Donkey Day - no donkey babies.. but babies to show...

Hello and happy Saturday! It is Donkey/Libbie day... and right off - no new photos of Libbie today - sorry, please don't leave yet! But she just wasn't in the mood for any photos last night or this morning, she had serious business of chasing and eating the cat! Then the flip over and the cat chases her - I really need to figure out how to do my video camera for you - it is a scream - and honestly yesterday I was ready to scream, they were driving me nuts! :0)

Ok so to the donkeys - No new donkeys this week. And I am really ok and happy that they didn't. Since I was so sick the first of the week, and so behind the rest of the week, there was no way I could have spent anytime spoiling a new baby, and we all know when a new one comes I spend lots of time loving and holding the new little one. I mean I have to you know, so they will be friendly - not that I enjoy it or anything - :0) Actually I adore oohing and ahhhing over all of my babies!

So here are my three Mom's to be - they are all neck and neck in the race to who will be first. Jazz really was close this last week, but I think the 103 degree temps really did a number on her, his week we have a real cool front heading down - will only be 98 most days! Maybe with that and the slight chance of rain... PLEASE RAIN!!! they might decide it is time and go ahead and have a baby this week. And yes that was begging for rain - if we don't get some decent rain soon - things will get really bad around here. We are already nervous at what the price of hay is going to be this year - we are getting low as it is and with out some rain soon we will have to sell an arm or leg to get some!



Remember last week I showed you a photo of Jolene, my beautiful dark face little donkey. Well look how gorgeous her baby Josie has turned out. She doesn't have her Mom's dark nose, but she is still a pretty little thing. And Little is the word here... man she is tiny!

Here is Gloria and Lina... "Dad" had just put hay in their hay rack - and yes, they make a mess pulling it out... Lina is funny, she is eating what fell into the bowl - they sometimes get treats of grain in those bowls, so they hay must be better in the bowl. And Gloria... well she just decided to wear some of her dinner.

Hee - Haw .... Black Jack talks all day and night - he is my talker. Screams all hours... A wonderful Stud... and pretty funny, even if he is being serious.
This is the hanging plant on my back porch that I have told you about. Please don't judge that it has a few dead places... I haven't been watering it - as it has a family that has moved in. The sweet little wren started building a nest a couple of weeks ago... then there were the cutest little spotted eggs.. and now we have children. Oh and this planter hangs right next to my back door where we go in and out and is head high so we can watch these little ones each day.


Now mom doesn't stay around for photos... but the babies.. they have no choice but to smile. Hubby figures they will be gone in less than a week -

Hope you have a wonderful day - and weekend. I have some friends coming over - better get the house cleaned!

HUGS and-

Just Magnolias AND a new artist from STAMPAVIE!

Hello it is Friday and today I have two cards for you! Friday means it is time for Just Magnolia Challenge and also I have a card from a brand new artist from Stampavie Heltz Cuppleditch!!!


First lets "BUTTON" things up with Just Magnolias!! Yes today the challenge is to use Buttons on your project!

For my card I inked up the Tilda with Puppy.. poor thing had not seen ink yet! And because she was holding a puppy I figured this was a good chance for Rufus to come out and play as well...

I colored both of my images with my Copics and then cut out with my Fiskars kraft knife. My card of course started out with the button paper from I think American Crafts - I knew I had to use it! I have had if forever, and now was the time for it to be used. The other pattern papers are from Little Yellow Bicycle, with a green card stock base. I rounded the corners of each of the pattern papers, then sewed them all together, after inking the edges.

A orange satin ribbon seemed to match well, so I created a band around the papers and tied a knot. Four buttons to the sides of the Cloud 9 epoxy sticker sentiment, that is perfect for Tilda and her knew friend.

Now you must check out all the button creations from the other Just Magnolia Challenge!
And once again there is a wonderful prize!


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Card number two! A brand new image that will be available end of Summer!!! And let me tell you this collection is going to fly off the shelves! This is a new artist for Stampavie and I can tell you the DT are VERY excited about these images - way too cute! This is artist Helz Cuppleditch, and this image is called "Ruffles Get Well Soon" Is Ruffles Cute...or what? But the poor little thing has a hurt paw.. so he needs to stay up on this adorable chair and get better!

Ruffles is colored with my Copics.

Now for my card - I am so excited I finally got to join in on a new challenge blog... well new for me! Have you seen "The Next Level Blog"? This is much more than a challenge blog, it is more like a magazine.. with articles, hints, tutorials and of course challenges! This week there is a wonderful sketch that I really wanted to use, and it has an added challenge to make your image have a 3-d look to it.


For my card, I started with a white card stock, then pulled out one of my all time favorite paper collection. DCWV Nana's Girls Nursery Glitter stack. I matted the circles in the sketch with scraps of light green card stock, and gel pen stitched them. I used my favorite Satin Ribbon in the deep rose color for a band across the middle, with a Get Well Soon sentiment. The flowers are felt flowers and leaves from Creative Imaginations, with Doodlebug sugared brads.

For the 3-d aspect of my image. I stamped out the image a second time and cut out Ruffles, the cushion and the two shoes - pop dotting them off the image. I hope this qualifies as 3-d :0)

Really a cool site, check it out!


Ok... gotta move quick! I have a little work to do for Stampavie, then the post office and the grocery store... I am having my monthly Crop here tomorrow, and I am just not ready at all! Hubby asked if he should bring the tractor in the house to help me clean off the table and get Libbie's toys cleaned up... he thinks he is so funny - not to far off by the mess I have here, but not funny :0)

Hope you have a wonderful Weekend planned - what you doing?
HUGS and-

InStyle Pampering!

Hello - I crafted last night!!! Wow this illness I had really knocked me off my feet this week! Really was bad when I didn't even feel like crafting! But I am really feeling human now. And last night I had some fun with Lindsay from InStyle Stamps. I just love this image. It may be because my Mom is a hairdresser. Now I went a bit retro on this one this time... for some reason I had a flashback to the 70's and the beauty shop my mother worked at. I remember that long green shag carpet. The green chairs and hair dryers and the gold colored wall paper.
Lindsay is colored with my Copics, and high lighted with white gel pen. For my card I started with the green card stock, then found a piece of SEI pattern paper.. it has that vintage 70's feel to it don't you think? I cut a circle out of yellow card stock scrap and inked the edges. The brown band down the left side is a scrap of kraft paper. I punched it with a EK Success Swiss Cheese punch. The purple twill ribbon in lavender was perfect. I stacked up a bunch of felt flowers and leaves with jewelry spacers and mini brads.

The sentiment is one I got on clearance a while back. Hubby took a look at it and said.. cute but it needs some bling. Well ok, I found three lavender "blings" for the corner. :0)

I just love the Retro stamps from Instyle.. they can be so fun for cards for your girlfriends!

Well better get my day going - I have to fit 4 days of chores and to do list into today! HA! Probably wont get it all done.. cuz I plan on some time to start catching up on my blog reading, I feel like I have missed a year!

HUGS and-

Have you seen Sarah Kay's Elodie?

OH my she is cute, I just love that hat! I made this card one day last week... this week I haven't felt up to doing much at all. Man food poisoning really wipes you out! I don't know what I got, but I am glad it is now gone! I just feel like I have done 4 or 5 rounds with Rocky!

That is why I have a couple of emergency blog cards right? HA...really one of the rare times I have a card here that hasn't been shown.

Here is ELODIE... colored again with my Copics.

She is one of the brand new Sarah Kays, that I have been having so much fun with. And guess what? There is a Christmas collection that will be released end of summer! And WOW just you wait until you see those!

For my card - I was in a purple mood as you can tell. Really went a big over board with the purple if you can do that. The pattern papers were a gift from a friend, so I don't know what brand they are, but they are sparkly and gorgeous! I used a EK Success border punch down the side of one piece, and some really pretty lavender velour ribbon as a band across the middle. The flowers are are put together with jewelry spacers and mini brads.
That background paper is just luxurious.. oh the texture is really unbelievable. It is from Canson Expressions and was a paper stack I got on sale a while back from Micheals.

Well I am so far behind... in reading my blogs and commenting I hope to catch up over the next few days... hope you forgive me :0)

HUGS and have a wonderful Wednesday.

Two Challenges! A Spoon full of Sugar and Just Magnolias Monthly!

Hello - Sorry I am a bit late today - I am a bit under the weather, and moving really slow.

I have two challenges to show you today -

A Spoon Full of Sugar this week is a sketch by DT member Debbie, I loved working with this one! lots of layers!

I started with another BRAND NEW Sarah Kay image "Aren't you Cute" I colored with my Copics. My pattern papers are all from My Minds Eye. I love the shine, and bling to these papers. I matted each layer for the sketch with white card stock and sewed them together, then placed them down according to the sketch. My flowers are cream flowers that I sprayed with my air compressor and Copic Markers. Love them... maybe a bit bright, but I still like them. I also added 6 blings to follow the sketch.
Make sure you visit the Spoon Full of Sugar site... really wonderful again this week and another great prize.

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Second Challenge today is the Just Magnolia's Monthly Challenge. This month DT member Rach challenges us to use a paper bag as a card! Now that was a real challenge for me. I looked at that bag on my desk for a couple of weeks and just didn't know how to tackle it. But then finally I jumped in and gave it a go. I started with my image. I colored the Magnolia watering can with my Copics. and then stamped the cute new little cat, I cut him out and pop dotted him on the can.

My papers are all from DCWV, and I used the same patterns all through the bag. I wanted to go really different so I distressed the edges of everything before I sewed them together. Lots of flowers, ribbon and punched leaves for the cover. The inside I did the same, but added the new

hummingbird from Magnolia and the sentiment is from a friend.

Really wonderful thought isn't it. I cut it out with my new Nesties labels.


Here you can see the bag can still be opened to put in a small gift. Maybe some stamped images?

I hope you will head over to the Just Magnolia's Monthly Challenge Blog and see just how different paper bag cards can look! And there is a prize too if you want to join in!

Sorry I am short today... really not feeling well... and well this computer screen is killing my head. And my stomach is doing flip flops... I hate being sick!

Hope you are doing much better!
HUGS and-

Stampavie Challenge - With ANOTHER new Sarah Kay image!

Today is the Stampavie Challenge!! Every other Monday the Stampavie DT Blog host a Challenge - for a Surprise Prize! And let me tell you I have seen a few of the prizes and WOW!!! Each one is made for the winner in mind!

So the challenge today is "In the Garden" ... lots of room for so many of the Stampavie images! Well I just had to use another one of the new Sarah Kay images, there are so many that I love. This image is "Gardens need many helpers" Isn't she cute?


For my card I started with a pale yellow card stock base. I was just dying to use my new Martha Stewart Chicks border punch (THANK YOU HELENE!!! She got this for me, I couldn't find it anywhere locally) ... so much of the card was planned around it. A white card stock mat with all Making Memories pattern papers....the gingham paper was punched with a Fiskars Apron Lace border punch, then sewed down to the white. Then this is where I got to use my chickie border punch!!! I punched the country blue card stock scrap, then layered it over a yellow scrap. Isn't it cute!! I stacked the pretty floral paper on that and sewed it down. The image, that is colored with Copics, is sewed down to a scrap of yellow card stock. I love the colors...
A piece of wide white ribbon twill as a band across the middle... under the pop dotted image. Forgot to mention that.

I found two large Prima flowers.. oh these are just about all gone, and I have loved this style... pout pout. Martha Frond punches for the leaves, with light blue button centers sewed with white twine. And you can see the chickies punch here too...


Now that you have seen my "In the Garden" Card.. please visit the Stampavie DT Blog and see some of the other DT cards! Really cute. So come on and join us today or until July 25th 12:00 am blog time (means French time) at the lastest to be entered for our next secret prize! and while there.... Stampavie is having a DT CALL!!!! So read the details and maybe you can join our Stampavie family... we would love to add you!

HUGS and....

Another look at a NEW Sarah Kay...

Hello and Happy Sunday -
Whew yesterday was a long day! Hubby and I took MIL to the outlet mall up the highway for look for a few things for her vacation coming. WOW it has been a LONG time since I went there on a Saturday!! That place was a zoo! It seemed like there were millions of people there, especially in some of the stores we went into!! The one I wanted to go into was the Croc store. Sorry I love these shoes, especially some of the newer styles. This store is tiny and packed with thousands of rubber shoes. And well you have walls that say 9.99 and 14.99 for new style Crocs and there were lots of people there. And yes... I came out with some new shoes. :0) As did I gifts for my nieces and nephew, sister and Mom.

Anyway how about a card? A few days ago I played with another new Sarah Kay. This is Quiet Moments. How sweet is it? Really a peaceful image. Now also I want to let you know... there is another new collection from Sarah Kay that is being released!!! A Christmas line and oh my there are some gorgeous ones in this collection too! Including a Vintage looking Santa Clause!!!!!! You can see all of these new images at the Stampavie Site HERE and while there another new artist has been release!!! A second new artist in less than a month! How exciting is that! You must see the designs from Helz Cuppleditch oh I am so in love with those puppies.... well all of them are adorable!

Ok back to Quiet Moments....

My card - the image is colored with my copics and then inked heavily around the edges. I can't find who these papers are... I think they are My Minds Eye, but sorry that happens to me when I try and be good and use scraps up. I kept it more simple, the image is just to soft I started with a cream colored card stock, the two pattern papers, I used a EK Success Border punch with the cream card stock. I ran a ribbon across the middle with the SU ribbon slot punch through the image. The sentiment is also SU with their label punch. I just colored in the flower with my Copics and inked over it a bit. I doodled the edges of everything with white gel pen, then stacked up a few flowers with jewelry spacers. A bit simpler but I like the vintage feel.

Man there are just so many wonderful new images being released from Stampavie... the DT and I have discussed needed oh about 6 more hours each day to play with all of them. Sigh... the things I could accomplish if I did have 6 more hours in a day! Maybe I could finally catch up on things! LOL

Well better get my grove on... today is breakfast with the locals and the country cafe - Sadly we lost one of the older gentlemen this past week - a really sweet old man, I think he was 87... the stories he shared was wonderful. Guess this week we will be telling stories of him -

Have a wonderful Sunday -
HUGS and-