WOOHOO!! A CHALLENGE WITH A KITTY!!!

Kiki Kitty that is!!

Hey there all! How are you? SO....how was your weekend? Mine was TOO fast, as I am sure some of you will agree!! OK.....maybe ALL of you....right?? I was playing with some of my Digi's today and decided to play along with a sketch challenge!! AND? Guess what AWESOME challenge I found??

THIS ONE!!!

Challenge 43

A Sketch by Donna

MY VERSION!

**PLEASE GIVE A CLICK TO SEE IT UP CLOSE!!**

COOL, isn't it?? I LOVED it right away! It was RIGHT up my alley!! All those layers?? You bet!! You just HAVE to play along!! In case you did NOT notice....this sketch is compliments of DARE U 2 DIGI STAMP!!! I haven't visited there for awhile!
SO.........anyhow.....I took my friend KIKI KITTY along for the fun!! You can get a KIKI friend of your very own, over at PINK CAT STUDIO!!! There are ALL kinds of KIKI'S over there!! Heck....even rubber!! Which.....I MUST admit......I have as well!!! Haha!! What can I say? I am a CAT GIRL at heart!!! WAIT....let us NOT forget that SUPER cute sentiment!! I got that over at PINK CAT also!! I cut it up a BIT, to suit my needs, and I really am happy with it!! Know what the FABULOUS part is though?? The sentiment was FREE!! Yepper...you heard right!! F-R-E-E......free!! Better go get yourself one!!
Alrighty....just wanted to stop by and share with you! Hope you like!! I took my pic, using my NEW light tent!!! It is a work in progress, of course, so please be patient!! I will get the right set up, with it, here soon!! Thanks SO much for stopping by!! I will chat with you this week!!! Look for my schedule.....COMING SOON!!

REMEMBER.........................ENJOY LIFE!!!

FINALLY.......AS PROMISED!!!

OK....wow, we made it!! I wasn't sure there for awhile!! Actually...I wasn't sure, since last night!!! BUT.......as you saw from above, HERE we are!! Haha!! SO glad I was able to share these ALL with you tonight!! I will end with the ONE I promised you LAST night!! I had a PINK CAT STUDIO creation scheduled for you and HERE it is!! I really hope you like it!!

What can I say?! I LOVE this ITTY BITTY BOBBY IN DINO COSTUME!!! AND?? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Melissa's images (who doesn't) and I was SO excited when she branched out to Digi's!! I mean......seriously? Who does NOT like instant gratification!! Haha!! Who wants to wait for the delivery man? No matter what color her is wearing!!
OK.....I am outta here, for ONE night!! I just have to say.......THANK YOU so much for hanging out with me!! I look forward to sharing with you tomorrow!! Check out my schedule and see what is going on!! ENJOY LIFE!!


PS. could you tell me what you think of my BLOG changes?? We are trying to TWEAK the size of the actual page?? We are not sure what you are seeing! Do you have to togle left or right at all? Can you view the WHOLE screen.....right away?? I appreciate your help!! I am trying to make my BLOG a little LESS cluttered!!

A CUTIE AND A SAD STORY.............

Hi there friends! Hope you are having a FABULOUS weekend!! As promised, I am here with a CUTIE for you!! However, I have a bit of a SAD story to go with it!! So.....if you are not into reading anything personal? Reader beware, for this post will be a BIT of that, for sure! I am NOT sure where I will go with this!! You know me and gabbing!!!

When I first got back into stamping again, one of the first girls I encountered here online, was Sarah Anderson. She was SUPER kind to me and we even swapped creations and images!! Now, I am sure you ALL have heard by this time, the TRAGEDY that has befallen the TALENTED, SWEET Sarah and her family. If you are NOT familiar with their SAD, SAD story; let me just say that it's HARD for me to explain!! Her HORRIBLE loss effects me STILL!! Not just because I know her? BUT......because I have children of my own!! As a mother, I believe this hits home, more than it would for most!! Sarah and her dear family lost their 3yr old son, Henry, on 11/2/09!! He was overtaken by a virus, that his LITTLE body could not fight!! I have tears....just telling you about it!! I couldn't believe my eyes, when I read this!! 3 years old?! My twins are all but 2 and a half!!! You have seen my pics!! Heck....MY son is at the top of my blog RIGHT now!!! I mean.....SERIOUSLY!! My heart is SO heavy for this family! I can't even BEGIN to imagine the sorrow they are going thru!! I must tell you.....THIS is ONE of the reasons....I ALWAYS say....ENJOY LIFE!!! This has happened right after we learned our neighbor, down the street, passed away SUDDENLY!!! She was the LOVING mother of 2 and was ONLY 36!!! ..... My friends? ....I am ONLY 38!!! WOW!!! The poor woman had an aneurysm(sure that is butchered!) and never saw it coming!! Although, who is to say that MAY not be best. However, it REALLY makes you appreciate your life and those in it!! That being said though, I try and appreciate that EVERY day!!! Anyway, I have ALWAYS done this, but, now do it MORE......I pray for the health of my children!! In today's world? Sarah's story has SO re-inforced that!!! I am SO sorry...I am babbling!!
I will say this.........hold you friends and loved ones CLOSE!!!! I am sure you will understand, when I say, hold your children even CLOSER!!! Sarah......I can honestly say I feel for you and your family and pray for your sorrow to ease!! I am SO sorry for the loss of your sweet, sweet boy!!!
OK, I am sorry.....I could go on and on!!! Thank you for letting me get that out!!! I wasn't sure what I was even going to type, for I had SO much emotion in me, over this!!! In honor of SWEET Henry, Melissa at PINK CAT STUDIO, has released a Digi image called Giraffe & Monkey, to raise money in his honor!! They are wanting to raise money for a tree to be planted, in his name!! The key? They want to have the tree planted in the zoo, where Henry LOVED to visit!! Isn't that AWESOME??!!! Even if you are NOT used to creating with Digi's I hope you will go to the PINK CAT STUDIO and purchase one to help Sarah and her family!!! I know there is another site, who is doing something as well, and I will check on that and get back to you on it!! Until then......thanks again and here is my creation......FOR HENRY!!! ENJOY LIFE!!!


**Click on this to see it a BIT better!!! I LOVE the sparkly DP!!!

A SWEET SURPRISE!!

Happy Saturday friends!! Thanks SO much for stopping by on your day off!! Haha! Well, at least it should be for most of you! I have a SUPER cute box to share with you today!! SO sorry I wasn't on to share it with you last night!! Let's just say I fell asleep on the job! Haha! Don't you hate it when that happens? You wake up, on the couch, and it's like 3 O'clock in the morning? MAN! What a bummer!
I made this box, for my DD Kyah! She is such the little stamper!! She can even tell you which stamps are from what company! Heck......she can even tell you which stamps are actual stamps or Digi's!! SO smart, this one is!! She is somethin' else! Anyway, I made this box so I could put some fun stuff in it!! I am NOT quite ready to give it to her, but, soon I hope!! I was able to find some of the CUTE Bellas, that are geared for kids. I was SO excited to pick them up on SCS,used and I even was able to work a trade or two! Woohoo!! As you all know, I have been trying to sell some of my stamps. As a HUGE reward for cleaning out and giving some of my stuff new homes? I was able to purchase my FIRST Gorjuss Girl!! However, this FIRST one is for Kyah!! Hopefully she will let me borrow it!! Haha!! I got Kyah the Gorjuss Girl Bumble Bee? She is going to be SO thrilled!! See....her nickname is bug!! So, this is PERFECT!! I also was able to trade some stamped images and get her a few with cats and fairies!! I plan to put this ALL in the box for her, as a little surprise for helping mommy!! She is such a HUGE help to me!! It is ALWAYS nice to remind her of how much I appreciate it!! Life gets REALLY busy sometimes and I don't always let her know, as much as I should! Ok....now that I have gone off on a tangent!! I am SUPER excited to give this to her and once I have everything in there, I will!!! Until then, I would LOVE to share it with you, so here it is!! It is a GREAT size for stamped images and Unmounted stamps!! She will have NO idea what is inside!! What FUN!!

See? Didn't I tell you? This PINK CAT STUDIO DIGI is perfect!! Not to mention the fact that Kyah LOVES Pink Cat Studio!! The image is called Itty Bitty Betty Ladybug!! This image is one of the ones I had one in their contest, when Melissa first opened her Digi shop! I am SO excited that she opened this shop!!! Kyah ALWAYS likes to see what is new there!! She asks me ALL the time!!! SO funny that my DD has already discovered her FAVE stamp companies!!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!! I REALLY appreciate it!! If you have time, stop over and see me at SASSY STUDIOS, for Sassy Saturdays!! I found some AWESOME creations for you!!! Have a FABULOUS Saturday! ENJOY LIFE!!!

LIFE IS HOW YOU BAKE IT........

That is........IF you bake!!! Haha!!! How was your day gals? As I had told ya', I am BACK!! Just a QUICK one for ya' though!! I had to share this SUPER cute Pink Cat Studio Digi!! Melissa is on a roll!! WOOHOO!! I used Itty Bitty Betty-Baked A Pie!! She already has a JUMP on me!!! She BAKES!! Haha!! I have to confess!! I saw this CUTIE on my girl JESS' blog and HAD to have her!!! Funny how that works, isn't it? I swear.......Jess does that to me ALL the time!!! Thanks Jess!! This creation is dedicated to you girl!! Your talent inspired me!!! OK.....I know I had promised NEW picks and such!! It is a BIT late, so I am afraid you will have to wait JUST one more day!! This I will say, .......after making this? AND....yesterdays? ...... I feel a WHIMSICAL week coming on!! Haha!! Hmmmm, what does that mean? You never know what GREETINGS I will have in store for you!! Stop by tomorrow to find out!!! I thank you for coming back for a visit!! I really appreciate it!! I appreciate your AWESOME comments too; I would LOVE to hear from you!! Have a FABULOUS Tuesday and I will see you in the afternoon, after work!! ENJOY LIFE!!!

PINK CAT CRICUT!!!!!

****PLEASE PAGE DOWN FOR WHIMSICAL WEDNESDAYS AND A SASSY SNEAK!!



Ok......I just had to stop in quick and share this with you!!! I was just SO excited!! I made this bag with my NEW Cricut and my NEW Pink Cat Studio Digi Stamp!! This is Bitty Betty Witch! Isn't she CUTE? Yep....you read that right!!! PCS has gone DIGI!! Well.....somewhat! Haha!! Although they will still have their AWESOME grey rubber stamps, they now have a NEW Digi Store!!!! WOOHOO!! I just LOVE the Digi's!! How can you not!! Instant gratification!! Anyway, I am getting off the subject!! I just wanted to share the bag I made with my Cricut!! Oh....did I mention I WON this image in the Pink Cat Studio Blinkie Contest? I did!! Again, how AWESOME!! Alright, have to stop blabbering!! see ya all later tonight!! Have a GREAT evening, until then!!! ENJOY LIFE!

IN HONOR OF THE WEIMAN FAMILY!

Howdy Partner!!! How y'all doin?? Alright, as promised, I am back with a creation!! I'll betcha' you didn't know that later was THIS late!! Haha!! Well, it is after midnight here, not sure how late it is where you are!! Hope you are still awake!! Or, maybe, as luck would have it....you are just waking up!! Haha!! I wanted to share with you all, the creation I made, with the Weiman Wranglers!! I know you are ALL looking at it and thinking......this is a girl card?? Why yes!! Yes it is!! I know that all the WONDERFUL creations I have seen, with this set, were made in GIRLY colors!! However, in my house?? My girls wear a LOT of blues, to match their PRETTY eyes!! So......although this card is in honor of Ethan and his family?? It was also made with my girls in mind!! And....when I think of them? I think blue!! Besides....This is the paper I had out, when I started coloring this image!! However, again!! Haha! You should see the paper I received today!! Man-O-Man!!! Are you going to LOVE it!! I promise!! If I hadn't already started this little gal? I would have changed direction!! I will have to share it with you!! Alrighty....I hope you went and purchased this AWESOME Digi set!! The proceeds DO go to such a GREAT cause!! If you haven't gotten yours? What are you waiting for!! GO!! Enjoy my card and ENJOY LIFE!!! 'Till next time.....Thanks for stopping by and y'all come back now...ya hear???? Sorry, couldn't resist!!

AN AWESOME FAMILY AND A WINNER!!!

Hi there everyone!! How are you? I hope you are well!! Just a quick morning post for you, because we are off to the park today!!! Per Kyah's request!! So, I wanted to stop by here first, before we left!! I want to thank ALL of you for ALL of your kind words and support!! It means SO much to Kyah and I!!! I plugged the numbers in to random.org and came up with a winner!!




**THE WINNER IS #1




Georgia Ehrmann said...
Hey Jacquie!What a darling pic of Kyah on her blog! And her card is equally cute! I love pink couches....lol! I think I just became her first follower! My granddaughter and I will check in on her often to see what she is creating. I also became your follower... I don't know why I wasn't as I have you listed under my fav blogs to visit...Mistake rectified!I will place a little info on my blog so hopefully others will check out her blog and leave her some cool messages.Hugs,Georgia
June 21, 2009 3:10 PM

Thanks again EVERYONE!!! You guys are THE BEST!! Georgia, please email me your Digi Stamp choice, from The Greeting Farm!!! The Email is javablustamper@yahoo.com and I will get your Digi to you!!

Ok, last thing quick!! I had wanted to post this before now!! I am sure you have seen by now, that Melissa @ Pink Cat Studio, has put out some ADORABLE Digi stamps!!! These stamps were designed in honor of a little boy named Ethan Weiman and his family!! ALL, not some, ......ALL of the proceeds will go to the Make A Wish foundation!! Isn't that incredible?? There are also some girls that have put together a giveaway too, to encourage you all to purchase this set!! Now, since they are Digi, you know they are VERY reasonable in price!!! What an AWESOME way to help out! All you have to do is purchase this set by Pink Cat Studio!! And come on....who doesn't LOVE PINK CAT?!!!! Here are the deets, as listed on Pink Cat Studio's blog!! I hope you will visit there and I hope you will contribute!! I did!!! I went to the families journal site and read some of their story!! I couldn't read all, because I honestly couldn't see thru my tears!! I truly ADMIRE this family!!! As a mother, I can't imagine living thru what they have lived thru!! Although it is true that Ethan is in a better place now and no longer suffering, it is heart wrenching all the same!! I feel that this story should teach us all, to appreciate EVERYTHING!!!! And....LOVE each and every day!!! Everyone and everything!! Ethan was a REMARKABLE little boy, to endure SO much!! HIs family? Also remarkable, to stand right there with him! Oh my, I can't even begin to put into words, how their story has touched me! You know I could babble on and on!! All I know is I thank God every day for my life and EVERYONE in it!! I thank God for giving me that SPECIAL gift of being a Mother!! That in itself is truly REMARKABLE too!! Ok.......sorry enough of my goings on!! Like I said.....I just can't put it into words!! Thanks for reading my babble!! Haha! You know me! I babble and I am a SAP!! Here is the info direct from the Pink Cat site, as promised BEFORE!!! See you later with a creation to share!!

Today we are releasing these new digital stamps to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in honor of Ethan Weiman. Little Ethan passed away on June 12th from Neuroblastoma cancer. Ethan was a true cowboy and loved horses, balloons and Knock Knock jokes. By purchasing these digital stamps you will help brighten the day of a sick child as the money we raise will go towards making one of their dreams come true.Please visit http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Stamps/WeimanWranglers/WeimanWranglers.htm to purchase these digital stamps and help the Make-A-Wish Foundation.Last week Lauren Meader, a member of my DT, contacted me to ask if I could make some digi stamps to help raise some money in order to honor Ethan and the Weiman family. I thought that was such a wonderful idea and got right to designing. Lauren told me that Ethan loved my Cowboy Billy stamp so she suggested that I design a new Cowboy stamp for Ethan and one for his little sister Ava too. Ethan loved horses and balloons so that is how we came up with the design of the kiddies riding their horses and holding a balloon.We would be so grateful if you would help us to raise some money in Ethan’s honor. All proceeds from the sale of the stamps, after Paypal fees are deducted, will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois as requested by Alicia and Dave Weiman.Want to win a Pink Cat Studio gift certificate or three??Lauren Meader, Vicki Garrett and Heather Schlatter are all generously offering the chance to win some moola to buy PCS stuff. Lauren's is a card making challenge using the new digi stamps and Vicki's and Heather's involve helping to spread the word about our fundraiser. Thank you so much ladies for your generosity!

Please visit Lauren's, Vicki's and Heather's blogs to read about how you can win.
Lauren and I are so grateful to our design teams who have helped spread the word about our fundraiser and have made sample cards using the new digi stamps. It’s so wonderful to work with a fabulous group of ladies for such an important cause.




****Thanks everyone!!! REMEMBER......ENJOY LIFE!!!

PINK CAT CHALLENGE

Hey there all!! How are ya?? Remember how I said there was LOTS going on in BLOG land?? Well......another one of the goings on is a Pink Cat Studio Challenge!! Woohoo!! Guess what the winner receives?? They will receive a grab bag of PCS Stamps!! The challenge is being held over at their BLOG! The contest is until tomorrow, 5/31/09, at 5pm est. Hope you'll check it out!! This was FUN!! Just click on that link and it will take you right there! Here is my version of the challenge!! I used PCS QT Owl!! I think this set is SO cute!! PCS is one of the first stamps I started hoarding, after I learned there were other companies out there! You know, other than SU! Now, don't get me wrong!! I LOVE my SU cardstock!! However? There are a GAZILLION image possibilities out there!! And from what I have seen? There are NEW images coming at you EVERY month!!! Whew!!! Can we say.......addiction?? Oh yeah, that's right....you KNOW what I am saying!! Don't you!!! Anyway...I have one other thing to tell you about tonight yet!!!

Are you familiar with LIMELIGHT PAPERCRAFTS?? Well...if not? You NEED to check them out TOO!!! Coming up on June 1st, is there ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! You know what that means!! Challenges, Prizes, and sales....OH MY!!!! Mandy has an AWESOME variety of wares over at Limelight!!! So...if you are out and about??? Check it out!!!

OK here is my card, sorry I was babbling!! Hey...you know you can't come here without SOME babble! Haha!! I am SO glad you took the time to visit with me!! Hope to see you back here tomorrow for more excitement! Have a GREAT sleep...that is where I am headed!!! ENJOY LIFE!!!

**NEED a closeup?? Click on the pic and you will see a better view!! Since my blog background is darker.....this is not seen as well!!

TWINKLING TUESDAY NIGHT!!!!

Hey...how was your dinner?? Haha!! Ok.....so..it took me a bit here,but,......I am back!!! With MY version of this week's Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesdays Challenge!! This week's sketch comes to you straight form her brother, Jack!!! Way to go Jack!!! LOVE it!!! Now.....I hope you played along, for when I am done here??? I am off to visit ALL of you and check out your AWESOME work!!! Can't wait to see it!!! I decided to use my NEW PCS, Kiki Kitty set!! You just have to LOVE it!!! Not to mention, when it is a gift from your hubby?? It makes you LOVE it all the more!!! Oh...and it does help if you have kitties, like I do!! This set is one of the stamping things I got for Valentines day!!! Thanks HONEY, You are THE BEST!!!
I thought I would use this tonight, since for the next few days??? I have LOTS of ANYA'S & IAN'S to share with you!!! Because, you know what this weekend is, right?? Don't you?? Come on now!! It is the BIG release for CLUB ANYA, from THE GREETING FARM!!! YAY!! So much to share with you all!! I just CAN'T wait!!! SO excited!!! Don't forget to head over to Club Anya and enter their Sketch Contest!! You could win the NEW Stamp set, that is being released on the 15th!!! Hey....want another GREAT reason to check out Club Anya?? All this week, they are introducing you to their PHENOM Design Team!! In fact, today they featured Janna!! She is such an AWESOME and SWEET girl!! So talented...you are just going to LOVE her; you will be blown away by her talent!!
GEEZ.....I am getting carried away!!! Sorry girls!!! I am just SO excited, what can I say!!! Now...there are two more things I need to SHARE with you, before I show you my card!!! One, I dedicate this card to my fellow TWINKLETTE, Heather!!! This one is for you girl!!! Brown!!! Your FAVE!!! Hehe!!! Hope you enjoy!!! Ok.....for all of you?? The inside scoop?? She is not a friend to BROWN!!! As a matter of fact?? She is DEEPLY allergic!!!! Or so she says!!! Haha!!!
Ok....last thing....before my creation is revealed (even though it is a simple card!!). You will all notice that I have FINALLY placed a Copyright on my photos!!! This is due to the WONDERFUL help, I received, from my girl CASSIE!!!! She too is a fellow TWINKLETTE!!! If you don't believe me, check out her CHEERY card she posted, for this week's challenge!! You NEED to let her know, how much you DIG her stripes too!! You can see it by clicking her link, below. She was SO SUPER nice to help me last night!! She showed me where to go to create the watermark and literally WALKED me through it!!! SHE ROCKS!!! Thank you SO much Cassie!!! I am FORTUNATE to have you as my friend!!! I LOVE it!!! Of course, I did have to be different and make mine a shade of turqoise!!! Haha!!! It had to match ME, now didn't it?? I bet you ALL are laughing at me, aren't you?? Oh well!! At least you can't say I am not different, right?? Or that I don't have fun!!!
Anyway!!! There I go again....on a tangent, who would have guessed!!! Sorry!!! Hope you like my SIMPLE card!!! And make sure if you played along. that you labeled your card with MTTSC13, so we can find it!!! We LOVE to share!!! Speaking of sharing.....make sure to visit the other TWINKETTES, to see there FAB creations!!! You WILL NOT be disappointed!! I am honored to be a part of their team and you will see why!!




**Here are the Twinklette's and you can view this sketch in my first post, from earlier this evening!! So glad you stopped by and ENJOY LIFE!!!!
Bonnie
Christi
Darla
Danni
Debbie
Heather
Jami
Janna
Jen
Jessica
Kim
Kimmie
Rebecca
Sandra
Taylor