Whimsy Stamps New Release - Girl and a Pumpkin

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Back again today with another new release image from Whimsy Stamps! And today is another new Digital image, from Crissy Armstrong "Girl and a Pumpkin" Such a beautiful Fall image for sure!

She is just so pretty! I colored her with my copics (oops... forgot to take a photo of them sorry) and then cut her out with a Spellbinders Oval ... then I matted her sort of matted. I cut out the mat from a light green card stock with the Whimsy Stamps Oval Stitched Die Set... then that fun Pumpkin paper shows through just a bit around the image. And do you love that pattern paper with this image??!! I pulled out some older corner dies for the corners of the mat and then added them on with orange brads. Wow haven't used a brad in forever! Need to keep them out on the desk and use more! Then to finish of my card the Whimsy Word die "Celebrate" - love that this set has three different words to play with "Smiles Happy Celebrate" Love them!

Now run over to the Whimsy Stamps Web Site HERE and find all the new goodies to play with!

Have a blessed day -
HUGS and

Whimsy Stamps New September Release - So Nuts About Home!

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We have a new release going on at Whimsy Stamps! And on the Digital team there are some really sweet images to play with! And with Digital you can play sooner and make your project to your sizes and backgrounds!

For my first image I colored up Crissy Armstrong's "So Nuts About Home"

I just adore those "full" little cheeks! I colored with my Copics below and then cut out the sweet image with the Whimsy Basic Stitched Ovals Die Set. Love how the dies make the edges have that stitched look! I found an older My Minds Eye pattern paper that was just perfect with the image. I sewed all the layers down on dark brown card stock. For some added embellishments I found four rhinestone flowers for the corners. Such a cute image !

Copic colors used -

Now make sure you go and see all the Whimsy Stamps fun!!! Head to the web store fast with this link HERE

I'll be back tomorrow with another new image!
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Animal Crackers - Just Chillin'

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Well its Labor Day weekend here in the states, and Crissy is looking like she is working up to the long weekend here.... 

 Doesn't she look relaxed - sun bathing mid morning. Such a sweetie.. and pretty too!

Now the next photo isn't the best... sorry I was a long way and shot it with my camera... but I knew the second that Jennifer knew I was walking that way she would move. And I thought it was a cute photo.

You see we have some of those Igloo dog houses for the goats. And well a few of them are older and just don't lock down like they use to. And with a few head butts.. and a few of the chunkier girls jumping on and off of them they come loose and the top rolls off. I suppose that Jennifer decided that the top provides just as much shade as getting into the hut... and hey a bit of a rocking chair effect I would guess.

Peso wants to say something... 

I have no idea what.. but he was talking big time! He is such a funny man... high pitch voice and those bug eyes.. such a cutie!

Speaking of talking....

 Raffie was really calling out LOUDLY! I don't have to read his mind at all... Love the look in his eye... YEP the girls were really really close and that was a very seductive call to the girls. They were not paying attention at all.. Sorry buddy but they saw the hay Dad had just thrown in the pen for them, and fresh food.. yeah that rates a bit higher than your flirting.

Seems that Sweet Pea has slipped right back into her normal life - right in beside her Mom Belle. And like mother like daughter those horns are just stunning -

These two girls really do have LONG horns that are perfectly shaped. Not to thin.. not to thick...
Belle was suppose to be one of my future hot shot Breeding goats... but her first birthing was triplets Sweet Pea delivered first but the second two were in a race for number two and were a bit tangled up. It was a hard delivery and they did not survive. Belle nearly didn't as well, as she had some sort of stroke during the delivery. For a while we were worried that Sweet Pea would be an orphan and that Belle wouldn't make it much less raise her little baby. But we helped Sweet pea eat and in a short time Belle seemed to try and love on and clean her and despite being a little slower, she seems to have recovered. But I have always been scared to breed her again. So Sweet Pea will have to carry on her line. And she had done it beautifully... Domino is such a love, and handsome too. Now if only I could get a little girl and those blues eyes from Belle... but I know the girl part is the dudes job. So next time we will try again... Can't wait for it to cool down some so I can split up these girls and start a count down to babies again!

Hope you all have a wonderfully blessed weekend -
Hug a furry or feathered friend -
HUGS and

High Hopes Stamps - Bossie's Bad Mood

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Did some looking at my older High Hopes over the last few weeks, and have been pulling out a few favorites to play with and I don't know why but "Bossie's Bad Mood" just seemed to call out to me.. maybe a little relating? LOL

 I can so relate to Bossie... So I decided to have Bossie sit on a "Bale O'Hay".. I have the "Farm Fence" as well, but honestly do you think a Cow can climb a fence to sit on it? No me either... LOL

Colored with my copics (colors below) and then added some sparkle with Nuvo Sparkle Markers. Cuz cows love bling.

I found some older My Minds Eye papers that were fun along with a cream and black colored card stock for bases. Those yummy swirls are a Spellbinder's die cut that I layered under Bossie. Needed swirls along with the bling. The sentiment "Waiting for Heifer" as I just love it and matches up so well with Bossie and her attitude. Three Nuvo Dots in the corner and I love how fun this one is.

Copic markers used -

You just must click over right now to the High Hopes Stamps website and see all the fun there! Old and New there is just so much to create with!

Hope you have a wonderfully blessed day - and in a much happier mood than Bossie -
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Animal Crackers - My Boys

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My Boys have gotten so big... where did my babies go? 

They think they are "men" But they still have that lovey Cuddly baby in them. Hope they keep it! Here they were having just a little morning nap after breakfast.

Went out to see the Ladies early before they headed out to the big pasture... Fancy Pants was the only one that came over to the fence, the rest... finishing up their morning breakfast was much more important.

Fancy Pants has started to show a bit of grey on her face. All my kids have gotten older... what does that say about me? I guess we will get old together, I am ok with that... nothing better than feeling better loving on those long ears! And Fancy Pants.. she is a sweet long ears girl.

OH... I got Vickie to look up at me! Still chewing, but she did acknowledge me... 

I must rank close to number 2 after the hay... ok maybe 3 cuz "Dad" is probably a bit higher than me cuz he brings the hay... LOL

You scratch my back... I'll scratch yours...

Patty must have had an itch... so she started scratching Darlene in that spot and Darlene knows, that means scratch me in the same place. True friends for sure!

Mary is such a beauty... those big blue eyes are so pretty.

She was part of Triplets when she was born, years ago. She had two brothers. Peter, Paul and she is Mary. You know I tell "younger" ones that and they have no idea why I named the three that... What is it with these kids today? They just don't know classic music, tv or movies! ... LOL

And then I turned around and found this laying at my feet...

 Now how can you not stop bend down and rub that belly? Especially when she grins with that little snaggle tooth? LOL Her tail was really wagging fast.. Love this girl. Maybe she was just thanking me for her breakfast.. she had a few scrambled eggs with a little left over hamburger meat. Didn't look so yummy to me, but she gobbled it up in just a few bites.

Hope you got a grin and enjoyed my kids today...

Have a blessed day-
HUGS and

Whimsy Digital Stamps - Western Pony

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Still playing with the Whimsy Digital Stamp Set "Western Pony" from the Crissy Armstrong Collection. Last week I showcased the Cowboy Hat from the set... this week I went straight to the Pony!

I printed the Digital Stamp along with the Whimsy Digital Paper from the Old Glory set. Perfect for a bit of western feel with all those stars!  Love this about the digital way of doing things. I can just print that paper as the background for a flat clean look! I colored with my Copics (colors below) then found some scraps from Carte Bella Cowboy Country paper pad that went perfectly with my stars western feel I was going for. I sewed the layers all together and placed on a kraft card stock base. Found an older sentiment that was a fun western font, sewed and matted it on my card. Three rhinestones for some bling on the bottom of the card. Cuz what is more western than a little bling?

Copic colors used -

Click the images below to go straight to the Whimsy Products in my card!

Hope you enjoyed .. yee haw!
Have a blessed weekend-
HUGS and

High Hopes Stamps - Herbie's Heifer

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Having fun with some of the High Hopes Stamps Animal stamps - LOVE these animal stamps -
and how can you not love a young man and his cute cow?

"Cow ya doin?" Herbie's Heifer

Colored with Copics - (colors below) I pulled out a new favorite paper pad Carta Bella's Cowboy Country collection I sewed down the layers on Black card stock mats and used a kraft card stock for the base. I matched the image with a "Cow ya doin?" sentiment. Then six Nuvo Black dots for embellishments.

Copic colors used -

There are so many fun wonderful animal images at High Hopes Stamps... that was my first love at High Hopes Stamps... and now there are so many other reasons! I bet you find some when you visit the web site HERE