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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, October 14, 2024

PIP Challenge 2441

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 Penguin Palace for some 
awesome stuff! I know I did! lol!

Sorry to say that I am a slacker this week.
😕
My excuse is Grandson...
I wanted to make my card but during the
week I had numerous appointments and
hoped to work on cards over the weekend,
but after 2 days with my darling boy, I 
was bushed!! AND, achy. BUT, I do
hope you all go and checkout 
They have lots of fun there. I have some 
great die cuts and stamps I'm eager
to create with. I'll start making something
soon so I am ready for their next sponsorship!

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,  Penguin Palace !

Monday, October 7, 2024

PIP Challenge 2440

 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...  
I printed out my lovely image and cut it
out. Then I colored it with my Copic markers
This fun image from  Pattie's Creations 
was ideal for a friend of mine when we are
both in FL! Apparently, this image was 
after we ate some delicious seafood! OR,
maybe the yummy Creme Brulee. I stamped
a sentiment to the perfect background 
cardstock I had. I raised the girls up with
mounting tape. I could use some of that
tape for random parts of my body too! LOL!
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:
Be sure to visit our sponsor's website 
and begin creating some of your own 
awesome creations! She has so many 
awesome images to choose from!!
Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, September 30, 2024

PIP Challenge 2439, with a COLOR theme

This week's PIP Challenge is a 5th Monday
and the THEME is an inspiration challenge.
It's sponsored by
The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from
YAY!!

Here is my project for the challenge...
following the Colors:

I used Newton's Nook flowers and die cut
to create my card. I colored the image with
my Copics. I found a pattern paper that 
looked like it would work for the color
choices for the challenge. I cut out an oval
and a bottom border. Then cut 2 ovals out
of white, one for the random sentiment and
one for behind the flowers. A few white gel
dots were added to the flower's center and
a little satin bow completed the card.
😀
Thanks for stopping by and before you
leave, consider following my blog!
Find the current challenge HERE  

Monday, September 23, 2024

PIP Challenge 2438

   Newton's Nook 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 
I love my goodies from Newton's Nook
This set, though retired, gets lots of use.
The image was stamped and colored
using my Copic markers. Simple. I had 
some cute paw print paper that was ideal
for my background. I stamped the sentiment
with a coordinating ink and added my
kitty to the card with some pop up dots.
I always like some dimension.

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 16, 2024

PIP Challenge 2437

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...  
I actually made two cards because I like
using the oval die cut for one and the 
left over for the other one. AND, I did
need two birthday cards this week. I love
Fall and pumpkins and apples sooooo this
image from  Pattie's Creations was ideal!
Perfect colors were found among my Copics.
I added some white gel pen marks. Both
colored images were raised up with
mounting tape. I love dimension on my
creations. It always seems to make the 
card come alive.
I found some nice pattern papers 
to add and some random sentiments
to complete the cards.

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:
Be sure to visit our sponsor's website 
and begin creating some of your own 
awesome creations! She has so many 
awesome images to choose from!!
Still time to get involved with the 

Monday, September 9, 2024

PIP Challenge 2436

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 2436 NOW!
Here's what I made for the challenge
I love the colors of fall so this was  a fun
card for to create. I used a leafy stencil and
a variety of inks to make the background. I
used my Scan n Cut to cut out my fox and
colored him with Copics. I did add a few
whisker dots too. I used an edge-able die cut
and heat embossed, in white, the Happy
Birthday sentiment. The rhinestones were 
added because my friend that's going to 
receive this card is a blingy person. lol! 
For the inside I used the same die cut. 

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, September 2, 2024

PIP Challenge 2435

I am out of commission since Thursday.  
BUT
 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
or find her actual stamps at RubberStamps.com!!

Be sure to go and check out 

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

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

Monday, August 26, 2024

PIP Challenge 2434

 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 
I always have fun playing with Lawn Fawn
stamps and die cuts! To create this fun
card I used Critters in the Forest. For the
background I sponged on inks using one of 
the Beach Sunset stencils. I used daubers
and inks to create the sky and ground.
All the images were colored with my Copic 
markers. Once the images were cut out 
I attached them to the background, raising 
a few of them up for the added dimension. 
I added the "Woo Hoo" 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 

Monday, August 19, 2024

PIP Challenges 2433

   Newton's Nook is this week's sponsor
Be sure to pop over and see all the 
fabulous the wonderful new stencils,
stamps and die cuts they have! 
Go check them out now!
Here is my card 
This was an easy peasy card. I masked out
a section in the center of the card front
and stamped some of the other butterflies
and then the sentiments. The main butterfly
was colored with my Copics and die cut out.
I raised the Monarch up with some 
mounting tape. Nothing like some fun

Thanks NN for being a fantastic sponsor!!

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, August 12, 2024

PIP Challenge 2432

  PIP Challenges wonderful 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 Penguin Palace for some 
awesome stuff! I know I did! lol!
Here's my card
using "girl on floatie"
I found a great digital paper for this 
little cutie and added the sentiment
from  Penguin Palace. I fussy cut the 
little floater and colored her with my
Copic markers. I added one of those
bouncy springs behind her and then
attached her to the card. The bounce
 gives the action to the "waves" and my
floating ocean beauty. 
With a flick of your finger the little
gal gives a fun wiggle.  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,  Penguin Palace !

Monday, August 5, 2024

PIP Challenge 2431

 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 project for this challenge...
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. Ok...this wasn't
my greatest success BUT it was my fault
and NOT TTC's issue. lol. I have been 
struggling with a backache and was trying
to hurry the creating process and that just
made mistakes to correct. Anyway, 
this it the finished project and I only 
needed my scissors, printer, glue, and paper.

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