Thinking of Easter

With thoughts of my Etsy Shop and trying to build it up, I had the idea that I needed to get busy on some Easter cards. I'm trying to think ahead. I need St. Patty's Day and I need Easter. And if I'm going to put this work into the shop, I better get the correct items in there, right? So, that is what I have started working on. I've made a few Easter cards. I started out with some Religious Easter cards; the true reason for the season. I'm also going to do some cute bunny cards as well. So, I thought I would share my first Easter creation with all of you today:








For my first card I went with this beautiful cross. I have no idea who's it is. I have to go through my images to figure it out. It is a pretty simple cross and I used my Copic Markers to color in the leaves and flowers on the cross. I fussy cut the cross of course and popped it up one level. I dug out all my scraps and this card is all scraps! I went with purple, black and white. The bottoms were all cut with an edge punch. The black paper behind was embossed with an embossing folder. I added some stitching and some ribbon. The Psalm 97:1 was designed and printed and then I added some small dew drops onto them. I also printed the Happy Easter on the inside and added some dew drops there as well as some of the ribbon.

CHALLENGES:

• February 9th-15th: Anything Goes (2/2) @ Through The Craft Room Door
• Challenge #72: Anything Goes (2) @ Inspiration Destination
• Challenge #219: Anything Goes (4/5) @ Word Art Wednesday
• HIMCR #238: Super Scraps Saturday (2/3) @ Hiding In My Craft Room
• Challenge #27: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
• Challenge #117: Anything Goes w/Twist of Sentimental (2) @ Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog
• Anything Goes (1) @ The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog
• Retarte70: Anything Goes or Easter (1) @ Stamp Art Papel Retarte
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafty Girls Creations
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting With Friends
• Challenge #23: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Simply Paper Craft Challenges
• February Challenge #2: Anything Goes (1/3) @ My Crafting Stories Challenge Blog
• Anything Goes (1/3) @ That Craft Place Ltd Challenge Blog
• February Challenge #34: Monochrome (1/1) @ Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog
• February Challenge #2: Anything Goes (5) @ Leinzlove Tear Bears Challenge Blog
• February: Sew and Sew (1/3) @ Our Creative Corner
• February Showcase #7: Anything Goes (5) @ 2 Creative Chicks
• February: Anything Goes w/Handmade Bow (2) @ Craft-Dee BowZ
• February Link Up: Anything Goes (2) @ Just Keep On Creating
• February Challenge #29: Anything Goes (3) @ Not Just Cards Challenge Blog
• February: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Sister of Craft
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes (1) @ A Bit More Time To Craft

Crafting When We Can Challenge #36

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today is the start of Challenge #36 over at Crafting When We Can. This week we have a color challenge - Strawberries and Cream (Red and White).

I used Piba from The Stamping Chef. He is adorable isn't he?? I used Copic to color the image. I also used Funky Brush Sizzlit, Heart Punch, The Art Glittering System - Crystal Glitter, Spellbinders Die, Embossing Folder, Scrap Paper.
Copic:
Copic:
R29, R27, R24, R22, R20
YG07, YG06, YG01

Challenges:

• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspiration
• Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes @ Bunny Zoe's Crafts
• Anything Goes @ Lady Anne's Challenges
• Challenge #1: Anything Goes @ Creative Creations Challenges
• Challenge #11: Red As Your Main Color @ Fashionista Challenge
• Fortnightly Challenge #53: Your Favorite Embellishment (Dies and Glitter) @ Forever Friends & Co.
• TPE182: Pink, Red & White @ The Pink Elephant
• Challenge #50: Sparkle & Shine @ Victorine Stamps
• ABC12: An Inspiration Challenge @ ABC Challenges
• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Bearly-Mine Challenges
• Valentine @ Craft Room Challenge
• Embossing Folders @ Crazy Amigo Challenge
• 1st Challenge: Anything Goes @ Inky Chicks
• TTCRD Challenge: Jan 15th - 21st @ Through the Craftroom Door
• NanaVic's New Challenge: Anything Goes @ Lady Anne's Challenges
• January Challenge: Anything Goes @ Cards Galore
• January Anything Goes Challenge @ One Crazy Stamper.Com
• January Challenge: Bling, Glitter, Shine & Sparkles @ Scrap It Girl
• January Challenge: 50% Red @ The Craft Garden
• Heartbreaker @ Bombshell Stamps
• Alcohol Marker Challenge: Hearts @ Crafting By Designs
• Get Into Shape Challenge @ Little Red Wagon
• Bingo: Die Cut, Embossing, Love @ AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog
• Challenge #35: Celebrate Love or Seeing the Color Red @ Craft Us Crazy 
• Embossability @ Daring Cardmakers 
• I See Dots Challenge @ Guylou's Inimitability Challenge Blog
• It's Embossing Time @ Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenges 
• Day #2: Be Mine, Valentine @ 365 Cards 

Ughhh... My PC died last night. I'm not sure what is wrong... it seems like the power source or maybe even the board. The kids had a PC that they haven't been using, so I stripped my good video card and sound board and moved it onto their PC and have claimed it as my own. LOL It really throws the day out when something like that happens. I should be thankful that I had another one. AND! I have the best husband EVER! He stayed up last night to get everything up and running for me so I could log in this morning. Kevin is the BEST! :)

I didn't lose anything since I keep everything on my extra hard drive. I do not have my bookmarks though, so I'm thinking of taking the hard drive from the other one and plugging it into this one too. I might as well strip it clean! I had a ton of bookmarks too and I'm not sure of any other way to get them back. I won't remember them all.

We will be off to church soon. This weekend was another weekend of moving things to the house and cleaning up over there. We took a bunch of stuff over yesterday and finished vacuuming out the windows.. they were full of spider webs and such... YUCK! The kitchen is pretty well put together over there too. I need to work on it a little, but we have taken over most of the kitchen supplies except for the bare minimum which we left here to use. We can get by like that for a couple of weeks. The last to go is my crafting supplies. I'll probably take some of it over next weekend... maybe LOL

Alright... I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend!!!

Challenge #45 at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday!! I don't believe I have too much going on this week. I think Kevin is going to meet me at the gym after work today. Tuesday we need to meet with a counselor at church to talk about Michael. Tuesday night Kevin will be going in for a sleep study test. Poor guy... I am putting him through the ringer :) I still need to get him in to see the dermatologist and then the dentist LOL So... I will need to see if I can make some appointments.

We brought a bunch of stuff to the house this weekend. We will bring another load over this next weekend. I need to figure out about utilities and stuff like that this week. Okay.. it's going to be a bit busier than I realize LOL I've been trying to get ahead on my cards. That is hard to do when you are trying to get everything organized to move too.

Okay... enough of that :)  Here is my card for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner this week. We are on Challenge #45 - Use A Punch.

I used this great digi from SKDigis - Ice Cube Snowman.
I used two punches, both snowflakes. I also used brads, papers from my scrap boxes and Frosted Lace Stickles. I colored the image with Copic.
Copic:
Sticks: E35, E37, E39
Snowman Snow: B0000, B000, B00
Sign: B12, B14, B16
 
Challenges:

• Challenge #2: Anything Goes @ 613 Avenue Create
• GL55 Winter Let It Snow @ Gingerloft Challenge
• Challenge #15: Use A Digi @ Glitter and Sparkle Challenge Blog
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ The Squirrel and The Fox
• Challenge #19: Winter Blues @ Rogue Redhead Designs
• Anything Goes @ Paper Crafting Journey
• Winter Challenge @ Pixie Dust Studio
• Linky Party #17 @ Simply Create 
• Challenge #189: Color Challenge @ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge
• Winter Wonders @ AUD Sentiments
• Greeting Card Challenge - Jan 14th: Snow or Snow Person @ Outlawz Challenges
• Day #10: Imagine This (Sharp - Brads when they prick my finger LOL @ 365 Cards 

Have a great day everyone! And a better week :)

Challenge #142 @ MelJen's Designs

Happy Thursday everyone!!! Today we begin a new challenge at MelJen's Design Team and Challenges Blog. This is a color challenge {Frosted Flora}:

This is a fun wintery color challenge. The image I used was Bundled Little Snowboy which you can pick up over at MelJen's. He is TOO cute!!!

Copic:
Clothes: V0000, V05, V06, BG10, BG11, BG15, BG18
Coal: C5, C7, C9
Cheek: R00, R20
Sticks: E55, E57, E59
Snow: B0000, B000, B00
Witches Brew Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam, Martha Stewart Crystal Tinsel Glitter, Marvy Snow Marker, Snowflake Punch, Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes Stamp ("Let's Chill"). Paper is cardstock and the patterned aqua is from my stash of Club Scrap.

Challenges:

• January Challenge: Sketch @ Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges 
• Challenge #22: A Bit of Sparkle / Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations 
• Snowflakes @ Bitten By The Bug 2 
• CMC #11: Winter Wonderland @ Card Mania Challenges
• #1: Anything Goes @ Creative Creations Challenges
• #68: Snowflakes @ Creative Stamp Friends
• Challenge #21: Make It Sparkle @ Eureka Stamps
• 1st January Challenge: Snow Much Fun @ Heart 2 Heart
• Anything Goes @ Lexi's Creations
• Challenge #47: Winter Wonderland @ Love To Create Challenge Blog
• Challenge #143: Anything Goes @ MyGrafico Challenges
• Challenge #1: Use Ribbon @ Pause Dream Enjoy
• Challenge #50: Sparkle and Shine @ Victorine Stamps
• January: Baby, It's Cold Outside @ Without Words

Almost the weekend!! Kevin went to the doctor on Wednesday. Now we get to start a history here. We had a good day yesterday... trouble with insurance, but that is all worked out. I just need to pick up his medications today. Today I am back at work and busy!! I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

Meljen's Challenge - It's A Sketch!

Good morning everyone. I'm am so thankful it is Thursday. I don't know what is going on at work or why I seem extra busy, but I can't get out of work on time and I'm non stop all day. Of course the week didn't start off so great LOL  On Monday one of my Directors needed something done. I worked ALL day on it.. and even into the evening. I worked for 13 hours on it.. only to be told that I had been working on the wrong thing. Ughhh... how frustrating is that!! So, I got up early on Tuesday, got into work and did what she needed done so that it was waiting for her when she got in. Not the best way to start off the week LOL Oh well! I have gotten a lot of things done this week. I can't seem to catch up no matter what I do though. I guess that is good though.. job security!


Okay.. enough of that.. on to our challenge this week. Our Challenge this week at Meljen's Designs is a Sketch Challenge!

I followed the sketch... somewhat LOL I did make some changes.. mostly because my image ended up on a rectangle instead of a circle. Just how it worked out. I did add the extra circle to make up for it :)
 

Let's see... I used mostly cardstock.. the teal and the pink. There is a white patterned paper on the teal.. the strip of it next to the teal strip with the "Season's Greetings" on it. That strip is pattered paper from Little Yellow Bicycle - Once Upon A Christmas. I used some buttons from my stash and ribbon from my stash.. those are no less than 8 years old LOL The circle is made from a folding technique here at Desire's - Doing Life. I didn't fold the edges down.. I wanted to leave it just like this instead this time with the snowflake added. The snowflake is from Snowflake Repeats - Jolee's Boutique. The Season's Greetings stamp is from Paper Smooches. And of course the wonderful image is from Meljen's Designs - Santa's Little Helper. On the hat I used flock but it wasn't enough so I added some Picket Fence - Distress Stickles on it also. I used a little bit of Mustard Seed - Distress Stickles on the bell as well. I popped several pieces of him. I colored the image with Copic and here is a list of colors:
Copic:
Gifts: YG0000, YG11, YG13, V12, V15, V17, RV13, RV14, RV19, Y15, Y18, Y19, BG10, BG13, BG15, B000, B12, B14
Outfit: YG00, YG21, YG23, YG25, R20, R22, R24
Bell: Sanford - Gold Metallic Marker, outlined with .005 Prismacolor Premier Fine Line Black Marker
Skin: R20, E000, E00, E01, E11
Hair: E08, E09
Tongue: R20, R22 and inside R59

Challenges:

• Use A Stamp You Have Not Used Before (1st time I've broken into the Swanky Snowdudes - Papersmooches) @ Get Creative 
•  Ch #22: Contemporary Colour Combo @ Sparkles Christmas
• SNSDC81: Gifts @ Sweet 'n Sassy Challenges
• Week 182: Bring On The Bling @ Allsorts
• Challenge #39: Pastel Colors @ Deep Ocean Challenge
• Challenge 8: Ribbon and/or Lace @ Glitter n Sparkle
• Challenge #147: Stripes and/or Polka Dots @ Kaboodle Doodle
• Challenge 20: Christmas Buttons & Bows @ Platypus Creek Digitals
• #198: Add Some Glitter @ The Crafty Pad Designs
• Use A Digi @ Whoopsi Daisy Challenge
• Challenge #43: Non-Traditional Holiday Colors @ Love To Create
• PPMC67: Anything Goes @ Paper Pretties
• Challenge #167: Christmas @ Stampin' Sisters in Christ
• Challenge #56: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday
• Challenge #64: Christmas @ The Paper Makeup Stamps
• TPE176: Pretty Packaging @ The Pink Elephant
• Non Traditional Holiday Colors @ Color Me Creative 
• Challenge 46: Non Traditional Christmas @ Dream Valley Challenges
• Challenge #119: Seeing Spots and Dots @ Ooh La La Creations
• Challenge #42: Pastel Christmas @ The Ribbon Reel
• Y and YR Families @ Mad For Markers

I hope you all have a wonderful day / evening today!! I just need to get through today and I'll be home working tomorrow!! Woohoo :)  I'm hoping I can get caught up on some cards this weekend. I need to get some images colored. That is what takes me the longest.. well.. that and my need to cut everything up and make everything dimensional LOL!!

Saturday we are packing up and taking the extra food from Thanksgiving at the church to a local MUST Ministries. Sunday will be a busy day for Bailey at church... she has choir practice at 9 am, a meeting at 10 am and then church at 10:30 am. She wants to come to the sanctuary this week because they are starting their Christmas themed sermons. This week will be "What Child Is This".

There is a blog hop today over at Paper Smooches.. gotta love me some Paper Smooches!!!! Make sure you go check it out!!!

PAPER SMOOCHES

Alright.. time for me to get moving!

Turkeys, Pies and Cocoa - A Plethera of Cards

I LOVE Fall!!! Especially when it is like this year has been. I have enjoyed the awesome weather and the change it colors has been extraordinary this year. I love the cool air and being able to open up the doors and windows!! My favorite time of year!

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!! Kevin is still nursing a bad ankle.. its still swollen and painful. I'm hoping he can get back into the doctor today. We need to get him all fixed up. It is only about  three weeks until he heads down to Sydney to the Consulate!! Wow!! Putting that in writing just .. wow!! We are almost there!! I'm so excited!!!

What else... I took a couple of days off work last week. I worked on these cards.. and did some volunteer work for church. I took a HUGE load of clothes to a consignment store for them. The consignment store uses the money it makes to fund the home for girls that have been found in the sex trafficking industry. I had no idea that Atlanta had such a huge sex trafficking problem. And these are just girls.. young teenage girls that are getting taken and forced into this. It is so sad. Good stories come out of WellSpring though. Stories of girls reunited with families and off the street and making something of themselves.

We adopted a family for Christmas at church today. My mother and my sister are going to help. It is one little boy. He is 12 years old and we will hopefully be able to give him a nice Christmas. I also adopted three larger families for work. Each additional family has three kids each. We are a large group, so we should be able to give these kids a nice Christmas. I'm very excited.. and I'm excited that my Director's agreed to do this. 

Let's see... I've been working on some cards for my DT's, but there were a few that didn't work out or I did a different card. So, here are those three LOL

This is my Grateful card.. I was going to use it for the upcoming MelJen's Challenge.. Orange and Brown. It didn't work out though.. I added a lot more different colors LOL So I did a different card for that. I used MelJen's Pumpkin Pie Slice. I also used Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Adirondack Color Wash - Butterscotch, Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists - Tattered Leather, Cranberry Zing, Gold, Bronze, Stickles Orange Peel and Yellow and Frosted Lace .. I need a new Orange Peel.. I don't know what the heck is wrong with that one... but it is frustrating and won't come out right LOL, Bo Bunny brads and gems and Scribbles 3D Paint - Christmas Green and Black, Spellbinders Rectangles. The papers are all Bo Bunny Apple Cider and Bazzill Cardstock.
Copic:
E41, E11, E13, E21
YR01, YR14, YR18
E21, E27, E29
R39, R59, R89
B21, B24, B28, B29
Y32, Y35, Y38

Challenge:

• Challenge #90: Sketch @ Die Cuttin Divas
• Challenge #149 @ Stampin' Royalty
• TSG180: Dress Up Your Coloring @ There She Goes Clear Stamps
• Challenge #53: Give Thanks @ Word Art Wednesday
• Inspired By ... #49: Photo Inspiration @ Inspired By
• #158: Anything Goes @ Crafty Catz Challenge
• Ch #45: Food & Beverage @ Pause Dream Enjoy
• Anything goes @ One Stop Craft
• Anything Goes @ Sweet Stampin' 
• #46: Let's Be Thankful @ Pile It On! 
• Challenge 45: Anything Goes @ Dream Valley 
• Copic Yellow (Y) and Yellow Reds (YR) Families @ Mad For Markers
• PWC231: Thank You Cards @ Paper Pretties
• PTT #93: Thank You @ Party Time Tuesday's
• YNSC #23: Thank You @ Your Next Stamp 

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For my second card I used Meljen's Cinnamon Harvest Mug. The papers are Reminisce and Imaginisce and Bazzill Cardstock. I used one of my EK edge punches, cheesecloth and the "Feels Like Fall" is a die cut sticker from Reminisce. I used a very small amount of orange peel stickles and two green pearls from Bo Bunny.
Copic:
Cinnamon Sticks - E13. E15, E17
Cocoa - E71, E74
Cup - E30, E31, E35
Leaves - E25, E17, E43, E44, YR15, YR16, YR18
Acorn - E77, E79, E35, E39

Challenges:

• Sketch 25 @ Seems A Little Sketchy
• PPMC64: Use 2 Or More Circles @ Paper Pretties
• Challenge #57: Fall @ The Stamping Boutique
• #123: Autumn Leaves @ Tuesday Throwdown 
• Fabulous Fall Colors @ Pixie Dust Studio 
• Challenge 75: Pearls and Flowers @ Fussy And Fancy 
• Challenge 23: Anything Goes @ Cards For Men 
• Word: Spring/Summer/Winter/Fall @ Bird Is The Word 
• Show Us Those Fall Colors @ Dis Digi Designs 

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I LOVE these little turkeys!!! They are from Just Ink Lined. I colored them with my Prismacolor Pencils. I popped pieces of them. I used three brads from Bo Bunny and two gems from Bo Bunny. I stitched around the green cardstock. Lots of layers.. I love that! And the papers are all Bo Bunny papers and Bazzill Cardstock. Happy Thanksgiving.. I can't remember which stamp I used for that. The ink was Walnut Stain Distress Ink. "Eat More Ham" was handwritten with a ZIG Memory pen and under that is Pen Touch White Opaque.

Challenges:

• Mojo Monday 266 @ {MOJO} Monday
• Challenge 53: Give Thanks @ Cheery Lynn Designs
• Challenge #13: Thanksgiving @ Eureka Stamps
• Challenge #61: Thanks @ The Paper Makeup Stamps
• Challenge 101: Lots of Layers @ Penny's Paper-Crafty
• Thanksgiving or Thank You @ The Poodles Parlour
• Fun Friday: Happy Thanksgiving @ Little Scrap Pieces
• Challenge #13: Hey Turkeys Strut Your Stuff @ QKR Stampede
• SNSDC79: Thanksgiving @ Sweet 'n Sassy
• November Theme: Things With Tails @ Catch The Bug
• Challenge #128: Thanks/Thanksgiving @ Sentimental Sundays
• Challenge #41: Birds @ Ruby's Rainbow
• Autumn Fun @ By LORi Designs Challenges

Monday Morning and Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge!

Happy Monday everyone!! And welcome to a new challenge today over at Tammy's Scrapin Corner! Today we have Challenge #35: Anything Fall! Today I used an image from Digi Darla's - Acorn and Oak Leaf.

Challenge #35: Anything Fall
Image: Digi Darla: Acorns & Oak Leaf
Prismacolor Pencils, ribbon, Bo Bunny Papers - Apple Cider, Reminisce Shades of Autumn Sticker, distressed, punched, chalk on squares, popped squares and acorn, white pen for detail on the acorn.

Challenges:

• FBC #120: Photo Inspiration @ Freshly Brewed
• Looking For Leaves @ Pixie Dust Studio
• PDCC156: Photo Inspiration @ The Play Date Cafe
• Inspire Me Fridays 83 @ Joyful Stamper
• Ch #44: Orange and Brown @ Pause Dream Enjoy
• Challenge 91: Fall Colours @ Wags 'n Whiskers
• Challenge #39: Die Cuts / Punches @ Here Come The Boys
• Challenge #97: Fall @ My Sheri Crafts
• Challenge 58: Polka Dots / Spots @ A Gem of A Challenge
• Anything Goes @ The Crafty Pad
• Challenge #30: Distress Your Cards @ The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog 
• Falling Leaves @ Crafting For All Seasons 
• Happy Fall Ya'll @ Scrapalicious 
• Challenge #180: Autumn @ Stampavie and More 
• Challenge #28: Autumn Colors @ LiaStampz 
• Challenge #5: Halloween & Autumn @ The Cupboard Trilogy 
• Fall / Thanksgiving @ The Scrapbook Queen 
• Fifty Shades of Autumn @ Heck of A Challenge 
• Challenge #127: Dimensions @ Sentimental Sundays 
• MIM #114 @ Make It Monday
• Challenge #40: Shades of Autumn @ Love To Create Challenge Blog 
• Week #139: Shabby Autumn @ The Shabby Tea Room 

We had a nice weekend... Church was good yesterday. I think we are going to adopt a family for Christmas. I'm going to talk to my sister and mother and see if they would like to help. I can only do so much and I don't want to commit to something and it not work. I also signed the kids and myself up to hand out food at Thanksgiving. I think it is really important to get my kids involved in giving back. I spent the rest of my day either picking up, cooking or creating. I was able to get some cards finished that needed to be done. I just have to get my images all set for the next ones and start coloring. I'll do that in the morning :) I love coloring!! LOL I just need someone to teach me how to use my Copic better! I want a Copic class... but alas they do not have any near me. Oh well LOL I love coloring with the Prismacolor pencils too! I'm like a little kid... Yes.. you all are too!!! LOL

Alright.. I'm off to work. I'm hoping my kids get the dog put in the kennel today so I don't come home to destruction again!! I hope you all have a wonderful start to your week!!!

Happy Sunday Everyone.. And OSAAT Challenge #138

Good morning everyone!! We have had a beautiful weekend here in Georgia! The weather has been great and I have had the windows and door open! I love fall!! It has been another busy week. I'm trying to get it back to calm LOL Hopefully that is coming.

Okay... On to the One Stitch At A Time Challenge .. We are doing Challenge #138 this week and the theme is Anything Goes!! I know you all love that one!! This week I used "Monkey Love" by Kaz Krafts! I LOVE this image!! They are just too cute!!

Copic:
Heart: R20, R22, R24
Monkey Face, Ears, Hands, Feet: E30, E31, E33
Monkey Fur: E15, E29, E49
Ribbon, Dies - Memory Box and My Favorite Things, Prima blossoms, flower punch, twine, buttons
Stamp is: Happy Forever - Close to My Heart
Bamboo Darice Embossing Folder
Papers are scraps and Club Scrap papers

Challenges:

• Bingo Challenge #16 (Ribbon, Flourish, Die Cut) @ A & T Challenge Blog 
• Challenge # 12: Buttons and Bows @ Eureka Stamps 
• No 27: Anything Goes @ LEJ Designs Challenge Blog 
• Anything Goes @ Totally Stampalicious 
• 2TC30: Anything Goes w/No Twist @ Twisted Tuesday Challenges 
• Challenge #46: Bingo (Buttons, Bows, Coloring) @ Victorine Stamps 
• Challenge #59: Flowers Galore @ Bearly Mine 
• I need a P: Things That Begin with P (Primates, Prima, Punch) @ Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT
• Pop It Up (My monkey is popped and has his arm around her) @ Scrap-Creations
• Challenge #145: Die Cuts / Punches @ Fab 'n' Funky 
• Challenge 82: Bold & Bright @ My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges 
• PTT#92: Anything Goes @ Party Time Tuesdays 
• Challenge 88: Anything Goes @ The Paper Shelter 
• As Beautiful As A Ribbon @ My Heart Pieces 
• Ribbon or Twine Challenge @ Paper Crafting Journey 
• Challenge 20: Anything Goes @ Stampin' for the Weekend 
• Anything Goes @ Card Makin' Mamas 
• Challenge #157: Add Texture @ Crafty Catz Challenge Blog 
• Challenge #9: Embossing @ Delicious Doodles 
• Challenge #118: Anything Goes @ Raise The Bar 
• Challenge 156: Anything Goes with a Button @ Totally Gorjuss 
• Challenge #15: The Ol' 1-2 Punch @ A Blog Named Hero 

So let's see... the kids left the T-Bone out on Thursday. He doesn't do well out of his kennel. He is rather destructive... separation anxiety or something. So, he stays in his kennel while I am at work and they are at school. Well.. that didn't happen on Thursday.. this was the third time recently that the kids have done this. He chewed at the trim around the door... he tore up more blinds.. the blinds in my room and the ones at the back door. My mother had gotten me one of those magic mesh screen door type things for my back door.. he destroyed it. I was NOT very happy to come home to that. T-Bone got scolded and then the kids got a BIG chewing out! I was able to find another one of those magic mesh screens and I put that up this weekend. I LOVE that thing!! It goes around your door.. has magnets in the middle.. so you go through it and then it closed behind you. A screen door without having a screen door. Stops all the bugs from creeping in and the dog and the cats can go out on the back balcony. It's really great!

What else... Kevin's father came down to visit him. He arrived last Sunday and I was able to hang out on Skype with them for a bit each day. He just left yesterday morning. It was really nice to be able to see him and meet him. Kevin has a really bad ankle.. he had a really bad injury years ago. Him and his dad have been out and about all week and yesterday his ankle swelled up. His ankle was worse Saturday morning and aching and keeping him from sleeping. We will see how he feels later on. Poor thing.. he is sleep deprived and in pain. He is suppose to be keeping it up and resting. I hope he feels better! I can't believe how swollen it is. I'm hoping he will go in to the doctor if it is still that swollen his Monday morning.

Saturday was a day full of crafting. I was able to get three cards done! Don't laugh LOL I'm slow!! That's a HUGE day for me! LOL So sad *shaking my head* I completed one card and after looking at it for a while, hated it, tore it apart and started over LOL I like it better the second time around. I need to take photos of it today. The kids did a bit of cleaning on Saturday and will be doing the last bit of finishing up today after church. We made chocolate chip cookies yesterday and the apartment smells great! This morning when we get home from church I think I might make some pancakes. There is a really simple recipe for pancakes that I pinned and I am wanting to try it out. I'm cooking a lasagna for lunch and I'll be working on some more cards. I'm trying to get back ahead of my responsibilities!  That is the goal :)

I hope ya'll have a blessed day!!