Animal Crackers - A little Breeze

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A little Breeze -  Yesterday afternoon we had a little shower, lasted possibly 3-5 minutes, but after that the breeze was really nice. Took away the humidity, and it was just nice. Everyone was really enjoying it -

Alex was screaming out to let me know how much he was liking it...

Ok, first he probably was actually screaming out wanting a little treat... we had some stale cereal the other day and took it out for the goats to enjoy. Hey it was shredded wheat... so it wasn't bad for them. It was a first for them, and now they think it should be a regular. And second, yes, Alex is one of our Adult Guy Goats - and yes Hubby and I agreed that the boys had to go to auction and decided it was best. And then we just keep putting it off. Hubby really loves these guys, and they are really sweet. Once things calm down we are just going to have to build them a larger forever pen and just agree they belong here. Sigh... such saps!

Next I found Thelma .. she was running around talking and sniffing the air. She is still so young she has no idea what a "cool front" is. She only knows heat and humidity. She soon will find Fall and I am sure she will love it as much as we all do!

Went to say Hi to Black Jack - sometimes when he sees you he will run to and hee haw and just has to have 110% of your total attention and get that all important must have rear end scratch from you. Then other times....

He won't even acknowledge you are in the world. I called out to him, I yelled his name, I even tried kisses sounds and the promise of that rub! Nope... whatever that little weed is he found is just too important and he won't even look up at me.

Leon now.. he was watching me really close. All that calling out and kissing noises I think he just thinks I am a bit nuts.

Stunning Rooster - I am so excited waiting for the first eggs from Eleanore and hoping that Leon and Eleanore might give me my first "home grown" chicks!

Now Chica... she was more interested in watching the Guineas and Goats.

 She is such a beautiful little girl. And she was so mesmerized watching the Guineas chase around the goats. Maybe she was just thinking "Man I am glad there is a fence between us" She just isn't sure about those birds.... LOL

Speaking  of beautiful little girls - I had a couple photographs from last week I didn't get to show. And I just have to share them -

Miss Moxie -

She is doing so well. And is getting so much attention to make sure she is happy. Maybe getting a little pudgie recently. We have been grilling more, and a little extra hamburger, steak, chicken and hot dogs here and there sure is yummy! (actually buy the all beef hot dogs just for her.. LOL)

One more from last week! I actually captured a shot of Scaredy Cat! She had just come from the water bowl and was lounging on their bench in the shade.

I don't know if it is just that she getting a little more trusting finally after all these years. Of if she was just too hot and didn't care that I was there unless I moved too fast of came very much closer. Good thing for the zoom lens!

Hope you enjoyed and I do hope you have a wonderful blessed weekend!
HUGS and 

Whimsy Stamps September Release Day 3

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Welcome to Day 3, the final day, of our ...
September Rubber Stamp and Die Release

Over the last 2 days we have showcased 19*BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets, 3 new Clearly Whimsy clear sets, and 3 Shapeology Die Sets. All of these new products are available to buy from the  

Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers.
Our design team members have created amazing cards and projects featuring these new goodies, we hope you have enjoyed the hops over the last 2 days. Today, we have more inspiration to share and we hope you will hop along with us for the last chance to win a Whimsy Gift Voucher during our 

September release.

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at two of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winners from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw.

The winners from each of our 3 release day hops will be drawn and posted on Monday, September 14th. Be sure to join us and leave your comments by 8am ET on Monday for a chance to win!

For my image to show off today I chose "Little Red Riding Hood" by Elizabeth Bell. So in love with her stuff and this one was so fun to color.

   

I colored with my Copics (colors below) and really went crazy with that red dress and hood. I just kept adding color. LOL hope it isn't too much. I found papers from BoBunny Juliet collection. Love the deep colors with the collection. I sewed down the layers with a zig zag stitch. I then cut a mat with a Spellbinders Die. And then the sewed down Red Riding Hood. I must say then I had lots of fun playing with Whimsy Shapeology Dies. I just cleaned out my book of dies and so I was just having fun with a few that I haven't used in a long while. So here is the list of dies -  Corner Die Set, Sentimentables Die Set, Vines Die Set, and I found some little flower dies. I dotted those flowers with a Viva Deco Black Paper Pen.

Inside I used more of the same papers and scraps.

Copic colors used -

 Now don't forget to have fun hopping around and leave those comments as there are really great prizes each day!! 

From here - you need to visit Kristie Goulet

Thanks for dropping by. Happy hopping!

HUGS and - 
 

Whimsy Stamps New Release - Christmas Wishes

Howdy -

Welcome to Day 2 of Whimsy Stamps ...

September Rubber Stamp and Die Release 

Over the next 2 days we will showcase 19*BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets, 3 new Clearly Whimsy clear sets, and 3 Shapeology Die Sets. All of these new products are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers. 

Our design team members have been working hard on their creations featuring these new goodies. We hope you will hop along with us for a chance to win a Whimsy Gift Voucher. Each day, for the next 3 days, we will have a new blog hop, showcasing more of the new release items along with a new chance to win. 

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw. 

For my card to show off one of the new release images - 

I chose Christmas Pup Stocking by Crissy Armstrong.  

I colored with my Copics (colors below) And then added a little stickles for some sparkle. I found papers from BoBunny's Father Christmas collection, then matted it all with the Whimsy Shapeology Double Scallop Doily die.   One of my favorite dies! Sewed down all the layers, and then added one large red bow. For the sentiment guess what? It comes with the image!!! And even cuter?

The paw stamp that I used inside my card comes with the image too!

Copic colors used - 

Make sure to leave those comments! 

From Here you need to Hop on to 

Kristie Goulet

See you again tomorrow for our third day of new release festivities! 

HUGS and - 

High Hopes Stamps - Witchy & Friends

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 The new release at High Hopes is really in full swing now, and with all the Fall / Winter Halloween Christmas images there is so much fun going on.

For my card today I had a little spooky fun  with "Witchy & Friends". This was a fun image to color with all the friends peeking around Witchy.

I went with an easel card so I could focus on the image -

I took my colors for my Copics (colors below) from the pattern papers. Debbie Mum's JoAnns Holiday Collection.
Older papers but lots of fun! Love the colors -

To chose the pattern papers and matted everything. Black Green and Orange card stock. All the layers are sewn down with straight and/or zig zag stitches. Simple embellishments of a spider button and a pumpkin button found deep in my stash.

For the base of my easel card I used the same papers and added one more from the collection that has lots of glitter on it. And that Spooky Town House was just the perfect house for Witchy don't you think? I added the sentiment "Take Flight"  Fun saying for any Witch image!

Here are my Copics colors used

You really HAVE to see all the new images that have been released! You can find them HERE.

Have a wonderfully blessed day -
HUGS and

Animal Crackers - Simply Good Lookin'

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Went around the pens yesterday afternoon - found most everyone trying to stay in the shade. I think of all the photos snapped this one of my little Buddy "Doc Holiday"is a favorite!  He just has so much personality it ooozes... LOL Simply Good Lookin'.

You would think he gets up early to work on that hair style wouldn't you. Ha! He is so cute.. excuse me "Handsome" - And sweet too. But that hair... just love it. Some days it stands up taller than most. The other day it had drizzled and it got wet. It looked more like a bad toupee. Love it !

Now not looking as great right now is Miss Eleanore... and actually she looks soooo much better than she did a couple of weeks ago .

She has been moulting and was pretty much bald for a while, but her new feathers are coming in now. Such a little petite girl. And when not moulting she is my lead egg layer. Dependable and daily. But not one egg in a couple of weeks... hope she is done soon and gets back to work.

Picking up some of the slack is my Australorps  Really have been laying steady this week.

Oh and when it is close to 100 degrees... they LOVE their frozen peas! Had to go to just peas though. Was getting peas and carrots as a change from frozen corn. Soon realized that they didn't really like the carrots and were leaving them to dot the ground in orange. Just peas... those are great! All though Hubby helped me unload groceries and nearly freaked thinking I was planning the peas for one of his meals... HATES them... not one of my favorites either, but the chickens love them.

 Finally getting caught up on some updating on a few of the older ladies registers. Boring photos have to be taken of each side of the donkey. Sigh... but the girls look good for their certificates.

First Jolene -

Really tried to make sure that the sun showed her dark bracelets on her legs. She is such a stunner!

Now Macie - Well... we tried hard to have her look as slim as she could and not get any angles that made her look "wide".

Now Jazz. She was just simply bored with me and the entire photo shoot.

Had a hard time getting one with her eyes open! Early morning and she was ready for a little nap I suppose. But I had to get the photo so I just kept yelling out her name and trying to get her eyes open. Of course then I got her ears back because she was not happy with me disrupting her.

Now I need to work on a few more younger donkeys... but I think I will wait a little while. It is like completing a major exam for me. Stresses me filling out all the forms, measurements, descriptions, teeth alignment... so nervous I will get something wrong or forget something. Like I normally do....

Hope you have some fun plans for this weekend. Three day weekend here in the US - for us, just the normal around the house things. So have some fun for us ok?

HUGS and-

High Hopes Stamps - Pumpkin Buddies

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Did you visit the High Hopes Blog Hop yesterday? Oh my so much inspiration and so fun to see all the DT's work with the new release images. Well I am back today to show off another new release. How can you not love a Fall image with a doggie and a kitty? Then for that fall Boo a bat flying by.

This is "Pumpkin Buddies"

I colored with my Copics ( colors below )  and paired the image up with some papers from DCWV Holiday papers. Had to use some orange card stock for mats though... just had to make that pumpkin pop right? I sewed all the layers together with both straight and zig zag stitches. My sentiment "Happy Fall Y'all" works with so many images and is great to have for any type of card. For embellishment I punched some leaves with Martha Stewart leaf punch then shaded them with my copics.

Inside is more of the same -

The Copic colors used -

There are SO many wonderful new image in this release at High Hopes Stamps. You really need to pop over to website and see all the fun. And also do make sure to hop along the Hopes Blog Hop... leave those comments and who knows you might just get some new High Hopes to play with as a prize!

Have a blessed day - HUGS and -

High Hopes Stamps - Sept. New Release Blog Hop!!

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There is a new release at High Hopes Stamps!! And for your Fall/Winter/Halloween and Christmas Stamps you are covered with this release!! Oh My!!  

And there is a BLOG HOP to for the DT to show you some of the new images! And you know Blog Hops there is always something good at the end!! 

So if you are on the "HOP" you got here from Shari G.'s blog! Welcome!! 

Now for my card for the release - I am using "Lil Snowbird" - she is just adorable! 

Cute Cute Cute - I colored with my Copics (colors below) pulling my colors from the papers - DoveCraft's Sweet Paris collection. I sewed the layers together and cut out the image with a Spellbinders Oval Nestie. I cut out the birdhouse and let it pop over the oval. A satin ribbon and mulberry flowers and pearls just really make all come together. For my snow I added some Lacey Stickles - love adding a little sparkle.  My sentiment is also for High Hopes - "Large Script Thank You"  

Here is a close up of that snow... :0) 

Inside the card - 

And the Copic colors used - 

NOW ... you need to carry on with the Blog Hop! 

And from here you need to Hop on to Leanne's blog! 

Have fun and make sure to leave those comments and enjoy all the the new images! 

To see even more of the new release you can also visit the High Hopes web site.  

Have a wonderfully blessed day and have fun Hopping!!

HUGS!