Wanna grab lunch?

Hey y'all! Happy Wednesday!
Hope all is well?!...

I know, I know, I've been sooo bad at visiting y'all lately and I sincerely apologize for that. Things have been good for the most part, though I've been trying to deal with an ongoing issue with one of my kids' teacher. It's very frustrating when things just aren't working out. I'm hoping something will be done soon and we can all just move forward.

Anyhow, I don't want to bore you or ramble on with my problems...lol ;)
I'm swinging in to share a card I made for the current Newton's Nook Designs Challenge and the current NBUS #7 Challenge.

So here's my card...

Wish my weather was better, so I could have more light. Though, it is what it is, I guess. ;)  

Such a cute little raccoon, yeah?!...

I recently won Newton's Nook Designs new Raccoon Rascals from their blog hop, so the timing was perfect for both challenges! :) 

I did some coloring and then after did a little fussy cutting. Once done, I added a couple little pieces of burlap and my sentiment piece, along with a few sequins. Easy peasy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

Again, I apologize for not visiting y'all much!...I promise you, I'll be around more soon! 

Hugs

AJVD post-That really grinds my beans

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Just a quick post for today.
I'm up on A Jillian Vance Design blog with a fun coffee card! Here's a little peek...

Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card. And while you're there, I'd love it if you'd leave some love there, too! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday and see you soon!

AJVD post-All creatures great and small

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Just a short and sweet post.
Today, I'm up on A Jillian Vance Design blog with a sweet card using some new goodies! Here's a little sneak peek...

Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card. I'd love it, if you'd leave some love there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and weekend!! See you soon!

live simply...

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday, almost Friday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Today, I'm swinging in with a card for the current CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. I had a little down time from working on some DT stuff, so I thought I'd play along with a challenge. :)

I did some real watercoloring...I actually didn't resort to my 'piece of acetate'! lol For those that may not know, I usually do the whole ink on a piece of acetate and then lay it on my watercolor paper. And nothing is wrong with that, though I managed to let my watercolor paper and water spritzer do the work for me. :) I kept things simple and once my watercolor was done drying, I added my sentiment. Easy peasy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

SRM Stickers post-Back to school

Hey y'all!
Hope all is well?!...

I'm swinging in today to share a sneak peek of my card on the SRM Stickers blog!
Check it out...

Be sure to swing on over to the SRM Stickers blog to see my full card. I'd love it, if you'd leave some love there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

AJVD post-Anchor

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Just a short and sweet post.
Today I'm up on A Jillian Vance Design blog with a simple masculine card. Here's a little peek...

Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my card. And while you're there, I'd love it if you'd leave some love there, too! :)

Thank so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday!

Meow are you?

Hey y'all! Happy Wednesday!
Hope all is well?!...

Well, my kids officially started school today and I am 'kids free' for hours! lol Honestly, I love having my kids around but I really do need the break...and I think they need a break from one another, too! ;) However, I need to get use to not having anyone here, not even my husband. I used to 'talk' to our cat when she was here (seriously, I'm not a crazy cat person...though who doesn't talk to their pet? ;)), so it really is quite lonely for me. Hopefully within the next few days or so it'll be easier for me. hopefully. ;)

Anyhoo, I'm stopping in today to share a 'just for fun' card.

I used some patterned paper!! lol I keep buying the stuff and then I just start hoarding it all! Not sure why I do that, though I'm gonna push myself more to use it. ;) 

You'll be happy to know, I'm still continuing to ink up sets that have never seen ink. However though, I must admit, I did cave in a little and bought a few more new goodies. Ugh. I was doing sooo good and then these darn new releases!...lol...I don't always buy new releases when they come out, then again, sometimes I do. ;) Please tell me, how can one always resist?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

What makes you different makes you awesome

Hey y'all! Happy Monday!
Hope your week is off to a good start?!...

Today, I'm sharing my card for the current Waffle Flower Challenge! Another beautiful inspiration photo we have for you...

My inspiration came from the painting sitting on top of the mantel. 

I kept things nice and simple. 

I did a little watercoloring with my leaves. Then added my sentiments, which I used the sentiments die for the 'what makes you different makes you' part. After, I used the 'awesome' die with a piece of silver glitter cardstock and a piece of white catdstock. Which I layered together, then added it to my card. And to finish things off, I added a little twine. Simple, yeah?!...

Be sure to swing on over to the Waffle Flower Challenge to see all the DT projects! And while you're there, I hope you'll join us!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your day and see you soon! 

Waffle Flower Crafts supplies used:

Hibiscus stamp set

Leafy stamp set

Sentiments die set

Awesome word die

AJVD post-Tiny roses

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!! :)
Hope all is well?!...

Just a short and sweet post.
I'm up on A Jillian Vance Design blog, today! Here's a little peek at my card.

Be sure to swing on over to A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my full card...and I'd love it, if you'd leave some love there, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

a Little update and a little tag

Hey y'all!
Hope all is well?!...

*for my Little Tangles post, please scroll down.

The start of August has not been the best for my family and I. Some of you may have already heard, though on August 2nd we had to say goodbye to our cat...It's been quite the adjustment (you could say?) for us. We had our cat for over 10 years and now there's a void. My kids are taking it pretty hard, as in they grew up with her. I'm trying my best to stay strong for them, though sometimes I end up breaking down myself. Slowly we are moving forward. One things for sure, she'll never be forgotten. <3

Besides that happening, it's been crunch time for back to school stuff. I pretty much have most things done. However I'm waiting on deliveries of their stuff, which all seem to be on different days, even though I order everything at once. Just hoping everything makes it in time before school starts!

Anyhoo...
I'm swinging on in to share a little tag for the current CAS-ual Fridays challenge!

I kept my tag nice and simple. 

I used CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Scallop Tags set, along with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Beanstalks stamp set (sorry it's no longer available). I simply stamped on my flowers in a brown ink. Then added a little bit of color using colored pencils. After, I stamped on my sentiment and topped my tag off with some twine. Simple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

P.S.
I sincerely want to thank you all for the hugs, love, and support through this difficult time...
Thank you. <3 

Little Tangles Challenge

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday!
Hope all is well?!...

Today we have a brand new Little Tangles Challenge! This time we're all about shakers/sequins. Super fun, right?!...

I really do love shakers, though I don't always make them much. Not sure why?...Perhaps, the time it takes to make them or just me sticking to my CAS style?...However, I put all things aside and made one! :)

Sooo let's not talk about how long this actually took me to make. lol If I had one of those fuse tool things, maybe it would have been much easier and faster!?! ;)
I used Neat & Tangled's Graduated Stripes Cover Plate and then added my acetate and ever so carefully, added my foam tape around the stripes and edges. I chose to only use part of the die as a shaker and the rest I left alone. Once I had my shaker, I used one of the 'stripes' from the die to stamp my sentiment on. After, I used Neat & Tangled's Sailmates stamp set for my boat. Which I stamped in a light grey ink and then did some fussy cutting with it. To tie things all together, I added some twine and a wood veneer anchor. Not really a hard card to make, just took some time to make. lol ;)

Be sure to swing on over to Little Tangles to see all the DT projects! And while you're there, I hope you'll join us! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

Neat & Tangled products used:

Graduated Stripes Cover Plate
Sailmates stamp set
Royally Blue sequins mix
Summer Sky sequins mix
Ocean Breeze sequins mix
Crystal Clear sequins mix

First SRM Stickers DT post!

Hey y'all!
Hope all is well?!...

Today is my first SRM Stickers DT post! :) I have a little sneak peek to share with you...

Be sure to swing on over to SRM Stickers blog to see my full card and I'd love it, if you'd leave some love there, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

let's chat

Hey y'all! Happy Monday!
Hope your week is starting off right?!...

I'm still enjoying the last bit of summer with my kids, though I wish time would slow down just a bit. ;) The nice thing is, even with them being back in school next week, we still are able to hit the beach up afterwards! :)

Anyhoo, I'm just sharing a 'just for fun card' today. And yep. I'm still inking up stamps that have yet to see ink or very little ink.

I started with stamping the cups on my cardstock. Then simply colored the middle one. After I added a piece of clear vellum over my card and stamped on my sentiment in white. And to finish things off, I added some twine. Quick and easy, yeah?!...

Oh, and before I go, I have a question! I used my last piece of vellum on this card, which I really thought I had more!! I can't remember the brand of vellum I bought, though I did like it. What is your basic go to clear vellum?...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!