Howdy Partner

Hello & happy Thursday everyone! I didn't really have a plan for making this card because I was just playing around with my newest cartridge - "County Fair". I have wanted this cartridge since it first came out, but even on eBay, it was always really expensive. I ended up getting it for $29 in an eBay auction, which I thought was pretty good. I found some Jolee's embellishments that have been in my stash forever & the card just sort of came together. I'm actually quite happy with it. Our 3-year-old Goddaughter is coming over tonight so I think I'll give it to her. She's the only "lil buck-a-roo" in our lives anyway, lol.

So . . . here it is! . . . .

The base is Kraft cardstock, sized at 5 x 7". The background cloud paper is from a Debbie Mumm paper pack. I inked the edges with Tim Holtz ink in "Walnut Stain". The bird & the fence are from the "County Fair" cartridge & the sun is from "Simply Charmed". The rope, saddle, horseshoes & bandanna are from Jolee's. I used the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder on the fence. All of the colored papers are from the color palette on the "Enjoy The Seasons" Imagine cartridge.The bird's face is from the Peachy Keen stamp set called Critter Faces Large. I used Prismacolor pencils to color his beak & to whiten his eyes. It's kind of hard to see but the bird is standing on a little piece of dirt paper, which I got from a John Deere paper pack. I used Stickles on the grass & the sun rays & Glossy Accents on the sun & the little feather thingy on the bird's head.

The sentiments & stars are from 3 different stamp sets by K Andrew Designs. . . .

Of Mice & Lil Men

Winter Wishes

Owly Hoo Sentiments

This is a perfect example of how versatile these stamp sets are. The mix & match options are virtually endless! To purchase these stamp sets or any others please click on the link above or HERE. There are several new releases available for pre-order right now! I guarantee you're going to love them, so head on over & check them out!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

DL. ART -  Thankful Thursday Challenge, anything goes

Little Scrap Pieces -  Fun Friday Challenge, use green 

Love To Create -  Challenge #16, song inspired ("Rodeo" by Garth Brooks)

Go Fish -  Challenge #17, color challenge (use browns and/or Kraft) 

Paper Playtime -  Say It With Sentiments Challenge #74, friendship card
 


Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Heart Gift Box Sneak Peek

Hello my sweet friends! I think I have finally recovered from all the baby shower festivities. Whew! Today I have a quick "sneak peek" of my project because my complete project is being featured over at the Getting Cricky blog. I'm super excited!

**** Please click HERE to see my entire post with all the details ****

I hope to see you over there & have a wonderful Wednesday!

(Hint hint . . .  it's NOT a card!)

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - "Disney"

Hi my friends! Today is the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge & the theme is "Disney". I made this card very quickly, as I ran out of time because the baby shower was today & I didn't get home till way late. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out - even though I totally freak out when I have to make a project in a hurry! I hope you like it . . . .

The size of this card is 6" square, made with white Coredinations cardstock. The other layers are papers from my stash. I used a Martha Stewart punch on the light blue layer. The Pooh heads were punched with a Fiskars 1.5" circle punch & came from a Pooh paper by Sandylion. I outlined the edges with a black Sharpie pen. I used black glitter paper from my stash & a Fiskars scalloped circle punch to create the base layer for the sentiment. I inked the edges of the light blue paper with some Hero Arts black ink, which I also used to stamp the sentiment. I used a Fiskars corner rounder on all the corners.

The sentiment is from the K Andrew Designs stamp set called "Of Mice & Lil Men".

Isn't this the cutest set ever?!! It's absolutely perfect for our Disney theme! To purchase this set click on the link above & to check out all of the K Andrew Designs stamps click HERE to visit the online store. There are many fabulous NEW stamp sets available for pre-order, so head on over & check 'em out!

To participate in this challenge click HERE. Come join us! I promise you'll have fun!!

Thanks for visiting me today & have a happy Sunday!

Getting Cricky "Summertime" Design Team Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! I'm so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  We'd like to invite you to visit each of our DT Sisters' blogs (it's just half the crew this month -- you'll see the other half next month!!) and our very special Guest Designer, Melissa!!

Throughout the hop we'll be showing what we love about . . . . SUMMERTIME!!  From parties and celebrations to campfires and s'mores,  we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!!  Sooooo, let's get hopping. . . .

If you've hopped along from Jessie then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!). . . .

For my project, I'm featuring the "Owly Hoo Sentiments" stamp set. For more details or to make this set YOURS, please click on the preview!!

What does summer mean to me? For me this year, spring & summertime are all about baby showers! Both of my daughters-in-law were pregnant at the same time! My grandson was already born on St. Patrick's Day & my granddaughter is due on July 7th. So needless to say, I've been buried in baby shower projects for quite a while now! Plus, I was just asked to do the decor for another shower in July. Phew!!

If you follow my blog then you've seen some of my shower projects already. Well, my daughter-in-law, Vanessa's baby shower is this Saturday! I was feeling pretty overwhelmed trying to finish everything, so I just decided I would feature this project for the blog hop. After all, my summertime is all about baby showers so far! Anyway, here are the party favors I've been working on the last couple of days . . . .

Here are the details:

The candies are Hershey's "Nuggets", which already have a gold or silver foil wrapper on them. I covered them with paper from Heidi Grace. I cut the paper into 1 x 3" strips, put a little bit of adhesive on both ends & wrapped it around the candy. The ribbon is from from my stash & unmarked. I believe the little 4 x 6" cello bags are from Michael's. See above for the stamp details. I had to make 50 of these, which was a little time consuming but super simple!

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We'd also like to share TWO BRAND NEW stamp sets that are now available for pre-order with an expected ship date of May 25th!! If you want to be one of the FIRST to own these SUPER-CUTE sets, you'll definitely want to order TODAY (clicking on the previews will take you directly to the order page)!!. . . .

Guy Talk

Southern Sayings

Now you can hop on over to your next stop:  

 Patty

Thank you for hopping along with us today & have a fabulous weekend!!

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Sympathy Card

Hi there! I hope everyone is having a great week! I have been consumed with baby shower stuff all week. My daughter-in-law's baby shower is Saturday & I'm doing all the party favors & decorations. Ahhh! It's stressful but a good kind of stress. Besides, sleep is totally overrated right? Lol.

Anyway, here is a sympathy card I made for a very good family friend who just lost his mother last week . . . .

And the inside . . . .



All of the paper is from a kit I won for a challenge from Diana at DL. ART. The kit is by Monique Griffith Designs. The pearls are from my stash. The punch is from Martha Stewart & the ribbon is from Offray. The scalloped circle punch is from Fiskars. The faux stitching is done with a black Sakura pen. The edges are inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in "Black Soot".

The sentiments are from the K Andrew Designs stamp set called "Sympathetic Sayings".

To order this set or any other K Andrew Designs stamp sets click on the links above or HERE. There are so many beautiful sayings in this set! It makes me almost cry when I read them all. OK, enough sad stuff, lol. Happy thoughts!! So . . . . I took a quick break but now it's back to baby shower central!!

Thanks so much for visiting me today! 

New Release Stamps from K Andrew Designs!!

Hi everyone! I'm doing a quick post to let you know about the awesome new relaease stamp sets by K Andrew Designs. They are available now for pre-order & there's a special offer for free shipping! For all the details please click HERE to see the original post on the Getting Cricky blog. Now . . .  here are the new sets . . . .

Guy Talk

Southern Sayings

Aren't these just the cutest ever?!! I can't wait to start creating projects with them! I have soooo many ideas already! So head on over to her blog to see all the details by clicking HERE.

Thanks for visiting!!

Sneak Peek!

Hi everyone! This is an abbreviated post today because my actual post is being featured over at the K Andrew Designs blog, Getting Cricky! Here is a little sneak peek of my project.....

To see my entire project with more pictures & all the details, click HERE. I'm very pleased with how this project came out & I hope you will be too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Many Thanks

Hi there! I hope everyone had a great weekend & is having a tolerable Monday, lol. I have alot to be thankful for these days, so I thought I would beef up my thank you card collection. Here are the 3 cards I did over the weekend....

Here are the details:

Size 4.25" square

Card bases are white Coredinations cardstock

All of the patterned & solid papers are from the Martha Stewart paper pad "Vintage Girl"

The background image stamps (butterfly, vines, fern & leaves) are from the "Stamp Around the Page" kit by Martha Stewart. This kit works just like a punch set, but with stamping the corners & edges instead of punching them.

The punches are also from Martha Stewart (I realize I sound like I'm obsessed with Martha Stewart, but this is actually the first time I've used any of her products all together like this)

The little pearl dots are from my Viva Pearl Pen in "Ice White"

I also used some Fiskars Paper Edgers in "Cloud" & "Scallop"

All of the sentiment stamps are from K Andrew Designs. The 2 sets I used are "Winter Wishes" and "Owly Hoo Sentiments".

To purchase K Andrew Designs stamps click HERE
To visit the Getting Cricky blog click HERE


*** I am entering these into the Hiding In My Craft Room "I'm Thankful" Challenge. To join this challenge click HERE ***


Thank you for stopping by today!!

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Give A Hoot!

Hi folks! I hope everyone's weekend is off to a great start! Today's card is for the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge, which actually started last Sunday, but better late than never, right?! Lol. It's been a very hectic week!

In honor of Earth Day, the required elements are an owl & something recycled. For challenge details & to enter click HERE. You can also check out the fab projects from my Getting Cricky Design Team sisters! It is still open for another week (until May 5th), so come on over & play with us! The winner will receive a surprise K Andrew Designs stamp set!

Here is my card....

The card base is white cardstock & the size is 4 x 8". All of the paper is from the DCWV "The Green Stack", which is made from 70% recycled paper. The only thing that isn't from this stack are the green stems, for which I used some shiny green paper from my scraps. All of the critters & the grass are either punched or hand cut elements from the stack. 

I went kind of punch crazy with this card! My father in law just bought me some brand new Martha Stewart punches from HSN & they are soooo awesome! For the flower tops I used my Fiskars scalloped circle punch, regular circle punch & the "Circle Loop" punch from Martha Stewart. For the stems I used the "Trellis Loop Trim" punch from Martha Stewart. I snipped off some of the loops to make them look more like stems. I inked most of the edges with Martha Stewart ink in "Chocolate".

The sentiment is from the K Andrew Designs stamp set called "Winter Wishes". I heat embossed it using Recollections embossing powder in "Clear Bark". 

To purchase K Andrew Designs stamps click HERE 

To visit the Getting Cricky blog click HERE 

Thank you for visiting me today & have a wonderful weekend!

Getting Cricky "Show Us Your Style" Design Team Blog Hop

Hi friends! I'm so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  We have an EXTRA SPECIAL hop for you this month -- For the past week we've been celebrating the BRAND NEW additions to our Getting Cricky team by showcasing some of our favorite K Andrew Designs stamp sets...

And NOW, we'd like for you to get to know more about us and our very special Guest Designer (and former Getting Cricky Design Team Sister), Larelyn from Handmade from My Heart!!

If you've hopped along from Patti's blog then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store K Andrew Designs....

For my project, I'm featuring the Owly Hoo Sentiments and Winter Wishes stamp sets:

And here's my project!...

This is a 5" square card base, using Kraft cardstock. I used my Imagine machine for this card. All of the images & patterned papers are from the "Better Together" cartridge. The hearts are from the stock images that come with the Imagine machine, cut at 5", 4.5" and 4". The girl/dog image is from page 20 and is cut at 3". The image is mounted using pop-dots. The pearls are from Darice. I inked all of the edges with some Martha Stewart ink in "Chocolate". I added & tied the little pink bows to her hair using some Offray ribbon. And of course the stamps are from K Andrew Designs, using the sets shown above & Tim Holtz Distress Ink in "Walnut Stain".

What is my style? Well, I love anything & everything having to do with animals - specifically dogs. Although this card is more serious, I mostly make projects that are fun & whimsical. The thing I love most about Kristal's stamps is that I can always create the perfect sentiment because her stamps are so versatile & have so many mix & match possibilities. In addition to animals, I also love using flowers & hearts. I'm not a girly girl in real life at all, but in my crafting I totally am! I like to use soft pastel colors as well as bright & fun colors, depending on my mood, lol. Also, I am totally obsessed with details - probably too much! Thank you so much for hopping by tonight!


*** Remember -- As a special THANK YOU for joining us in welcoming the new team this week, you can use the promo code "letshavefun" at checkout for 20% OFF your ENTIRE stamp purchase!! Be sure to take advantage of this special before it's GONE!!  :)

Now you can hop on over to your next stop:
Faith Abigail 

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It's Baby Shower Time!

Hi there everyone! My daughter-in-law is having a baby (due July 7) so it's shower time! Her mom and I are co-hosting and my first duty is to make the invitations. What started out as a small get together has exploded into a full blown event! When I started on this endeavor there were only going to be about 30 invitations, which is no problem, right? Well....the guest count keeps climbing and I now have to make 75 of these! Yikes! I am the WORST mass producer ever! My pace is naturally very slow and I'm obsessed with details, but if I'm ever going to finish I have to keep it simple and not obsess over every little thing. This presents quite a challenge for me! I'm actually pretty happy with how they turned out.....

The base is very heavy cream cardstock, sized at 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I don't know who makes this particular cardstock - I've had a giant stack of it, which my mom gave to me about 2 years ago, lol. I finally found a use for it! The pregnant girl image is from the "Everyday Pop-Up Cards" cartridge (pg. 56), cut at 3-1/2". I used my Imagine and flood filled the image using the color palette from the "Nursery Tails" cartridge. The "It's A Shower" stamp is just one giant stamp, from EK Success. The ink is "Walnut Stain" Distress Ink by Tim Holtz. I rounded the corners with a Fiskars punch. The little pearls are from my stash. I used Stickles in "Star Dust" on the bottom of her dress and on her shoes.

The "Sweet Baby" sentiment is from two different sets by K Andrew Designs. "Sweet" is from the "Sweet Wishes" set, which was a bonus set offered last Christmas season. "Baby" is from the "Owly Hoo Sentiments" set. They are stamped with Martha Stewart ink in "Hibiscus", which I also used to ink the edges.

*** Just a reminder that there is a HUGE sale going on right now at K Andrew Designs. All you have to do is enter the code **letshavefun** at checkout and you will receive 20% off your entire order!*** Isn't that fab?! In addition, the Getting Cricky Design Team is showcasing specific stamp sets each day and there will be even more discounts on the featured sets! To check out the awesome deals and amazing design team projects on the Getting Cricky blog click HERE. To go directly to the K Andrew Designs online store click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

K Andrew Designs - Stamp Sale Promo Week

Hi everyone! This is my first official post as a Getting Cricky Design Team Member. I'm super excited! Welcome to the K Andrew Designs Stamp Sale Promo Week! For the next 7 days, two DT members per day will be sharing a project showcasing their designated stamp set. Now here's where the real awesomeness comes in...... Each day the two featured sets will be available to purchase for 20% off!!! Just enter the code ***letshavefun*** at checkout. The links are at the end of this post. Happy shopping!! 

So let's get right to it shall we?! Here is my project with all the details & info listed below....



The card size is 5 x 7" and the base is Kraft cardstock. This entire card was done with my Imagine machine, using the color pallette from the "Imagine More Cards" cartridge to flood fill the images. The owls are from the Cricut Lite cartridge "Hoot 'n' Holler" and the tree limb is from "Create a Critter". I embossed the tree limb with the "Distressed Stripes" Cuttlebug folder and embossed the leaves with the "D'Vine Swirls" folder. The patterned background paper is from Paper Pizazz. I used Stickles in "Lime Green" to accent the leaves and "Black Diamond" for the little spot on the red owl's tummy. The rhinestone flowers are from Darice.

Now onto the best part..... the stamps!! My featured stamp set is called "Owly Hoo Sentiments". All of the wording and the little hearts came from this set. Here is a picture of this awesome set!....



Isn't this such an adorable set?! Her stamp sets are so versatile that the possibilities are virtually endless! As you can see, it can be used for WAY more than just owl-related projects. Actually, I am currently working on some baby shower invitations featuring this stamp set!

To purchase this or any of her other stamp sets, click HERE

To check out her Getting Cricky blog, click HERE 

Make sure you check out the Getting Cricky blog every day for the next 7 days to see some more amazing projects from my DT sisters!!

I hope you enjoyed my project and have a fabulous weekend!!

Happy Easter & A Giveaway!!

Happy Easter my friends! I hope you are all having a wonderful time with your families & friends today! We will be taking our 3-year-old Goddaughter, Olive to my parents house to celebrate with my family, eat awesome food, visit, laugh & of course have an Easter egg hunt!!

Now onto the giveaway . . . . .

Hop on over to the Getting Cricky blog HERE & check out her awesome giveaway!

All you have to do to enter the giveaway is comment on her post with your favorite Easter memory. Super easy right?!

The prize is her Crafty Friends stamp set!! . . . . .

Isn't this the cutest?! To check out & purchase any of her fabulous stamp sets go HERE.

I truly believe that her stamps are the best - and it's not just because I'm on her design team, lol. My opinion comes genuinely from personal experience & I'm confident everyone will love them too!! Now click HERE, hop on over to her blog, tell us your favorite Easter memory & enter the giveaway!!

Happy Easter everyone!!

Monogram Cards

Hi everyone! I hope everyone's weekend is off to a fabulous start! I want to share a few of the monogram cards I made as a birthday gift for my aunt Janet. I also made all the coordinating envelopes. I will post the details below each card. I hope you like them! . . . .

This card is 4" square & the base is plain white cardstock. (By the way, I used my Imagine for all of these cards). All the papers & images came from the "Best Friends" cartridge, except the monogram which is from "Elegant Cakes". The little blue square in the middle is some glitter paper from my stash. I used Glossy Accents on the birds & monogram.  *** I used the "Wild Card" cartridge (pg. 81) for all of the envelopes. ***

This card is 4 x 5" & the base is plain white cardstock. All of the papers & images came from the "Best Friends" cartridge, except the monogram which is from "Art Philosophy". I also used Glossy Accents, Stickles & some rhinestones from my stash. I inked some of the edges with VersaColor ink in "Umber".

This card is 4 x 5" & the base is white cardstock. It's kind of hard to tell but the color in person is actually a pale pink - it looks really light in this photo, but it's a little more pink in person. Everything on this card is from the "Baby Boutique" cartridge. The center oval is embossed with my Cuttlebug, using the "D'Vine Swirls" folder. I also used some silver Stickles & inked the edges with black Hero Arts ink.

Thanks for visiting me! Have a great weekend!!

My First Design Team!!

Hi my favorite peeps! I have some projects to post later but I just had to stop & let y'all know that I got picked to be on Kristal Andrew's Getting Cricky Design Team!! It's the only DT I have ever really applied for & she is my favorite designer! How lucky am I?! When I first read my name I thought there must be another person named Diana Martin & she couldn't possibly mean me, lol. So, after re-checking her post about 100 times I think it's finally starting to sink in. Now I'm nervous - and excited - oh I don't know - I'm kinda freakin out right now!

Well . . . . . I just had to tell someone other than my husband & my dogs & since I live on an isolated mountain you guys are pretty much it, lol. I am so grateful & thankful to Kristal for choosing me & I will do the best job I possibly can to represent her awesome stamps!

To see the DT announcement & check out her blog click HERE.

To purchase her stamps and/or visit her online store click HERE.

One of the things I love about Kristal's stamps is that every purchase benefits a charity.
To see the list of charities click HERE


Have a great evening!

Bobcat!

Hi! I just wanted to share this real quick because I think it's so cool!....My parents' property adjoins ours - they have 75 acres just over the hill from us. My dad just took this amazing picture of a Bobcat right outside by their pool! Isn't that awesome?! My husband has lived up in these hills for 30 years & has never seen one so this is pretty exciting for us, lol. Gotta love country living!

I'll be back a little later with an actual crafting post! lol

Golf Card For My Hubz....

Hello again! Well . . . .  the hubster is gone to Scottsdale, AZ on a golf trip with his buddies for 4 days & it's the first time we've been apart overnight in years! This is also the first time I've been alone overnight since moving to our ranch last year & I'm really appreciating all the stuff he does for me -  now that he's not here. Perfect example was this morning when I went outside & pushed open the screen door it kinda stuck a little & I thought well that's kinda weird but oh well. Then as I went to step out I noticed there was a giant dead toad right in the bottom door jam! I don't think I killed him with the door cuz he was already pale & bloated. It does, however, explain why the door was sticking. Now this is when I would normally scream & yell for Vinny to help, but I had to man up & do it myself. I got the longest shovel I could find & flicked him into the nearest bush. I gotta say that, as traumatizing as it was, I'm kinda proud of myself, lol. We have 3 ponds on our property & literally thousands of frogs, so I'm kinda surprised this was the first time I had to deal with a frog post-mortem. Needless to say, I really miss him (Vinny - not the frog)!

Yes, I did actually make a card to go along with my ramblings today! I snuck it into his luggage right before he left so he would get it when he was unpacking in the hotel later. He did & said he loved it!

I made this card in a super hurry so it doesn't have all the detail I normally put in my cards. The card base is Kraft cardstock, cut at 5" with my Cricut Expression & Gypsy, from the "Campin' Critters" cartridge (pg. 65). I cut the oval background layer using some cloud paper from a Debbie Mumm paper pack. The rest of the card was done with my Imagine, using the same cartridge & same page. For the colors I used the color pallette from the "Snapshot: Nature" cartridge. The desert images were cut at 3.2" (relative size). I inked most of the edges with some Martha Stewart ink in "Chocolate". The flag & ball are stickers from Sandylion.

Last but certainly not least, the sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms Stamps set called "Raining Cats & Dogs". Obviously this set can be used for more than just dogs & cats! All of her stamp sets are very versatile. To purchase or check out this stamp set, or any of her other fabulous stamp sets & products, click HERE! 

I decided at the last minute to make this my 2nd entry in the Paper Playtime "For The Guys" challenge. To see the challenge details & play along click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today & listening to my ramblings! :)

The Liebster Award!!

I'm so excited that I just received the Liebster Award for my blog! This is an award specifically for bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. I got it from my BBB (best blogger buddy, lol), Arin at A Piece of Life's Pie. If you haven't already you should really check out her blog! She is amazingly creative, funny & smart! She recently pulled off a Hello Kitty extravaganza for her daughter's 4th birthday. It's really quite impressive how much she did & how cute it all was. Click HERE to see the post. I now have to decide on 5 more bloggers to pass this award to, so I'll do some blog hopping & let you know later who I've chosen....

Here are the specifics on the Liebster Blog Award:

This award is given to bloggers who inspire you and have less than 200 followers. The Liebster Award takes its name from the German word meaning ‘Beloved, Dearest or Favorite’. I’m so honored to receive this award.

As part of the tradition it is passed along to 5 bloggers that have motivated and inspired.

To accept the award you must:

1. Link back to the person who gave it to you and thank them.

2. Post the award to your blog.

3. Give the award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers that you appreciate and value.

4. Leave a comment on the 5 blogs to let them know that they have been offered this award.

Have a great day!!

Hello Foxy!

Hi there! Well... it's day 3 of being a grandma & I'm still diggin it! (see my previous post for details & pics). He's still at the hospital but hopefully coming home tonight or tomorrow. I can't wait!

I made this banner for him & hung it in their hospital room. They loved it! In case you didn't read my last post, my new grandson's name is Fox.

I forgot to take pics of it at home in better lighting & the lighting in the hospital room wasn't as bright as I would have liked it to be, so I apologize that these pics are a bit dark....

This banner was actually pretty quick to make. I used my Cricut Imagine for the whole thing. The onesies were cut from one of the pre-loaded images on the Imagine. I cut all 3 of them at 9" each. For the lettering, patterns & color pallette I used the "Country Carnival" cartridge. The letters were all cut at 5" (relative size). I broke them down into layers & only used the top 2 layers & omitted the shadow layer. I changed some of the color schemes for the layers & left some of them as is. I outlined all the letter edges with a black Sharpie pen & I inked the onesie edges with some Hero Arts black ink. I punched 2 holes in the top of each onesie using a Fiskars 1/8" hole punch. The twine is "Charcoal" from The Twinery.

The stamped sentiments on each onesie are from 3 different designers. The "Hello Foxy" sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's "Punny-licious" stamp set. To order this set or any of her stamps go HERE to choose from her many retailers. The "Welcome to the World" sentiment is from a Fiskars stamp set called "Baby". The "Adorable" & "Little Boy" sentiments are from the Scrappy Moms Stamps set called "Special Delivery". To check out this stamp set, her other stamp sets & a variety of other products go HERE & purchase directly from her site.

I wasn't planning on entering this in any challenges but I just discovered it would fit with a few of them, so....

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot -  Monday Challenge #48, "Manly Man Cards" (or other projects) 

Die Cuttin Divas -  Challenge #56, use colors green, yellow, black & white

Paper Playtime -  Say It With Sentiments Challenge #70, "For The Guys"

EAD Designs -  March Color Challenge #22, use colors shown on their post

 

Thanks so much for visiting me today!