First Snow and Hot Chocolate go together...

Penny Black's "First Snow" release, Hot Chocolate, Marshmallows, pink and brown ink and card making with friends! Is there anything better!! : ) Please have a look at the Penny Black online store HERE to see the entire First Snow release and the Penny Black Blog HERE for incredible inspiration!!

Just a short post for me today.  It is happening again!! I wake up in the morning and seem to hit the floor running - next think I know it is dark again.  The time change last week didn't help but it just seems like the days are whoosing by faster than normal.  I know what I need.... a mug of something delicious and more card making!!

Sadly, you can't see the Wink of Stella that embellished my cup, whip cream and steam but you can feel it can't you!! Everything is better with WOS!!

Thank you for taking time in YOUR busy schedule! to stop in : ) I love seeing you here.

BIG (((hugs)))

Supplies by Penny Black:
What's In Your Cup #51-281
Winter Chill #30-627

Happy Birthday Peony

Hello friends : )

My BFF's Mom's will celebrate her birthday next week.  I created this card for her.  Almost everyone appreciates handmade cards. That fact is really just frosting on the cake because I would probably make cards even if no one liked them but me LOL! but sometimes you find someone who really appreciates them!! : ) This dear woman is one of those people!

I love these "brushstroke" images by Penny Black.  They make me feel like an artist! : )

Have a wonderful day!! and thanks a bunch for stopping by.

BIG (((hugs)))

Supplies:
Peony #40-537 by Penny Black
Wonky Stitched Rectangle by My Favorite Things
Sentiment is a retired PTI stamp

eat, drink, be merry and take naps!

Eat, drink, take naps and be merry!! Now that is good advice! 

Hello bloggie friends! how are you on this Friday Eve?? or as Bitmoji would say....

Silly things that make me laugh.  I really love these Bitmojis.  I have to say, though that nothing cracks me up more than getting one in a text from my husband. He can make me laugh on the dreariest of days!

....but!! I digress!! you are here to see a card and I have a super quick and easy one that would be perfect to "mass produce" if you need a bunch of cards and you are short on time.

I began by stamping the sentiment on the card face. I cut two of the Christmas Wonderland dies from Penny Black's newest release - one of the die cuts I attached to the lower section of the card using foam tape but the second die cut I snipped off a section of the snowy hill and trees as well as few "loose" trees and glued those directly to the card face.  It gave the scene a fuller more dimensional look.  I hope that made sense.  It probably took me longer to explain it than to make it! heehee

I hope you will visit the Penny Black online store and check out the new First Snow release as well as visiting the Penny Black blog for tons!! of amazing ideas of how to use these great new supplies.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Supplies by Penny Black:
Christmas Wonderland #51-562
Frosty Hello #30-649

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First Snow - Warm Winter Wishes

Happy Monday friends : ) I am here with another card I made using one of the ADORABLE new images from Penny Black's newest release, First Snow, available in the online store HERE.

Isn't this frame beautiful! so elegant and the perfect frosty backdrop for this sweet little Eskimo! Ya gotta love Penny Black!!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  I have been working on a few baby blankets because our third granddaughter and her husband are expecting a baby boy in April.  Ok! yeah!! that means I am about to become a great grandma!! : ) Don't let me fool you I am completely thrilled!!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate you : ) Have a wonderful day .

Supplies by Penny Black:
Cozy Cuteness #30-636
Cozy Cuteness Cut Out  #51-581
Crystal Frames #51-583

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First Snow with Penny Black

Is there anything like the first snow?? I used to love playing in the snow both as a kid and as an adult when we owned snow mobiles!! Once we sold our sleds my love affair with winter began to fade.  I am not wild about snow anymore but I am delighted that I am able to enjoy the fun of the first snow any time from the warmth of my home!!

Penny Black's First Snow release, now available in the on-line store, has all the fun of winter you could home for without the frostbite!!! Check out the entire new release HERE.

Thank you all for the warm welcome back you extended to me! I am truly blessed!! : )

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!!!

Supplies by Penny Black:
Bundled Buddies 30-644
Frosty Hello 30-649
Swirly Stitches 51-502


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I have missed you!

Hello dear friends,

I can't tell you how much I have missed you! and missed seeing all your amazing creativity over these past few months.  I never meant to disappear ... what started out as a couple of days turned into a couple of weeks and the rest is history.

In my absence I have done a little traveling and had some visitors.  I have worked on finishing some old sewing projects and started some new ones. I have continued with my on-line water color classes and enjoyed some bike riding, reading and lots of relaxing.

One thing I have not done any of is card making!  My "stash" is incredibly low so when Jill Foster invited me to play with "First Snow", the newest release from Penny Black, I was pleased as punch!!

Penny Black has done it again.  You can see the entire "First Snow" collection HERE.  This is such a sweet release!! trust me - even though the temperatures are getting colder..... even here in the Southwest... this collection of adorable! is sure to warm your heart.

Here is a little cutie pie that tells you all how I feel about YOU!

Thank you so much for stopping by. It is an incredible blessing to be a part of this wonderful "community".

BIG (((hugs)))

All supplies by Penny Black:
Sweet Sledder #30-647
Snippets #30-283
Elegant Stitching #51-440


p.s. isn't my new blog look cute? It is all thanks to my friend, and yours, Loll Thompson of "Stamping with Loll" blog.  I'm pretty sure there isn't anything she can't do!!

Simplicity Sister Time!

Hello my friends.  I am here today to share a sneak peek of a card I created as a Penny Black Simplicity Sister! on the Simplicity at it's Best blog : ) Please see my whole card HERE : )

Have a wonderful day!

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Penny Black has gone wild!

Hello friends : )  Yep! you heard it here first.... or something like that : )  Penny Black has gone wild with the most adorable images evah!! Check it out!!

Grey is for Elephants : ) I wanted the only pop of color to be the flowers in the "vase" so I let my card stock color and my elephant be just a soft grey. Really soft and pretty but kind of ok for a "guy card" too I think. : )

An easy peasy and super fun shaker card for my turtle loving great nephew!!

The next two cards were my favorites to create I think.  I really got hooked on two Radiant Neon ink pads and stenciled these backgrounds to highlight these images that I L.O.V.E!!

The Wonky Squares die reminded me of giraffe spots! so I created a stencil by cutting the die from vellum paper and walla!!

I am being featured today on the Penny Black blog.  I really hope you will pop over and have a look. My cards are all the same as what I have posted here today but if you go you will get to see Milla's cards! one of my "sisters" from the Simplicity Sisters blog.  Milla is not only sweet she is a talented card maker! You won't want to miss her cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!  : )

BIG (((HUGS)))

Be Happy #30-583
Go Wild #30-585
Dotlets Stencil #25-007
Wonky Squares #51-424
Happy Hugs #30-524
Love and Cuddles #30-556
Love and Cuddles Cut Out #51-542

Tiny Critters with Penny Black

Monday has never felt so good!! I have the privileged being featured on Penny Black's blog today where we will be bringing you a dose of sweet and simple cards to show off some of the new products in Penny Black's newest release, Full Bloom.

It kind of looks as if he is waiting and watching for a VIP to return huh?!

Supplies I used for this card:
#30-553 It's Your Day
#51-537 It's Your Day Cut Out
#30-555 Family Sentiment

Supplies used for this card:
#30-553 It's Your Day
#51-537 It's Your Day Cut Out
Background sponged with dye ink
Critter colored with Copic markers

Supplies used for this card:
#30-553 It's Your Day
#51-537 It's Your Day Cut Out
#51-509 Stitched Sentiment die
#51-440 Elegant Stitching
#25-007 Dotlets Stencil Colored with pink dye ink
Birthday mouse colored with Copic markers

Supplies used for this card:
#30-553 It's Your Day
#51-537 It's Your Day Cut Out
Miss Mouse colored with Copic markers

Told you that you were going to wanna throw out your mouse traps!!

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have taken the time to visit the Penny Black blog this month where you will be inspired and tempted to shop! LOL The fun continues here on my blog on Thursday with some  Wild and Whimsy cards I've created. I hope you'll join me : )  Until then have a great day!!!

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Cards for Boys with Penny Black

Hello friends! Thank you for stopping by today : ) my buttons are sort of busting because I am again being featured on Penny Black's blog to help promote their newest release... Full Bloom!!

I am well blessed with lots of little boys in my life!! and am excited to share a few cards I made for some of them. : )

My first two cards use the same products - but as you can see I took some liberty with the second card and transformed the image into something an older boy might appreciate even more!

I simply masked off the bottom of the bear's feet, made a little snip to remove the top part of the cut out and drew in the top of the soccer ball.  It really was easy!

The supplies I used for these cards:
#30-554 ...A Star
#51-543 ... A Star Cut Out
#51-541 Number 1 Cut Out
Colored with Copic markers

This set is so sweet! It comes with eight different names you could add to the trophy.

Supplies I used for this card:
 #25-007 Dotlets Stencil colored with tan dye ink
#30-537 Number 1
#51-541 Number 1 Cut Out
Colored with Copic markers

LOVE! these pups!!!!

Supplies I used for this card:
#30-566 Friendship
#51-540 Friendship Cut Out
#51-490 Which Way to Love (banners)
3.75" and 3.25" Circle dies
Colored with Copic markers

I just love seeing products from the Penny Black new releases begin to show up on cards all over Blogland.  I am continually impressed with how each of us interprets the products differently!  The new Full Bloom release has been such fun to play with!! There is tons of inspiration on the Penny Black blog every day! I hope you will visit them often.

I hope to see you again here on Monday because I will be sharing some Penny Black tiny critters that will make you want to throw out your mouse traps!!


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So Much Sweetness with Penny Black

Today I have the honor of being featured on the Penny Black blog with these sweet cards I created using Penny's newest release:  Full Bloom.

Even though there is not a complimentary die with this sweet envelope filled with flowers it was very easy to fussy cut out. I added some gold thread that I stitched on to the card face.  Sweet and easy as pie!

The supplies I used for this card:
#30-570 Bunches for You  
#30-555 Family Sentiment. 
I created a hand made stencil using a 3.75" circle cut from vellum - inked with yellow (not green) dye ink.
I colored the flowers with Copic markers.

I fell in love with this darling set!! I created this card for a long time friend whose DIL is about to deliver her first granddaughter.  I wanted to give this the softest and pinkest look I could so I created clouds using pink dye ink!! The sentiment is not only darling it is so true!! LOL

The supplies I used for this card:
#30-556 Love & Cuddles
#51-542 Love & Cuddles Cut Out
#30-555 Family Sentiment
#51-486 Stitched XOXO die
I colored the elephants with Copic markers

I loved the pink clouds so much in the previous card that I decided to do the same with this card for my adopted Mom.

The supplies I used for this card:
#30-556 Love & Cuddles
#51-542 Love & Cuddles Cut Out

Colored with Copic markers

I think there are so many many things you can do with this great set!! I used it in two different ways to give a glimpse at the versatility.  I can picture either of these cards being perfect for a surprise party or even an announcement of a new baby!

The supplies I used for this card:
#30-568 A Secret
#51-442 Window Treatments Colored with pink dye ink
Image colored with Copic markers

The supplies I used for this card:
#30-568 A Secret
Image colored with Prisma Pencils and shaded with Gamsol
Popped up panel sponged with dye ink

I hope you will check out all the incredible inspiration on the Penny Black blog this whole month as designers from all over blogland share cards they have made using this fantastic new release!! As a matter of a fact please come visit me on Thursday because I will again feature cards from this new release... this time...  "Cards for Boys"!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

BIG (((HUGS)))

Inspired: God

Happy Saturday friends.

Today I am sharing another card in a series of cards I created for my sister and my niece.

God is our refuge and strength and a very present help in times of trouble.  Thank you Lord!

BIG (((HUGS)))

Supplies:
Inspired: God mini stamp set by Papertrey Ink
Inspired: God die
Frames #51-410 by Penny Black