Happy New Year

Well, here we are in a New Year! Thank you for all your visits, comments, friendship, sharing, and support.  Wishing each of you all the best in 2013.  Images are from the Auld Lang Syne plate by Artistic Outpost. My best to you, Yvonne

She Makes Her Own Way

This is the last challenge for Fashionable Stamping Challenge for the year 2012!  Our challenge:  Surprise Us!  Anything goes, so show us what you love.   In addition, the Design Team is playing Secret Santa. Each of us will be posting our project off to another team member! Our thanks to Joanna for suggesting this. I recently acquired a new plate of images from Artistic Outpost called Cowgirl Strength and was excited to ink them up!  I also used an image from The Outpost, which I stamped in Pumice Stone for a faded appearance. Colors were kept muted for a retro appearance.  Simple embellishments include an assortment of vintage buttons and a bit of burlap string.  I hope you will pop over to FSC to see all the gorgeous projects that my design team sisters are sharing for your viewing pleasure.  Here's hoping you, too, will submit a project for our challenge.  As the year draws to a close, I wish each of you a very Happy New Year.  Thank you for all your support.  Yvonne

Top Ten Favorite Cards for 2012

Several of my blog friends shared some of their favorite posts at the end of 2011, and I thought it was such a great idea.  I decided that I would give it a try, myself, at the end of 2012.  Without further ado, here are my favorite cards from throughout the year.  

Each of you have brought me great joy throughout this year.  Your words of encouragement, you talent and creativity on your own blogs, your friendships, have all inspired me.  Thank you so much.  I wish  you true happiness in 2013.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Lovers Forever

It's the day after Christmas, and I hope for each of you who celebrate Christmas, it was a special day.  Today, the challenge at 365 Cards is to "Pick Two."  You are to pick from specific patterns and themes.  I chose Polka Dots  and Love.  The focal image, by The Stamp Barn, was stamped simply in Black StazOn Ink and distressed with Old Page Distress Ink and layered over a red paper doily. Simple embellishments include lace, ribbon, burlap string, liquid pearls and German Scrap.  I hope you will consider joining us for today's challenge!

I don't often share personal pictures, but thought you might like to see a photo of my grandchildren taken at Christmas, in their Christmas outfits.  Have a great day!

An Inkspirational Challenges Follower Giveaway!

We are just a few days away from the kickoff of the Inkspirational Challenges Blog!  This is just a short post to share with you a Giveaway that starts Today!  I hope you will pop over and check it out! Wishing each and every one of my followers a very Merry Christmas. May your time with family and friends be your very greatest gift.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Peace on Earth!

Greetings!  I am sharing a card with you today for the newest challenge over at 365 Cards.  Today's challenge is to create a card with a Square and Oval on it.  My mind immediately went to this square image of an angel from Crafty Individuals, which I simple matted with black and gold paper and backed with a paper doily.  Since the angel is looking upward, I gold embossed a North Star by Studio G in the upper left corner.  The gold oval frame from Crafty Individuals frames my NOEL sentiment.  Paper doily border from The Funkie Junkie Boutique, ChitChat stickers from Ideaology and several vintage buttons and vintage seam binding complete my card.  Are you ready for the Holidays?  My dear husband was under medical treatment most of November and just returned home from another week in our local hospital.  Yikes! I have miles to go!  Thankfully, my husband is doing a bit better.  Have a great day.  Best, Yvonne

Yuletide Greetings

Greetings, it is Monday and that means it is time for another fabulous challenge over at Make My Monday.  For the third week of December, we are playing Christmas Bingo!  

For my project, I decided to work with Words, Lace and Distressing.  The focal image is from a Miniature Christmas Image book by Crafty Individuals.  Words were added with vintage text book scrap and ChitChat stickers.  The paper doily and cheese cloth were distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Vintage buttons add a bit of sparkle.  Background images are complimentary stamps from Crafty Individuals.  We look forward to seeing your takes on the Christmas Bingo Challenge.  

This is the last challenge at Make My Monday until the beginning of 2013.  It has been an honor to have had the opportunity to contribute as the Guest Design Artist for December.  Thanks for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne