Far too long...

I have really missed creating and posting...Since the first of the year I have been working a part time job at a floral shop and after not working for about 13 yrs. ( staying home and raising my kids) it took all my energy just to rearrange our schedules and responsibilities...but we are doing better than ever now!!!

I have the next few days off and I couldn't wait to jump in here and try to catch up...

First of all, I hope everyone is doing well...There were a couple of new blogger friends visiting in my absence and I would like to welcome them...

Bill http://lovingherbeautiful.blogspot.com/

Bill is having a challenge called... I never got to thank you..

(taken from his blog)..."I want to tell you about a writing project I’m working on that I think will interest you. I’m gathering a collection of Thank You Stories. A Thank You Story is a thank you letter written to someone who’s had a life-changing impact on you. The letter tells the story of how your life has developed because of that impact.I plan to publish the Thank You Stories in a book, titled I Never Got to Thank You. And I would love to include your letters."

Read more about it here...http://lovingherbeautiful.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-never-got-to-thank-you.html

I am submitting a Thank you letter about my childhood Dog Tip...

and Mindy Sommers http://www.vintageartdownload.com/

Be sure to check out her site as it is packed full of great stuff to play with!




Also, I couldn't stand not creating art and put everything aside yesterday and created a fun new piece, I will show you tomorrow...so please check back...

bye 'til then...

two-4-one challenges...hand made paper background

hand made paper background
Originally uploaded by createdbyamber

This background paper was made for a yahoo group challenge
called Designer Paper Challenge and this is how mine turned out :0) (photo at right)
I stumbled across a new challenge blog http://ismaki.wordpress.com/
They had such a fun template to work with I just couldn't resist!
the photos below are a result of that challenge...
I guess I should have moved them to a different area to snap these photos but my camera batteries were dying and I was lucky to get these...The photo below (left) is a work in progress using my hand made paper (above) for the larger tag and the smaller tag some hand made paper that I recently made for a PW group project...
...and finally the finished product all put together in the center photo!

A week of Thanks and Giving Challenge...

Dont' you just LOVE it when things come together for a greater good??!!!

...Last night while listening to one of my favorite radio stations, they had a call in called "Thanks and Giving" and I thought How cute is that???

...so this morning over my cup-O-joe, I was looking over this card I made from Crafty Secrets products "Grateful"...and it all fell into place!

I would like to start off this challenge with a Thanks and a Giving for the next 7 days...and extend it to all my blog friends to do the same...then post a link here to your blog...

Doesn't that sound like a great way to begin the Thanksgiving countdown week???

International bloggers, please feel welcome to participate also :0)

...I'll go first...

My Thanks is: ...that God is the center of my life, I will be married for 20 yrs. in Dec. to a loving husband...I have the most talented and beautiful 3 kids any Mom could ask for...and that my Melanoma was discovered early and removed completely!!!

and my Giving will be: these free images for you to use from my collection!

To the best of my knowledge these images are free from copyright and can be downloaded and used in your art :0

Now, it's your turn! What are you thankful for and what to you want to give/share with us??? The giving can be anything...if you have been inspired by this challenge and made something for a friend or family member or you can also share a recipe...anything! Kind of like a Pay-It-Forward :0)
To participate, just post a link below :0) Looking forward to seeing all your links!