Animal Crackers - Enjoying the breeze

Howdy -

Yesterday afternoon I went out to see all the animals before a little storm passed through. Storms have been a daily thing around here recently. So much so that the ground is soggy and no mowing going on due to the mushy ground. But back to the animals they were out enjoying the nice breeze before the rain. It was so nice outside.

Lizzy and her Mom Daisy was enjoying the cooler weather on one of the huts. You can see the storm coming in the background. 

Paintbrush was lounging on one of the old stone steps... she has a bit of a Cleopatra look to her doesn't she?

Love this old lady. She is such a wonderful goat.

The Guineas were really busy... all this wet ground has really brought all the bugs out and that makes them really have so much to get done clearing them out.  Busy Busy Busy...

 Autie was being oh so careful wandering through the wet grass.

 They just had baths so I kept telling him to not get wet. Not that he was really paying attention to my at all but I like to think that he was. Ha.

Libbie seemed to be enjoying the breeze most of all.

 Is that a look of total peace - Hated to make her get up and come in but the rain was starting.

Snapped a little shot of Spot before I came in.

All the little chicks are really getting big, and SO friendly. And those feet feathers are just so good looking! We are trying to not spoil these 4... ok so that isn't so true. LOL  You have to be really careful not to step on anyone they run at you and want attention. Hubby is teaching them to eat out of his hand and jump up on him. It is so cute.

Hope you enjoyed and got a smile this week. They always give me a smile. :0)
Have a wonderfully blessed weekend -
HUGS and

High Hopes Stamps - Friends for Heifer!!

Howdy -

Did a little looking through my High Hopes Stamps this week and smiled big when I saw Clarabelle and Riley - One of my top favorite High Hopes Stamps... top 5.. maybe top 10... at least for sure in the top 25... it is just way too hard to narrow down the favorites! LOL 

I love this image... I colored with my Copics (colors below) Then found some older papers from DCWV. I inked the edges and sewed down the layers with dark brown card stock for matting. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the pattern paper "Friends for Heifer!"  PERFECT sentiment for this one! I then added three brown enamel dots.

Inside same papers -

Copics used -

I love going through my older stamps and pulling them out for love - favorites are always good for lots of stamping!

If you are in need of a High Hopes stamp, check out these stores:

One Crazy Stamper based out of Canada

High Hopes Website

Whimsy Stamps - Wedding Day

Howdy -

First Happy Memorial Weekend! Hope that you are all getting to spend the day with family. And thank those that have served!

For my card today for Whimsy Stamps I had some fun with a new one from the Mi Ran collections, "Wedding Day"  -

I colored with my Copics (colors below) matching up the flowers and ribbon with the Graphic 45 pearl papers, I matted with peach color and sewed down the layers. I cut out a group of roses from one of the pattern papers and inked the edges. Then I added two pearl flourishes. On her gown and veil I added White Lace Rangers stickles.

Close up -

Inside -

Copic colors used -

Really love this for a wedding card - really beautiful image -

Now make sure to hurry on over to Whimsy and see something really special!!!

 WE ALL LOVE A SALE!!!!

Have a wonderful day!
HUGS and

Animal Crackers - Oops, a bit late

Howdy -

Ooopppps... I think this is the first Saturday I have totally missed scheduling. This week Hubby and I have been helping out a friend and working all day every day this week. That and keeping up things around here... and we both have been fighting off, and dealing with one of those summer colds... well I just totally forgot what day of the week it was! So better late than never...

Went out with Hubby this morning and followed him around while he fed. I will admit... early morning feeding is all him totally him. Not a morning person... LOL

So here a few breakfast photos...

The Goats all line up ready for those flakes of hay to be tossed out to them. Hubby has this down to a science. You see it you don't toss it all around and spread it out really well then the few ring leaders will take over the hay and run the more timid ones off and eat everything!

Here is a view of all the gals enjoying breakfast.

 Love this shot of Thelma and Louise.

 These two sisters are usually always together. They are SO PRETTY! Love these two little girls. Looking forward to next year when maybe they can be Mommas!

Pavo was posing pretty for a photo... of course breakfast was hanging out of his mouth...

Sweet little boy that reminds me so much of his Momma Darlene, and brother Diego. Just a little more cautious ....

And then the three stooges.

Now these three really don't need to be fed breakfast, as they have 20 acres to graze... but they show up every morning and wait at the back gate for Hubby to come out. That looks like a huge pile of hay they have been fed, but in reality it is only a small flake shook out to look like a bigger meal. They are happy and it is a bit of weight watching for them.

Sorry things were late... We have the weekend at home to catch up on things. So moving a little slow this morning, but planning to get some things done. Maybe... LOL we are both worn out!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend planned.
HUGS and

High Hopes Stamps - Dribble Master

Howdy -

She is a Dribble Master - love how cute this new image is from High Hopes Stamps. Dribble Master is great, sometimes finding a sports stamp for the girl in your life. And this basketball girl is really a super star!

I colored with my copics (colors below) and found papers from Farm House FairSkies collection. Older papers but I love the rich colors. I sewed down the layers with a metallic thread, gives a new sparkle bling to the card. The sentiment is also from High Hopes newest release. "What's Up?" ... to fun with this image don't you think?  Then I added a few flat enamel dots for embellishement, this way the card is still totally flat to mail.

Inside more of the same papers.

Copic colors used -

Great fun image - and there are lots of great one in this release! See them all HERE -

Thanks for visiting -
Have a blessed day -
HUGS and

Animal Crackers - Water = Mud

Howdy -

Hope you have had a wonderful week. Here we have had lots going on here. Mostly rain, but lots of other things too... LOL

 The girls were very very busy enjoying LOTS of fresh green grass. Of course so busy they couldn't bother to look up and pay any attention to Hubby taking this photo. It is really gorgeous with so much green this late in the year! Normally by this time things are already turning brown here. But I see no brown in this photo do you? Well other than the donkeys...

Now I told Hubby to make sure and find Sebastian and get me a photo of my baby... Hubby found Sebastian and his Mom Bella in one of the dirt roll spots... now a mud spot.

Seem Seb has decided that little boys must rest in the mud. No wonder he has been a mess the past few times I have tried to get hugs from him. Boys will be boys... But he is still so handsome, mud or no mud!

Speaking of messy...

I have gotten use to donkeys taking dirt baths... but still shocks me to see the chickens doing it. They look like they are in trouble. But in reality they too are enjoying the cool soft dirt. Scratching.. Scratching.. then laying down and rolling around and shaking dirt everyone.

When I came in I found Gato in her new favorite spot. 

For a while I was trying why I was having a gathering of fur on one side of the front of my fridge. Well... Gato seems to be the cause. This is one of her regular spots during the day lately. I guess the warmth of the fridge is just too nice for her.

All the rain has been great for all the grass to grow like crazy.. but the garden has now started to go nuts as well.

 The squash and zucchini both are really growing like mad. I am going again on my search for new recipes. Love some of the ones I found last year, but really love finding new fun recipes.

Wanted to share just how much rain we have had this week... this is our road out of our property, our "driveway".

 Good thing we all drive Jeeps and Trucks here huh? Hubby said he was sorry this photo was taken after the water had already started going down... LOL 

Hope you have a wonderful weekend where you are. We have a weekend around home with chores and clean up. Feels good to get caught up on some things though.

HUGS and -

Whimsy Stamps - Kitten Kindness

Howdy -

As part of the Whimsy Stamps new May release is a wonderful SET - yes an entire set of Kitten Kindness! by Lee Holland Collection. There are three different kitten stamps and a bunch of fun sentiments.

I used the little kitten with the cupcake -

 Isn't she adorable? Or he? I colored with my Copics (colors below) And matched up with fun bright color papers from My Minds Eye Vanity Fair collection. Love the bright colors. I sewed down with pink thread. Then I punched out two of the Whimsy Shapeology Double Scallop Border Die. Then overlapped them and added a pink satin dot ribbon. Viva Decor Pearl Pen Dots on the corners finished it off.

Inside more of the same papers.

And the copic colors used -

Love that this set of stamps have so many different card options. Great value! To see all the new May release images from Whimsy Stamps - look HERE .

Loving this new release!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
HUGS and