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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, April 24, 2023

PIP Challenge 2316

A brand new challenge at PIP Challenges!
The amazing sponsor is the fabulous
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 project for this challenge...
Here are my projects.

and

The Cutting Cafe always has something
for every occasion! All I needed was glue,
scissors, printer and some cardstock. I 
cut out what I needed to complete each 
project. I found coffee bean background 
online and printed it out for the K-cup 
project. The May card was my own idea.
The "May" was printed on white and
on pattern paper. I cut it out and made 
the "card". I cut out a couple of the matching
flowers off the pattern paper to accent the card.

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A big THANK YOU to our sponsor
 for this challenge:
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Monday, April 17, 2023

PIP Challenge 2315

This week's sponsor at PIP Challenges is 
a brand new sponsor and we are excited to
welcome Pink Gem Designs! You must go
check out her Etsy store and follow PGD on
Facebook! Lots of great digis and papers!
 Go check them out now!
Here's my card!
I had the perfect background paper for
this crafty little guy! This is Artistic Josh,
I'll be using this card for my almost 4 yr. old
grandson. He's a cutie, of course! LOL!
I colored "Josh" with Copics, adding some
white lines to his shirt. I fussy cut him out 
and raised him, and the sentiment I created.
That was it. Hard to mess up the cute
digi stamp. Go find one of your own!!


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, April 10, 2023

PIP Challenge 2314

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!
 Go check them out now!
Here's my card!


die cuts to create this wonderful "waterfall"
card. Be sure to go to the Flippin' Awesome
link to watch the tutorial video. The videos 
are so well done. Lots of fun creating with LF.
I used stamps from a different company, but
Lawn Fawn has so many of their own to choose
from. Sadly, I didn't have them with me 
in Florida but the little bears from My Favorite
Things worked nicely with the die cuts! 
I'm finally back in Wisconsin and will have
my craft room ready for creating very soon!

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, April 3, 2023

PIP Challenge 2313

  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! 
I am on the road, heading back home in WI,
and thankfully my DT has been able to 
share some inspiration for this week's 
challenge, even if I couldn't. All packed
in my car and arriving home 4/3/2023!
Had a fabulous time in FL.


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

Jan's Digi Stamps

Head over to the current challenge now.

Sunday, March 26, 2023

PIP Challenge 2312

 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's my card!
This stamp, "Easter Lily" and die cut,
 from Newton's Nook are awesome. NN stamps
always stamp great and the die cut are fantastic!
The background is actually cardstock and I 
colored the flowers with Copics and TriBlends.
I added a few white dots to the flowers 
and a bit of ribbon and sequins. A few 
layers and some mounting tape for the 
flowers was all I needed to complete the card.
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 

Sunday, March 19, 2023

PIP Challenge 2311

  Polkadoodles is this week's sponsor!! YAY!

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 2311 NOW!

Here's what I made for the challenge.
Another fun card using an adorable digi from
Polkadoodles! Easter is around the bend and 
this little cute will hit the mail in the near 
future! I colored the bunny, etc. with Copic
markers and spent some time fussy cutting
it out. I picked out my background paper and
used an oval leftover from another card. I 
found the sentiment from Newton's Nook.
The card was completed by adding the image
using mounting tape for dimension. It's 
quite a colorful card. 

We REALLY appreciate our sponsors!

Thanks for stopping by!!!
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Sunday, March 12, 2023

PIP Challenge 2310

 This week's PIP Challenge is sponsored by
There's plenty of time for you to join in!!
Here's my weekly inspiration...
This card is completely digital. I didn't even
color it. We Are 3 has all you need to make 
a super fast and easy card. I layered a PNG 
floral frame onto some lovely digi paper
and added a digital sentiment. Boom, done.
I made the image in two different sizes. The
larger one I just layered on to a white card
base. The small image I layered onto an 
embossed piece of white and added both 
to the main white card. Just need a printer
to make these awesome cards. (I also added
a ribbon and bow of white...in case you hadn't
noticed. LOL! Thank you, We Are 3
 
A big THANK YOU to our sponsor
 for this challenge:

Sunday, March 5, 2023

PIP Challenge 2309

  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!

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

Sunday, February 26, 2023

PIP Challenge 2308

 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! 

Here's my card,
JDS has an abundance of amazing digital art
and I can always find something I love to play
with! In this case, COFFEE!! Admittedly I am
addicted to McD's French vanilla iced coffee.
I printed the image and sentiment and some
digital background paper (from another company)
to create this easy card. I colored it with Copic
markers and cut the images out so I could 
raise them up with mounting tape. I added
a bit of sparkle pen to the little heart and a 
few dot elements. That was it. I think I am being
very lazy with my stamping because of being on
the beach for the past couple of months. The
winter weather in Florida has been exceptional.
🌞🌴
I will be entering this card in the following 
challenge

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

Jan's Digi Stamps

Head over to the current challenge now.

Sunday, February 19, 2023

PIP Challenge 2307

 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!!

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 

Sunday, February 12, 2023

PIP Challenge 2306

  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!!

Here's my card for this week!
This was a darling little image from SheepSki Designs.
The sentiment banner was created by me. I think my
blues are off but I wasn't about to start over. LOL!
I colored the image with Copic markers and 
raised up the banner with mounting tape. Add
a few sequins and gems to complete the card. 

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Monday, February 6, 2023

PIP Challenge 2305

  This week's sponsor is Lawn Fawn.
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!
 Go check them out now!
Here's my card!
Well, I certainly don't need a tutorial for
this simple card. I used  "On The Mend"
from LAWN FAWN. It is a cute set for someone
not quite up to par. I will be using this for 
a friend, here in Florida, that fell and broke
her knee cap and repaired following surgery.
I'm sure she will get a smile from it. I cut out
the turtle and colored him with Copic markers.
I used a random banner die cut for the 
sentiment. The splotches were made using
a stencil and inks. I lifted the image with 
some mounting tape to complete the card.

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