Birthday Wish

Good morning! How is everyone out there in blog land? I'm so enjoying this fall weather that I have been trying to find things to do outside as much as possible! Crafting has been at a minimum because of my love for fall! :) However, I did find some time last night to make a card for my MIL. It's her birthday today and she always enjoys getting cards that I've made. So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LANA!!! I hope you enjoy your card!

 

Here it is for your viewing pleasure as well:

 

I might be "behind the times" a little, but I am really loving my cuttlebug embossing folders and simple cards made using them!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed week-end!

~H

Well Behaved Women...

Good morning! I have 2 simple, but fun cards to share with you today and the story that goes with them! The story first...

I had a really big birthday party a few weeks ago (dare you to guess which one!) and my 2 wonderful, super fun cousins showed up to it and made a big scene and all. They wore sunglasses and huge hats, carried large bags and started kissing me on the cheeks and such. CRAZY! lol So, to thank them for coming up, I wanted to make them special cards. I used these darling dresses from Diane's Daydream Designs "Hang It Up" color set (I cut them out inside the black line and used some brown around the edges to give them a little aged look), some kraft card stock, ribbon, pearls, stickles and this sentiment from an old Stampin' Up set I have. It says "Well behaved women rarely make history." I thought it was perfect for their cards!

And now, the cards...

 

 

And, I thought you'd enjoy the picture of the 3 of us together...

 

 

Hope you've enjoyed! Have a blessed day!

~H

 



Fall is in the air

Welcome to Creative Jeans!

Today I'm sharing with you a simple card I made using Diane's Daydream Designs

"Autumn Blessings"

 

 

I also used "Fall Digi Papers" for my background.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day!

~H

 

 



Digital Photo Mats

Hi! Oh, I've been having so much fun with these journal cards & photo mats for Diane's Daydream Designs! Diane's new Birthday Hoot Bundle and Hard Rock Candy Bingo and Hard Rock Candy digi papers have got to be my all time ultimate favorite sets ever in the entire world!

Here is a little peek at the journal cards & photo mats:



I had so much fun making these! Now I'd like to show you what I've done with some of the photo mats:

 

 

 

Just having a little fun with them! Hope you enjoyed these little creations and the fun family pics!

Stop in at Diane's Daydream Designs and pick yours up today!!!

Have a blessed day!

~H

Sweet Baby Boy

Good morning! I wanted to share a quick card I made using some Imagine That! papers and images.

 

I've used the Sweet Sleep Baby Boy color digi & papers combo set that Kris has in her store.

 

 

Isn't this baby the most adorable little one?!? Go get yourself some of your own images & papers from Imagine That!

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day!

~H

A little Maggie card

Hi, friends! Happy fall! It's my favorite time of year and I'm having a wonderful time celebrating! The other day we went to Oktober Fest and had some good German bierocks and funnel cakes! We also watched some fun dancing, but we didn't get to stay for the polka dancing competition!

 

Anyway, on to the card I have to share with you today! I hope you enjoy!

 

 

Magnolia Image: Flower Fairy Tilda (I think this is what it's called)

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

 

Owl Always Love You times Three

Good morning! Today I have a card to share with you!!! I finally got into my craft room and was able to finish it along with a few others that you'll be seeing soon! Hope you enjoy!

 

 

Sets used from Diane's Daydream Designs:

Fall Digi Papers

Owl Always Love You Color Set



 

Have a blessed day!

~H

Blogger fog and fun stuff

Good afternoon friends! I apologize for being absent for a while. So much going on in our lives and my non-digital crafting has taken a "back seat" to the other much more pressing "ordeals" in our lives. Still no baby for us, though I have lots of baby showers this month! I do have some actual cards in the making right now and so I'll have something fun to post next week.

 

Until then...I wanted to share some more of the journal cards you can pick up at Diane's Daydream Designs! I've been having some fun with the new sets she has in her store!

 

Here is the "Hope Endures Journal Cards/Photo Mats" set:

 

 

To create these, I've used Diane's Hope Endures: Pink Digi Papers, Hope Endures: Pink Image Set and the Hope Endures: Pink Sentiment Set.

 

Stop by the store and pick up some of Diane's great digis & paper or even a journal card set or two!

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

 

Digital Scrapbook Page - Contentment

Good morning, friends! Today I'm sharing with you a digital scrapbook page I made using a "journal card" from Diane's Daydream Designs and the scripture from Word Art Wednesday.

 

 

I made the journal card 5x7 size and then added the photo and mat along with the scripture. You can pick up this journal card and many other awesome digi creations from Diane's Daydream Designs! See how easy it is to make a scrapbook page and a card all at the same time using one of these little journal cards?!?

I'll be entering this in the Word Art Wednesday challenge as well, and if you want the scripture, you can pick it up on their blog.

I'm thinking that I'll make prints of it and send it to each of the other 2 ladies in the picture (who shall remain nameless at this time since I don't have their permission to post their picture again).

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! ~H



Journal Cards

Good morning world!

I have something really special and awesome to share with you today!

These are "Journal Cards" that I've created for Diane's Daydream Designs using Beachscape Color Digis and Beachscape Papers. Aren't they fun?!?

 

 

These can be used for either digital scrapbooking  or you can print them for card making or scrapbooking or just for a little note to give to someone! There are endless possibilities! Ok, maybe I'm pushing it by saying "endless" but there are so many wonderful things you can do with them.

 

You can see other designs by going to Diane's Daydream Designs and clicking on the "Creative Jeans" tab. Many more are coming soon, too! If there's a set from Diane's store that you would like to see a journal card/photo mat kit made from, let me know and I'll be happy to create one!

 

I'll be back next week with a project or two using journal cards.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!

~H

Today is a great day!

Good afternoon and welcome to my blog! I hope you like my "new do"! lol

Today is a great day! Do you know why?

 

BECAUSE I'M SHARING MY FIRST CARD AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW AND IMPROVED DIANE'S DAYDREAM DESIGNS DT!!!

 

Have you been over to check out her new store? You better! She's got lots of fun things!!!

 

My card today is featuring one of her new sets "Hang It Up!" color set!

 

 

I put these colored digi's together to make this adorable baby boy clothes line card for my friend who just had a little baby boy. Isn't it adorable?

Diane's new designs are fresh and so uber fun to play with! You just HAVE to go get some NOW!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed evening!

~H

 

Edited to add: The paper I used can also be found in Diane's Daydream Designs Store! It's from the "Summer Breeze" collection of digi papers!



Diane's Daydream Designs is now OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!

I'm so excited to share with you today that

Diane's Daydream Designs is now OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!

 

This is uber exciting!!!

 

Here is a sample of some of the sets already in her store:

 

Plus there are many, many more awesome sets in the store! You HAVE to go and check it out!

 

Oh and check back here a little later to see something I created using one or two of the awesome sets above!

 

Have a blessed day! ~H

 



Good Things

Good things are coming to this blog soon!

 

I'll be back next week with some fun new creations!

 

Have a blessed week-end!

~H

You're the "Bees-Knees"

Good morning blogger friends! I have a card to share with you today! Yippee! This card uses a new colored digi image set from Imagine That! and a new paper set by Bella's Beauties!

 

Here is my card:

 

I've used Bee Boy color digis & Bees N Sunflowers Paper Pack. Aren't they wonderful?!? I also used some sparkle on various parts, but it's hard to see in this picture.

You better get on over to Imagine That! and pick up some of their awesome new digis & paper!

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed week!

~H

Hey peeps

Hey, peeps! How are y'all? I'm FINALLY getting some craft time in! I have been working on some fun stuff for my bedroom and it's gorgeous! Photos will come soon.

 

However, today I'm here to send you over to Kelly's blog to check out the beautiful cards she has made in May as well as a photo of her gorgeous deck! She also has something to give away! If you head over her way, you can see what it is! Here's the link to her blog again Wishin' I was stampin'. Be sure to let her know how much you love her cards! She's such a sweet gal!

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

Onesies Iron Ons

I'm so in love with the idea of a monthly photo of little ones where they have a onesie on that says what month they are old! So, I'm making some for a friend who is having a little boy in August. I don't have the onesies yet, but I wanted to share with you the creation that I'm going to put on transfer paper, cause I think they are darling! They are camo! lol And I DID use purple for the boy, because the parents are K-State fans (that is why I counteracted it with lots of blue-for KU! lol)

What do you think?

 

 

(not sure what's up with the black background!)

 

I love designing things like this and I'm thinking of putting them in my Etsy store. Do you think anyone out there would be interested in purchasing either the design or the completed onesies? Just curious if there's a market for any of it. I'll be sure to post a photo of the onesies when I'm done.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day!

~H

May Magnolialicious Mingle

Good morning friends! Today I'm going to share with you a card I made and a card I received! I belong to a yahoo group called "Magnolia-licious" and we have the opportunity to join what is called a "mingle" which is where you sign up, your name gets mixed up with others and then you send a card to your "partner" It's always fun to get mail and see the awesome creativeness of others!

 

Here is the card I made for my partner:

(sorry about the shadow in the clouds)

 

And here is the card I received from my partner:

made by Donna Jean Eno

Isn't it beautiful?!?

 

I hope you've enjoyed our creations!

Have a blessed day!

~H

We're having a baby!!!

Ok, well, WE are not HAVING a baby, but someone else is and we are bringing the little guy and his brother home FOREVER! I'm so excited! We've been praying and hoping and being patient for a little one to come into our lives through adoption and God has granted us our desire! He's also giving us an extra blessing as we're also getting a 2 1/2 year old, too! Many, many, many prayers have been said for these little guys and we can't wait to bring  them home! (or course, we have to wait for the one to decide he's ready to face this world outside the womb! lol) So, soon, I'm going to be the mommy of 3 boys!!!

 

While we're waiting for said little ones to be ready for us to bring home, tomorrow our oldest son graduates from high school!!! What a crazy, wonderful week this is! I can't believe how much God has chosen to bless us!

 

Hope you're having a blessed week as well!

~H

Why am I MIA?

Hi, dear friends who are still reading my blog! I'm so sorry I've been MIA for about a month now! I don't think I've stepped foot in my craft room since I made that last card you saw posted! I'll be getting back to the room soon. I've been in kind of a slump, ya know? I haven't felt good and just felt down and discouraged about the slowness of the adoption process. We are approved, just waiting for a baby to find us! Also, I've been helping with our Mother/Daughter banquet at our Church and last but certainly not least of the things keeping me away.........GRADUATION! Our son is graduating high school next week! We're throwing him a big party next Saturday and it's taken months of planning and now we're in the purchasing stages and making stuff. It's going to be a ton of fun! We're so proud of him!!! He worked so hard this final year to make it happen! Yeah, Zachary!!! Here's a couple pictures of my handsome son:

 

Have a blessed day and hopefully, I won't be MIA much longer!

~H



Hello Sunshine!

Good morning! Today I would like to share the card I made for the Magnolia-Licious Mingle! It's called "Hello Sunshine" The theme was umbrellas or the color yellow, so I used both! The colors are more vivid that I was able to pick up with my camera, but you get the point! :)

I hope my mingle partner enjoys it!

 

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

Speeding by to say "HI"

Good morning fellow crafters! I hope you're feeling blessed today! If not, please let me know if I can pray for you in any way!

 

Today I'd like to share a card featuring a new set at Imagine That! It's called "Speeding By" and I used the colored version because I LOVE the pink car so much!!! I also used the one of the papers from Bella's Beauties "Speeding By" digi paper pack for the background of my card.

 

I hope you've enjoyed my card and will join the progressive challenge at Imagine That! There's a freebie for the current challenge and if you join in, you will get the next one free, too! It's so much fun to play along!!!

 

Have a blessed day! ~H

Word Art Wednesday - Isaiah 55:8

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful Word Art Wednesday challenge!

Our verse this week is Isaiah 55:8. You can get the beautiful print that I used on my card from the Word Art Wednesday challenge blog and use it for your creation or you can enter the challenge by using an uplifting/encouraging sentiment on your creation.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

I got a new cuttlebug embossing folder and just HAD to use it! This pretty ribbon is left over from my wedding 8 years ago! I hold on to everything!!! lol

 

It's with a sad heart that I tell you this, but today is my last challenge as a DT member for Word Art Wednesday. I need some time and Karen and the team are so wonderful for understanding my need to step down. I hope you'll keep coming by my blog to visit me and also that you keep playing along with Word Art Wednesday!!!

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

Happy Easter by Imaging That

Good afternoon! Today I'm sharing with you a simple card I made with the Imagine That! progressive challenge freebie from last round. It's this adorable Happy Easter image and if you didn't get it from the progressive challenge, you can get it from the Imagine That! store!

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Blessings!

~H



Word Art Wednesday - Galations 2:20

Good morning and welcome to another awesome Word Art Wednesday challenge! Our scripture today is Galations 2:20. You can get this gorgeous digi scripture from the Word Art Wednesday blog to use on your creation. You can also enter the challenge this week by using an uplifting/encouraging sentiment on your creation!

 

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Secrets. They have the most adorable vintage looking images and sentiments! I've used the lillies from their Easter Blessings digi collection for my card this week.

 

I've never made a card like this before so I do hope you enjoy!

Here is the outside:

 

And this is the inside with our verse:

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed week!

~H

Our adoption blog

I know many of you are already follow my family's adoption blog, but I just had to share this with all of you as well...

We had our second home study visit yesterday and we're done with it and the social worker said he is recommending us for approval! We are so excited!

Our next step is to find our little one. We've chosen the "word-of-mouth" process rather than an agency process because we want to be a blessing to one person and her family rather than paying an agency to "find and match" us with someone, even though we have been approved through 2 agencies as well, if we ever choose to change our minds.

If you're interested in reading our story or following our progress or if you know of anyone in a situation where they are looking for adoptive parents for their baby, please visit our family's adoption blog: Building Our Ark: Our Journey to Adopt

Have a blessed day!

~H

Imagine That Progressing Challenge #2

Good morning! Are you ready for spring?

I love the snow, but I'm ready for some warmer weather now!

 

To celebrate spring I'm entering the progressive challenge at Imagine That!

 

The image this week was an adorable little Irish girl set and wording circle. I used Kathleen for my card. I just couldn't resist making her hair different colors! The hair in this image is spaced just perfect for this and it's so fun to be different! lol

 

I hope you enjoy my card and will join the challenge at Imagine That! Don't forget to stop by the Imagine That! store so you can pick up this adorable little gal or any of the other awesome digis or paper from Imagine That!

 

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

Word Art Wednesday - 1 Corinthians 2:9b

Good morning! Welcome to Word Art Wednesday! Today's verse is 1 Corinthians 2:9b.

You can get this verse from the Word Art Wednesday blog if you'd like to use it in our challenge or you can enter our challenge by using an uplifting or encouraging sentiment on your creation.

 

This week's sponsors:

Nice Crane Designs and Verses Rubber Stamps

 

This week was a bit challenging for me. I wasn't finding a connection with the verse and a card. So after praying about it for days, I decided to make a digital creation and as I began to make it I was urged to focus on the last half of the verse "...which God hath prepared for them that love Him." My son is preparing to graduate high school and I felt led to make a scrapbook page with his senior pictures on it. I hope you enjoy!

 

 

I can't wait to see what you've created for this week's Word Art Wednesday challenge!

 

Have a blessed week!

~H

Grateful

Good afternoon! This week we turned in the rest of our paperwork for our Adoption Home Study. We had to ask 3 peole to write reference letters for us and so I wanted to make them each a special thank you card for doing this for us. This is the first one I created. I got my inspiration from a card someone posted on pinterest, though mine looks quite a bit different.

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a blessed week-end!

~H

Word Art Wednesday - Psalm 19:14

Welcome to this week's Word Art Wednesday! Our scripture today is Psalm 19:14 and you can pick up the "word art" from the Word Art Wednesday blog!

 

To enter the Word Art Wednesday challenge, you can use the verse provided on the blog or you can use an uplifting/encouraging sentiment on your creation.

 

Our gracious sponsors this week are:

Jelly Park and My Heart Pieces

 

For my creation I used our sponsor, Jelly Park's "Girl on a Swing" Isn't she cute??

 

 

I colored the little girl & swing with copics, added a little bit of stickles to her bow, dress hem line, neck line & sleeves and added some glossy accents to her shoes. I used some scrap paper for the back mats and added some rhinestones. There ya have it!

 

I can't wait to see what you create for the Word Art Wednesday challenge!

Have a blessed week!

~H



Imagine That - Progressive Challenge

Good evening! I have another post for you today! Yeah!!!

This one is for a new progressive challenge for Imaging That - digis by Kris!

You HAVE to check out her fun new designs at the Imagine That digi store!

 

Here is my creation using the "Bouquet for You" free image that is on the Imagine That blog right now! You have until tomorrow to get this and join the fun!

 

 

 

Have a blessed day!

~H

Good morning! Welcome to this week's Word Art Wednesday challenge!

 

Our verse this week is

You can pick it up at the Word Art Wednesday Blog if you'd like to use it in this week's challenge. You can also enter this week's challenge by using an uplifting/encouraging sentiment on your creation!

 

Our sponsors this week are:

The Kraft Outlet & Scripture by Design

 

My creation this week is a digital creation using a free scrapbook kit I found on the internet. I LOVE creating things on my computer that I can print and use as either a poster or a card front. Hope you enjoy it! I can't wait to see what YOU create for our challenge!

 

 

Have a blessed week! ~H

Word Art Wednesday - Psalms 119:80

Good morning and welcome to today's Word Art Wednesday challenge!

 

Our verse today is Psalms 119:80 and you can pick it up at the Word Art Wednsday Challenge blog if you'd like to use it in this week's challenge!

 

You can also enter the challenge by using an uplifting/encouraging sentiment on your creation.

 

Our sponsors this week are:

Digi Darla's and Heart & Soul Rubber Stamps

 

I used Digi Darla's Grace Awaits in my creation.

 

 

Hope you've enjoyed and have a blessed day!

~H

Word Art Wednesday - I John 4:7

Good morning! Welcome to today's Word Art Wednesday challenge!

Today's word art is I John 4:7:

 

 

Our challenge is to create something using either this scripture or another uplifting sentiment.

You can get this scripture from the Word Art Wednesday blog.

 

 

I've used paper and digis from Daydream Designs for my creation.

 

Be sure to stop by the other DT's to see the awesomness they've created this week!

 

Happy Valentine's Week!

 

Blessings!

~H

 

PS If you have a moment on Saturday, please lift our AWANA quiz teams up in prayer! We're competing in all 4 books this year and my team is the 4th book! We're so excited and proud of those kiddos!!! Thanks!

Word Art Wednesday - Proverbs 27:9

Welcome to this week's Word Art Wednesday challenge! Our verse this week is Proverbs 27: 9

You can get this scripture art from the Word Art Wednesday blog.

You can join the challenge by adding either this scripture

or another uplifting sentiment to your creation.

 

Our sponsors this week are Shabby Cottage and Robyn's Fetish

 

 

The image for my card is by Robyn's Fetish and it's called "A little birdie told me"

Isn't it adorable?!?

 

WAW has a new guest designer this month, Melissa Bove! Welcome, Melissa! Be sure to stop by and see her creation as well as the creations by the other DT memeber!

They are sure to bless your heart!

 

Have a blessed week!

~H

Word Art Wednesday - Isaiah 54:17

I wanted to start off this post with the verse for this week's Word Art Wednesday challenge because it's a verse that means so much to me right now. My husband and I are trying to find a baby to adopt, we're almost approved with a completed home study (just a bit more paperwork) and each time we get to feeling good about things, something happens that puts doubt in my mind. I feel like we're being attacked for wanting to do something good, something that we feel the Lord put on our hearts to accomplish. So, this verse over the past few days has been a huge blessing to me.

 

Here are the details of our challenge this week:

 

Challenge:

Use the verse above, which you can pick up at the Word Art Wednesday blog

or use an uplifting sentiment on your creation.

 

Sponsor:

Beatriz Jennings of Iralamija Shop on Etsy

She's offering 2 digital collage sheets of the winner's choice!

 

My Creation:

I've created a wall hanging that I'm going to send to a friend who is also going through some struggles right now. I'm sending it to her with prayers that she will continue doing the good thing the Lord has asked of her and that He will bless her and give her strength during times of struggling.

 

 

The background is digital paper from Daydream Designs from the "My Heart Still Dances" collection. The flowers are from a digital scrapbook I downloaded and then I used stickles to give it some sparkle. I also "antiqued" the edges with a brown ink pad. I hope you enjoyed!

 

Have a blessed day!

~H