High Hopes - Have I TOAD you...

Howdy,

This week I went for one of my first ever High Hopes Stamps - I have used this image many many times over the years, and always get a grin while using it -

This "Froggy Gift" paired up with a great sentiment - "Have I toad you?"

 Really loved doing this one - the paper colors the image and flowers! To create a background I stamped The boy then masked him off so I could stamp the stamp "Cattails" on either side of him. I colored with my Copics and then found bold color papers with Simple Stories. I sewed down all the layers - I created a band across the middle with paper and Martha Stewart Emroidery Doily Border punch. My favorite punch. I also pulled out some red mulberry roses with MS leaf punch -

Inside more of the same pattern papers. Had some great sentiment blocks with the collection - love how the lace border matches it.

Here are my Copic colors used -

If you haven't been to High Hopes recently - YOU MUST!! New site - New images - LOTS of DT post on the blog! Click on over and see for yourself!

Sarah Kay Girlie Happy Birthday

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Had some fun digging into my older Sarah Kay images again this week. I adore them... I used one to create a Girlie Birthday Card  - You see my "OLDEST" BFF is having a birthday today. She just loves when I refer to her that way.. don't ya Deana?  We were partners in crime in high school. Oh not that we EVER did anything bad... never! This girl and I have had some laughs in the past. Some of those laughs were at my expense at times, a lot of the time, she seems to remember me being accident prone. I have NO idea why she thinks that.  Deana helped teach me to drive and for some reason she still finds that humorous. Why I was ok with her teaching me when I had experienced her launching driving I will never know. But I can say I learned to drive and wasn't a timid newbie driver! We also were master Tetris gamers! At least we thought we were... sure put enough quarters in that year. Wow that dated us didn't it?

So back to the card - Deana has all "men" in her house! So I decided she needed a real Girlie card this year.

I think the Sarah Kay.. the lace punch, chipboard corner flourishes, pearls and birdie have some girlie feel don't you? I sewed all the layers down. Most of the papers are Websters I believe. I hate that once out of those clear envelopes I loose what collection they are... sorry.  The Happy Birthday is a Stampin Up stamp - love to color in the roses on this one. I colored with my Copics (colors below)

The inside is the same papers matched up - with an Alota Rubber stamps Happy Birthday stamp. 

 Copic colors used -

Hope she got it on time... and hope she liked it. I had fun making it - so many stamps I love so little time to use them all.

Happy Birthday Deana! And I hope you all enjoyed my Girlie Sarah Kay Card -
HUGS and-

Animal Crackers - ups and downs

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Well another roller coaster week here on the farm. Highs and Lows - Ups and Downs as that is normal for us I guess. Started off on a up - we got new chicks this week... Hubby and I stopped at the feed store earlier in the week. Normally if it is just a pick up bags of feed  (BORING)  I stay in the truck and catch up on my reading... facebook usually... As Hubby got out of the truck I looked up and saw a giant sign "New Chicks Here Now" - I looked at Hubby and he shook his head. I jumped out and said I am just looking....

 We got inside to the chicks and they had some gorgeous breeds... mainly they had Australorps... one of the breeds we knew we wanted to get more of. You see we have come to the conclusion that the chicks we got last year from a private seller... well I don't think they were the best chickens. Of all the chickens we bought... we only have 5 left. And now yesterday we found the Lavendar is sick and I don't think she is going to make it. All my other chickens the Reds and Wyandottes are healthy and fine. I have been so depressed about all of the Heritages...  But I have learned a lot about buying chicks and know what to look for. Mainly... active and clean. Well these new chicks are active and clean. And before I could start the look and the pout... Hubby was asking for a box and telling me we should get at least 6 for now. I have such a wonderful Hubby....

These little ones are so amazing. Most active and responsive that we have had. I can't believe how much they have grown in just a few days.

Cute - Cute - Cute!

I guess I need to before I go much further let you know the down this week. As I am sure you are wondering. It is a real low. We lost one of our outside doggies... A true happy spirit. Nally died this week. We really don't why -

We just found her in her bed on the porch. No wounds - No injuries. We did notice that she didn't eat her dinner the night she died. Not totally out of the normal for her as some evenings a large rabbit does fill her up. We think she got into something poisonous. But don't know. I miss her so much. That dog was always happy - always. Now we are paying real close attention to her sister Moxie to make sure she is ok, and other than looking and barking for her sister she seems ok. But she has never been with out Nally... So She has been getting lots of love this week. Not that they didn't before - WE will Miss Nally horribly -

Ok before I start bawling again... lets talk about something cute and happy -

A few of the baby goats. Or as Hubby has been calling them "Knot Heads" -

LOL Doc, Man oh Man he is going to be one stunning Buck. Handsome and Sweet what could be better?

I called out to one of my bottle babies ... Jackie. Love that this girl always comes running to me when I call her name. :0) She was screaming out and running full pace to me. Love that!

You can see that she is a little Knot Head can't you? Those little horns are coming in on her. Adorable.

Her Sister Lizzy is just as adorable. And love to come running as well. But she has really put on a little gut this last couple of weeks... not sure why as there had been no bottle feeding for the past two weeks. I guess she is filling out on grass and Mom more than normal. If she don't stop chowing down may have to put her on Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers or something...

 I was kind and didn't show her belly from the back - she has really pooched out! But with that grin and those little Knots - she is precious!

Hope you have a nice weekend planned. And that the weather is nice where you are. Here today is suppose to be gorgeous... but tomorrow will be an indoor day. So we will enjoy today! :0)

Hugs and -

High Hopes Stamps - Pawsing to Say HI!

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This week I dug deep into my box of High Hopes Stamps to find another old favorite. Love the "Cat Trio" -

Aren't they cute? I colored with my Copics and then matched up some older papers from First Edition Boho Chic collection. Great Warm Country feel don't you think? I sewed down all the layers added some buttons and lace to complete the country look. Then paired it all with the High Hopes Sentiment "Pawsing To Say"

Inside - 

Copic colors used -

Make sure to pop over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog - every day there is new DT projects being shown off!

Have a great day!
HUGS and

Animal Crackers - Whoo Whoo?

Howdy -

Brrrr... a bit chilly out there isn't it? Good thing I had lots of photos last week in the sun, cuz this week I just didn't get any decent pictures. Well Hubby got one really cool photograph....

Yes, it is grainy and not a "great" photo... but I still think it is a great photo. You see we have had an owl camped out around here the last month or so. I know they are beautiful and wonderful and all of that... but they still freak me out when I have baby goats and when I let the dogs out after dark. So when I hear him close I call Hubby out to help be on guard just in case. I would just die if one got one of my dogs or baby goats. Well we heard him in the front of the house..... Hubby pointed his camera on his phone up towards a dead tree over our pond... he couldn't see a thing as it was pitch black... and look at the photo that he captured!! Cool huh? As long as that guy stays over the pond and not in the tree over my back yard and goat pen I am ok..... come after my kids and I am one unhappy momma! But it is a really cool photo!

Showed off Chica last week... Autie was also enjoying the fresh cut grass...

Just after I snapped this photo... he starting rolling... sigh boys....

Speaking of fresh cut grass... Lizzy was really thanking "Dad" for the buffet...

 All of the baby goats were enjoying the grass... not much longer and they will be just looking through the fence with the adults.. as their horns are coming in and those heads are just about too big to fit through those squares! LOL

Now Paintbrush is one of our "old ladies" in the goat pen. And I think I am with her... Breakfast in Bed sounds just wonderful doesn't it?

Why stand when you don't have too? and besides breakfast is closer and does happen to be awful soft!

I have been trying to figure out an issue with our big boy chicken Leon...

 You see his tail feathers have been getting lighter and lighter in color. Just his tail feathers. Well the other night I went out just after the sun set and found out why. And I don't blame him at all. You see as cold as it has been at night here I have been running heat lamps in the chicken pens. Well Leon has found that he likes his rear end warm.... so his tail feathers have been right under the heat lamp. Not near enough to touch - but enough to fade them I guess! LOL


Hope you are inside where it is warm today - or at least bundled up and staying warm! Went out on errands yesterday and wore my heavy jacket... oops. Nearly froze! Here in Texas I just don't pull out my real coat much, but today... uh I will have my coat when I go outside! But the weatherman said on the news last night that it will warm up first of the week again... suppose to be 80! How insane is that. Then Wednesday another cold front and high of 48... gotta love Texas Weather! Only here .. flip flops one day - boots and coats the next!

Have a great day -
HUGS and

High Hopes Stamps - Ya Old Goat!

Howdy -

Today I had some fun with a favorite High Hopes Image... Norman Goat -

Don't you love  Norman Goat ? I just love him!

He is fabulous for those men in you life that you love to give a little birthday old age poke too! 
 
On the front I used the great  Large Fancy "Happy Birthday"
The papers are all from my scraps stash - sewing down all the pattern papers, and adding ribbon and buttons - 
 
Inside the card is the little poke... a great sentiment stamp for the goat... "Ya Old Goat!" 

The Copic colors used - 

Fun Card!! Love ... this one. And Soooo many guys that I can think it fits for! Ha!

Today Hubby and are doing catch up a bit around here. Then I am hoping for a little time later today to do so crafting. After a long weekend at the Antique Show I have missed some crafting time. But life laundry housework and farm animals... yah those come first. But later today me time! HA!

Have a great one! Find some craft time for yourself too ok?
HUGS and 

Animal Crackers - Hello there -

Howdy -

Sun was gorgeous Thursday afternoon - and everyone was out enjoying it - Abigail was shouting out at the top of her lungs .. Hello There... the sun is out!

We weaned the girls off the bottles this last week... they cried for the first couple of days... I am still pouting... miss our quality feeding time. I didn't go in the pen much for a few days. But now that they are calming down I will start going in and loving on them and getting them use to visits without the bottle of milk.

Found Chica enjoying the sun - of course she had to find a spot just after "Dad" had mowed and was covered in grass.. but as cute as she is it is all ok.

Doris was staring me down in the chicken coop... I think she wants her afternoon lettuce... better find it quick don't you think? That is one intense stare! Don't look too long it starts to freak you out!

Found Sam resting perched up on their pole. Poor guy has been dragging around a bad wing. I think he had one of the girls fight back - the day we found Cora so poorly and lost her, was the same day Sam was injured. I guess Cora got one last fight in her before it was too much.

Sam is getting better... don't think his wing will be perfect again - but he is ok.

Picture perfect shot of Miss Ellie Mae - She is a stunning girl don't you think?

Those long gorgeous ears, long long eye lashes and a voice that can be heard a mile away! Love this girl!

Then I saw a game going on...

 I think it was a race... Pepita and Mirta were gobbling up the very last of breakfast hay on the ground. They were moving pretty quick and picking up every last piece. Sweet girls. These two are BFF's for sure.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend planned - lots of rain chances here for us. We always can use the rain... just wish it would come on weekdays.. LOL

HUGS and -