Flowers for my sister!

My sister, Laura, gave me this sweet little flower vase at Christmas time and I've been waiting for spring to come so I could fill it with little wildflowers from my field. I picked a couple of these lavender wildflowers (weeds!) and they looked so cute in this vase I had to photograph them, photoshop them, and share them!! Thank you Laura, I love you so so much.

Patchwork Pouch!

The next thing I have sewn is this cute little patchwork pouch!  You can find this pattern (by Sherri Falls) in the Spring 2011 edition of Quilts & More by BH&G (see pouch on cover pic below).  This was a fun one! Again, I had to read the instructions a few times to figure all the steps!  I still don't have a zipper foot yet, but I managed without one.  Making this pouch I learned how to do 'darts' for the first time.  By the way, if it wasn't for You Tube, I wouldn't know how to do half this sewing stuff.  You can look up any stitch or technique you want and actually SEE how to do it!

Owl Purse

This cute little owl purse is the 3rd things I've ever sewn!!  This stuff is really fun!  If you look close you can see the stitching around my binding edges is way off track!! hehe!  This pattern came from the Winter 2010 Quilts & More mag (BH&G).  You can see this purse (designed by Terry Atkinson) on the cover (below).  I can't even begin to tell you the instructions on how this was made, but I had to read the article several times to comprehend and understand what I had to do. Especially since I'm not familiar with sewing terms!  But I managed it!  I will definitely make another one of these - it will be much easier and faster this time!

Apple & Orange Dishtowels

Sew, I've been teaching myself to sew lately!  You may have already seen my Placemats, which was the first things I've sewed on my new Singer Simple sewing machine!  (it's really basic and easy!)  This time I tried some applique on a set of dishtowels!  I freehand drew an apple and orange on some yellow cotton fabric with a water soluble fabric pen.  Then I cut them out.  I sprayed the back with a temporary fabric adhesive (you can use this as an alternative to the fusible web stuff) - I'm just learning what all this stuff is!   Then I placed it onto my dishtowel and then sewed it on all around the edges!  I used a tight zig zag stitch.  I know it's not perfect and it's pretty un-even stitching but I'm still learning!  Then for the faces I hand stitched those parts with the 'stem stitch' which I've also just learned and haven't yet perfected it.   On the apple, I used the running stitch to demonstrate a "shine".  On the orange, I did french knots to demonstrate the dimply skin of an orange, with a little circle at the top to be the naval part.  Then I stitched on a piece of orange rick rack at the bottom.  That's it!  My first applique attempt!  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to just ask me!

Vintage Cookbook from Granny!

Granny gave me this sweet little cookbook yesterday while I was over there!  You can tell how much she used it just by looking at it!  I think she even left some ingredients on a few of the pages! =)  It is copyright 1947 by General Foods Corp.!  I just thought I would share a few snapshots with you today!  I just love the pink cover and the fonts they used in the design! I think it looks like a card I might make!!

Welcome Spring!

Hello Friends!  A sweet cherry blossom right from Granny's backyard!!  I'm so happy Spring is finally here!  Hope it is warm where you are!!

Blog Hop Winner!

Thanks to everyone who participated! I hope you found some great spring inspiration along the way!  And now, to announce the winner of the "cute birdy hugs" digital stamp set is....

MicheyMoo

Congrats MicheyMoo! I can't wait to see what you create with this cute stamp set!! Be sure to collect your winners badge! Thanks so much for playing along!

TD10 Photo Card Challenge

Here is my card for the newest Tiffany Doodles Challenge! It's a photo inspiration challenge and here is the photo! (from pottery barn):

I used the Forsythia & PussyWillow Digi stamp set!  I colored with copics and inked the edges with distress ink! I also distressed the edges with my scissors!  I hope you like this card and find it inspiring!!  =)

Tiffany Doodles Blog Hop!

Welcome Spring!!  I'm so happy Spring is here - the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing! Life is good!!  Today we are beginning a 3 day blog hop at Tiffany Doodles! There will be giveaways at every blog along the hop! You have 3 days!! You must sign up to follow every blog and comment on every post in order to be eligible for the prizes!  And boy do we have prizes!!   Every Design Team member is giving away a Tiffany Doodles Digital Stamp at their blog!  Plus, there will be a Grand Prize at Tiffany Doodles Blog!
For my giveaway, I choose the "Cute Birdy Hugs" digital stamp set!  So, follow my blog AND leave a comment with your email and you just might win this set!!  (Winners chosen by Random.org)

For my card I used the colorful Basic Grey - Lime Ricky Paper. I just love this colorful paper! I used a paper daisy flower by Martha Stewart, I colored with copics and used my glitter pen to dot around the sentiment! And some pretty yellow rick rack! If you have any specific questions - just ask me!

I'd also like to mention the Tiffany Doodles Card Challenge starts on Monday the 7th and lasts for 2 weeks!  You have a great chance to win great prizes!  Also, Tiffany Doodles is hosting 2 great SALES for March!  Buy 5 items and get 10% off your order, or, buy 10 items and get 20% off your order!!  Take some time to wander around the store at Tiffany Doodles - you never know what you will find or what you might have missed!  In February alone, I added 19 new stamp sets totaling about 47 new stamps added to the inventory!  I have lots of surprises up my sleeve that will be coming in the next several months!  So stay tuned!

Here is our Blog Hop Map!  To qualify for prizes you must do two things: 1) Follow every blog 2) Comment on every Blog Hop post!  Thank you and enjoy your journey through some inspirational cards and spring creativity!!

• Official Site Tiffany Doodles
• Tiffany Richards Tiffany's Garden   ► You are here!
• Cammy Wall Pink Room Therapy
• Collette Landwer Heaven Sent For You
• Donna Mikasa 3 Umbrellas
• Jillian Foster Inspired By
• Jodi Ann Lee Inked Inspirations
• Joy Taylor Less is More
• Karen Baker The Bald Dragonfly
• Kim Schofield Paperie Petals
• Lindsay Amrhein Note to Self
• Lisa Summerhays Lisa's Handmade Cards
• Pattie Goldman The Pampered Paper Patch
• Shannon Neparko Desert Design Studios
• Simone Naoum Designs by Simone
• Sue McRae Inky Fingers
• Willemien Katerberg Styles in Paper

Journal Sets 1 & 2

2 new journal sets have been released at Tiffany Doodles! I made a card here with one of them! I used Journal Set 2

Something to Sing About!

Another new spring release from Tiffany Doodles! This Cheery Bird Digital Stamp Set comes with 4 different birds plus the sentiment!!  (In my card I used the same bird 3 times!)

My Special Valentine Card!

I made this cute little card for my Valentine! ;-)

Sneak Peak - Tufted Titmouse Bird

ALL of the new releases are available in the store today!! Get all 5 for 10% off!!

Sneak Peak - Common Yellowthroat

Warbler Sneak Peak!

Today's Tiffany Doodles sneak peak is the Warbler w/Cherry Blossoms! I made this shabby chic card with bright spring colors!  I even used my sewing machine to zigzag stitch around the edges!  The pretty yellow flower is by Petaloo!  This beautiful bird will be in the store on Friday!! Can't wait!  Another sneak peak tomorrow!

Bluebird Baby!

Tiffany Doodles is starting a whole week of sneak peaks starting today! Today is the Bluebird Couple & the Bluebird baby! I made a card with this little bluebird baby I drew! I think she is telling us that spring is here! I printed on kraft paper and colored with colored pencils. Did a little running stitch around the edges.  I also added 3 little feathers that my sister, Laura, found for me in Granny's backyard! Special!  Thank you sissy!  Stay tuned tomorrow for another sneak!!

Sneak Peak - Copic Marker Digital Stamps

A sneak peak of copic markers?  No.... a sneak peak of copic marker digital stamps!  Yeah!  This will be a fun stamp to use amongst your crafty friends!  There are 8 color combos (digis) in 2 sets! Plus, an additional image of 279 copics in the cubby's!  You won't have to wait long to see these! They will be available in the store on Tuesday, Feb 8, 2011.  Marker Set 1, Marker Set 2, Marker Set 279
Here are a few deets on my card here!  First, I used Peet's flower card template!  Thank you girly!  I printed my copic marker digi image onto neenah classic crest 80# cardstock and then colored with .... copics!  I printed the sentiment from photoshop.  And I used my Bow Easy to tie the tiny yellow bow!  Pretty simple little card!

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Stained Glass Heart!

This month's Tiffany Doodles Challenge starts today!  It's now a 2 week challenge with new prizes!!  The theme is Valentine's!  So join us by making a new Valentine's card and submitting it to the challenge post via InLinkz!
I used the Stained Glass Heart digital stamp for my card and printed on Gina K #80 pure luxury card stock then embossed it with clear, then used water color paints to go for the stained glass look, which did not turn out the way I saw it in my head!!  I hand stitched around the edge with blue embroidery thread.  I drew sqiggly lines with my metallic jelly roll pens on black card stock!  Please join us in this fun card challenge!!

I'd also like a minute to tell you about a few things going on at Tiffany Doodles!  I'm sponsoring a few big challenges this month!  If you need any creative inspiration - go check this great sites out!!

• Color Me Creative Classroom - Feb 4 -17
• Embellish Magazine - Feb 4 - 17
• Embellish Magazine - Feb 18 - Mar 3
• Tuesday Morning Sketches - Feb 22 - 27
•  Sweet Stamping - Feb 26 - Mar 4

Are you a FAN of Tiffany Doodles?  If you would like to be featured as my "Favorite Fan of the Week" please submit your name, blog, and details here.

Hanging with all my Pets!

Sunday the temperature was nice... almost 65! Nice enough to sit outside for a little while and enjoy the sun with all my children around me!! You'll see Big Mama the hen, Buster the rooster, their baby biddie, then Francie, my 6year old shih-tzu, Ally my kitty, and Emma my other 6year old shih-tzu!
AAhhhh.... love these babies!

Big Mama and her Biddie!

Big Mama has been a good Mama! The biddie is 1 week and 1 day old now and doing great! She is so funny! She trys to peck everywhere mama pecks - in the same spot! I've seen her already trying to scratch - just like mama! I've seen her flap her little baby wings - just like mama! She is adorable! (hoping its a she!) and I can see her feathers growing already too! There was one little spot on her tail that I noticed since she was born that I thought was just a dirty spot, but it turns out to be a dark feather! I think she may grow up to look like her mama! Even though her Daddy, Buster, is a completely white leghorn. I wonder how that gene thing works with chickens? hhhmmmmm...