Spoon Full of Sugar - Animals!

Spoon Full of Sugar this week has gone to the animals! Now how easy and fun is that - use animals on your card!

I was thrilled to ink up one of the new Stampavie Penny Johnson images ... Dearest Deer - love these two, perfect for a Christmas card!

 I colored with my Copics (of course) with a chalk background. I then used some Martha Steward snow flock for the snow, then added just a bit of Lace Stickles for some shine. I inked the edges of them once cut out with my circle Nesties.

For the card I went with a standing easel card, the papers are all from My Minds Eye O'Christmas Tree Collection. REALLY love this Christmas stack - All the layers are sewed together with red and green card stock. And all the pattern papers are inked. For the sentiment I used a Cloud 9 epoxy sticker, on a card stock Sizzix fancy Tag die cut. Then to help hold my easel standing I found four red fabric brads in my stash.

Hope you will join the Spoon Challenge this week - we all have animal stamps! And the prize is always wonderful!

Suppose to get some really bad weather here today... a tropical storm moving across Texas. We SO NEED the rain... they are predicting 2-12 inches. The two I can handle.. the 12 would be just a bit much - Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!

HUGS and-

Stampavie Challenge - With Brand New Sarah Kay... AGAIN ;0)

Stampavie Challenge Time!! YEA!! I have so missed joining my fellow DT for this challenge every two weeks - I think I am back into the groove now though -

This week the challenge is an awesome sketch from DT member Marga - I love this sketch and will be using it for sure in the future again!

I used a new paper stack from The Paper Studio called Mirabella. I love all the patterns, the vintage feel of them - perfect papers for Sarah Kay - this is "Rose cuddling the winter bunny" do you love her or what???

So the papers are stacked according to the challenge sketch, and I sewed them all down, I used a Hero Arts sentiment ( I think that is right..) Then for a bit of added embellishment I added three adhesive pearls.

Here is a close up of the New Sarah Kay - Rose, I colored her with my Copics. I have had a few comments about the fact that these new Sarah Kays seem different - are they the same artist? Yes they are, just a less known collection of a bit older girls. I like them :0) Then again you know I love all Sarah Kays :0)

Hope you will join us for the Stampavie Challenge The surprise prize is worth it :0)

Have a wonderful Monday - A great Labor Day Holiday for those in the US - Me... I think Hubby and I are sticking around home.

HUGS and-

My New Eye and Brand New Sarah Kay!!!

But first I have to report... I have two eyes again!! Now only one works.. but I look normal! It blows me away the talent this woman has, really my eye looks real. Hubby said he doesn't think anyone could ever tell which one isn't real unless they knew to look directly at it. I will work on getting a photo to show off in the near future, but today - uh no.. My eyelids are all red and swollen from taking it in and out, and me learning to take it in and out by myself, so I don't have to call her in the middle of the night someday - LOL  I don't plan on taking it out that often -no I will not be one of those party trick people. I will be going back in three weeks to have the color tweaked it may be a shade lighter than my real eye, and to make sure the angle is correct. I told you this woman is a perfectionist, she even took flash photos to make sure that the flash shows in the same position as my real eye. Would not have even thought to worry about that! So when the swelling is down I'll have Hubby shoot a photo to show off the new me -

Now to the new Sarah Kays!

We all love Sarah Kay - especially me :0) And when I saw the new ones I just fell in love with each of them, but Jacqueline baking sweet treats, oh my she was the first one I inked up and had to color up! (You can see all of the new Sarah Kays HERE)

Love a girl making up some ...hhhmmmm I think Chocolate brownies! LOL

I knew exactly what paper I had to use, I found his cute piece of baking themed paper on a clearance rack - no name on it, but just loved it and was saving it for something special - nothing more special than new Sarah Kays!  I sewed it down with a striped scrap and blue Bazzil Swiss Dots paper. I made a lace doily border with a EK Success punch, and a pink dot ribbon.

I colored with my Copics, and all though it is hard to tell in the photo I highlighted a lot of this image with Spica Glitter pens - this baby sparkles in the light!
Hope you like Jacqueline - I know you are loving her and all the new Sarah Kays - me... I am thinking I need to go and see if I have everything to make some brownies :0)

HUGS and have a wonderful Sunday!

Animal Crackers - Macie had her baby!

Yes, in the middle of a thunderstorm Macie went into labor! But the outcome is a gorgeous little baby boy!! And Macie did a great job, waiting until just as the rain stopped, and she delivered with no problems in about 20 minutes -

Macie is on guard - she is SUPER protective, probably the most of all the moms... now please don't say anything to her about the "baby weight" she still has.. we will try and trim her down some now that the baby is born.. oh and the baby!! HE is just stunning - a dark grey with a black nose - He has a white "star" on his forehead. 

See told you - he is just stunning - We named him Jorge :0)  And in a few days I am sure he will be flying around the pen playing with his 1/2 brother Felipe... now Mom won't let him more than 2 feet from her -

Traditional Day one photo with Dad of course - Macie wasn't happy, but she trust Dad more than the other donkeys right now.

Poor little Felipe really had to have some loving though - he was feeling a little old hat if you know what I mean. Too Sweet - love this photo...

Got a great photo of Pepita - man she is a stunning little, tiny black donkey - looks just like her father Black Jack. It has taken all summer for her to shed her baby/winter fur, and so worth the wait!! Now that I am looking at this photo.. it may not show all her looks at the best right now, just had a thunderstorm, she is soaking wet and had rolled in the mud.....  even with all that she is a looker!

Got a good photo of Annie. She is so curious lately, watching everything so close. This girl was major skittish when we got her last November. She now keeps some space but doesn't run from us, I can usually pet her nose if I move   r   e   a   l   l   y        s    l    o   w  ...

No dog photos today. I was unhappy with them after coming in from taking photos of the donkeys and goats. Autie is horrible right now pulling things out of the trash can - newspaper is one of his favorites - it shreds in a million pieces so easily you know :0) ALL OVER MY HOUSE!

Gotta run - it is the official get new eye day! 
HUGS and thank you all so much for all the amazing support!!

Just Magnolias - Cracked Glass??

It is Friday and time for Just Magnolias! This week is our monthly technique - Cracked Glass! Now don't let this worry you. We have decided that since sometimes the technique challenges have products that you many not have on hand we don't want that to stop you from joining us in playing. So if you have the products and want to join us for the technique great - or if not, we say Anything Goes! Now how is that for making it easy?

For the Cracked Glass thingy - - - It has been forever since I have played with my UTEE and this technique and I had a lot of fun. Did have a mess to clean up, warning... don't turn your heat gun on pointed at the open UTEE bottle... LOL

Now for all the instructions on how to do Cracked Glass - visit the Just Magnolia's site - see all the DT's work and the link is there for the instructions. 

While deciding my plan for what I wanted work with and give the glass look - I came across the port hole from the summer stamp club... seemed like something that could be cracked so I went with it. How I came to this I have no idea...HA!

My pattern papers are the new DCWV Blue Jeans stack, really fun papers, I thought for a country- cowboy look.. but well - I guess the sailor bad girl look too! :0)  I sewed down the layers, the brown leather is actually part of the red paper - so that was easy there. I added my port hole, with the cracked glass, and then I cut out my Tilda on her rope ladder and tried to make her like she was climbing the wall. The "bling" was part already a flourish, and part me cutting it apart and making it fit. I love the epoxy sticker, it is from Creative Imaginations. I don't know who I would send a card saying "No Boundaries" too... but Tilda seems to have no boundaries so it works right?

Here is a close up of Tilda and my cracked glass port hole -

Was fun - I think I will leave the supplies where I can get to them and do this again! Now pop over and see the other DT's Cracked projects - WOW these girls blow me away! I love their work!

Ok, EYE Update - - yesterday was my "fitting" for my new eye and well... I am wearing one of the two she made! Fits perfectly, now I am still wearing a frosted lens on my glasses, why you ask? Well this eye is the model and not painted, so it is clear. Not something to show off. I was thrilled the fitting went so well, and to not get weird.. that my eyelid started working again as soon as she put it in! That was something I didn't know.. your eyelid will not open and close if you don't have an eye... she explained it like this...  Will you windshield wipers work with out the glass windshield in? Never thought about it, but uh no I guess not. :0 )  So anyway, now that I have an "eye" again I can blink - wink and everything that I am suppose to.  Saturday I will go in for a morning of painting the "real" eye and then later Saturday afternoon I can pick up my finished eye and will be all done for at least 6 months! (Then just  a check up and an eye polishing/cleaning)  YEA!!!

I'll see you tomorrow for some Animal Crackers!
HUGS and-

A New Look - and I am a Guest at Cute Card Thursday!

Before I get going with my card - So what do you think of my "new look"?  I guess with all the changes I have been through this summer I felt like I needed something a bit simpler - so I changed things up a bit. I was actually just thinking and looking at changing my blog - and oops.. well now I had too.. LOL be really careful with buttons when trying things out! But this feels good, and who knows I may just switch up the header from time to time -

Now to business! My fellow Stampavie DT Buddie Leann asked me to be her guest at Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog - YEA! I love this challenge! I haven't played there in a little while, got a bit consumed with a new Job - lots of animals - family - and well lately health. But now I am focused and ready to take on things! So this was a great time for me to play with the girls at Cute Card!

So for my first Guest Spot - the challenge was to be a "Material Girl" - love that! And now I have a song in my head to craft too... LOL  Seriously the challenge is to use Fabric on your card, great challenge once I figured out where I had put my quilting Fat Stacks when I moved into my craft room... over an hour later... Taa Daa! Found them!

I first was thinking of a patchwork layers - - - then well.. I looked over and saw my Sizzix Dies - So I cut out some flowers and leaves. Funny thing is I made the entire card pretty much before I even started coloring my image!! I NEVER do that! So a few details - Yellow Bazzil card stock base, with DCWV Nanna's Kids boys pattern paper, white cards stock punched with Martha Stewart's Doily Lace border Punch, and a epoxy sticker from Cloud 9 - Then those Sizzix Die Flowers and vine with button centers!

Do you love that image? It is one of the BRAND NEW Sarah Kay images from Stampavie! This is Sabine watching the Snow Fall - now after I finished the card I thought... hmmm watching snow fall and my fabric flowers? Well Maybe it is the very first snow fall and these flowers are hardy fall flowers? LOL Oh well... I colored with my Copics, and then added some stickles for that icy snow on the windows.

 One more look at those flowers! They were fun, and I love the country look the frayed edges of the fabric - :0)

Now pop on over to Cute Card Thursday Challenge and see all the "Material Girls" having Fun - and thanks so much for letting my play with you!!!

Need to get a move on - today is my "Eye" Fitting day!! Then Saturday is her painting day and I get my eye! YEA! It is almost all over!! Well.. as over as it will get, me- I am still getting use to the new vision, but feeling pretty normal most of the time.. as normal as I can and usually am that is - LOL

Have a wonderful Thursday
HUGS and-

Ok now this card turned out really FUNNY!

Have you seen the new Fall/Christmas images from Stampavie??? You will LOVE them! Tina Wenke has some new Halloween images that are being release, Penny Johnson some wonderful Christmas fun. A new artist Laurence Collection that are precious. And then Sarah Kay has some new images that are well... all grown up and just as beautiful as always.

But when I received my DT box one image just popped out at me... seriously it was a must for me to do right away!

Do you see what I see????

Ok, so these X-mas Puppies from the Laurence Collection have tails... so they are not exactly my puppies.. but it is Autie and Libbie to me! LOL I had so much fun coloring this one up! Hubby and I laughed so hard, Libbie was easy to color, but man I have such a hard time coloring black.. so Autie isn't perfect -

For my card I went with a Vintage Christmas look. The papers were scraps I had from last year, so I have no names. I inked the edges of everything, including the image once cut out with my nestie label die. I found a ribbon that read Merry Christmas over and over, and a piece of loop lace for a border at the bottom. A epoxy Sticker for the top and then I just needed some pretty vintage pearls for some added embellishments.

This one was fun... I don't know if I will be able to send it out.. may have to just sit on my desk for a while.