Make a Moo - Favorite Color

To be honest I don't have a favorite color. I love all colors. But if I had to choose I guess it would be blue this week. This is a Moo card. They are small cards that are 1.1 x 2.8 inches. I think I will start using them as cards to give people with my blog address on them. These card is for a challenge at Make a Moo or Two a new challenge site. The stamps are Oxford Impessions and Stampers Anonymous.

Mixed Media - School

Mixed Media Monday had a challenge this week to make something that reminds you of school. The image is from one of my first image bonuses. The stamps are Fiskars.

Gothic Arch History

The theme this week at Gothic Arch is history. I made an arch about the famous woman sharp shooter Annie Oakley. The stamps are Oxford Impressions. The inks are Adirondack and Versafine.

Wednesday Stamper Stars

Here is my entry for WS this week. The stamps are Oxford Impressions one of my favorite stamp companies. The inks are Distress.

TMTA Africa

The theme this week at TMTA is Africa. Here are my entries for this week. The stamps are Stampin Up. Gelatins, Savvy and Stampendous. The inks are Distress. Both my daughter and I enjoyed making these. See her entries below.

Michaela's Africa ATC's - The three friends

The theme this week at TMTA is Africa this week. Before dinner my daughter and I decided to make our ATC's. These are so quick to make and lots of fun to do with kids. The stamps are Gelatins and Stampin Up.

Here is the story Michaela wrote to go with her ATC's.

Once in Africa there lived a crocodile. The crocodile, Crocky loved to eat fish. His friend the jaguar, Spotty also loved to eat fish. He also loved to play with the crocodile. There is an antelope in the wavy grass. Its' name is Annie. One day she went to the river and saw a crocodile and a jaguar playing together. She asked if she could play with them. They said sure. One day a mean young lion came by and he was a bossy, bossy lion. His name was Bossy. The lion told the three friends what to do. They did not like that. They were afraid of the lion and didn't want to get eaten. Two days later they made a lion suit out of grass and they scared the lion away. He was never seen again and the three friends were happy. The end

Skinny Saturday Sitting Pretty

The theme at Skinny Saturday this week is Sitting Pretty. Here is my entry. I'm not sure where I got the image. The stamps are EK Success and OI. I used antique lace and buttons.

What have I been up to?

So you are wondering what I have been doing lately. Well I also have another hobby I love, growing plants from seeds. I grow them in my basement and then friends and neighbors enjoy the fruits of my labors. I have been toying with the idea of selling them at farmers markets and such. Well, I am already overwhelmed with plants. As you can see by the photo of the bay trees I could not resist doing a little stamping. Here are some photos of my babies.

Saturday Image Bonus 25

Here are the images for this week. I took off last weekend and visited my parents. We had lots of fun. They love to see their granddaughter. These are various trade cards advertising Singer Sewing Machines, Medicine and Baby Food. As always feel free to copy any of these images by clicking on the individual image and saving the large photo. I just ask that when you post it you put a link to my site and post a link in the comments section of this post so we can all enjoy your artwork.

4x4 Friday - Doorway

Here is my doorway for 4x4. I have always dreamed of a beautiful doorway with flowers and ivy covering the wall. I guess like my own secret garden. Here is my vision. The stamps are Beeswax and Memory Box.

Theme Thursday - by the sea

Theme Thurday this week is by the sea. Here is my vision of the sea. I am dreaming of sitting on one of these chairs. The stamps are Oxford Impressions.

Gothic Arch Valentine

Here is my entry for Gothic Arch this week. The theme is Valentine's. I had a wonderful Valentine's Day. We all went to dinner and at the end the restuarant gave my daughter a cute little stuffed bear. She was so excited. I hope each of you had a great day too. This was made with an image from Lisa Vollrath and the stamps are Sugar Lump Studios and Memory Box.

WS Stamper Valentine

The theme at Wednesday Stamper this week is Valentine's. Here is my entry using Nancy Maxwell James' great new stamps from Sugar Lump Studios. I won these for a challenge on 2peas. They are great images and they stamp beautifully.

More Valentines

Here are two more valentine's. They are always so much fun to make.

The stamps in the first card are Memory Box.

The embossing on the second is Cuttlebug. The image is one of mine from below.

TMTA Children & Birds

The theme this week at TMTA is to combine children and birds on one ATC. The image is one of mine. The stamps are Memory Box, Stamper's Anonymous and Oxford Impressions.

Gothic Arch Purple - Leather and Lace

I have always thought that cowgirls must have a feminine side. There just isn't much use for lace on the trail. Here is my purple Gothic Arch. The stamps are Oxford Impressions.

Saturday Image Bonus 24

I am getting an early start today. Here are the images for today. this will be the last set of Valentine's Images. I hope you were able to make lots of great Valentines with them.

As always feel free to copy any of these images by clicking on the individual image and saving the large photo. I just ask that when you post it you put a link to my site and post a link in the comments section of this post so we can all enjoy your artwork.

WS Asia

The theme at Wednesday Stamper this week is Asia. Here are a few cards I made with this theme.

Fan Challenge

This is a fan I made for a challenge at Nancy Maxwell James's site. She has posted a template. The winner of the challenge wins a set of her new stamps. This fan was made using images from one of my first Saturday Image Bonuses. The stamps are OI, Stamper's Anonymous and Queen's Ink.

Princess Mini Album

Here are some photos of the Princess mini album I made for a silent auction at my daughter's school.

Pirate Mini Album

This is an album that I am donating to a silent auction at my daughter's school. I volunteered to make a pirates and princess album but the theme just didn't go together so I made an album for each.

Love Birds Saturday Image Bonus 23

Here are the images for today. Things are quite hectic for me lately. Work has been extremely busy, I am starting thousands of plants in my basement and of course I am still doing all my artwork. Somewhere in there I have to take care of my daughter and clean up occasionally.

Well anyway these images are from the early 1900's. Two are greeting cards and the rest are postcards. All of these include birds.

As always feel free to copy any of these images by clicking on the individual image and saving the large photo. I just ask that when you post it you put a link to my site and post a link in the comments section of this post so we can all enjoy your artwork.