A Couple Cute Snowman Cards

Hello Friends!  Today I have something a bit different to share with you.  This week From the Heart Stamps put out this very adorable little snowman stamp set and it was on sale at the store HERE for just $1.00.  So I had to grab it.  It's very fun to colour up and every time I see it I smile. :)
With having a new one of Faith's images I also wanted to play along in one of the challenges on the FTHS blog.  It's a sketch challenge with a twist.  So I followed the sketch and added the twist which was stitching.  It's a bit hard to see in the pic, but you can click on it and see it bigger if you'd like to.
I used my Spectrum Noir markers to colour with and I used My Mind's Eye papers as well.

Since it was so fun to play with I made another card right afterwards.  I had printed out a few of these sweet snowmen in two different sizes.  For this card below I also coloured the image with my Spectrum Noir markers and used My Mind's Eye papers and pre-made card base.

Thanks for dropping by to see me. :)  It was nice to play with paper again.
Praying you have a beautiful day!

A Mini Sewing Room Re-Do

Today I'd like to share with you a mini sewing room re-do.  

Just a bit ago I was gifted with this old sewing room in a book that had been a gift for a quilting lady.   She was looking for a new home for it.  It was a bit tattered and needed a little tlc.  The moment I saw it I thought of a dear friend of mine and fixed it up as a gift for her.  

I took off the tags on the binding of this "book" 

Cool shot of the pages.

Here is the inside of it when I opened it up...what a treasure!

I was checking it out and taking pictures of it on my bed while my son played legos beside me.
One of my son's was so upset that he couldn't keep it and play with it.  I said we could make him something like it one day...and he said, "make it a truck garage Mom" so that may be up coming. :)

So after some cleaning, glueing and adding a couple touches such as some thread to the mini spools (sorry I forgot a pic of those and the mini scissors in the sewing basket) and a bouquet of flowers on the mini quilts in the far right basket.

It was finished.  Wouldn't this be a delightful little sewing space?

I used some material left overs from making my son's pillow cases.  This pattern is called Recipe for Friendship....as you can see on the bottom of the "book" binding.  I also used some lace to cover the edges and give it a sweet touch.

My friend loves little mice and this sweet image by From the Heart Stamps is one of my favourites and I knew she'd love it.  So I made up a little note for the inside for her.  Tacked it up with some sewing pins on the inside cover.
I also put a couple pieces of velcro on the edges to help the book stay shut better.

 This was such a joy to do and love how it turned out.
Thanks for dropping by! Praying you are having a beautiful day!

A Bushel and A Peck.

Hi! Me again here to share with  you a card that I made for a few different reasons.  One is that I received this adorable image called Apple Market from Faith at From the Heart Stamps through the Freebie of the Month challenge.  Another is that for my birthday my parents gave me this gorgeous doily frame stamp. Then my dear friend gifted me some wonderful crochet thread and matching buttons (along with other sweets).  Also another sweet friend of mine gave me a set of new Spectrum Noir markers.  Thus,  I've put together a card with all of these elements as well as some of my favourite paper pads by My Mind's Eye.  The inside is one of the sentiments from the FTHS set and it says I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.  It is so sweet!  This card is on the way to my beloved Mom for her birthday!

I'm sharing this card with From the Heart Stamps freebie challenge and Word Art Wednesday.

Carry You Away!

Hello Everyone! I'm moved and I just had to dig out a few things to make this card.  My craft room things are still all boxed up, so I had to do a bit of digging. :)
I have a card to share with you for the From the Heart Stamps  monthly freebie challenge.  I didn't want to miss out on this!  Faith has such amazing stamps I just love playing with them!  So I hope it's brightened your day! I just love these fun birds and the cheery colours! :)
If you haven't checked out this challenge, I encourage you to do so, it's super fun and rewarding!
I'll be back to share some pics of our move and new home soon.
Have a beautiful day!

Hogs & Kisses

Thank you Faith for this wonderful image! I just love your Pigwits!
This is the wonderful Pumpkin Pigwit from From the Heart Stamps.  And I got it with the freebie of the month challenge that you could join in HERE!  
I was lacking some inspiration so I thought I'd try out the I {heart} sketches challenge and loved it!
I used some new paper that I was given and then some ric rac from Michaels that I'd been saving.  I also coloured up the image with my spectrum noir markers and like how the pumpkins turned out. :) I also put the sentiment Hogs and Kisses on the inside.  Sorry no pic of that.

Thank you so much for dropping by! Have a beautiful day!

My Heart is Happy!

Some things make me happy.  Like flowers, and animals and From the Heart Stamps.  So here is a card that I have created with some of my favourite things.
I tried a new technique on this one that I've been eyeing on lots of other peoples' creations.  It's the multi-shaded dots for grass.  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.
I forgot to take a picture of the inside sentiment but it says "My heart is so happy for you!!"  Another thing I love about From the Heart Stamps is the wonderful sentiments that accompany the images.
Life is full of beautiful things, and I am thankful that the Lord has blessed me with so may of them.  Whenever I feel down or discouraged, the Lord reminds me to count my blessings....how very many there are.  Then I find great smiles rise in my heart and I am happy once again!
Sharing with Word Art Wednesday today!

Blessings!

Hello Friends! I'm finally back in what seems like forever! LOL  Today I have a card to share with you that I've created for the From the Heart Stamps freebie challenge, and I've used their sweet sketch challenge as well as inspiration.  I only used the sketch the time.  Do click on their links and check them out!
I'm sharing this card with Word Art Wednesday this week to. :)

This snowman is just adorable with his little birdie friend and I coloured them up with my Spectrum Noir markers. I used some sweet papers from Colorbok and a swatch of burlap and a misc button with twine.
I know that some of my friends are dealing with hot temps this summer, so here is some cool wishes for you!
It's actually been really cool here where I live, and I've been wanting some warmth so that my tomatoes will turn...if they don't, I'll be making some fried green tomatoes! :)
The front of my home is finally starting to look nice with the flowers blooming.  Last night the sky was just gorgeous as the sun set! I just had to take a pic before going to bed....at about 11:30! I love the long days of summer here in the Yukon!

So thank you for popping by to see me! I miss my crafting time, but life is full of wonderful things, like making making a hat for a friend in exchange for some very sweet little stamps that I hope to be sharing soon!  Here is my daughter modelling it for me. Something warm and funky.

Then there is some yummy baking we've been doing, like this cake my younger daughter made today.  The icing was a bit warm so it didn't turn out like she wanted, but it sure tasted GOOD!

There are other projects on the go and I get to working on them in between family needs and gardening.  Hope to have more to share with you all soon.
Praying you have a beautiful day! :)

Just Super!

Hello Friends! Just a tad bit on the late side posting this card for you.  Challenge ends on Monday.
This card is for the wonderful freebie of the month challenge by From the Heart Stamps.   This month we were given this fantastic super hero! :)  I've just done up a simple card with some fun ribbon treatment to help him soar.  I did a bit of an oops with his cape, so I made a shadow. :)
My super hero is the Lord Jesus Christ who created all things and paid the price for all my sin.  Has he saved you?
Do pop over to the From the Heart Stamps blog and see all the fabulous things going on over there!
Have a super terrific day! :)

Happy Heart

Hello! It's a happy beautiful sunny day here and I just wanted to share with you a card that I've made with the From the Heart Stamps freebie image challenge digi called Whimsy Garden Fence.  It was so cute and I wanted to use some bright colours with it.  I coloured with my new spectrum noir markers and then used a couple crayola ones for the banner and fence since I didn't have the right colour with the SN.  I used some paper scraps (the blue one I embossed with swiss dots) and an edge for the image created with decorative scissors.
It's a wonderful challenge and when you play you get the next months image free! I love Faith's images, so this is a great way to get to play with them!  Check out the challenge HERE!
Have a beautiful day and I hope your heart is happy today!

Some Spring Cheer!

Hello Friends! Today I have a card to share with you that I was inspired to create.  My craft room is quite cleaned up so there was lots of space to work. :)  I received this wonderful image through the From the Heart Stamps progressive challenge, thank you Faith!  It's called Spring Medley and you can find it HERE!
I used an embossing folder to create the background, and some grass that I found in my stash.  Then I punched out butterflies and flowers, adding rhinestones to them.   I coloured the image with markers and I added a touch of orange to the tulips, like the ones I splurged and bought at the grocery store this week. :)
I hope you are all enjoying the day, and if you are having spring where you're at even better!  I woke up the temps being above freezing so I'm totally delighted!
Have a beautiful day!
I'm sharing this card with From the Heart Stamps and Word Art Wednesday.

Fur-ever in my Heart

Hi! I'm back with another card that I was able to put together today.  This precious little girl is called Ali's Kitten from From the Heart Stamps.  She came with this adorable sentiment and I added to this sweet postcard base from Daydream Designs.  I used some lovely misc papers, postal decorative scissors and some wonderful mini ric rac that I got at a garage sale. Oh, plus a sweet little heart button!
Thanks so much for dropping by!  Hope you have a wonderful day!
I'm sharing this with Word Art Wednesday this week.

Hello Friend!

Hello Friends!  I hope you're having a wonderful day today!  The sun is shining and my soul sings for this is the day that the Lord hath made!
Today I have a couple of cards that I've been able to create this week. I've been missing being in my craft room, but life is full, and God is good!  I've used this super sweet pig image called Hamlet PigWit Think Spring from From the Heart Stamps.  This pig just makes me smile! and those daffodils are so cheerful!  I've coloured the image with pencil crayons and markers and then after cutting it out added some card stock to the back and used some scissors to add the outer detail.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye and other than a touch of inking it's a simple card.  One that'll fit in an envelope nicely!
I also found that I couldn't make just one of these, so here is the other card that I made with the same image.

Very Fun! This card I used Stampin' Up papers.  Thank you for dropping by to see me! I'm sharing this card with From the Heart Stamps in their Freebie of the Month Challenge (progressive challenge) HERE!
I'm also sharing these cards with Word Art Wednesday as well!
I'm also sharing these cards with Sentimental Sundays to!
Have a beautiful day!

Don't Sweat It...

Hello! Today I have a card to share with you...yes, I know it's been awhile.  This one I've created with the wonderful monthly freebie at From the Heart Stamps.  This is called Birthday Candle Birdbrain and can be found HERE!  I have also used the I {heart} sketches challenge this week.

I thought that this would make a great masculine birthday....since I have so few of them.  Oh, here's the inside. I made it to match the front.   I just love all the sentiments that go along with this cute bird!

Have a wonderful day! Thanks for dropping by!

You & Me Kitty

Hello Everyone!

I haven't been making many cards lately, but I couldn't pass this one up.  It's a card that I've made for the From the Heart Stamps progressive digi challenge.  This month there is this very sweet kitty as a freebie so that you can start joining in the challenges again, and thus get the freebie to work with the coming month.  If you haven't already, do pop over to the From the Stamps blog and check it out HERE!

For my card I've coloured up this sweet kitty with my pencil crayons and then popped it up over a die cut doily and sweet papers by Dear Lizzy. The card from the Dear Lizzy set and I added the Studio G sentiment (which I added some extra inking to).  Then for a finishing touch I added the pearls.

I'm entering this card in the From the Heart Stamps challenge and sharing with Word Art Wednesday. 

Happy, Happy, Happy!

Hello Friends! I hope you are enjoying your day.  I have been very busy doing lots of things, but not a lot of crafty things.  Today I have a card to share with you that I've made for the Card Crafter's Circle blog.

The Card Crafter's Circle team is going to be taking  break for a bit.  Not sure how long, and I wanted to share something creative for you.  It's a new year and so many possibilities.  I hope you all have a wonderful crafty year!  I'm going to be slowing down a bit with things....but will still be posting the things that I create here to see.  I'm going to take some time to just create for fun, no commitments.

For my card, I've used this sweet image by From the Heart Stamps (which included the sentiment) called Owls on a Fence.  I used some misc paper from my stash and a bit of Stampin' Up ribbon.  Plus a touch of stickles to the snow...hard to see in the pic.
Have a beautiful day!

Birthday Mice

Hello! today I have a card to share with you that I've created for the month freebie challenge at the From the Heart Stamps blog.  I just adore Faiths art and this image is so sweet!
I've coloured this image up with markers and pencil crayons with a touch of glitter.  I made the mice three different colours because our friends don't all look alike and neither to mice.  We get families of voles in our yard each year and they are all different colours.
I've added a couple button tags and used some sweet paper by DCWV.
Thank you so much for dropping by and do go check out this amazing challenge at From the Heart Stamps!

Harvest Medley

Hello Friends! Today I have a card that I've created with the wonderful image called Harvest Medley from From The Heart Stamps freebie challenge.  I'm so glad that it's a month long challenge since it's taken me so long to get it put on a card.  I've coloured it up with my pencil crayons and layered it over some great My Mind's Eye papers.  I added some burlap and cream grosgrain ribbon and bronze pearls.

I know that some days I get discouraged when I don't see results from things I've hoped for....but God is in control and someday I'll see the big picture and go Aha! That's what the purpose and timing was for!
Have a beautiful day! Thank you for dropping by!

I'm linking this up to the From the Heart Stamps challenge found HERE!
and Word Art Wednesday -anything goes

It's the Little Things

It's the little things that sometimes mean the most!  Whenever I've been feeling discouraged, I count my blessings.  It's amazing how many little things in my life are so important and I thank the Lord Jesus for them!
For my card today I've used this wonderful image by Faith at From the Heart Stamps and it's called Thimble Bouquet.  I've coloured it with my pencil crayons and added a touch of faux pearls to it.  I used some sweet paper from Momenta and a strip of punched cardstock with green ribbon.  Then I added a touch of faux stitching and a sweet crocheted flower.
Are you discouraged today?  Try counting your blessings.....you might find that you end up smiling!
Have a wonderful day!

Linking this to From the Heart Stamps I {heart} sketches.

It's the Tiny Blessings

Hello Everyone! Today I have a card that I made using the From the Heart Stamps's image of the month 'Bobbing for Apples" .  Such a fun activity that I truly don't think you ever get too old to enjoy!  I used some papers Lucky Lacy's and My Mind's Eye together with some bling and a sentiment from TLC.
I'm entering this in the Image of the Month challenge at Delightful Inspiration {from the heart}.

Birthday Pickup

Hi Friends! Today I have a card to share with you that I made for my husband's birthday and forgot to post back in August.  I made this card for From the Heart Stamps as well.
I absolutely love Faith's images and this image is perfect for my husband!  It's called Birthday Pickup and hopefully she'll be adding it to the new From the Heart Stamps store soon!
For my card I've used some fun papers from DCWV and some fun buttons and ribbon!
I do hope that you're having a great day! The sun is shining here and I'm surrounded by laundry. LOL