Great COLORS

Always love the Inspiration Photo posted at CR84FN  for their challenge. This week #34 is

Just such bright and awakening colors.  I needed that today.  Had the chance to create a few cards while my 3 little visitors are sleeping thru a movie they wanted to watch. Grandkids..so precious

My card has several patterns with the 2 tones of pink and then that pop of yellow. Isn't the little rabbit just the cutest.  I found a large spool of the checkered ribbon at a sale for $2, love a bargain!!
Will be great for the girly things. But I need to keep an eye out for Yellow, that color is very limited in my stash of papers. 


Other Challenges:
Crafty Creations #128  SEEING DOUBLE... (2 bows 3 flowers) no twins involved.
Crafts and Me #44   ADD A FLOWER
Really Reasonable Ribbon #28  COOL IT   (little rabbit looks like he's drinkin' a cool one)
Stampin' for the Weekend #13  PAWS FOR THOUGHT 

Well Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Shades of Purple

Hello everyone!  Our humidity is gone, wonderful cool temps. So many people out enjoying it, walking, riding bikes and visiting our little park. Fun time with the 3 little ones, so a good nights rest is about to happen!!!

Done in shades of purple my card has floral background, some tattered edges,  a piece of tulle and an embossed, sanded circle with a pretty little butterfly and a piece of grey sparkly ribbon across the front.  A flower white button and 2 at the top. My photo is not a bright as the colors look in real life.

I used a sketch from The Ribbon Reel  Challenge #6

The color combo is for Welcome to Flourishes   Timeless Tuesday #127

It's a fun summery look, that inspired me. Love the grey wicker and the colors pop.
At the Ribbon Carousel  Challenge #12 is  "Button it Up"   and some ribbon, lace, twine etc
Sugar Creek Hollow   "Wing Things" and a little Vintage, Shabby or Primitive

All of these Challenges have some wonderful inspiration on their blogs by their DT's, take some time and enjoy all the great designs.
Thanks for stopping by my blogspot..and enjoy a wonderful weekend.

Color Challenge

Had some time while my little visitors are watching "Nemo", and I really loved this photo:

A Color Challenge #93 at Just Us Girls  with colors I like but hardly ever use. I thought I'd try to finish it before the movie ends or there's no chance to play around until late PM.
My card ended up with a few tattered edges, use of a new embossing folder sanded a bit, a pretty coral doily and flower, a great little sentiment and pretty butterfly papers, added a gray bow and a little charm.  Sounds easy but took me awhile.

Will drop it off for an elderly lady who just returned home from a long hospital recovery and wish her well.  Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day. I think 3 little ones fell asleep...will give grandma some extra time and a break from all the questions and pleases. 

WOYWW ! and Visitors

Another What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.  Julia at the Stamping Ground  has started this fun little peep about sometime ago. And all the little peepers can sign in and hop about to spend time making friends, gathering ideas, and seeing all the unique things others do atop their workspace.

My desk is clean and boring, but my table behind has some tidying up to do, working with some fabric this week while the little ones watch TV and play with some OLD toys in our lower level.
We have air conditioning and it is 110 outside but the lower level is always cooler.

My 3 grandchildren are visiting til Saturday:

A little project I saved for when the kids visit..Sorting my buttons by color into little jars. Well Cami's remark "This could take days Grandma"  didn't get much accomplished by 2 of them and the 3rd was not interested at all.  Little does she know I have a bigger can to sort  that she hasn't yet seen.

Crashed on the floor, and I'm hoping they can sleep in...but my DH has been banging pans, making his breakfast and telling me all his plans for today.  Leaving in minutes to spray the bean fields. I always like kids to sleep in..they routinely are up at 6am  off to day care and home at 5pm. A long day away from home and sometimes people just have to have time to slow down, even our little ones and enjoy a somewhat relaxed day.   But by the time he's out the door they will have been awakened I am sure.  Plans today after pancakes,.......go to see the Kids Matinee "Yogi Bear",  lunch at Micky D's,  visit greart grand parents,  and later tonight  a Cheese Pizza.  

Thanks for stopping by enjoy your WOYWW day. Don't know how many places I'll get to visit but later in the evenings, I can sneak in some I hope.      

Rest in Peace Dear Friend

It has been a rough week 4 funerals in our area and one in particular was so hard. But wanted to share a poem with you in the  In Loving Memory Print

Walking With Grandpa

I like to walk with Grandpa
His steps are short like mine.
He doesn't say "Now hurry up"
He always takes his time.
I like to walk with Grandpa
His eyes see things like mine do
Wee pebbles bright, a funny cloud
Half-hidden drops of dew
Most people have to hurry
They do not stop and see
I'm glad that God made Grandpa
Unrushed and young like me.

He had 8 grandchildren all of which he loved so much, he shared his life and loves with them and made their time so special.
At the service the music was picked by him, and oh the tender meaning he left to all of us. He shared his thoughts, his firm beliefs, and left his love implanted in our hearts.
Didn't know it, but his bible was with him most of the time.  He wrote in it, he underlined his favorite passages, and left a legacy of how important God is in our lives.  His bible notes were shared with us and the minister commented  It was a bible of a true farmer it was held together with Duct Tape..  it gave us a chuckle because this man was a friend to all, a farmer to the end and a Man of Character never to be forgotten.

We all need to assess our lives once in a while and take time to enjoy all the little things and tell someone you love them everyday.  Tomorrow may not come.

I think the best medicine I can have today is a visit from my 3 grandchildren to remind me life goes on and lots of things to do today and lots of love to share.

God Loves You

Tuesday Trigger

At Moxie Fab World  Cath has a bright yellow Tuesday Trigger and I just loved the photo with the caption                                                 "Perty Flirty" 

These Tuesday Triggers always intrique me.  And I loved the brightness of this photo.
So for my card today, I have embossed the card background, added some bright Cosmo Cricket patterned paper, half circle black cardstock,  half of a paper doily, topped with a bright yellow paper flower I made using Tim's die, distressing ink and some glimmer mist.  I added a pretty black button and a small tag, with a tiny butterfly.  I thought the black sparkly yarn was sort of Flirty.

There is always soooooo much to inspire you at Moxie Fab World you just have to visit to see the amazing things Cath comes up with.  I'd love her job!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful safe weekend. 

A TAG

Tags are always fun and I loved the inspiration piece for this one.

A Challenge at Ribbon Carousel #11  This inspiration photo above

My Tag:   I made the handle from a pipecleaner and covered it with grey string. The grey background is grunge board, which I embossed with a few lines and a small swirl on top and bottom. I then used some white distress ink for a more varied look. Made a pink tag and cut out a bird, attached the Sentiment, Flowers and Heart. Quite simple.

Other fun Challenges for my tag are :

Try It On Tuesday  A Tag/ Birds and the Bees Challenge
OLLCB  Oh La La Creations Blog and Challenge #84   Tag It 
Crafty Catz Weekly #91  Tags

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend. I hope you have NO storms your way. The weather in the midwest has been  so unpredictable.

Simple Song

Fun, simple easy and mailable.   My card today was inspired by the following Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers  #50  ONE LAYER CARD
Sentimental Sundays #63  INKY FINGERS and SENTIMENT
Welcome to Flourishes #126 Timeless Tuesday   EMBOSSING
Simon Says Stamp  ANYTHING GOES
My Craft Spot #16  INK IT UP
Amber's Crafts and Stuff ##18 EMBOSSING

I used an embossing folder to create the framed look, lots of fun with many colors of distress inks,
my favorite little bird in the cage from Hero Arts and the Sentiment from Verve.

Thanks for the fun challenges and some simple reminders!!!   All have great designs by their design team too.  Thanks for the fun.

Sometimes we forget how easy Simple can be, not just for our card making but  life in general.
Lots less stress.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful weekend.

Pretty, Pretty Palette

Oh the Pretty Palette of these colors

There is truly some beautiful inspiration there also

My card for the CR84FN33 was quite simple. I used a border punch at the bottom of my card. Some pretty patterned cardstock, a pink felt leave stem, with a crocheted flower and a bright red sparkle center topped it on top of a pink and white layered diecut. The Sentiment
"Plant your dreams and watch them bloom"  is some good advice.  A bright red ribbon and bow finish it off.

Well thanks for stopping by, our storms are over here, internet working, humidity gone, I opened all the windows and enjoying 65 degree temps!   Life is Good

WOYWW #110

It's another great snoop day.  Julia at the Stamping Ground started this fun little venture 2 yrs ago and it's growing by leaps and bounds.  Make your blog about your workdesk, link it up and visit others who are doing it also.   Meet great people, and see fun creative things. And some of us venture into other things.

Pretty clean.. I was a winner of the New Stamp set "Not Forgotten" from Our Daily Bread Designs
and I was so excited about it. It is truly a Patriotic set and with my military family and friends will enjoy it tremendously.   Trying some homemade flowers.  Was able to make 3 cards for contests this week this afternoon. Was so relaxing.

While visiting our heart patient friend we found time to go to a garage sale and this little item was free!!!!  And my husband knows me well...we took the little truck so was easy to load!!!!!! !!!! !!!

It is a Childs Rolltop Desk

For now I washed it up and set it in my laundry room. I think the missing drawers will be replaced     by a piece of pelxiglass and I will use the 3 areas as a shelf, until I can find or make replacements.     

Then I spotted this little stitchery treasure

 "HOME SWEET HOME"

This was so adorable. So much love and labor put into this a Long Time ago.

Only $1.00.  I hope to frame it when I can find the proper frame. 

Since last weeks post we've  had 2 funerals a friends mother and one was my husbands classmate unexpected heart attack, and now another one this Friday, our neighbors son 27yrs old was accidently shot and killed. The man with the heart valve replacement is in critical care and my cancer friend is in hospice.  Thanks for all the prayers. These things are so stressfull and sad. None are very old and all were enjoying family and grandchildren so much. 

Had some fun things to keep our minds positive. Two fun parties for our Priest who is being transferred after 6 years. We were his 1st marriage in our church, and he truly was kept busy in our area teaching, ministering to 3 churches, coaching and being a friend to all.

A couple of small town celebrations, with good grilled food, music, games in the park etc.

 Some very unpredictable weather...towns with 3 to 5 inches of rain, south and east  winds in excess of 100mph, destroying trees, buildings and anything in its path. High temps 90 to 98 with very high humidity.  Some will be without electricity 2 or more days. Crops flattened and destroyed.

So we can be very thankful, we are all safe, our crops are still standing, very healthy compared to some and Very Thankful that God has Blessed us in Many Ways.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your week. Live your Life to the Fullest, and share your Love.

Flower Power in Great Colors

Oh the gals at The Shabby Tea Room  have Week 70 with a Challenge of "Flower Power" from this Photo Inspiration.  They have some really great designs for your inspiration too.

My design is a tag  

I cut a circle wreath, stamped it with some sage green color, topped it with 3 light pink and 3 darker pink flowers. The tag has an opening as that of a front door window so I added some pink to the back, a few colorful fibers on top and a little cork bird just popping by a spot that  shows

"Love Grows in Happy Homes"  a cute little Sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your week and Live your Life to the Fullest.

Favorite Theme

Glad to see a few more sights with the Red, White and Blue Colors. Even though July 4th is over and Celebrating  it is over for this year, I can always use cards with these colors.  We have several family members and friends in the military and it just seems these colors are most important to share, as a sign of support and thankfulness for a job well done.

Celebrate!  And who doesn't like cupcakes?  Made this one from a Spellbinders Die, cut it in half to get the different colors and pieced it back together, using the red and white, added some Liquid Pearls for the frosting, made the candle from a Cuttlebug embossing folder and tucked it into the cupcake, added the sparkly star and some swag border trim.  Tried 3 photos and have glare on all 3.
I need help with photo's.................

I added a few Star Buttons, a Sentiment "Enjoy" a Stitched Ribbon and Lots of Love .
I certainly could use a cup of coffee and a wonderful cupcake right now.

Challenges for this Card:
Cupcake Inspiration  #117  Red/White/Blue    Inspiration from the Cupcake Photo
The Shabby Tea Room #69 Red/White/Blue    Inspiration from the Cupcake/Flag Photo
Paper Playtime  #49   Red/White/Blue      Digi or Stamped Image or Stamped Sentiment
The Pink Elephant #106  Red/White/Blue
Sugar Creek Hollow Patriotic   Your Country's Colors
Paper Creations Ink #4    Red/White/Blue
Creative Inspirations #63 Red/White/Blue
Our Creative Corner Last Minute July 4th
Kaboodle Doodles #74 Celebrations July 4th
Pattie's Creatons Design Challenge #25  Flag Colors
Sentimental Sundays  #62 Anything Goes/Sentiment
Die Cut Dreams #93 Receipe 3-2-1     3 Shapes, 2 Colors, 1 Ribbon
PollyCraft Monday #100  Celebration   Stars/Stripes
Come and Get It   Patriotic Theme
Speedy the Cat #62  Patriotic Theme
Passionately Artistic Linking Party
Ribbon Carousel  #10 Paper Piecing (my cupcake is pieced by colors)
Cooking it Up with Kate  #69 Colors of your Flag

Wow! Lots of Challenges, but each and every one of these have some beautiful designs and inspirations for your viewing pleasure.  Lots of pretty entries added also.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I truly enjoy reading your comments and appreciate the time you have spent looking.  Enjoy your day. The weekend is here already.

WOYWW #109

Our July 4th holiday has the whole week distorted. We have been having some fantastic weather, so all our outside events were well attended and enjoyed.

Today is the day we share our desks with peeps from all over the world. Amazing how addictive it is. Julia started this 2 yrs ago and you can join in at her Stamping Ground blog.  It's been wonderful making friends and sharing ideas. So hop on over

Spent most of Tues making "Sympathy Cards" my supply was 0 and needed a quick one so just did a mass production. 

Stamps that need cleaning, and extra stamped paper to add to files, below is part of the papers to assemble into cards. I pretty much finished the black and white ones.

Should be making "Get Well" cards.
We have 5 people in hospitals today from our little town, my like brother I asked for prayers early spring is now in hospice, the man we rent farm land from is having a triple bypass this AM, his sister is being treated for luekemia flare up, a 4yr old recovering from meningitis, and a lady with a stroke. We also had a death of a mother who has 11 grown children. So I have been heavy into praying and loss of energy.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day, I must see about trying to find some releif from upper back pain.  (Burning, Tingling, wondering if overwork of muscles from lifting weights, but wasn't really staining that much) I didn't think.  Gettting old is not the best thing.

Celebrating Red, White and Blue

I'm in heaven..all the challenges have been so fun. Using things we love, colors we love, makes for keeping cool inside on a Heat Warning Day  in Iowa so fun. 

My project for today started by using a mat board I distressed, some sheet music and distressing it a bit also, a strip of red aged star paper on top. I used a die cut for my blue star, topped it with a crocheted star and a small flag, made from torn strips of kraft popped on to the red background, a small piece of blue is topped with buttons..  The mason cord was aged a bit, (all my ribbon was a bit too bright for this piece)  tied it and added a red pleated circle topped with wired silver sparkle and a little red star. Added a little star in the bottom corner, and a little sticker "Home" in the top left corner.

I just love it. May take it with when we go to visit my son and family. It is his life, serving our country, so I've always been very supportive and proud of his contributions to keep us free.

Challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room Week #68 My Favorite Things   (Shabby Papers, Embellishments)
Celebrate the Occasion  #20  4th of July  Red, White and Blue
Party Time Tuesdays #22  4th of July
My Sheri Crafts  #63  Independence Day
Amber's Crafts and Stuff  #16 Red, White and Blue
Paper Issues  Red, White and Blue 
Passionately Artistic  Linking Party
Crop Stop #26  Show your National Colors 

Color Q  Challenge 91 Colors of :   (my buttons are kinda navy and gray)  

                                                                                                                    

Well it's been fun...Enjoy your Holiday Weekend, Be Safe and  Remember our Military and their families, a simple  " Thank You " means so much.  They  make sacrifices everyday for you and me, and  Remember          "FREEDOM  ISN'T FREE."

Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World

A Challenge at:

Moxie Fab World: Tuesday Trigger  Inspiration from pages of Stamp It

I'd say I did a case study of this card, made a little black table and using real lace for the table cloth,  some distressing ink for the Sunshine stamp and the cut out Vase stamp, which I popped up and added the flowers. Made from wire for the stems of the gems and gem flowers, added A "Thank You" sentiment and a little green border.

It was fun and will be great to send to a friend who always has some lace and flowers on her table.
You need to stop over at The Moxie Fab World Cath has so many things to offer to you for inspiration. The blog is full of ideas, beautiful photos, and lots of fun new ideas.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your extended weekend of Celebrating America's Birthday.

WOYWW #108

Up before the chickens today..sometimes sleep just isn't restful, so up and at 'em and scheduling a nap later!!

Julia at the Stamping Ground it looks like is missing in action...lying in the sun somewhere, but a fill in this week has some most beautiful fabric displays to share. Stated that she is a Virgin Blogger but she has a good wit about her so When you are done enjoying her post you can hop around and snoop at all the other entries and see Whats On the Workdesk Wednesday.
Just lots of fun and always so many new things to keep your mojo going.

I've made quite a few posts this week on our country's birthday celebration "The 4th of July"
always town celebrations, parades, food, games for kids and adults, music, horsehoe, baseball, apple pie and the grand finale  FIREWORKS.   So my workdesk is boringly clean, but I too have been working on some fabric projects.

Kinda organizing trims, embellishments etc to do a few more pin cushions like my little PiF.
Reviewing some  old Barbie Doll Patterns (maybe for next weeks WOYWW as seems my camera is taking vacation.

Wishing you all a wonderful WOYWW day and a super fun weekend with family and friends if you are celebrating the 4th.  Be safe, patrol will be out in full force, and Thank You to any and all Military who have kept us a free nation.

My little helper..

Vibrant

I've made a card  for my granddaughter that I need to get in the mail. I spotted the Challenge #97 at Paper Cutz and thought I'd use it for their color combo this week.   Pink, Orange and White  Her favorite colors.

I used a border punch for each end and a kit with the papers and chipboard pieces. I usually do the Tattered and Vintage cards so this was something different for me.. She's young and vibrant so know she'll love the mail and the message.  When she's done with softball she can come and spend some time with us.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the week.