Happy Monday Challenge

It's time for another Happy Monday Challenge with the gang at Deedee's Digis.  This week, the them is Fellowship Monday with the spotlight on making something to share with a young person.

I chose to make little coins for my son.  They don't have bling, aren't very intricate and are PERFECT for my son's lunch bag to just let him know I am thinking of him.  Most importantly, they won't embarrass him in front of 'the guys.'

I printed out the Cuties for Cure and then made up my own little sayings for the reverse.  I trimmed around the colored (with Bics) images and adhered them to dp from Close To My Heart. 

Easy peasy and sure to brighten up my son's day!

Thanks for stopping by~

Huggz,

April

Another Creative Sunday

Welcome everyone to the Creative Cowgirls Easter/Spring Hop!

I will be honest and tell you that I am a flake and because of going away to the wedding and trying to post early, I don'thave all the links you will need to complete this hop.  Told ya, I'm a flake!

ALL of the deets are on the Creative Cowgirls Challenge Blog though, so please stop in there for the line up!

We were gifted with images from Chi Chi Memories!  And, I can't even tell you how excited I was to play with them!  WooHoo!

And, to top it off, Crafty Ribbons is supplying a selection of (yep, you guessed it) RIBBON for da winnah.

Now, for my card......lol...like I was going ot forget to post it (Don't laugh, I did once forget to past in the picture {flake})...

When fully closed, the little girl actually peeks around the flowers - wish you could see that, but I am sure y'all get the idea!!  I kept the left side solid white in case the giver would like to write a message!

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to leave love at the rest of the stops on the hop! 

Huggz,
April

Happy Friday!

This week has really flown by for me!  Can't say that I have accomplished much, but the weekend is just about upon me and I am VERY excited to be going to my cousin's wedding tomorrow!!

Congratulations Heather and Dan!

I have no doubt that they won't see this ahead of time, or I surely wouldn't post it!

My card uses a set from Deedee's Digis called For the Happy Couple.  I used a different "Congratulations" than is included in this wonderful set so that I could personalize with their names in the same type set.  I mixed and matched various cream and gold papers to give this card lots of texture.  I colored just the flowers on the cake in shades of pink (Heather's choice for bridesmaids dresses) and used some gold paint from Stampin' Up to kind of dull the cream card stock on the front.  Huggz to kadie for giving me the idea to doodle a bit above and below our greeting~  I think it just makes the card that much more personal for my wonderful cousin!

Before you go, here are a couple more pictures of this card:

Thanks for stopping by~
Huggz,
April

Just a quick post tonight.  The day seemed to get away from me....maybe the week is getting away from me.  I am not sure who is having a harder time adjusting to my DH having a job, him or me??

Here is my card for the Delightful Inspiration progressive challenge~ the image is called 'Caught a Bug'.
Great image, Faith.  Thank you so much for this great opportunity!!

I used CS from SU! and very cool DP from Close to My Heart.  I colored the image with my Bic's and highlighted the jar with my Cool Shadow Copic.  I cut out the smaller ladybugs to be free standing and popped up the main image just to give the card some dimension.  I accented the diagonal corners with some rhinestones.

I do need to apologize to Faith and the DT over at Delightful Inspiration - I think I must be last every week and it truly isn't my intention....it just happens that way!

Thanks for stopping by~
Huggz,
April

Happy Monday

I am a bit late today.  Gonna blame it on my darling husband....lol...

It really is his fault, in a roundabout way!  I had a post ready, went to edit it and then  POOF!  So much for saving my work.  As my brother would say "That will learn ya!"

So, I was about to re-do my post when my DH came home this morning from the first day, oops, night at the new job.  It was a good one, for those of you wondering....lol

So, my card - it is for the new challenge over at Happy Monday Challenges.  You know, with the Deedee's Digis crew? 

Sorry about my picture - it was one of those weekends where computer time was limited!

Here is the sketch for the challenge - how did I do?  I think I took it too visually, but I so had my heart set on using that dp from Close To My Heart and the "Sweetest Flower" image that you can find here.



Before I forget - also need to shout out to Robbie of Buttons and Bows.  You won the $5 from this past weekend's blog hop.  If you would email me at aflowers67 [at] yahoo [dot] com I will send you a voucher code for your gift!!  WOOT WOOT and Congratualtions!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Huggz,
April

Happy Son-Day

Spring is here!  And, it has been bittersweet for me the past couple of years.  Tomorrow would have been my Mother's 87th birthday!  Happy Birthday, MOM!!  I know you can hear me from Heaven!

Taylored Expressions is a new Member Company over at SCS and offered up some freebies to celebrate!  They also offered up some chances to win! 

So, you know it, I downloaded the digis and created a card!

I used all scraps - I am back to using up what I have!!  The flower stickers were left over from a baby card I made ages ago and don't even remember where they came from; the cs was outta my pile and the ribbon came from Mike's 3 or 4 for a buck!!  I colored up the butterflies with my Bic's and punched out the sentiment with SU! oval punch!

Thanks for checking this out!
Huggz,
April

PS ~ Don't forget to stop by Deedee's tomorrow (Monday) to see if you won the $5 voucher to the store for leaving a comment here this weekend on the HOP!

Let's HOP....it's a Time to Bloom

It's finally here....Deedee's Digis Time to Bloom Hop!

I am so excited to be a part of Deedee's digis and hope you enjoy our creations as much as we enjoy inspiring you!

Spring is such a marvelous time of year! A time of warming weather, of lengthening days, and best of all, a time of vibrant colors and new life -- a time to BLOOM! Join the Deedee's Digis Design Team today as we celebrate the (almost) start of this very special season with a "Time to Bloom" blog hop!


If this is your first stop on the hop, be sure to visit the Crafting with Deedee's Digis blog, where you will find the directions for participating in the hop, a chance to win the grand prize of a $15 credit to our store, AND a little gift for you!

I used the wonderful new digi "Bee-lieve" and some Tim Holtz paper.  I also used some ribbon and bling that was a recent birthday gift and some bee brads!  The image was colored up with my Bic Mark-Its!

Your next stop on the hop is CEAL

Before you leave, please be sure to leave me a comment in order to be entered to win $5 in free digis of your choice from the Deedee's Digis store! You have until 12 noon Eastern Time on Sunday to comment. I will choose a random winner then, and all winners will be announced on Monday at Crafting with Deedee's Digis -- be sure to check back then to see if you've won. Thanks so much for joining us today, and may all the blessings of Spring be yours!

Here's the whole lineup, but if you get lost, you can always check in at the Crafting with Deedee's Digis blog!!

April  <<<<----you are here :-)

Ceal

Collette

Darsie

Deedee

Ellen

Jeanette

Jerusha

Kathy

Kelly C.

Kelly S.

Lawren

Lori

Melissa

Michele

Rhonda

Robin

Sandy

Sarah

Shelly

Stephanie

Tameko

Thanks for stopping today!  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win!
Huggz,
April