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I love living just blocks from the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, in WI. I am a wife to Greg(for 49 yrs in 2021), mother to Heather and Amber (love my girls), Gamma to LJ, daughter to Marion (deceased in 2012 at 88 y/o, lived a life glorifying the Lord), sister to Paul and Samantha, aunt to Paula, Shelley (and fam) and Jeremy (and fam), Tuffy, the parakeet (2021) and most of all...a child of God, saved by grace through Christ Jesus. Life is a gift! Eternal life, a BLESSING!!!

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Monday, July 6, 2026

PIP Challenge 2627

 Are you ready for our current challenge?
This week's awesome sponsor is Lawn Fawn.
You certainly want to be a part of this challenge!
Be sure to pop over and check out all the 
fabulous products they have! Get everything you
need in one place to create your next project!
Make sure you view their amazing tutorial
videos! They are wonderful crafting aids!
 Go check them out now!
Here's my Lawn Fawn creation
As usual, at least lately, I had to rush and make
a birthday card for a neighbor and this was
perfect for him. Of course, Lawn Fawn 
was a great go to...I stamped the desk and 
typewriter on a white cardfront. Then I 
added the sentiments and colored it with
my Copics. I stamped the little mouse 
and colored him then cut him out. Raising
the mouse with mounting tape made him
look like he was typing. 
This was white cardstock, unlike the 
beige/off white look the photo gives it. lol.
Inside...
Unusual for a guy, but my neighbor 
says they keep all my cards. Love creating
for people like that!! AND, this was a
super quick card to make. 😀👍
I'm entering this card in...

Be sure to checkout Lawn Fawn and
see their NEW ARRIVALS.

Thanks for stopping by!!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our 
sponsor for this challenge:
Be sure to visit our sponsor's website 
and begin creating some of 
your own awesome creations! 

Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, June 29, 2026

PIP Challenge 2626 with a 5th Monday THEME-water

   Another fun challenge ahead! PIP's fabulous
sponsor for this week is
It's always fun getting to find new stuff
and a great sponsor as well! YAY! Be
sure to go shopping!!
Here's my card...following the 5th 
Monday theme: WATER  
featuring Silly Fisherman 
This was made for my fish loving
hubby's birthday. He fishes a lot and I
love that he does because he takes so
many stunning scenery photos, and even
some of fish he's caught. He's a catch and
release fisherman. Neither of us like to
clean fish. hehe. 
Anyway, I used Copic markers to color
the image and used a ragged die cut.
The edge was sponged with coordinating
inks to help it stand out against the 
background paper. I made the sentiment
myself and found some fun fish designer
cardstock to accent the card. The sentiment
was raised up with mounting tape.
I always find lots of great images for
any occasion at Pattie's Creations.
Be sure to stop by Pattie's Creations
and head over and join in the

Thanks for stopping by!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor 
for this challenge:
 She has so many awesome
 images to choose from!!
Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, June 22, 2026

PIP Challenge 2625

Are you ready for our current challenge?
This week's awesome sponsor is Lawn Fawn.
You certainly want to be a part of this challenge!
Be sure to pop over and check out all the 
fabulous products they have! Get everything you
need in one place to create your next project!
Make sure you view their amazing tutorial
videos! They are wonderful crafting aids!
 Go check them out now!
Here's my Lawn Fawn creation
I had fun using these Lawn Fawn sets.
The wall was created stamping it twice
and I used a variety of Copic colors to 
it. I didn't have the coordinating die cuts 
for the pups so I fussy cut them out after
they were Copic colored too. Mounting
tape was used to raise the pups up for 
the added dimention I always like in a card.

I added multiple layers to complete
the card. It was made for a friend and 
I think it will give him a smile!
Be sure to checkout Lawn Fawn and
see their NEW ARRIVALS.

Thanks for stopping by!!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our 
sponsor for this challenge:
Be sure to visit our sponsor's website 
and begin creating some of 
your own awesome creations! 

Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, June 15, 2026

PIP Challenge 2624

PIP Challenge 2624 and this week's
amazing sponsor is Gerda Steiner 

where you can find some of the cutest 
digis, dies, and stamps for just about 
any of your creative desires. 
They are kindly offering 
$15 gift code for this week's winner! 
Go check them out now!
Here's my card!
using "A Toast to You"
I love this cute little pigeon from 
Gerda Steiner I used my Copics to 
color him. I then cut him out and used
mounting tape to lift him up. A star
die cut created the white panel. I had 
planned on using the star piece but liked
this better. lol. Go figure. 

Thanks for stopping by!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

Be sure to join in the challenge and visit 

 Thanks for stopping by!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor 
for this challenge:
Be sure to visit our sponsor's website and begin 
creating some of your own awesome creations! 

Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, June 8, 2026

PIP Challenge 2623

Our sponsor for the current challenge is...
It's always fun getting to find new stuff
and a great sponsor as well! YAY!
Go shop at Sunbird Spark for some 
awesome new stuff! I know I did! lol!
They've added plenty as well! 
I wish I had time to make a card for this
challenge because I just received a new
order of goodies BUT I had family arrive
to help clean out my brother's house 
this next week and we are out of town
tomorrow and Monday...sooooo my new
Sunbird Spark order will have to wait,
for now anyway. Be sure to join in the
current challenge and go shopping
at Sunbird Spark. You will find everything
fun there!! We appreciate their 
sponsorship a lot!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see
your entries in the Current Challenge.

Consider "Following" this blog. 
AND a big thank you to our awesome
sponsor,  Sunbird Spark! 

Monday, June 1, 2026

PIP Challenge 2622

 I want to thank our wonderful sponsor
Be sure to pop over and check out all the 
fabulous digis she has!  
In fact, go check them out now!

Here is my card for the current challenge
I am making this card for a friend I haven't
seen since I was a sophomore living in Calif.
She and I raised guinea pigs for quite awhile. 
Jan now lives in Texas and I'm in Wisc. We 
first reconnected through FB several years 
ago and I was thrilled. I hope to get together
with her one day! 
ANYWAAAAAAY...
I used Copics to color this image. Die cuts
were used to create the layers. I had a
banner die cut that I used for the sentiment.
Mounting tape raised up the sentiment
banner. White gel pen added the balloon 
dimension and two heart embellishments 
to complete this card. 
If you haven't checked out RAM Stamps
you are really missing out. She has 
a fabulous variety of images. Go and
start shopping now and join in the 
current challenge and maybe be a 
Random.com winner, or get an 
Honorary Mention!! Good times!
I'll be adding this card to the following 
challenges...
Thanks for stopping by!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our 
sponsor for this challenge!
Be sure to visit our sponsor's 
website and begin creating
some of your own awesome creations! 

Still time to get involved with the 
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge  

Monday, May 25, 2026

PIP Challenge 2621

Today is my birthday, May 25th, and
I always have fun using my fun stuff from
who is this week's sponsor
Be sure to pop over and see all the 
fabulous the wonderful new stencils,
stamps, die cuts, and papers they have! 
Go check them out now!
Here is my card
As usual, I had a lot of fun  creating with
one of my oldies but goodies!! I believe it
has been retired but not in my house! This
fun set gets lots of use. I needed a Father's
Day card for my awesome hubby. He is an
amazing guy and the best dad and grandpa.
Besides all that, he's my bestie!! Soooo,
I stamped my images and used Copics
to color them. I wanted a simple card but
I also wanted it to be special! I fussy 
cut the images out. A black banner was
made for the white heat embossed 
sentiment. I attached the megaphone
to the banner and raised it and the pup 
up with good ol' mounting tape.
The sentiment is from a random company.
I added a nice red cardstock to make it
all pop. I think it worked just fine.
Newton's Nook is a great place to find
just the right stamps and lots of 
other goodies to add to your crafting. 

I love all my goodies from Newton's Nook
 Be sure to check it out!!
💗
Thanks for stopping by!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor 
for this challenge:
Be sure to visit our sponsor's website 
and begin creating some of your own 
awesome creations! They have sooooo 
many goodies to choose from!
Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, May 18, 2026

PIP Challenge 2620

  Another fun challenge ahead! PIP's fabulous
sponsor for this week is
It's always fun getting to find new stuff
and a great sponsor as well! YAY! Be
sure to go shopping!!
Here's my card...  
This mouse was perfect for PIP's 5th 
Monday theme, WATER. I printed the image
on cardstock then cut it out with my Scan n Cut.
Came out great. I colored little mouse 
with my Copics and added some white
gel pen highlights. The rain drop stencil
was one I had on hand and used a dauber
to add the teal ink. I used my white gel pen,
again, to highlight all the droplets. My
sparkle pen added some real glitz to each
drop too. An embossed green piece was 
added for the "ground."
The sentiments came from a set I had
from Newton's Nook and worked 
great with Pattie's Creations cute little
mouse. Mounting tape was used to 
raise up the image and sentiments.
Easy peasy!
Be sure to stop by Pattie's Creations
and head over and join in the

Thanks for stopping by!!
Consider "following" my before you leave!

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor 
for this challenge:
 She has so many awesome
 images to choose from!!
Still time to get involved with the