Winter wonderland

This fun card was created yesterday, but I couldn't get a good pic at night, so here he is today!

The image is from Octopode factory, which is my newest digi obsession

I was lucky enough to win their challenge last week, and couldn't wait to play along again this week!

The challenge this week is It's snowtime

I already had the snowman colored, and I've been playing with my alcohol inks this week,

So I figured I'd just keep it up!

So the blue background is alcohol inks, and also perfect for the January blues challenge at

Cupcake Craft Challenges!

Then I saw the Use ribbon challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges,

So I added the sparkly ribbon!

Which of course then I had to add some sparkly glitter embossing to the snowman 

(Hard to see but it's wherever there's blue on him!)

This of course picked up challenges for Sparkle shine or glitter at crafty sentiments,

And Make it sparkle at Use it Tuesdays!

Finally, here's the close up of mr snowman!

Which snowman is the challenge at Dilly Beans and Chocolate coffee cards

And finally a winter wonderland challenge at Love to create where I'm putting my name in the hat for a GDT spot! (Wish me luck!)

The pretty purple button was added as part of the Shopping our stash old buttons challenge!

Which of course led me to add the very very old snaps as well... 

Which are sort of a kind of button too I guess?

So there you have it! This is how I think when I'm in challenge mode! 

I love playing along with all of them because it gives me motivation to use the things I have in the craft room already! Which is the alcohol inks to me! 

And the challenge at Simon says stamp and show!

He he he had to sneak that last one in there! 

Oh yeah, and the background snowflakes are a fun stamp I got for FREE from Unity Stamps!  Yeah!

Have a crafty Wednesday!

Crafters cafe anything goes challenge

Good morning!

The newest challenge over at The crafters cafe is anything goes!

How easy is that???

Sooooo I'm sharing a card I made for my dear friend Mel! 

Obviously the image is of tinker bell!

It's actually a wall application sticker that I found at my local Good Will

I got it on half price day for a measly 30 cents! 

I love how its shiny, and I know you can't tell, but it's also raised just a bit!

For the background I used my glossy paper, and alcohol inks...

Wow it's been a while since I used them!

I used some glimmer mist, and some paint spatters too! 

Then some stamping and more spattering! 

Finally I added tink and some flowers!

I love the little saying!

Are you dust worthy?

Inside is a birthday sentiment since this is a birthday card!

Hope you're having a crafty mid week! 

Hope you join us at crafters cafe!

How do you organize your challenges?

Soooo I loooove challenges!

I love being able to combine a number of crafty endeavors into one completed work!

I love making my embellies too!

I digress! Soooo my question is... If you are like me and you play along with lots 

Of challenge blogs... How do you organize them?

This is my way... I make a list with the challenge and the due date...

Yep, that's pretty much it! 

Of course I end up with these lists all over the place.

So I've finally wished up and now I add the date the list was made to the top of... The list!

Yes, as you can see from the pic, I'm also checking my grocery ads at the Same time!

It's my type a personality, and the fact that I'm so far behind on things around the house.. Due to being sick!

Thanks goin out to hubby who cleaned AND cooked for me yesterday!

Today I'm back up and around! 

Mostly waiting for the repair guy to come fix our garage door spring!

But hopefully putting my list to use! 

Have a crafty day! 

I hope to have another post later!

I've smashed

I know it's been a while since I smashed.

I get busy with other pursuits... But I just love the smash!

And what's better to smash than my babies?

I'm getting my inspiration (and those cute dog digi's) from 

The alley way stamps.

Find that challenge Here... I flipped through my blue smash book till I found this

Orange page... Perfect for the inspiration! Plus the inspiration page has lots of penguins...

I have lots of doggins! 

Here's a close up of the right side page

And the left side page! 

Sierra always gets the shaft cause she's the shyest...

But not today in the smash! She gets her own page! 

Happy smashing today!

My first venture into polymer

Good afternoon dear blogger friends.

A quick post today as I'm sick and probably should be getting back in bed..

This is my first venture into polymer clay.

I stamped it with a new stamp I picked up from unity stamps.

If you can't read it, it says create..

Fun and pretty, after baking for 30 minutes, and letting it cool 

I attached it to a piece of leather I had laying around.

Fun and easy!

I'm linking this up to Friends with flair at the unity stamp shop blog!

Go check out these awesome stamps!

Off with their heads!

My sleeping schedule is pretty messed up right now!

Sooooo I figured I'd head to the studio and make myself a bookmark for my

"New to me" devotional!

Maybe the queen of hearts doesn't belong in a devotional, 

But I was so inspired by watching the old cartoon version last week that

I just had to use this image from 

The ocode factory, and create create create!

There are a lot of new products at use on this bookmark!

The stamps are all new to me, and even the stencils were a descent find at michaels!

Quick, fun, and best of all my fingers are full of paint and ink! 

YES!

Here's a close up!

Entering her into: the anything goes challenge at The Octopode Factory Challenge

And the New Year, New You challenge at A Blog Named Hero

"New something" challenge at Simon says stamp challenge

New stash at Try it on tuesdays

Something old, something new at Bearly mine challenges

Tea party challenge at Simon says stamp and show

Anything goes at Crafty creations

Craft Room Challenges: Make a Tag

Paper issues: Right here, right now

One little word

I don't make bew years resolutions...

But I've seen quite a few of my crafty friends posting their 

One little word...

 I love this idea! A word to live by for the year...

Sooo here is mine....

BELIEVE!

Soooo many words and phrases go in front of or behind this little word...

But it all comes down to this word in the end! 

If you're like me and don't make resolutions, do you have a word for yourself this year? 

"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and

believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God,

and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved."

Romans 10:9-10 (NLT)