Savannah Beauties....

Good Morning,

Major blogger issues again this morning....

Well, my Gran had her thyroid ultrasound yesterday, we will not know anything until later this week. She also had her stitches removed. The back of her head is VERY bruised and tender, but she is so relieved to have them out and can actually shampoo her hair as normal now. She will go in July to a cardiologist for some more testing on her heart. So please keep her in your thoughts and prayers and a huge Thank You to each and everyone who continues to ask about her and your prayers.

At any rate, I'm playing along with my Practical Scrappers dt sister, Heidi, in her June sketch challenge.

I can not get the sketch to load, so check it out here.

This sketch is just beautiful and I knew that I wanted to do some of my Savannah photos with it. My three great friends and I visited Savannah in April 2009. I have got to get this book started.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Please visit Heidi and play along with her this month!

blessings,

Happy Birthday Dawn....

Good Morning,
I'm coming to you this morning to wish another of my super talented and best blogging friends, Dawn, a Happy Birthday! Dawn, you are always there to inspire, encourage me, and share your love of family with me! Your friendship is a blessing to me! Brenda, this yummy cake is for you too! I just wish the three of us were sitting somewhere together, sipping coffee and sharing celebrating together! Love you both!!!!
I hope you'll take a moment to visit Dawn and share some birthday love with her!

I'll be back a little later today with a big announcement!
Blessings,

Friends 'til the End!

Good Morning,

Sorry I was mia yesterday. I got a phone call early in the a.m. Little Miss Ashlea had a cheerleading comp. Since we've had 8 snow days in a row, they decided the ballgame and competition had to take place. So, they had an all day event. We left early and I returned late. We don't know the results of the cheer comp., those are to come later via the coaches. They did really well though.

This morning, I'm sharing my new Frosted Designs card. The challenge this week is to use polka dots and plaid. I used my fab Sassafras pack for this one! It is all out girlie and I love it!!!! My sentiment is a DCWV overlay and the ribbon is from my stash.

My fellow fabby design sisters have some amazing inspiration for you too! Please check them out. As always, I have them linked up in my sidebar! I hope you all have a fab day! I plan on it. I am seeing the sun for the first time this week! It is only 23 degrees but it looks wonderful! Check back later today for my Humble Pie card!

Blessings,

dream...

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Tic-Tac-Toe or Three-in-a-Row.....that is the challenge over at Tellen's Place this week! I hadn't had the time in a week or so to play, so I was excited to get to today! Terry has 9 boxes with things your card or project must have. I chose the ribbon, button, and punch for this card.

And, as always....the gracious Terry has provided us with a wonderful fun image. This image put me right there in second grade, jumping rope at recess! I went with a vintage stack of daisy d's dps for this one! I'm really pleased with the final product. Be sure to play along this week, Terry and the lovely designers are offering a yummy prize pack for the winner, AND your choice of TWO FREE Tellen's Place digi's.

Blessings,

Friendship

Good Sunday Morning,
I don't have anything carfty to share today. I had an Aunt pass away on Thursday, so my creating/blogging time hasn't been there for the last few days. I received this card from my sweet friend, Tanya, in the mail yesterday. Just that kind message inside made my heat warm and comforted me! Thanks Tanya for you kindness! Your card is incredible and your freindship means so much! Be blessed today!

Blessings,

Give of Yourself...

Good Thursday Morning,
I have a fun card to share this morning. I finally got to play with my Close to My Heart September Stamp of the Month, the Treasures stamp. I have to say, I love it! I have this fabby paper from the Eyelet Outlet and I wanted to make a pretty card. I think this turned out exactly like I wanted it to. I used my smallest Creative Memories circle punch to make the scalloped border from the second print. I finished it off with some little pearls and the yummy ecru ribbon!
Have a terrific Thursday!

Give of Yourself Recipe:
dps and cardstock-Eyelet Outlet
ribbon-stash
stamps and ink-CTMH
Creative Memories Circle Cutter and Circle Punch
Blessings,

Sweet Sketch 7...

Good Thursday Morning,
I have recently discovered a new challenge sketch, Sweet Sketch Wednesday, hosted by Arlana. I had been wanting to do a card for the last two weeks and just hadn't the time. This morning, I made one for this week's challenge. I used SEI Winnie's Walls dp, Fiskar's border punch, stamp from Hobby Lobby, Bazzill stitches, flowers by Prima, brad by Bazzill, ink is Hollyhock by CTMH, ribbon from stash, and foam strips. I hope you enjoy and have a great Thursday!




Blessings,

Just Because...

Happy Saturday,

I had a blast yesterday! My MIL and I went antique shopping ALL day long. I am looking for little antique and quaint pieces to put into my little Ashlea's new room here at my house. Ashlea came over last night and was thrilled with the little talble and bed I had gotten. It is a slow process but I am closer. As I said a little while back, I am moving my studio into this room as well. All furniture is being painted white. Now my scrap room used to be chili pepper red. I am sanding, priming, and painting myself silly, but it is going to be beautiful when finished.

Anyways, to my card for today. I am still using daisy d's Moda collection. It is easy to get to right now with all the other "creating" going on in the house. I was over at Brenda's blog last night and came across Jamie's sketch. I adore this sketch. Both ladies have terrific blogs and are soooo very creative, hop on over to check them out. Hope you enjoy this card and have a beautiful blessed weekend!

Recipe:

CTMH Bamboo cardstock and Say It In Style stamp

daisy d's Moda dp

lace and peals from stash

ink is Tim Holtz walnut stain

Blessings,

Scrap or Dare meets C.R.A.F.T Challenge 5

Finally, the tango walls are finished! You talk about some bright 'tween' room we have going on! She LOVES it and that is all that matters, right?Anyway, with the walls finished, I can play some more, yay!!

I went to Amy's Scrap or Dare 7 and saw that her challenge this week was to use Olive Green, Buttercup, Bamboo, and Cocoa. Great colors Amy! I made the card and then rememberd the theme is "masculine", I did flowers.....not so masculine, uh....well, my hubby said he loved it...thanks hubby. I had already decided I wanted to use the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge sketch 5 for something this week...great sketch, I love it! So this is what I came up with. Sorry the picture is not good. My battery died just after I shot this first one.

Reciepe:

CTMH cardstock in Olive, Bamboo, Buttercup, and Cocoa

CTMH cocoa ink,

CTMH Friendship Blessings stamp (D 1191)

Ribbon and pearls from K&Co.

Blessings,

Adore Sketch Saturday 56

Happy Saturday Ladies!! I have a full schedule this weekend. My little 9 year old niece, Ashlea is helping me decorate her room here at my house. She comes to visit quite often and says she 'needs her own space!' Imagine that, a nine year old needing her own space...lol! Well, as a good Auntie does, we have a wall that is already finished in Lime Juice and today will be finishing the three Tango (hot pink) walls. I have decided that my scrap room will also move into this room. By moving it, Ashlea's brother, Jon-Christopher will then be able to have his own room. You know how it is, even though he is only 4, he will still say, 'where is my room?'

So, I got up early and have card for Sketch Saturday 56. This is my first time playing over there and I have to say it was fun! I used up some stash of left-over dp for this card.

If you enjoy it, leave a sweet comment and I'll come visit you!

Recipe,
Basic Grey papers
Bazill Cardstock don't know exact color left-overs
Bazill brads
Ctmh Hollyhock ink
Ctmh stamp (D1343) Love Language
Prima flowers
Bling and glitter from my stash
Clear embossing powder

Blessings,

Blue Hills in Color Throwdown 47

Good Friday to you all! I just watched the weather forecast and we may actually have a sunny day with NO RAIN or storms!! Can you believe it? Our region has battled rain and strong storms for the past three days. On Wednesday, we experienced heavy rain with flooding. Thank you God for the sunshine and 95 degree weather today!

On to my card this morning....I finally got time to play in the Color Throwdown Challenge(CTD47) this week, number 47. The colors are Cameo Coral, Tempting Turquoise, and Kiwi Kiss, or any lime green. I used all CTMH inks in Sorbet, Breeze, and Key Lime. My paper is left-overs from Crate Paper's Blue Hills collection. My layered flower is stamped with the I am stamp from the CTMH Tickled Pink kit. The buttons and bling were just in my stash of yumminess! I hope you enjoy this beautiful day that God has made and have a great weekend!