It's time...

for another

Happy Monday Challenge. 

Are you ready to join us?

Our theme this week was Easter.  I adore this image by Deedee - I think it conveys the perfect mix of awe for our Creator.  It is, afterall, the dawning of a new day; when the flowers and butterflies emerge after the long winter months just as Jesus was rose again to bring us a new life. 

I colored up the egg with my Bic's for the most part and added just a hint of color to the egg itself.  I used a Fiskar punch at the edges of my scrap CS and added just a hint of ribbon and two little buttons.  Who does celebrate Easter with a little chocolate bunny and a colored egg or two?

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you take the time to stop by Deedee's.  Her immies are so clean and versatile....and supah afordable!  We love you to link up to our challenge if you have a chance, use a Deedee's Digi and get her DollarDigi in your email....what isn't to like about that??

Thanks for stopping in~
Huggz,
April

GiddyUp!

Well folks, the temps are finally getting more Spring-like here in Western New York and I am sooo very happy!

The Cowgirls are going on a virtual Spring Break this week - well, using Spring as a focal point this week.  Some think flowers and rainy days, to others it means the chance to get away for a few days.

I think it means getting out the sunscreen and taking a road trip to the beach.

This Digi with Attitude is Beach Tween and she is likin' the sun!  She is colored with my Bic's (love their boldness) and layered over my beach!  I am still on a mission to use every scrap I have saved, so (you guessed it) the DPs are all from my scrap box.  I thought my ribbon choice so complimented the image that I  added it to my 'beach'!  The rhinestone are every tweens bling of choice and my sentiment (gifted to me by Gael) seems like the perfect tween saying~

is offering up THREE digis to the winner this time around - and don't despair, the next three get a digi each!

SO, don't forget to link up your creations to the

Cowgirl Creative Challenge

....hey, you never know....

Thanks for stopping by!
Huggz,
April

THE Reason for the Season

Did you hop today with the ladies who are celebrating The reason for this Lenten season....The hop starts with Heather and ends with Catherine.  In between there is so much talent showcasing their love of Jesus that you will be blown away!!

I hopped this morning before the needs of the house 'bothered' me and took Catherine's challenge to make my own card.  While it has been done most of the day and evening, I haven't had a chance to sit down and post it....lol....  And the whole reason I want it done before the new day breaks is that Lori is checking up on me...lol... Hope she stops by ;-)

While my card may not scream Easter to you, to me it has major components of the season.  The palm fronds, the regal purple depicting Him, the chalice surrounded by the wheat and grapes, and three little water pebbles to remind us of hte Holy Trinity.  Every time we take Communion, we are reminded of our Lord.  While it is in the forefront of the Christian mind this time of year, in must be thought of and reflected on throughout the whole year.

The dp is Palm Fronds by Frances Meyer; the image is First Holy Communion by Our Daily Bread Designs; the cs is out of my never ending supply and the immie was colored up with my Copics and highlighted with a bit of Smooch (the bottled kind, definitely not the spray kind...lol).

Here are two shots of the inside which continue the front's theme...

 

Thanks so much for stopping in,
Huggz,
April

It's only WEDNESDAY!

I hope I have my days of the week right and that Carol isn't rubbing off on me....lol

I am a day ahead of schedule with my post for Delightful Inspiration's Progressive Challenge....WOW

Here is my take on the challenge.  Isn't the Spotty Dotty Watering Can gorgeous??  Since I am a day early, in my way of thinking... you still have time to go pick up the freebie and make a project for this challenge which ends Thursday night!!

Colored with my Bic's, all paper from my scraps and some pinky/purply pearls and some blue rhinestones. 

Thanks for stopping by~ 
I've been crafting, so let's hope my blog isn't lonely the rest of the week....will you be here to let me know?

Huggz,
April

Happy Day!!

What a beautiful weekend it was!  I tired myself out, not crafting :-(, but rather picking up sticks and raking the yard.  It looks soooo much better than it did!!

And, because I spent so much time putzing around the house and yard, you must excuse my picture of today's card.  It wasn't taken in the greatest light, and for that I apologize!!

This card is for the weekly challenge over at Deedee's Happy Monday Challenges.  It is a Pattern Challenge and asks to mix polka dots, stripes and checks ~ any or all of the three!!

I colored this image, Bloom Where You Are Planted, with my Bics and mounted both the image and sentiment on a piece of light blue cardstock on which I scored a check pattern.  I incorporated stripes and dots in my DP's!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out how the rest of the DT combined their patterns!!
Huggz,
April

Happy Thursday!

I sound like a broken record every Thursday. 

If you know me over on SCS, I recently changed my alias from "Speedy" to "proCRAFTinator".  A bit of a play on words, but so very accurate in the past couple of months.  My mojo seems to spike when I can't craft....lol...must be a Murphy's Law!

Here is my submission to the progressive challenge at Delightful Inspiration.

The image is Ladybug Bloom.  Everything else is from my stash....one day, I will get my scraps to a manageable level!  oops...the sentiment is SU.  And, you might want to know that I colored the immie with my Bic's and the blue background with CTMH maker diluted with an aqua marker thing.  {Nope, I;m not tired!!}

Thanks for stopping in!
Huggz,
April

CGC?

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MY HAPPY MONDAY POST,

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Okay, I admit, I was too lazy to say that this post is for the Calendar Girls Challenge.  I was the virtual hostess this month and this is what I asked:

I chose March because it is my birth month and the time that the weather starts to break here in the NorthEast. I always have something to look forward to!


For our challenge this month, I wanted to challenge us with a three-fer. It is the third month after all!
1. Since Spring is right around the corner and I am so looking forward to it, I'd like everyone to use a stamp/stamps/digi(s) that portray something YOU are looking forward to! It can be Spring, Summer, vacation, a holiday, or even a nice dinner!
2. I'd like you to use a technique or product that "scares" you. In my case, it could be glitter or spray Smooch. Just make it something that you admire and have procrstinated trying or using!
3. Lastly, I'd like you to use the attched sketch. You can interpret it however loosely you wish. I would just like CS/DP to follow my sketch - add all the layers and embellies you see fit. The sketch can be rotated and proportions can change - it is just a rough drawing


That all being said, here is my card and a little ditty to tell you about it.

I am so looking forward to the day that my son, Kyle, can have a dog.  Probably not as much as he is, but still looking forward to that day!  Therefore, I used PuddleJumper, Noah , from Claudia and Company as my image.  I recently won this and couldn't wait to get it so that I could make this very card!
I am scared spitless of using my Smooch spray - it comes out about once every hundreth time I try it, so was determined to use it on this card.  I used two different ones trying to get it to glitter - and while the picture really doesn't do it justice, it isn't exactly how I wanted the finished product to look....lol  I like to think that maybe it depicts a splattering of mud which Kyle and his puppy will one day be tracking through my house....lol

 

Thanks for stopping by!
Huzzs,
April