Hey everyone, happy Monday! OK, disclaimer here, I'm retired, so I now loveeee Mondays! (& Tues. Wed. etc!) So first off a few "thank you's~~I won TWO challenges over at Outlawz, so I am a happy camper! Thank you girls! Also, I would like to thank all the wonderful sponsers for these challenges in blogland~there are so many, Rusty/Oozak, SCCAD, Art Impressions, Stamping Boutique, Simon Says, Digi Delights, I/O, PB, High Hopes~~just naming a few but thanx from the bottom of my heart, it's nice to be able to win! You're all fantastic! So speaking of challenges, this is my card for the June contest @  Ai  (Golden/Oldies) I am also entering this into: Crafty Catz (fancy fold), Paper Playtime (Z-fold), and Simon Says (metal) . I was trying to take the picture from above so you could see it is a Z-fold, but alas it did not work so just trust me on this. The stamp is from Art Impressions, I used copics, stickles, spica (on her pants) and clear glaze for the chair. That's it, have a great afternoon!

Hi there! I'm actually devoting the day to Fourth of July cards, thought I would post one. This stamp is from I/O, #G1746 and you find that

Here. I had hoped to enter it into their challenge, but they're looking for summer themes this week, AARRGGHH! I colored w/copics, and embellished w/MS glitter, & K & Co. Americana stickers~~I usually don't like stickers, but these were awesome. Thank you all for the nice encouragement on my five pound loss! It really is a lot on a 5' frame, so now all I have to do is ditch the other 15! Have a great weekend~~
Hmmmmm, actually, upon further encouragement and reflection, I AM going to enter this into Impression/Obsession, there is nothing more summery than the Fourth of July, right??? OK, a little stretch here!

Happy Friday!

Well, the weekend is here, hope everyone has great plans, or no plans at all! I just saw two movies, "Midnight in Paris" and "Mr Popper's Penquins" both pretty good. I'm not a Jim Carrey fan, but this was humorous! Staying in for the next few days, it has been ungodly HOT here (90-100°)
My card today is a Mo Manning image~~I've been on WW for a year now, but have only recently put my complete effort into it (lost 5 lbs.!) I sent this to my sister, hoping she will get on the bandwagon with me. Anyway, I am entering this into two challenges:
Outlawz: Promarker/Copic (Pleats & Folds)
Copic Creations: (Doodles on cards)
Have a wonderful two days, and Happy Father's Day to my son, the best father in the world! Love ya Bob!

Wow, I cannot believe how much time I have had to craft this month~~I might get spoiled. Actually, June is the only month I do NOT have a birthday, anniversary, holiday (except for Father's Day!). With kids and grandkids, it is always something! OK, my card image is from TiddlyInks (digi) and I am taking a colored pencil class over @ Color Me Creative w/Marti,( CMC) so this was the end result. The only frustrating part was the picture corners, they just would not stay down, GRRRRRR! I bought a huge paper pad (8 1/2"x 11") called "Four Seasons" and I am just having a grand ole' time making the envies to match! I hope your week is outstanding, and thanx for stopping by!  I read each and every comment, so thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time!

Hi everyone, and happy Tooos-day! Guess what, I am not posting a Father's Day card!  OMGosh, I was so sick of 'guy" cards. I didn't even post all of the ones I did, I didn't want to terminally bore you. Anyway, this is a digi image by Sassy Studio designs~~I believe at the time I downloaded it was a freebie~~I used copics, stickles and SB lotus pendant. I am entering this in:

CMC: Brunette Challenge

Paper Sundae: "Girly Girl"

That's it, I hope everyone is having a great week so far!

Whew, this is it for man cards, hopefully another male holiday is not around the corner. This is image is from Rubbernecker, love their stamps! Just a SB frame, copics, and stickles and it was on it's way~~have a great weekend!!

Good morning everyone! Another Father's Day card, this one for a very dear friend of mine. I'm entering this into the Wednesday sketch for Outlawz~~you can find that link here. The image is Whippersnapper and the sentiment is computer generated. I'm trying to scout around for a few more so I might edit this post~~SOMEONE has to have a challenge this week for Father's Day! Soooo, just a small vent on my part~~this month I start SS, which is not a lot, but definitely helps the cardmaking cause! When I spoke w/the rep, he told me I would start benefits in June-this is June, right?? No SS. I called this morning, politely begging "show me the money" to which he replied, "you have to be 62 for a FULL 30 days before benefits start, that would be the FIRST week in July. SERIOUSLY????? No one thought this was an important piece of information they could share with me???? AARRGGHH! OK, I'm done, back to coloring and cards!