Well I told Nina my SIL I might give this challenge a try

it is from Merry Monday #22 {Warm and Cozy Christmas}

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must use the sketch and make a Christmas card.

2. Please add a direct link to your blog or to an online gallery.

3. Feel free to use other challenges or for a stamp releases, it doesn't matter, as long as you add this challenge link to your post.

4. Any offensive posts or cards that do not follow the guidelines will be removed out of courtesy to fellow bloggers and myself.

5. As always, please have fun and make the sketch your own!

so here is my attempt....make sure you stop by

Always Playing With Paper 

and below are some more awesome cards ...and I want to add

Thank you so much ...

yes today was my birthday ....and I want to thank all for the calls

the cards and the love ...and for being who you are friends and family....

yes another one blooming ....Passion
thought this saying ...was great

and is a good road for one to take ...

So have a great day please stop by family and friends ...

XOXO

 iSpy challenge......ISSC17 with Amy Rohl .....

This sketch can be interpreted in so MANY ways. Keep it clean and simple or layer it up!!

This week's sketch features Amy Rohl aka rohla @ SCS and is based on this card.

and here is what I came up with ...

what do you think...

our grandson Ethan has not been feeling to good so I thought a monkey card

might cheer him up...

you will also notice I tried to stay using the color challenge from Scrapbooker's Paradise....

What do you think Nina ?? Is it close to the colours.

Nina is a designer for Scrapbooker's Paradise.

Have a great Monday ...hoping to try a Mojo challenge...

we will see...

and please make sure you stop all the family and friends ...

Their sister thought it would be fun to do makeup for them

what do you think ....

sure made their eyes sparkle...

the picture is Abi

and this is Hannah ...

she thought it was so cool...

Yes a big beautiful pool ....and yes if those girls could live in it they would ...

yes they got me in ...the water was a cool 69 degrees

but on a hot day of 26 degrees it is awesome ...

me and Abi at the deep end ....

this a collage of my flowers...not really what I want but ...

maybe will try again...

have a great Sunday...

Ok remember I said Nina card got me to thinking...

well here we go .....

                  Starting with where Nina is a designer ...that's right Scrapbooker's Paradise

there challenge was a color challenge and I hope I got close on it ...

next I checked out Friday Mashup challenge and thought I could combine these two challenges....

FM60 Boys Will be Boys!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project for " That special Man in your life ".
2. Or Make a project with the " Sketch ".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a " Masculine card using the above Sketch ".

So here is my attempt at colour and boys will be boys challenge...

what do you think ????

Missy is always looking for a Father's Day card for Papa

(with the word Papa on it)

thought maybe this would help her out...
what do you think ....

this is in our garden ...they are so beautiful....

Well make sure you stop by all to visit and leave some love ...

Have a great weekend...

Quick note ...

Happy 50th Birthday Sis ...hugs from us ..should be a great party ..(my little sister Lois)

who also become a grandma this year to ....

Wow it has been awhile ...spring is a busy time for us ... yard work getting our fifth wheel ready for camping and fishing ...and birthdays and stuff...

Sam and I had taken the kids out to the petting zoo in Westsyde ...and Mr Peacock was

so busy trying to impress the female ...sorry I missed her in the picture ...then Sam said why not try putting my lens in and pass the fencing ....

well it does make a different ...thanks Sam.

Sam and Corey had gone to Costco ...and well has you can see

Ethan feel in love with the big brown bear...

it was was so cute Ethan and Missy...

MR. COOL.....

My mom and the girls on Mother's day ...

Well I hope you enjoy ....now I must confuse ...I just checked out my SIL Nina's blog and her card has inspired me to try and make one ...so please stop by my family and friends list and say hi or at least check out some of the neat cards and stuff.

Have a great Friday....

Yes the season for fishing and camping is here ...time for some new flies

and a chance to try my new knee .....

no bare did not tie this fly...I thought it was cute

and is going into one of the cards I have made for some one special....

now this one here is one Bare is learning to make and he is getting so good at them

and yes it is a awesome fly....

now one of the lakes we fish early is Edith Lake ...you can see that it still was a bit frost ...

but the fishing was ok for some of us ...but the knee works ...so here I go ...

of course we all know Peewee if he can found something it will be stucking to him...yes it is time for your hair cut ...the weather is getting warmer...

you always have to have that fire to warm the body and feet ...

but you know the season for fun is just beginning..

our bird feeders....they clean the two we have hanging everyday...

he is just chirping away to the turtle ....nice to sit and have a coffee and listen to their songs..

Well I must get back to my cards I so want to do the challenge for Playing in Paradise ...and I have so many birthday cards to get done ...please stop by family and friends blogs I know they all have something to share or show ...

Have a great day ...

P.S. will get some pics of the cards ...