Crafty Gals Challenge #213 Thankful

 Hello!  Well great news.  One cataract surgery done.  I really think that the unknown and the anticipation of being able to see clearly were the biggest hurdles to over come.  Oh and the not doing anything or lifting anything for 14 days really got to me.  Hey, I can watch TV and NOT wear glasses for the first time in my life.  I have the next surgery on Thursday, November 12, 2020 early in the morning.  My crafters please keep me in your thoughts.  I would greatly appreciate it!

On to this months challenge over at Crafty Gals Corner . This will be #213 and the theme is thankful.  Let's see who graciously offered images for the design team to show off!

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize~2 Digital Images

Fred She Said Digital Designs

Prize~$10 Gift Certificate

These two sponsors are fabulous.  The images are so fun and print like a dream.  Please go show them some love!

This challenge I am working with an image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.  It's is called Gnome Sweet Gnome.  As you can guess it has to do with gnomes!! Here is what I have created.

Here is the envelope

For the card, I started with some paper that has
Douglas Fir trees.  Next I colored the gnome home
using Prismacolor and Arteza colored pencils.  I 
decided that the house needed some ground and
extra grass.  The grass is a die and the grass is 
light brown AC cardstock.  Next the sign is also a
die and I inked the edges and printed out the
digital image's name.

The inside has a sticker border that is cut in half.
 The 'thanks so much' is printed on vellum.

I hope you like what I have came up with.  It was a lot of fun.  So until next time, stay safe and healthy.

Brightest Blessings,

PS: Happy Thanksgiving!

Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps.

Challenge #212 Halloween Colors

 Hey everybody!  Well I have had some news.  My eyesight has been slowly dimming over the past few months.  I went to my ophthalmologist and low and behold I have cataracts.  So I am all scheduled for surgery and recovery.  I should be back up and running by the 2nd week of December 2020.  Wish me luck.

So this months challenge is 'Halloween Colors'.  Let's see who is sponsoring this month!

Ike's Art

Prize~$10 Gift Certificate

LeAnn's World 101
Prize~2 Digital Images

Stampers Delights

Prize~3 Single Digital Images

Wow what a line up of fabulous sponsors.  If you haven't seen any of these artists work please go leave some love and have a look around!

This months creation is something I do on a regular basis.  I am a Happy Planner girl.  I try to decorate each month.  Sometimes I get this done and sometimes not. But this past week was special.  It was my daughters birthday.  So here are a few pics of my decorating!

This is my planner for 2020.  I just happened to 
find this at St. Vinnies on a treasure hunt.

(Pls click for a larger view)  This layout is for the
week of Oct 5-Oct 12 2020.  My daughters BD is
Monday and we celebrate all week.

My image is from
 LeAnn's World 101 and is called 'Punkin".  I colored
it using my Prismacolor Pencils.  I also mirrored the 
image so they would be facing each other.  The 
backgrounds are scraps and I used washi tape for 
edges and dividers.

Here is the other half of the week.  The new font 
is called Mahligai and was downloaded from 
dafont.com.  

Here is the finished layout.

My daughter and I had a Saturday of retail therapy and then I took them both out to dinner at a really nice brewery called Gilgamesh in Salem, Oregon.  The food was delish!  

So that is this months creation.  I am trying to get my projects for November and December done very early.  So until my next post, stay safe and healthy.

Brightest Blessings,  

PS: Happy Halloween 

Free Dearie Dolls Digital Stamps

Crafty Gals Challenge #211 Fall Colors

 Hello and welcome to my blog.  For challenge #211 the theme is Fall Colors.  Pretty straight forward.  Wellllllllllllllllllllllll...

I got my themes mixed up.  I thought the theme was stripes and polka dots.  So my creation doesn't fit the fall colors but it's still pretty.  We have one sponsor for this challenge.

Digi Doodle Studios

Prize~3 Digi Stamps

Can I tell you how much I look forward to coloring an image from Digi Doodle Studios?  I LOVE these images.  Please please go leave a little love.  Here is the link Digi Doodle Studios.

Now on to my project.  I colored up a wonderful image that can be used all year round.  Chef Cinnamon is her name.  Cooking is her game!  Let me show you what I came up with.

I love the way she turned out.  I found this back-
ground paper in a book I picked up when my
Tuesday Morning was going out of business.  The
paper pad is made by Jen Hadfield and is called
'My Bright Life'.  The Mmmmm sticker is foam.
The border was made by cutting a striped paper
against the stripe.  The polka dots are on the 
beautiful dress.  I colored her with a mix of Prisma-
color and Arteza pencils.

More foam stickers in the corners and the back 
ground paper is a scrap.

Back of my card.

Short and sweet post today.  May I ask a favor?  My beautiful state of Oregon has massive wildfires burning throughout the state.  Please pray for our firefighters and for much needed rain.

My crafty's stay safe and please stay healthy.  Bright blessings,