Time really flys by!

Just another note of thanks to each of you who are so loyal and sweet to leave me messages. I am still improving, and each day is better. I went to the Dr. on the 15th. He said things were ok except I had really high blood pressure, so he put me on some meds for that. I go back to him in 2 months.

We are having all the kids over to the house on Friday for Christmas with them, and then Ray and I are going to Priest Lake till Monday. I will as promised post pictures when we get back.

I was going to post some pictures of some cards and rosettes I made but it seems a little late to do it now.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, be blessed my sweet friends. Know also how much I appreciate every one of you. Each of you have touched my life in a very special way:)  I can hardly imagine my life without my blog friends in it.  Every word you leave me lifts my heart and brightens my day!

Big  big  big  hugs,  Pam

I'm getting Better each day!

Just a note to all my dear and caring friends. I am doing better each day. I'm still pretty sore but that too is getting better. The hardest thing right now is I am not supposed to raise my left arm above my head, try putting your hair in a ponytail without raising your arms, not easy!!  My loving hubby has been doing my hair for me, he is a wonderful guy. Whatever I need he is always there for me. I go on Thursday for my follow up visit to make sure the pacemaker is doing what it is supposed to be doing. But I can tell you it's doing something right because I feel a lot more normal.

We are spending Christmas out of town at a beautiful lake called Priest Lake. It's in Idaho, and probably one of the most beautiful places on earth. We went there for Valentines Day last year, but decided to go for Christmas this year. It's kinda expensive but so worth it! We rent their biggest cabin on the lake, with a fireplace and a view that just doesn't end. When we get back I'll post some pictures.

I have made some rosettes about 60 of them, thank you Susan!!!, for the grand kids to make ornaments with. I was pretty worn out after that. But I think they will be so pretty on their trees.

Well I am getting tired so I will close with this,  Thank you every one of you that send me words of encouragement, and care. I love every one of you, and you all mean the world to me.

Big, big hugs, Pam

My Winner is!!!!!

True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max:93 Result: 70 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

 

 

Kathy Salido said... 70

I have posted about your giveaway!! Kathy salido99 at msn dot com http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

November 21, 2011 2:21 PM

 

 Alright here is the winner of the Jolly Holidays cartridge. Kathy I will email you shortly.

Thank you every single one of you, I truly wish I had 93 carts one for each of you.

Lots of hugs to all of you, Pam

I have been in the hospital!

Hi guys!! 

I am so sorry I haven't done my drawing yet or even let you all know what has gone on.  As I told you all in my last post (Dec. 1)  I had some DR. appointments.

Well I was put in the hospital Thursday after noon. With a heart problem! Apparently it was not working!! It came as a kick in the head! I was really afraid, not of dying, but of the unknown. God was so good though, He got me some really good heart doctors. They were really great, and gave me peace about what was going on.
Friday morning they put in a pacemaker. I must say other than being very very sore, I am felling a bit better. I am sure you all understand it may be a few more days before I pick a winner for my giveaway.

Please know all my dear friends I am going to be good. I can't use my left arm much for about 6 weeks, so I don't know how much crafting I will be doing, but hey I am alive though!!!  Any and all prayers are greatly appreciated.  I will be back as soon as I can with a winner, I promise:))

Big, big hugs, Pam

News on My Giveaway

This is just a short note to let you all know I will be picking a winner of the Jolly Holidays cartridge in the next day or two.  I would do it today but I have Dr.'s appointments today, and it takes me hours to get ready, ugg!!!

Anyway it will not be to long, and I will notify one of you.  I hope everyone of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Have a great rest of your week, it's almost over and the week-end will be here, yeah!

Big big hugs, Pam

Come and Celebrate My Birthday with ME:))

My birthday is Nov. 14th.  I want to have a birthday celebration with all of my wonderful, sweet, beautiful friends!  For my birthday celebration this year, I am going to give a present  to one of  YOU!

Each one of you are such a big part of my life now.  A celebration would not be complete without you all in it with me.

I bought my favorite Christmas cartridge. This has some of the cutest cuts on it.  I love every one of them. It took me the whole year last year to get this. No one had it. Then one day I saw it on Walmart.com  It was just luck I think. I ordered it and by the time I received it Christmas was over!  But I have it this year, Yeah!!!  I  decided that this was what I wanted to give to one of you for my birthday.  So I ordered it in August, so I would have it here for one of you!

I hope you will like this one as much as I do. Here it is:

Here's the back of the cartridge that shows the cute cuts!

 

   Here are the guidelines for one of you to receive my birthday present for you.

• You must be a follower.  Leave me a comment letting me know that you are. Be sure to leave a way to contact you.
• You can have another entry by posting the giveaway on your sidebar. Come back and leave another comment telling me you did that.
• You can have a third entry by telling others about my celebration in a blog post on your blog. Then come and leave another comment telling me you did that.
• Finally you can have a forth entry by grabbing my button and posting it on your blog. Come back and leave a comment telling me you did that.  If you already have my button , just leave a comment letting me know.  

That's it.  I hope you all come and join me for my Birthday. I am going to let this run the whole month, so it will close at midnight Nov. 30/ 2011.  I will get a lucky winner from random.org between Dec. 1- Dec. 4, and post the winner by Dec. 5.   Because postage is so high I must limit the winner to the US. But I want all of my friends from other countries to know how much I adore them. Everyone of you are very special to me.

My biggest hugs to each and every one of you,  Pam

I HAVE A WINNER!!!

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max:76 Result: 39 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

I have a winner of my giveaway for my friends. The winner is #39, Karen! She has been a follower for a long time and one of the sweetest friends. She is a gifted crafter too!  Here is her comment with the number of her entry. Congrats Karen!! I will be letting her know right away. 

I have another giveaway planned for November. I will be posting it in the next few days. Thank you and HUGE hugs to everyone that entered. You are all so very special to me:))  Hugs, Pam

Karen H said... 39

Aww Pam, you are such a sweetheart. But we all know that. :o) It is so sweet of you offer this giveaway. Keep faithful, as I always say... no pain is too great or too chronic for our wonderful God. I love you bunches (as does our Lord!) and I am so thankful to have met you. :o) Thank you so much for the opportunity to win your incredibly generous giveaway. :o) Hugs and blessings! http://kaleidoscopicsparkles.blogspot.com

October 8, 2011 12:24 PM

Another Halloween card!

This is a new Halloween card. I have done a few this past week. Some are just cute, A couple I did with skulls, I don't think I like them though. I am not a person who likes spooky stuff. I don't watch gore, or spooky stuff on TV, or videos. So these cards are way out of my comfort zone. I do find the cute ones cute however. I also think even cards with witches and ghosts and even ghouls can be cute too.

Anyway here is the card and as usual I will post the challenges at the end of this post. Which I probably will do tomorrow, we are moving things into our new room today and tomorrow. But I thought I would put up the card now.  I hope you all like it.

Please know how grateful I am to each and everyone of you that entered my giveaway. I will be doing random.org in a day or so, to find out which of my wonderful friends have won!!

So again here's the card.      

Here are the challenges I am putting this card in this week.

Fantabulous Cricut Ch.#83- Spooky Time

Party Time Ch.#39- Anything Goes

Die Cuttin Divas Ch.# 38- Halloween Colors

Sentimental Sundays Ch.#78-Halloween

Cupcakes Inspirations#133- Halloween colors

The Paper Variety Ch.#57-Create a Cute or Spooky Halloween Project

TO ENTER  "MY GIVEAWAY FOR MY FRIENDS"   click   "HERE"

Some pictures of Kyce!

My dear friend Lisa @A Mermaid's Crafts,  has asked to see some new pictures of my brand new grandson Kyce. There are other pictures from when he was born on my blog. These are just a couple from this last week. He has really grown! He is over 9 lbs. He is a wonderful baby. He is starting to really smile now, and is just so darn sweet. He loves to cuddle, and be real close.  Well enough of  Nanny's rantings, here are his pictures especially for Lisa.

Isn't he awesome!!!!!

Link Up Love Party With K Andrew!!

Link Up Love Party With K Andrew!!

 It's time  for another Link Up Love Party With K Andrew. The Link Up the Love Party is a wonderful way to meet new bloggers and find inspiration from some truly amazing crafters!

Link Up Love Party: How it Works

• Link Up Party runs from Tuesday 10/18 to Tuesday 10/25.
• Grab the Getting Cricky blinky and post on your blog's sidebar
• Be a follower of Getting Cricky
• Create a new blog post that is titled Link Up Love Party with K Andrew. In your post, you must mention that the link up love party is a way to get to know each other and find new blog inspiration, mention my blog, with a link back to Getting Cricky
• Post your favorite project that you've done in your blog for HALLOWEEN
• Copy and paste the link up code into your blog post so the Inlinkz will show up on your blog
• Spread the word so everyone can join in!
• You must visit, follow, and comment on the 5 people before you AND the 5 people after you in the Inlinkz. It would be fantastic if you would visit as many as you can--maybe everyone? If you are one of the first 5 then you will need to blog the ones before you and a few more after--as long as it's a minimum of 10 near you in the link up
• If you do not do the above your link will be deleted, because it's just not fair to those who work so hard linking up and showing love to the ones on the list. I have two moderators who will be checking this out to keep it awesome and fun! 

 Here is my favorite Halloween project I have done at least so far.

For some reason I can't post the  InLinkz code, please go to getting cricky for the code.

My 2nd Halloween Card

This is the second time I tried to make a Halloween card. I also used my Gypsy (Woo Woo) to do the round shape. I am trying to figure out this thing a little as I go here. I am going to enter it in a few challenges. I will list them at the end of the blog.

Also if you are a follower please remember to go to my post on my giveaway, for a chance at my candy, for one of my sweet and wonderful followers. Here's the card. I cut the card and all the layers from the Birthday Bash cartridge. The ghost is from 3 Birds on Parade. I hope you like it.

 

Here are the list of the challenges I put the card in:

One Stop Craft Ch.153-Halloween

Cupcake Inspirations #132- Halloween colors

Cricut 360 Challenge-Create a spooky project with a spider

and the colors of purple,green,& orange

Party Time Tuesday Ch.#38-Totally Spooky Projects,

and/or Sketchy Tuesday!

Tuesday Throwdown Ch.#71-A Shaped Card

My Creative Time Throwback Thursday #258-

Use a older cart with a "card feature" must be

a Halloween Theme!

A Halloween Card!

I made this a day or so ago. I don't usually make Halloween cards, but you all were making them so I thought I would try to make one too. I used 3 Birds and I really enjoyed the way they came together, it was easy, and I appreciate easy:)) BTW the ribbon I won from Kelly @ Kelly's Crafty Life.  I will list some challenges at the bottom of this post like I usually do. I hope you guys  like the card. 

Here are the challenges I entered the card in:

My Craft Spot Ch. #28: Too cute to Spook!

The Pink Elephant Ch. #119: Trick or Treat

Woodware USA Ch. # 46: Anything Goes!

Tuesday Throwdown Ch. #69: Halloween!

Cooking with Cricut Ch. #54: Anything Goes!

Whimsical Wednesday Ch:  Anything Goes!

Paper Play Ch. #40: Use Autumnal Colors!
One Stop Crafts Ch, # 152: Anything Goes!
Sparkles Forum Ch.# 22:  Halloween

A Giveaway for my Friends!!

When I started this blog I didn't think anyone would be interested in what I said or made. To my wonderful surprise, there are some wonderful ladies out there that have. I have some of the most wonderful followers!

 There are so many of you that visit on a regular basis, and have been with me from the beginning. You all mean the world to me:)) Most of you know I have a host of health problems, I live with chronic pain, and some days are very much worse than others. Every time I open my blog up, there are sweet, encouraging comments from some of you. And my day gets brighter!! Many of you pray for me, and you will never know how much I appreciate and covet your prayers. Believe me they help too.

I decided to do a little something for all of you. This is a BIG thank you to each and every one of you, for being the best blog friends out there. Everyone of you are just amazing in your own unique ways. I just want to say thank you for being so sweet!!

There is a little of a few things. A 12x12 Paper pad, a few sheets of another K & Co pad, that I have, that the paper feels like material, kinda cool. Glitter flowers, and paper flowers, Sizzix dies, some wobbles, and a wobbles chat!, cuttlebug die, and some ribbon. I might throw in something else too, as a surprise!

All you have to do is:

1.)  Be a follower!

2.) Leave a comment on this post with your blog address or email or both. If you are new and you leave your blog I will do my best to come and follow you too!

3.) For an additional chance, tell your friends for me. Post this in a blog, or put it on your sidebar with a link to my blog, then come back and leave another comment telling me you did and a link to your post.(just copy and paste the picture of the candy into your gadgets, under pictures, I tried to do the code thing, but couldn't do it.) My Friend Amy @ Love to Crop tried to help me, but alas dumb won out! She's wonderful and has a super blog, you should visit her!! I left you her link.

The giveaway will be open until  midnight October 25th. I'll use random.org to pick the winner between October 26th -- October 28th. (You all know how I need extra time, ha ha!) Due to the cost of postage, this giveaway is not open to my international friends. But I want you all to know how much I appreciate you.

Well that's it! Thank you all for being such wonderful friends, and blog buddies. I appreciate every one of you:)) more than you will ever really know! I wish I could do this for each of you.

Hugs, and good luck, Pam

Update for all my friends.

This is a short post, well not so short, to let you all know what is going on with me. I still have about 3 weeks before the room is done. They are coming around the 15th to put in the carpet. So shortly after that the room will be done, finally. My daughter has been bringing Kyce over a lot so his Nanny can see him. He is growing but still just now gaining back his birth weight. He is a very good baby. He is not at all a fussy baby. When he cries it's because he has  a reason, wants his diaper changed or he's hungry. He sleeps about 7 hours at night, can't ask for much more. He is a wonderful baby boy!!
                                                                         
                                                            His big sister!

 

His big brother!

Now the next thing is I am having a lot of sleeping problems, so I have to have a sleep study. It is scheduled for Oct. 5th.  I take a bunch of meds plus pretty strong pain meds, so I think that may have something to do with it. I can not stay in one position all night or I would be unable to move the next day. So I wake up several times a night, therefore I sleep badly. It's a vicious circle! Later today when my hubby gets home I have to go get blood drawn. Yuck!!!

I do have a card to post but it will probably be a couple of days. I have come to realize I am not up to posting every day obviously! So I will do what I can, and I hope that's OK with all of you. I also have some things put together for a giveaway for all of you, that I will be posting about in a few days.

I really want you all to know how much you all mean to me:) You bring joy into my life, I appreciate every one of you. There are days when I get so down and then I open my blog and one of you has come for a visit and left a wonderfully kind and sweet comment, and I remember, God is good and so is life!! And there are wonderful people in this world! You all are among those wonderful people. I am very lucky to be apart of this craft world. Thank you, thank you all so much :)))))

Hugs, Pam

Birthday Card

I made a birthday card in a step card fold. This was fun, I love this fold and it was really easy to do. I just needed to make something.  It was a bit of a pain because our room isn't done yet! still!  We have all the carpet ordered, now we have to wait for it to come in and then make an appointment for the install. It could be another 3 -4 weeks. All my craft stuff is in tubs all over the house, it's a real mess. But I got this card done so I am sharing with you. I'm not putting it in a challenge because I don't have time to look for a challenge.

I hope you guys like it. I like it! It was fun! Plus it might be awhile again before I have the stamina to pull everything out again. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate everyone of your comments. I also appreciate the fact that you even take the time to come by. Hugs, Pam

New pictures of Kyce

There have been a couple of you who asked for some new pictures of Kyce. So I am posting a few that I took of him and my BFF of over 30 years. I am also going to craft this week-end if it kills me!!  a big Thank you to everyone for being patient with me, for not posting anything crafty! I will post something this week-end, I promise:))  I appreciate every single one of you! Hugs, Pam

A few more Pictures of Kyce Michael to share with my friends!

These were taken here at his Nanny's house. He is a whole five days old. He lost a bunch of weight he's down to 6lbs. 3oz.  and he 's a little jaundice. But he had a blood test and the Dr. said he is going to be fine.

                                       

Big Stretch!!
                                                                                              He wants something, guesses as to what!                                                                                       

 He is so tiny!!!













         He's cuddling with his Nanny!!

 He sleeps really good!



Even on a pillow:)

Finally a card!! But if you want to see the baby scroll up:) or go to Newer Post

I am posting this card without a lot of fanfare because the guy is coming to measure our room for carpet and then baby is coming to visit Nanny and Poppy tonight! I am so excited to see him. They change almost daily!

I will be putting this in some challenges but not until tomorrow. I just thought you guys might actually like to see a project since it has been so long. I hope you like it.  Hugs, Pam

 

I used Birthday Bash for the card base and the little birthday Hippo!  I'll back later with more details and the list of challenges. A huge hug and big thank you to all of you for looking and commenting. I appreciate every  single one of you:) You all bring so much joy to my life. Next up the challenges:)  Hugs, Pam

One Stop Craft Ch. #146-Anything but Square
Sparkles Forum Ch.#19-Punch It
Fantabulous Cricut Ch. #75- A Splash of Color (use  some yellow)
The Pink Elephant Ch.#114- Paper Piecing
Party Time Tuesdays Ch.#31- Anything Goes
Cricut Cardz Ch. #90- Card Crazy
Crafty Sprouts -  Get in Shape Challenge
Cupcake Inspirations Ch. #126

My remodel! There was Two rooms now there's One!! ((( NEW BABY COMING ))) Meet Kyce Michael!

 Yeah! I just found out my daughter is going into labor! So we will have our new grandson "Kyce" soon!!

 UPDATE****  She is about 3 minutes apart, they are breaking her water soon, so it shouldn't be to long after that!!  (It's 2:45pm WA state time, on Thursday, 8/25/11)

UPDATE  2****It's 6:46 pm  8/25/2011 ((((( Kyce Michael is here!!)))) He weighs 6lbs. 13 oz. and is 19 inches long. Yeah:)))) A little more than 9 hours start to finish, not bad!

Meet Kyce Michael.  This from my phone but you get the idea! Isn't he precious:) He is so sweet, and tiny! WE forget how small they are.

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I thought you all might get a kick out of seeing some pictures from what we have been doing. This all takes a long time because my Hubby has a bad back, and with my back I am almost worthless. Except I did try to paint where I could reach from my chair! So I helped a little.

My grandson came over last week and painted the ceilings, and inside the closets, and anywhere high up. We still need to paint the closet doors. Finish some woodworking, and  more painting of the new molding that will go around the whole floor and inside the closets.

Saturday we are going to order the new carpet. I am so excited to get that put in, it will be so pretty! Here's some pictures.

 Here you can see where we tore out the wall between the two rooms. Lots of work, but kinda fun!!

 In this picture you can see the finish molding on the wall we took out, we still have to do the other side.

In this picture you can see that there was once two separate rooms. Across the hall is another bedroom and a bathroom.

It will be great when this is all done. This is going to be our new bedroom upstairs. For the last year my husband has been in our old bedroom downstairs and I have been upstairs, because I can't go up and down the steps anymore. So now we can once again be together like we are supposed to be!! Hard part,  is one of these rooms was my craft and sewing room. So a new plan must emerge! It'll be fine, I'll work it out:))

We are also getting a new TV for this bedroom. A big one that we are mounting on the wall, it is going to be really cool. We also need a new bed. I need to get a new mattress too. One for my horrible back!. If anyone knows anything about those air mattresses or the foam ones I would love to know what you think. I have had my back fused, and it did not fix whatever else is wrong. I have a bone disease that is eating my spine, so I can barely walk anymore, my husband has also had 2 back surgeries from injuries from his old job. We are falling apart!! 

Never the less God is good and still in control! And we are very blessed!! In a few weeks after this room is finished I want to do something special for all of my friends. You will like it:)) 

Thank you to all of my sweet followers that come by to say Hi even when I don't put anything up new. You guys are so great, and I truly love each of you. Hugs, for now Pam

Butterfly Award! From Amy, Kelly, and Lori :))

Some of my wonderful friends and a loyal followers Amy @ Redheaded Crafter, Kelly @ Kelly's Crafty Life, and  Lori @ Lori's Artsy Obsession, has shared with me a new ( for me)  blog award. If you want wonderful inspiration, and want to get to know some beautiful ladies be sure to go to Amy's, Kelly's, and Lori's blogs and see all the creative things they do. They are  amazing crafters. Thank you so much Amy,  Kelly and Lori for thinking of me to be one of those you chose to share this with.

To receive this award, I need to: answer several questions,

award this 'Butterfly Award' to 10 other bloggers,

contact the 10 bloggers to let them know they have been

 given this award, and  I also need to show a link to the

 person who gave me the 'Butterfly Award'.  

Q1) Name your favorite colour?
Purple

Q2) Name your favorite song?

Wind Beneath My Wings, My daughter played this for me at her graduation party, and my Husband sang this to me almost every weekend when he was playing clubs, before he retired from playing clubs, and those types of gigs.

Q3) Name your favorite dessert?

 Mud Pie! or Carrot Cake (my recipe!)

Q4) What wizzes you off at the moment?

That I am remodeling my house and my back is killing me and I have to rest so much. And pride!

Q5) Your favorite pet?

Easy,  My Dalmatian, Dallas

 Q6) Black or White?
Black and White Spots!

Q7) Your biggest fear?
Losing a child!

Q8) Best Feature?

My eyes,- My Best quality is loyalty

Q9) Everyday attitude? 

 Enjoy everyday, and Thank God for it!

Q10) What is perfection?

Jesus

Q11) Guilty Pleasure?

Black Licorice from Australia, so good!

Q12) When you're upset you?

 I have to talk it out and then I can forget it.

Now I have to pass this award onto 10 other friends...  This is going to be hard.  These ladies have amazing blogs, and they are great, encouraging sweet  friends! :)  Each one of them have said or done something to bring a smile to my face or encouragement to my heart. They contribute so much more than just random comments on my blog. I am listing them in no particular order. Hugs, Pam

Amy @ Redheaded Crafter

Amy @ Love To Crop

Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts

Karen @ Kaleidoscopic Sparkles

Susan @ Cricut and Grasshopper

LaKesha @ Scrappin Diva

Dr. Sonia @ Cards,Crafts and Kids Projects

Raina @ Raina's Favorite Crafty Things

Claire @ Scrap My Way

Shen @ My Curious Crafts

Amy @ Amy's Crafting Space

Sabrina @ Scrappin' with Sabrina

Thank you again Amy! Kelly! and  Lori! You're the best! :)  Hugs, Pam

Link Up Love Party with K Andrew

It's time again for another Link Up the Love Party with K Andrew! The Link Up the Love Party is a great way to meet new bloggers and find inspiration from amazing projects!

Link Up Love Party: How it Works

• Link Up Party runs from Tuesday 8/16 to Tuesday 8/23. Winners announced 8/29
• Grab the Getting Cricky blinky and post on your blog's sidebar
• Be a follower of Getting Cricky
• Create a new blog post that is titled Link Up Love Party with K Andrew. In your post, you must mention that the link up love party is a way to get to know each other and find new blog inspiration, mention my blog, with a link back to Getting Cricky
• Post your favorite project that you've done in your blog post WITH ONE thing you are grateful for!
• Copy and paste the link up code into your blog post so the Inlinkz will show up on your blog
• Spread the word so everyone can join in!
• You must visit, follow, and comment on the 5 people before you AND the 5 people after you in the Inlinkz. It would be fantastic if you would visit as many as you can--maybe everyone? If you are one of the first 5 then you will need to blog the ones before you and a few more after--as long as it's a minimum of 10 near you in the link up

There many things I am grateful for but the love and support of my family is the most important to me! I am very blessed, and thankful!

Here is one of my favorite cards.  It's a joy fold , one of my favorite folds. I also really love gingham:)

Click  HERE  for details.

Thank you for stopping by please don't forget to Link Up The Love!!

Sail Away!

This is a little shaped card I made using my E2 and the card feature on Just a Note. A cart. that comes preloaded on the machine. It was pretty simple to do.  I will put it  in a few challenges that I will list under the pictures.

I have not been doing much crafting the last week or so. We are remodeling our house so I have not been able to do much else. This is a pretty major remodel , so I will probably only post once a week for awhile. I will try to stop by some of my loyal followers, but if I am MIA for a bit this is why.

Here is the card, I hope you like it.  Hugs, Pam

Here is a shot of how it opens up. 

I will be putting this in the following challenges:

Cooking with Cricut Ch #45: Sailboat

Craft Us Crazy Ch, #14: Anything Goes in August

Cricut 360 Ch. #6: Refreshing!

Crazy 4 Challenges #99: Shape it Up!

Paper Playtime Ch. #52: Projects with Water

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Ch: Pack your Bags!

A Birthday card for a Girlfriend

I made this birthday card for one of my really close friends. She is a really fun person. She 's always got a smile, and she would do anything for anyone. We have been friends for more than 30years, and will be for 30 more:)) I used a MS butterfly punch, and some spellbinders for the circles behind the Emerson stamp. The strip of paper under the image is an EK Success punch.

I want to say thank you to all my followers, you guys keep me going when my health interferes with me doing what I want to do. So a huge Thank You:)) And big hugs, Pam

I'll list the challenges I will enter below.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card in:

Sparkles Forum Ch. #17: One for the Girls

Fantabulous Cricut Ch. #71: Let's be Friends

Woodware USA Ch. #37: Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Ch. #50: Flutterbies!

Party Time Tuesday Ch.#27: Birthday Cards

More Awards!

I have been given a number of awards from some very sweet and talented blog friends. These are very talented and gifted women. I am so sorry it has taken me awhile to post, I have had some health issues this week.  They have all been very supportive of me. always leaving me encouraging and wonderful comments almost on a daily basis.    
Lisa@ A Mermaid's Crafts, Amy@ Redheaded Crafter, Sabrina@ Scrappin' with Sabrina, Arlene@WaterDots

I want to thank each of these gifted and talented ladies.  Thank you so much to each of you, for thinking of me to receive  these awards. These women are all so wonderful and they all have blogs you all should go and visit. You will not be disappointed! Each has her own style and each is so creative!! They are some of the sweetest bloggers in our craft community. I am so blessed they are part of my world:)) I cherish your friendships. You all bring me such joy every time you visit me.

Here are the blog Awards in combination that they all sent me, Lisa and Amy sent me all 6,
Sabrina sent me 3 of the six,  and Arlene sent me two of them WOO WOO!!!

Each award has it's own rules of acceptance. I have done that for all of them before so I will not do that again. I will pass all 6 of them on to some of my sweet friends I try to see everyday or at least couple times a week. These crafters are all very gifted and even more than that they all have hearts of pure gold!!! They spread joy wherever they go. Please visit them all and leave them some love. I will be posting my list in no particular order, except I will start with the 4 wonderful ladies that sent the awards to me. I just have to, they deserve these awards and so many more. Loving Hugs to all of you, Pam

Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts
Amy @ Redheaded Crafter
Sabrina@Scrappin' with Sabrina
Arlene@WaterDots
Shen@My Curious Crafts
Karen@Kaleidoscopic Sparkles
Laura@Laura's Crafts & More
Amy@Amy's Crafting Space
LaKesha@Scrappin Diva
Raina@Raina's Favorite Crafty Things
Kelly@Kelly's Crafty Life
Maribel@i love scrapping
Sonia@Cards,Crafts and Kids Projects
Cheryl@Cards by CG