Family pic and a card

Well it has almost been a week since I posted last! Time is just getting away from me. I have an awesome card to share with you today...I cased this card off of Kittie at Kittie Krafts. Thanks so much for the inspiration Kittie! Is this beautiful or what? All of my paper is from Pizzazz Aplenty, the punch is a MS punch and the ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. The greenery is also a MS punch with a little "Holly Snow" on it...what you think? I also wanted to take a moment to share a pic of my babies from Thanksgiving! My oldest son is sitting with all 4 of my grandchildren on one couch...let me tell you this is a very very rare occasion to get all 4 kids in one pic at the same time! Of course grandma seen this as a photo op!

Meet from left to right...my oldest son, Michael, Collin James(1 1/2), Jacob Michael (3), Ava Sophia (2) and Nathan Michael (11)...what a blessing I have received from God! Well,  hope you had a wonderful day today and thank you for visiting and letting me share my joy with you!

HUGS,

Vicki

Glitterbabe Sale on Friday and a NOEL card!

Hello and happy Wednesday! I wanted to share with you a sale going on at Glitterbabe's Art Shop! She has some really awesome xmas images out there...please stop by and take a look...you'll be sure to want them all!! I also have a card to share with you today...

This image was in a bag of stamps that was given to me and it does not have a notation on it as to what company put it out. I hate when that happens...oh well, I love how this turned out. I colored the image with copics, blinged it up with 2mm red rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty and cut it out and matted it with the Long Rectangle Nestie. Added a 1/2 inch strip of Scor Pal tape under the image and glittered it up! The punch used at the bottom of the card is a MS punch. All the card stock used on this card was purchased from Pizzazz Aplenty as well...I wish you could see the red card stock...it is sooooo shimmery...really adds to the card. Well I am off to finish up some cooking for tomorrow. I hope each and every one of you have a blessed Thanksgiving...I am thankful for each and every one of you...thank you for stopping in today!

HUGS!
Vicki

Squigglefly Challenge

It's time for another Squigglefly Challenge! Our challenge this week is to create something with a Thank You/Give Thanks theme. I decided to go with the color scheme of Thanksgiving/fall but to use one of the Squigglefly images that screams Thanks! The image I used is Shy Bear Hugs. Colored the image with copic markers and stippled a little Momento Tangelo ink on the background. All the paper used for my card is from Papertrey Ink...and of course you can see I used nestabilities too! The Thank You sentiment is from Just Rite Stamps and the embossing folder I used was Cuttlebug Dots. Please be sure to stop over at the Squigglefly Challenge blog to see with my fellow DT members created...they are all so awesome. If you have not been to Squigglefly lately, be sure to check them out. There was a really big release this weekend and they introduced THREE new artists! One of the new artists is none other than fellow design team member Marlene Shaw! We are also welcoming Brian Lock and Suzanne Urban to Squigglefly. Well I am off to have a few medical tests today and then plan on getting some thorough housecleaning done! Wish me luck with that housecleaning! LOL. Hope you all have a great day...thanks for stopping in!

HUGS!
Vicki

Simple Card

Back again! I hope your Sunday has been a great one. We worked out in the yard for a while today to put away the last of the summer things and raked some leaves. We have a huge oak tree in our back yard that covers the whole back yard like an umbrella...it is beautiful and provides us with tons of shade in the summer and blesses us with TONS of leaves in the fall! I am about to start dinner but wanted to get this card posted. Today's card is created using the largest of the Scalloped Circle Nestabilities....fold a piece of paper in half and place the nestie a little above the fold to get a card. :) I then cut out a circle nestie in blue and embossed it and for the top layer, I used a silver foil doily with the solid center cut out. My snowflake is something I picked up in the dollar bin at Michaels this summer....now I wish I had more of them! Well, got to run and get that chicken pot pie made for dinner...have a great rest of you Sunday and thanks for stopping by today!

HUGS!
Vicki

Card Mistake...but turned out ok

Good morning! Well I am in my 3rd day of being off work and am loving every minute of it! My card stash is growing and I am a happy camper to be able to play to my hearts content! Sometimes though, playing gets a little frustrating for me when things don't quite turn out as I had planned...today's card is an example of that. I was attempting to make a small card with the largest of the Eyelet Squares Nestabilites...unfortunately, the card stock I used (Gina K Pure Luxury) was toooooooo thick to cut through! So, I ended up with a card that actually had a "lift up flap". I know no other way to describe it! LOL I can get myself into some crazy situations. However, rather than throw away that awesome paper, I decided to try to make the best of it. I stamped my image using some stamps from Close to My Heart that my friend Stef had given to me...matted it onto an Eyelet Square, bordered it in red with an Inverted Scalloped Square Nestie. I really like how it turned out....added some glitter to 1/2 inch Scor Pal tape and voila...a rather "different card. Here is the inside:

Nothing fancy at all but kind of different...I just didn't want to waste my cardstock! Hope you like...let me know what you think. I hope all of you have a blessed day today...I am hoping to see my grandbabies today after church so won't have much play time today. Thanks for stopping in to see me!

HUGS!
Vicki

New Image from Glitterbabe!

Hello! I am sorry for the long absence...I didn't get back here as I had planned. Work has been very very challenging and hard for me over the last 8 months...I find it harder and harder to get creative time. HOWEVER, starting today, I am off work until November 29!!!! I am so pleased to be able to sit and play. Today I made 4 new cards...and the one I am showing you today is one of them. My image is from the one and only GLITTERBABE! It is one of her newest releases and I am LOVING it. The image is called Silhouette Flower. It is actually only one flower...I took it into photoshop and added another flower and some shadowing. Stef just has a way with flowers, and this one spoke to me immediately. Please stop by Glitterbabe's shop...I especially like that you get a colored image along with your black and white one!  I have a few other ideas for the image I used today too so you will be seeing me use it again. I used some of my new nestabilities with this card...specifically the Beaded Ovals...along with the regular and scalloped ovals. The black paper that I used on this card is to die for...it from Pizzazz Aplenty and it is as smooth as silk! The lace and the pearls are also a product from Pizzazz Aplenty...believe me, you do not know what you are missing out on if you don't pay Judy a visit...she has been adding new product weekly and she always has weekly freebies to add to your order if it meets the requirements. Well I am done for today, need to take a break from creating and spend some time with my hubby! Love you all for sticking with me...hope your day was beautiful!

HUGS!
Vicki

Week off

Hello my friends! I am going to need to take this week off from posting...I will be leaving for Baltimore MD for a 3 day work conference on Wednesday. I will try to be back on the weekend with some more creations. For sure I will be out to visit all of you who have been so kind to leave me love during my off time out there! Thanks so much for hanging with me! I truly treasure your visits.

HUGS.
Vicki