A Thing of Beauty Award!!! Thanks Veronica:))

I opened my web page up and I found that a sweetheart named Veronica @ Mommy's Crafty Creations  has passed me 2 awards.  The first one is called... A Thing of Beauty Award! I am so grateful that Veronica even thought to pass this on to me. She is a new blogger. She is so talented and creative, you must go and see her creations. When you do please, please comment, and follow her. Thank you so much Veronica.

Here are the rules for the A Thing of Beauty Award:

I must share 5 things about myself ( 1 of the listed items must be something about crafting) and then pass the award to 5 other blogs.

The second award is:  The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award. Again thank you so much Veronica, she is just such a sweetheart.  

Here are the rules for the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award:

1. Send a thank you to the one that nominated you include their link.

2. To accept this award, answer 7 random questions about yourself.

3. Pass the award on to at least 8 other awesome blog buddies.

I 'm going to consolidate my answers to fulfill both awards rules.

1) Thank you Veronica @ Mommy's Crafty Creations please visit her, she's awesome.

2) 1. I enjoy baking, but not cooking!

    2. I love making cards, and I love my E2.

    3. I have only made 1 layout ever, how sad is that.

    4. My new favorite jewelry is Stainless Steel.

    5. I shop a lot at HSN and QVC.

    6. I don't like pizza.

    7. I have never been drunk.

    8. I'm half Spanish yet my daughters are both blue eyed blondes, but my grand kiddos all have black hair, and brown eyes.

3) I wish to pass this on to the following blog friends in no particular order.

    1. Stacey @ Stacey's Creative Corner

    2. Darlene@ Simple Southern blessings

    3. Norma @ Pink Bling Crafter

    4. Maribel@ I Love Scrapping

    5. Julie  @ Julie Makes Cards

    6.Charlotte@A Little Bit of Detail

    7.Crystal@Crystal's Creative Escape

    8.Cindy@Card Crazee Me53

I could have added so many more. I have some very loyal followers that I have already passed awards to. To all of them, and you know who you are:)) Just assume I have passed any and all awards I may ever receive on to all of you as well.  Thank you again Veronica for this honor, I appreciate your kindness so much, Hugs, Pam

Stinkin' Cute and BFF Awards from Lisa, Shen, & LaKesha !!

Wow, a sweet blogger sister sent me  "2" awards. Lisa @  A Mermaid's Crafts  has thought of me for these two awards. The Stinkin Cute Blog Award  and  The Best Friend Blogger Award.  Lisa  is a wonderful crafter that if you haven't been to her blog you really need to visit her. She does amazing things with paper. I try to go every day, and she never has disappointed me.

The rules for the  Stinkin Cute Blog Award is, there are no rules. Just pass it on to at least 5 friends.

 

The Best Friend Blogger Award asks you to tell something about yourself, thank the friends who gave it to you.  And then pass it on to at least 5 friends.

Thank you so much Lisa you are so sweet. I just received this award from two other fabulous crafters too, Shen at My Curious Crafts. Shen is a prolific card maker. She does beautiful creations, and wonderful things with ribbon. Go over and see her cards, they are all so pretty. Thank you Shen for thinking of me. Also from LaKesha at Scrappin Diva. LaKesha is a lovely young woman who is very talented and gifted. She does beautiful work. Please go over and visit LaKesha, you will not be disappointed you did.

Something about myself is that I have been an Elvis Presley fan since about the age of 8. I own 65 or so DVD's. Music, concert, and movies. I still see the prettiest man I have ever seen every time I watch one. Which is often! I also share this obsession with my 12 yr. old granddaughter, who loves him too:) 

I am passing both of these to the following incredible paper crafters. Be sure to visit each of them you will love their blogs, and their creative projects. Each has different styles, all of them are brilliant!! These ladies are not the only ladies I could put on my list, but I am trying to pass around the love. My list is in no particular order. They are all equally wonderful!!

Jamie  @ Stellar Designz

Ally   @  Ally Rose Designs

Kelly  @ Kelly's Crafty Life

Georgiana@ Carson's Creations

Ashley @ Made Especially For You
Cheryl  @ My Cardmaking Haven
Darlene @ Simple Southern Blessings
Cheryl @ Cards by CG
Barb @ BugBites
Shelly @ My Paper Love

Please visit each of these very gifted ladies. And thank you again my sweet friends Lisa and Shen, and LaKesha :)))  Hugs, Pam

My Robotz " Maid" I wish

This is a little card I made yesterday. I thought I would love this cartridge but geez there are a million little pieces to this  robot. I think this is a really cute idea, but the next time I make a robot I am going to leave off unnecessary pieces I think.

 

This is from the Robotz Cartridge. She was cut at 3" along with her "many" parts. I added google eyes so she could see the dust better! The Paper is all DCWV.  I also inked the edges of all the papers. This is not my favorite card. It is the first I have made with this cartridge, so I hope I get better at it. So sorry the picture is not better.  Thank you for looking anyway. I think I really dislike this card!!!!!!!! I think I inked to much. Help, you guys tell me where my boo boo is. I didn't feel good yesterday, I'm afraid it shows. Hugs to all of you, I adore my followers. Hugs, Pam

Best Friend Blogger Award!

I received a new award from a wonderful blog friend. Sonia at Cards, Crafts and Kids Projects. Sonia is absolutely amazing. Your jaw will drop when you see the things she does. Stroll around her blog and be amazed.

To except the award I am supposed to tell you something about myself.  Share with you who gave it to me, and provide a link to her blog.  Then pass it on to at least 5 friends. If you follow my blog you know I have an amazing husband. For Christmas he wrote me a book of prose. He has also composed a couple of CD's  of beautiful music, which he wrote, played, and sang entirely himself. Now this is what you need to know about me... I picked him!!!!!!!!   If you still want to know more about me go here.

Here is what this sweet award looks like.

Now I would love to pass this on to some of my  friends in this big blog world. The list is in no special order.  Every one of these beautiful ladies have very special blogs. They are all so gifted and creative. Please go over and see them all, leave them a comment, and maybe even follow them. Don't forget to go see Sonia too. Hugs to you all,  Pam

Sarah  @ Crafting with Sarah
Amy   @ Redheaded Crafter
Amber@ My 3 E Scrapbooking
Jenni   @My Lollipop Garden
Tammy@The Purple Muse

A Fruity Day Today

I was looking at some challenges and found a couple that I decided to make a card for. This one was really fun to do. Most of it comes from the Just because Cards cartridge.

The card base was cut at 5.50". The green layer I cut at 5.25" and then hand drew the scallops. I can hear you guys all yelling at me, your gypsy can do that for you!!  Yes if  only I knew how to work it. I really must do that soon too. The lemon is from the same cartridge, and cut at 3". The ovals were cut with my Spellbinder dies. The red oval I ran through my cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder. Buttons from my stash. Ribbon from JoAnns. Solid paper is Bazzill, the plaid paper is DCWV.

I will enter the card in the following challenges:

My Creative TimeThrowback Thursday #209: Use the Wild card or Just Because Cartridge

PaperPlay Challenge # 27: Fruity
Flourishes Boutique:  Farm Fresh Challenge
Cooking With Cricut Challenge #41: Anything Goes Cricut

Stinkin' Cute Blog Award

I had a wonderful thing happen this week  Amy from Amy's Crafting Space, gave me this Stinkin' Cute Blog Award!!! She is a wonderful blog friend. If you have never seen her blog, go over she is a gifted crafter. You will love all of her projects. She is a beautiful person too! Then I found out LaKesha at Scrappin Diva also gave me this award!! LaKesha is a lovely crafter and is a gifted crafter. Please visit her and see for yourself.  She also passed along  The Sweet Blog Award , too!! You can see my post on this award by clicking here:
The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award.  I am so blessed to have met all these lovely ladies. Please go to LaKesha's blog, she is very gifted and just the sweetest little thing :)  I also received this award from Shen, her blog is My Curious Crafts. Shen is a wonderfully talented crafter. She is just awesome, and her blog is beautiful. Please go over and visit her. Here is the award, it's Stinkin' Cute!!!

There are not any rules for this, except to pass it on to some wonderful bloggers. Amy's list would also be some of the same I would choose, so I will try to pass it to a few different ones from her. although there may be some overlap:)  My list is not in any particular order. Thank you again Amy! You are so Stinkin' sweet.

Amy   @ Amy's Crafting Space ( Just had to give the love back:)!!

Amy   @ Love To Crop

Shen   @ My Curious Crafts

Karen @ Kaleidoscopic Sparkles
LaKesha@ Scrappin Diva ( returning love to her too)!!

Sarah  @ Crafting with Sarah

Raina  @ Raina's Favorite Crafty Things

Norma @Pink Bling Crafter
Laura  @ Laura's Crafts & More
Diana  @ Daisylove Creations

A Birthday Card For a Friend

I needed to do a birthday card for a friend of mine who's big day is a couple weeks away. I was feeling pretty good, so when that happens I try to craft some. This is the card I made for her. I also found a few challenges that I could put it in. I will list them at the bottom of the post, as I usually do.

This card was really simple but it took a little time. I don't know if you can tell that the background is individual strips of various papers, that I glued on at a angle. The lady is a Emerson stamp, love these stamps. The Happy Birthday stamp is one from my stamp drawer:) MS butterfly punch, EK Success border punch, and a oval I did by hand using a pattern. I layered the gold butterflies on top of a black one, and then put a really small piece of a pop up in-between so the wings would stand up a little. I don't know that you can tell that. The sentiment on the  stamp is something my friend says all the time. She's going to love this!! 

The challenges I am going to put the card in are the following:

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #16: Anything Goes

Sentimental Sunday Challenge #62: Anything Goes

My Grandson actually rode one!!

I found this cut on A Child's Year and it brought back so many memories. My Grandson had a fire engine car when he was young that he rode all around the yard. He is 17 now, riding toys are way over. Now he drives motorcycles and cars. I kinda wish he was 3 again! Here's my card.  I found a few challenges still using red,white,and blue, or summer fun. Listed below.

This a A2 card. The solid papers are all American crafts.  The checked paper is DCWV.  The little flowers are a EK Success punch, and the little pearl in the center I made with a Viva Decor pearl pen in cream. If you haven't tried this stuff it's pretty cool.

I will be putting this card in the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #117: Red, white, and blue

Paper Playtime #49: Red,white, and blue

The Pink Elephant Color Challenge #106: Red,white,and blue
Getting Cricky Challenge: Summer-Time Fun
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #15: Sunny Days

Thank You all!!

I want everyone of my followers to know how grateful I am for all of their comforting words while I was sent to my bed. I am up a little now. I even worked on a card today. I will post it tonight or tomorrow. I found this quote and it says what I felt in my heart for all of you. Thank you, thank you, you'll never really know what your words meant to me. Hugs, Pam

TO MY FOLLOWERS!

To all my lovely followers that are always encouraging me, and  helping me get through my days. Some of which are very troublesome. I am in the middle of one of those times that my disease is winning. But it wins only battles. I will not allow it to win the war!!! I need to go to my bed for a couple days. This will get better and I will be back. I did  check in on some of you tonight, I'll catch the rest of you in a few days. Hugs to you all, Pam