Joan's Garden Tag

Oops! Think I got my posts backwards so if you want to see the card for Joan's challenge this week you will need to scroll down.  Sorry!  I'm having one of those nights.......ya know how that goes I'm sure, no matter what ya do, nothing works......LOL

This tag is made with K & Company DP and the rest of the embellies are from my stash.  I did make the little flower on the right bottom out of the DP and thought it turned out kinda cute.  You got to have tiny stuff to make these tiny tags with.....  I did have fun creating it though and everything was right at hand from making the card so here is my first tag, I think....lol

Let me know what you think if ya get a chance and I'll be over to see what's new with you.

"Hugs" Carol

Wishing You Sunny Days

Here is the card I created for this weeks challenge at Joan's Gardens.  The challenge is to use the colors Peach and Blue (Teal), Butterflies, and something Frilly.  I know my peach looks more orange and that's because I did not get a chance to take the picture in daylight.  Sorry for the poor quality. I really loved doing this challenge with these colors.  In fact, I even ventured into making a tag for the challenge this week to be used on a gift along with this card.  Wow, can't believe I made one of those small things.......LOL

Card Info:

• DP is by K& Company and matting by Bazzill
• Spellbinder's Fleur De Lis Pendant and border dies
• Sentiment is a HFC stamp from Joan's Store
• Florintine corners from WOJ
• Everything else is from my stash, Stickles & Gems
• Oh, I made the flower using a tutorial from Bells'n Whistles. Was quick and easy!

Thanks so very much for stopping by and I hope you have the time to leave me a comment so I'll be sure and hop over to see what's new on your blog.  Always needing a little inspiration and I always find it with you.

If you haven't entered either one of my blog candies I hope you will take the time to do it.  I'll be adding a few new items April 1 to the Anniversary Candy so be sure to check back.

"Hugs" Carol (Granny)

Color Challenge at TMIA/PCC

Can you believe it's Monday already and almost the first of April!  Wow, time is moving way too fast for me but sure beats the alternative.........lol  As Easter is rapidly approaching I decided to create an Easter card this week but you may use any theme you like.

The challenge this week at Paper Cupcakes is brought to us by the talented Gloria. She wants us to use the colors, pink, yellow and green...now how much easier can that get.  You may use any image of your choice but we love it when you use a PCC image, plus, you get entered into the prize drawing twice. There is some fantastic eye candy and inspiration from the DT, created just for you, so hop on over, grab a free image if you don't already have a PCC digi and play along with us this week.  We'd love to see your creation!

Card Info:

• Image by Nina at Paper Cupcakes - Bunny and Cupcake colored with Copics
• DP is from last year and I have no clue the name of it or where I got it
• MS Border & Branch Punches & Spellbinder's Classic Scalloped Circles
• Mayan Chip Board Fluorishes covered in Yellow Stickles
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon. Hope you have time to leave me a little comment so I can hop over and see what's new with you.  Have a wonderful upcoming week.

"Hugs" Carol

ps. Don't forget to enter both of my blog candies if you have not done so.

Just click on the Blog Anniversry Candy link or the 10,000 hits candy to take you there.

April 1 I will be adding to the Anniversary Candy so be sure to check back.

10,000 Hits - Thank You - More Candy to Come

EDITED WITH COMMENT LINK

Oh Wow, I'm so excited and so appreciative.  Thanks to all of you from the bottom of my heart who visited today, have visited in the past, and continue to visit on a regular basis, and especially to my fantastic and faithful followers.  My blog just went over the 10,000 hit mark and now I feel as if I'm truly a part of the blogging community.  I am truly blessed to have met so many of you through blogging and your beautiful creations.  I'm always inspsired by all of you and hope that I bring a little something extra to your lives through  my posts.  I want all of you to feel as happy and blessed as I do right now.

SURPRISE blog candy, with no qualifications, just as an appreciation for making my day!!!  All you will need to do is leave a comment so I can find the winner that will be drawn on April 15th.  

 "THANK YOU"
"Hugs" Carol

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OMG - She's 13 Today

Happy Birthday Drue

May your day be extra special and your birthday party on Saturday a blast!

Can't believe that my only granddaughter has reached her teen years and is growing up so fast and so far away. El Paso is a LONG way from Missouri so our visits are far and few inbetween.  As you all know, I'm terrible about getting things mailed in due time so to make sure she gets to see her card today I decided to share it here.  Hope you all enjoy.

I'm entering this card in my first Kenny K Challenge which is 3 DPs, 2 Ribbons, and 1 Image.  Have quite a few of these images but just haven't had a reason to color one up till now. Went a little overboard on the embellies but I like the foo foo way it turned out and yet not too childish. Of course this image is just adorable, as is Drue, with those cute dimples and blonde hair she has.

My grandchild has turned into a foxy teenager and foxy she is.  Last summer when she left she was wearing hot pink and lime green with pink (one shoe) and lime shoe laces in her other tennis shoe. Hence, the reason for the color scheme.......lol

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon.

Happy Birthday sweetie, we love you!  This card is in the mail with a little goodie tucked inside the tag.

Grandma & Grandpa

Joan's Challenge Card

The challenge this week at Joan's is to use the colors pink and green, create a thank you card, use some kind of stripes, and use something scalloped.  Well, I think I got this done in time to get it entered, at least I hope so.  Got sidetracked 2 days ago right in the middle of making the card and then my mojo flew the coop tonight when I tried to finish it.  Definitely not what I originally had in mind but since it was done decided to go ahead and post it anyway.

Card Info:

• DP is from the BG Porcelain Pad
• Matting from stash
• Sketch from Sweet Stop Sketches
• Image is from WOJ Spring Kit and colored with Copics
• Scalloped Nestie Circles - MS Punches
• Stickles, Lace, & Chalk are from stash
• Vellum flowers (finally got some made) from Selma's Tutorial and materials from Joan's Gardens

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Shop Sketches - Sketch

Stamp Something - Stamp something sweet

Thanks so much for stopping by. Leave me a comment if ya have time and I hop right over to see ya. Oh, don't forget to enter the blog candy by click on the candy picture in my sidebar.  Have a super day!

"Hugs" Carol

Magical Monday Vintage Card & Freebie

EDITED:  Oops posted too early and don't know how to change - Sorry!

Woo Hoo!!!! It's officially the first day of Spring here and all about flowers and warmer weather.  Nina has created this gorgeous new Doodle Flower 4 image for you  to use on your card and I have been given the honor of bringing you the challenge for this week at TMIA/PCC.  The challenge is to create a card or vintage tag to be eligible for this weeks prize. You are free to use any image of your choice but we love it when you use a Paper Cupcake image (here) plus you get 2 entries in the drawing. 

If you have not been to the challenge blog to welcome our new designers and see their awesome designs you are really missing out on some fantastic eye candy. With that said, I hope you will stop by to say hi and see the gorgeous entries for this week. 

Everything on this card is from my stash except for the new image, Doodle Flower 4 colored with Copics, gems and Stickles added.  The DP is a gift from my friend Diane, in fact, she gave me a whole book of DP that has been discontinued and I just fell in love with those papers, of course, they are purple......LOL  Sketch is from last weeks Friday Sketchers #145.  Used Spellbinder dies, Stickles, MS branch punch,  flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and a Myan chipboard fluorish colored with Copics.

I am also entering this card in Creatalicious Challenges

Two Tone Colors

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have the time to leave me a comment so I will be sure to stop by and visit to see what's new with you.  I'd also like to know what you think of the new blog look, which is a freebie, from Sharon at Plumrose Lane.  It still needs a lot of tweaking! She has some fab new blog backgrounds.

"Hugs" Carol (Granny)

PS. Don't forget to enter my blog candy and leave a comment there.

A Lovely Blog Award from a Lovely Person - Passing It On

A big "Thank You" to Patti Painter, one of my DT sisters and a dear blogging friend  from Virginia. We share some of lifes daily challenges of being caregivers and our love of crafting and sharing our lives with you...  If you get a chance I hope you will take the time to stop by Patti's blog to see many of her lovely and talented creations plus leave her a little sweetness. 

I love all of you that I've met through blogging and sharing our creations along with a little bit of our history and ourselves. Crafting is truly a universal language and one we don't have to interpret to appreciate, understand, and admire.

This award only has 2 requirements and I so hope you will accept it and share it with: 1) 8 others whom you admire:  2)  share 7 things about yourself.  I hope you have time to visit these 8 fantastic bloggers for tons of inspiration.1

Georgette - Butterfly Girl

Amelia - Stamped for the Occasion

Annie - NettieGilie Crafts

Vickie - Stamped Smiles

Sue (Tillymint) - A Consuming Passion

Natalie - My Creative Life

Sandee - Simply Southern Sandee

Renkata - Scrap and Stamp with Friends

Things you may or may not know about me:

1.  Currently taking 3 on line courses to enhance my computer skills and software knowledge (too much at this old age)..LOL

2.  Love traveling (but only by auto anymore) too much hassle to fly

3.  Am terrible about getting things put in the mail

4.  Retired and don't get near as much done as when I worked. Just doesn't seem to be any time to do anything and there's always tomorrow

5.  Love staying up late and sleeping in

6.  Spend too much time on the computer and not enough outside

7.  Miss having my kids close by

Hope you will take the time to visit the fantastic bloggers listed above, they have some awesome creations to share with you.

"Hugs" Carol

Happy Birthday Matt & Happy St. Patty's Day

Wishing my grandson Matt a very Happy Birthday and A Happy St. Patty's Day.  Hope your day is extra special because the day you were born was a very special and happy day. It seems just like yesterday you were a baby and now you are all grown up with a family of your own.  Time passes way too quickly and before you know it your boys will be grown. Cherish them while you can!  We love you!

I'm entering this card in a few challenges (yep, I'm doing 5 this time and probably last time) as it will be the only card I get made for St. Pat's Day and here they are:

StampFairy Challenge - "Show us your green"

Card Makin' Mamas - Green

Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Monochromatic Green

Sentimental Sundays - Go Green - the color or recycle

Delicious Doodles Challenges - "Use Green for Saint Patrick's Day"

Allsorts Challenge - "The Luck O' The Irish" (we got Matt)

This adorable little vintage boy came from Magic Moonlight Free Images and I cut him out twice for added dimension.  Everything else on the card is from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you leave me a comment so I'll be sure to come visit and see what's new with you.  Be sure to click on the link to my Blog-anniversary candy and leave a comment to enter.  This candy is for followers only so I hope you've found something here to inspire you to become a follower and want to come back again.

Have a very happy and safe St. Pat's Day and don't drink too much green beer or your tongue will turn green..........lol

"Hugs" Carol

Multi-Challenge Card, Joan's, WOJ, B&W

Happy Tuesday! A little out of my norm to enter more than one card for one challenge but I thought this week I'd give it a try and see how it works out. 

Here are the 3 challenges I am entering:
Whiff of Joy - Blossoms & Blooms, buttons and a WOJ Stamp, Spring theme
Joan's Gardens - use the colors Orange and Blue, a die cut, circle, and Spring theme
Bells'n Whistle - Anything for Spring with an Elizabeth Bell image

Card Info:

• DP K&Co-plus paper from stash
• Image from WOJ, Elizabeth Bell's new Spring Stamp Kit
• Colored with Copics
• Spelbinders Classic Scalloped Circles - MS Branch Punch
• Flowers, pearls, buttons from stash
• Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have the time to leave me a comment so I'll be sure and not miss stopping by your blog to visit and see what's new.

To enter my blog candy please click on the blog candy gadget and leave me a comment. Good luck!

"Hugs" Carol