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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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Sunday, January 30, 2022

PIP Challenge 2205

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!
As always I enjoy it when  Newton's Nook is
our sponsor. Actually I enjoy ALL our wonderful
sponsor supporters. 😉 I used a couple of sets.
The sun came from another company, even 
though I probably have NN sun somewhere.
I can't take everything with me when I travel
to Florida for the winter...pooh! I used daubers
and ink for the sand and Copics to color the
image. I die cut the image and raised it up.
I added a bit of crystal lacquer for the sunglasses
and a clear sparkle pen for the sun.
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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! They have sooooo 
many goodies to choose from!
Still time to get involved with the 

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Obvious Challenge Entry for ME!

Everyone that knows me well, knows I'm a Polar Bear lover!! My upstairs landing is proof of that! So, when I came across this challenge I just had to throw in my hat and join up. It's an inspiration challenge...here's the inspiration...


Here's what I came up with...


I found the card tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers
(Fold Back Pop-up).
It was fun to make and turned out just like 
I wanted it to. I colored (LOL) the bears (from
MFT) using ONE Copic marker. I took my sparkle
pen and used it over the entire bear/s. 
One little sentiment, from the same stamp set,
and that's it! It isn't a fast card to make but it
did go quicker this time. It was my second card.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Another Card for Challenges

Check it out...another card ready for some challenges. It's easy to be creative while lounging in Florida during not so nice weather. Sooooo here it is...

I get really annoyed when my pictures don't look
white!! ARRGGHH... But, here it is. The super cute
image is from Lee Holland. I always enjoy browsing
his etsy shop. I colored it with SN TriBlends using
two of my favorite colors, teals and corals. I kept
the card relatively clean and simple. It took me 
about 10 minutes to make and the others went 
even quicker. It's a great birthday card that's
super easy peasy!! Hope you like it too!!
I'm entering it in the following challenges...



 

A Card for Some Challenges

 Well, it's been forever since I've found the time or the incentive to join in, BUT, here ya go!!


I used a stencil for the colored rectangles,
sponged with two different colors. I've always
loved to combine these shades.  I die cut the
butterfly and colored it using SN TriBlends.
I curled the wings a tad for dimension and 
raised it up with mounting tape. 
Just added a sentiment and layers to finish.

I'll be entering this card into the following challenge.

Sunday, January 23, 2022

PIP Challenge 2204

This week's sponsor is Gerda Steiner 
where you can find some of the cutest 
digis and stamps for just about 
to meet your creative desires. 
They are kindly offering $15 gift code 
for this week's winner! Go check them out now!
Here's my card!
I always love a darling image from Gerda Steiner.
The other thing I love is COFFEE!! Sooooo, thus
the perfect combo. The sentiment came from 
another company but it seemed the ideal 
combination with this image. I colored the 
cup and mouse with Copics and used two
circle cut dies for the raised layer for the
mouse/cup. After the small oval was cut out 
I heat embossed the sentiment in white.
Add some white ribbon and ta da!

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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 

Sunday, January 16, 2022

PIP Challenge 2203

 A brand new challenge over at PIP Challenges. This week's sponsor is

 Without our amazing sponsors the 
challenges wouldn't happen. 
SheepSki Designs is offering the 
random winner THREE DIGIS!!
Here's my card...
This is such a beautiful image and I wish 
I could do it justice. Here is my attempt...
I colored the image with Copic markers.
I added some white dots using a pen. Add
a twine tie and bow, a couple of layers and
that pretty much completes the card. 

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Sunday, January 9, 2022

PIP Challenge 2202

  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!

We REALLY appreciate them!
Here's my card...
I had fun with the little cutie. The additional
cactus cup plants are from another stamp
company and the Polkadoodles girl was lots
of fun coloring with TriBlends and Copic 
markers. I added a few white pen dots to the 
flowers and as freckles. I raised up the 
cactus planters with mounting tape. 
I embossed the background card stock
and die cut and swirl to fill in the back. The 
white dots were created by Nuvo jewel dot. 
I'm in Florida now and my WiFi isn't being
very agreeable and I'm awaiting service on
Tuesday. So bear with me!! 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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Monday, January 3, 2022

PIP Challenge 2201

 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. 
I've been traveling and didn't get my stamping
stuff unpacked since I just arrived last night...
sooooo,
I just want to thank the amazing Design Team
for stepping up to the plate with 
their outstanding inspiration for 

Monday, December 20, 2021

PIP Challenge 2151

 This week's PIP Challenge is sponsored by

There's plenty of time for you to join in!!
Here's my weekly inspiration...
I'm still getting the hang of working with
digital papers, images and sentiments. 
First of all I picked the "paper" I wanted
Then I chose my sentiment Warm Wishes.
I used PicMonkey to create a badge with 
color and added the sentiment.
I turned my digi Snowman with Heart mitten
to face the opposite direction. 
other way before I added him and
my sentiment badge to my paper. 
I die cut a piece of silver glitter cardstock
to make a frame for the sentiment.
The snowman was colored with Copics
and some clear sparkle pen for a shimmer
to the snow and nose. I chose some
coordinating cardstock to create my 
layers, including a silver mirror piece.
I added a small pom pom to the hat.

A big THANK YOU to our sponsor
 for this challenge:

Monday, December 13, 2021

PIP Challenge 2150

 This week's sponsor is Gerda Steinerwhere you can find some of the cutest digis and stamps for just about to meet your creative desires. They are kindly offering $15 gift code for this week's winner! Go check them out now!

Here's my card!
More fun with Gerda Steiner! I love this
little owl. I may send it to my daughter
who hates owls. hehe. I colored the image
with Copics and cut him out. I added a 
die cut edge and embossed the main
background. I raised up the owl and the
sentiment and finished the card 
with some layering.

 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, December 6, 2021

PIP Challenge 2149

 This week's sponsor is PIP Challenges and they're offering a 

$5 gift code 

NOW...
Here's my card for this challenge:
Ok, I LOVE Mo Manning's art but I just
can't color right to do it justice. I used
Copics to color and I used a sparkle pen
for all the water. Unfortunately my photo
doesn't show the shimmer and I was too
lazy to take another after I found out. 
The sentiment is from a stamp company
that is no longer in business. Be sure to 
join in the challenge!!

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Monday, November 29, 2021

PIP Challenge 2148

The challenge this week is sponsored by PIP Challenges and they will be giving away a 

$10 Gift Certificate from Sweet n Sassy

This week's challenge is a fifth Monday so
there is a theme and the theme is 
Animals, no birds or fish
NOW...

Here's my card for this challenge:
I love animals so this is a fun theme for me.
I went with a cute kitty from Newton's Nook.
It's a pretty simple card to see what I did with
the layout. My image was stamped and die cut 
and colored with Copic markers. I used a circle
die on the white piece and added it to the 
background with mounting tape. With a little
die cut sprig and my popped up image and done...
after the sentiment. Crafting is literally my Cardio.
I have to get out more. LOL

Stay healthy and safe and enjoy 
virtual hugs!!

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Monday, November 22, 2021

PIP Challenge 2147

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!
This is a pop-up card and was lots of fun
to make! 
Lawn Fawn has lots of interactive dies
and stamps to make a variety of fun cards.
Any stamped images were colored with
Copic markers. Nothing too complicated
in this creation as long as you have a
die cutting machine available and my very
favorite one is The Gemini by Crafter's
Companion. The machine is invincible! 
Be sure to head to LF and see all they have!


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