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.

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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 -
HUGS and -

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?

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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.

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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

Animal Crackers - Your Touching Me...

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This is THE LOOK...

The Look you get from Libbie when you are too close, when Autie or Chica or even worse... Gato is touching her. Or the look that something is up and she is trying to figure out if she needs to check it out... She may be going blind... but she is still in charge! Don't you mess with Miss Libbie!

Now Sweet Pea... she doesn't need the look any longer. Now that Domino has been weaned and Sweet Pea is back in with all the Ladies she is out of the Mom attitude. 

Found her yesterday morning chilling on one of the covered decks on a hut. Just chillin'... no responsibility no one climbing on her or pushing on her. Just ... sigh...  Enjoy the morning ... you enjoy Miss Sweet Pea...

Lucy.. was enjoying breakfast with a petite dainty girly bite.. 

Ok.. so it isn't nice to say she was totally pigging out. It is ok Lucy girl... you take as big of bites as you like. She is timid and hangs back and doesn't fight for breakfast... so when she gets in to eat she can take as big of bites as she wants to make up for the other girls that are actually real piggies!

I had to do some apologizing to Valentine... poor boy.. I scared him half to death. 

When I went out yesterday morning to snap photos he was "resting" and was flat out asleep on his side. I was trying to give him plenty of room and tip toe a wide path around him so I wouldn't disturb him. And well once at a better angle snap a photo of the sleeping baby... but.. as soon as I got near him, he bolted up and ran. I scared him so bad he thought I was a predator I guess. But thankfully once he turned and saw that it was me he calmed down and let me do some loving on him. I love this gentle giant.

Gato is really loving being a super model lately... We go months without a cute photo of her.. then every week she wants to be a focus on Animal Crackers... this last week she was posing for her super model shot! 

 LOL Hubby found this fabulous old frame at an estate sale... It was laid down while unloading more treasures and she immediately found it and was posing within it! She was so cute... spinning around and stretching out.. silly kitty.

Now today I am going to end with a total AWE....

 I bet you said it! How adorable is this shot of Willie! He is getting so much better at coming in and getting attention. So cute! Willie and Waylan are both staying small.. I love that I hope they continue to be a bit smaller. But no worries they still hold their own against Domino! Small but mighty!

Hope you have a wonderfully blessed weekend and you got a smile from our little furry family!
HUGS and

Whimsy Stamps - Hats off to You!

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This week for Whimsy Digital Stamps I had some fun with a bit yee haw! LOL The new Digital Set Western Pony  by Crissy Armstrong and it has a Cowboy Hat as part of the set... I took that hat and made a congratulations card for someone! 

 Before I printed the hat I added the sentiment "Hats off to You!" then printed. I colored with my Copics, and then inked the edges with Ranger Distress ink. Those yummy papers are a new favorite of mine from Carta Bella Cowboy Country. Always have had a soft spot for those western papers! I sewed all the patterns to Kraft cardstock for the base. I then added two Whimsy Stamps "Leaf Foliage Set 2" - Love the selection of leaf dies.

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I had lots of fun with this one this week! Now... I think that western horse is calling out to me to color it up!

Hope you have a wonderfully blessed day -
HUGS and

High Hopes Stamps - Pumpkin Buddies

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This week for High Hopes Stamps I was digging through all of my Fall and Halloween stamps and ran across this sweet image of "Pumpkin Buddies"  Now I couldn't not color up these cute little faces could I?

I colored these guys with my Copics (colors below) and then found some My Minds Eye scraps that just screamed for a fall card to made with them. I sewed all the layers down and used a Dark Brown card stock for the base and the mats. Then I used the High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Frightfully delightful"  I colored the paper with a bright green copic as the card needed a pop!

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A fun fall card don't you think so? To see LOTS of fun stamps for fall visit the High Hopes Web Site HERE! I promise you will fall in love with one... or 30 or 50 or more! LOL

Hope you enjoyed -
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