EEK!! IT IS CREATIVE TUESDAY!!!

Oh my heck!  I just realized it is TUESDAY!!  How could I forget! CREATIVE TUESDAY!!!  Everyone has been frazzled with summer here, and our "due date" had been extended.  SO, I almost forgot!!

I took a quick picture, that is NOT good, but it is still Tuesday!!  SO, I made it!!! LOL!!!

Clearly, I had a flash, or sunlight crisis on the right. ugh. 

I thought of the water, and the beach  when I saw the theme was "summer break".  And I thought of the song "Summertime".  The Janis Joplin version.  I love to think that when it is Summertime, the livin' really is easy!  So I wrote that line of Lyrics in the "sand" portion.  Although the song is so much more than that one line, I just thought it would fit in the sand.

Colored pencils and that is IT!!!  

I can't wait to see what everyone else made!! 

GRACEFUL BEAUTIES AT DEZINAWORLD!!!

Today I show you my first creation for Dezinaworld!  I LOVE collage sheets.  I am such a dork, I have them in individual folders for each company, magazine, or free designs I have,  There is nothing finer than just having a great idea, then looking in the folder and VOILA!!!  It all comes together!!

This sheet is AMAZING!  It is called Graceful Beauties.  9 gorgeous images come on this sheet.  Lucky me!!!
But, If you are a digital artist, NO PROBLEM!!  Dezinaworld sheets come in both formats!!  How awesome is that!!!

I LOVE this card!!  I feel like I can send it to EVERYONE here in blog land!!  

Thank you all for visiting, and thank you again Dezinaworld for having me!!  Go check out their awesome site!!  They have sheets as low as $1!!!

HAPPY MAIL!!!

When I got my mail on Saturday, I was soooo surprised!!!  I knew that I won this coffee sack from
Dee at A Lapin Life, but she also sent me some pink tags and thank you notes!!!

How sweet is that? She said she saw them and thought of me!!  She is so awesome!

Thank you so much Dee!!  

And there was another box!  This one from Cindy Adkins of Whimsical Musings!

This is the little matchbox purse she just had published in Altered Arts Magazine!!

AND, she also sent Dee a collage made with burlap!! 

Just because!!

And that is my point!  I've never before just got things in the mail, for no good reason!!  Just because they thought of me, just because something reminded them of me!  Just because they are AWESOME!!!!!

And I thank you both for your thoughtfulness and kindness!!  I am a very lucky person to know wonderful friends like you!!!

And I am getting very close to the end of my "newbie" status!  I won't be able to join

 Debbie Doo's Newbie Party

Much longer.  I think 2 weeks?  I know I am a bit late, but I have to get my last posts linked up!!  Debbie is another person who does things just because.  She is a very awesome lady!!

Have a great day everyone!!  And thank you, my friends, again!!

PINK SATURDAY!!

 Happy Pink Saturday!!!!  Our lovely Hostess, Beverly of How Sweet the Sound, is awesome for doing this every single week!!  Be sure to visit her first!!!

So, I do have a  pink offering to show you, but first, BIG NEWS!!!!! I was asked to design for DEZINAWORLD!!!!   Can you believe it???  June, the owner, offers such awesome papers and collage sheets!  The whole team is just amazing!!  I am honored and flattered, and a bit dizzy over this!!  How awesome is this??  I can't wait to start showing off my creations!!  And say Thank You June so much for having me!~!!!~~~~

As for Pink Saturday, I am showing you my newly spray painted nest and eggs!

I spray painted them white, and added a pink ribbon for Pink Saturday!!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!  Thanks for visiting!!!

THANK YOU ALL!!!

I really want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the lovely comments you left for me at the Screaming Sardine.  You are the best blog friends any girl could have!!!  I was touched at your kindness!  You are all super stars in my book!!  I can never thank you enough!  It is because of you that I LOVE blogging!!!!

And  now, moving on, I made a card.  My sweet friend Lynne from Adorn, is on the design team for The Stampsmith.   They have the most beautiful stamps!!!!  And the first challenge of the month, you can use any stamp from any company.  At  the end of the month, after the challenges are done, someone can win a $10 gift certificate to their store!!  Awesome!!!

So, I made this Christmas Card!

I used some stamps that I've had for YEARS from Close to my Heart.  The tree and the sentiment. But the rest is my  style.  A torn doily, ripped paper, sheet music, ink, flower and ribbon, a mish mosh of things!  And I love how this turned out!!!!  I haven't made a card to share here on my blog in forever!!!  I guess it was about time right??????

AND!!

There is a blog party right now 

My friend Cindy Adkins and her friend Marcia are hosting it.  Cindy asked me if I wanted to add my card from this post!!  How awesome is that?

It is a Whit Christmas in July party!!

You can link up at Cindy's blog or Marcia's blog.  Just click the links above!!

Hope you join!!!  You could win a $25 gift certificate!!

A NEW BLOG AND A WINNER!

I have a few things to tell you today!!  Grab a seat, and lets get to it!!

My friend Marit had a blog post the other day about a new blog.  She showed this announcement.

Geri is the awesome owner of this brain child!!  She has since added Paper Crafters to her list.

I emailed Geri about this venture.  Then I signed up!!

It is an awesome list of tons of bloggers, all by category!  You can sign up for up to 3 categories.  I only picked paper crafts.  There are another 2 I could pick, but I started out small!!!

In Geri's own words, " Artsee Bloggers was designed to create a permanent space to explore the work of blogging artists".

You can find Artsee Bloggers Here.  Go see if there is a category for you!!  Geri also has a blog "My Heart Art".  She is amazing!!

NOW, ON TO THE WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY!!

If you remember, I was interviewed by Tracy, and .I also had a giveaway there of some gorgeous pieces of 

Cindy Adkins amazing art!!.  Tracy was to pick the winner and she has posted that the winner is:

Connie from The Crafter Bug

Congratulations!!!

I will be having another giveaway very soon.  I've made tons of stuff, and I'm running out of room!!  Stay tuned for that!!  

Have a fabulous day!!a

UGH!

What a weekend!!

We have been renovating our new home, as I've mentioned a million times.  SOOOO crazy!!  Today was the day we finish up the master bedroom, he said.  BUT as you will see by these pictures, FINISHED UP WHAT???

An old quilt covering the mattress.  Stuff EVERYWHERE. ugh.

Bad Picture of my bedroom armoire.  It is in the LIVING ROOM!

My bedroom sliding glass door cornice.  On the dining room floor.  Brilliant.

BUT, it is still being put together.  When it is done, you will be the first to know!!!

And, before this, I had time to alter that tin plate I bought from my favorite Junque store for $1.  I placed a doily, a piece of sheet music and a pig wearing a crown from The Graphics Fairy, a piece of my grandmothers lace and a few flowers.  My son large picked out the pig.  I think he is a handsome pig!!  He deserved to be on something special!!

Close up of the art on the plate!!  I don't know where I will put it, but I love it!!

And so, I have to go back to fixing my bedroom.  If I don't do something, I will have no where to sleep!!

I am linking up to the awesome Debbie's Newbie Party, (can you believe it is my last month to join in??)

And Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy

EEK!!  And don't forget to get in on my giveaway on Screaming Sardine!!  Click the link to try for a chance!!  The winner is being picked tomorrow!!

Have an awesome evening/day!!!