Peachy Keen Thanksgiving card

     Peachy Keen Connection asked us to make a "Thankful" card or project. I made two cards, one was a snow woman juggling snow balls that had letters on them spelling out "Snow Many Thanks" for my BFF and this cute little penguin easel card.

PK Connection challenge

     My aunt placed a nice size order from PK a few months back and brought them to my house and left them here for me to use...YAY! I got this idea in my head and kind of chuckled about it then thought, why not....it's cute. I used the penguin stamp on a plain white classic oval spellbinders die then mounted it on a lacy oval. Made a 4X4 easel card base, added some dp and assembled. For the penguin I coloured his body, hat and feet with gel pens. Added opague glitter glue to the hat trim and stamped the image again on dp, cut out the vest and glued in place. Made a fancy die cut for the hand written sentiment and pop dotted it off the base. I didn't win the prize but I did get a couple laughs and compliments on this card, what more can I ask for :)
     So grateful that you stopped by my blog today to check out what I have been up to. If you like this card please let me know and leave a comment for me, I sooo look forward to your comments, they encourage me to make more fun cards to show you. If I put a smile on your face or a feeling of warmth in your heart then I am happy, because it's better to give than to receive and if it makes you happy for a few moments then I know you weren't sad, and that means a lot to me. Have a scrap happy day and take care.

Cindy :)

Lest We Forget

     Thank you for stopping by today to see what I have been up to. I made this card for Remembrance day to honour all the men and women that lost their lives and for all the one's that came home. My grandfather was one of those that made it home safely and he was never able to talk about it. He tried to share a story with me once but he got very emotional which made him angry and said he'll never speak of it. The years that had passed since those horrific events didn't make the memories any less raw for him. I love him and miss him dearly, wish everyday that he was still here. We all called him Poppy, how fitting a name which came about when my cousin couldn't say grandpa so the nick name stuck.
     I also decided that I would enter this card into the Saturday's Paper a la mode challenge over at the outlaws to create a project to honour a veteran or veterans or the military. I bought the 3 poppies and went to work on my card. Used the stars cuttlebug embossing folder for the background paper, wrapped a grey ribbon around it and stuck the pins in the ribbon before attaching to the card. I drew and cut the cross, used a ribbon tag and hand cut out the little tag which I hooked a heart brad through.

Challenge

Paper a la mode ~ The Outlawz

     I hope I have inspired you to be creative today, or just reminded you of a loved one you've lost either during or since the war and their memory brings some joy and gratitude to your heart for their sacrifice and our freedom. Have a great day being scrappy!!! 

Cindy :)