Happy Birthday, Virginia!!!!!!!!!!

Hello, friends:}


***Please click HERE for my Play Date Cafe challenge post--super pretty colors and amazing sponsor!!! 

I have waited until the last minute to upload my birthday card for my sweet friend's birthday bash challenge! I just love love love Virginia!! I was super lucky to meet her {and Lin} this year in February.  She is sooooooooo sweet! Which is why I used some sweet images!!! **I was going to use some Hero Arts sweet images, but couldn't find them! I know how much Virginia loves Hero Arts:)


I love this card---it is SOOOOOOOOOO beautiful! I love the papers {My Mind's Eye Vanity Fair}!! I also love all these stamp images from Paper Smooches {FOLKal Points, Sugar Rush, and Spiffy Scooters}. LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about it! 

Not sure if you can see it--but there is a birthday flag coming out of the cupcake. I put the butterfly on it for more dimension...???

And the reason I waited so long to post my card....because today is her BIRTHDAY!! I wanted to surprise her!!! So happy happy birthday, Virginia;) Be sure to stop by her blog and leave some love and wishes:}


THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

EIC #136 {Bearly Art}--Growing In Unity Day #7

POST #1--scroll up for 3 more Growing in Unity projects!!

Hello, friends:}

It's my last day of Growing in Unity!! Be sure to stop by each post this week {April 17-23} and leave some love for your chance to win several prizes!! Become a follower for an extra entry!! Gotta love prizes!! 

Today is also the start of another challenge over at EtsyInspired. We are headed over to Bearly Art--so cute! These clocks made me giggle! There's one for almost any one!! And our EIC sponsor this week is Sassy Cheryl's. Another fabulous digital stamp co! LOVE those images! 

I was inspired by this fun donut clock!! I instantly thought of my great friends- Virginia and Lin--and my Hero Arts Have a Donut stamp set!! I knew this set would be perfect for this card! And this is a very simple card--ALMOST CAS!! 

That's it for this post (be sure to scroll up for more!!!)! But wait--the EIC DT have created some AMAZING creations for you to check out! Head over to their blogs now:) 

Ashley

Carole

Angie

De 

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Kimme Leach {April Guest DT}

Virginia

Ruby 

Sherry

And don't forget to head over to the EtsyInspired blog for more deets! Link up your creations by Friday, April 29th at noon to be eligible for the two prizes!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by and leaving some love! Your comments make me smile--and they enter you in this week's giveaways for Growing in Unity! I've got a couple of prize packages, as well as a Unity stamp set, to give away! If you haven't stopped by HERE or HERE or HERE or HERE or HERE or HERE (special post) or HERE and on this post below!! **NOTE:: That's 8 chances to win! Leave some love and follow my blog for your chance to win:} 

Thanks again for stopping by! Be blessed! 

A few pics...from last month

Hello, friends:}


I'm so sorry for being MIA the past couple of days--I have been super busy with visitors! I am so lucky to have so many friends and family come visit me in Florida! **NOTE:: if you are headed this way--let me know:) I love getting together!


Back in Feb. I met with two fabulous crafters---Virginia and Lin!! OH MY! I had a blast! Lin actually lives (for a couple of months) near me! Lin and her husband, Denny, picked me up and we talked the entire drive (about 2 hours) to Orlando! LOOOOOOOVED it! It was so refreshing talking with another sister and believer!

I was zoomed in for this pic--oops! 

I will never forget when Virginia walked out of the elevator! She was so excited--what a great memory. We had a great time visiting around the lunch table, and making a video for Hero Arts--which I'm now in LOVE with! LOVE Hero Arts! We also enjoy a fabulous dinner--oh my! Virginia even ordered a soup for me! She is super funny! My fav part about dinner was learning about all the recipes and ways to cook--THANK YOU, Virginia and Lin! I have yet to try the apple crisp--but I'm excited to start cooking and baking!! 

Did you see the magazines on the table--we were checking out the PC mags!! 

I really enjoyed walking around the hotels with these gals. We looked at all kinds of plants and beaches, and even walked in on a wedding! I had a great time! 

And to top it off--Virginia gave me this fabulous card! LOVE it:} She also gave me some goodies--my favorite was the Canada bracelet! LOL!

Photo by Virginia

If you have not been over to Lin or Virginia's blog--GO NOW! Lin has such details on each of her cards! Virginia has such amazing style! Be sure to stop by these fabby blogs! 


Thanks for stopping by today--and thanks for letting me share this great memory! I had a great time! I'll be back tomorrow with more...creations and pictures!


Thanks again! Be blessed:}

ATU #26 {birthday/celebration theme}

Hello, friends:}


Today starts a NEW challenge over at All Things Unity!! This is a good challenge too (each one is good! I just love this theme though--I think I make these cards the MOST!)!! 

Images by Lettering Delights- www.letteringdelights.com 

This 2 week challenge is all about BIRTHDAYS and OTHER SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS. You can make just about anything! LOVE it! I made two birthday cards, since I have 9 birthdays to celebrate this month! This first card was created using the CPS 207 sketch. I love love love how this card turned out--I love these Jillibean Soup papers--and this owl/sentiment are Itty Bittys from Unity's co-brand with Jillibean! LOOOOOOVE it! I'm also entering this card in the Paper Piecing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. I am also entering these two cards in the ABC DT challenge {birthday}. 


This next card was made using the Ippity Hippity Hop Twist challenge sketch. I turned the sketch sideways, and made the cupcake {Ippity Cuppy Cakes} the oval. I love how those parenthesis {Ippity Here & Now} look around the sentiment. I also have to note--I died that seam binding by myself! ACK! I know! I am so excited:) I learned that technique from Lin and Virginia!! THANKS, ladies. 

That's it for me today--but you are going to LOOOOOOVE seeing what the ATU DT gals created. So hop on over to their blogs. 

Carole

Cathy

Sara

And don't forget to link up your birthday or celebration creations over on the ATU blog! You could win the March prize package! This month we are giving away some Jillibean Soup papers and stickers. LOVE it! I *wish* I could win!


Head on over to the All Things Unity blog for more details too--remember to link up before Saturday, March 19th!! Can't wait to see what you make:)


Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm headed up to Orlando (again) today to visit with my favorite older brother and his wife!! I'll post pics soon! Be blessed:}

Awards:}

Hello, friends:}

I apologize for not being on since SUNDAY!! Been kind of lazy lately! But I'm back in the studio!! While I was resting and hanging out with Trav...I saw two blog awards that I received as well as this win over at i{heart}art!! Tiff picked me as one of the top 3 for her Sketchy Sunday 001 winners! I entered this card. Love that Unity stamp set [Heart Times]! 

Thank you thank you thank you, Hannah from Sparkly Pink Star for this Stylish Blogger Award. Hannah has so many beautiful cards on her blog--and a video! I need to learn how to make those! FAB! Check her blog out HERE! For this award, I have to share 8 things about me::


1. I LOVE the color green
2. I LOVE the DT teams that I am on {Play Date Cafe, EtsyInspired, All Things Unity}
3. We recently got iPhones--and we can now TEXT! Long story--I'll share later why we didn't have it for four years!
4. I love love love The Office--I enjoy shows and books that connect events and shows together. 
5. I don't like movies--if I do watch one...it's got to be a chick flick. No action-I can't take it! Sorry Trav!
6. I am a neat freak--I cannot leave things out on my desk for more than the duration of the creation. I get antsy and can't get in the mood for crafting. It makes for lots of trips to the drawers and shelves holding my supplies--but I have to have a clean desk:)
7. I LOVE to sing--that's what I do if I'm not skyping while I craft. 
8. Favorite saying or response right now-- "Is that necessary?" I say this to Trav all the time (in reference to lots of things). I can't think of an example right now--but it is funny when I say it;)


And...I just noticed that Hannah gave me two other awards--WOW! I'm honored! THANK YOU! 

This next award was given to me by my wonderful friend, Virginia. She is soooo inspiring! Check out her fabby creations HERE. To accept this award, I have to do a couple of things:::


1. Thank the person who gave it. THANK YOU so much, Virginia! It has been super wonderful getting to know you on the EIC team, and talking with you on the phone! I cannot wait until the end of this month!! ACK! I can't wait to meet you! Thanks for always inspiring me! YOU ROCK!
2. Copy and place award on blog.
3. List three things which you love about yourself. 

• I love that I live for Christ--trying to give and share what I have with everyone. 
• I love that my posts always have fun colorful words (linked). Makes it kind of whimsical--and who doesn't love color!
• I love my eyes--they are the most beautiful blue! 

4. Post a picture that you love. I'm going to share two photos--they are my fav! I love this photo of Trav and I wearing our matching NERD shoes. I'll share that story sometime soon:)

And here is a clever pic that I wish I had thought of--Angie {My Scraptastic World} and I were skyping. Her husband took a pic of us! How CLEVER! LOVE it!

5. Pass this award along to 5 people (no particular order): 

• Emily Leiphart--oh my! She is so talented!
• Lisa H.--she is the SWEETEST! Always leaving wonderful comments and supporting me!
• Mandy---I love love love LIMELIGHT! And Mandy! 
• Lynn Miller--Talented in more ways than one! She is super amazing--and a great teammate:)
• Angie B.--I've loved getting to know her over the past couple of months! More talent!! 

**NOTE:: I wish I could have given to everyone--so feel free to pick these awards up and place them on your blog! I just love all of my friends and followers;)

WOW! That was a long post! Thanks again everyone! I really enjoy sharing with you and I'm honored and blessed to receive these awards! Lots of love to all!