Framed Memo Boards

Just stopping in today to show you a quick project I worked on lastnight.  I thought they turned out pretty cute and couldn't wait to show them to you. I'm sorry I didn't take "before" pictures, but I was in a rush.

I started out with 2gold frames from Goodwill (99 cents each),2 cans of Valspar spray paint (I had these) a brand new package of 4 Cork Sheets (99 cents), ALSO from Goodwill. I love that store! {{sigh}} and a package of KI Puffy Stickers from Michael's (clearance priced at $2.79).
I attached some flat head tacks to the back of my puffy stickers with some super strong glue (E6000). I used baby powder on the exposed areas to take the "sticky" off.
And here is what I made:

Here's one for a Teacher:

Linking this to:

andTatertots and Jello

Thanks for visiting today! Have a great Thursday!

Happy Birthday Lil' Buckaroo!

Today's post is sort of a "catch up" post. Because of my Dad's health, and me helping out where I can..I have fallen a bit behind in my blog posting. My apologies to my fellow Design Team members and Stamp Artist. They have been a great support to me and I thank them all!

I would like to share a card with you today using an image from 2 Cute Rubber Stamps.

Card Details: Digi Image-2 Cute Rubberstamps, Patterned Paper-Cosmo Cricket, Card and Envy-Studio G, Sentiment-Microsoft Word

Heidi is a talented artist and I really enjoy working with her images. Wanna know where to find these? Just look here: In Her Etsy Shop, Wanna play along with our challenges? Visit Our Challenge Blog. Or..do you just wanna  be inspired? Well then, head on over to 2 Cute Rubber Stamps blog.

Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

New Challenge: Outdoor Fun!

Happy Monday to you all! Pretty warm outside today, but still a very pretty day!

There's a new challenge over at MyGrafico going on, the theme is Outdoor Fun!
This is the set being featured this week:



And here is my card using this set:



So please,  review the rules as some rules have changed –
Challenge Rules




To be eligible for our Bi-Weekly Challenge prize.



1) Become a follower of the MyGrafico Challenge blog.

2) All entries must be linked to the actual blog post and not to your blog.

3) Only entries posted during the current challenge are eligible

4) Entry must have a link back to the MyGrafico Challenge blog.

If your do not follow the rules you will not be eligible to win and your link will be removed.

Sorry! =(

Entries will be accepted until September 23th, midnight. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!



Thanks for stopping by today, have a wonderful Monday!

 

Back to School Challenge

Happy Saturday to you! The weather has been just beautiful lately here in south Texas. Cooler nights and cooler mornings spell....R E L I E F!! LOL

Today I'd like to share a challenge with you going on over at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps, the theme is School.
I used this cute little Lunch Box Turtle from Heidi's collection available in her Etsy Shop.
I'm having trouble with blogger, so I hope this works. Please join us and share your "school" creations with Heidi and the rest of our Design Team. Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful Saturday!

Hook'em Horns!

Oh one of the many things I love about Fall!!! Football!!! I prefer high school football because my daughter is a Cheerleader. But I do watch some college football, especially when it's the TEXAS LONGHORNS!
Only because I've got a longhorn myself..he's entering his 2nd year there and loves it!!!

Meljen's Designs is up to Challenge #75--Get Sporty!. I used Little Football Boy on my card:

Card Details: Digi Image-Meljen's Designs, Patterned Paper and Brads-The Paper Studio, Cardstock-Bazzill

And here are the 2 new images for this Just Sporty Challenge:


Sorry for my late posting. I am still tending to my Dad. He has been moved to a center for Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy. I spent lunch with him, he says he gets so lonely and bored. He's just not used to sitting still, he was always doing something, so this adjustment is really hard on him and all of us. Thanks for your prayers and kind words.

Have a great Thursday!!

Beautiful Brides

Well, through all the rushing around all week, I forgot about posting on Monday morning! So...a day late, but here it is!!!
A couple of weeks back I was invited to be on the Design Team for MyGrafico!! Super exciting, right!? I am so happy to be working along this talented group of ladies!

Featured this week is their collection of Beautiful Brides, these were designed by Olilia.


Aren't they stunning!!? I had so much fun working with set. I created this set here:

Project Details: Digi Image-MyGrafico, Cardstock-Bazill, Circle Dies-Spellbinders, Patterned Paper and Silver beads-The Paper Studio, Misc.-Ribbon and Paper Doily.

Please visit the MyGrafico Challenge Blog to meet the other DT members, be inspired by their creations, and play along in our current challenge:  Challenge #110---Back To School, this ends September 10th.

Here's an update on my Dad...and prove there is POWER IN PRAYER!! He is doing much better, he has regained movement on his left side. They have ruled out a stroke. Whatever bit or stung him on his left hand left him paralyzed on the left side, BUT...it seems it was temporary. When we went to visit him on Friday he was moving left leg up and down...so ready to jump out of bed!! LOL

Thanks for visiting today and have a blessed Monday!!

Life can be hard.......

I just wanted to come in and explain my absence. Explain why I haven't been blogging as much. I've hit a bump in the road. As one of my best friends says: "This too shall pass".....and I know it will. It may take time.

I have faith in God and in His timing...so all I can do is pray and take it One Day at a Time. Or as my late grandmother's favorite song goes..."Un Dia La Vez".

Here's the English version:

http://youtu.be/1Y1wtgLAytA

Anyway....here's my story in brief.

 My Dad was rushed to the hospital on Saturday morning.

It's such a long story, but to make it short, he is being treated in the hospital for a possible stroke, and a possible spider bite to his left hand.
My brother found him face down on the living room floor, his hand super swollen and had 3 large water filled blisters. He said he was trying to kill a bug or spider earlier in the day.
Every day I've been traveling an hour each way to visit him. He is partially paralyzed on his left side. He cannot walk or feed himself. Mentally he is all
there...as sharp as a tool. Sarcastic at times because he can't have a cigarette. :/ On Tuesday we all spent the day with him, it was his 69th Birthday.

We couldn't do much, but I know he enjoyed our company.

This is one of the hardest things I have been through. 1 1/2 weeks ago, he was driving the tractor and herding the cows, and now...he's helpless. :(

I promise to be back on track soon. I love creating  cards and crafts, it's always been an outlet for me.
Again, thank you and God Bless all of you!

New DT and Challenge!

This past weekend has been like a rollercoaster ride for me! During the past week I learned I was a new member on several design teams...I am super excited. THEN...on Saturday morning, my life turned upside down. My dad, who was this rough and tough cowboy, suffered a stroke. He is still in the hospital, so if my blog posts and challenge entries don't seem up to par, this is why. I don't have alot of "me" time, and emotionally and physically I am drained. I have faith in God that He will pull all of us through this!

My entry today is for a new Design Team that I am now on: MyGrafico. This week's theme is Challenge #110, Back to School. I love this new challenge...seems like lots of fun!

Please check out the DT's samples for some really cute ideas and inspiration!

This is what I made using the Back to School Bus.

And here is the collection:

Challenge ends September 10th at midnight. I cannot wait to see what you create!!

Thanks for visiting today. Have a blessed Monday!

Blast from the Past!!!

Good Friday morning to you! This week at Meljen's Designs we were asked to share the very 1st card made as a Design Team member!

Well, here is mine, from wayyyyy back in September of 2010. It's so hard to believe it's almost been a whole year. I guess time does fly when you are having fun! LOL

I am SO excited about fall. It is my favorite season! I have already begun working on my fall crafts! Yesterday I started working on some Halloween hair bows and necklaces. And then..I started working on a Fall wreath! I will share photos with you soon.

Bring on FALL......and the Fall weather too!!

Have a wonderful Friday! Tonight is Friday night football for us!

Giveaway!!!

I just found this blog, and basically fell in love. I've been browsing and want to share this giveaway with you.




You an win a $35 gift certificate by visiting Dandelion Wishes: Taking Back Monday Giveaway

Imagine winning a gift certicate to this lovely Etsy store! Such pretty eye candy!!!

Ash At Home

   

Have a wonderful Thursday evening!!!

Blog Candy Alert!

The Crafter's Cafe is giving away this awesome blog candy!!! To enter, click on the link! Also..If you enter after seeing my post, please let them know I sent you and leave me a comment letting me know too.

Thanks so much!

And, tomorrow is a very exciting day! First of all, it's the first day of school for us, and I get to share

some exciting news with you! Fall is just around the corner, so I have been working on some new projects! I'll share those too!

Have a blessed Sunday!

Going Gothic!!!

In all honesty, I have never considered myself a fan of the "gothic look", guess cause I'm so girly! BUT...when I saw the New Releases for this week from Meljen's Designs I just fell in love with this

Little Goth Girl!

Card Details: Digi Image-Meljen's Designs, Card and Stickles-Studio G, Bling, Flowers and Zebra Paper-The Paper Studio, Cardstock-Bazzill

The theme this week for Challenge #72 is Sparkles, Shine and Glitter! So I got to use this adorable image and not only have a cute Gothic look, but...I got to be girly too!!! he,he!

And here's the rest of the gang:

These go perfectly with Monday's freebie:

These images and this week's challenge is a super fun one! I cannot wait to see what you create!

I'm linking this to a challenge over at Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great Thursday!!!

Thinking of You

Thank goodness it's Friday!!! I'm not even sure why I love Friday's during the summer months, I guess because it's the ending to a hard working week!? LOL

Today I am sharing a card I made using an image from Meljen's Designs, this one is called Mushroom Mouse.

Card Details: Digi Image-Mushroom Mouse, Sentiment-Microsoft Word, Buttons-Cosmo Cricket, Patterned Paper-Unknown

Thanks for visiting today. Have a wonderful Friday!

An Exciting Announcement!

I've got some pretty exciting news to share! I was thrilled to receive an email from Heidi of 2 Cute Rubber Stamps yesterday. She informed me that I was selected as one of her new DT members!

How cool is this!? I cannot wait to get started on challenges and meet the other wonderful DT members!

Have a great Monday!!!

Challenge #70-Back to School

Well, it's August! We all know what that means..."Back to School". I love this time of the year. My kids are mostly grown, two in college, on left at home and this is her Senior Year! So bittersweet! But I still love browsing through the Back to School section at stores. I love the smell of new spirals, pencils, erasers, etc. Yep...call me crazy, but I love school and office supplies! LOL

Anyhow, this is the theme for our Challenge #70.

Card Details: Digi Image-Meljen's Designs, Sentiment-Microsoft Word, Patterned Papers-Cosmo Cricket (scraps), Border-EK Success, Ribbon-Offray, Stickles-Ranger

Melissa created some really cute images to go along with this challenge. Aren't they just adorable!?

I used Apple for Teacher, but also love the Desktop Mouse! And the Checkered Apple Frame would look so cute tied onto a little gift or for a special not tucked inside your child's lunchbox! So, hurry on over to Whimsy Stamps and take a look for yourself. Then scurry on over to Meljen's Challenge Blog to play along with us! The Design Team has really come up with some super cute creations!!!

Have a great Thursday! And if your heat is like mine....stay cool!

Another HOT Day!!

Gosh, it's been so dreadfully HOT in south Texas this week! I can hardly stand to be outside! So..I've been spending alot of time inside crafting and cardmaking.

I don't know about you, but every time I bake cookies I have someone in the house that declares themselves the "Cookie Tester", so I guess it's only appropriate that I present them with a card.

Card Details: Digi Image-All that Scraps, Sentiment-Create with TLC, Patterened Paper-Doodlebug Designs, Ribbon-Offray, Circles-Spellbinders Dies

Linking to these challenges:

HappiChallenge-Anything Goes

Come and Get it Challenges-Anything Goes

Craft our Passion Challenges-Anything Goes

And another card I'd like to share with you is this cute image from Melissa of Meljen's Designs.

This is Billy the Cowboy Bear, available at the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Card Details: Digi Image-Meljen's Designs, Sentiment-Microsoft Word, Patterned Paper-Cosmo Cricket, Twine-Walmart

Thanks for visiting today! Please check back tomorrow for our new releases from Meljen's Designs and a fun new challenge!

For now....stay cool!

Ladybugs Bring Good Luck

This is what I have heard..."Ladybugs bring good luck", and right now I need some good luck!!! These last 2 weeks of July have been very stressful and I'm ready to say "Goodbye"!
So with today being August 1st, I can only pray for better days. My car is home and according to Chevrolet is as "good as new". Okay...we will see.

My daughter, who is a high school cheerleader, has started MINI Cheer Camp today. The cheerleaders host this every summer as a fundraiser. It's so cute to see those little girls dressed up little cheerleaders. I remember taking my daughter when she was about 4. She's been cheering ever since!

Well..enough chatting. Here's my card for today:

Card Details: Digi Image-Bugaboo, Sentiment-Create with TLC, All papers used-Scraps, Border Punch-Martha Stewart, Brads-The Paper Studio, Bling-Recollections, Ribbon-Offray, Stickles-Ranger

Have a blessed Monday! Thanks for visiting!

I Admire You

There are just some people that are easy to admire. It could be for many reasons, they are super talented, generous, beautiful, sweet, or just plain strong. For those that can handle stress well, or helped you through a trying time, this card would be great:

Card Details: Digi image-Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment-Create with TLC, Patterned Paper-Hero Arts, Circles-Spellbinders Dies, Ribbon-Offray, Glossy Accents on Pitcher

I am linking this to the following challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog-Anything Goes

Totally Stampalicious-Anything Goes

Divas by Design-Summer

AI Factory-More than 2 Layers

Card Makin Mamas-Food or Drink-(This makes Lemonade)

Clear it Out Challenge-Anything Goes

Paper Cutz Challenge-Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Stick Your Tongue Out!

Boy, yesterday I was in "this" mood! My day was hectic and busy, I had errands to run and jobs to be done!

I was basically on schedule until my new car decided to pull a "fast one" on me and break down!!! Yep, I heard this noise, looked around and saw GUNK all over my front tire. Long story short...my brake line, or axel line had come loose and leaked all the grease or GUNK (as I call it) out! It was not driveable! Luckily, my Mom lives in town, so she gave my daughter and I a ride home. Thanks MOM! :)

Anyway, I was so bummed when I got home. My car was towed to the car doctor ,I mean dealership for repair and I am now using my husbands gas guzzler, truck.

So I thought this card would be appropriate for today:

Card Details: Digi Image-Sassy Cheryl's, Sentiment-Create with TLC, Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye, Ribbon-Offray, Glossy Accents on Mirror, Border Punch-Martha Stewart, Crochet Lace-Offray

I'm linking this over to Sassy Cheryl's #74 Challenge-Ribbons and Lace

This card makes me smile! Life can throw us some curve balls, we just gotta learn to dodge them and deal with them! But for now--I WANT MY CAR! Waahh!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

I Never Met a Cupcake....

I never met a cupcake I didn't like? How about you? I love chocolate on chocolate and red velvet with cream cheese, but really...any flavors are just lovely!

Hope you are having a wonderful Monday!
Wanted to share a card with you that I made over the weekend.

Card Details: Digi Image-All that Scraps, Sentiment-Create with TLC, Patterned Papers-Pressed Petals (8x8 Paper Pack), Circles-Spellbinders dies, Rhinestones-Recollections, Stickles-Ranger, Misc-Ribbon

Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful Monday!!!

Happy Birthday to You!

Hi there! Today I am showing you a card I made for the new challenge over at Meljen's Designs Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is a "recipe". Challenge #68 is to use Ribbon, a Circle and 3 Brads on your card.  I love cutting my image out into a circle, I love ribbon, and I love brads, so this was a super fun challenge for me!!!

Card Details: Digi Image-Meljen's Designs, Sentiment-Microsoft Word, Ribbon-Offray, Circles-Stampabilities, Button-Cosmo Cricket, Stickles-Ranger, Brads-The Paper Studio, Glittered Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye

There aren't  any new release's this week because Melissa has been on a much deserved vacation. But she has been busy creating Art Cards (ACO's) that can be seen here in her etsy shop: Meljen's Designs Etsy Shop.

Just look at some of these adorable ACO's:

She has a whole bunch one one-of-kind ACO's created just for you, by her! She is ubber talented, don't ya think?!

Have a great Thursday! Thanks for visiting, and I look forward to seeing what you create with this super fun challenge recipe!!!

I have a confession to make.......

I'm addicted! Yep, I'm addicted to Pinterest! I never thought I would be muttering these words, but I am! And I'm not ashamed to admit it!!!! LOL

I have found some super cute ideas, wonderful inspiration and some yummy recipes! So far I have tried 3 recipes and they have been awesome!!!

Lastnight for dessert I made these super simple Peanut Butter Cup Brownies and OH MY GOSH...they were beyond good!!! My family's favorite sweet combo is peanut butter and chocolate,so these were a hit! So yummy!!!!

I have also tried this recipe for a Jalepeno Cheese Popper Grilled Sandwich.  I will never see a grilled cheese sandwich the same ever again!


My next recipe to try will be this one:

French Chicken Brocoli Supreme!!! :)
and...to go along with it, how about some: Home made Olive Garden Breadsticks!
:

My kids are begging me to make these;


Mozzarella Cheese Sticks!!!

So you see, my addiction has made me a better wife, mother and cook!!!! Some things are just okay to be addicted to!

Hope these recipes have inspired  you to try something new. I'm usually a crafter not a cook. But Pinterest has made things a little easier for me these days!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!
I'll be back on Thursday for my regularly scheduled Challenge and New Releases from Meljen's Designs.

Life is Short

One more card to share with you today......
Because you can LIVE LIFE GLAMOROUSLY, as in my previous post, or...SHARE HUGS!!

Card Details: Digi Image-Sassy Cheryl's, Sentiment-Create with TLC, Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye, Misc.-Brown Button and Chalk

Linking this to Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #72-Make Your Own Paper Ribbon

Live Life Glamorously

Good Wednesday morning to you! I've been up since the crack of dawn and working on cards! I probably should have been doing laundry or some other form of "domestic work" but crafting is so much more fun...and it keeps me in a good mood!

So today I'm choosing to LIVE LIFE GLAMOROUSLY...after all, we only live once!!! {wink, wink}

Card Details: Digi Image-Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiement-Create with TLC, Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye, Pearls-The Paper Studio, Ribbon and Satin Flower-Offray, Border Punch-Martha Stewart, Misc. Machine Stitching

Linking this to Mo's Challenge #90-Vintage Distressing and Lace

And also linking to the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts-Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges--Anything Goes

Simon Says-Anything Goes

The Emerald Faerie Garden--Sugar and Spice-All things Girly

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

You Go Girl!

WooHoo! It is Thursday, and I'm super excited to show you the newest releases from Meljen's Designs, these girls definetly have Girl Power!!

The theme for this week is 2 Layers. Challenge #66 was super hard for me this week, or should I say "challenging", I love using multi-layers.
Anyway...here is my card using a new image: Cheer Girl. I love this girly because my daughter is a Varstiy Cheerleader, so this image was super fun to use!

Card Details: Digi image-Meljen's Designs, Sentiment-Microsoft Word, Ribbon-Offray, Stickles-Ranger, Brads-The Paper Studio, Misc-Bottlecap Art

Here are the rest of the girls:

I would love for you to join us in this week's challenge and show me what you come up with.

For now.......

Have a great Thursday!

Flip Flop Fun!

Hope you are having a fabulous Tuesday! It was a great, long weekend wasn't it?! But OH this HEAT!!!
Wow...it's been so hot in south texas!! All I can say is thank God for air conditioning and flip flops!!!

Speaking of flip flops, I was in a super fun swap hosted over at The Texas Darlings blog. This was their 3rd Annual Flip Flop exchange, but it was a 1st for me. I got paired up with Kristen from Georgia. She's got the cutest blog called blissfully insane. I love the way she talks about her three kids and her pregnancy. You see, she is pregnant with twin boys! Yep...twins!!!
Anyway, we got paired up together and she sent me the cutest flip flops by BeeBop:

She also sent me some yummy Red Pepper Jelly. This is my all time favorite jelly. I love it spread on cream cheese and crackers! And her town is so pretty!!!!

Thank you Kristen for a wonderful swap and thank you Becca-The Texas Darlings for letting me participate!

And so here I sit, blogging in my BeeBops!!!

Have a great Tuesday!!

My Flower Fairy!

I'm on a roll today! I got up at 5:30 am and was in the mood to make cards!!! I made 3 cards and it felt so wonderful! Instant gratification!

I just love this image from Mo's Digital Pencil:

I'm using this card for Challenge #89-Inspired by a Book or Story. We love the book Hidden Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker.

Card Details: Digi Image-Mo's Digital Pencil, Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye, Border Punch-Martha Stewart, Sentiment-Created with TLC, Satin Flower and Blue Ribbon-Offray, Stickles-Ranger, Misc. Crocheted lace trim, and floral pins.

I also made this card for a couple of challenges by Bugaboo Stamps. The first is their July-Anything Goes Challenge and their other challenge at

Paper Craft Planet-Wacky Wednesday Challenge

Card Details: Digi Image-Bugaboo Stamps, Sentiment-Created with TLC, Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye, Ribbon-Offray, Stickles-Ranger, Embossing Folder-Spellbinders

Again, thanks for visiting. Have a great Saturday!!

Cupcake Sweetness!

Well, what do you know!? I'm BACK!!!! Wow, it's been a whole week since my last post. I am so sorry for my lack of posting., I've been quite the busy bee!

I'm hoping to get back to my routine of posting every day. I've been working on lots of stuff lately, so I guess that's whats been keeping me from blogging.

Anyway, enough chatting. Here's my card using a new release from Meljen's Designs.
Available at Whimsy Stamps.

Card Details: Digi Image--Sweetheart Cupcake, Sentiment--Created with TLC,
Patterned Paper--The Paper Studio,, Ribbon--Offray, Glittery Dots--EK Success, Stickles--Ranger

I am also so thankful to God for his downpour of rain yesterday evening. South Texas has been in an unbelievable drought. We got a little bit of rain about a week ago. And today, we got a really good down pour. It was so wonderful!!!!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!! And thank you for stopping by!