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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, 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 

Monday, May 11, 2026

PIP Challenge 2619

 Time to join in the challenge with 
Polkadoodles as this week's sponsor!! 
YAY!
We REALLY appreciate our sponsors!


Here's my card for the challenge...
Polkadoodles has images for every 
occasion or person. Go find what you need! 
I used Copics to color the image and made
my own sentiment to raise up with 
mounting tape. 
This card is make me sad...I finished it
a couple of days ago, for my daughter,
Heather. Yesterday, her sweet kitty, Smelly,
had to be put down, unexpectedly. It was
a very sad day and, needless to say, I wasn't 
going to give Heather the card on Mother's
Day. So many tears...
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, May 4, 2026

PIP Challenge 2618

  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! 
Here's my card for the challenge...
This was a perfect set to a friend's birthday.
Doesn't matter how old we get, she's 
always ready for some good, clean fun.
I used my Copics to color the images.
I enjoyed the variety of colors I was
able to use. I colored the disc ball with 
a sparkle pen for a little glitz! 
I raised it up with mounting tape.
My crazy dancers were raised up with 
action wobble springs for fun bouncing action.
As always, I have fun "playing" with
my Sunbird Spark goodies

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 ! 
Find the current challenge HERE

Monday, April 27, 2026

PIP Challenge 2617

PIP is excited to welcome
As a brand new sponsor. They were formerly
Sweet n Sassy so I have an abundance of
their amazing products! 
Be sure to pop over and check out all the 
fabulous products they have 
In fact, gcheck them now!

Here are my cards for the current challenge
The first is the Mother's Day card I made
for my God-daughter. I began with a heart 
stencil and a variety of ink colors. Copics 
colored the image after I die cut it out. I 
stamped the sentiment and raised the image
up with mounting tape, then glazed the vase
and added some heart embellishments.

For the next card I started out with an
embossed white piece. 
I used some lavender for background.
I stamped the sentiment on a white
panel on lavender. Then the Copic
colored image was added with mounting
tape. I glazed the pot and added a glitter
pen to the flowers.
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 20, 2026

PIP Challenge 2616

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

Here are my cards for the current challenge
I have lots of RAM digis and it's always a 
tough choice since I love all of them!!
For these cards I used Birthday Mouse.
Both images were colored the same using
my Copic markers. Different die cuts were
used to cut out the main blocks and 
I found coordinating pattern papers
and card stocks. I added some glitter gel
pen touches to the dots on the cake and
the party hat.

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 
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge  

Monday, April 13, 2026

PIP Challenge 2615

   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
sentiment from "Ahoy,Matey" (cut)

I just got this die cut and I can see so
many ways to use it. First I cut the 
frame in black, then in green. I cut the
green leaves off and used LF's Jumbo 
Glue Tube to attach it to the black frame
work. FYI, it was the first time I tried
this glue and I LOVE IT!! Next I cut out
the flower in yellow and used the black
flower center to attach it to the petals.
Mounting tape was used to add the
flowers to the stems. 
The sentiment came from Ahoy,Matey.
I did cut the happy birthday so I could
stamp it the way it appears on the card.
Be sure to check Lawn Fawn out now. 
They have everything you could need
or want. 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 
Current challenge at

Monday, April 6, 2026

PIP Challenge 2614

  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 used one of Pattie's Creations fun images,
Crayon Dudes, to make this card. Such
a fun image for any age. I colored it with
my Copic markers with some random dots.
I'm not sure where I got the sentiment
but it was ideal. I added colored layers
and raised the sentiment with mounting
tape. Sometime I may add google eyes
to the crayons. Could be fun!
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 

Monday, March 30, 2026

PIP Challenge 2613 with a Theme - SPRING

a 5th Monday with a theme...
SPRING
and is sponsored by
The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from

Here's my card for inspiration...
I've been super busy since my brother 
passed away and I appreciate those of you
that sent me prayers and well wishes. 
Needless to say I haven't had anytime to
be creative so I used my hubby's May 
birthday card. Spring in WI always 
requires a good lawn cutting but being
bird and pollinator fans we practice
NO MOW MAY so our dandelions get 
a growth time so bees can enjoy them first. 
 
Thanks for stopping by and before you
leave, consider following my blog!
Find the current challenge HERE   

Monday, March 23, 2026

PIP Challenge 2612

  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!

It's been a rough week and, sadly, my big
brother passed away early Sunday morning.
It was a peaceful, pain-free sleep into his
Savior's waiting arms. 
May you all know God's peace and love.