Oops a Daisy

A couple of months ago during the monthly release, I won this stamp set from Taylored Expressions!! Woo Hoo!! I was so excited because I had never won anything before. Let me tell you,  I can not tell you how much I love this set.

Oops a Daisy has both line stamps and solid stamps of the flowers. For this card I wanted to color the flowers, so I went with the line drawn flower. The good thing about this image is it is a very quick one to color or you can really spend some time and add a lot more detail.

I stamped the Daisy with black ink on white cardstock, colored them with Copic markers and finished off with some Diamond Stickles. I fussy cut them before adhering them to my card. (I fussy cut the flowers because I was too impatient to wait for the die to make it's home in my studio.) The stem and leaves are individual stamps which makes placement super easy when creating a bouquet. Because they are separate you can use a different color to stamp them. 

 

I have stamped and cut several of these pieces and let me tell you, I much prefer the dies to fussy cutting!! But you already knew that, huh? LOL

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!! I appreciate you!

Until later~

Spring Cottage

I love the series of house stamps being released over at Taylored Expressions! I knew instantly when I saw this darling little cottage that I had to have it. 

Spring Cottage is paper pieced with small accents added with Copic markers. (Did you know you can use your Copic markers to color on designer papers? Pretty cool, huh?)

I used several dies to complete my landscaping, the Picket Fence border die, Fresh cut grass (which I cut twice and layered) and the Die-namics Cloud trio. 

I wanted my scene to look like a page from a child's story book, something without a lot of "fancy" details. (The small strip of blue was left at the bottom until I decided if I was to stamp a sentiment there or just trim it off.)

For the inside I stamped the cottage image again, leaving it uncolored this time. I added a couple of die cuts, continuing the look from the card front. I will added a sentiment to the roof of the cottage later, when I am ready to mail my card. I think even with the inside finished I still have ample room to add a personalized note. 

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Circus Tent

My card today kind of sums up our lives lately- it's been a circus!! :-)  I am sorry I have abandoned my blog, I hope to post more often now!
 Although I intended for this card to be for a child, it would work for an adult too.
 

 The stamp set is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. (Sorry, I do not see it in their store.They do have the digital set available.) I used Copic markers and paper piecing on the tent. (Yea, you know how much I complain about fussy cutting- but look how cute it is once you are done!!) I added a couple more hand cut pieces to finish the card front.

 The inside needed some love too. I used the Corner Chomper for the oversize ticket, I like how it works with the theme of my card.

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Our trip to the little farm of "misfits"

 My sister works with a lady who has a small farm and we needed to go there yesterday evening to pick up something so I took the camera along. But, just as we were ready to leave we got the smallest little rain shower- it didn't even last a whole minute, but look what it left behind....

You can not tell from this photo, but it was a double rainbow. For the first time ever we could see both ends of the rainbow. (LOL the funny thing is the ends were about 40 miles apart, and were no where near spanning the horizon.)

I walked out in the field to get this shot. I wish I would have had the bigger lens on the camera!

On our way to the farm we saw a momma skunk (Miss Tina said her babies are usually following close behind her, but we didn't see them) and also a ring neck pheasant.

Once we got there we saw some bigger animals. Miss Tina has quite the collection of animals, and each one has it's own unique characteristics.

I forgot this guy's name, but he is her very timid bull. She kept saying how surprised she was that he let us get this close to him, that he usually goes to the other end of the pasture when people are around.

This is Eddie, he is a pure bred Angus. The vet said he would not live through the night the day he was born. Eddie was diagnosed with Down's Syndrome. He was not able to nurse, so Tina had to hand feed him. She fed him every 3 hours and each feeding took an hour. His head looks more like a buffalo than an cow, we liked his curly hair.  With the help of Miss Tina he has overcome many obstacles in the past 3 years. She said after a lot of work he is now able to walk, but he is still not able to run.

It is a little hard to tell from this picture, but his eyelashes are about 3 inches long. He came right over to the fence and wanted Hailey to pet him.

This is Lady. She has had West Nile twice, which has left her with a little brain damage and a seizure disorder.

It did not take long at all for Hailey to make friends with Lady. She liked feeding Lady some grass. Whenever Hailey would stop feeding her, Lady would whinny begging for more. LOL

After a little coaxing Hunter fed her too. He is more reserved around animals but Hailey is a big animal lover and is very comfortable around them, they can sense that and are drawn to her too.
Miss Tina also has a cow with a turned leg and a donkey that acts as a watch dog. LOL We didn't get to see the donkey, but we heard him letting everyone know that we were there.
I asked if she sees Moose in the coulee that runs along her property. She said that the moose with jump her fence to get to her small pasture to eat. She also said that there are 2 white moose that have been spotted just down the road from her place. You know I will be trying to see them now.:-)

On our way back to the main road we saw 3 deer, so it was a very good evening to see wildlife.

I am so glad that Hailey got to meet Miss Tina and the animals. They both have a huge heart for animals, and an even larger heart for "misfit" animals. After we left Hailey asked if we could have a little farm someday. Hmmm............................

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The Greatest Show on Earth

The Shriners' circus came to town last week. Hunter's class went as a field trip, so that was the perfect time for sister and me to go too. We got there early and and sister had time to ride the ponies, checkout the elephants (she wasn't up for a ride) and get her face painted.

The tigers were up first. (They just so happened to be my favorite attraction.) It is unreal how these huge animals act pretty much like our 10 pound cat. LOL

The high flying "ballerinas" were Hailey's favorite. It is amazing to watch the ladies preform such physically demanding moves so gracefully 12 feet off of the floor!! There were 8 ladies and each one had her own routine, it was hard not to miss something amazing while you was watching another lady do her stunts so effortlessly.

This was Hunter's second favorite part of the circus. (His favorite was another motorcycle act, but with the lighting and the speed it was impossible to get a good photo.) This act was two guys on motorcycles on the high wires each with two ladies each preforming stunts.

There was 2 hours of performers, animals,  clowns and "death defying" stunts. I was very impressed!
The show ended with this magnificent pair of elephants.

Hunter is just like me (and so many others) he is not too keen on clowns. Weird I know, but we are not alone. :-) I am sharing this clown picture because he lives in Minot! Not only is he a local, but his daughter is a friend of ours. (And yes, she is a clown too, their whole family are clowns. LOL)
The Shriners' Circus helps raise money for an excellent cause, they provide medical care for children who are ill or have been burned at not cost.
So, the next time the circus is in town take the family and good time!!
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MFT Start the day with whee- 2

I find it amazing how you can change the look and "feel" of a stamped image by just making a couple of small changes. For instance this adorable stamped image. If you remember I used soft colors and lace last time. This time I change the color scheme and the die cut shapes. Now my little girl looks completely different.

 MFT- PI Start the day with Whee

I chose My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline designer paper- I love the flowers!!  (This is a double sided paper pad- more options!!) I used the Labels 10 Spellbinders die to cut my image, and then layered it on a Petite Scalloped Oval die cut. I think the Melon Berry cardstock and dotted ribbon coordinate very well with the collection. I paper pieced her little dress and then finished the image with Copic markers- E00, 01, 25, 53, 59, 99 G24, 99, R20, 32, 35 C1, B00, and YR24. (Don't forget that you can add shading with your markers onto your paper pieced items.) A scalloped border punch gives the card another layer .

And of course the inside. The sentiment is also from MFT (My Favorite Things) Big Greetings.

Thank you for stopping by!!

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Feeling Froggy

And yet another Hailey inspired card. The girl loves playing in dirt! To quote her, " God made girls to like dirt." LOL Who can argue with that? In a few weeks I am going to buy her some flowers to plant in her very own little garden. And... she is not afraid of critters either, worms, bugs, toads.... nope, not one bit afraid!
 And just like the previous Hailey inspired cards this one also uses a My Favorite Things Pure Innocence stamp set.

 MFT- PI Feeling Froggy

I chose Ripe Avocado as my card base and then layered on some of the My Mind's Eye On the Bright Side designer papers. I die cut my image using the Petite Oval Spellbinders die. My sentiment and another cute little froggy were stamped on the Die-namics Dog Tag die by MFT and tied with a  little orange Bakers twine and pop dotted before being added.  Her little outfit was paper pieced using the same paper collection. Copics  markers= E00, 01, 97  Y11,21  G21, 24, 99 YG13  and BG72.

The inside- I used scraps from the card front, another die cut dog tag with a sentiment from the stamp set, and that cute little froggy again.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Until later~