High Hopes Challenge - Fall or Halloween

Howdy,

After some much needed sleep and a day or so of total crashing we are back up and getting to normal around here. The show was great and we saw lots of our "Antique" Friends. (Collect Antiques... not saying they are Antiques... )  But now it is time to get things back to a routine and caught up on things. First for me was some coloring... LOL priorities you know. Had to get my challenges done!

The High Hopes challenge this week is Fall or Halloween - this image is one of the new releases... "Halloween Kitty". 

Sorry for the odd angle... My photo area is a bit of a mess and space was limited. Colored Kitty with my copics (colors below) Finding out that is way past time to order some refills as I am really stretching some markers and some have just plain given out on me. Had to do some thinking when I started the back ground coloring... then ended up with BG93... was a tad darker than I wanted so I went in with a "0" blender and gave it some shadows and thinned it out. Thinking a happy error in the end. Still need to get those refills though...

My papers is Graphic 45, just cut out one piece. Was already layered looking like that. Simple for my weary brain. I then found one of my iron fence dies. Think this one is Memory Box - cut out a few of those ... Halloween cards need a old iron fence right? Die cut out some letters for BOO... not sure why as there is not a ghost. Told you my brain was weary.

Inside scraps - 

Copic colors -

Now tip toe on over to the High Hopes Challenge then you just might want to head to the High Hopes store and see all great new images. Halloween - Fall - Christmas!

Have a wonderful Day!
HUGS and

Animal Crackers - Resting on a Good Friend

Howdy -
Well this week I am going to show a few photos that I have taken over the past couple of weeks.. you see this past week we were at the Antique Show all week. So I took a few extras for you to see this week :0)

First up is lazy Patti... good thing Vicki is an accommodating friend.

You ever have one of those days where your head is just too heavy to hold up? Patti sure was happy Vicki was just the right height!

Caught Lydia in a blink here...

Such a beautiful red on her face don't you think. And she has such dark eyes and eyelids... almost looks like mascara. Sweet pretty girl.

While over at the boys pen I got a chance to love on our boys we are babysitting. Toffee and Coffee.

We sold these two guys to the neighbor years ago and they are sweet as can be. But when time to load up and go to their new home they said no that they wanted to stay here. It had been a long day and was raining so we said they could stay here for now. That was a couple of years ago. And we still love these two here.  Technically they are living on the neighbors property and so they are still home for them. We just keep a close eye on them. Diego and Flavio live with them too. A sort of Frat house Pen.

One more this week...

Found Sandy going to town rubbing her back on the spool table. They LOVE these spools. Great for climbing and laying on top of.... but JUST the PERFECT height for some much needed scratching! She was moving that table all over the place rubbing on it. LOL

Well last day of our show... then we take down. Whew... long week. I may sleep for a couple of days before I venture out. LOL

Hope you have a great weekend -
Hugs and -

Round Top Antique Show

Howdy, 

I thought you might like to see some photographs from our booth at the Antique show this week. 

I am sure you recognize that "smiling" guy in the frame. Our trademark...or mascot. Lol. 

Lots of "stuff" in one 20 x 10 ft. Booth! Has been extremely crowded. Which is fabulous. 

Hope you enjoyed seeing our space. See you Saturday for Animal Crackers! 

Hugs 

Whimsy Challenge and new Release!

Howdy
This week the Whimsy Challenge is also showing off the New October Digital Release! I fell for the new "Wolf Friend" image.

I colored with my Copics - isn't he handsome?  (colors below) I found some papers that I though matched up with the wolf. My Minds Eye I believe. Not sure scraps. I die cut out a Happy Birthday from the Birthday Sentimentables Die set - love them! Added ribbon -

Inside I used more of the same papers -

Copic colors used -

 Love these colors together. They seem winter but warm don't you think?

Now hop on over to the Whimsy Challenge and see all the DT's cards - new new new mixed in with our challenge.

Have a great Day!
HUGS and
 

High Hopes Challenge - Sentiment on Front

Howdy -
Today I am setting up our booth for the Round Top Antique Show - but before that I wanted to share my card for the High Hopes Challenge - this week the challenge is to have a sentiment on the front. This new Christmas image was one of my favorites -
Peek - a - Boo Baby - 

 Fabulous fun image - perfect for those families with a baby's first Christmas. But I just think it is too cute and sweet. I colored with my Copics - colors below. The sentiment I think works well with it - Peeking Poking or Shaking.  I found some old Christmas scraps that were fun colors and shapes for the image. I added some green card stock and red buttons. Not sure about those buttons... idea sounded good then they were glued down so I had to go with it. hmmm...


Added Stickles for some Christmas bling.

I did the inside with the same papers, then forgot to snap a photographs .... oops. sorry.

Copic colors used -

Now make sure to hop on over to the High Hopes Challenge Blog and see all the DT cards and please do join us. Great chances to win some new High Hopes stamps to play with! And that is always good right?

Ok... busy long day... hope you have a great one!
HUGS and 

Animal Crackers - Girls on the loose!

Howdy -
We are gearing up for one of our largest antique shows coming... Round Top! So this last week we have been making sure that all the pens are good... and the mineral blocks are good... all the water buckets are not leaking and floats working... Well while loading in the Goats vitamin Black sticky stinky tubs that they love.. and why I have no idea... while loading them in we "accidentally" let the goats out and into the back yard. Ok so it wasn't a major big deal and it did make it easier to get the tubs in with them gone... but then we turned around and they were all going nuts!

Running all over the yard, climbing the tree, on the back porch looking for feed... was really pretty funny. Hubby looked over at me and rolled his eyes. You see we both new there was only one easy way to get them all back into the pen. Yep they got fed some yummy feed much earlier in the day than they should... LOL All was good and then once they finished up their feed they found the nasty sticky tubs and now they are all wearing black yuck. And are all very happy..

Speaking of girls all together....

 We call this "The Shoot" at the neighbors property. This is between the boys front pen and another back pen. We have hung panel gates on our fence line to drive and get back and forth on the properties with out having to go way out to the road. Hubby has been watering sections of the grass with the heat and the no rain here... the shoot is a easy area to water and the girls are making sure that any new growth is mowed down short! Growing for them so can't complain... it is their grass.

While over at the neighbors I had to take time to love on my baby Diego. Our very first baby. He is such a big handsome boy. I can't believe he is almost 10 years old!!!!

 

My big Gelding Boy. I couldn't sell him and so the only way to keep him was to fix him and make him a pet.  So that is what we did. There was NO way we could sell our very first baby could we?

 I have showed this photo many times before ... but it is just so darn cute I have to show it again... and I am sure I will have to in the future as well. And so you know... he was born in December and I was such a newbie dork I thought he would be cold and ran into town and got him a large dog coat to wear so he would be warmer. LOL such a dork. It was in the low 30's.... not cold for them, they love that weather. Ha!

Speaking of adorable. Ok - so last week I showed you the inside dogs pouting cuz they knew I was loading up for a show... I did that show last weekend. And then once home unloaded the truck and brought in some of the boxes into the dining room waiting to load up for this next show... WELL...

Miss Libbie decided that she fit just perfect into the box... smooshed down my table cloths and yes... that is a bisque doll in that box that she is laying on. You think maybe she is telling me she can fit in the box and go with me this time? LOL  sweet little girl, love her! (and after I took the photo I got her out of the box and checked on the doll...)

Was a stunning sunset the other night here -

Just wanted to share the beauty -
Have a wonderful blessed weekend!
HUGS and 

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration - Hey Chickie!!!

Howdy -


Totally fell for this little chick! This is one of Whimsy Stamps new images from Miss Rach Digitals - Aussie Kiwi Chick

Isn't she cute? I colored with Copics (colors below) Pulled out papers from My Minds Eye Pretty Things collection. I figured that chicks are country and the country feel of papers seemed right.  The Sentiment is also from Whimsy - the Cute and Cuddly Set.  Then I added some ribbon and lace. Love that lace... Whimsy again. I am sure you have seen me go on and on about the adhesive lace from Whimsy. you must get some... HERE. But you better hurry as it is on the 40% off clearance sale. I need to fill up my stash first though.... 

Inside the card more of the same papers -

Copics used -

 Sweet little Chickie image -

Busy Busy Busy around here... Next week is Round Top Antique Show!! Very excited :0)
HUGS and have a wonderful day!

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