The Tlc Design Team and myself will be throwing another one of our fabulous Hops~!

Date: September 30th

Time: To be announced

Theme: Celebrating Children, in honor of Children's Day in October

As always, lots of freebies up for grabs..........so start warming up those engines....nimbling up those fingers.......breaking in those hopping shoes~! Cuz we are going to HOP~!

Fourth card created at Stampin Up card party. I used watercolor on the image. Also, this was the first time I used a water brush and a Stamp-a-ma-jig.

Card three of four created at Stampin Up card party. I love the sentiment.

Second of four cards created at Stampin Up card party. This card was made by using punches and paper tearing. Cute!

One of four cards I made at a Stampin Up card party. On this card, I learned the technique of using embossing powder. So easy!!

A thank you card for Mother's Day flowers and gift card.

Cuttlebug: Floral Fantasy Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Punch
Papers: Recollections and black from stash
Card Stock: Georgia Pacific

I love Anji's Antics western hat. I made this card for my brother's birthday. Shhhh, don't tell him! He has a black hat just like this, without the embellishments.  I embellished a little to bring out the black against black and white papers.

Digi: Anji's Antics
Papers: Best Occasions, Mixed Media Pack and Making Memories
Card stock: Georgia Pacific
Studio 18 Rhinestones
Lovell Water Colour Pencils
Dimensionals
Letters: EK Success

Before this little gnome was bland. I painted him with acrylic outdoor paint and clear acrylic spray. He looks so cute now and ready to go in my garden!!

One person commented on the petals falling off the flower in "love me, loves me not', that it ended with loves me not. So, I added another petal to make the flower show, "loves me". I have to be careful and look for those tiny details myself!

I wanted to make this card, thinking about "loves me, loves me not" theme. I drew the card and used water colour pencils for shading and coloring. I used Martha Stewart's heart border punch and dimnsionals. The papers are from my stash.

My little cabin in the woods.
Acrylic paint on canvas

A new spring wreath for our front door. Last year, birds built a nest behind the flowers. I made it possible for them to move in on this wreath!

Digi: Inkadinkado Flower
Water Colour Pencils
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots
Nestabilities: Lacey Ovales
Sentiment: TLC Creations
Dimensionals
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific
Papers: from stash

Digi: Spyders Corner
Paper: My Mind Eye, Simply Delightful
Other Papers: from stash
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific
Sentiment: Studio G Stamp
Ink: Studio G
Water Colour Pencils and Colored Pencils
Dimensionals
Yarn: Sugar n' Cream, Over The Rainbow

Happy Birthday to Dallas, our soon to be two year old grandson. This cute puppy wants to play with him.

digi: scraphappypapercrafter
papers: My Pets Stack

I created this card for Emily, a very sick seven year old child. I received the details from facebook and on Dustin Pike's blog.

The characters, Daisy and Buttercup are snoozing...dreaming of playing with Emily. 

Sketch #109

Operation Write Home Sketch #109

Digi image: Doodle Pantry, "Harold, The Duck"

Papers: Recollections Pistachio, Pink, White
Cardstock: White
Reeves Water Colour Pencils
Sizzix Bigkick:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals

Marvy Round Corner

McGill Hole Punch
Making Memories Brads
Lily Sugar and Cream Yarn
Studio G Ink
Tacky Glue and Tape

Card 3...Sweet Princess

Digi: Priscilla's Styles

Water Color Pencils by Loew Cornell and Reeves

Brush, water

Cardstock: white

Paper: The Shimmer Stack, Mango Frost,

Precious Child

Green, striped, and black from stash

Ribbon (Yellow) Pure Color Essentials

             (Pink) Offray Ribbon

              (Red) Celebrate It

Wood heart from stash

Red girl: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels #6 Die

Yellow and Pink girls: Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Ovales #5 Die

Sweet Princess ( card 2 of 3)

Card 2

Digi: Priscilla's Styles

Water Color Pencils by Loew Cornell and Reeves

Brush, water

Cardstock: white

Paper: The Shimmer Stack, Mango Frost,

Precious Child

Green, striped, and black from stash

Ribbon (Yellow) Pure Color Essentials

             (Pink) Offray Ribbon

              (Red) Celebrate It

Wood heart from stash

Red girl: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels #6 Die

Yellow and Pink girls: Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Ovales #5 Die

Sweet Princess Cards

Card 1 of 3:

Items used:
Digi: Priscilla's Styles

Water Color Pencils by Loew Cornell and Reeves

Brush, water

Cardstock: white

Paper: The Shimmer Stack, Mango Frost, Precious Child

Green, striped, and black from stash

Ribbon (Yellow) Pure Color Essentials

             (Pink) Offray Ribbon

              (Red) Celebrate It

Wood heart from stash

Red girl: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels #6 Die

Yellow and Pink girls: Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Ovales #5 Die

Chicken Love

Digi: Elizabeth O. Dulemba's "Chickens"

Sentiment: Inkadinkado's "I Love You" stamp

Studio G Ink

Cardstock: white, Lavender/Wisteria, Multi color

Papers:

green from stash, and beige is recycled packing paper

Egg template-self drawn

Water Color Pencils by Loew Cornell

Fiskar's 3 inch Scallop Punch

Tacky Glue

Water, brush

Hello

A little note to say HELLO

Items used to create this card:

Digi: Cornish Heritage Farms

Sentiment: Studio G's "A little note to say hello"

Cardstock: white

Papers: black, yellow, and School Days Multimedia Pad

Offray Spool of Ribbon

Jewels

Tacky Glue

Loew Correll Water Color Pencils

Brush, water

VCMP Challenge #2

VCMP Challenge #2: Masculine Nautical Card

Cuttlebug Embossing Border

Sizzix Bigkick

Digi: Birds Cards

Paper: Recollections Beach Page, The Shimmer Stack

Cardstock: blue, white

Sentiment: Anderson Taylor Studio G

Ink: Black Studio G

Reeves Water Colour Pencils

Inkadinkado Blending Pen

Tacky Glue

Fairy Snow Globes

Fairy Snow Globes

were created by using:

Digi: Elizabeth O. Dulemba

Stamp: Thinking of You

Papers: The Shimmer Stack, Recollections

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Orange from stash

Cardstock: White, Butterfly Corner Punch

Craft Smart Ribbon

2 3/4 inch Circle Fiskar Punch, 3 inch Scallop Fiskar Punch

Jewels

Black Studio G Ink

Tacky Glue

Leon Cornell Water Color Pencils, brush, water

More Fairy Snow Globes

Fairy Snow Globes

were created by using:

Digi: Elizabeth O. Dulemba

Stamp: Thinking of You

Papers: The Shimmer Stack, Recollections

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Orange from stash

Cardstock: White

Martha Stewart's Snowflake Punch,

Craft Smart Ribbon

2 3/4 inch Circle Fiskar Punch, 3 inch Scallop Fiskar Punch

Jewels

Black Studio G Ink

Tacky Glue

Leon Cornell Water Color Pencils

Brush, water

Fairy Snow Globes

Fairy Snow Globes

were created by using:

Digi: Elizabeth O. Dulemba

Stamp: Thinking of You

Papers: The Shimmer Stack, Recollections

             Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Orange from stash

Cardstock: White

Martha Stewart's Snowflake Punch, Butterfly Corner Punch

Craft Smart Ribbon

2 3/4 inch Circle Fiskar Punch, 3 inch Scallop Fiskar Punch

Jewels

Black Studio G Ink

Tacky Glue

Leon Cornell Water Color Pencils

Brush, water

Deer

My recent classes since the holidays have consisted of painting this deer near the grove of trees. The background is painted using a mixture of watercolor. Acrylic paint was used for the deer; a combination of white, raw sienna, burnt sienna, burnt umber, and yellow oxide. I painted the trees which is a dry brush stippling effect; using colors of primary blue, hookers green, and cadmium red. 

"Floral Fantasy"-Midweek Throwdown Challenge

Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps

This weeks challenge is to make cards with flowers for our heroes.

I used:

White cardstock background

Hippi Chic's, Chocolate paper for matting and lattice

Microsoft French Script MT for sentiment

Spellbinders Nestabilities #6 Die

McGill's Flower-Petite Petals punch

Fiskars Scallop punch

Half Pearls

Studio G Pigment Ink

Accessories: Wonder Wedge triangles, Tacky Glue, foam squares, Reeves Water Color Pencils, water, brush

Sizzix Bigkick

Love-OWH

An email of thanks

To our dog, Yogi...
Yogi, here is an email that your mom received concerning you and your friend at the hospital (Mr. Melvin) Great Job ! We are so proud of you !!

I just wanted to let you know that xxxx and I went by and visited with Melvin on Monday night. What a remarkable turnaround I've seen in him! He was so upbeat, it warmed both of our hearts.

... I wanted to mention to you both that the therapy dog, Yogi, seemed to make such a big difference in Melvin's state of mind. He even told xxxx and I that he'd given up on life, had told his wife that he was prepared to die, before the first time they sent Yogi to visit. He said Yogi made a big difference in his attitude.

Please pass to whoever handles Yogi. Perhaps he deserves an extra dog biscuit or carrot for his efforts!

Wish you both a nice New Year.

Yogi

Yogi is the shortened name for his AKC registration name, "Susie's Yogi of Tinkerbell Palace". He is certified by Delta Society as a pet therapy dog. We visit adult cancer patients, trauma, and antepartum patients at our local hospital. Yogi goes to nursing homes/assisted living homes and the local Ronald McDonald House.

Yogi is the quietest dog I have had. I believe he was born to be a therapy dog. At one time, my husband and I thought about entering him in competitions. But, after taking him to see my mom at a nursing home, I knew this was my calling and he was to be my teammate.  

Rose for Mom

My mom loved roses. She always said, "Give my flowers while I am alive". I gave her this rose so she would always have one near her. After she passed away, I brought the rose home and placed it in my dining room. I love you mom and I miss you so much.

A card for fb friend

One of my fb friends is having a double mastectomy soon. I requested her address and she wrote that she would appreciate a card from Yogi, my Havanese puppy.
Yogi is a pet therapy dog and has his own fb page. Since she is one of our friends, Yogi and mine, I decided to make a doggie therapy card.

The sentiment is written as if Yogi would have written it, "we bin thinking of U". Inside the card, the hearts move to reveal that, "we luv u and her name". I included his Christmas card photo which includes Casey, our other Havanese. She recently became certifed as a pet therapy dog also.

A different spin from the original card

OWH Sketch 102

  Sketch 102

Supplies used:
Card stock: Provo Craft, Texture Inclusion Desert; The Shimmer Stack; Sonnets, Fleur De Lis
Paper:  Basic Black paper pack
Acces: Loen Cornell Water Color Pencils, water, paint brush,
This to That double sided tape, Elmer's craft bond
Sentiment by Susie
Digi: Robin's Fetish Digistel Stamps

Garden of Hope

The Garden of Hope card was created especially for my granddaughter's friend. Her friend's mom just recently was told she has breast cancer. We all hope for a cure for this terrible disease.

Cowboy and his Sweetheart dancing

I created this thank you card for my brother, Bobby, and his wife, Lyn. She shows her horse, Nestle, in various competitons across the United States.