tilda and friends atc challenge

This week the challenge is the last for this season-so of course it is Christmas or New years theme.

I have made mine using Bartender Edwin-as I thought he had a cheery way about him, to bring in the New Year theme!

The papers I have used are from a paper book called: Wonderland by Cosmo Cricket. I have also added a couple of brads from my stash and the "Happy New Year" message was printed off of my computer. Thank You for looking!

rop challenge #2

Here is my card for the roses on paper challenge #2.

This adorable Tilda and Edwin was purchased at... yes, you guessed it, roses on paper!! Head on over to http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/ to check it out for yourself! The prize includes a $12 gift cert. and the DT card!

The papers and embellishments were from my stash.

Thanks for looking!

squigglefly card and award thank you!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!
I just wanted to share real quick the latest squigglefly download card I have done..to check out the downloads there go here http://www.squigglefly.com/ It is so easy and I think they are all so talented over there!! Thanks for stopping by-Enjoy the day!

I also wanted to send a huge THANK YOU out to my new blogger friend Heather http://vanillahevn.blogspot.com/ for this wonderful award!

The rules for this award:
1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the people you've nominated

I'd like to pass it on to these wonderful blogs:

1.http://carlzcardz.blogspot.com/

2.http://anneslillehobbykrok.blogspot.com/

3.http://dillysdoodling.blogspot.com/

4.http://wilky-clare.blogspot.com/

5http://cazzytime.blogspot.com/

6.http://sallybentham.blogspot.com/

7.http://stampedsmiles.blogspot.com/

Thanks to all of you for posting such wonderful cards and new techniques-I truly love reading your blogs-they are awesome!!

a christmas card

I am finally getting my cards done! Just in time to start making the Thank you's for my husband - for his customers who have left something in their mailbox for him!! : )

Hey just wondering- I have started using my daughters camera to download my pic's of my new cards- is it just me or does this one take much better close ups? I think so.... who woulda knew.....!!

more 3 dee cards!

Hi! I have made another couple 3 d cards-thought this little guy was absolutely precious! 3d image was found on nikky's blog : http://rubbertherapy.typepad.com/my_rubber_therapy_blog/pepad.com/my_rubber_therapy_blog/ where I also found this little precious girl! There are so many!! Thanks for looking!

one more great blog candy to share with you!

http://chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ has another great blog candy to sign up for! Hurry go check out the new technique she has tried out called the Bandana technique! It is really cool looking-I'm gonna try it out soon for myself!

wonderful blog candy

linda over at : http://linda-wright.blogspot.com/ has some super great blog candy up for winning.

owl card for my mom

Hi! I finally got some ink for my printer-so I was finally able to do a card I've been waiting to be able to make! It is a 3 d owl card- my mom collects owls, and I thought this was gorgeous when I saw it on my frined Heathers blog! 3d design like these are by nikky over at http://rubbertherapy.typepad.com/my_rubber_therapy_blog/ she has some really super designs-you might want to go see for yourself! She obviously spends lots of time for us to all enjoy some super 3 d images!

I also wanted to show you an atc I have got in the mail from Anesha http://www.blogger.com/profile/13211565460519313444 she sent along a card and a matching bookmark-how cute it is!!! thanks Anesha I love both!!

new challenge over at roses on paper!

Hi! I made this card last night for the challenge over at roses on paper!! There is an awesome prize this week! A $25 gift cert!!! WOWWZA! How cool would that be? Really Cool!!! Go here http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/rosesonpaper/forum/topics/roses-on-paper-challenge-1 for more info!! The tree-tilda - and flower were all purchased from Roses on paper! Come join the fun!

heres a couple more atc I have finished...

I have done these two atc for trade. Just thought I would take a pic of them and show you all-what do you think?

tilda atc-"frosty nights"

Finally!! I love making these cute little atc's- this week the challenge was "frosty nights".

I have made my atc with some patterned paper from the christmas glitter stack. I have colored her with watercolour pencils-obviously something I am needing some more practice at! I have added two snowflakes with a white brad, and lots and lots of stickles to make everything look shiny and kind of adding a wet look. I would love to be considered for the GD spot-TFL!!

christmas cards

here are a few of the christmas cards I have finished...

I just love these images!!! Thanks to those of you who sent them to me!!!

The last couple days of mail.....

Whooohooo!! The last couple days of the mail have been very rewarding for me!! I have rec. the stamps I won from both Bootiful stamps and the woj advent calendar!!
Also, I have rec. the Sunflower ATC (and an extra) that I traded with kimicsatc.blogspot.com --they are both gorgeous!! I hope she is as happy with the one I sent her! Although I feel super bad, cuz I didnt' send her a thank you one!! I will make up for it somehow, though.
I also received some images I traded with clare over at taffy crafty-and she also threw in some goodies!! Thank You everyone!! I am a very lucky gal!!

My baby's christmas program was tonight!

Three of my four kiddo's-tonight was my youngests first Christmas program-so she got all dressed up and did such a great job!! I'm such a proud Mommy!! Missing is my oldest, as she is in college at the moment-she comes home this Friday for about three weeks!! Yeah...!!!!

blog candy

go here for wome wonderful blog candy!
http://justheather-valems.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-first-blog-candy-give-away.html

new squigglefly card

I really like how this card turned out-I colored in the Scottie doggy that I downloaded off of Squigglefly!! go here; http://www.squigglefly.com/ to check out all the downloads they now have!! It is soo easy!! (see post below for a few step by step how to's for printing) These guys are all so talented!! I on the other hand obviously need to practice practice practice with water color pencils!! (I am just learning)

My Moms card from Thanksgiving

I finally got a picture of the card I had mentioned at Thanksgiving!

Squigglefly downloads!!!

I have made another card using one of the squigglefly downloads!! ( I think he would be an adorable baby card too, but I wanted him to be a christmas card-I think he's cute wearing a santa hat-what do you think?) Anyways, this is so cool-and so easy!! No stamps to store-and once you have paid for an image-you can print it unlimited times!! Don't be fooled where it says that you get 2 of 8x10's and 2 of the other size-that is simply letting you know you get the image facing left and facing right in both of those sizes right from the start----but the really cool thing is with a couple easy steps you can resize any one of those images to fit your needs!!! Here is how I did it-

1.open your email containing your downloads

2click on the download line and it will download -this brings up each download you have purchased.

3. right click on -download this image-this brings up another folder which has your 4 images. click on one of your choice and this will open the images for you in what ever picture finder you have on your computer-then print!! It is that easy!!

Now-if you want to resize your image this is how I did mine- after you get to #3 and the folder has opened giving you your 4 images, just left click on one of them and hit "copy" then go into MY PICTURES and left click to paste.

Then I went to my start button and went into microsoft works word processor-

1.clicked on insert (at the top)-

2.click on picture

3. from file

4. pictures-and scroll down and click on your image.

This is really cool, because now there are little handles and you can re-size our image to your project-and because you can print as many times as you'd like-you can mess around with it until it prints in the perfect size!!!

*******I'll let you in on something here-if you go here http://www.squigglefly.com/ and sign up for the news letter you will get the awesome opportunity to get a freebie download!!!! How cool is that? and shhhh.... but I think there will soon be some new images too!! shhh...********

sorry for the long post, but I didn't want anyone to miss out on such a neat new concept cuz they were kinda afraid to try it!! And I almost forgot to tell you--you can even pay with paypal!! How simple is that!!!!

Wow!!

I just wanted to let you all know- #2 and #3 pif's are still up for grabbing!

Also, just a quick plug here for a company I had a great experience with recently--I had purchased a stamp set from martha stewart crafts (ek success ltd) and got it home and one of the stamps out of the set wouldn't stamp right- so I sent it to them asking them to replace the faulty one-it was the cutest gingerbread house!! ( I had sent the stamp to them as well. ) Well, GUESS WHat? They really do stand behind their products, I am very happy to say they did replace it- and very quickly I might add, as well!! (which is a good thing as I wanted to make Christmas cards with it!!) I am thrilled to know that you can still depend on quality in this company!!

and the third pif- ******closed****

here is the last one. TFL

heres #2-********closed********

pif's-****this one is spoken for********

ok- i have three more pif's ready! This is #1

Pif's are: pass it forwards

The rules are when you get your pif you will offer a pif to three more people. It is a fun way to give and get-something different than what you already have! I have had lots of fun participating in these. Please check to make sure the one you'd like isn't already spoken for before you accept it. I will be contacting the three winners for their addy's so I can get these out in the mail asap! ; ) (Please let me know which one you chose #1, #2 , or #3. first come basis.

More blog candy chances!!

1 to tell you about and 1 to remind you about!!
1rst- go on over to http://clairebsd.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-blog-candy-giveaway.html and check out the wonderful blog candy there as well!

2nd- dont forget to enter for the advent calendar give away here: http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/

another blog candy

another wonderful blog candy-but you must hurry it is over soon! check it out here: http://artfullyila.blogspot.com/

Major blog candy to be won

WOW-this is so cool go check this out- you don't want to miss entering for this blog candy!! Get on over to vicki's http://www.blogger.com/profile/13172743638660915223 before the 6th!! Click here to see what she is ofering http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tRjgonNeNCY/SS2cOlWX9DI/AAAAAAAABek/ri6ZeA2Owcc/s1600-h/blog+candy+%282%29.jpg
Vicki is being WAY GENEROUS!! : )

Card I've made from squigglefly download!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to show you a card I have made using my oh so cute little pixie girl download from squigglefly!! You can check it out here: http://www.squigglefly.com/. I have found the sketch looking through blogs-this one is from a friday skectchers (i think #30)that was by carole. I really like it, so I "cased" it, I guess is how you say it-and I hope that is ok!? The saying at the bottom says "sending pixie wishes our way" and I have printed that off of my computer. Thanks for looking!

I won Charlie!! from the WOJ advent calendar!!

Hi everyone!! I am so excited right now! WHOO HOO -I just found out that I won CHARLIE from the first day of the advent calendar!! You need to make sure to go check out Katharina's blog at http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/ for a chance to win today's stamp(snow love) It is very cute!!!
Thank YOU Katharina!!