GRAND KIDS GET CRAFTY TOO

        Trying to plan or schedule  a  time  to get  all of the grand kids together to go some where or  do something~ is  not  an easy task  ... How ever, last weekend  it  just  happened  that  all of them were  here  , in and out, but here.  Brooke wanted to paint on tiles , she  had an idea  to make some thing for her dads  birthday. They  were 4 x 4  ceramic  tiles, you can find them a  Lowes, Home Depot  or Menards.
         Dustin decided he wanted to  paint to,  so Brooke helped him  draw  his design and  away he went.  Then Ali  decided  she wanted to  draw some thing and paint it to. Brooke  designed a couple more  so  it was a  kitchen table  that was   busy  busy  busy .

                                     This is the  set of  four  that Brooke  painted for her DAD

This is Dustin's 

This is Ali's, it is a Browning emblem  with her own  version of camo  added for the background 

 And these are  two more Brooke  painted  one  from Monsters Ink  and the other  is something for  the company that is known as  31 Products,  since her mom sells that product .  

All of these were  drawn  free hand  

They used  acrylic  paints  and after they were dried   they were sprayed with a clear  acrylic sealer.

The  tiles I had  here, I had  purchased them  last winter  for the kids to make  Christmas  gifts with .

And  Brooke and I have a pretty nice selection of paint, as we  paint out side pavers as well as  other  things .

I love it when  my grand  kids  have their own ideas  and  just  make it happen.

Thanks  for stopping by,  I hope  these made  you smile,  I know  they made me smile... But then any time I  spend with  my grand kids  makes me smile  

: ) 

Stop  back real  soon,  maybe  there will be  some  cards, 

 you  never know  ...   lol

Til then, SMILE, and  enjoy  your  blessing,  I just  did... 

A LITTLE BIT OF HAPPY ON THIS RAINY DAY

Good Morning...Happy Monday
So did you all enjoy  your  days over the  holiday?  I sure did...I was with  both daughters  and  my grand kids,  plus  a  friend or two~  what could be better???
 Well having a  birthday  the day after a holiday  sure helps...

My friend Sue  asked if I wanted to go  get a pedicure  for my birthday,  and it was a perfect idea. She was away over  her birthday in June, so I had not  decided on a gift for her yet...so we  both got pretty toes...and to make it better  my oldest daughter  went too

I decided to get fancy   : )  

Then we came  back to my  house to make cards.Sue had  taken a class using  Basic Gray  supplies  

(  one of my favs )  so she  brought those  up  and we were going to use the left overs...

I never  got that far , as she was still working on hers    lol  

But  my grand daughter Brooke ( age 14 )  started coloring  images,   and  she was really enjoying herself  , so  that made me happy  

She went into my craft room and  I suggested  she  pick  out some pretty designer paper  and color an image  to  go with it... and then go look for embellishments to add... She loves  that grandma's room has so much  that  matches... 

  IMAGINE THAT !   LOL 

So,  here is  her  card...

Isn't her  just  full of  happiness ? 

She found a  butterfly  that had been cut on white embossed paper  and decided to use chalks to  change the color...then chalked the corers to add color   

She added some  bling , at 14  life must have bling  lol 

 and sheer  ribbon  to  add some  texture or  "  fancy it up "   as  she said ...lol 

Then  I asked what she was going to put on the envelope,  she was  happy to find a butterfly stamp  ...

Oh  yes  grandma   has  one of everything  !

I am so blessed  to have these  grand children in my daily  life 

and  that each of them  not only  love me ,

 but in their own special way  show me  continually 

Thank you GOD    

then to end  my day  

 God painted me a picture of  one of  my favorite things... a beautiful sunset...

So even tho  today is dreary   and full  of rain...
I can  look  at these pictures  and SMILE   ~   just  like the sun is shining...

Thanks  for  stopping  by,  hope you enjoyed  your visit  and  found the iced  tea  I left out for  you ...

Maybe next time we can  sit and  visit a while

Have a  wonderful week,  full of  happiness and sun shine   even if you have to make  your own
Remember  to  see the BLESSINGS...they are  there I promise you  !

as my  precious  little Faith says  " Bu Bye Now "  with  her  bag on her arm  and off she  goes

GOOD MORNING

                                                    HAPPY    WEDNESDAY  
I FOUND  THIS  THE  OTHER DAY  AND   I  JUST  HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH  YOU ~  
                                             IT IS  TOO  FUNNY  NOT  TO SHARE  ~  

I AM OFF TO START GETTING THINGS READY  FOR  FAMILY TIME  TOMORROW

I WILL SEE  YOU ALL SOON

THANKS  FOR STOPPING  IN

SONJA

   

 

HELLO JULY !

WELL HI THERE ,  SO  ARE YOU ALL READY TO CELEBRATE  THIS WEEK???
IT SEEMS  JULY  IS A  BUSY  MONTH  ALREADY...    AND 
I  STILL HAVE 2 MORE  BIRTHDAYS  IN THE  NEXT WEEK,  WOWZERS ...
LOL 

   SO TO START THINGS OFF, HERE IS A  BIRTHDAY CARD  FOR A SWEET SWEET FRIEND...I  HOPE SHE RECEIVED  IT   TODAY  ~
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY  SUE  UP THERE IN WISC...

 I  used  turquoise  with  a touch of  black to set it up ... I love  using  Upsy  Daisy...
  I kept it simple  with a  touch of bling. The recipient  likes  cards  that are  not too busy, or so busy that   you have to look  for the  key element ~  no problem  with  that   lol
  I  love love love  my butterfly  die and embossing set from Sizzix... it is always perfect  to add  that  extra  needed  touch !

Second card  is  a  TPT   challenge  card,  from  SCS.   I have  not played  with the TPT ladies quite some  time...  This  card  needed  to  have  flowers  for a sweet  lady  doing some recovery from  surgery ..

I decided  to  reach way  beyond  my comfort zone in colors,  I have gotten  very  predictable  with  staing  basic  and  just one or  two  colors... getting a bit boring, so I   just  did what ever  jumped at me   : )   

Whoa... this  really  jumped...lol  

I used a  stamp I love,  it has a sentiment of thinking of you , and I  put that inside with a hand written message too .  I  used SU  water color  paper, stamped the image with brown  Memento  ink  and colored with  SU  colored  pencils and a few stray ones too,  then I  finished  that with a blender pen...   I rounded  the  top corners  and  added  some  ribbon tape and  bling ...  Sure is  bright and cheery...  . 

And # 3  is another  TPT  card...If we  have a  fifth  Tuesday  in the month  then we play  tickle a tea potter...    The names are drawn randomly.  but we  send  some  love  to another  tea pot  lady ...  

Again I chose  bright colors  and a summer theme...  This card was designed  by a Secret Sis on SCS  a few years  back,  sorry I do not have her name  ~   but she sent  me extra   images  already  made so beautifully  to  create  more  fun cards... 

 Such kindness  exists in all of SCS  site...I love  to  be a part of these ladies , I learn so much from them !

This card  has  a lot pf sparkle going on,  perfect to  add  some  sparkle  to our  summer... and some colorful bling too. The colors  of the bling are not showing very well  but the they are   hot pink and  bright orange  

 I hope  this card  brings  back a child hood memory  that  brings a smile or a tickle  to  the recipient !~!

I  see there is a white frame  around each card,  it is  not a white  card base...not sure why  it is showing that way   ,   I just wanted   to clarify  that  : )  

So  I hope you all had a  great  day to start July  off.  I  enjoyed  playing,  and I am working  on a  red white and  blue  card    for a challenge. I am not quite  there,  I hit a  snag, so I hope to have it  ready yo  post  by Wednesday   so I can  come  back to wish you all a  Happy 4 th of July...

Til then,  I leave  you with smile,  and I hope you enjoyed  your  visit~ I sure did... 

 Today was a  beautiful day to sit and  visit with a  friend, thanks for  stopping by ...

Bye Bye  now ...  

Sonja