Sunshine and Flowers

Here is another Teapot Tuesday  card ... These ladies and their talent are so  amazing... I am so happy I  was introduced to  them.

This card was to represent sunshine  and flowers  for a special lady...I hope it  gave her a smile too.

I used SU Daffodil Yellow Only orange  for the card base and layer.I added  some paper flowers  and bling  , I embossed the only orange layer with swiss dots  and added a sweet butterfly   for balance... Some encouraging words for the sentiment...
I am so sorry this picture is of such poor quality...

Thanks for stopping in,  I hope to see you soon...

February....time to end the January Blahs...

Well here I am, finally... Geesh, not sure what my problem was, but I just had no energy, or enthusiasm....That sure does  put a damper on the  Creating Mood...lol

So  here is a  left over  challenge card, it was  to be completed in January,  but  I guess Feb 2 will have to do  : )

Th DP was black and white...Paperbilities, from Hobby Lobby, but I choose to add  some barely banana  by SU with  a marker ... Then I used a blender pen to color  in the images... Those are from a set called Morning Cup  again from SU... Nothing too fancy, but I did add  some flowers with bling  to dress it  up a bit...

And # 2  was a challenge from SCS . I rarely  try the challenges, but I was  looking for some thing to do today and this  seemed easy enough... I choose  baha  and  brown suede textured cardstock as my colors,  again from SU.  I think these colors   are soft and rich and pretty... I had ribbon from SU that blended  really nice.  The challenge was to  find and use an image more than once on our card. I stamped my own  background on the Baha,  then  I cut out  an extra butterfly to add for  depth  or dimension... Super easy,  but I thought it turned out quite pretty...  It will be used as a  thank you card, for a special  friend... 
  

Blog Candy

As I was admiring  a new site , and all of their precious  stamps and images,   I saw  this  and thought  you all may  be interested...
Here is  the link to the site  and there is a link to the blog, and this  awesome  blog candy offer... teddybo.com  for the site   
     or teddybochallenge.blogspot.com for the link to this offer


 

what a great way to start February...You still have time  to win this package, so hurry on over...These are so adorable 



 

A Dollop of Sunshine

Here is another  card  for the Teapot Tuesday Ladies...  This card was  to  bring a smile or giggle  to a sweet young lady...  She likes  sunshine,  Twilight movies and characters and  dogs...   I hope this  worked.

It is daffodil yellow  base(  for the sunshine effect )  with basic gray,  a layer of daffodil  embossed with a sizzix  folder  of flowers,  then some SU dp  and  a double layer of ribbon  thanks to my daughter...I sponged the edges  to soften the stark white look. The whipped cream  had a shimmer to it, the spoon was done in silver  encore ink  and  I added a  sweet crocheted flower that a  friend made and   sent to me... The sweet little doggie  was  just too cute...  A dollop  of sunshine  was on the inside...

Time for Tea, Please join me

   You all know I love hot tea right,  yep with milk and sugar...
No I am not English...lol
  But it is such a "comforting" drink,  it soothes,  it calms, it warms me up  and it taste  so yummy...  not to mention it has lots of  caffeine .
  : )

  But this blog post has nothing to do with my tea... 
: ) 

  I was recently acquainted with a group of ladies on SCS that hold  a "tea party" every week,  or is it every day?  : ) , 
Either way, they always  have a great time.
  They are an extremely talented  group of super kind and caring  ladies... They  love to create happy cards, funny cards  and some of the prettiest  cards that I have ever seen,  and then share them with others...
I was  the recipient of such  a wonderful  array of  cards, thanks  to  a very special friend,  and then many others  joining in...
I cannot tell you  how many times I have smiled , or felt special, just  by looking at these cards and knowing they were made for me, with  a whole lot of love ... 
and Simply to wish me a   better  year... 

  This week  the recipient  is a little guy  that  could use some smiles,  so I am happy to say I was able to join in...   I have 5 beautiful grand children, two of which  are  young boys, and yep,  they  leave a soft spot in my heart..  I  hear  Joshua loves Spongebob  along with Legos, this made me giggle , because so does my youngest  grandson...


   I printed a picture of Spongebob, it  was  an image that was shared  with me.  I created a pocket card using some dp  that reminded me of seaweed
(  I thought that was appropriate for MR Spongebob   LO L  ) 
This way  he could just slide the picture out and  keep it.  We were told we could use Valentines Day as our theme, so I included a few tiny hearts from the SU set  called Smitten. Then on the inside I stamped and hand wrote my message ...

I hope Joshua  gets a lot of cards and they all make him smile...  

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well time has come to say good bye to this year.It has been a busy one, some sadness, but blessings to follow in most of it...My year set a pattern for a need of thank you cards, though I do not think I ever created enough.

I designed this card in hope of re creating it in different colors and styles, so far this is the only one I have completed... At this time of year there are 2 words that should be said so often, but it seems they get looked over  most of the time these days... I think I will try to make more thank you cards to have on hand, just for all of those little things people do . No matter how small, they still deserve a THANK YOU ...


So to all of you that have been so kind to me this year , this card is for you
: )

I used SU basic gray, with the swirl embossing folder, a scrap of brushed silver by SU once again, and a bow off of a package..yep, I do not throw any thing away ...lol
The stamp is from a SU set named Tagtastic, and I used the scallop punch I just bought from a friend...I love it too... I used Versa Magic Dazzle, then silver Encore ink, and then I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. And I must say,I think it stepped up the clarity and the shininess.
I added detail, using the same ink and embossing powder inside the card as well as the envelope...

So here is my last post for the year... If you have not read my post from yesterday, please do now... That is my wish for all of you as we bring in the New Year.
Thank you for looking at my blog, and I hope you have seen some thing that you have enjoyed, or maybe even inspired you . And I hope you all come back to see what I can come up with this year... My chair is always waiting for you to come sit and visit ...

So take care, Stay healthy and happy, and enjoy all of your blessings every day ,

Soni B

So the New Year is approaching

Hello, how is everyone ?? Are you tired from all you have been doing? Or are you still busy trying to get more done? If so please take just a minute to sit with me, and maybe understand my thoughts .

Are you ready to bring in the New Year?? What does that really mean ???

I am not one to make resolutions. It seems I always think I can do more than I actually can. So I have tried to just think of a few smaller things that are reachable...I have plenty in my life that could use some big help. but I have learned baby steps work better for me : )

So this year I want to try to not be so quick to be judge mental, and along with that I want to try each day to live in a better way, by sharing smiles, and love in any way I can, but most of all I want to try to not let anger in. And my biggie is an ongoing struggle I have, to be able to forgive on a better level. These may sound easy, but not really .The last one will be a lot of work.

The main focus in my year is to ENJOY every day, ENJOY all I have , and not wait until tomorrow to do anything I can do today. We really have no guarantees about a tomorrow . This year has taught me a lot... Life happens, and we go on...We miss the ones we have lost, but we still have our life to live . Yes there is sadness, but there is also goodness , in our memories, and our future.

My family is the center of my world, they are my purpose to live each day. So I plan to love each of them, that part is easy. : )
I hope to be able to be there for my family, just as they have been their for me all of this year, and always in the past. My family is not only relation, but an extended group of friends as well. I am blessed with all that I call FAMILY...

My last area I want to do better at is my crafting and my blog... I really love to create, it does not matter if it is cards, scrap book pages, or gifts for others, I truly enjoy just playing with all of my wonderful TOYS... My crafting area is my HAPPY PLACE, and my computer is just a very favorite thing in my life ... So I want to get more organized, better structured and just basically more regular, especially in making and sharing... Learning new things and ways is right up at the top of my list... : )

So as we get ready to bring 2011 to an end, and look back at our year, I hope we all can smile, and know this NEW YEAR is waiting. It has a lot of POTENTIAL , and much HAPPINESS just sitting there .. It is up to us to REACH out, and make ALL we can of what is waiting for us..

I wish you all a WONDERFUL NEW YEAR with BLESSINGS every day.. I think the KEY to this is to be ourselves, LOVE one another and SEE the good around us , and to simply LIVE a GOOD LIFE... Remember to be HAPPY , and SMILE...

So whatever you want to accomplish in this new year, I wish all of you luck... I hope I get to join you as you reach towards your goals, and see any part of it that I can. Sharing is so much FUN .

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hugs to all of you ,
Love Sonja


My belief is GOD gives us so much, what we do with that is our gift back to HIM... So whatever your belief is, just keep on BELIEVING...