Perfect life

Hiya folks!!!

Enjoying your weekend??

It is absolutely gorgeous in 

my neck of the woods, 

even with the rain. 

Trees and flowers are blooming, 

our vegetable garden is planted, 

our pool is up and working--

enjoying, it folks, really am!

Despite some mishaps this past week

with my MIL and hospital, it is all good!

(yes, she is finally back at home--and seems good.)

To all my American friends, 

Wishing you all a very safe, and fun!

memorial weekend!

This week's challenge over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room blog

is:

HIMCR #252 - Any Holiday!

And the sponsor is:

MHK Designs!

The giveaway is TBA!

Here is what I created:

Yes, it is the same card as last week--

this one being for the proper challenge.

Unfortunately, I did not have time

to make a new one..too much

drama happening.

But it is all good, right??

Life perfect

Happy Saturday, 

and thank you for stopping by!!

There is a new challenge starting

over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room 

blog today.

Today, it is:

HIMCR #251 - Feminine!

Make a pretty creation!!

The sponsor is Graciellie Design!

The giveaway is one of the digital sets 

used by the HIMCR DT!

(and let me say, the sets are

Gorgeous!!)

Here is what I created:

I decided to use my Prima

watercolors--classics.

I absolutely adore them!

I had my image printed on watercolor paper, 

and kept it pretty simple.

The images are already breathtaking

as it is--why overdo it?

So, that is it for me for now!

Be sure to link up--

you really do not want to miss out!

Until next time, mes amies!

Be safe. Get crafty!!

Super Scraps Saturday

Happy Saturday!

WOW---where did the week go by??

A new challenge is starting

over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

This week, the challenge is:

HIMCR #246 - Super Scraps Saturday!

(I love these challenges---get those scraps used!!)

And this week's sponsor is:

 Paper Temptress!

The giveaway is $20 gift certificate to PaperTemptress.com!

Her papers are absolutely gorgeous!!

SWOON!

And since this week's challenge is to use the scraps, 

I used my beloved scraps from my last challenge

sponsored with Paper Temptress. 

And I used one of my new Crazy Cats stamps...

(I had missed a dear friend's birthday...oops--

and she is a cat lover, so win-win, right?)

Papers are from paper Temptress.

Stamp is from Tim Holtz; same for sentiment and fish bone.

Cat is stamped with Ranger Archival black Ink, 

and painted with Prima Watercolors.

So, put those scraps to use, and 

make something crafty!

Until next time, friends.

Be safe. Get crafty

She won't settle for ordinary

Happy Saturday!

What a beautiful day!

It has been an exhausting week--

I have been laid out with a

nasty virus, and had an asthma

attack that freaked me out. It

had been years, and I seriously mean years, 

since I had experienced one, and

I was totally unprepared for it.

I am still feeling the effects, but am 

doing much better now.

Thank goodness!

Anyways, onwards!

This week's challenge over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room blog

is: HIMCR #243 - Blending

And this week's sponsor:

 Lacy Sunshine!

The giveaway is 3 Lacy Sunshine images!

The Design Team were given 

a choice to choose their own images.

Let me say, quite a challenge---

so many darn cute ones!

I chose Mermella Steampunk Siren.

She is so gorgeous!

And this is what I created:

I used my new Prima watercolor confections paints--

they are so yummy...

Work like butter, I tell you.

I didn't really follow the lines, I just blended and blended 

with my paints...I like how

she turned out! :)

The sentiment is from a Prima stamp. 

The papers are from Graphic 45 

'Steampunk Spells' collection, 

and the gears chipboard are from 

Creative Embellishments.

I added copper Stickles glitter glue

in the center of the gears.

I also added a bit of silver and gold 

permanent marker along some of my

girl's design.

And that is it for me for today!

I hope to see some of your creations--

be sure to link up!

Until next time, mes amies, 

Be safe. Get crafty!

Black, white and red

Happy First Saturday of a New Year!

New day, new year, 

New challenge over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog!

This week, it is:

HIMCR #232 Black & White + 1

And our sponsor this week is the ever

delightful Digital Delights!

Digital Delights by Louby Loo is your one stop shop 
for all your digital stamps, paper piecing 
and digital products which are instantly downloadable.
They also have a wide range of digital papers 
and cut files for all your crafting projects. 
Their low prices reflect our belief that crafting
 should not only be fun but affordable too!!

The giveaway is
  $5 gift certificate!

The Design team were given some images to choose

from, and I choose a cute little fella!

Then, it was deciding which colors to use.

And what medium.

oye--decisions, decisions!

I decided on watercolors--a personal favorite.

With the advice of my trusty sidekick, 

it was decided that I should use red as my other color.

So, without further adieu, 

here is my project for this week:

As you can see. I cheated a bit.

I added a tad of green.
(shhhh! don't say anytthing....!) ;)

What I love about watercolors is that I can control

the intensity of the color.

So, red can be bright, or soft, or even pink.

I used my Derwent watercolor pencils--adore them!

Papers are from Studio Calico Seven Paper-Amelia line.

The red cardstock is from Core-dinations, which
was also embossed with a WRMK embossing folder.

The loopy paper tape is from Basic Grey.

The wood button/nickel is from Jillibean Soup.

I added a bit of Stickle glitter glue to the flowers and buttons.

And there you have it folks!

I hope you can play along!

You have until next Friday to link up your projects!

Until next time, mes amies, 

Be safe. Get crafty.