Birthday Boy - Prince in My Tower

Hello there - happy Sunday!  I had such a good time yesterday hanging out with my daughter & her boyfriend and some of our friends and their adorable babies.  Babies really make you remember what life is all about.  Here are the little cuties, this is Melrose and me:

And this is Lena:

Aren't they just precious?  Before we know it, they'll be graduating high school and growing up on us.  Man, life just flies by!  I try so hard to enjoy every moment, to cherish my memories but to also enjoy today.  I think I do a pretty good job of it.  :)

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So today I have a boy card to share:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sami Stamps: Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: Keep it Simple

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Father's Day/Male

I used Prince in My Tower from Sami Stamps, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I added a Birthday Boy sticker & an anchor charm to finish it off.  Peace.

Little Ballet Mouse - Just Some Lines

Hello friends!  A few weeks ago, Jehanne from Just Some Lines offered this adorable freebie on Facebook and if you were not lucky enough to grab her then, you can purchase Little Ballet Mouse here.  I wanted to share the card I made with her:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments:  Cute Plus a Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday:  Too Cute

Crafty Gals: Critters

Crafty Creations: All Creatures Great & Small

I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and applied her to the card with pop-up dots.  Papers are from Authentique - I added a little coordinating cardstock sticker, a ribbon & button from my stash and some pearl stickers.  Peace.

Oddball Art Stamps: Add a Dragonfly or Butterfly

Happy Friday!  My house is a mess but it's going to be so nice out tomorrow, I don't even care.  We're spending the day enjoying the sunshine and then heading over a friend's house to hang out with our daughter & her boyfriend and his family.  I'm looking forward to it.  It's supposed to rain on Sunday, so the cleaning can wait.  Life is just too damn short not to enjoy it when you can.

Today we have a reminder post for you at:

Oddball Art Stamps Challenge: Include a Butterfly or Dragonfly

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

DRS Designs: Easy as 1, 2, 3 (I used 1 metal charm, 2 ribbon tags, and 3 text stickers)

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations: Bugs & Butterflies

Polkadoodles: Girly/No Pink

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

I used image #205, Sorry Sally, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, some markers and Stickles.  Papers are from Authentique. I added some pearl stickers, alpha & text stickers, and a dragonfly paperclip that I've had in my stash forever, just ripped the paperclip off of him and turned him into an embellishment.  :)  Peace.

Beautiful Soul

Good morning!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge:  Add Some Ribbon to Your ATC

Our sponsor this week is The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette, and I used this gorgeous image called Portrait of Morrigane.  I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Quoth the Raven Nevermore #44: Raving Ravens

Dream in Darkness: Anything Goes

HDH Macabre Monday: May We Have a Quick Word?

Open Minded Crafting: Inspired by a Song (Black Crow by Joni Mitchell)

Fairytale Challenge: Feathers & Wings

I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, then added some Stickles to the moon and her headpiece.  Added a little ribbon tag and the sentiment stickers to finish it off.  Peace.

Digi My World New Release: Keep Your Cool!

Today is new release day at:

Digi My World

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting From the Heart: Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

I love this image - we always called these "freeze pops" when I was a kid, and I could eat about 10 of them.  LOL  I printed the image on white cardstock and then again on different patterned papers and paper-pieced it.  I used doodlebug designs paper called sunkissed.  The little text stickers are from colorbok.  Peace.

Alicia Bel - Hello Friend

Happy Friday!  And it's a LONG weekend... yay!  So it's also the 5-year anniversary of the motorcycle accident that Jeremy's dad got into and lost his wife.  It's definitely a tough anniversary.  Jeremy's birthday falls on Memorial Day weekend, so we have had a party that weekend ever since the kids were babies.  It happened to be the day of our party when the accident happened  - we were at the liquor store getting beer when we got the phone call, and our lives changed.  We stopped having our parties after that - but we decided that it's time to party again.  So I'm really looking forward to this weekend, to remembering those we've lost and to enjoy spending time with the loved ones I'm still lucky enough to have with me.

One card to share today, I love these gothic images from Alicia Bel:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Alicia Bel: Anything Goes or Add Some Flowers
Creative Knockouts: Sentimentally Yours
Naughty or Nice: Friends
Corrosive Challenge: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes

I colored Primavera Terrorifica with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits.  Papers are from Authentique - finished it off with some black pearl stickers, a little hot pink clay skull, and a sentiment from SRM Stickers.  Peace.

Digi My World: Little Chef Pizza Man

Happy Monday!  Today is my day to post over on the Digi My World blog, and I made a card using the adorable Little Chef Pizza Man set:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes
Hanna & Friends: Dots & Circles
Crafting When We Can: One for the Kids
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

I colored the little chef holding the pizza box & his Menu board with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and a bit of markers.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye - I used my Dymo Caption Maker to write "pizza" on the Menu board and finished it off with a piece of rick rack and a little fork brad.  Peace.