Looking for a pen friend....

My good friend Nadine from Germany has a son - "Dominik" who would like to have an English speaking penfriend. Not only would this be a wonderful way to learn about each others countries...it would help Dominik to practice his English. If you have a son or daughter between the ages of 10-13 yrs of age who may be interested....you can email Nadine right.... Here !!

Thank You!!.....Have a Lovely Weekend Everyone!!

Sad News...and.. A Tree for Henry!

I recently found out from Kerry's Blog that Sarah Anderson’s little 3 year old son Henry passed away from a virus he fell ill with last week.

Lorie Ames has organized a way to donate for a memorial for Henry. Henry loved his local zoo and visited it almost every day in the summer. As a memorial, trees will be planted there in his honor.

Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has created a digital stamp to help raise funds for a tree for Henry. All proceeds from the sale of the digi stamp, minus Paypal costs, will go towards the tree.

If you would like to donate towards the tree, please visit this webpage to purchase the digi stamp: http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Digital/DigiStamps/Animals/Zoo/GiraffeAndMonkey.htm

Another way to donate to the memorial is to print out this form and mail in your donation directly: http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Parks/PDF/MemorialTreePamphlet.pdf

Please write on the form that the donation is for Sarah Anderson’s son Henry. Once all of the money is collected, a tree and location will be selected. If you have questions about the form please contact Lorie Ames. Lorie will be in contact with Sarah along this memorial journey to ensure that her wishes are followed.To contact Lorie, please visit her blog at http://www.live-love-laugh-create.blogspot.com/

If you don’t know Sarah and would like to learn more about her, please visit her blog: http://scrampinmama.blogspot.com/

"Be Merry" - Magnolia DT

This one of the DT Christmas cards I submitted to Magnolia Ink that wasn't chosen. I used a SU sentiment instead of a Magnolia one ..so it didn't qualify. But...I am so Happy to have 3 of my cards published in the Magazine!!

The Stamps I've used on this card are - HV08 Tilda with Heart Ornament (Christmas Collection 2008), TO08 Santa Bench (Santa Collection 2008), SU sentiment.

I've colored the image with Prismacolor pencils (OMS) and Twinkling h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle, SU close to cocoa marker. Delta Acrylic white paint for detail dots.

For the background around the image...I masked the bench and used a soft brush to add SU barely banana. Tilda is attached with foam popups.

Paper: - Cardstock - Bazill (green, red), Georgia Pacific (white), Basic Grey "Wassail" Ink: - Memento black, SU creamy caramel and barely banana, close to cocoa marker. Accessories: - prima flowers, sparkle brad, lace, Dollarama gold flower, SU gold cord, ribbon and oval punch, Ek success border punch, Martha Stewart fine glitter, stitching.

Have a Great Day Everyone!!..and Thank You for your Lovely Comments!!

Awards and Goodies!

Thank you gals for all these Wonderful Awards!!...You've all made my Day!! Some of them are from a while back.....but they are all Fabulous!!

This is a one word Tag Award....from Risa

1. Where is your cell phone? cupboard ....2. Your hair? short ....3. Your mother? Beautiful

4. Your father? gone ....5. Your fave food? steak ....6. Your dream last night? zero

7. Your fave drink? wine ....8. Your dream/goal? peace ....9. What room are you in? dining room

10. Your hobby? paper-crafting ....11. Your fear? flu ....12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here

13. Where you were last night? home ....14. Something that you aren't? skinny ....15. Muffins? banana-nut

16. Wish List Item? ring ....17. Where did you grow up? Saskatchewan ....18. Last thing you did? type.

19.What are you wearing? pj's ....20. Your TV? Sony ....21. Your Pets? Buddy ....22. Friends? Fabulous

23. Your Life? Wonderful ....24. Your Mood? happy ....25. Missing Someone? Yes ....26. Vehicle? Van

27. Something your not wearing? coat ....28. Your fave store? Michael's ....29. Your fave color? green

30. Last time you laughed? today ....31. Last time you cried? yesterday ....32. Your best friend? husband

33. One place that I go to over and over? bathroom ....34. One person who emails regularly? Trina

35. Fave place to eat? A&W ....36. Face book? nope

Sorry about the way the above list printed up...blogger and I are just not getting along tonight!!

I am to pass this along to 5 bloggers......(no pressure girls..if you have time..great if not..okay!)I will pass this along to Darcie - Terry - Rosalee - Viv - Nicole

Making Smiles Award from Deb

I have to tell you 5 interesting things about me (which I am running out of)...and pass the award to 5 other people.

1. I'm a night owl.

2. I love Won ton soup....anytime.

3. I make cold press handmade soap...I have for about 8 yrs. I use to sell it as well...but not much at the moment. My soap recipes are registered with Health Canada though to assure they contain safe ingredients.

4. I love to watch movies...but most of the time...I fall asleep....lol..hubby does too.

5. I love paper crafts...but I also love to sew dolls, quilt, paint on wood...all sorts of crafty things. I will pass this on to.....Sandy - Stephanne - Nadine - Tracey - Dorte ....again no pressure gals!!

Here are the rest of the Lovely Awards I've received....I'm just going to pass them along to Everyone!!...Thanks Again gals!! Terry

Dorte Hannah and Dorte Jo Bernie I received this Lovely Blog Candy from my good friend Claudia ...Thank you so much Sweetie!! I received this Fabulous Halloween card and Goodies from my dear friend Tina The card is Amazing.....created on clear CS!! Here is the inside ...the pics just don't do it justice! Thank you Tina for these Wonderful Treats!! That's it for now.......Sorry about the long post!!....I'll be back in a bit with a new card!!

Autumn Wishes - Motivet DT

This little Doraline with Sunflower is just the Cutest!!...She is one of my favorites...I love Sunflowers!!

The images are colored with copics under the prismacolor pencils and a touch h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I stamped and extra Sunflower to color and pop on top of Doraline's sunflower for a bit of dimension. I also added a little glitter to her cuffs and collar lace.

Stamps - Motivet - Doraline with Sunflower Autumn Wishes is a sentiment I received in blog candy from Claudia (Thanks Sweetie!)

Be sure to check out the Motivet Blog to see all the Gorgeous creations the DT makes and for a chance to win some Fabulous stamps!!

Ink - Memento black, SU bashful blue and old olive. Paper - GP white, dcwv Indian summer, SU chocolate chip. Accessories - glitter, lace, MS border punch, flowers, shimmerz, buttons, embroidery cotton, bling accents (from Claudia), stitching.

I hope everyone's Halloween was Spooktacular!!...We got around a 100 Spooks...that is a record for us. I just love seeing all the Wonderful costumes...and the little ones are So Cute!!

Have Wonderful Day Everyone!!.....and Thank You Bunches for all your Lovely comments!!

Edited to add - **On the above card I used the last weeks Fabulous sketch from the Cupcake Craft Challenge blog.**

Everyone!!

Stamp Artist Call!!....Can You Draw??

Petra and her husband have started a Fabulous online shop called Paperbasics. They would like to create their own stamp line for their store but need an Artist. If you love to draw and are interested please email Petra at paperbasics@web.de

Thank You Everyone!!....If you know someone else who would be interested...please let them know about this Call!!