Tilda - For You

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Went digging into some older stamps the other day again - I can't remember the last Magnolia Tilda I used - This one was always a favorite. I made the card using a sketch from Splitcoast, I forgot to write down which challenge and now I can't find it. Oh well I got the inspiration!

I even broke out of the square for this one. 

My papers are from older stash as well. Tilda brand Kitchengarden collection. I sewed down the layers, stamped a Stampin' Up sentiment and then added some Viva Decor dots to look like little pearls.

Inside same papers -

Colors used -

I pulled out a few Ranger Distress Markers along with my Copics this time. Those flowers and stems to get little -

Hope you enjoyed my card - Think I may be coming down with a cold or something... I think some soup and more coloring will help, don't you?

Have a great day-
HUGS and

High Hopes Challenge - Furry Friends

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Today is the High Hopes Challenge! Yea.. and to go along with the new release the challenge this week is "Furry Friends". This new release has so many fun furry animals in it! You can choose any High Hopes Furry image in the challenge.

I chose "Favorite Honey Bear" for my card this week.

 I colored with my Copics - and then added glaze over the honey for that sticky shiny look.  For my papers I used a dark yellow card stock for the base, the pattern papers are mostly all Graphic 45, and then the bees are from my scraps. The bees just seemed to work well.  I added three dots Viva Decor Black Pearl Pen. All my papers are sewn down.

Inside same papers -

Copic Colors used -

 

Great fun new challenge and really fun wonderful new release images - you can see all of them HERE 

Looking forward to more coloring this week. Have LOTS of birthdays this month so need to get my cards caught up. :0) 

Have a wonderful blessed day! 

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Animal Crackers - Napping in the Sun

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Another cold wet nasty weekend here - but we had some beautiful sunshine on Tuesday! So I grabbed my camera and went out to take photographs while I had the chance. I love how much the Sun makes everyone so lazy...

Josie and her brother Wyatt were napping in what was left of breakfast hay. Sunning a bit. Looked pretty comfortable I thought about climbing in and joining them.. but well probably still a bit nasty under that hay - They have been taught by one of the masters of sleeping in the hay though -

Their Mom Chloe... 

I do believe she has literally fallen asleep while eating hay... gives a whole new meaning to eating in bed huh?

 This girl does have some horns doesn't she?

Since I showed two of Chloe's triplets thought I should show the third... my little man Doc.

 He has stolen my heart too. We are 99% sure he is a keeper. We will retire Frank this next year and let Doc grow up and be a future buck stud around here.... With those looks and his personality should get some great babies one day!

 Headed out to the girls pen for some sunny face shots... uh HELLO??

Nope couldn't get anyone to hardly even acknowledge that I had made the trek out to see them. Then I got a quick look from Vicki.

Of course it was more of a look like I was bothering her breakfast... but I got acknowledged!

Then as I made my way back inside... the doggies all came in with me.

Uh Chica.... did you roll in the dead grass girl?

 And I wonder why I have so much of the yard in my house when I sweep up! Adorable... can't be upset with her, that face is just too adorable.

Hope you enjoyed this week...
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High Hopes Blog Hop New Release

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Today is the day!!

The new release stamps will be available for purchase at the following websites:

High Hopes Website

Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
One Crazy Stamper based out of Canada

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To celebrate the new release, we have a Blog Hop!

Hop along to the Design Team's blogs to see the new release stamps.

While you are there, make sure to leave a comment at each stop.

There is a prize along the way, you won't know where, so make sure to leave a comment at each stop; that is how you will be entered into the drawing for the prize.

Now let's get hopping!!

 

Jane

Lisa 

Alex

Michelle (me)

Lacey

Lora    

 

Oh wait before you head off to hop around.. wanna see my sneak peek card? 

 

This is Little Miss Springtime

 

My papers I found lots of bright spring papers - all from My Minds Eye Kate & Co. I colored with my Copics - and then die cut out Happy Birthday. Lots of really nice mulberry flowers with Martha Stewart Leaves and branches punches.

Inside more of the same papers.

Copic colors used -

 

 Ok... now follow on to the rest of the New Release Blog Hop!!! Lots of great new images.

HUGS and-

High Hopes New Release Peek Day 2

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Day two of the High Hopes Blog Sneak Peek! Such great new images are being released this week! From a great new artist! Dina Gerner... cute!

Today I used totally adorable! Precious Princes -

I colored with my Copics, love coloring the backgrounds to make a white kitty pop! I sewed down all the layers of paper. Oh which are a great collection from Graphic 45. All about cats and dogs! LOL

Inside same papers. Love the bold colors.

Copic colors used-

Hope you enjoyed today sneak peek... Will be back tomorrow with another peek and the New Release Blog Hop!

HUGS and

High Hopes Challenge with a New Release!

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Getting back to the normal schedule! And this is Tuesday and we look forward to the High Hopes Challenge on Tuesdays! And this week it is also a New Release Peek! 


Love when there is a new Release! This month it is a great new artist - Dina Gerner

I fell totally in love with "Takin' A Break!"

 Cute isn't he? I colored with my Copics and the sewed it down to a die cut mat. Found papers from
 Authentique Pride Bundle collection, sewed everything down.  I punched out some flowers and leaves from Martha Stewart. Been a while since I tried to make my own 3-d flowers. A piece of ribbon - and then a great Sentiment from High Hopes - 

Inside more of the same papers. 

Copic colors used -

Great New Challenge - Anything Goes and when you get to pair it up with seeing a peek of a New Release that is an added bonus.  Make sure you get to visit the Blog to see the peeks.. join us for the challenge to win some new High Hopes for yourself! And then pop back to see again tomorrow for more peeks! 

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Animal Crackers - Wet Cold New Year

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Hope you have had a wonderful New Year Holiday - It has been just nasty and cold here, so not many outdoor projects going on here. The only have too outdoors has been the baby bottle feeding with two of my baby girls. Ok, only Jackie was a half too.. but Lizzy got in on the action and has been getting some bottle feeding too. Makes really sweet friendly goats bottle feeding.

Every four hours does get hard when it is cold and raining... but my girls are so worth it. Aren't they?

 Jackie is smaller than her sister Lizzy... but not skinnier! This girl has really packed on with her bottle feeding! Which is the point as she was so tiny and not healthy when I started with her. Now she runs, jumps and hops with the rest of the gang. I am so in love with these two girls!! And those eyes just melt me!

Now we had some promotions here... I have always referred to this group as "The Boys" well now that we have had more babies it just didn't feel right to call these guys boys anymore. So now this pen is renamed "The Men's Pen". At some point we are going to have to move on most all of these guys, probably auction. But I haven't gotten to the ready point just yet. I am such a sissy. Surprisingly they are all wet from the rain, usually they are in hiding when it gets barely moist outside. But with so many days this week if they wanted to eat they had come out in it.

Donkey's they are totally different. Cold Wet doesn't bother them at all. In fact the girls were way out in the far pasture in the rain eating. But the boys - they had been up close to the house and from the looks of Pavo he had a roll in some mud... 

 

Leon and Elenore moved into their new coop for Christmas -

Now to be honest... Leon is not happy only having one girl. But I am hoping that maybe this year we can try and raise some little Leon's and Elenores! More Elenores would be best...

Sam is our other Rooster - He has been left in the Heritage pen with three other girls. So he ended up with more to crow about... You can tell he has been out strutting in the rain most of the day here - At some point we will add another pen and pull Sam and Cora out into that pen by themselves. Cora was just last week released back into the larger pen. Since she broke her foot months ago we have kept her off by herself. She limps a bit and every once in a while she stumbles on her own foot but I am so proud of her and how well she had done.

Now I don't know if you caught that statement above... but we had four roosters just a week and a half ago... We had to put down Alister "Alice" he broke his leg, probably fighting with Leon. We tried to save him, but it was so bad and couldn't save him. We were so sad. Then out of no where we lost Perrywinkle this last week. For no reason. He was fine one morning, off a bit that evening and gone the next morning. 

I have been so upset about loosing my boy. He was so sweet and I was so happy about he had trusted me enough to eat out of my hand. We have just been crushed. I know that is part of chickens. But man doesn't make me like it or accept it.

Now we will look forward to 2015 - I hope you all have blessed new year!
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