Thanks Stephanie "CircutMimi" for the Green Blend Award

Thank you so much Stephanie  at Cricutmimi for the Green Blend Award.  Sorry I am running late in posting this award. Stephanie is a dear friend who has been supporting me and my blog from the very start of my blogging! Many thanks Stephanie for your friendship, continued visits, and support! I encourage you to check out Stephanie's blog and become a follower of her beautiful work. Be sure to also check out the very detailed inside of her cards! Truly gorgeous!

Here are the terms under which this “Green Blend Award” are to be given:

1. This award is for any co-blogging friend who has helped you develop your blog in any and all ways.                    

       2. This award is for any co-blogging friend who has cheered you along in your blog building, craft advancing career.            

               3.  This  award is for any co-blogging friend who always stops by and is kind to you. You can count on them to always be one of the great comments at the end of your post.

4. This award is to be given to 3 to 5 Blends whom you feel meet the listed requirements.

5. Create a post with the terms of use and publish your Blends of choice.

      6. Blend of choice may copy the award from your blog and proudly post it on theirs.

     7. Blend of choice may continue the kindness by issuing this award to keep the circle forever growing.

       Since I have been blogging I have made some great friends.  I appreciate each of my followers and your continued support of my work. So it is hard to choose only a few Blends!

I am passing this award along to:

Sheri at My Sheri Crafts

Charlotte at A Little Bit of Detail

Sandy at A Little Bit Of Heaven

Stephanie at Whimsical Designs

Larelyn at  Handmade from My Heart

Thanks again Stephanie at CricutMimi and of course I must pass this award back to you!  Thanks to all my blogging followers and friends  for your support of my blog!

New Blog Award

I am honored to have received a new award from two very talented ladies. Thank you so much Charlotte at A Little Bit of Detail and Stacey at Stacey's Creative Corner for honoring me with The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award. How yummy! Now if you have not visited my two friends' blogs, hop over there now to see all the sweetness on their blogs!

To accept the award, the rules are to thank the person who honored you with the award, tell 7 random things about yourself, and pass the award on to 8 friends.

Let's see - 7 random things

1. I love living in the country. 2. I enjoy country music. 3.  Favorite flowers are roses and irises. 4. I enjoy decorating. 5. I love chocolate! 6. I eat too much chocolate! 7. Ready for a vacation!

I am passing the blog award to the following talented crafters. If you are not a follower already, please be sure to visit their blogs!

Cathy - Crafting Cathy

Deanna - Deanna's Papercrafts

Georgiana - Carson's Creations

Jessica - Cricut After Dark

Peggy - Daily Grace Creations

Sandi - Sandi's Added Touch

Saundra - Luv Scrapping Together

Tatiana - Created by Tatiana

Blog Awards

I am honored to have received not one, but two blog awards in the last couple of days! Many thanks to these talented ladies for sharing the awards with me!

Patty at Creative Diva gave me the Cricut-tastic award!

Sherrie at Sherrie Scraps with Passion gave me A Thing of Beauty Award!   

Thanks to both of you for thinking of me! I am happy to add your names on the side bar blog awards!

Be sure to visit each of their blogs to see all their pretty creations!
Thanks Again!!

Cricut-tastic Award

Wow! Look at this pretty award that I have received from my talented friend Larelyn at  Handmade From My Heart! Thank you so much! Larelyn does beautiful work with her Cricut, so be sure to check out her blog.

The rules for the award are as follows: Your blog has been deemed Cricut-tastic. 

Wear this badge proudly on your blog and share it with others whom you think also have Cricut-tastic blogs. Also, tell 5 Cricut-related things about yourself.

OK- a bit of Cricut related information!

1. I bought the Cricut Expression January 2009 and I am enjoying it.

2. I must be a Cricut enabler--three of my Red Hat friends soon purchased a Cricut. Maybe I need to work on commission!

3. Of course, most of my first cuts were of red and purple paper!

4. Now, I have 50 cartridges.

5. I purchase my cartridges, paper, and other crafting supplies when on sale!

I enjoy visiting blogs and seeing all the pretty cuts of the Cricut! It is always amazing to see how one blogger can use a cut so completely differently from another blogger! So much talent and inspiration and  I love that! It is hard to choose just a few blogs, but now to pass the award to some blogs that I think are Cricut-tastic! Be sure to visit each blog for great Cricut inspiration!

Madison - Funky Cards

Charlotte - A Little Bit Of Detail

Georgiana - Carson's Creations

Stephanie - Cricutmimi

Jovan - Cards by Jovan

Gigi - The Cricut Bug

Theresa  - Binky Blossoms

Paula - Craft With Bee

Mary - Cardz TV

Saundra - Luv Scrapping Together

Best Friend Blogger Award

I want to express my appreciation to Stephanie at Cricutmimi for giving me this very special award, the Best Friend Blogger Award. Sorry I am so late in making this post! I began my crafting journey in 2010 by posting my work on the Cricut Messageboard. Stephanie always left such kind and encouraging comments on my posts. Later I started my blog and she continues to be a great friend and encourager! Visit her blog to see all her lovely work! Thank you again Stephanie!

I understand the Best Friend Award is to be given to those who frequently visit your blog. Thanks to blogging I have many wonderful friends and I appreciate each of you! Thank you for your many visits and kind comments on my blog! You always make my day with your comments!

In passing the award, I want to recognize a few talented ladies that have supported and encouraged me from the beginning days of my crafting and continue to be great friends! Please visit their blogs and see all their talented work!

Joy Sikes - Purtty Paperz; Sandi - Sandi's Added Touch; Larelyn - Handmade from My Heart;  Vivi - Vivi en Papel 

Thanks again for all the support from each of you that follow my blog and take the time to visit me! Your visits and comments mean so much to me!

The Versatile Blogger Award

Recently I have been honored with The Versatile Blogger Award given by four super talented friends. I am slow in getting this post online, but I do want each of you to know that I truly appreciate you passing this award on to me. Many thanks to Jessica Chick-n-Scrap, Dawn Always Crafting, Tanya Nonna's Craft Corner and Raquel at My Creations. Be sure to check out their pretty and inspirational work!

The rules after receiving the award are:

1. Thank the person who sent it to you.

2. Tell 7 things about yourself.

3. Send this to 15 bloggers.

Now let's see--what is it you would like to know--may have been said!

I feel that my life has been truly blessed. I have been married almost 45 years. We have a son and daughter. I enjoy spoiling our four grandchildren. I love crafting. I enjoy Spring and seeing all my flowers in bloom. I enjoy being a member of the Red Hat Society.

I am passing this award to the following bloggers! Be sure to stop by and check out their creativity!

Vivi Vivi en Papel

Paula Craft with Bee
Saundra Luv Scrapping Together
Sharon Ladybug Designs
Maureen Mo's Addiction
Cathy Crafting Cathy
Jovan Cards by Jovan
Georgiana Carson's Creation
Patti Patti-Lynn Creations
Linda Lindascreativity
Gigi The Cricut Bug
Celeste Touched by a Butterfly
Michelle Purple Monkey Moments
Corri Bug Lover Cards
Jennifer Musings of a Crafty Mom 

A Thing of Beauty Award

Thank you Peggy at Daily Grace Creation for so graciously sending me A Thing Of Beauty Award! I am so happy and humbled to receive this award. Grace at Gracenotes For Today created this special award. Isn't it pretty? I love it!



There are some Rules of Acceptance for the Award!

1. You can right click on the award and save it to your desktop so it can be added to your blog.

2. Choose 5 worthy Recipients and list them. Give a reason why you think their blog or work is special!

3. Then list 5 things about yourself including one thing you enjoy about crafting.

One small request. It is not a rule but Grace would greatly appreciate a link back to her blog attached to the award badge when you display it on your site. Grace has kept the requirements few and simple so people will not feel it is a chore to accept the award. It is meant to be fun and encouraging! Since there are only 5 recipients each time, select them carefully and thoughtfully.

There are so many talented crafters and pretty blogs that I visit! Choosing only five was hard for me. This is my list of 5 worthy recipients.

Luv Scrapping Together   Saundra is so talented...love her work and her blog!

PauseDream Enjoy   Janis has a great looking blog and she is such a fun and talented person!

 Nonna's Craft Corner  Tanya has a cute blog, does beautiful work, and shares great tutorials.

Binky Blossoms   Theresa is so fun and talented and I love reading her posts!

 A Little bit of Detail   Charlotte does such pretty work with gorgeous details.

Oops, I listed more than one reason but if you visit each of their blogs, you will see why I chose them!

Now about me:

I am thankful for my many blogging friends. I enjoy spending time with my friends in the Red Hat Society. I enjoy flower gardening and seeing my flowers bloom.  I enjoy country living! I love to shop for crafting supplies---love paper!!

Thanks again Peggy for sharing this award with me! Thank you Grace for taking the time to create this award!

Thank you Sandi and Patti for the Liebster Blog Award

I am enjoying all my adventures in paper crafting and so happy that through my blog many friendships are being made! I am so humbled that two very talented friends have awarded me the Liebster Award. This award is to be given to a person whose talent you admire and you would like to see their work receive more recognition. It is also a great way to recognize those who may just be starting a blog so their work may be shared with others.
Sandi at Sandi's Added Touch was so kind to give me this award. Sandi is so talented and has always been such an inspiration to me. I enjoy and love all her beautiful work. Visit her blog and you will see what I mean!
Patti at Patti-Lynn Creations also was so sweet to give me this award. Patti does beautiful work. She and her sister, Linda, have just started a new challenge, Creative Sisters Challenge Monday. Be sure to check out this new and fun challenge.
Thank you Sandi and Patti for this honor!

Now the rules are to pass the award on to three more bloggers! You can right click on the award and save it.
Sheri at My Sheri Cards , Sandy at A Little Piece of Heaven , Stephanie at Cricutmimi 
These talented ladies make beautiful cards and are alway such an inspiration to others. I am so happy for our friendships and each has been such an inspiration to me. Visit each of their blogs and you can see their beautiful work! You may want to show your support by becoming a follower!

Another Stylish Blogger Award

This morning I received another Stylish Blogger Award from Charlotte at A Little Bit Of Detail. Thank you very much Charlotte for this honor. Charlotte is very talented and has a very cute blog! I enjoy seeing her work! Visit her blog for great inspiration!

Thanks again Charlotte!!

Stylish Blogger Award

Wow! I am so surprised to receive another blogger award this week! The Stylish Blogger Award was given to me by two talented crafters, Madison (Mad Crafter) at Funky Cards and Gigi at The Cricut Bug. I still feel so new at blogging and I am happy and humbled to receive this award from them. Madison, a talented design team member of  Cooking with Cricut has a great blog showcasing her beautiful work. Gigi is a very talented lady and her blog showcases that talent with her beautiful work. Thanks again to both of you!

In accepting the award, there are a few rules.
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share 8 things about yourself.
3. Pay it forward to 8 blogs you have recently discovered.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about the award.

A few things about myself...
1. I am a Christian and I am truly blessed.
2. I am a wife, mother of son and daughter, grandmother of 4 precious grandchildren.
3. I enjoy country living.
4. I am a fun-loving person.
5. I am a member of  the Red Hat Society.
6. I enjoy genealogy--have transcribed several cemeteries and obits for USGenWeb Project.
7. I started scrapbooking in 1997, cardmaking in 2009. Life has not been the same!!
8. I am loving blogging and making new friends!

Now to pay it forward to 8 blogs. This is hard to choose only eight - wish I could choose everyone!! I am truly inspired by so many blogs....such talented ladies! So many of you have encouraged me and left kind comments on my blog. I appreciate all of you!

Joy at Purtty Paperz
Larelyn at Handmade from the Heart
Peachy at Peachy Paper Crafts
Theresa (Treefrog)  Binky Blossoms
Sharon at Lady Bug Designs
BJ at My Place to Blog in Wyoming
Blue6366 at My Little Spot of Sanity
Cecilia at The Gift of Creativity

Now I will contact these ladies to tell them about their award!!

Thanks again Madison and Gigi for the award!
Happy crafting everyone!!

Attitude Blog Award

Thank you Cecilia at The Gift of Creativity for passing this blog award to me! Cecilia is a very kind and talented person and if you have not visited her blog, please give her a visit. She does beautiful work!

This is my first blog award so I am quite surprised and I appreciate this! In accepting the award I understand that I am to list 3 things that make my blog or myself unique and pass it on to 5 other people.

Let's see - My profile actually tells you a lot about me!!
1. I have not been blogging very long and was apprehensive about starting a blog! Loving it now!! I am very appreciative of several people who encouraged me to start a blog. Thanks for all their help whenever I had a question!
2. I love making new friends! Through blogging many doors of  friendships have opened. I am so encouraged by visits and comments on my blog! Appreciate each of you!
3. I enjoy many crafts including cross-stitch, ribbon embroidery, scrapbooking. Now it is card making! Thankful for all my God given talents!

Now to pass along the award to 5 other people. Thanks to these ladies for all their encouragement!!

Sherri at Love, Laughter, and Creations
Sheri at My Sheri Cards
SueVan911 at Lifes Great When Bugged
Raquel at RAQ Creations
Carolyn at The Scrapping Cat