I Spy Something Green

Over at The Outlawz, in The Outlawz Greetings Challenge we are challenging you to place something green in your project! With St. Patricks Day just around the corner I decided to use up some of last years St. Patty's stash.

Little Scraps of Heaven Calendar 3

Here it is, the Little Scraps of Heaven digi calendar I am creating. The shamrocks were cut using the Cricut machine.

Anne & Sandy Digi Calendar 3

Here's my calendar page for March trying to stay with the theme of using Anne & Sandi's Digi's. For this calendar I only used one of Anne's digis, the mushrooms and found the Leprechaun on the internet here. The shamrocks were cut using the Cricut machine.

Pearls & Lace

Oh Pearls & Lace are oh so pretty!  This week in The Greetings Challenge at The Outlawz we want you to show us your feminine lace and pearl creations.  Here is mine above!

Little Scraps of Heaven Calendar 2

Here is my completed page for my Little Scraps of Heaven themed calendar for 2013. I was inspired to make these calendars by the Copic/Promarker group at The Outlawz.

PCP Recipe Swap

Over at Paper Craft Planet I joined in a House Mouse Card/Recipe swap in The HM Group. My swap partner Maria is living in Germany and this is the card and recipe I sent to her. I chose this card because I read she plays an instrument and I had made this card inspired by the song I love a rainy night by Eddie Rabbit for a previous challenge. The recipe has been a favorite in my family for as long as I can remember and I hope she loves it as much as we do!

I love these Mieces to Pieces!

I won my choice of House Mouse stamp for playing in the challenge over at Paper Craft Planet. I chose this stamp for my freebie! Isn't this little guy adorable....lol...

I'm Terrific!

This adorable little card was created and inspired by two separate challenges. The first challenge being Paper Craft Planets House Mouse Challenge Sketch, and the second being the Copic/Promarker challenge at The Outlawz. If you haven't stopped in at either web site you should they have a lot of fun creating! 

For the Copic/Promarker challenge: My card was inspired by the children's book written by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat’s and Kay Chorao’s picture book I’m Terrific.

Eagles Soar in the Creative Freebie Challenges

If you know me, you know I love the outdoors. I most especially love photographing  birds. It is a frustrating hobby at times chasing a bird around a tree or across a state park trying to get that great shot only for the bird to fly away on you, or you have your klutz moment because you had the camera in your face and wasn't watching where you were going. 

The Eagle in the photograph  in my card above was drawn by Anne Fenton for the Creative Freebie Challenge over at The Outlawz. It reminded me of our trip to the boundary waters of Canada/United States by way of Ely, Minnesota and we took a john-boat out on Fall Lake and spotted an eagles nest. I took as many photos as I could of the eagle and its nest. If you would like to have beautiful images like this to use for your cards and projects you should come play in the Creative Freebie challenges!

Recipe Challenge at The Outlawz!

 Do you have a hard time creating a card to post in a challenge? You should try a recipe challenge! They really help! Guess what? We have just the recipe challenge to start with in the Greetings Challenge at The Outlawz! Hope to see you there!

 

Be Happy

Just messing around with the art supplies tonight.

There is GOLD behind all the Rainbows we find at The Outlawz!

It is Monday and what a beautiful day it is, Even if it is snowing outside, the bright side over on the Greetings Team at The Outlawz we are thinking Spring showers, Leprechauns, Shamrocks and beautiful colorful rainbows! Come join the fun challenge!

House Mouse - Mice Are Hungry Too!

Oh my talk about cutest littlest mouse ever, don't ya just love the mieces to pieces!! Look at the card & recipe I received from Germany! I love how Maria turned her card into a piece of cheese!! This was perfect since the recipe for the swap at Paper Craft Planet had to consist of cheese in it. Maria was so sweet to include a magnet she had made of Germany, it is the coolest!! My fridge loves it!

House Mouse - Feed the Mice!

Isn't this card adorable!! I received this from Canada! This card was made by Josie the hostess of the Mice Are Hungry Recipe Swap at Paper Craft Planet. Each participant of the recipe swap was to make a card with a House Mouse or HM image and a recipe to feed the mice with. Josie was a sweet sneaky mouse and sent a recipe to everyone in the swap as the rest of us has designated partners to swap with. 

CFC Calendar

What a fun challenge in the Creative Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz! Here is what I created with the wonderful digi images of Sandy & Anne!

Carrying My Love 4 You

Anything Goes this week in the Greetings challenges at The Outlawz! I am gearing up for valentines day cards. Here's the image I decided to play around with for this challenge.

Happy Birthday Deanna!

 

Last Thursday was a close friend of mines 42nd birthday, I have known her almost 30 years and along with a few handmade crafty gifts the crocheted chicken pot holder, an apple potholder that you will see in an upcoming post and  I decided to make her a cake with what I had learned last summer at my 1st Wilton's cake decorating class. 

 

House Mouse February Calendar

Over at Paper Craft Planet they are challenging us in the HM group to make calendar pages. This is my creation for the month of February!

My Hearts Desire

Good morning blog readers! It is my favorite day of the week... Monday! Why? It's time for another fun Greetings Challenge at my favorite craft site, The Outlawz! This week the challenge involves hearts so I do hope you come join in on the fun!

Anne's Digi's - Memory Books of Love

Here's one of the newest images by Anne for the Creative Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz! You should check these challenges out they are a  lot of fun and Sandi & Anne provide some amazing digi's!

Anne's Digi's

This is the close up of the digi I chose to make my 20 Easter cards for the Anysoldier.com Spring/Easter Card Swap.

Kickin' up the dust Western Style!

Howdy! We sure hope y'all will stop in at The Outlawz to kick up some dust with us and are willing to step into this here boot scootin' fun challenge! January has been a month full of fun creative challenges to kick off your mojo for 2012. I hope it has worked!

What else is brewing this month you may ask? I will tell you! The Outlawz turned a year old and we are celebrating with a Greetings Anniversary challenge, western style! That's right, saddle those horses and get to the barn dance to wish a Happy Birthday to each and everyone who continue to make this Greetings challenge a success!

Spring/Easter Anysoldier Card Swap

Here's the 20 cards I created for the Spring/Easter card swap! I used Anne Fenton's image for 19 of the cards for my Easter image. I was able to practice using my Copic markers and I recruited my daughter to help color them! :D 

The first card that was finished we embellished up with ribbon to show what this card can look like with just a little more added to it. I decided to keep them less bulky to send to the swap group.

National Nothing Day!

It is a weird holiday indeed and we worked it into our challenges at The Outlawz. Come celebrate America's National Nothing day with us and show us your Nothing But A Sentiment card in The Greetings Challenge!

Looking For Sponsors

Are you a Digi artist or Paper Crafts supply company, want more business for your store and don't mind giving something away for free to our monthly prize winner? How about sponsoring one of the Greeting Card Challenges at The Outlawz! We are signing up Sponsors for 2012! We have openings for Spring Sponsors but they are going fast! Please contact me here or at The Outlawz!

I am so very excited, today I was promoted to the Administrative team at The Outlawz! I want to thank all the members of the Outlawz for making me feel at home with my crafting abilities there. I also want to thank all the ladies on the Design Teams that have inspired me to join my first card creating challenges. And last but not least, I want to give a HUGE thank you to Colleen for believing in me for her design team in the Greeting Card Challenges, and once again having faith in me to be  an Administrator for one of the greatest crafty challenge sites on the world wide web!