Music And Dance!

 

Good-morning! Are you ready to have some fun and maybe win a great prize? Then join us at The Paper Shelter for our fun challenge! Our challenge is "Music and Dance". If you check out The Paper Shelter Store you will find several stamps that will fill this bill for this challenge! I have chosen The Lovely Ballerina stamp! This is an older stamp but still a favorite of mine. I colored her with Copics and added some Stickles for a bit of sparkle. A pretty die cut from Memory Box adds the 'music' to my card. Some pretty flowers from WOC finish off this fun card! I hope you will join in the fun as I can't wait to see your take on this fun challenge! 

I am entering this card at the following challenges:

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/

http://stampinroyalty.blogspot.com/

http://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.co.uk/

http://createsandmakes.blogspot.ca/

http://sunnydaycrafting.blogspot.com/

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/

My Song: Ballerina Lyrics (Nat King Cole)

Dance, ballerina, dance
And do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin' heart
Dance, ballerina, dance
You mustn't once forget a dancer has to dance the part

Whirl, ballerina, whirl
And just ignore the chair that's empty in the second row
This is your moment, girl
Although he's not out there applauding as you steal the show

Once you said his love must wait its turn
You wanted fame instead
I guess that's your concern
We live and learn

And love is gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career; you can't afford a backward glance
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here have come to see the show
As 'round and 'round you go
So, ballerina, dance
Dance, dance!

Working 9 to 5!

A closer look at the cute stamp!

A felt button that I added gel pen dots to!

The inside of my card.

 

I have a friend from high school who has just retired and wants to get into the 'card making' mode. She has never done anything like this before so I am trying to share what 'limited' knowledge I have with her. She found this cute stamp by Sandra Caldwell and wanted to know if we could buy it and make a card. So we both bought it and I bought a few more and we made this card. It was fun just to play with a new stamp from a new artist! How about you? Have you found a new artist to share with the  blogging world? Or, are you sharing your love for paper crafting with someone! I hope so, it builds us up to help one another and bring happiness to others! 

I am entering this card at the following challenges:

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.co.uk/

My Song: 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)

Stumble out of bed

And stumble to the kitchen

Pour myself a cup of ambition

And yawn and stretch and try to come to life

Jump in the shower

And the blood starts pumpin'

Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin'

For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Workin' 9 to 5

What a way to make a livin'

Barely gettin' by

It's all takin' and no givin'

They just use your mind

And they never give you credit

It's enough to drive you

Crazy if you let it

"Q" Is For "Quick"

 

Don't you just love quick and easy cards? Especially when you know you won't have much time to work on one!  Our letter is "Q" for "Quick" at ABC Challenge. We want to see clean and simple cards. No extra embellishments! I know that for some of us this is hard but it is good to step outside your comfort zone! LOL! Our lovely sponsor is "All Dressed Up"!

I chose Little Star for my card. Isn't she sweet and I now have one more of those much needed Christmas cards.  So let's see what you can come up with for that clean and simple look!

I am entering this card at the following challenges:

My song: Who Am I (Casting Crowns)

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You're
Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Looking Back On Summer

 A closer look at the stamp!

 

This is an older SC stamp I have. I colored the image at the first of summer and it sat around for such a long time and I finally got it made up into a card. I used my favorite spring and summer combo of pink and white. I think it just looks like summer and fits this stamp well. 

 I have been mulling over the events of this last week. I have served on several DT's over the years and some I loved and some I  didn't. What I have noticed as of late is a small faction of women have become quiet vitriolic in their comments and opinions. When I first started blogging I was so fortunate to make friends with people like Elaine Livesey, Shirley Chalmers, Glenda Brooks, Amanda Reed, Janie Printz and many more. All were genuine, kind, and supportive. Today I read a comment from a lady about someone else and she was talking to a particular group and said someone should bring her down. I was so saddened to think that there are more and more people in the crafting world who have become for lack of a better word less than kind. I was taught if you couldn't say something nice do not say anything. So, I am not going to say anything but to remind each of us to BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER! Please don't use social media to trash someone. It is not to hard to see (especially in America today) that our country has turned from God and His teachings. If we can just show love to one another then maybe we can make a difference in our world. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/

http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.co.uk/

http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://www.perfectlycreatedchaos.com/

http://starstampz.blogspot.com/

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/

My Song: Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone)

Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in

I am everyday people, yeah yeah

There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo

Oh we got to live together

I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in

I am everyday people, yeah yeah

There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair
For bein' such a rich one that will not help the poor one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo

Oh sha sha we got to live together

There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one
That won't accept the red one that won't accept the white one
And different strokes for different folks

And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo

I am everyday people

A Card of Many Folds

 

Here we are ready to start the holiday season. A time that is so busy. I hope everyone will take time to stop and enjoy the true meaning of this season. A time to be thankful, for all we have been given, a time to open our hearts and remember what Christmas is all about. I am sending this card off to someone that may need a lift during this time of year. Our challenge at The Paper Shelter is A card of many folds. I hope you like this one it has been fun to do and I love this stamp called  "Where we going". So grab you favorite Paper Shelter stamp and join the fun. 

I am entering this card a the following challenges:

Me and Bobby McGee

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
It rode us all the way to New Orleans

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
I was playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no no
And, feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
You know, feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGhee

Splishin' and a Splasin'

My grandsons took swimming lessons this year. It was fun for me to watch them develop new skills. Our valley has a river that runs through it and we have numerous canals, ponds and lakes around us. I feel it is so important that every child learn to swim. Neither of my parents were swimmers and they made sure my brothers and I were able to swim at a young age. I did the same with my kids and now my grandkids. I wanted to send this card to my oldest grandson who had the biggest struggle with swim lessons. I am hoping this will cheer him on for lessons next year. The cute stamp is from CAAB and there is also a girl companion stamp. Hop over to her shop and you will find many stamps you will 'have' to have.

I am entering this card at the following challenge:

My song:  Good  Vibrations (Beach Boys)

I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word

On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air
I'm picking up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations
Good, good vibrations
Excitations

Puppies and Babies!

 

Puppies and babies they always make me smile. I knew this S.C.  stamp would be a favorite. I love the cute puppy and the smile it brings to the girl. This card was commissioned by a friend for her daughter's birthday. Her daughter is a dog lover and so I though this stamp would be the perfect card for her. 

I am entering this card at the following challenges:

My Song: How Much Is That Doggie In the Window (Patti Page)

How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale

I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home

How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale

"P" Is For Pearls

It is time for a another fun time at ABC Challenge. Our lovely sponsor is "Polkadoodles".  

If you have never checked out this shop I hope you will click on the link and do so now. I love, love, love those fun stamps!

 

It's time for another fun challenge at ABC Challenge   

and this time we are at the letter "P". Our challenge is to use Pearls

Polkadoodles is our lovely sponsor and I chose "Hi It's Me" stamp from the Winne Sugar Sprinkles Springtime collection and you can find her here!

I have had such fun coloring the stamps in this collection. I also used from my pile of "I don't know when I will use this" paper. I didn't like the color of this paper, but when I put it with this stamp I thought it looked a wee bit like an older house siding with peeling paint. I also used two ribbon slides to make the hinges on the door. The wooden butterflies came from our local youth ranch. I colored them with my Copics pen and added the white polk a dots with a gel pen and also made the trail of the butterflies with the white gel pen. Half pearls were added to the butterfly trails and to the fence (nails) die cut.

My Song: Finally Home (Jeremy Camp)

I will be dancing free
Unashamed before my King
When I am finally home
Won't need no bed to sleep
I have too much to see
Just staring at Your throne

Eyes will fill with tears of joy
Your fullness, I will know

I will be forever running free
Moving to all Heaven's melodies
Colors that I've never seen
Bigger than my wildest dreams
We'll be together
When I'm finally home

My and My Teddy Bear

 

I decided to pull out an old stamp and some new dies! I seem to be in a winter mood. It has been such a hot summer and we have had fires all around u so our valley has been thick with smoke. So I am wanting cooler weather, rain and snow (preferably lots of both) and all the fun that fall brings. Football, holidays, and family time. I also have a friend from high school who just retired and is now learning to enjoy this crazy world of paper crafting. So all of these 'just for fun' cards I am doing, I try to incorporate a new technique for her to learn. I don't know about the rest of you but I love sharing my (limited) skills with others. I am hoping one day Nan will be a part of the blogging world and  she will also love paper crafting as I do. 

I hope everyone has a great Friday and a fabulous week-end. I challenge you to take a newbie under your wing and teach them the skills you have! Oh, and if any of you want to adopt me and help me learn I am here ready, willing and able! Blessings! 

I am entering this card at the following challenge:

My Song: Here Am I (Mercy Me)

On the other side of the world
She stands on the ocean shore
Gazing at the heavens she wonders
Is there something more
Never been told the name of Jesus
She turns and walks away
What a shame

Just across the street in your hometown
Leaving from his nine to five
Gazing down the road he wonders
Is this all there is to life
Never been told the name of Jesus
He continues on his way
What a shame

Whom shall I send
Who will go for me
To the ends of the earth
Who will rise up for the King
Here am I send me
Here am I send me

"I Do"

 

The front of my card using an old Sara Kay stamp!

 

The inside of my card using a CAAB digi.

 

A Mo Manning on right inside of my card.

 The backside of my card.

 

This is a card I created for a friend to give to another couple for their anniversary and they are also longtime friends. (I love living in a small town)! It was a fun card to make. I tried to show their lives through the years. They are celebrating their 50th anniversary and to day is my husband's and my 44th anniversary. Time does fly. I hope you enjoy this card and today brings you blessings! I am entering this card at the following challenges:

My Song: Chapel of Love (Beach Boys)

Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married

Gee I really love you
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel of love

Spring is here (ooo-ooo-ooo)
The sky is blue (sky is blue)
Birds all sing (oh the birds all sing)
Like they do (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Today's the day (wah-hooo-oooo)
We'll say "I do" (ooo-oooo)
And we'll never be lonely anymore

Because we're
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married

Gee I really love you
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel of love

The Paper Shelter Challenge-Embossing of Any Kind!

 

Good morning everyone! I hope this day brings you joy and happiness. For me, tomorrow is my 44th wedding anniversary. I was fortunate enough to marry my best friend and though we have had our share of ups and downs we have weathered the storms and now enjoy the blessings we have been given in our lives. Happy Anniversary to you Steve, I am truly thankful for you!
Now...time to get on with my card and the current challenge at The Paper Shelter! Our letter this months is "E" for embossing of any kind. I know some of you are so much more talented with this than I am and I am excited to see what you come up with. I am using "The Big Bad Wolf"! I loved this stamp the minute I saw it and knew it would be one of my favorites. I used a Stamping Up embossing folder, and four die cuts to finish off my card! I am entering this card at the following challenges:

http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/AG-no-102.html

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/

http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/

http://sunnydaycrafting.blogspot.com/

My Song: More (This was sung at our wedding!)

More than the greatest love the world has known,
This is the love I give to you alone,
More than the simple words I try to say,
I only live to love you more each day.
More than you'll ever know, my arms long to hold you so,
My life will be in your keeping, waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping,
Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you're gonna be mine.
I know I've never lived before and my heart is very sure,
No one else could love you more.
More than you'll ever know , my arms they long to hold you so,
My life will be in your keeping, waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping,
Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you'll be mine,
I know that I've never lived before and my heart is very sure,
No one else could love you more, no one else could love you more.