Birthday BLAST

Hey friends!! Yep . . . I'm still around!! But, after 7 years on Mo Manning's Design Teams, I made the very difficult decision to resign my position. I want to thank Mo and my fellow Dream Teamies for a most remarkable 7 years!!! No question in my mind . . . Mo and her Dream Team are THE BEST!!!

So . . . what have I been up to?! Traveling to Arizona to watch some Spring Training baseball and to hang with 6 of our 8 grandkiddos!! Oh, and my husband and I are in the middle of simplifying and "downsizing" as we prepare to retire and relocate to South Carolina the beginning of next year!! We are overwhelmed with all that has to be done before we can move . . . but we're also craaaazy excited about this new journey of ours!!

Ya know what, though? Making art and making cards are in my blood!!! Here's my newest card creation . . .

Our sweet grandson Henry just celebrated his 4th birthday!!! So I made this for him using a digi image from Mo Manning's collection called "Blast" . . . available HERE in Mo's online store! Here's a close-up of this little cutie . . .

 And a side view . . .

 A peek at the inside . . .

My Card "Recipe" . . .

Image printed onto Cryogen metallic white cardstock

Cardstock: Stampin' Up

DPs: "Barefoot and Bliss" Collection by Bo Bunny

Sentiments: Stampin' Up

Twine: My stash

Sand: Ultra fine "Flower Soft"

Diamond Glaze on the goggles: by JudiKins

Copics & Colored Pencils

And, finally, my signature "artsy fartsy" angled view . . .

Be sure to check out Mo's sites . . .

* Dream Team Blog HERE for daily inspiration
* Mo's Facebook Clubhouse HERE for contests, sneak peeks, & sharing
*Mo's Digital Pencil Challenges (Facebook) HERE for monthly challenges

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!! Hugs,

Superduper Boy

I can't believe it's May already!! But . . . Yayyy! That means it's time for another fun "Anything Goes" challenge at Mo's Challenge Blog! For this challenge, I created a birthday card for our youngest grandson, Henry! He's celebrating his third birthday!!

This cute image is called "Superduper Boy" and is available HERE in Mo's online store! Here's a close-up . . .

 And a side view . . .

My Card "Recipe" . . .

Image printed onto Cryogen metallic white cardstock

Cardstock: Stampin' Up

DPs: Liberty Collection by Bo Bunny

Sentiments: Stampin' Up

 Banner die: LaLa Land

Wobble Spring

Twine & charm: My stash

Copics & Colored Pencils

A peek at the inside . . .

And an angled view . . .

Be sure to check out Mo's sites . . .

* Dream Team Blog HERE for daily inspiration & a Monthly Blog Hop

*Challenge Blog HERE for fun "anything goes" Monthly Challenges

* Mo's Facebook Clubhouse HERE for contests, sneak peeks, & sharing

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!! Hugs,

My "little" boy's BIRTHDAY . . .

Hellooooo . . . welcome, welcome, WELCOME!! Today I have a sweet little birthday card to share with you!! This one is for my 38 year-old  son, Adam. Ya know, I just realized something . . . no matter hold old and how successful my children become, they'll always be my babies!!

This card features Mo Manning's adorable "Daddy's Shoes" digital image!! This cute little guy is available HERE in Mo's online store! There's also a curly-haired/ ethnic version available HERE,

Here's a close-up . . .

And a side view . . .

My Card "Recipe" . . .

Image printed onto Cryogen metallic white cardstock

Cardstock ribbon, hardware, & sentiment stamps: Stampin' Up

Digi DPs: "Gentleman Folk" by Mary Frances for Nitwit Collections

Corner die: Whimsy Stamps

Copics & Colored Pencils

A peek at the inside . . .

And one more . . .

Please be sure to check out Mo's sites . . .

* Dream Team Blog HERE for daily inspiration & a Monthly Blog Hop

*Challenge Blog HERE for fun "anything goes" Monthly Challenges

* Mo's Facebook Clubhouse HERE for contests, sneak peeks, & sharing

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!! Hugs,

Happy "BIRTH" day, Henry!!

What the what?!! I can't believe it's Thursday . . . and that it's July already!! This year is flying by, I tell ya!! Oh . . . here's something cool . . . it's time for a new challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog!!

Our very talented and lovely Design Teamie, Franz, is hostess . . . and she's chosen a "boy" theme . . .

"Birthday for a Boy"

And here's what I came up with . . .

OK . . . so here's the deal . . . several weeks ago, my husband's daughter and her hubby welcomed their sweet little boy into the world!! Henry is our 7th grandchild . . . but only our 2nd grandson! So I wanted to make something really special for Henry's "BIRTHday"!!! (I'm just a few week's late with this . . . but, hey, I made it before he turned ONE!! That's pretty dang good for me!! LOL!)

Sooooooo . . . this isn't a card . . . it's a little something for Henry's room! Henry's dad plays bass guitar in a band . . . so Mo's little "Future Rock Star" image absolutely fit the bill, so to speak!! You can find this cutie HERE in Mo's online store!!

Here's a view of the framed creation . . . (I used a "Shadow Box" frame from my local craft store!) . . .

My "Recipe" . . .

Image printed on "Cryogen" Metallic White Cardstock

Kraft paper (my stash)

DPs: "Little Boy Blue" by Crate Papr

"Scrabble Tiles" printed off the internet

Denim paper, eyelets, ribbon, & charm: My stash

Wonky Rectangle dies: Nestabilities

Shin Han & Copic markers; pencils

Copic Markers used to color this cutie . . . 

Blues: B93, 91, 000

Reds: R29, 27, 24, 22, 21

Blacks/greys: C9, 7, 5, 3, 1, 0

Skin Colors . . . 

Shin Han YR 133 & 132

Copic E21, 000, 0000

Shin Han R139 for cheeks

Hair Colors

Copic E23, 21, YR20

And here's a picture of little Henry . . . with his very proud grandpa!!

Please be sure to pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog to check out the fabulous projects created by Franz and the rest of my talented DT sisters! Then, please join us for this fortnight's "Birthday for a Boy" challenge!

Oh,  and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants! What an easy and fun way to get some new Mo images, right?!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!! Hugs . . . .

For the Birthday Boy!!

Happy Monday . . . no, wait! It's Happy Sugar Nellie Monday! Wheet wheet whoo!! And I'm back with another fun DT project!

This week, I made something special for our one and only grandson, Brody!! He's having a birthday . . . his 9th . . . in just a few days!! The stamp is called "Number One Fan" and he's one of the Simply Sassy stamps created by talented artist, Krista Smith, specifically for Sugar Nellie! You can find this cute little fella HERE at Funky Kits! Here's a close-up . . .

So, I thought I'd make a little name card for Brody. There's a pocket on the back for a gift card, (of course!!) and a hanger thingie so he can hang this little creation on his bedroom door!

My card "recipe" . . .

Image printed onto Cryogen Metallic White cardstock
Black, Pacific Point, & Certainly Celery cardstock: Stampin' Up
Digi DPs: "Candles & Cake Too" by Mary Fran for Nitwits
Ticket sentiments: Whimsy
Banner punch: Stampin' Up
Baker's Twine, black rope, & "Scrabble" tiles: My stash
Colored with Copics & Colored pencils

And, one more angled pic . . .

Sooooo . . . that's what I've been up to! Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back soon!! Hugssssss!

"In the DOGHOUSE" at Mo's

Happy Thursday . . . and welcome, once again, to my little corner of the "blogging" world! I've been spending lots of time indoors in my air conditioned studio (it's still crazy hot outside)! And I had such fun with my little "creation" for this week's challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! The challenge theme this week is . . .

In the "DOGHOUSE"

Now I wasn't quite sure if I was going to go with a cute "dog" image, or one of the adorable Mo images depicting someone in trouble! In the end, I went with a dog image . . . here it is . . . what'cha think?

OK . . . so here's the deal . . . I decided that, since our grandson's 8th birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, I'd make him something to tuck in with his other birthday goodies! Brody's dad (my eldest son, Andy) was in the Navy once upon a time . . . and they now have a big golden dog (mixed pedigree, I'm pretty sure! hehe!)! Anyway, I thought Brody could use this birthday card as a hanger for his bedroom door! And, I tell ya, with Mo's cute image and and a sketchy idea in my mind, this just sort of fell together! Voila! Here's a close-up . . .

This little darlin' is called "Out There" and is available HERE in Mo's online store. Here's a "full frontal" view . . .

My card "recipe" . . . 

Image printed on Cryogen  Paper
Real Red, & Night of Navy cardstock: Stampin' Up
DPs: "Nantucket Stack" by DCWV
Frilly Squares #10 dies: Go Kreate
Stars clips, twine, "red rope" hanger, & brads: my stash
Sentiment & stamp die: Whimsy
Banner stamps: Whimsy
Banner punches: Stampin' Up
Envelope (on back): Melissa Frances
Copics & various color pencils

A peek at the back (one of Brody's fave stores is Barnes & Noble) . . .

And finally, the "artsy" view . . .

So, that's what I've been up to lately! Now, please be sure to pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog HERE to check out the gorgeous projects created my talented DT sistahs! Then, please join the fun this week at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! Just remember to use one (or more) of Mo Manning's images (you can find them in Mo's online stores HERE and HERE). Oooh . . . and don't forget . . .  Mo is giving away one $5.00 shopping spree at Mo's online stores for every 25 entries! (selected by Random.Org, of course).

Oh, wait . . . one more thing . . . this is the LAST WEEK to get in on the Guest DT Call!! So . . . what'cha waitin' for? Oh . . . and one more LAST thing . . . thanks so much for visiting . . . and for your kind comments! Until next time . . . Mwahhhh!

36th b-day celebration!

Hi sweet friends!! As you read this, I'll actually be in sunny Arizona hanging out with my three fabulous kids and FIVE adorable grandkiddos!! Wheeee! And, thanks to the magic of the internet and Blogger, I can still invite you to join me for another fun-filled challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog!! Our hostess this week is my very talented friend and DT sister, Elaine! I think Miz Elaine wants us all to start gearing up for the upcoming holiday season because for this week's challenge, she's chosen the theme...

Any holiday or celebration!!

How perfect is that?! Well...while I'm on a mission to get my Christmas cards made and mailed early, I just had to take a wee break and make a fun card for my son, Andy (a.k.a. AJ), who just celebrated his 36th birthday! Old man!! hahaha! But...despite his advanced years, he still likes to pretend he's young! He's on a basketball league...and can still dunk like he did in high school!! You go, babe!! So...here's the card I made for my handsome boy....

Hey...I was just thinking...does this qualify for Clean & Simple? (I just don't give up, do I?! LOL!) This card was such fun...even though there are no bows or flowers! hehehe! Mo had the PERFECT digi image for my card. I swear, it's like she had a photo of Andy when she created Slam Dunk! You can find this cutie in Mo's online store HERE.

I used some fun "Scrabble" - like wooden tiles for his name...and a cute little basketball brad (both from my local craft store) to add some pizazzzzzz!

Here's the rest of my card "recipe"...

Cardstock: Creamy Caramel (Stampin' Up)

DPs: My Mind's Eye - Breaking Free collection & The Paper Studio's Basketball texture

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Spellbinders Circle & Square Nestabilities

And LOTS of Foam Dimensionals

Here's a pic that show's the 3-D effect...

Here are the Copics & Prismacolor pencils used to color this handsome,

(yet no doubt sweaty & stinky) guy...

E21, 00, 000, 000, & Peach, Light Peach (skin)

R20  & nectar (cheeks)

E25, 23, 21, YR21, & Burnt Sienna (hair)

B95, 93, 91, 000, 0000, & Indigo Blue (blues)

E99, 97, 95, 93, Burnt Sienna & Mineral Orange (ball)

C1 (socks)

C4, 2, 1, & Indigo Blue (Basket rim)
W2, 0, 00 (shadows)

Here's a peek at the inside...talk about clean and simple!! That thingie on the top is a gift card holder! 

And one last pic for good measure (I know, I went a bit overboard with photos!)... 

Now I'd love for you to pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog HERE to see what my DT sistahs have created this week for your viewing pleasure! Then it's your turn to get busy on your own Mo Manning challenge project!! Just make a card, tag, or 3D project using one (or more) of Mo Manning images (you can find them in Mo's online store HERE and HERE)...and come join the fun!! And who knows...you may just win a $5.00 credit for Mo's digi store! Remember...you can't win of you don't play!

** I've decided to enter this cutie into Anything Goes - Challenge #52 - "To the Letter"

And...there ya have it!! Thanks so much for visiting, and for your kind comments! I'm off to do some fun stuff with my grandkiddos! Big hugs...until next time....