Animal Crackers - We have named her Blanca

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And we have named her Blanca -  So Hubby's new friend his white pigeon that has decided to stay for a while. Every day she arrives has her breakfast that Hubby has left out for her, and then she settles in to watch over the goats and donkeys under the eve.

Now first off yes we know she is wearing a band on her leg, and we are now of the mission of finding out where she is from. All though we hate to see her leave. She brings a smile to us daily and is so friendly. Oh and so beautiful.

We now have all our hopefully soon to be Momma goats in one pen, and now we wait.

I am not good at waiting... Sigh....

Went out and saw my three stooges my full size donkeys having a snack on some fresh green grass. And after the rains there is LOTS of grass growing for sure! 

 Valentine is such a sweet baby boy - Yes he is a full adult but he is a baby at heart. And we love him to pieces.

His Momma was right there with him grazing.

 She is graying up a bit with her age, but no question she is still in charge of the trio. Large and in charge!

oh my boy Autie.... Now this is the face saying " No Mom I have no idea what you are talking about I was not the one that tore a hole in the trash... Not me at all..."

 Now first of all if "Dad" had not placed the bag on the back porch it would not have happened. The temptation was just more than he could handle. How could I ever be upset with those big brown eyes? Never. Love my boy...

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

Whimsy Stamps - DoveArt Country Style

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Wow what a week! My sad event was my printer dying. (insert sad pouty face here) I have had my printer for many many years and it has always been fabulous. But not for sure but possibly a power surge ended his old life... So out to find a new printer. I hate shopping for things like this! Found a newer version of my old printer thinking it would have a sentimental connection with me and could just get back to life normally. Well... it wasn't quite that easy, but it is up and running and other than being more technical and having more functions than my first computer way back I think we are going to get along just fine and get back to life.... Now that business is up and running again I could sit and do some stamping and crafting! I needed it too. So me time - Hallmark Channel and my Craft Goodies! Yes!

I was dying to color up the the Whimsy Stamps new DoveArt Country Style - I mean common I am in TEXAS!

Now we don't have too many saddles around the farm for the donkeys but it still is such a country texas feel that I just love this image from DoveArt - I colored with my copics (colors below) and then sewed down to a dark brown card stock with a zig zag stitch. My paper is a and older piece of Creative Imaginations - LOVE that barbed wire pattern in there with this image! I decided this image needed to stand up and be seen so I created an easel card with dark brown card stock. I die cut out the Whimsy Doodled Doily Die a total favorite of mine! And FYI... it is on sale right now!! So click over and add it to a cart fast before they are all gone! I cut up the doily and placed them on the corners.

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Have a blessed day!
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High Hopes Stamps - Wizarding Gnomes

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Another little bit of Magic from High Hopes Stamps new release - This one this week is "Wizarding Gnome" he is so cute!

He is cute right? I colored with my Copics (colors below) I then found an old piece of pattern paper from  Scribble Scrabble that I sewed down to a cream colored card stock mat. I added some Ranger Stickles to the crystal ball, the stars and then decided that the paper needed some "magic" too and added lots of stickles to the circles of the pattern paper. My sentiment is also new from High Hopes "Make a Wish".

Fun card for a birthday don't you think?

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These new magical day image are just fun to play with! Make sure to visit the website and see all the new fun and then surf around and see just how many fabulous images High Hopes has to offer! I am sure you will fill a cart up real fast! There is just so much to fall in love with!

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Animal Crackers - You know I am good looking!

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Speck our newest chicken that was injured is all better. She now runs across the pen to greet us and get to snack on that grass outside her coop. Her and her "coop-mate" Itsy are BFF's and getting along perfectly. And most important... this girl KNOWS she is good looking! 

Common you know she is good looking! LOL

Macie was calling out to let me know that she is gorgeous too!

I can't tell a fib here. She actually was calling out that she wanted back into the special pen with Darlene and have more of that Senior Equine food... mmm it is rich and has lots of goodies in it! But Macie is a bit "bigger boned" and really doesn't need all those extra calories too often. So she had to be told no and wander back to the hay and grass pasture. I completely understand life Macie... I am right there with you girl!

Paintbrush was really relaxed here... awake, but almost at that point of not - 

Love this old lady and she has been doing so well the past few months. We had that scare last fall with her getting so sick, but she bounced back and is doing great!

Spartacus was out enjoying the morning - such a handsome young man. And a happy young man!

He should have been sold but his personality was so fun we just never "advertised" him. I guess technically he has always been for sale and if someone wanted him we would have... but we just didn't push the issue with him. LOL

His half brother Wyatt is sort of the same situation.. 

He has been on our list and I really would love to have sold him, but he hasn't - so he makes a good buddy for Spartacus. He isn't quite as friendly but will eventually come to you for those nose scratches. And from the looks of this photo he needed to come over to get some of that nasty winter fur off of the ends of his horns. Shedding is going on and I suppose it itches.. so those horns come in handy!

I think Chica is tired of waiting on me to come back in... she was napping on the back porch while waiting.

 Such a pretty face!

I hope you have a wonderfully blessed weekend and that you got a smile this week!
Hug someone furry and/or feathered -
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High Hopes Stamps - Butterfly Fairy

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A little more magic from High Hopes Stamps today! Today we have "Butterfly Fairy" Such a pretty little fairy!

Now honestly I had intended to go soft and sweet with a light pink color... but then I saw this pattern paper in my stash from EchoPapers and suddenly she need to be bright and bold! Love double sided papers too cuz it all matches so well.  I colored with my copics (colors below) I sewed down the layers and added the new High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Magical Moments are Everywhere"  To finish it off lots of stickles on those wings... cuz Fairies just have to have LOTS of bling and sparkle!

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Have a blessed day -
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Whimsy Stamps - DoveArt - Anchor

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Another New Release from Whimsy Stamps! The new DoveArt image Anchor just screams out for the perfect boating man!

I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then cut out with an oval nestie and inked with Ranger Distress Inks My papers are from Scribble Scrabble Jubilee Collection I sewed down the layers after inking. Then for those bands across I used the new Whimsy dies Straight Edge Die Set - Such a FUN Dies set!  and then for the sentiment those great Whimsy Word Dies!!Then a few Enamel Dots -

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Hope you have a wonderfully blessed day -
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Whimsy Stamps - New Release - Spring Bouquet Bunny

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Another new release from Whimsy Stamps!! And who doesn't love the start of Spring? And for my first card for this release I colored up the Spring Bouquet Bunny! 

Adorable Bunny right? I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then found a country feeling paper 

Now I cute that cute frame and the decoration impressed on it is from the new Whimsy Shaker Maker Circle Square Combo Die set. Kind of hard to see the empressed mark in the photo on the dark jean pattern paper, but trust me it looks cool. Then I added the Whimsy Stamp Word Die Celebrate from the "Smiles Happy Celebrate" Set.

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To go straight to the items used in my project click the images below! This is gunna be a really popular release!

To see all the fun new images at Whimsy Stamps Release - Click HERE

Have a blessed day -
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