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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, November 27, 2023

PIP Challenge 2347

  This week's amazing sponsor is
Be sure to pop over and see all the 
fabulous digital projects that they 
have to help your creativity!  No 
die cutting machine necessary! 
Go check them out now!
Here's my card for this challenge...
I used Fun With Frosty and that gave me
so many options to choose from! Such super
cute ideas! I printed out my images, on 
ivory cardstock, and colored them with 
Copic markers and a touch of sparkle pen. 
The background is a delightful sparkly cardstock 
that I had on hand. 
I raised the snowman for dimension. 

Inside
I used another image from the set 
to finish off the card. I used the ivory
cardstock for the base so it would blend
well with the pattern paper. The photo
doesn't show the glimmer from the 
paper or sparkle pen very well, but it
looks awesome in person. 
The Cutting Café offers so many ideas
and all you really need is paper, printer
and scissors. It's a great place for the 
minimalist card makers. 

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

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor
 for this challenge:
Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, November 20, 2023

PIP Challenge 2346

   I want to thank our wonderful sponsor
Be sure to pop over and check out all the 
fabulous digis they have!  
In fact, gcheck them out now!
Here's my card...
I had fun with this little cutie image!
I colored it using Copics. I added some
additional musical notes...my I'm talented.
LOL! The sentiment is from another
company. Very simple card! Stop by 
Star Stampz and check out all the fun
digis! They are oh so sweet!!
💓
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, November 13, 2023

PIP Challenge 2345

 Polkadoodles is this week's sponsor!! YAY!
We REALLY appreciate our sponsors!

Be sure to pop over and see all the fabulous digis, stamps and supplies that they have!  Go check them out now!
They have soooo many items to choose from
and they are offering a prize of 3 digis of
your choosing. You don't want to miss out.
Head over to the current PIP Challenge 2345 NOW!
Here's what I made for the challenge.

This bunny is too cute! Of course, you can find
many great images over at Polkadoodles!!
I cut out the image and colored it using my
Copic markers. I used some brads to attach
some vellum to my pattern paper. I raised
the image and sentiment on the vellum. 
Pretty easy and fun card! 

Thanks for stopping by!!!
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Monday, November 6, 2023

PIP Challenge 2344

 Another great challenge over at PIP Challenges
with our lovely sponsor
Varada Sharma
VS has such beautiful images! It's 
awesome that she is kind enough to sponsor 
PIP Challenges! Please be sure to visit her site!!
 Here's my card for this week!
I used "Lotus Frame" from Varada Sharma. I 
chose a different sentiment from a VS set I
have. She has such beautiful creations!! I took the 
PNG images and added it to some digital paper
I had. I printed the image twice and colored
the main flower, using Copics, on both. I 
fussy cut out one of the flowers. I layered it
on top of the main cardfront, off-set a bit.
I used a white gel pen to add some random
dots to finish off the card. 

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Be sure to checkout Varada's site and 
head on over to the latest PIP Challenge

Monday, October 30, 2023

PIP Challenge 2343

  This week's 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 project following the 
5th Monday Theme...
Color

I had fun making these for the Book Club
committee down in FL. I didn't put much
effort into coloring them with my Copic
markers so it was a simple one color per
bookmark. I used Lawn Fawn's For You, Deer
stamps and die cuts to make these fun
little gifts. I just added some matching
twines and threads to complete the 
projects. Super simple. I did make the 
bookmarks out of a cardboard scrap I had.
At least they are a bit more sturdy.

Thanks for stopping by!!!
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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, October 23, 2023

PIP Challenge 2342

 A brand new challenge over at PIP Challenges.
This week's sponsor is SheepSki Designs
 Without our amazing sponsors the 
challenges wouldn't happen. 
SheepSki Designs is offering the 
random winner THREE DIGIS!!
The PIP Design Team has some awesome
inspiration. Be sure to visit each  
blog for additional inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping by and consider
"Following" my blog and go join in with

Monday, October 16, 2023

PIP Challenge 2341

 The challenge this week is sponsored 
by PIP Challenges
and they will be giving away a 
$10 Gift Certificate from Sweet n Sassy

Here's my card:
I used MFT stamps and a random window
die cut. I colored the images with my
Copics. I made the card for my grandson,
LJ, just because. He and his Momma love
critters and I thought this would make
them both smile. I raised up some of 
the images for a bit of dimension. I had
originally meant to raise up the white
framing but...forgot...so...I adjusted. lol.

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Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, October 9, 2023

PIP Challenge 2340

 The challenge this week is sponsored by
The prize will be a 
$10 Gift Certificate from 

YAY!!

Here is my project for the challenge...
This was made for a friend's birthday. 
Since I spend 3 months every winter in
Florida I am often drawn to the sea 
stamps etc. So, I colored the gull friends 
with Copics. The background was a digital
paper. I just cut a piece of brown cardstock
for the mound. I raise up the images with
some pop dots and stamped my sentiment.
I'm sorry to say I made this card in
the spring and can't remember everything
I used. I'm still recouping from a nasty
cold and don't have much energy as of yet.
Soooo, I used this image. Stay well and
enjoy the upcoming challenge and week!
😀
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leave, consider following my blog!
Find the current challenge HERE

Monday, October 2, 2023

PIP Challenge 2339

 Our amazing sponsor this week is


Jan's Digi Stamps is kindly offering a
$10 Gift Certificate. Without our amazing
sponsors the challenges wouldn't happen.
Be sure to pop over and see all her amazing
sets and ideas! Such a talent! 
JDS has an abundance of amazing digital art
and I can always find something 
I love to play with! 
If you're looking for my inspiration,
you won't find it. I managed to get a 
cold. Not Covid, whew. BUT my first
cold in 4 years and the coughing wears me out!
Thankfully PIP has an
amazing DT to share their wonderful
talent. They are the best!!!

Thanks for stopping by! 
A big thank you to our amazing sponsor,

Jan's Digi Stamps

Head over to the current challenge now. 

Monday, September 25, 2023

PIP Challenge 2338

 Newton's Nook is this week's sponsor
Be sure to pop over and see all the 
fabulous digis, stamps and wonderful die 
cuts they have!  Go check them out now!
Here is my card 
I always have fun with Newton's Nook and
creating this card was no exception. I used
a variety of NN products, and as always, 
top notch quality! First of all I stenciled
the shells, using 3 different MFT inks. 
Next I stamps my gulls, and die cut them,
and my sentiment stamp. Both were colored
with my Copic markers, matching the 
stenciled ink colors. 
I used some mounting
tape to raise up the gulls to complete the
card. Of course I created some layers
and added a brown strip between the
stenciling and the gulls and sentiment.

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, September 18, 2023

PIP Challenge 2337

 The challenge this week is sponsored by
The prize will be a 
$10 Gift Certificate from 
YAY!!

Here is my project for the challenge...
I needed quite a few birthday cards for
this month and this challenge seemed like
the perfect time to do them. So, I used a
Newton's Nook stamp and die cut. I went 
through my paper pieces/scraps and 
found a nice variety. I colored the flowers
with coordinating Copic markers. 
I added a few white dots to flowers. 
Then I stamped the sentiment and raise 
up the flowers with some mounting tape. 
Super easy.

😀
Thanks for stopping by and before you
leave, consider following my blog!
Find the current challenge HERE

Monday, September 11, 2023

PIP Challenge 2336

Polkadoodles is this week's sponsor!! YAY!
We REALLY appreciate our sponsors!

Be sure to pop over and see all the fabulous digis, stamps and supplies that they have!  Go check them out now!
They have soooo many items to choose from
and they are offering a prize of 3 digis of
your choosing. You don't want to miss out.
Head over to the current PIP Challenge 2336 NOW!

Here's what I made for the challenge.
I used Gil Rabbit Gardening from our
wonderful sponsor, Polkadoodles. I cut the
image into the 3 separate images. I colored
them with Copics. The leaves were stamped,
on Polkadoodles digital papers, and die cut
out. The sentiment was from the same 
company as the leaves and dies. Now closed.
and die cut (from a closed company) I raised
Gil, the rabbit, with mounting tape and 
that's it. Very easy card. 
Thanks for stopping by!!!
GO to the CURRENT CHALLENGE now!!     

Monday, September 4, 2023

PIP Challenge 2335

Another great challenge over at PIP Challenges
with our lovely sponsor
Varada Sharma
VS has such beautiful images! It's 
awesome that she is kind enough to sponsor 
PIP Challenges! Please be sure to visit her site!!
 Here's my card for this week!
I used "Floral Digi" from Varada Sharma. She
has such beautiful creations!! I took the 
PNG image and added it to some digital paper
I had from We Are 3. I then added the 
sentiment to the blank space. I colored the 
flowers with Copics. I punched a couple of 
holes on each side of the sentiment banner
and ran some ribbon through. I put on a 
few dot embellishments and layer the finished
front to a yellow piece of cardstock. 
The finished card is 5.5 square. 

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

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor 
for this challenge:
Be sure to visit her Etsy shop and pick out
some beauties for you creative talents!

Still time to get involved with the