With Sympathy

We all don't like to make sympathy cards, but at some time or another, we have to. I made this one for dear friends who recently, and very unexpectedly, lost their mother/mother-in-law. I got the idea from the wonderful Patty Bennett and you can find her post here.

Until next time, take care and be good to each other.

Tiddly Inks Challenge #43

Happy Sunday everyone! Wow - can you believe I'm actually posting?!? I know, I've been MIA for a while now; life happens, you know? Thanks to all of YOU for checking me out and sticking by me. I also want to say a special thanks to my two Shirleys, Shirley C., and Shirley N. Shirley N., sorry I never got back to you - thanks for checking up on me. I'm ok and will try to be better at responding to e-mails. Shirley C., thanks for always sending me the funniest e-mails - it's a great way for me to start my day!

Now, on to my card. I'm entering it into the Tiddly Inks Challenge #43, Picture Me. Check out the post here for all the details. I decided to use "Tiny Dancer" and I'm very happy with the way my card turned out!

This card is being sent out to my Secret Swap Sister ... obviously I can't say who it is or else it wouldn't be a secret anymore! It's a fun swap, and if you'd like to participate, head on over to my girl, Kris's blog here, and click on the "Secret Sister Swap Sign Up" link. Until next time, take care and be good to each other.

Karber Monthly Challenge #6 - Love and Friendship

Well hello again! Thanks for stopping by today. It's the beginning of a new month, so it's time for another monthly challenge brought to you by Karber! This month's theme is "Love and Friendship". I just love this theme - you can do so many different cards, 3-D projects, tags, gifts, etc. I created this card using "Jude Love" and you can pick him up here. He's definitely in love with a special someone ... can you see the little hearts in his eyes?!? So cute!

For all the challenge details, hop on over to the monthly challenge blog here. You have lots of time to create something special for this challenge, so I hope you'll give it a try!

It's been a while since I've entered any challenges in Blogland, so today I decided to enter Sketch N Stash Challenge 54. Part of their challenge is to use "new/neglected stash". This is a great challenge since we all have new and neglected stash to use! My card base is from a box of cards my BFF gave me a long time ago (brand is DCWV). I also used my neglected Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, my neglected 3M Craft Paper and my neglected square nesties. Wow, I've still got so many more neglected craft items to use! Maybe I'll enter another project or two to this challenge ...

Well, that's it for now. Thanks again for stopping by and always leaving such sweet comments! I truly appreciate them all! Have a great day and until next time, take care!

Karber Weekly Challenge #23 - Use something old!

Happy Monday everyone! Did you all have a good weekend? I sure did and again, it just flew by. We are starting another week and the beginning of another month! I really can't get over how fast these days are passing me by. I'll bet alot of you feel the same way.

ANYWAY, on to this week's Karber Challenge! The actual challenge this week is to use something you haven't used for a long time. I used the Karber digi "Easter Millie", which you can get here, my MS grass border punch, some buttons that I've had for a LONG time and haven't used, and my nesties. Finally, the card base is from a box set of cards that my BFF had given me a long time ago too. This was a good challenge for me, as I did use alot of supplies I hadn't used for a while. Please excuse my coloring of Millie's face, as I should've probably re-filled my pens before I started to color her. Her skin is a little blotchy; maybe she has rosacia like me. Hahahaha!


Now, for some news. I have had the pleasure of being on the Karber Weekly Challenge DT for some time now, but the time has come for me to move on. But I won't be moving very far; I'll be on the DT for Karber's Monthly Challenge! Please be sure to check the Karber Blog here, for more fun and exciting news! Thank you, Karla and Berenice, for allowing me to continue to create for you! Until next time, take care and be safe.

Karber Weekly Challenge #22: Dots & Stripes

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. Can you believe it's the last week of January already?!? I can't. Before you know it, Valentine's Day will be here! These days are definitely flying by way too quickly. Don't you agree?

Well, on to my card for this week's Karber Challenge. The challenge is to use dots and stripes on your card. Funny thing I just noticed when I uploaded my picture was the stripes I thought were solid stripes, are actually "lines" made out of dots! Hmm, I do believe that I meet the requirements of the challenge, don't I? Heehee! ANYWAY, I used this super CUTE image of the one and only Harry Potter! Isn't he just the cutest thing??? For more super cute digi images, check out the Karber Shoppe here.



I hope you are able to join the Karber Weekly Challenge this week. For all the details, please go to the challenge blog here. Thanks to all of you faithful followers who never gave up on me. Reading your sweet and encouraging comments always makes me smile! See you next Monday for another weekly challenge and some Karber news. Until then, have a great week and take care!

Karber Weekly Challenge #21 - Ribbon!

Happy Monday everyone and hope you all had a nice weekend. Today we are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the original leaders in the civil rights movement. If Dr. King were still alive today, I'm sure he would be very proud of our current president, Barack Obama.

Since it's Monday, it's time for another Karber Weekly Challenge! This week the challenge is to use RIBBON on your creation. Hmm, I wasn't very creative this time around. I couldn't think of any other way to use ribbon on my card. See below ...


Not very creative, but I didn't want to take any attention away from the cute image I used on my card. I used the "BEST FRIENDS" digi image and you can get it here.

Aren't they the cutest?!? I hope you're able to make some time this week and join in the fun at the Karber Weekly Challenge. Check out the Karber Blog here for all the details. Have a wonderful week and until next time, take care.

Karber Weekly Challenge 20: Pearls!

Hello friends! And Happy New Year to you all! Hope everyone had a nice holiday season! I can't believe that it came and went so quickly this year! Yeah, I know I just dropped off the face of the earth, but I did manage to get quite a bit of crafting in. I'll be posting pictures of my creations soon, hopefully!

Well, another year is here, and with that, I've been asked to continue on as a member of the Karber DT! Thank you so much to Karla and Berenice, for bringing us such wonderful digi images to play with! I am honored to be on the Karber DT ~ thanks for having me!

On to Challenge #20! This week's challenge is to use pearls on your creation. I decided to use the "Bella" digi and you can get her here.

Please be sure to check out the Karber Weekly Challenge Blog here for all the details of the challenge and I hope you can play with us! Thanks for sticking by me during my absence and I hope to be blogging and crafting more very soon. Have a great week everyone, and until next time, take care and stay safe.

Announcement

Hey everyone - hope you're all enjoying your week so far. There is no easy way to say this, so here it goes: I've decided to give up the monthly OCS. If any of you players out there wanna keep it going, please feel free to do so. It was great seeing how much creativity you all have and I just want to thank you all for your support during the last six months. You are ALL fantastic crafters! Keep it up and until next time, take care.

Karber Challenge #13 - Animals!

Happy Monday! Can you believe there are only 17 more days until Thanksgiving?!? Wow, this year has really flown by ...

This week's theme for Karber Digital Images is ~ ANIMALS! I used "Chicky Millie" and you can pick her up here.

Doesn't Millie have the cutest expression? I sure think so!

Head on over to the Karber Weekly Challenges blog for all the details of the weekly challenges. Hope you all have a fantastic week and thanks for stopping by! Until next time, take care!

Karber Challenge #12 - Free Style!

Happy Monday all! Did you all survive Halloween? We bought 4 extra large bags of candy from Costco (150 snack size bars in each bag) and we gave them all away!!! Not sure how many kiddies this year ... maybe 400 or 450. Crazy, huh? Each year there are more and more kiddies who come. It was fun seeing the costumes, especially the homemade ones. The best one was "Jack" from Jack-In-The-Box. Anyhoo ...

It's the start of a new week AND new month, so for this week's Karber Weekly Challenge, the theme is "FREE STYLE"! This challenge was harder than it sounds, for me anyway. I like to have a little guidance when creating a card. I decided to use the latest sketch from the Mojo Monday blog and here's what I made ...

I used "Reader Jenny" from the Karber Shoppe and you can get her here. Isn't she the cutest?!?

I'll be posting my card for Karber's Monthly Challenge very soon. Check out the details on the monthly challenge here.

Also, if you're a player in the monthly OCS, be on the lookout for the partner e-mail. Have a wonderful week everyone, and until next time, take care.