Love ya

Are you enjoying your Sunday? It's 26- windchill here and the big football game today is being played outdoors..BRrrrrr! We are going to watch the game with family in a nicely heated home. How many of you would watch outdoors in this kind of cold? Today my card was inspired by friendship and how everyone needs friends to make life better. It's so important to have somebody you can talk to about anything without judgement. I found out that I have a fantastic group of friends and I couldn't get through he difficult times in life with out them. I pray that everyone reading this has a friend, or group of friends, just like this in their lives. Don't forget to let them know how important they are in your life. This is for you and all my beautiful friend out there.

I used a Digi from A & T Design's. She is one of the Emerald Fairies and her name is Jewel. I  received as part of a prize in November from an Outlawz.ning.com Challenge. Isn't she adorable!?! I used Distress Markers to water color the image and added Diamond Stickles to the hearts and wings. The Sentiment stamps are from Unity Stamp Company and are in the Life is Better Stamp set. I hope all of you are in my life for years to come and just know I appreciate each and everyone of you. Have a blessed day! 

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

can you case it

glitter n sparkle challenge blog

Happy valentine's Day Card

Hi there, February is getting closer and with that brings us to another Holiday. Valentines Day! It's a wonderful chance for those who have loved ones to make them feel special. Taking the time to make a special card with somebody special in mind is one of the best ways to let them know you love them and to show them how much you care. When you make a card for somebody you but your heart into it. I have made a Valentine's card for someone special in my life and I'm going to share it with you first.

• I started with a piece of pink cardstock and a embossing folder.
• I used the Sweet 16 stamp from Unity Stamp Company and water colored her. After she was dry I fussy cut her out. I used foam dots to adhere her to the pink embossed paper.
• The sentiment is also from Unity Stamp Company. It was included in one of the Grab bags I purchased during one of their sales.
• I kept the embellishment light with a few Jems and a polka dotted bow.

So that is the card for today. It was fun to paint and make. The best part is that I made it for somebody special and I know that the card will be appreciated. I hope that you get time to make something for the people you love in your life, too! I love reading your comments so please stop by the box below and let me know what you think. ~HUGZ~

Be Mine

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of the New Year at the Outlawz.ning.com Saturday Paper A La Mode. This week we are doing a Valentine Theme and the Design Team and I have really gone all out with inspiration. I hope you can join in on the fun.

Our Sponsor for the Challenge is:

The image is from Beccy's Place and here is my card:

• I used Prisma Premier Colored Pencils to color the image.
• The hearts are from my stash. I placed them along the barbed wire as though they are falling out of the mailbox.
• Then I placed the sentiment as though the little bird is making the delivery. 

The images from Beccy's Place are so detailed and fun to use. Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and sharing your love for somebody is so rewarding. I enjoy this time of year. People open their hearts just a little bit more and express their feelings for one another. Hopefully this inspired you to craft and express yourself through your art talents. Please remember to leave your comments in the box below. I look forward to reading them and getting to know you a little bit better. ~HUGZ~

Smartie Pants

Welcome everybody to the Outlawz.ning.com very first Festive Friday Challenge! We have several things to celebrate this week. We chose to celebrate Polar Bear Plunge, Bird Day, Bean Day and Bubble Bath Day. I decided to celebrate Bird Day with my card.

• I started out with the Lil' Smartie Pants stamp from Unity Stamp Company.
• I chose to stick with traditional Valentines colors and water colored him.
• The I used the Scalloped Square Die Set and adhered the layers onto the card base.
• The pink lace and pink hearts were added for detail.

Hooray to Bird Day! We have several bird feeders around our yard and we get to enjoy them every day. I love waking to the sound of a dove cooing or a Cardinal calling its mate. The sound of the Owls at night are so relaxing and have a calming effect. Take a moment this week and enjoy our little feathered friends. Please remember to leave me a comment, or any questions you might have. ~Hugz~

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/

Life is Better

I'm wondering....How many of you have a pet? Pets are so wonderful! I have a Jack Russell Beagle mix. Her name is Daisy and she is so loving and precious. I don't know what I would do without her in my life. I made a Valentines Day Card with pets in mind today. Life is truly better with friends and Daisy is my Best Friend so I'm dedicating this card to her.

• I started out with the Life is Better Stamp set from Unity Stamp Company This stamp set is so versatile and just darn cute! I water color painted.
• I used the Regal Tag Die from Sizzix to cut her out.
• The strip behind her is pink paper that was embossed using one of my Darice embossing folders.
• The background paper is from my stash. I hand cut the tag and stamped it with the words Love ya. This is part of the stamp set as well as the sentiment stamp on the background paper.

I would LOVE to here about your pets. Please tell  me about them in the comment box bellow. This could be so much fun. I enjoy reading your posts and getting a chance to know you better. Don't forget to follow my blog. It would be awful if you miss a post. Have a blessed Day! Hugz

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Window Shaker

Hi, how are you today? As winter progresses and the January Temperatures drop I find myself looking out the window a lot. Do You find you do that also? I'm in the suburbs so there isn't much to look at around here. We feed the birds and I always enjoy watching them but I find myself thinking how it would be fun to see what others see out there windows. I was inspired by all of this to make my card today. I hope you enjoy it.

• To make this card I used the Spellbinders Window Two Die.
• I used pink, white, light green and red sequins in various shapes and sizes inside the shaker.
• The Branch and the bird along with the flowers along the bottom are from Special Moments Scrapbooking. I actually bought these about a year ago from the Dollar Store.

Now I don't have flowers outside my window right now but I'm sure someone does... :) Sometimes making something Springy helps a person get through another cold winter day. My Challenge to you is that you take time to make something Springy, or something inspired by what you see outside your window. Post your project on Google+ so I can see and comment on what you have made. Please remember to become a follower of my blog. I would hate for you to miss a post. As always I love reading your comments. They brighten my day so leave me your comments below before you go. Hugz and God Bless.

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Truly Deeply Madly Outlawz Progressive Challenge

I'm so excited to show you what we have going on at the Outlawz.ning.com right now. It's the beginning of a new month and that means we have a new image for the Progressive Freebie Challenge 1st January 2016. Everyone that Joins the challenge gets the same Digi (free) to make a project with and share. I hope that you join us with this challenge. It's so much fun to see all the different ways to use the same image.

We have a gorgeous image for you this month from the very talented Sandi Huggett of Sandi's Samples

Here is my card:

I will be entering this card in the follow challenges:

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=3933#

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/#

http://www.cropstop.com/blog/

• I love this "Z" fold! It's so pretty and has a dozen different ways you could use it. Here are the measurements and score directions.

Cut your card stock 5 1/4" x 12 "

Score the card stock across the 12" side at 2", 4", 8", 10"

Cut your decorative paper for the side panels (you have 4 panels total) 1 3/4" x 5"

For the inside you will need decorative paper cut to 3 3/4" x 5"

I used ribbon on the front for decoration. It's not a must have.

This was so much fun to make and it turned out beautifully. The Cabbage Rose image that was provided is so pretty it really made it easy to a beautiful card with. What are you going to make with the image? I can't wait to see! I hope you have a blessed and happy Sunday.