Sugar Bowl Challenge 18 - Always Grateful

Here is my submission for the Sugar Bowl Challenge #18. I followed the sketch and used buttons. I never use buttons.

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Inky Impressions Challenge!

This Card is for the Inky Impressions Challenge. The Challenge was to paper piece! I paper pieced the girl, the dress and the wings! I also made my card kinda 'piecey' as you can see below. I used nesties to make a window in patterned paper and then in my cardstock. I added another piece of cardstock to the inside. My Image is the free digi from Inky Impressions. My sentiment is Paper Makeup Stamps and is mounted on Flowers!


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Copic Creations Challenge #10

This is for the Copic Creations Blog Challenge #10. Red, Pink & Hearts!!!
Susana at Susana's Custom Art & Card Design is the sponsor. I picked up this beautiful image from her store. Her customer service is awesome! :)

I color with Copics. I also used smooch paint, shimmerz, quickutz polka dot embossing folder and liquid glass. I paper pieced the wings and butterflies for some added dimension. The sentiment is also on a dimensional.
Here is a closeup- you can look as long as you do not make fun of my coloring! :)

Magnolia DT Sketch for August!

For the August DT Sketch at Magnolia-licious Highlites the sketch was a little out of my comfort zone. There were a lot of layers, and I am a pretty simple kinda girl. I LOVE Becca Feeken's work. It is so beautiful. So I hd to try the sketch.

Here is a closeup.

I did some paper piecing with Tilda. I love to layer in regard! I colored her with copics of course.

Do you know JONI???

I bet you do! If you do not, you are really missing out. Joni Rocks.

Joni is hosting a very fun blog Candy on her Blog! So now you have no reason not to get to know Joni.

Joni also has a pretty rockin little ink spot. Get your Digi Fix at Inktegrity!

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August Magnolia Mingle

This is my August Mingle Card! If you would like to see the Tutorial on how to color your image black and white like this one... Go HERE! I colored this one when I sat in on the Katie's demonstration of this technique. Very Fun. I have been looking for a way to use to her or an excuse really.

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Everlasting Life Thanks by VERVE.

Here is a little Thank you Card for my Mother's Friend. I think I will just take a minute to tell you about the friend... not the card!!!
She is Amazing. My Mother's Friend. Her name is Monica.
I live far from my Mother. But I know that Monica will always be there for her. And that Monica will tell her when she is wrong and love her anyway!
I worry a lot about my Mom. She is 'a lot of fun'... hahahha.
I am her conservative daughter. Go figure.
Monica is my Conservative second Mother.
No wonder I like her so much!!!!

Monica is always helping. When my Dad passed... it was a hard time for me... My parents had not really ever been together in my lifetime. So I was alone in a lot of things. My Mom was super awesome and did so much, even though her and my father had not spoken in YEARS. Well, needless to say, my mom arranged a wonderful luncheon for after the burial.
Monica showed up, and PUT ON AN APRON. AN APRON. She was trying to WORK!
How amazing is that.

For my Mom's Birthday this year... Monica arranged secretly for Myself, My husband and my two kids (my Mom's only grandchildren) to come all the way to Michigan for the celebration, and arranged a surprise party for the occasion!
My Mom Cried - I have never seen that really happen before!!! :)
So this is a thank you for all she has done for my Mother.
It means so much knowing that I can not be there for her, that she has a friend that is.

Got carried away...

Thanks to all who entered my blog candy! Most of you know I got a little carried away with PMS last week!!! Heheheh. PaperMakeup Stamps that is! I was a rubber cutting fool! It gave me something to do anyway. Well, this week ... I am going to TRY to INK some rubber!!!!