Prickley Pear CHA Release Blog Hop Day 2!

Welcome to Prickley Pear CHA Release Hop Day 2!  You should have arrived here from Jessica's blog.  Spring has Sprung in the Prickley Pear catalog, and the design team has been working hard behind the scenes!  We look forward to sharing our creations with you! 

 We are giving away two prizes valued at approx. $75 each!  Both are pictured below:

 We are hopping for THREE DAYS to show you our new CHA/SPRING Release!  You will want to hop to each design team member's blog each day and leave a comment.  We will select our winners randomly from comments left, so the more love you leave us, the better your chances to win the awesome prize packages!

And here is my project for today, using HH0158: Paris Heart and BB0167: Mi Amore:

Have fun hopping - your next stop on the hop is  Michelle - http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/ 

Here is the hop order in case you get lost:

Prickley Pear *you are here*

Tracie

Brenda

Jessica

Jenn

Michelle

Prickley Pear CHA Release Hop Day 1!

Welcome to Prickley Pear CHA Release Hop Day 1!  You should have arrived here from Brenda's blog.  Spring has Sprung in the Prickley Pear catalog, and the design team has been working hard behind the scenes!  We look forward to sharing our creations with you! 

 We are giving away two prizes valued at approx. $75 each!  Both are pictured below:

 We are hopping for THREE DAYS to show you our new CHA/SPRING Release!  You will want to hop to each design team member's blog each day and leave a comment.  We will select our winners randomly from comments left, so the more love you leave us, the better your chances to win the awesome prize packages!

And here is my project for today, using GG0193: Heart Grass, GG0192: Hearts Four Square, and CC0061: Welcome Spring:

Have fun hopping - your next stop on the hop is  Michelle - http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/ 

And here is the hop list in case you get lost:

Heidi - http://stampshoppecreations.blogspot.com/

Angela - http://stampingbowd.blogspot.com/

Brenda - http://stamping-fantasies.blogspot.com/

Jenn - http://stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com/

Michelle - http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/

My Christmas Mantle

So Christmas is over, but I have a few things I'd like to share today.  The Design Team at Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps were asked to do a holiday post that could be about anything, so I decided to share my little "Christmas Mantle" and the story behind it:

We have a cat who thinks he's still a kitten (he's about a year and a half old), and he loves to climb trees and hang out in them, so I knew a Christmas tree was out of the question this year.  My friend Linda knew I was bummed about it, so she gave me this gorgeous garland to decorate with instead and I think it came out lovely!  I basically used my favorite ornaments and Christmasy things to decorate - that picture hanging up is actually a limited edition print of Independence Day at Goodale Park in 1965 in my town - Goodale Park is literally a stone's throw from my house, so it's cool that I have this picture hanging up (Jeremy's dad gave it to us).

But the most important part of my Christmas mantle is this guy:

This little guy was given to me by my buddy Meg the Christmas before she died (saying that still makes me feel like someone punched me in the stomach), that's a pic of her hanging off of his cute little antler.  This reindeer is my all-time most important Christmas decoration and always will be.  If you want to read about Meg, you can do it here but be warned, you might want to get some tissues.

I will forever be grateful to Meg for being a part of my life, and for introducing me to her mom Teresa, who has become a lifelong friend to me.  Cancer sucks, but it never wins.  We get to keep our memories and feel our loved ones spirits with us forever.  Merry Christmas.  Peace.

Wicked Wednesday & JSL Reminders

Good morning!  I went to a Christmas party last night with a group of people I've been friends with since I was a kid, and we had a great time.  Here's a pic:

 Kerrilynn, Amy, Gina, me, and Michelle (my sis).  :)  There's nothing like old friends, I love these girls so much!

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So we have a reminder post for you today at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Snow Birds

I'd like to enter this ATC into the following challenges:

Stampin' for the Weekend: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Bling it On/Time to Party

Our sponsor is Aurora Wings and my image is called Masquerade Owl Mask, I colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and used lots of Stickles.  The background was done with alcohol inks and sprays, and I outlined the edge with Glitz Stickles in Mermaid.

We also have a reminder post at:

Just Some Lines: Christmas or Winter

I'd like to enter the above card into the following challenges:

Digi Haven: Red & Green

Christmas Cards All Year Round: Christmas Stockings

 

Come see what the rest of the DT did and play along with us - don't forget to use an image from Just Some Lines (there's a freebie for you at the original post).  Peace.

Dilly Beans: Christmas or Winter

Hello there - we will be moving to bi-weekly challenges at Dilly Beans moving forward, starting with today's new challenge theme of:

Christmas OR Winter

 So you've got 2 weeks to play along - don't forget to use a Dilly Beans image.  Have a great weekend!  Peace.

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Snow Birds

Good morning!  Well, we have gotten 2 decent snow storms since I got here, and I've decided that shoveling is a good workout!  I'm just thankful I have friends to plow my driveway, I don't think I'm ready for that much of a workout!  LOL  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge:  Snow Birds

Our sponsor is Aurora Wings, they have the most gorgeous and detailed images.  This one is called Baby Owl Trio, and I colored it with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and kept it simple.  Go check out what the other DT members did and play along with us!  Peace.

Just Some Lines December Challenge Week 2: Christmas or Winter & WW ATC Saturday Reminder: Creepy Christmas

Good morning!  Today's card is for our reminder post at:

Just Some Lines December Challenge: Christmas or Winter

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

AllSorts:  Snowflakes
Simon Says Stamp: Let it Snow

I used P-p-p-penguin, from our home to yours - colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from echmo park and My Mind's Eye, and I added a few snowflake punches with pop-up dots.  Remember to use an image from Just Some Lines when you play along with us!  Have a great weekend.  

We also have  reminder post for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Creepy Christmas

I mounted my little ATC onto a card - head on over to see the rest of the DT's creations.  Peace.