I was inspired by this penguin card by Peanutbee. 
I made this for the color challenge on SCS... Black, Red, White. I love this combo!!!
I know, I know... purple! I needed another birthday card for the month & wanted something with a color that wasn't red or green! :D The black does tone down the purple... a little! *wink*
My brother & sister in law, just celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary. This is the card that I made for them.
The color challenge at Stampv this week was Bubblegum Pink, Black Onyx & White. The Free 4 All Challenge on SCS was to make a birthday card. I still needed 3 birthday cards for this month, so it was nice to cross one off the list. I picked up the last sheet of this dp that my Hobby Lobby had. Ihope they restock it soon because it is a great match for Gina K's Bubble Gum pink.
I don't like mice...not one little bit... but I do like House Mouse stamps! *grin* 
I need a few more birthday cards to get sent out this month. I haven't colored skin before. It wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. 
I have to admit, I didn't think I would be a digi stamp fan. I like to hold the stamp in my hand & place it where I want, but there are times when I do like the instant gratification that the digital images provide... they are priced right & they store easily! :) I bought this digital snowman from this Etsy shop
My sister in law graduates with her master's degree Friday night. This is going to be her graduation card. I don't have any traditional graduation stamps, but I think this will work for her. 
I've had a hard time creating my oldest son's birthday... my craft area is in the living room & he is super, super snoopy! Every time I have started to work on it, he's been at my side looking at my card, so today when I saw the Card Patterns Sketch, I decided to use it for his card. He LOVES turtles, so he will love this card!! I added a light layer of crystal effects on the shell. 
I am loving this digi penguin from Sweet N Sassy Stamps!! I have 8 more birthday cards to make for the month. 
I think this reindeer is just too cute!
Tomorrow, Dec. 9 is my youngest son's birthday. He will be 7. Since we homeschool, we have the day off from school! *grin* 
Here are a few pictures from our niece's wedding. This first one is of my boys. Dylan, the youngest was the ringbearer. I thought both of them looked pretty spiffy! 
My niece is getting married on Sunday. I made this 4 x 4 card to go with her gift. 
This week's Belli Challenge was to use things that start with R. The color red, round brads, ric rac... 
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your day was a fantastic one! My family has been talking about being thankful, for the past few weeks we've randomly said, "I'm thankful for..." throughout the day. My youngest came inside this morning & said, "I am so thankful that I have shoes!" Yes, we have so many things to be thankful for. 
The Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger this week has lots of texture & frills. I went with the red & black & the texture. Isn't this penguin just adorable???!!! 
This week's Timeless Tuesday challenge was to Get Those Christmas Cards done. I'm trying to keep my cards a little more simple so they not only go together faster, but also don't require any extra postage to mail. It's amazing how fast the postage adds up!
We have a new hunter in our family! Devin spent Saturday morning taking his Hunter's Safety Class & then the test. He passed!!! He was so excited!!! More than going hunting, he wants to be able to take 2 classes in 4-H... air rifle & bow hunting. Both of them are competitive sports & require you to have passed the Hunter's Safety Test. He has to be 9... he will turn 9 in just a few weeks. Look out world!!!
This week's Crazy 4 Challenges theme was to make a Christmas project. I love, love this poinsettia!! 
I only have one more card & the 31 card challenge is over!!! Woo Hoo!!!! I know the white part looks a little plain, I was afraid that another pattern from a cuttlebug would be too many patterns. (I found out later, by good authority no less... that you can never have too many patterns! *wink* ) 
I found out today that a friend of mine's husband died yesterday. The tears have been falling very easily since I found out. My thoughts & prayers have been going out to her & her kids. They do have the comfort that he knew Christ as his personal Savior & is in heaven. 
This card is for this week's sketch challenge on Stamptv. I made one card & absolutely hated it. I ended up trashing it & went a completely different direction with this one. I told Lee I should have just gone with my "go-to daisy" to start with! *wink*
One of the new release challenges on Stamptv was to create a card & incorporate odd numbers. I had a friend call in desperation. She is in charge of thank you notes for a major fund-raiser. She is going to need 120 thank you notes. Her request was quick & easy. I paired this challenge with the Crazy 4 Challenges which was to create a square card. This is a 4 x 4 card. 
My friend Lee, challenged a few of us to a sketch card with 3 different types of bling. She was nice enough to count stickles & ribbon as bling! I put stickles on the frosting, but I don't know if you can see it.
This is card #24 in my 31 card challenge. I used my pansies as inspiration. I have only had to bring my plants inside 1 night so far. I may have to bring them in one night this week, but the rest of the week looks good. I'm not ready for my dining room to be filled with flower pots of plants. 
This week's Stamp Simply Challenge was to create a CAS card with a Christmas or winter theme. I went through my scrap dp box & found this piece & the card was created from there. 
This week's CCEE challenge was to create a CAS card. WOO HOO!!! Right up my alley!!! *grin*
The Timeless Tuesday challenge this week was no buttons or bows!!!! I added crystal effects to the berries. I plan on making 10 of this design to use as thank you's. I just need 1 more design & then I'll start mass producing. 
Here is another card I'm going to use as one design for my thank you's. I did add some stickles to the pom pom! This is card #19 in my 31 card challenge.
I HATE mice... I don't know if you know that about me... but I do like House Mouse mice! *grin* I added a little crystal effects to the peppermint.
My hubby's Grandma just had hip surgery. She has a long road of physical therapy ahead of her. Hopefully, this will brighten her day! This is card #18 in my 31 card challenge.
Woo Hoo!! I'm finally over the 1/2 way mark of the 31 card challenge. This is card #17. :D
I need a few more birthday cards to mail out for this month. This one will go in the mail tomorrow!
A friend of mine has a birthday this week & she loves pink roses. I almost had a major allergic reaction because of all of the pink, though! *wink* 
This week's color challenge on stamptv worried me a little when I first read them... red, black &
I'm still having trouble accepting the fact that it is the middle of October, but I heard how many days until Christmas... and let's just say... I've got to get busy!!! This is card #13 of my 31 card challenge.
I actually got a card made today!!! WOO HOO!!! My aunt, an amazing woman has had cancer invade her body... not for the first or second time... but for the fourth time! I made this to send to her. The sketch comes from this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #88 This is card #12 of my 31 card challenge. 
This week's Stampin' B's Challenge was to make a Fall Card. I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug for the background, but it doesn't show up very well.
