Happy Monday!

I've got a few things to share today so I hope I remember them all! First, don't forget about Dustin Pike's Blog Candy Charitable giveaway HERE. You still have time to enter and it helps out a worthy cause!
Have you all heard about what's been going on over at 2 Sketches 4 You??? It looks like so much fun and I've already made my first entry for this weeks challenge. I'll show that to you all when I photograph it and link it to their challenge.
Also, did you see how much money was raised for Stamp Out Alzheimer's?!?! Good Golly we went WAY above the original goal of $2500!!! Thank you to everyone who participated. I'll be selecting my winner for my challenge as soon as I get my kiddos into bed. heehee. I need quiet to figure out the Random Number Integrator-Integantion-Integration- WHATEVER thingy! See, I was just pulled away because of the kids... They need to go to bed! lol!
AND, my new friend Justine (who also happens to live in Italy-only she's down south from me) is having a great blog candy on her blog right now. She's celebrating because she reached 10,000 hits on her blog! WOW! There is also a Design Team call going on for the company that she designs for, ABC Toys & Crafts. Hop over to her blog and check out all info!
Finally, I want to show you some cool little baskets I made: As some of you read in a previous post, I tried out for The Greeting Farm's Summer Design Team. Marie (the owner of TGF) asked us to use the summery colors of Yellow and Orange. I did not make the design team this time, but I'm going to be trying again in the Fall! Here is an upclose shot of the owl basket:
This basket was not yellow or orange, but I needed three baskets, and red went well with this DP that I wanted to use, so the basket ended up red. I made three baskets because I'm going to use them for end of the year teacher gifts. Here is an upclose of the yellow fish basket:

I colored all the images with my copic markers. Oh, and the baskets were made by copying a tutorial from Denise. You can check it out HERE. Here is an upclose of the Deer Basket:

I had a wonderful time making these and even showed my new neighbor friend, Jessica how to make them. I am going to be making a few more to keep for myself. I think I'll keep my mono multipurpose glues in them since they are just floating in my top drawer right now. That way I can have them nicely displayed on my desk!

Well, I think that is all I wanted to let you know about today. I hope to hear from you all in my comments. I haven't been getting many lately and I'm wondering where you all are?!? lol!!!

Until next post, BE BLESSED!!!

It's Aloha Friday...

No work til Monday... Do be do be do be dooooo. LOL! Almost every Friday that song pops into my head. I'm so glad it's Friday. Even though this was a short week, I feel exhausted. The boys HATE getting out of bed in the mornings and I HATE tying to get them up. They havn't missed the bus in awhile (only twice this year!) so we're doing ok. AND, we only have 9 more school days left! Whew! I'm looking forwardto summer, but I know the kids will get bored after about a week so I'm looking into summer programs. Anyway, remember this card that I showed you before: I sent this card over to a little boy who lives in the UK. I found out about him through PostPals because of the blog candy that Dustin has going on over on his blog. In case you want to join in there is still time! Go check out the candy post HERE and send a little paper smile to a child who needs it!
And here is a sweet little project that I whipped up in about 5 minutes for a friend of mine (who hopefully got her package by now, Carin?):
I needed to fill some space in a box I was sending her so I made this little treat box using a plastic container that used to hold tags in it. I just cut some DP to fit the front, stamped the image on Kraft cardstock, tied a ribbon around the cardstock and glued it all on! So easy and quick:
Oh yeah, those are italian gummy candies that you see in the box. I figure her boys would like to try some authetic italian candy. The peach flavored ones are my favorite!
That's it for this morning. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Maybe I'll get a chance to post the projects I'm making for my Design Team application... we'll see!
Until next post, be blessed.

A lot to share!

Hi all! As my title says, I have a lot to share this Monday. First I want to let you know about some great causes going on right now. Dustin Pike is having his very first blog candy on his BLOG. But, you can't just leave a comment to enter to win, you need make something for a child on the POSTPALS site and send it to them! Then, post a pic of your creation on your blog or gallery and comment to Dustin' blog about it, and there you go! You'll be sending smiles to a child who could use one, and you're entered to win some yummy candy from Dustin! Just hop over to his blog and read the instructions if you want to enter.
Also, Jen Tapler from Jen Tapler Designs has teamed up with Susanna Boyd from Paper Craft Planet for her annual Stamping Out Alzheimer's challenges! I participated in Jen's first SOA event last year because it is a cause near to my family and it was fun! I actually won last year, but the postal system gobbled up my prize... Anyway, go HERE and read all about it. I already donated and registered, now I'm eagerly anticipating opening day for the website so I can get busy with all the fun! I also have a widget on my right column if you want to donate from my blog. I don't get any extra credit or anything, but I thought it would be nice to have the widget there for easy access.
And finally, here's my card for today: I really love the way this turned out. I used a sketch from Club Anya's release party last week. I paper pieced Flutter Anya's outfit and wings, colored her skin with copics, and colored her hair with old olive ink using a blender pen. The flourish in the upper right-hand corner is from Stampin' Up's Yummy stamp set (I think that's what it is called) and traced over with a green sakura glaze pen. The DP is Amy Butler and the rest is Stampin Up paper (oh, actually the top note die and punched sentiment panel are from the cardboard backing that comes with Stampin' Up! DP). I hope you all like my card and have a wonderful Monday.
Until next post, be blessed.

Muddy Smiles

Hi All! No, the title of this post does not mean I'm going to show you a picture of one of my kids with a muddy smile, lol! I have a muddy card and a smiley card to show you today. First up, a muddy monster truck! I had a ton of fun making a "boyish" card with this image. I got this image for FREE from Dustin Pike's blog! If you haven't yet discovered Dustin Pike's arwork, you have to hop over to his BLOG and check it all out. His stuff will soon be in rubber stamps! So cool! Ok, so here is a close up of the coloring on the truck:
I used my colored pencils and OMS to color these images again. Here is the Smiling monkey!
LOL! I think this image is hilarious! The first time Andrew saw it he said "What the heck???" Cuz he didn't know why the monkey was smiling so big I guess. I decided this image needed "smile" as the sentiment, and I've had these letter beads forever, so I put them on some twine and made a cool sentiment! Here' a closeup of my coloring on my happy monkey!
I hope you all liked the cards today. We have a busy Saturday ahead of us so I know I won't be posting tomorrow. We have 2 baseball games and a farewell bbq. And I have to prepare something to take for the bbq. I'm thinking a big plate of fruit will be nice. Hopefully the weather will be good too. Today is grey and rainy but yesterday was sunny and warm. You just never know what Spring in Italy will bring you! Oh, and the Primavera Bazzaar is in Hangar 3 on base! I helped set up yesterday and there is some GOOD stuff for sale over there. I hope we get a chance to shop.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone, and leave me a comment so I know you stopped by, k?
Until next post, be blessed!

Hello Hello!

Well, internet sucks here! I have access right now, but it keeps disappearing so I don't even know if I'll be able to post this. BTW, Jan has already read "The Devil Wears Prada" so guess what, it's yours Krystal!
Here are a couple cards made with digital images. This first one is an adorable turtle from Squigglefly: I colored him with Koh-n-oor pencils and odorless mineral spirits. The papers are all from Stampin' Up and the "Hey You" sentiment is from The Greeeting Farm. Here's a digital image from Dustin Pike:

Dustin draws the most adorable dragons! This is one of his FREE digital images that you can find on his blog HERE. Colored with the same pencils, sentiment from TGF again, and everything else is SU! Last but not least, my yummy Angel baby:

She's saying "What?" LOL! She is now tall enough to grab things off the table if they are close enough, as we discovered Sunday morning. Oh, and she LOVES peanut butter! LOL! Well, that's it for today. I better get this posted before I loose my internet connection.

Until next post, be blessed!