Little Red Wagon #274 - Winter Blues

Do you have the Winter blues?  Well, we do at Little Red Wagon this week!  Tracy wants to see mostly blue on our cards.

I have had a Martha Steward Pine Branch Punch for forever and I have used it very little, so being true to our Little Red Wagon mandate to use our stash, I pulled it out along with a scrap of blue paper.  After punching about 30 branches, I created a wreath on an embossed card.

Then I added a blue bow, some blue gems and a white dove that I cut with my Silhouette.  Simple, but so sweet!

Why not join in our Winter Blues challenge this week by creating something blue.  Then link it up at Little Red Wagon and I guarantee you will chase the blues away! 

Little Red Wagon #273 - Shhhh!

Shhhhh! That is Jan's challenge at Little Red Wagon this week.  She wants us to create a card with no words at all, no letters at all, no text of any kind.  How fun!

I decided to try something totally different for this challenge.  I went vintage!

Vintage is not necessarily my style, but I really think that some vintage cards are quite pretty.  I started with a bird print that I found on the internet and printed out using my computer.

Then I decided to just have fun with layers and embellishments.  I added some machine stitching, a pretty die-cut doily, lots of flowers, cheesecloth, lace, twine, buttons, a wooden butterfly and some embossing powder that was randomly sprinkled on. And not a word to be found!

We hope you give this challenge a try.  Create a card with no words on it and then link it up at Little Red Wagon.  Your design might be picked as our feature next Tuesday!  See you there :)

My 2014 Book List

I love to read! It is such an awesome way to wind down after a long day and to escape my surroundings for a while. Not that I need to escape - I live quite a happy life - but it is fun to visit another place and time.  I also find that I learn quite a bit when reading, especially when indulging in my favorite genre, historical fiction.

This is the list of books that I read in 2014.  It was a most enjoyable list that took me around the world and back! Some made me laugh, some cry, some question, some wonder, some take a second look at the people around me!  It has been a great journey.

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Damaged by Cathy Glass

The Forgiven by Marta Perry

Motorcycles and Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor (BC)

Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark

The Seventh Mother by Sherri Wood Emmons

What The Psychic Told The Pilgrim by Jane Christmas (BC)

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

The Promise by Robyn Carr

The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (BC)

The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

Good Grief by Lolly Winston

The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Four Friends by Robyn Carr

The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen

Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese

The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother by Xinran

Crow Lake by Mary Lawson (BC)

The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis

Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre (BC)

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Selected Stories by Alice Munro (BC)

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

The Guardian by Beverly Lewis

The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain

Book Club Pick = (BC)

Little Red Wagon #272 - Frosty

I don't know what it is like in your part of the world, but here in Ontario it is really frosty!  With that in mind, my challenge this week at Little Red Wagon is to create a card with a snow theme!

I colored up this adorable image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Valerie in Winter.

I haven't done an easel card in a while, so after I made up the card front, I attached it to an easel base.

The snowman was frosted using a combination of fine glitter and Sparkly Fluff. 

I do hope you will join in my challenge this week.  Create a frosty-themed card and then link it up at Little Red Wagon.  For more inspiration, stop by the DT Girlfriend's blogs which I have listed on my side-bar.

I am also linking up my challenge at Love to Create, Stamp and Create and Deep Ocean Challenge!

Little Red Wagon #271 - Sparkle & Shine

This week's challenge at Little Red Wagon is brought to us by Heather and it is Sparkle & Shine. Hmmm... this one stumped me a bit.  I think I was thinking about it way too much and I couldn't think of how to interpret the challenge. Then it came to me - a star! Stars sparkle and shine, right?

This image from Mo's Digital Pencil, called Hanging the Star, was just perfect!

The image was just so sweet and I couldn't wait to get my Copics on it!

After I colored the image I added some microfine glitter to the star - ooh, so sparkly! And the brads and gems add just the right amount of shine :)

I cut out a star border using my Silhouette and I used my Copics to lightly color the edges.  I even colored the ribbon, which was originally white, to match the blue on the card using my Copics, which then gave me the idea to color a few gray hairs on my head with my Copic Markers!  Seriously! And it worked!!!! LOL But that will remain our little secret. (hahaha)  

Anyhoo, if you feel so inclined to create something that sparkles and shines, please link up your project at Little Red Wagon.  We will be sure to visit your blog.  Also, don't forget to visit the DT Girlfriends blogs, which you can find on my sidebar. We have added two new Girlfriends to the team and I am sure they will give you lots of awesome inspiration.