It all about the Dress…

I have to say Kirsty has come up with a wonderful challenge this week over at

City Crafter Challenge Blog.

“All Dressed Up"

  

There are so many way you can go with this challenge.

Your projects need to have a dress or a dress form on it..

I am definitely not the dress up type of gal..  

I am totally a jeans and t-shirt kinda gal..   

 I can almost guarantee you will not see me in a dress and heels.... 

Maybe if I have a wedding to go to or something like that..

Can you picture her in Jeans and a t-shirt..  I sure can’t..

This project started off in a whole different direction and 

this is what I ended up with. 

I started to make a card and ended up with a ATC..

Has that ever happened to you?

I had a lot of fun making this. 

And I just love this image from the Graphic Fairy.

 After I cut this image out I glued it onto my ATC which was cover in

Paper from K & Co..    And then I added all kinds of sparkles.

You know a girl has to accessories..

If you want to play along with us this week you can get all the

details of this challenge CCCB!

Or you should at least pop over and see 

what all the other ladies have come up with..

I am sure you will love it..

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I don't know if you know this but I do have another blog.

I had started that blog to put all my photos from a challenge 

I was doing called 365 days.. 

A photo a day for a year.. 

Well The great news is that I finished..

Here are some collages I made to celebrate my making it to the end.. 

 

These are just a few of my shots from 365 days!

Thanks sooooo much my sweet friends for stopping by and leaving such kind comments

I really do appreciate it so much.

Hugs, Linda

A Happy little Tag.....

So how is your week going so far?   

Can you believe the weekend is almost here already.

Do you have any big plans. This weekend I plan to hang out and relax.

And hopefully get some crafting done.

I did have some fun yesterday making this little tag..

I just love these colors..  It is such a happy color. 

don't you agree.. 

I got the color scheme from a CR84FN color challenge. 

They always have yummy colors to work with.. 

Thanks Mona. 

I have been having fun with this burlap lately. 

and you know I just love to add a little lace also.. 

I started this tag on cream card stock and used all kinds of 

Tim Holtz mustard seed distressed ink.  And also some Walnut stain distressed ink.

My bird cage and bird is a rub-on..  and then I stamped the word dream..  

Now about these flowers they are for another challenge going on

over at Gingersnap creations. The challenge is to use Baby wipes on your project.. 

Yep, I made these flowers from baby Myles wipes. 

I used my sizzix cutter to make them..  And then used yellow paint to color them.

 I am definitely going to make them again.

I just love the way they turned out..   

So there you have it another Tag. 

I haven't made one in a little while and was having withdraws.. Hee Hee.. 

So to get the details on the fun color challenge over at CR84FN

you can hop over HERE.

To get the details on the challenges going on over at

Gingersnap creations you can hop over HERE!

Thats all I have for now ladies.. I just want to say thanks so much for 

stopping by. I really do appreciate it. 

Hugs, Linda

So glad we are friends

It's true. I must say I am so glad I am here in blogland
with all you lovely ladies.  I have met so many wonderful creative
and sweet people here.  and you ladies do such a wonderful job
of cheering me on.  It truly has changed my life for the better..
Thanks you so much..

Our challenge this week over at City Crafters is all about Friends.
What a wonderful theme Ros has come up with.
All you need to do is have the word FRIEND'S on you project.
Thanks Ros.. It's a great Theme...

I just love this image..  Isn't it the sweetest..
It is a punch out that I have had for years.. 

I used all my favorite embellishments and stitching.

And some yummy seam binding.

I got this blue seam binding from Jean.  It match perfectly..

How cool is that.

To get all the details on this challenge you can hop on over to 

CCCB!  And to see what all the other Ladies have come up with

is another good reason to pop on over.. 

Thanks you so much my sweet friends for stopping by.

All your comments are greatly appreciated..

Hugs, Linda

Where the heck did it go...

I don't know about you guys, but this week has just flown by.
I Still haven't been in my craft room as much as I would like.
Remember at the beginning of the week I said I was going
to get out in the yard and get some trimming done
That didn't happen either..  In fact I don't know what in the heck
I even got done this week.

Oh Yea.. I remember...  Most of my time I was playing and kissing
and hugging on this sweet little fella..

Oh he just melts my heart...


So I am going to share with you some tiny little canvases
I have been playing around with..
I really am having a blast making these..

This one I made awhile ago and sent it out to a sweet blog friend..


This next little canvas I just finished last night..

Those words are rub-ons..  You make them yourself on the computer

My BFF (Becca) had given me a couple sheet to play with

So much fun making you own rub-ons.. 

I have one more thing to share with you!!

Catherine from Corner of Cat's Mind sent me some
Happy mail..  YEA!!!
If you have never been to her blog you should really treat yourself and
stop by.  Her photos are amazing and I always leave with a big smile
on my face...

All the way from Canada..

So much crafty stuff to play with.. 

And all kinds of yummy papers.. 

And a this Beautiful Charm to hang in a window.. 

And here is the beautiful card she made me...

And she also got my kitties some yummy treats.
The Kitties and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thanks so much Catherine.. I just love everything.. 

That all I have for now my friends

 Thank you so much for stopping by..

I do hope you have a happy weekend.

Till next time!!!

Hello my friends...

I really haven't had a whole lot of time for crafting.
But I did manage to squeeze in this card.
And I am hoping to play a little bit more today.
although I keep telling my self I need to get outside and
do some work out in my yard.  I need to replant some plant the
got fried in this heat. and trim back some other plants that are way out
out of control.  Well enough about that.

I am back with this weeks Card for
 City Crafter Challenge Blog.

Cheryl is our lovely hostess and this week is
asking us to Scrap Happy..
I love it..
I have sooooo many scraps. Like most of you probably do
I save every little piece of paper.

Even this little bird is one I printed awhile ago and never used.

I printed out the little hello on my computer.

I have little scraps of burlap I love to add to little project like this

and of course some stitching..  

So there you have it.. Another fun challenge over at City Crafters
So come play with us an use up some of those scrap pieces..
You might just win something.

To get all the details you can hop on over to CCCB!
Or you can hop on over to
Cheryl's, Kirsty's or Ros or Marion(GD) Blog
 and get some inspiration.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Till next time my friends.

All good things must come to an end...

Well I have been having a blast playing along

with Kristin's 

Summer of Colors

I didn't get to play with all the colors but here is a

collage I made up of the colors I did get to play with..

Thanks so much Kristin for hosting this fun challenge..
Like I said I had a lot of fun playing along..

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I hate to say it... But my Vacation has come to an end..
I am going to miss my mornings sipping coffee watching the
waves roll in..  Watching all the birds run in and out with the tide..
It is always so relaxing..

But I do have a lot to look forward to now that I am
home..  Like seeing my sweet little grand-baby..
I am so excited that I will get to see him later this afternoon..

And I just know the kitty's are happy that we are home..
Yep, They go camping with us.
I have to say I think they like it as much as we do..

I do hope everyone is having a great weekend..
And I should be by soon to visit..  I also wanted to say thanks so much for all
your kind comments.. I so love reading them..


Hugs, Linda 

A Little piece of Art...

Hello friends..  

How are you doing.

I am doing wonderful.. That is because I am still on Vacation

at the Beach.  It is so peaceful and relaxing I am just loving it..

Our biggest decision is should we go for a walk down the beach.

Or just sit here and take it all in!!

I have to say I am one lucky gal!  You know if I could I would

bring you all with me..  Might be a pretty tight squeeze in the trailer.. 

This guy has been hanging out in front of our trailer the whole time.

I am thinking he wants a sip of my margarita.. 

Silly bird..

Well down to business..  It is Tuesday which  

means it time for another challenge over at 

City Crafter Challenge Blog.

And yep, yours truly is the hostess.

If you been following me you know I have been dabbling a little

with mixed media art.. 

And it has been fun to add a  little doodling to some of my projects.

So that is what I came up with for this weeks challenge.. 

I want to see some hand-doodling on your projects..

Sound like fun right.. 

Ok... I didn't say I was good at doodling.. Hee Hee.. 

But it sure is fun.. 

This is another ATC..  Some times it's hard to tell

how little this is.. 

The house was cut out of different kinds of paper

and all layer on with modge podge.

And the background is book paper with some 

Watercolor paint over it.. Lots of fun to make. 

I got this idea out of a Somerset Studio magazine.
When I saw it I thought is was so cute I just had to give it a try..

To get all the details on this challenge you can hop on over to
CCCB.  You should pop on over and see what all the other Ladies have
come up with..

I still have the rest of this week here at the ocean.. So I might be a little
slow getting around to visiting you..  But I will be by soon!!


Hugs, Linda

Orange....

Hello my friends.
I am back to share with you a tag I made.
It is the last week of challenges over at
Summer of colors.
And this weeks color is Orange.
This color was a little tough for me to work with.
It always reminds me of Halloween.

I also wanted to share with you this flower.

I took this shot while we where camping in Utah.

I just thought it was so pretty.. 

Well here it is..  My tag.  I had a lot of fun making this.

I cut my hearts out of of scrapbook papers..

And decoupage them on to my tag.

Then I just used some watercolors and acrylic paints.

Some stamps and rub-ons..

I did a little doodling.

And tied the top off with some eyelash yarn..

So I showed my hubby and I guess he doesn't appreciate fine

Art.. Hee Hee..  He didn't like my tag at all..  

I really don't think he knows what he's talking about.. 

To see all the other entries you can head on over to 

Kristin's blog and see all the other wonderful Orange entries.

So Ladies I have to tell you I am out of town again for a whole week.

Camping out at the ocean..  And boy am I going to miss Myles. 

But I just love hanging out here,  Can you here the ocean waves..

They are crashing in right now as I am typing. 

I will try to get by and see everyone.. 

soon!!

Thanks so much for stopping by..

Till next time my friends.. 

Home Sweet Home....

Hello my friends..  How are you doing...

Here at my house things are going pretty well. 

My hubby got a new truck so he's on cloud nine..

I just love seeing him happy like this.

So over at City Crafter Challenge Blog, the wonderful and talented 

Kirsty is our host.  And she came up with a great challenge..

Home Sweet Home.

So I came up with this card..  I just love this house image. I just think it's so cute. 

I have had it for ever and now I have a good reason to use it.. 

Once again some yummy seam binding and lace..
And lots of stitching..

To get all the details for this weeks challenge or to see what the other DT did
 you can hop on over to
CCCB


I also wanted to say THANK YOU to Sylvia...
She sent me a wonderful package with the most adorable
Picture frame for Myles.. I just love it..  I do know exactly which photo
I am going to put in it.. She also sent me a ribbon that I won on her blog.
Along with some other little note cards..  That is soooooo sweet!
Thanks again my friend..

Is he growing like a weed or what..
I just love to sit and watch all his silly expressions on face..


Thanks so much for all your kind comment
I really do appreciate every one of them..

Till next time my friends..