Wanna Win Some Valentine Candy?

Blog candy is CLOSED. I'll try to announce the winner tomorrow - and will allow an additional 24 hours for response (so must respond in 48 hours of name announcement or another will be chosen).

This post will remain on top until blog candy is drawn!

OK, it's not much, but I have gathered up a little bit of blog candy and I wanted to share it as I've just begun as a DT member for Squigglefly (and I love those images!) and also because I love Valentine's Day and so most of these small things are Valentine themed.

I'd love for you to become a follower, but it's not a requirement. The only requirement is leaving a comment. I'll close this candy on January 19 around 6 pm, so it will allow some snail mailing time to get this package to the winner so it can be used for Valentine's Day cards. The winner must check back and acknowledge with their address in the comments within 24 hours of them being drawn, or a new winner will be drawn.

The larger picture shows ALL the candy. The smaller pictures just help clarify what is being included: some stickers, some ribbons, some punched sentiments and small valentine's and some trim punched pieces, some paper flowers, some foam shapes, some K&Co elements and 2 foam stamps and one wooden Hearts stamp.

I've recently applied for a new job, and if I get it, I'll add a few more items. The "having no job" is the reason I haven't really offered much blog candy before now, only a couple little things. I hope to do more blog candies this coming year, as the economy improves.

***Edited to add, I did get the job!! So I'll be adding a few small pieces to this candy, and I've already added this stamp set I found at a bargain price! And I thought the little hearts and true love and bells with hearts and dove sentiments work well for Valentine's too! Not to mention the Proposal!
You have until my supper time to enter! before I close it and try to choose a winner before bedtime!

Squigglefly Challenge #32

This is my first Squigglefly Challenge card!

This is such a cute image, and a fun one to color too.

Maria Matter is my team leader in charge of today's challenge and her challenge to use was to make a CAS (clean and simple) card and be sure to include the color blue, and of course, include a Squiggleflly image!

Feel free to join the design team with this challenge. Just link your card using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the challenge post, and there is a chance for a prize image in this challenge too.

Now I already peeked, and there are some fantastic cards this time around. The whole team is listed in my sidebar - so go check them out!

Also, don't forget the blog candy above. It ends tomorrow!

SSDS Challenge again!

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Well, it's time for another Stamp Scrap and Doodle Saturday Challenge.

We had so much fun with the images from last week, that we decided to make a girly card with some of the images from Sweet Pea Stamps again! And we are so happy that so many people joined in the challenge last week! What fun to see so many ideas and projects! I'm so sorry I didn't make it around to everyone's blog to see them all, but the team has been chatting all week about the wonderful response!

Even though the competition is over, your cards and projects will still be up, and I hope to finally make it around to see them all.

Come join the challenge this week too. The more the merrier!! I'm a firm believer that we can learn something from everyone and this hobby of mine is the perfect example. How everyone interprets the images and what they come up with is just amazing.

Sir Dustin

Have you all noticed that there is news afoot at High Hopes Stamps?
Sir Dustin is due to arrive on Jan 20 with new images! Check it out!

Squigglefly New Challenge for 2010 - #31

Sorry I'm late, but yesterday began the first new challenge over at Squigglefly!

You can go check it out Here
The ladies did a fine job and you will find a huge variety of ideas for this challenge of something other than a card! Join in and see what you can come up with using a Squigglefly image. There is such a huge variety of those I might have been able to do this challenge (I don't normally do anything but cards!) I'll be here next Monday with the next new challenge!

Sketchy Thursday challenge

I made this card for Sketchy Thursdays. I saw their reminder:

iCopic Second Chance Challenge ending tomorrow!
Just a little reminder that the iCopic Second Chance Challenge is ending tomorrow, Tuesday 1/12 at 11:59pm EST. , and hurried and finished this up. I think I pretty much followed the sketch. I had made another card, and goofed it pretty bad, so I just started fresh with this paper. It was a digital freebie, and I can't remember where I got it, but I love it.

I'd love the chance to win some copics and give them a try!

more candy available here

This is just one small picture of the many candies available at Ink Cut & Fold to celebrate her blogaversary! Check it out before Jan 31!

Blog candy up for grabs until January 22! Go visit Michelle's Scrap blog and see what the candy is all about. There are some requirements; inviting a friend to join as follower and add the candy to their blog, but the candy might just be worth it! Then when you are done with that, go
Visit Michelle's Scrapbooking & More for Copics, Spellbinders and all your papercrafting needs.

SSDS Challenge

This week the challenge is a Celebration!

Any type will do; birthday, anniversary, baby, retirement or any other celebration you can think of!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Sweet Pea Stamps. Head over there to see the absolutely gorgeous stamps she offers! Lynette was super generous and sent each of the design team members stamps to play with. Be sure to drop by the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog and get an idea of what you could win by playing along this week!

This is the prize you could possibly win for this week!

YUMMY Candy Up for grabs.

Magnolia Candy is up for grabs at Inked Inspirations until January 25th. Check it out! You could win these lovely stamps before Valentine's Day!

Simon Says Challenge

Here's my entry into this week's Simon Says Challenge of Hot Chocolate! I love this little image (yea, I use him a lot!)

I decided I'd try adding a button - not my usual thing. Turned out OK, but I need to work on this.

I'm excited today, as I've had a good interview for a job. Pray it works out for me, please!

How about another Avid Reader...

My friend Holly told me that Squigglefly had an older image about reading, and this one is named: Avid Reader. I love it!

This was me a long time ago. My mother, Bless Her, signed me up to a book club when I was very young, and the day the book would arrive, you'd find me just like this until the whole thing was done!

Then I'd be angry because it was over, and I would have to WAIT for the next one to arrive! The first series that I really remember a lot about was called The Happy Holisters. Of course there were many other books, but this was a series about kids like me! Well, not like me in that they had adventures and traveled and had plenty of brothers and sisters (I was a stay-at-home girl with two brothers). But I always had fun imaging that I was part of those adventures.

My boys were into Comic Books, in fact they collected them for years - which I thought was a waste, but my only condition was that they had to read the ones that they purchased. And they did! I think they still have over 800 in backer boards and plastic. I always think this is part of the reason my boys chose their career paths (both have degrees in English and Creative Writing)

A Squigglefly Ark!

I just love this new image from Squigglefly. It's by artist Jane Beljo and I had fun making up these first two cards. Then, when I was working on another, I goofed!

What I did was, I had started coloring the animals, and the rainbow, and then I got distracted and when I came back to it I just glued it up onto the black background. Then noticed I hadn't finished the coloring of the ark. So I started in, and the glue was showing through when I colored it. And I couldn't make it go away! So I nearly threw the whole thing away.




But I'm kind of a hoarder, or packrat or whatever, so I set it aside and went off working on another card (I have a ton of birthday cards to get ready this month!!). Anyway, I was sitting here, fuming about the goof, when I remembered a joke or story I had read somewhere about all the animals who shouldn't have been invited onto the ark (you know: skunks, rats, mosquitos etc.) and so I was looking at this unfinished card and suddenly woodpeckers came to mind. That would work to "cover up" the mistake! So that's what I used. And I think it turned out funny.

I'm sending this card to a friend who could certainly use a laugh about now, so I hope he finds it funny too.

You never know when a goof can become an asset! So don't pitch those mistakes immediately anyway, hang onto them for a while and rethink.

Here's a new Squigglefly image...

Here's one of the new images available today at Squigglefly.

It's called: Rag Time Reader and the artist is Cheryl Alger.

As most of you know, I'm an avidreader (hence the moniker!) as I usually read at least a couple books a week, and so this was a very fitting image for me! I've since found out that Squigglefly has an older image simply called avidreader, so I'm off to check on that one too! (Thanks for that info Holly!)

I'll be back later today with another

Happy New Year... and do I have some news!

Well, it's official. I am a new Design Team Member for Squigglefly! I am so excited. I have been bursting to tell you, but they wouldn't let me until today!

I love their images, and I only have a couple. The Dancing Denise was a blog candy win and so much fun to work with. I've made use of her several times, but this was one of the most fun, sent to a Sister-in-Law who did the Thanksgiving dinner!

Anyway, I have a couple of images I've worked up but they have to be held until tomorrow, when these new images are released. Be sure to come back and see them!

Special Request...

Please go below for newer posts:
I have a special request that's been running for a while now, please check Here and participate. It's very simple. I'd like you to mail a card to someone in need. That's all. So simple. And he desperately needs some cheering up. Any type card; humorous, get well, thinking of you, or holiday card. The information is below or click on the HERE above. Less than 50 cents to mail and it can do so much! PLEASE do this.
This request tag will stay on top for a while, through the Holiday Season, in hopes of bringing more cards to my cousin Don as he recovers. I sure do appreciate all those who participate!
I know there are so many generous people out there willing to share a little card cheer to those in need!

More candy plus picking your past favorite...

There is a Happy New Year candy that's a MYSTERY GIFT PACK over at Quixotic Challenges and you can join in before January 5! Go check out the details and get posting!

My favorite of my own cards for this past year is probably the one I made for my daughter-in-law for her birthday. I like flowers, a lot, and so does she. And although my techniques have improved I think, this came from the heart. So it's special.


Anyway, go check out the requirements and sign up for the candy!

Hop, Hop, Hop - not the Easter Bunny (yet) but the other kind...

A New Blog in town!
The ABC Christmas Challenge blog. And their Grand Opening Hop!
It is a sister site to the ABC Challenge that I have been following. They are having a blog hop to celebrate their "opening" so between tracking Santa and getting everything ready, I've been hopping! They have prizes too!! Check them out. Ends on December 29th. Get Hopping!

SSS36 Challenge

Here is my card for the Sweet Stop Sketch #36 Challenge!

This is a very good sketch to follow, and I loved this image, but I cannot remember where I got it. But it's so appropriate for New Years Celebrations!

And... Happy New Year everyone! Have fun and enjoy yourselves, but Be Safe!

Shhh... I'll let you in on a secret...

I can hardly believe it, but you have a FANTASTIC chance at winning the weekly prize over at
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday cause no one has completed the challenge yet! Head over today and get your project posted!
And the prize, it's a Christmas Package of papers from Paper Temptress!

Remember, you just need to follow the sketch (see my post below) using whatever papers and images you'd like!

Christmas is coming tomorrow, no matter what and by the way - MERRY CHRISTMAS!, so take a few minutes to get your project linked up for a chance to win!

House of Ippity

has a New Year Giveaway! I just found out about this site, and Sarabeth is giving candy away on Jan 1st ! That's my favorite way to find new sites!!

For January, Sarabeth is using a new set called: Straight from the Heart! and it's a cutie. You can order it on January 2nd, but she's giving away a set (or more...) before.
Go check it out Here!

Could use some help with making 3rd column...

Hey, I'm not so good with all this setup stuff in blogger, and was wondering can someone help me to get my blog into 3 columns relatively easily - or at least explained how in VERY basic terms.
I've seen lots of blogs with 3 columns out there, and would love to have mine separated a little better, and haven't a clue how to do it. I'd be very appreciate of the help.

Karen's Doodles Needs more Followers

And if she gets them, we all benefit!!

Picture removed by request of Karen's Doodles

300 Followers by January 1???
Is it possible?

Karen's Doodles is hoping to get to this #.
Can you help out and reward yourself by following?
She has promised to post 3 freebies if she reaches that number by January 1, and if she reaches 200 she'll post 2 freebies. What more could you ask for?

And they are cute images! She posted this freebie when she hit 100 followers.

Digital Tues Challenge - SNOW!

Here's my entry into the Digital Tuesday Challenge . This time it's "Let it snow" and must have LOTS of snowflakes on it somehow. I think this qualifies since they are on the paper as well as embossed images added!

The image is a digital freebie from Verve (check it out quick before it expires).

Dustin Pike images will be the prize, and I'm always up for those!

Go check it out.

Stamp With Us Challenge -

The Stamp With Us Challenge this time around is the theme: Christmas (what else)!

And I decided I had a little extra time today,
so I made up these two cards.

I'm positive my hubby will come along in the next day or two, and inform me that he needs some cards for someone at work - so I'm prepared. Well, until he needs more than just a couple anyway!
I think these are basic Christmas cards. Could work well for most anyone. And sometimes, that's exactly what you need in your stash. I know I will probably keep making a few more cards for hold for next year. I felt really pushed getting all my individual cards made this year, and having a few on hand would be quite helpful. I know there will be tons of new stamps I'll want to use, but you can always use the basic tree, santa, and snowman ones.

Over the next few days I'll try and post a few of the cards I've made, but I need to allow time for them to arrive at their destination before I do that! And I got them mailed a little late.

Happy Saturday before Christmas!

Hi everyone! Well, the challenge this week at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday will be up for two weeks, due to the holiday!

So let's get to it! Here is the sketch to follow.

The prize for this challenge is Paper Pack from Paper Temptress!

As you can tell, I used the same little monkey for this card. I think he's adorable. I had forgotten about the previous card when I made this though, as I make some of my challenge cards ahead a little bit. Sorry about that. Otherwise I would have used a different little image.

I've been so busy making cards for family and friends ( over 70 completed and in the mail - and I make each one different) that I'm way behind on other things. Luckily, we are having a simple family dinner here on Christmas night. I think I have that covered.

I hope to spend a little time during the holidays just going around and checking some blogs that I've neglected!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Years too!

Remember, you have 2 whole weeks to complete this challenge! Come join in.

A challenge card - Simon Says

Here's my entry into the Simon Says Challenge for "Let it Snow".

I love this little image, and this paper already had some snowflakes on it, so I just added to it!
This is one of the many cards for friends that I'm desperately trying to finish up and get mailed!
Can you say, "YIKES"?!

A shaped card is the Challenge!

Happy Saturday!

This is my "shaped" card for the Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday Challenge today!
This image lends itself to making a cute shaped card, and it was easy-peasy!

I hope you gather your courage to give this challenge a try. There are just so many different ideas out there. I was thinking of making an ornament shape, then I thought about a snowball!, then I considered a stocking shape, but then remembered that my neighbor is getting married in less than two weeks and I'd need to have a card done for that and frankly, I'm tired of Christmas things at the moment -- so I thought this was the perfect card for Sarah/Richard. She's a young school teacher, and her fiance is a sweetie too. I'll get back into Christmas cards later this weekend, as I still have quite a few to make. I make them all different, and I only have about 18 made so far and still need a fair amount. I'll be singing along with Dean Martin's Rudolph later and get back into the mood.

Click on the link on the right, and come join in the challenge. This week's sponsor is Victoria Case and there will be some images available to the winner!

Now this is a PRIZE!!

How about a NEW QuicKutz Epic Six Die Cutting System and a grab bag of QuicKutz dies to get you started!!!! No, you are not seeing things and this is no trick! In the spirit of the season, we want to give one lucky blog follower this fabulous prize! So, what needs to happen for us to hand this prize pack over?? Well, we need to hit 500 followers by New Year's Day!!! We know you can help us do this! Spread the word of this giveaway on your blog, forums, facebook., twitter, EVERYWHERE YOU CAN! If we can reach the 500, someone in that 500 gets the New Epic Six & the dies!!! The more people you tell, the better chance we have of reaching 500 and you will be in the pot to win! So, help spread the word, make sure you are signed up on the right as a follower, and comment on this post telling us you want to win!
Go to: Die Cuts R Us Epic Giveaway and check it out! Add your name to the followers list.

Could win a personalized stamp!

Some fab candy to be found at Magnolia Down Under Blog by Kellie Winnell and it runs through Dec. 19th. There are a few rules you have to comply with or your name will be removed, but I believe it's more than worth it. So go check it out, and then sign up at the Mr. Linky thingy! I like the 100% oval one the best, but really they are all lovely. Now I want one!

Whimsy Stamps card

This is my entry into the Whimsy Stamps Holiday Stamp Contest. I love this little frog, and he does seem to be daydreaming, doesn't he?

This contest continues until December 12 at Whimsy Stamps. Your card must be Holiday Themed and it must include the main focus of a Whimsy Stamp, and the card must be created for this specific contest. There are a few other rules and things, so go to their website and check it out.

There will be 3 finalists chosen, and then voting begins. The final contest winner will be chosen and announced on December 20.

I'd love to win, as the prizes are stamps from Whimsy Stamps, and I have a few of those on my wish list!

So if you don't enter yourself, and if I get chosen as one of the finalists, please come vote for me!

* Edited - wasn't good enough for the finalists, but it was a fun card to do anyway!

#18 Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge

First, I want to say Thank You to all of the people who joined us in our challenge last week. It was great to see all the names being added to the Mr. Linky. We had over 43 people join in the challenge. You can still stop by and check out those designs, but a winner was chosen, and it's
Erin of Scrap, Stamp & Be Merry! Congrats Erin!

On to the new challenge! This challenge was a little difficult for me, it's a color challenge and I don't do so well with those!
I don't have many of those supplies readily available, and also they just didn't seem to go together for me. But... I finally came up with something. I love this freebie image I got and couldn't wait to use it.

This week's color challenge is being sponsored by a first-timer company to us: Whimsy Stamps , and do they ever have some wonderful images! (They have this adorable little snowman holding up a bird and that's on my wish list!)

So.... please join us this week and click on the link on the right. We always enjoy seeing the projects and I admit I often don't get to visit everyone and I don't always leave a comment, but I'm trying to improve on that! I really do enjoy visiting all of them - and you always amaze me with the creativity!! I can't wait to see what YOU come up with for this color challenge!!

Card for Men challenge

Here's my entry into the Cards for Men 1st Challenge .

Basic, simple and appropriate! Fits the challenge I think.

I'm planning to make these up assembly style for the nephews and neices. I think they'll enjoy getting their own card!

Blog Candy

Isn't this lovely? To be in for a chance to win it, go to A Gathering Place and see what you need to do! This is a lovely site, with some wonderful Christmas images and music and makes a nice little visit!

And you could win this in time to give it to someone else if you wanted! Moms like things like this you know!
If nothing else, go and listen to the music she's chosen. This Candy is available for signup until December 6 at 5 pm.

Sketchy Thursday - for Copics

Here's a card for Sketchy Thursday. I'll come back and post more, but the deadline nears.

And I keep being bumped off the web sites for some strange reason. Comcast or Blogger, something just isn't right tonight.

So go check out what others have done for this challenge
Here . And I'll just close this computer for the night! Maybe tomorrow will be better!

Kinda long....but very good!

My friend Margaret sent this to me today, and I thought it was good enough to put on here for everyone to enjoy! I hope you do enjoy it, and pass it along.

RE: My Birthday!
A letter from Jesus:
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Now, having said that, let Me go on.
If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all My followers did that -- there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.
And stop worrying about the fact that people are calling The Tree a Holiday Tree, instead of a Christmas Tree. It was I who made all trees. You can remember Me anytime you see any tree.
Decorate a grape vine if you wish: I actually spoke of that one in a teaching, explaining who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks were. If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1-8.

If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My Birth here is my wish list: Choose something from it:
1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell Me all the time.
2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.
3. Instead of writing the President complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up... It will be nice hearing from you again.
4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.
5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.
6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile; it could make the difference.
7. Instead of nitpicking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families. (by the way, Hobby Lobby is a great example of this!)
8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary-- especially one who takes My love and Good News to those who have never heard My name.
9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them, buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me and they will make the delivery for you.
10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in My presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.

Don't forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Just love Me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is short.
I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court.

And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember: I LOVE YOU,
JESUS

Candy anyone?

Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise has some fab candy up until Christmas Day! Go check it out. For each increment of followers there is an addition to the candy: If she reaches 100 THOUSAND VISITORS by the time the blog candy closes she will add 90 more things; each 500 followers by the time the blog candy closes will add a brand new stamp set from the Stampin Up Mini coming out in January; and every 100 followers after 300 (so at 400, 500, etc), will add on an additional mini blog candy. Now go check her out at here .

Stamp Scrap & Doodle Saturday is here

and boy, was I late in posting! Sorry everyone, especially those who check blogs early in the day! I get messed up on Holiday weeks, and I thought this was Friday and I had plenty of time left to get it posted! Go figure.

Anyway, here is my Christmas Themed card for this week. This is actually a card I've made for my doctor, as I've mentioned making cards and have meant to take him one before so he knows what I mean. Anyway, I gave it to him and he was thrilled. That always makes me feel so good when someone really, really likes what I've made, and that I've thought of them.

This week's challenge is so easy, come on and join us (links are on the right).

We have a fabulous returning sponsor, The Cutting Cafe! Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe and check out all the new and fabulous cut files that Regina has been adding! The winner this week with receive 3 cut files of their choice! And you know you are busy making Christmas cards anyway, so join us! Let's see how high we can get Mr. Linky this week.

Seasonal Greetings to all visitors & fellow bloggers...

I hope you all enjoyed a Wonderful Thanksgiving, and I am wishing you an early Christmas filled with Joy!

I visits lots and lots (nearly a thousand now) of blogs, and I often forget to leave comments, and only as I am waiting on the next page/blog to load up do I remember that I didn't write anything. Sometimes I go back and do so, but a lot of times I do not.
So please be assured that I do enjoy them all and re-visit many times (maybe you have noticed that I do return, even when I'm bad and don't comment!) I have only ever quit following about 3 blogs, and those were mostly I just didn't like the genre of the cards I was seeing.
So I tend to hang around and come back and see what you are up to! And almost every single one has something new to catch my eye! Seeing all the wonderful talent and new ideas is something I really do enjoy a lot.

This past year has been good to me, and I hope to you also! I hope to find a job this year (please, economy, RAISE UP!!) and to continue with this hobby that brings me joy and hopefully does the same to the people who receive my cards. I've been able to work with an amazing group of ladies on the Design Team for Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge (and they do enjoy challenging me!) and in our emails back and forth they provide a lot of laughs and fun too!

My advice to everyone this season is to enjoy the season. You never know how many more you'll have and you can never recapture it once it's gone. Celebrate every chance you get. No matter how slight a reason. Make new friends (like blogging friends!) and definitely cherish the old ones you have!
Merry Christmas!

Happy Saturday, and another SSDS Challenge

I am so proud of this card! I can hardly stand it!

You see, I do basic simple cards mostly, and to the people I send them to - that's fine. But now and then I get pushed (or pulled) into trying something different by the DT and their choices of challenges!

And that's the case with this Flower Pot card Challenge today. I had never tried this before, and was a little anxious. But boy, do I like it!

I didn't want to do flowers specifically because of the season, and I thought the leaves and such would work out OK. The pot itself is covered with wallpaper - turned out really nice and it's textured and I love it!

When you pull out the card it says Happy Thanksgiving!
The sponsor for this week at SSDS is Dustin Pike. The winner will get their choice of I believe it's 3 images! Now that's a cool prize!

So come on and join us. You have a whole week (and you know you don't really want to go shopping on Black Friday with all the crowds and such! - and that's assuming you don't get it done today!)
This was such fun I think I'll make another to get in the mail on Monday!

And when my husband saw it tonight, he asked who I was sending it to, as it was Extra Nice! How's that for a compliment!

I have some Surprise Blog Candy for someone

I made my 300th post earlier tonight,
and on the spur of the moment decided that I would give a little surprise blog candy to the first person who left a comment on my blog after this.

So.... a little while ago, my friend Anita left me a comment (and after reading again about my cousin Don and his health issue, she left a promise to send a card too!)!
So I'll get a some small goodies sent off to her on Monday!
Congrats Anita. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment, and for the card too! I've sent you an email.


You never know when I will do something like this. I'd been thinking I needed to do something for some time, and this just occurred to me when I realized I had made that 300th post.
Who knows when the next one will happen, or for what reason I'll do it, but I have a few other goodies in my stash that I think might be loved by someone! They may be small at this time as I'm still not working, but I hope it will be some little things that someone will like.
Keep checking back to see what I'll do. It just may be something for followers next time, you never know!

Have your heard about the Gypsy?

WOW. It's awesome. . . and you could win a one!! A new challenge blog called The Gypsy Spot is GIVING ONE AWAY!!!!! Check it out by clicking here . Til December 1!

Squigglefly - part 2

Here's another card for the Squigglefly challenge #28! I forgot I had this image, it was a blog candy win and I just love it. And I thought this was something I could really see someone doing - if they didn't have to prepare all the food for the upcoming feast!!

Squigglefly Challenge #28

Now this may seem strange, but I personally don't like pumpkin pie, and hate the smell too, so I'm grateful/thankful to whomever makes it so that my husband and the boys can enjoy it without me being involved. So this time, I'm sending this card to my Mom who will do the honors!

This gives me a Bonus count in the Squigglefly Challenge #28, as I'll be sending this card tomorrow so it arrives early!

I also believe this works for the Simon Says Challenge this week, animal antics! I think that aptly describes what this little mouse is getting ready to do!

I think this also works for La-La Land's Challenge LLWWC13.

All these challenges have some lovely candy available, so I hope I get chosen!

Just sharing some news

One of the ladies sites I love to visit is Angie Kennedy Juda/Chick'N Scratch . Love her videos (see the top of her site). Anyway, she's excited as she is NOT moving (I think she was dreading that a lot!) and she wants to get the word out. Also, she's updated her email and wants people to know that too!

SSDS Challenge

Here's my image for the sketch challenge this week, and I've used a cute image from Heather's Fresh Brewed Designs.

I'm not into coffee, but doesn't this look like a great idea to sit back after the HUGE Thanksgiving dinner we all have, to have a nice warm drink and some simple dessert? Love it!

My family are all on a kick to lose some weight, and make an attempt at getting a little healthier this year, so I don't think this will be on our list this Thanksgiving. I do intend to cut WAAY back on items on the menu! And we also have an annual Christmas party in early December, and usually I have a fully loaded table, counter, and stovetop covered with food items, but this time there will be much leaner party fare! I think I need to forwarn people in my invite. What do you think? Should I tell them, or just wait and see? It's an open house thing, so that's partly why so much food usually, but I absolutely am cutting out some of the food items I don't or cannot eat any more.

Well, enough chatting. You need to head over to the blog and check the sketch out, and then get busy and get a card made! We have wonderful prizes and it's not so crowded, so the chances of winning is much higher than at some other challenges! Come join in!

Annabelle's Candy

YUM! Here is a picture of some of the candy

that can be won at Annabelle Stamps through Nov. 22!

They are very releasing their Christmas sets and new Sprinkles. And to celebrate both they are asking for help spreading the word, and offering this candy as an incentive! So yea, I'll let you all know they are out there with some cute designs!
Love these Christmas images. Cute camels!

A SPECIAL REQUEST - and the address is provided

My cousin's husband is a veteran, who is going to be in desperate need of cards this coming week and for the next several months. He has been in treatments for a long time at the Veterans Center, and it's not been good. In fact, he's recently been transferred to another hospital in the area because of the failed treatments at the VA hospital.
Don is being admitted to the hospital again on Monday to remove his foot.
He has diabetes, and has some complications from it and he's been resisting them taking his foot for some time, but the infections has now pretty much taken half of it anyway, and now the physicians have decided there is no choice, it's either his foot or his life.

So.... now to the special request part:
I am asking each and every one of you who come to my blog (and all others if you'd care to share this on your blog too!!) to send a card to him to help cheer him up and wish him a good recovery from this surgery.

MAILING INFO:
Don Wilson
130 East Northfield Drive PMB 285
Brownsburg IN 46112

It's just the cost of a stamp, and whatever card you might be making for a challenge or even just one that didn't quite turn out exactly as you wanted, but I'm sure it could make all the difference to him! Please help this vet to stay encouraged and heal!

This is an ongoing request as well, as they have advised my cousin that it will take many many months to recover from this -- so if you could mark your calendar in some way, and send an additional card in a few months, that would be Fantastic. I asked my cousin how she would feel about me making this request to all my cardmaking and blogger friends, and she's up for anything that might help Don in his recovery!

So please think about how you would feel if Don were related to you, and especially with him being a veteran (Veteran's Day is coming soon!) and having to recover from something like this. Please send him a card of any type and then also mark your calendar to do it again in a few months.

Doesn't have to be a get well card; can be a thinking of you card, Thank you for your service as a Vet card, Holiday card, whatever. You don't have to sign it even.

Just please do send a card. (I'd love it to hear back when you have mailed one!)

And thanks for doing this! I'm positive it will make a difference to Don.

Happy Saturday!

Well, it's time again for another SSDS Challenge card.

This time it's a special fold card. And I made this Sympathy card. I've been needing too many of these recently, so maybe if I have a few in my stash I won't need as many? Well, it's worth a try.

I'm not a good photographer, but I wish I were. I just love this plaid paper with a tiny shot of glimmer in it. And I don't have much of it left either.

Come on over to the SSDS site and check out all the other cards by the DT, you'll find they are very good at doing these challenges, and there's a chance for a prize. Click on the link on the right and join in.

Passionately Pink for a Cure...

If you've read my blog before, you know I support this type of event:

Pink mini's blog candy
Laura Denison is hosting a silent auction to benefit the cure of breast cancer reseach starting this October 31 to November 7th she is posting 16 mini albums created for talented woman and everyone can bid on them , High bidders will be notified. They will go to the event web page set up at the Susan G. Komen Foundation "Passionately Pink for a Cure" site to make a donation in the amount of their bid. High bidders will receive the mini from the creator as a thank you for their donation!
If you want to make a donation you can also do that at the website.
The website address is: http://www.info-komen.org/goto/pink-minis

SweetNSassy Challenge today

Here's a card I made for the Sweet N Sassy Challenge SNSDD1 today at SNR Card Universe. It was to use HOLLY in a card, and I used the new stamp snowman I just won from Peachy Keen! The ornament with holly image was just a coloring page I found. All were colored with pencils only.

Because I completed this card today, I am supposed to get two new freebie images from Sweet N Sassy!
My husband works with a lady named Holly, so guess which card she'll get this holiday season!

More Candy, YUMMMMMM!

ABC Toys & Crafts Blog has some blog candy, and boy does it look YUMMY! It's Martha's cupcake stamp and punch and it runs through November 13th. Now I'm only telling 'cause I had to, in order to enter, otherwise I'd keep this info to myself!

ODBD Challenge entry

This is my entry into the November ODBD challenge to "shimmer". Both of the papers used are shimmery and I hope the pictures show that a little. Of course, I'm not a photographer, and so that's a challenge in itself!

I love the simple theme of the sentiment, which is just off my computer.

I punched the lower edge of the card and the sentiment both and added the gemstones.

This second photo hopefully shows the shimmery paper a little better.
I'd love to win the funds to go shopping at this site!