DON'T WORRY,

     BE HAPPY

     Well here we are, it is already Sunday night.  What happens on the weekends that make those two wonderful days of the week go by so fast?  I have no idea, but as a working Mom I sure wish I could fix that problem. lol..

 Hi guys.
      I know you didn't stop by to hear me complain about the short weekend I had, so I am going to get right to my card.  I still need to do my nails and that can take me an hour, so here we go.
     Today's card is actually one that came from my wanting to practice some new hair color combos as well as skin tones.  I was smart enough on this one however to already have my papers picked out so that it wouldn't take me forever to match up the colors of the clothes with papers that I have.  I have also been on a kick once again of switching heads and bodies from my Greeting Farm stamps.  I just love to do this and I think it must come from when I was little and just loved to play with my paper dolls and change their clothes all the time.  Or it could come from all those hair cuts that never grew back on my Barbies.  lmbo... I don't know.  I just love to do this.
     I of course picked out a couple of my favorite Creeper Crew stamps.  I really wanted a lot of hair to work with for this color combo, so I used  Creeper Crew Madden and Creeper Crew Noah for his beach bum,  kicked back look.  I have to tell you that I love how Madden's hair came out and I am so going to use this combo again.,
     Once I had my Madden/Noah stamp put together I still couldn't figure out what kind of card I wanted to use her on, so I headed over to The  Greeting Farm to see what the FFF Challenge was for today.  Well, I was in luck as this week they are looking for stitching or stitches on your card or project.  Well, my paper pad just happened to have faux stitches in both the titles as well as on the DP.  Yay for ME!
     So, as you can see I used the title that was pre-printed on the paper pad and some great beach paper to go along with my Madden.  I like to think she has been walking around watching all the surfers and just enjoying a great day at the beach.
     Yes, I am still on an enamel dot kick that I don't seem to want to change for quit awhile, so I pulled out some orange ones to go with the title. I am sad to say that in my pictures they look so different, but in real like I assure that the oranges do match quit well.
      Ok guys, have a wonderful Monday and I will talk at you later.
Hugs Lisa G

Supplies:  It would appear that I didn't take
pictures of my Copics, and I didn't write down
my list.  I will try and add it all tomorrow.

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THANKS BUNCHES!

Hi guys.

     Can you believe it, I am back for a second time in less than a month?  lol.... Like I said I had a great time being creative this weekend, and with any luck I intend to get just as creative come Friday.  :O)  Wish me luck....

    While I was being creative this weekend I decided to make a quick but fun CAS card from my Die Hard club that I belong to.  This month we received this really cute flower set with some awesome sentiments to go with them.  I really wanted to make both the sentiment and the flower stand out, so I stamped and die cut the two different sizes of the flower onto my dp and used just that with a border die to make very simple, yet happy and Spring time-ish.  :O)  

     Hope you are all having a wonderful week so far/  We have been so fortunate to have lots of sunshine so far with the highs at about 58 degrees.  Oh how I just love this time of year. It's been so nice, that we bought new tennis shoes for the four of us and we are starting our walks in the evenings until this weekend gets here so we can get up and enjoy a little longer walk. 

     Ok, got to go paint my nails and head to bed.  Have a great day, and I will talk at you later.

Hugs, Lisa G

Just using the dies/stamps ink with my favorite accents (ENAMEL DOTS!)

I cut one of the die cut shapes in half just to add a little of the same from the outside of the card.  

Supplies:

stamps-Crazy4Daisies-TSOL

dies-Crazy4Daisies-TSOL & On the Edge-PageMaps

cs-Neenah-Solor White-Classic Crest

dp-Everyday Eclectic-ep

ink-Versafine-Onyx Block

enamel dots-The Sweetest Thing "Smile" Blue Bell -MME

It's Your Day...

 

 Hi guys,
      I am so happy to have had a few minutes this weekend to actually make a card or two.  They aren't anything over the top special, but WOW, did I have a fun time making them.  I am so wanting to pick up some new Greeting Farm stamps, but for now with all our medical billing flying through the door it will have to wait.  :O)  Not like I don't have some cute stamps to color, but you know how that goes, always want more.  Can't have too many to play with. lol.... Anyway....
     So because of the stamp issues,  I went through my stamps and some of my dies and picked out a couple that I wanted to play with.  While I was doing that I picked through my paper pads and  decided to pull out a few that remind me of Spring.  It has been so nice the last few days that I am totally in the mood to make a few Spring cards before I get to making a couple of  Birthday, Easter and Mother's Day cards.
     I picked out the 'Lucky Bunnie' stamps from TGF as they can be either for Spring or for Easter.  This card,  as you can see is for Spring and all the beauty that goes with it.  I just think this little guy is so sweet holding that flower.  I just had to color him up and put him with some papers that had a bit of a rainbow look to them,  I think it makes for a great Spring card.
     Ok guys as it's been way too long and I do have work in the morning I am going to leave it at that.  Before I head off to bed I want to say "Welcome" to my new followers.  I am so happy to have you here and with any luck and a bit of work I am hoping to get back to a daily post.  I hope you enjoy my cards.  I am hoping to get back into more Copic colored cards as that is what I love to make.
     Talk at you all later.
Hugs Lisa G

Supplies:
stamps-Lucky Bunnie-TGF
cs-Neenah Smooth Solor White 110lb
dp-Dear lizzy-Neapolitan-AC
dot pastels-Sticko-EK Success
Inks-Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink & New Sprout-Memento
Onyx Black-Versafine
Copic Markers:
bunny-N1-N0-R20-R22
flower-Y17-Y38-RV11-RV14
grass & shadows-YG21-YG23-YG25-Y0000

You are so SWEET!

Hi guys,
     Wow do I feel like a very lucky girl.  You are all so sweet and so very nice to still hang around waiting for me to put up a card.  I really can't even begin to tell you how much it means to me.  If feels so good to be somewhat back and have you all around to make it that much more special to me.
     I have had a few emails asking me if all was ok, so I thought I would just take a moment to kind of catch everyone up on just what has been going on.  If you really would rather not waste the time then please just skip down to the bottom to see my Valentine card for today.  :O)   I totally understand as this is going to take a moment or two to get it all out.
     You all know that we have had a few family issues since the beginning of 2014, but what you don't know is that almost 4 weeks ago I was seen in the ER for chest pains that were diagnosed as a viral infection  around my heart that resulted in me being on bed rest for two weeks.  That isn't as fun as it sounds.  lol.... I was just getting over this problem when we got word that Jerry's Mom had passed away.  Her service was to be held in Arizona this last Saturday.  I have been working a lot as one of the other girls is on vacation and it was needed, so we were trying to decide if Jerry should go to Arizona or not when Madison got sick.  After several visits to the clinic walk-in and the ER we were told that her kidneys were shutting down and that they were going to fly her to Spokane right away. When Madison and I landed in Spokane (a mere 101 miles away from home) she was running a fever of 104 and had gone septic.  It took a lot of care from the hospital and some very strong IV antibiotics, but I am very happy to say that after a week  in the PICU and the pediatric unit of Sacred Heart Children's Hospital our daughter is once again home and doing great.   She still has to take oral antibiotics for 10 more days and do breathing treatments a few times a day as her lungs were filling up with fluid, but we are so blessed to be home and have no permanent damage to her kidneys.
     In fact the Drs. were so amazed as to how fast her kidneys responded to the treatment and how hard she and  I worked to get those lungs working again.  Of course the incentive to go home tends to put a girl into overdrive.  :O)
     I have to tell you that we all received the very best care at the hospital and I can not even begin to thank the 16 Dr.s that took care of our little girl while she was there. Not to mention all of the awesome nurses in the PICU and the Pediatric ward.  They were all just exceptional and they were nice enough to let me stay in the rooms with Madison every step of the way.


Card information starts here: 
     Ok, well if you've hung in there with me I just wanted to share another very simple and very quick card for Valentine's Day that I made last night as I really just wanted to play around and do a little bit of much needed crafting.  lol....
     This card was also made from my Stephanie Barnard die set. It is super simple in design, but very relaxing to make up in a hurry.  I hope you enjoy it.
     I am so hoping to get a chance to pull out a few stamps and color them up for a card or to for next week.  So until then, Happy Valentine's Day everyone.  Talk at you later....
Hugs Lisa G       >^..^<

Very simple design, but I was just playing around and didn't want to pull a lot of stuff out for this one.  :O)

Bad embossing, but it was an after thought and I just kind of
went with it. 

Supplies:
dp: True Love-BG
cs-bubblegum & raspberry-the stamps of Life
dies-Love, Hugs & Hearts-Stephanie Barnard-Sizzix
Memento inks
Hero Arts-white embossing powder

HUGS...

Hi everyone.
     I am so happy to be able to post a simple little card for you today,  It has been so so so long since I have even been able to make a card yet alone sit at my desk to be creative.  We have had a lot of family issues since the beginning of 2014 that we are really hoping that the worst is over and the rest of the year will be a whole lot better.
     Anyway, I won't go into all of it here as I am sure that you really don't want to read all about it.  I just wanted to share this VERY simple Valentine card that I made a few weeks back when I was planning out all the Valentine cards I was going to make this year.  lol... Never make plans like that again.  I tell you the best made plans of mice and men.  :O)
       Really I  had no intention of sharing this one, but as the last card that I was able to post on my blog was a Christmas Card, and as much as I love making them.... I just really didn't want to look at that for another day.
     So, here for your viewing pleasure is my one and only Valentine card for 2014....  Nothing exceptional, just not a Christmas card,. lol...
     I hope that you have all been well and I am so hoping to get the chance to  hop around this weekend and talk at you all.
Hugs Lisa G  >^..^<

Merry Christmas...

Hi guys,
      It is almost Christmas, and I still have one more card with my poinsettia on it to share.  lol... I am sorry, but for some reason I have just been obsessed with this die set. LOVE IT!
      I actually made this card for Madison as she really wanted me to make one out of red.  I intend to put this on her Christmas gift from Jerry and Me.  I think she will like it and I know I had a great time making it for her.
     So sorry to make this post so short, but this is my second time at it as I hit delete and ended up having to redo the whole post. Grrrr.....  I also have work early in the morning, so I am heading off to bed.  I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Eve. and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

the wonder of Christmas...

Hello my friends.
     I sure hope that everyone is feeling the Christmas Spirit.  I am so sorry for being MIA these last few days.  I have been so busy between work, making Christmas socks for work and getting the car fixed along with a new boyfriend for Madison that I don't think I have even sat down at my desk since last weekend.  :O)
     So, even though I haven't had a moment to rest I did manage to make a few cards last weekend that I really wanted to share with everyone before Christmas was over.  You might have guessed that I have still been a bit addicted to my poinsettia dies as well as heat embossing.  With that being said I wanted to make a second card out of my dies and go with a more dusty rose color flower.  I did just that and I have to say that I really love how this card came out.  It isn't quite as elegant looking as my white flowered card, more like a  Country Christmas feel to it.  I love this feeling.   It really reminds me of the movie "The Family Stone" . Not sure what it is about that movie, but I just love it and I love how the family unit in the movie just all seem to have  each others' backs no matter what.  For me I think that is what family should be like.  lol...  I know, I tend to go on an on and get very sentimental this time of year.  Sorry, you will only have to endear this side of my for a couple more weeks !!!?... I don't know, but I am sure that if you've seen it and liked it, you know what I am talking about.
     Anyway, if your not too busy these next three days, I .do have a couple more cards to share and a little bit of nostalgia to share with you come Christmas Morning.  Until then, I hope you all have a Safe and Blessed Christmas.
     Talk at you tomorrow. Merry Christmas!
Hugs, Lisa G

I used my VersaMarker for the squiggly lines as I had a little ink come off of my block when I stamped the
sentiment.  I like how it turned out as you wouldn't know it happened if I hadn't told you.  :O)  

Supplies:
stamps-the wonder of Christmas-SNS-Amy Young & Handy Christmas Greetings-AmyR
cs-Spring Moss & Autumn Rose-PTI & brown-The Paper Studio
dp-eskimo kisses-BasicGrey
Spellbinders-Layered Poinsettia
Beautiful Bling-from Steph-"Thank You so much"
inks-Onxy Black-Versafine ,  Versamark & Moonlight White
embossing powder-Magic Moon Pearls-Lindy's StampGang