Giraffe Love!

Happy Saturday!

I don't know how you feel about giraffes, but I have always loved them! They are so incredibly beautiful and their eyes are spectacular! The zoo here in Lincoln is adding a new addition and in the next year or so you will be able to actually feed them from balconies!  I can't wait!! I plan to be there that first week to see them up close & personal!  These 2 beauties are from A Day For Daisies.

I grabbed an Ellentina Cutting Die (4 petal flower) and a Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves for the flowers. 

I'm not sure what they eat in real life....maybe we will be feeding them flowers!  ha ha

See you tomorrow with our Dies R Us Challenge!

Hugs,
Sherri

QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes!

Hello, again

It's that time of the week once more!  Time for our weekly QKR Stampede challenge and the theme again is "Anything Goes" so grab your supplies & join the fun!

I went with one of my favorite digi stamps of all time.  "Old Buzzard" digi # 8203.  He makes a perfect stamp for those cards where you can bring a smile to someone's face while you kid them about their age!

I love this guy!  He makes me laugh whenever I see him!

Grab your favorite stamps & join the fun!

Hugs,
Sherri

Let's paint the eggs!

Hello, friends!

Do you still remember the days of dying and coloring Easter eggs?  Are you lucky enough to still have little ones around to do it with?  My grandson is long past the age of decorating eggs, but I remember the days when he was young. 

I grabbed a Poppy Stamps Easter Eggstravaganza Frame for this cute digi.  They look like they are having so much fun don't they?

See you tomorrow for our weekly QKR Stampede challenge!

Hugs,
Sherri

Easter Chicks!

Happy Hump Day!

Have you finished all your Easter cards or are you still working on them?  I've been making them steadily for days as I have a spring craft show in March and hope to sell a lot of them.

These two cuties were made with one of my new Stamping Bella Easter stamps.

I liked this image so much I did two of them in different colors.  I framed them with a Marianne Designs Anja's Oval Die.

I'll be back tomorrow with one more Easter card.

Hugs,
Sherri

Cake makes everything better!!

Hi, again!

Well, doesn't that sound like good advice! What wouldn't be MUCH better if there was cake involved! Especially if the cake & frosting were both chocolate! This is another Sassy Cheryl image & perfect for a birthday card. 

I'll see you tomorrow with a couple of cute Easter chicks!

Hugs,
Sherri

You are braver than you think!

Hello!

Is your week off to a terrific start?  I sure hope so!

Today's card is from Sassy Cheryl and perfect to give someone a boost of encouragement! I haven't decided if these 3 little guys are trying to get up nerve to jump in to save their little buddy or are hoping HE will get up enough courage to save himself.  All you can see of him is his tail!

A Marianne Design Anja's Frilly Square die was used to cut them out.  I think we all know someone who may be going through tough times and this sentiment is the perfect note of encouragement.

Back tomorrow with a birthday card.

Hugs,
Sherri

"Whisking" you a Happy Birthday!

Hi there!

Enjoying your Sunday?  I love Sundays.  I pick my daughter up for church and then head home to my craft room to play. 

I loved this cute image and I'm sure she is making something wonderful with those strawberries! Hopefully, it also includes chocolate of some kind! 

A Joy Crafts Bakery Mixer die seemed to be the perfect touch. 

See you tomorrow with a fun encouragement card!

Hugs,
Sherri

For an Egg-stra Special Friend!

Hi, everyone!

Hope you are enjoying your Saturday & getting a lot done!  Even retired, I still enjoy Satturdays!
This is another Stamping Bella image and perfect for sending to that special friend.

She seems to have everything you could ask for on Easter morning! A basket full of eggs and a really large chocolate bunny!  I can taste those ears now!  ha ha  Am I the only one who always started with the ears? 

Tomorrow I have a Sassy Cheryl card.

Hugs,
Sherri

QKR Stampede Challenge- Anything Goes!

Happy Friday!

Ready for another QKR Stampede challenge?   The theme this year is always "Anything Goes" which leaves you wide open to chose whatever you want!

I decided to go with a cute carpenter, digi # 13905.

Since I live in Lincoln now, and everyone here is obsessed with the Huskers, I knew his jersey had to be red!  What else!!  On game day you see nothing but red on anyone!!!  Football is like a religion here and on game day you can literally go to the mall shopping and see nobody there.  They are all at the game or home glued to their television sets! 

Grab your favorite supplies & join the fun.  You could win some great new digi stamps!

Hugs,
Sherri

The "Birth" Day celebration!

Hello, everyone!

This darling image from Sassy Cheryl is one of my favorite baby card digis.

I grabbed my Taylored Expressions Block Party-Baby die and paired it with my favorite gingham paper.  

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for our weekly QKR Stampede challenge!

Hugs,

Sherri

Better late than never!

Hi, gals!

Yes, I'm late today.  I'm not sure what happened, but the post I had scheduled for today just never posted.  I think the blog Gods are out to get me!  ha ha

Here is what SHOULD have posted today!

Yes, it's official!  They hate me!  I tried 3 times to post this image before it actually worked!

This is a Stamping Bella image & the die I used was a Marianne Design Circle Frame.

Hopefully, this is the end of my posting problems! 

Hugs,

Sherri

Hoppy Easter!

Hi, friends!

Are you still working on your Easter cards?  If so, this cute image from Stamping Bella is just what you need.  How cute is this fat little rabbit?  Looks like he has been into the jelly beans!

I used the Lifestyle (QuicKutz) nesting doily rectangles to cut it out & grabbed a chocolate bunny die from Impression Obsession.

Switching gears tomorrow for a birthday card with one of my all time favorite images.

Hugs,
Sherri

Enjoy your birthday!

Happy Monday!

I have a really hard time passing up a sale at Stamping Bella.  I thought this sassy little gal would be perfect for a pet lover's birthday. 

Back tomorrow with another Stamping Bella card.  An Easter card this time.

Hugs,
Sherri

Happy Birthday to "Moo"...

Hello, everyone!

We all know how kids love bright colrs and this little cow should be perfect for any younger child.

I grabbed my Lifestyle (QuickKutz) nesting doily squares die for this one as well.  Tomorrow I have a new Stamping Bella card for you.

Hugs,

Sherri

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Hello, everyone!

Are you ready for corned beef and  sauerkraut and green beer?  I will pass on the beer, but love corned beef and sauerkraut!  I couldn't post anything today but a leprechaun, of course.

I grabbed some old, old stamps from my St. Patrick's day drawer......yes, I know, I actually have a ton of St. Patrick's Day stamps.  Doesn't everyone?  ha ha

At one point, I didn't have a single St. Patrick's Day die.  Imagine that! But when I realized that, I promptly got some Impression Obsession shamrocks:  Fancy Shamrock which I've used here and plain shamrock which I've also used.

Enjoy your day!  Check back tomorrow for a cute cow card!

Hugs,
Sherri

QKR Stampede Challenge -Anything Goes!

Hello, again!

This week I'm sharing a Father's Day card for the QKR Stampede challenge!  I used the darling image "All tied up" Digi # 11304 for my card.  It's always been one of my favorites!

Since Dad's get a lot of ties for Father's Day, I thought this was especially appropriate!  Looks like he has a lot of ties to chose from.  Apparently, all of his kids had the same idea!

This is digi # 11304..All Tied Up!  Perfect name for this cutie.

Grab your favorite supplies & join the fun!

Hugs,
Sherri

Dies R Us Challenge - Frame It!

Hello, everyone!

Wow! Has this month just flown by or is it just me?  And each day is bringing us closer to the start of spring and the end of winter, snow & ice! Hurray!!!!!!  You all know how much I HATE winter! It will never be my favorite season!

Well, it's the 15th of the month so that means it's time for another Dies R Us Challenge! Today's theme is a fun one: "Frame It!"  And that gave me the perfect chance to pull out some of my favorite dies that don't get used as much to play with.  I created this fun scene with the following dies: Impression Obsession Bushel of Apples, Poppy Stamps Weeping Willow Archway, Elizabeth Craft Designs Hello & Poppy Stamps Rustic Wagon. 

Doesn't this make you want to grab a basket and find the nearest apple tree?  Since this wasn't an apple tree, I'm guessing they were finished with their picking and parked their wagon under the willow tree for a rest.  Hey, if I can make up a scene, I can create my own story for it!  ha ha

I have a lot of people who come to my craft shows looking for cards that are blank inside just so they can send a handwritten note to someone.  Bless their hearts! In this day of text messages and emails, handwritten notes are becoming a lost art! And I love the joke I've seen on Facebook that says "one day we will all be able to use cursive writing to send notes to each other when we are in the nursing home & nobody will know what they say!"  And that's probably true.  Cursive writing is becoming a lost art.  Everyone these days prints or types.  How sad!

Well enough rambling....grab your favorite frame dies and see what lovely card you can come up with! Who knows? You may be the winner of a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store (AKA Heaven on Earth). 

The link to the challenge blog is here.  Get those creative juices flowing!

Hugs,
Sherri

Happy Birthday to Ewe!

Happy Hump Day!

I love anything that has a play on words & this cute Bugaboo image is so much fun!

I grabbed a Poppy Stamps Happy Birthday Background die as the perfect backdrop for this cute image.  This should bring a smile to anyone's face!

Be sure to drop in tomorrow for our Dies R Us Challenge!

Hugs,
Sherri

Kid's card!

Hello, again!

Well, as promised, I have a kid's card today.  What kid wouldn't love this cute kangaroo with his bright kite!  The image is from QKR Stampede.

I decided boys would most likely be the ones to be flying a kite so went with some boy colors for the background.

I'm on a birthday roll right now so tomorrow's card will be another birthday.

Hugs,
Sherri

Enjoy your Birthday!

Happy Monday!

Ready for a fun week?  I certainly am! And to start it off, I have this fun Pelican from QKR Stampede to share.  I grabbed a Poppy Stamps Sylvan Sprig, a Quickutz anchor and a Yvonne Creations Shells Border to finish him off.

Isn't he sweet?  See you tomorrow with a cute kids card!

Hugs,
Sherri

You're a classic!

Happy Saturday!

Ready for a cute birthday card for your favorite guy?  This QKR Stampede digi makes a perfect guy card! It's easy to color and goes together quickly.

I added some gears from a Memory Box Gearworks Border.

I'll see you tomorrow with another guy card!

Hugs,
Sherri

You are Somebunny special!

Happy Saturday!

Are you ready for a relaxing weekend, or do you have tons of chores and errands to catch up on? Hopefully, you will find at least a small amount of time to just relax & recharge!

Today's card is a darling image from All Dressed Up.  I adore this little bunny! He makes the cutest Easter card!

I cut him out with a Lifestyle Nesting Doily Square die.  I'll see you tomorrow with a classic car birthday card.

Hugs!
Sherri

QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello, friends!

Not sure what is happening, but for some unknown reason all my posts to QKR Stampede are not posting....either to my blog or to theirs!  Internet gremlins are driving me totally crazy!!!!!!
This is the post that should have posted to their blog today.

I used the Bunny & Butterfly digi # 6805 for today's post.  Since Easter is so close I decided to go with an Easter theme.

Join in on the fun!  You could be the winner of some new digi stamps!

Hugs,
Sherri

Get Well Soon!

Hello, everyone!

Are you ready to change gears & go for a get well card today?  This Yvonne Creations Get Well Soon Frame makes a perfect get well card.  Whether you add a cute image to the center or just frame a cheery get well wish, it is sure to bring cheer to whoever gets it!

See you tomorrow with our weekly QKR Stampede Challenge!

Hugs,
Sherri

With Sympathy

Happy Hump Day!

Is your week going well or are you counting the days until it's over?  In either case, it is already half over.

I used a Spellbinders Floral Affair for the frame and a Tutti Designs Lovely Dove for the center.

I'll be back tomorrow with a get well card!

Hugs,
Sherri

Weeping Willow sympathy

Hello, friends!

Are you ready for another sympathy card today?  This Poppy Stamps Weeping Willow Archway just screamed out to me for a sympathy card.

With this beautiful die, you really don't need anything else.  I'll be back tomorrow with another sympathy card before we change gears.

Enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Sherri

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Monday!

It's getting time we need to be thinking about Mother's Day cards.  I have a fast one using a QKR Stampede stamp to share today.

 There isn't a lot of coloring on this beautiful stamp and you can put anything you like in the middle.

Hope this gave you an idea for a card of your own.  Mom's are really important in our lives!

Hugs,
Sherri

With Sympathy

Happy Monday!

Hope your week is starting off well! I have a sympathy card to share today.  As much as we all hate to have to make them, they really are necessry.

I actually loved this die so much, I made two different versions of it.  I used a Tutti Designs Lily Heart Panel die for these two.  It also makes a gorgeous wedding card! I fell in love with it the second I saw it and I'm so glad I bought it!

See you tomorrow with a Mother's Day card!

Hugs,
Sherri

Easter Chick

Hi, again!

Well, if you are still working on Easter cards, here is another you might want to consider.

This cute little guy is a Cuddly Buddly image and perfect for your Easter cards.  I grabbed an embossing folder for the background paper. The pretty corner is a Cheapo Dies leaves corner.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!  See you tomorrow with a sympathy card.

Hugs,
Sherri

A Fairytale birthday!

Hello, everyone!

Ready for a touch of whimsy and a cute little fairy?  This beautiful image is from a Day for Daisies and one of my favorites.

I finished her off with a Sue Wilson Noble Collection-Ornate Pierced Rectangle die & a Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves die along with an Ellentina Cutting Die 4 Petal Flower.

I'll see you tomorrow with an Easter chick!

Enjoy your weekend!

Hugs,
Sherri

Dies R Us Challenge-Use Pastel Colors

Happy First of the Month!

Can you believe it is March already?  I saw my first robin yesterday!  I was SO excited!  Robins always mean that spring is on the way.  And boy, am I ever ready for it!  I've had it with cold, snow & ice!

Today's challenge is to "Use Pastel Colors" so that leaves you wide open to grab your favorite dies and come up with any theme you like!  I chose a wedding card for mine.  I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Flowers Lace Frame and Die Versions Floral Bride & Groom.  Combined they made a stunning wedding card!

I love the delicate look of this card! That flower frame is just to drool over! And the couple was just about perfect for the center with the additional flowers on it.

Grab your thinking caps & see what amazing things you can make for this challenge.  The winner will win a gift voucher to the amazing store!  (AKA my FAVORITE shopping place on earth!)

I can't wait to see what you come up with.  The link to the challenge is here.   And if you find you need more dies, just head to the store which you will find here.

Good luck!
Hugs,
Sherri