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

Merry Christmas!!!

I couldn't let Christmas pass by without popping in and wishing all of my online friends a wonderful Christmas.  I hope you all have a joyous Christmas and that 2011 will be a great year for you!

The project I have to show you today is a Christmas wall hanging.  I found the wonderful vintage image and the vintage background music for my wall hanging at The Graphics Fairy, which is a terrific blog.  Karen offers thousands of vintage images for free. I used vintage lace and antique buttons for embellishments.

I wanted to share a few pictures with you from the evening that Mark and I went out looking at Christmas lights.  Our evening ended with our own private light show by a policeman, because the van had a light out and we didn't realize it. :)

This first picture is my favorite, because it shows a Florida style Christmas - a Palm tree wrapped in lights.

This picture was just too cute to pass up. :) 

Blessings 

• My dear, sweet husband, who has pitched in to do so much for the holidays.
• Someone gave us a phone system, in great used condition, that is what I needed to accommodate my neck problems.
• A special time with family at a gathering.
• That we have Christmas to remind us that God gave us His only son.

Have a fabulous day!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly

Fairy Song

Hi friends. It's great to be back!!! Weeks of only limited use of my arms was very boring. lol Thank God for audio books. I'm still not back to 100%, so won't be able to leave many blog comments yet, but that too will come with time. Thank you all so very much for your prayers, messages, emails and cards. They have meant the world to me.

This card is for the Flutterby Wednesday Challenge, Alys Sunday Sketch, Raise the Bar, Paper Play Challenges, Crafty Catz Weekly.  I used Shimmerz on the wings and accented the pocket heart and hair flowers with Stickles.

Blessings

• The love and caring from my family and friends as I have recovered from my surgeries.
• My husband finished his last class with a 99.8% grade average!!!
• I lost 8 lb. due to feeling so bad from the surgeries! Please pray I can keep it off.

It is unseasonably cold here. It dropped 20* the other day and it has sure been a shock to this warm weather lover. :~)  I don't know how people deal with winter clothes, blankets, etc. on a regular basis.  They're so cumbersome.  Okay, enough whining. lol

Have a terrific day!!!!

Inky hugs!
Shelly