Share the love............

I just realized how close Christmas is getting......is it just me or did it come way too fast this year? I feel like I got caught off guard & am trying to play catch up. I've got most of my shopping done. The tree is up but we have a new puppy who loves the ornies a little bit "too much" so our tree is bare on the bottom branches. LOL Oh well...........maybe next year...........

I'm working on my "Snowflurry Tilda" Christmas cards & hope to be able to share them with you soon. This is the cutie I'm working with...........


Isn't she just the sweetest. I'm coloring her with my Copic markers in pale blues. I'll be putting them all together this week (hopefully.......so don't hold me to it.....LOL). She can be found at Diana's shoppe HERE.

I hope & pray that you are all doing well & enjoying this Christmas season. We all (myself included) need to take a deep breathe........RELAX.........and remember that Jesus' birth is the true meaning of Christmas! Surround yourselves with those you hold dear & share the love.



Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Prayer of Thanksgiving

I have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. I thank the Lord for saving me so many years ago. I thank Him for my beautiful, loving family. I thank Him that even though we’re going through uncertain times that we can always count on the knowledge that He will never leave us. He will always provide. I also thank Him for my many friends and for all of my internet sisters who bring me so much joy.

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Whatever it may be…….I pray that you are blessed beyond measure with your cup overflowing with goodness and plenty and most of all……filled with God’s love.


You may remember this hymn………….
“We Gather Together to ask the Lord’s Blessing”

In the early 1600s, Dutch settlers brought the Prayer of Thanksgiving to the "New World". Music, based on a Netherlands folk hymn, was added and it became a favorite in the colonies and today is a traditional Thanksgiving hymn. This is a translation by Theodore Baker (1851-1934).

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens His will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to His name: He forgets not His own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, was at our side, all glory be Thine!

We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant,
And pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be.
Let Thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Amen

Have a blessed & joyous Thanksgiving!


Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Deja vu.......something for you........

Some of you might remember that I shared these Christmas tags with you last year when my blog was brand spankin' new. Since I didn't know many of you then I thought that I would share them again in honor of my one year blogoversary..............has it really been almost a year? Wowsers! Where does the time go.........

Anywho...........I used Trina Clark's darling graphics. You can find her designs HERE.





You can click on them to enlarge & then save them to your computer.

Enjoy! I may try to whip something else up in the next couple of weeks to share with you as well.........so keep an eye out for it.......LOL

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

My Dear Sister Girlfriends!

Charlene aka scrappygma (you can see the darling fall card she made on her blog) & Kathe aka Katz Designz & I (you know who I am...LOL) enjoyed some time together this past week. What a blast we had!!! Charlene came from Arizona & spent several days with me (I'm in southern California). Kathe joined us on the first 2 days....she just lives a hop, skip & a jump from me. We stamped & punched & used my new Nestabilities and had such a good time!!! Can't wait to do it again!

I just wanted to share my joy with you all! Wish we could have all been together! 'Course my house wouldn't hold all of you.......LOL.........but we could rent a huge hall or something. LOL

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Tilda in her pink party dress

I sure hope you're not getting "too" tired of seeing this adorable little girl named Tilda. She can be found at Diana's shoppe HERE. She is such a sweet little girl. I think she loves living at my house with all of us girls. LOL (My hubby is the lone male in our household........even the dog is female.......too bad, so sad for him.....LOL)

I really do own other Tilda stamps but we have had a ton of girlie October birthdays so I've been having some fun spreading her little cheer around.

I made this card for my granddaughter's 14th birthday. I can't believe our baby is 14 now! My goodness they sure grow up fast. Her sister is already 19! Wow! Does that make me ancient? LOL (don't answer that.....teeheehee)

Side note: I always forget to add the white highlights to her cheeks. So please......just use your imagination! LOL

Anywho.......as always.........thanks for looking & for leaving your wonderful comments.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Purple Durple Tilda

This is another birthday card that I made for a dear friend using the Tilda holding balloons stamp found at Diana Crick's Magnolia store HERE. As you can tell.......these little girls have captured my heart. I get such a kick out of coloring her with my Copic markers.

Thanks for looking.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

When you wish upon a star.............

What does that remind you of? Jiminy Cricket? Mickey Mouse? Donald Duck? Disneyland? ME? LOL Yep......you got it..........I'm going to Disneyland!


***UPDATE***.........we had a BLAST at Disneyland yesterday! So much fun! We laughed & giggled & laughed & giggled some more! LOL And guess what? It barely sprinkled......but it's pouring today! Thank You, Lord!!!!

I've had a love affair with Disneyland since I was a young girl & saw it open for the first time (yes........I'm THAT old......LOL)! I grew up next door to Disneyland & remember seeing the fireworks every night in the summertime. Such good memories!

My BFF & I are going to the Happiest Place on Earth tomorrow to celebrate my birthday. It's supposed to RAIN (figures...........the ONE day of rain we get this year just HAS to fall on my birthday........LOL) but it won't dampen our spirits! We'll have a ball!

YIPPEE SKIPPEE!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing in my excitement!

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Sharing a Flower Tut..........

While blog surfing today I stumbled across a flower tut & an amazingly talented flower maker........would that make her a florist or a flower designer.........hhhhhmmmmm........not sure what to call her but her flowers are amazing.

The flower tut is on the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog HERE .

The oh so talented Michele has her own site.....My Little Space On The WWW. Scroll down to see her amazing floral creations. Just beautiful! I'm just going to HAVE to get one of those Sizzix Flower Layers dies. Oh great.........one more thing to add to my "MUST HAVE" list. LOL

Just wanted to share a wee bit of inspiration with you all.

Huggies & Blessings ~♥♥♥~

Button.........Button.........Button

This is my Mingle card that I made for my Magnolia-licious Yahoo group for September. The only requirement was to have a button on my project so I added these sweet little heart buttons. I'm getting it out a wee bit late due to our recent trip to New York & the horrible head cold I brought home with me. OY!

I'm entering this card in the Magnolia Down Under challenge #23 to use one or more Buttons along with a Magnolia image. I just love these sweet little girls named Tilda. She was colored with my Copic markers. I used Tilda holding a single flower found at Diana's shop here.

I just love using buttons on my cards. I believe the buttons are from the Jesse James collection found at Michael's.

Thanks for looking & I appreciate each & every comment.

Huggies & Blessings ~

Introducing Bella.........

Meet the newest addition to our family! She's the cutest little Rottie puppy that my granddaughter named "Bella". She's a "love" & only 3 months old with the longest legs. We've all fallen in love with her.

Our family dog is such an important member of our family. Chloe left a gigantic hole in our hearts that could only be filled by another furbaby to love.

Thanks for sharing in my joy!
Huggies & Blessings ~

Our beloved Golden is gone now............

We had to put our 5 yr old Golden Retriever "Chloe" to sleep this morning. She lost her battle with cancer. The doctor gave her 3 to 6 months to live back in May........she lasted 4 more months.

Such a sad day for our family. She was a beloved friend & companion to all of us. We will miss her so much........................

Another sweet Tilda card to share

I made this for another dear friend who's birthday is next week. I'm also entering 2 more challenges. YAY

The first challenge is Friday Sketchers #68. This is the sketch I followed (I turned it sideways).....


The second challenge is Pink Elephant #31.....a color challenge.....Red, Yellow, Black & White. There's just a splash of yellow in the flowers & brads.

I used the same Copics as the other Tilda holding balloons card. I just reversed the colors on her dress & the balloons.

Thanks for looking again!
Huggies & Blessings ~

Sweet Tilda holding balloons

I made this birthday card for a dear friend who's going through a rough patch right now so I thought it would perk her up a bit. She's very special to me.

I used Magnolia's Tilda holding balloons as my focal image. This stamp can be found at Diana's shoppe "Magnolia-licious" HERE. I have fallen in love with these precious little girls.

I am also using this card to enter 2 challenges. The first one is at the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog. We were to follow this darling sketch made by Mina.

The second challenge is at Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog using Challenge #35 Swirls, Curlz & hearts (I hope my one heart still qualifies me).

Wish me luck & Happy Birthday to my dear sweet friend (I can't say who she is until after her birthday......giggles)!

Card Recipe:
DP – Prima Studio D “The First Blush”
Prima flowers
“Best Occasions” Rhinestone Swirls
Versa Magic Chalk Ink “Wheat”
Copics: R20, R22, E000, E00, E02, E31, E33, E41, W0, W1, W3, G85

Huggies & Blessings ~

Best of Craft Critique coloring techniques & Giveaway

In case you haven't heard.........Craft Critique is a wonderful way to learn about new products, new techniques & get oodles of info on craft products........both old & new. You can sign up to receive these reviews right in your email Inbox.

One of the products they are showcasing in their "Best Of" article is the Copic Airbrush System. Ooooooohhhhhh I would love to get my hands on one of these. I recently saw Marianne Walker at I Like Markers use this system on a crafting show & it looks easy peasy........even I could do it. LOL

Anywho........they are also offering a wonderful giveaway of 3 full Basic Grey paper collections to three lucky winners. You can go HERE to enter & see these beautiful new collections.

Huggies & Blessings ~

Win a $250 Shopping Spree at The Scrapping Cottage!

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This is all you have to do to be eligible to enter.....

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When they reach their goal of 500 followers they will randomly choose a winner! It could be YOU!!!!!

Huggies & Blessings ~