SPRING is making an appearance

   Hello  and Happy Spring...I sure  hope it is more than  just a brief appearance ~ I am ready for some nice weather.
 While I was out in my craft room, trying to go through some things  I  found some  odds and ends  and pieces of  cards.  So I  decided  to see what I could  make... I still have  a  huge pile of goodies  to play with but I thought I would share a couple with you ... 

  My first one was perfect  for a manly birthday card...I dear friend  from high school  celebrated a birthday earlier this week...  It was  great ...I put the  Happy Birthday on the inside with a special note  that said : as far as friends go, you are a true CLASSIC... The image is a SU stamp set  called Classics, I used  basic  gray  card stock, black ink and  mat  and  basic  gray  satin ribbon  
The card front  had  a slight  embossing ,  but it is not showing very well in he scan ...I also  straightened  the  mat and image up  before I  mailed it !   lol  

 The second  one I really got side tracked with because there were a few of these...  My  daughter Krista  actually made these card  fronts  for an exchange  at a SU  gathering...she  had leftovers  so I  asked  her to share them...they  were / are  just too pretty to not  be used.... and with Spring  arriving  it was the perfect  time  to get them ready to go out in the mail ...  This is all SU product, she used a SU  border punch and  watercolor crayons and blender pen  to color it in ..I love it, so soft and  delicate...

So I  guess instead of Spring Cleaning  I  dabbled in  re-furbishing cards...sounds  better  than  "cheating "  
               It sure was more fun than cleaning!  

I hope your first day of spring  has been good and left you with reasons  to SMILE

As always, thanks for dropping in,  I am off to enjoy  a grandson, he came  here after school for a grandma  hug, a Daisy girl  playtime  and oh yes  a SNACK...lol

                           Til next time

                               Bye Bye  

Look what March winds blew in ~ a great challenge ~

   Hello  and   I was so happy to see what our  group  had   this month   to work  with...   I  love  black and  white cards,  classic, elegant, timeless ;  then add a touch of red  and  WOW ,  you get  one of my all time  favorite  color combos... 
      In my first card I did not want to disturb  the look of   the "Gracious Lady " so I  just  let her  be... I  added the touch of red as  suggested and  some  satin ribbon and  black bling to dress it  up ... The black card stock has a slight  sparkle to it, and I  mounted it on a while card base . 
 I love  how she  turned out  

The second card  I did  was  gate fold card  and I punched out  the  stamped  F  - friends  and mounted it on the pre cut red square and mounted  that on some shimmery  black and white

DP  to be the center focal point.. The card base is textured too . I used some red  ribbon to make a band  to hold the card closed 

                                                  This is a 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 square card      

          And the third card  is one I had a little fun with   ~  I re-stamped  some of the sentiments  on ivory  card stock  since  this tag  I  had was more ivory.   I used  the  red  vine  embossed card stock,  it too had some  shimmer  to it  what a nice touch !   I added  a flower and a pearl center  and  fell in love with it ...  Again the black base was  textured  .

Sorry for the  blurry  print,  not sure why   it looks that way...  I still have a few pieces  to play with, but I was excited with what I  made... 

Thanks  for stopping by,  I swept off the FRONT PORCH in anticipation  you all might  be coming.The weather  has been  pretty  nice  other than a day or so here and there  .

I hope you all are doing well  

and are smiling  

Til  next  time  bye  bye  

Happy crafting  

WELCOME MARCH

       Hello  and I hope we are on our way to Spring... We were to get  snow  today, so far as of 8:30 pm  none yet...sure hope I do not  jinx  us...

        Tonight I have two cards to share,  bot are gong to the same recipient  ..One is a thank you  ,  my  "ex" Sister in law   but  dear friend  is always so  kind.  She loves my Daisy  Girl   and is always  so good to her.
The out side  looks like a simple  thank you  but the inside  has  puppy paw prints..~ a stamp by  Stampabilities~  and a note to tell her  Daisy loves her...  Lois is an amazing lady...

The base is  basic  gray,  barely banana  mat, white sheer ribbon  with  basic  gray taffeta  ribbon on top. Scallop circle punch  with  stamping in encore silver ink ~ an Su  stamp ~ and  basic  gray  swirls... 

 I kept the out side  "BASIC"  so the note inside would be the best part  ! 

And the second card  is for Lois's  birthday.

I cased  a card I had made  a year or so ago,  because it was  a  "happy "  card to me .  

It is colorful  and pretty  all due to   the DP

  One of those cards  that is so easy... but  made me smile...

I hope it brings  her a smile too  

Thanks  for stopping  by, we are to have some great temps  the next few days ~ woo hoo  

I will be busy  a couple of them  with  my  youngest  grand daughter  , she is coming  for a sleep over at  grammas  house  

This is a winter time  picture.

.my happy girl  did not like snow on her hands  

Isn't she just precious????

And here is my happy  girl...

yep the sunglasses are  upside down  

 Faith Style...

So I am off to finish  getting things ready  for her visit...and then to  to go visit  you ladies on your blogs..

Enjoy  your  night and  have a beautiful day tomorrow

Smile....just because you can

Bye  Bye  for  now  

See you all soon

Soni.  

Hello Again

Brrr...  It is still cold, as a matter of face  we have  freezing rain, sleet  creating ICE...then  several inches of fresh  snow falling today...Add those nasty winds  and  yep  another  NASTY  winter day in the midwest

So here I am,  playing in  my  craft room   : )

I  am using  a few  things  from our monthly challenge...  The first  card is  on whisper white  card stock by SU...with a sheet of dp from Michaels ~ I thought it looked springy  and it matched  the flowers  I found there too .
I used the SU circle punch and their scallop circle  punch to   host the  sentiment  ~  This card  is because I missed a birthday  for a sweet  sweet  lady...  my beautician.    On the inside , it will say  Sorry I  missed your  special day...Many special wishes  today and every day of this upcoming year ...

 And the second one is using  just a small strip of that same  dp   and  the card base  and matting  are in Calypso Coral by SU.   I rounded  3 corners on the sentiment  which is a  clear stamp by  Fiscars.  I  rounded  2 corners of the card base  to follow that flow  .I  used SU circle punch again  with the scallop punch   and  used white  gel pen  to add dots to help  make that scallop  circle   show up better...  I decided  to keep this  clean and simple...This  is an encouragement card  for  some one  just going through  a rough time...  the inside sentiment  is  " I thought a cupcake might help "

And  again  the scan is  just not quite  right.. Calypso Coral  is such a  soft pretty shade   not too   bright
But I am not complaining, at least  I  got these  scanned in and  transferred...Woo Hoo

So  2  for 2 attempts today...  and I thought spring like thought   even tho  it is still all white and wintery  here.

                                           As always,  thanks  for  stopping by the PORCH...
                                             I am still serving  hot beverages  of your
                                                        Hope to see you again soon...
                                                                 Bye Bye  for  now

                                                                        ~   Sonja  ~

HAPPY HEART DAY

Well hello...I cannot say I am overly happy  tonight...  For some reason  Blogger decided  to not  let  me  in  my blog  under the  account  to to be able to post from...Only the  other account  to view  from,
 So  I will not tell upi how long I have been  fighting  ...AARRGGHHH
                                                        Deep Breath   and SMILE

                                       So  how are you all?? Happy and Smiling I hope

 My family  renamed Valentines Day  HAPPY HEART DAY...we tell everyone we love  that w love them and why                                          Quirky  I  know...   lol

So  here are my Valentines that I made my daughters  and grandkids...You all know  I love  them  right  : )

So there is one picture  with all of them~  why?? you may ask   ~    oh  because  my desktop  is not playing nice either    lol     So  I did scan them in, to show individually, but I am just too tired  now   to risk it ~
I will do another post maybe  to show them closer  if any of you want me too..
.And there is ONE card I  did take a picture of  alone  ~ it is for  my youngest grand daughter...
         She is only 2 1/2   and  has no clue about  valentines, so I made hers  special~  just for her
                                             

                                                 Those of you that know me will understand

I hope you all are warm, safe  and  creating  like crazy...  I will be  making my rounds  to check on all of you
And I have several things on my table~  I am working on a monthly challenge  right  now  so I will share them soon

Til then  drink lots of hot tea : )    warm Ovaltine   or  what ever warms  you  up    lol
And  Smile...  share that smile  with someone  , make them  feel special ...

             As always...Thanks for stopping  by the Porch...  Step inside   tho,   Brrr

2014

WOW THREE MONTHS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE...NOT  GOOD.

I wish I had a really good reason,  but  not  any  good  enough  comes to mind...Yes  it was a  busy  holiday season,  yes I  had a really bad  cold, yes  there were  three immediate family  birthdays  and  gatherings to attend... But as I said,  not even those are good enough reasons...

Absolutely NO excuse, NONE  

With that  being said...

I do not  have a  card or  project  to share  today... but I am out  in my room  gathering supplies  and  getting  a month;y challenge ready to be sent out...So  I am hopeful  to have  some thing to share...SOON  

To all of  you  ,  I am  thankful  you  still   come  to look...  Let's see if I can  get motivated  and  jump start this  mind of  mine...  

So  as always , I hope as always  you are SMILING  

and I will go  brew some  tea, and  warm up  some  cocoa...Brrr it is  COLD  here  today ! 

 So  step inside and  join me   

CHALLENGE TIME

Hello,  I found some  cool  pictures this morning  of  Autumn and Halloween  time...
So  I decided  to  give  you all a challenge...
The first one is traditional in  autumn colors and thought... so pretty easy, just  create a  card  using this picture as your inspiration...  You can use the color scheme, or  the  desgn  , just what ever  your mind and heart leads you to do...

 Now  the second one, well it is  not  traditional  at all  as far as Halloween colors...  So get ready to have fun   : )    yes I am smiling  big time on this...lol  Again  just  create  what  your  heart and  mind lead  you to  do... Have  Fun

So  create  and  I want to see...if  you cannot  leave in comments ~ I have no clue if you can or not ~  them   

email them to me ...

lilsis1952@hotmail.com

   or

sonib773@gmail.com

or  post on  our blog thread... or  where ever  you know  how to reach me...

Thanks  for stopping  by,  I know  iced tea  in October is a little odd,

 but at 75 degrees,  I thought it  a good idea...   

 Have a great weekend,  Smile and  make someones day happy

 I will check  back soon to see what  you created...  

Til then,  bye bye...