's Digis.  Deedee gave away the set with the elephant in it last week for taking part in her challenge.  The love ticket is a freebie from Stamp Happy!. I used my SU Heart to Heart punch, my Fiskars heart border punch, rhinestones and a tiny button for embellishments. 

Challenges:
Crafting with Deedee's Digis
Scrap Creations
Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Lexi's Creations

Blessings

•  Happy Mail!!!
• Sweet friends. :)
• New audio books from the library to listen to while I craft.

Have a marvelous day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

It's Party Time!

This is my sister's birthday card and was made with lots of love.  I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and oms. The sentiment is a freebie from Create with TLC and the darling image is from Doodle Dragon Studios. (I linked to the blog, because they will soon be moving locations & this gives updates.)   Be sure to check out the hop at Create with TLC.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
The Crazy Challenge
Incy Wincy Designs
Kaboodle Doodles
Crafty Pad
Paper Sundaes

Blessings

• It's a beautiful, sunny 80F day here in Florida!!!
• An out of state friend arrived here safely.

Have a terrific day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Just Bee-cause!

Hi friends.  I hope you had a good weekend.  Mine was very good.  Our daughter arrived back from a pet sitting job and it's so nice to see her.

This cheerful card is made with a digital stamp set from Deedee's Digis.  Beware, her digis are addictive. :)  Some day I hope to own her whole collection. I added a silk flower with a button center to embellish my card.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
Crafting with Deedee's Digis
Do You Stack Up?
Sentimental Sundays

Blessings

• My daughter has had plenty of pet sitting business with the holidays & she has been safe throughout.
• Watermelon in January - what a yummy gift!!!
• Phone visits with my mom & both of my sisters. :)

Have a fabulous day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly