Birthday Girl

Here is my last and final entry for the guest designer at My Favorite Things....

There are some wonderful entries, so even if I am not selected,

it still is fun and great "practice".....

 

 

I used the last Pure Innocense stamp I had bought for Christmas....

called "Holly Girl".....

I just cut her out and left the holly off and added some balloons from

my Miss Lizzy papers

the grass was cut with my MS shredding scissors, the clouds a SU EB folder...

Her cute little polka dress was paper pieced....

 

It's a good day to be in my creative room...very cold and snowy day...

I have been working on it and it looks so much better...

I still have tons to sort thru and downsize, but at least I have it where I can

find things...however I never did find my misplaced dies....

I am hoping they show up somewhere...one is an entire set of Spellbinders...

and the other is a newer Memory Box one....I am so worried they slid

off my mess of a desk I had and into the trash.....

I am working on "skirts" for my tables and new curtains and chair covers....

If I ever get it done I will post some pictures....

Pink Hydrangeas

I thought I would try something a little different today....

I cut a tiny styrofoam ball in half to make the mop heads on my Hydrangeas

I glued each little flower to the styrofoam half

 

 

I cut my flowers with the Cheery Lynn Design Embellishments 3

and inked them with SU Melon Mambo and TH Worn Lipstick

the stems were cut with  Build A Flower Embellishments 2

and the leaves with Build A Flower 2

 

 

The little sentiment I hadn't intended to add, but I had placed

my flowers too high up on the card and it was a "save"

I had planned to add one of my new little Hummingbird die cuts...

 

I am entering this in the challenge this week just for fun

at the Cheery Lynn Design Challange Blog "Tickled Pink"
and also at
 "The Cheerful Stamp Pad "Tickled Pink"

 

Here are a couple pictures of my Garden from last year... of course

 

it's snowing like crazy out right now!!

Vintage With A Frame

Another card made with bits and pieces...sort of....

I made this heart last year and never finished it....

I cut a heart with my Circut and then over stamped on it several times

with various stamps....a doily...chandelier, bird cage, heart flourish

 

 

the base of the card is from a 12 x 12 piece of Cord-in-nations card stock called "Chocolate"

which I have had a few years.....

the little acrylic frame came in the cutest little tin with about 4 other frames...

I have had it for 5 years or so.....

the little glitter birds were cut with a MS border punch...

and last, the flower is a vintage one I took from an old hat....

I am entering this in the challenge this week at Papercraft Star to use a "frame"

 and also at
 Joan's Gardens to make a "vintage" project

It's snowing and blowing here so a good day to stay in my creative room...

I have misplaced 2 very important dies, so am in the process of cleaning my creative room....

I am so hoping they didn't slip off my desk and into the trash...we'll see

 

 

and as promised I am sharing more of my garden pictures

....a far cry from what it looks outside right now...

we are to have snow thru next Tuesday.....

 

 

here is Kitty Witty taking a rest..

I might be back with another post today...see ya!!!

Grow Your Blog Party Giveaways Winners!!!!

I used random.org to choose my winners of the Grow Your Blog Party....

I tried to copy the picture of the actual numbers that came up....

but couldn't figure out how to do it...

Anywho.....

the winner of the papercaft gift is Donna from Donna's Designs

 

and the winner of the home decor item is Patty from Patty's Pretty Things

 

It will a bit before I mail these gifts out, as we are in the middle of a lake effect snowstorm

and as I live in the country, I am stayng put til it is better driving.....

and to think it was 60's here on Tuesday...it is to be 8 degrees tonight...

 

Congrats ladies...I have left you each a message.....

thanks to all that have visited my blog and left comments and became a follower

I appreciate it so much..

I will be having other giveawyas here and there, so be sure to come back for a visit!!

and if I haven't visited you yet, I will...I am so slow

as I have to many irons in the fire as they say...lol!!!

My Great Granddaughter Little Miss Paislie

Yes, I know, I am too young to be a great grandma...but I am, and don't regret it all...

I am just happy I am young enough to be able to enjoy this little sweetie...

My son had his daughter very young, but sometimes thing have a wonderful way of working out...

 

Anywho...my daughter Lori is an awesome photographer....

she has her own studio in our town, and does the best baby pictures ever....

here are a few she took of my Little Miss Paislie for Valentines Day....

 

Yes, they are copyrighted...but she won't care if I share them with you..

Little Miss Paislie was one in September and has a baby brother due in March

In one of the photo's she is showing off her belly, imitating her Momma

Here Is My News

I finally get to share with you my exciting news.....

I have been invited to be a guest designer for Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog

for the next 5 Thursdays.....

I am so excited for this opportunity to show my skills.....
I would love for you to visit the Blog at Cheery Lynn and leave a comment...
I so would appreciate it!!

 

As you all know, I am a HUGE flower gardener.....

and a HUGE fan of the Cheery Lynn Designs dies... and the Build  A Flower series.... 

For my guest appearance this week I designed an altered cheese box.....

with Salmon Star Lillie's   and am sharing a bit of a "tease" of it....

 

 

visit the link above to see it......

 

I am also sharing a few of my own garden photos of my  own Salmon Lillies.....

I think for the next several weeks, I am going to share a few photos with

each post of my garden...I am so proud of it...

the only way it can be described is a "cottage garden".....

 

 

 

More Bits and Pieces

Happy Sunday to you!!!!

I have been working hard at using up more of my scrap bits and pieces....

All you see on this card came out of my scrap bin.....

Notice the red background...can you guess what it is??

It's a paint card sample I had picked up to paint some red flower pots....

the doily is a partial one that I used the other part on another project....

the little dress form has been cut for about a year....

the "wood" tag I had stamped on, wasn't satisfied with it...and tossed it in the scrap bin....

the velvet button heart I bought last year at Hobbylobby....

and last, the flower is one that came with some blog candy I won last year....

 

 

I am entering this in the challenge at "Our Creative Corner"

to use wood and a button....

the woodgrain must show, so I also used a woodgrain embossing folder

in addition to my wood tag.....

 

Don't forget to came back Thursday to see my exciting (to me) news!!!!