A new addition to our Scrappin' Studio

You will need to go to my daughter's blog, she didn't share the pictures, LOL,  www.sassyscrapper.blogspot.com and check out the portion of her blog with the new PUNCH RACK we have.  A really awesome addition that holds so many of our punches and I must say I designed it,(nothing that it would take a rocket scientist to build)   : ))   just really handy.

 Our Studio, as we like to call it, is upstairs in the bonus room, so we call it the Stairway to Heaven..  ; )    Such a wonderful, peaceful room just packed full of all kinds of scrappin' goodies. 

I hope you take a peek as it may be just the thing you're looking for to hold all your punches too!

Well, I'm off to do a little scrappin', so until next time, take care and God Bless.

Hugs
Joanie

Colors of My Flag - Celebration of Memorial Day

Here is my creation for the Crafty Pad Challenge

The Colors of My Flag;
In Celebration of Memorial Day

I have made my creation using the colors of my flag and also used a patriotic theme to celebrate Memorial Day.  If you have looked at my blog earlier in the week, you will see a similar card, but this one was re-created as I had to change it because as a DT for Crafty Pad I was to use a Crafty Pad image and oh, well, got carried away with the love of my country and used the beautiful eagle.  So now, here is my re-creation of my card using the Teddy Bear with a Heart.

(There is a little story also attached to this posting for a little educational addition.) 

I hope you like Teddy as I think he is a cutie and he goes well with the theme he can be purchased at the Crafty Pad store and oh, there is so many others.  Check the store and get yours to make your creation for the challenge.

So let's see if my blogger and scrappin' friends can get a creation done and entered in the Crafty Pad Challenge this week to win a fantastic prize.   Hope to see you there!!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is:

with a fantastic prize of

a £10 voucher to spend in their online store!

Thank you Joanna Sheen!

I know many of you in the USA know this story, perhaps some of our youngsters would like to read this or have it read to them,  however, bloggers from other countries many find this reading interesting.

The story of the Teddy Bear . . .

Many of us have loved a teddy bear.

Maybe we've even had more than one very special "teddy" in our lives. Here is the real story of how the teddy bear sprang into our hearts.

Nearly 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt, went on a bear hunt. He enjoyed nature and being out in the woods where animals lived. Because he was the President of the United States, the people organizing the hunt wanted to make sure the hunt was successful.

But after 3 days of walking and climbing and riding, no bears were found. Now what? The President's bear hunt would be a failure!

The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs finally found an old bear. The dogs and guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was very, very tired. The dogs attacked and injured the old bear. The guides tied the bear to a tree and called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot!

President Roosevelt looked at the poor old bear and said "no!" No one would shoot this old bear for sport. That would not be right. However, the bear was injured and suffering. President Roosevelt ordered that the bear be put down to end its pain.

So that is how a bear became connected to the name of President Theodore Roosevelt.

I hope you have enjoyed my creation as well as the story and if so, please leave some love. 

If you're from another country I would love to see your flag, so leave me a comment telling me the name of your country and I will search to see the flag you're proud of.

So until next time,
Take care and God Bless
Hugs,
Joanie

God Bless the USA - Our Country Flag

Good Morning Blogger friends!!  Glad you came by to take a peek.
I wanted to make a creation in honor of
Memorial Day.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service

Here is my creation showing the colors of the Flag of My Country, the U.S.A. and  it's one of the most beautiful flags with all the stars and stripes.

Freedom's Colors
©2002 Roger W Hancock (www.PoetPatriot.com)

Red is for Bravery;

blood shed in sacrifice.

Freedom came with lives the price.

White is for Liberty;

freedom's purity,

Life be free from God's decree.

Blue is for Justice;

as vast as the sky

Over freedom's land to occupy.

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS

Thanks so much for stopping by and if this is your country's flag please leave a comment, if not, please tell me the name of your country so I can see the flag you are proud of.

So until next time,

Take care and God Bless

Hugs

Joanie

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THE BIG DAY HAS ARRIVED!!!!!

The day has finally arrived for our

Link Up For Pink - Challenge #2.

The new design team has some great cards posted for inspiration, so it's time to get your crafty stuff out and get started to participate in the challenge for such a worthy cause.

This challenge will run from May 24 until June 7th.

There are fabby prizes to be won.

Our Sponsor for this Challenge is

A Day for Daisies

The prize: a $12 voucher to A Day for Daisies store.

A random winner will be announced on Friday, 6/8.

So without further ado, here is my creation.  

I hope you visit LINK UP FOR PINK and look around and read about how it was started, and how it grew to such an enormous blog and was also the first to be recognized by the

Amerian Cancer Society.

You can also follow on Facebook.

And just a reminder for all who visit my blog and to all my friends

So until next time,

Take care and God Bless.

Hugs,

Joanie xxxx 

Here is some wonderful, great, awesome news!!!

I have been accepted as a DESIGN TEAM MEMBER for "LINK UP FOR PINK".

I am so excited, but most of all so "HONORED" to be chosen as a DT member for LUFP for such a fantastic cause. 

I am asking all my scrappy friends and visitors to my blog to please participate in the challenges and to mark October 1st through the 14th for the biggest blog hop ever for BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. 

Our second challenge will start on Thursday, 5/24 @ 10am PST and will end Thursday, 6/7, midnight PST.
Winners will be announced Friday, 6/8
Create ANY BCA Project.

Until next time,

Take care and God Bless

Hugs xxx
Joanie

TCP Showcase

Good Morning,

Today is The Crafty Pad Showcase day and I used one of the cutest image from the shop, a little rocking horse.  Check it out.

I wanted a little change this time so I did a baby card.   Thanks for stopping by and taking a peep.

Until next time,
Take care and God Bless
Hugs,
Joanie

Challenge #170 Doodle It

Hello again, my Scrappin' friends.  This challenge at The Crafty Pad was to Doodle something on your card, so I doodled my stitching around my card.  I had a Tim Holtz die I got a few weeks ago and was just waiting to get my mojo in gear to use it.  Well, Crafty Pad had the perfect images, the sewing machine and the dress form images so I really had a great time getting this creation all together.

Our fabulous sponsor this week with a super duper prize is the every so lovely folks from MeiFlower!

 with a £20 voucher to spend in their online store!

It's time to get your creation posted and win some of the fabby prizes given away here.

Good Luck!!!

I am posting my creation on the following challenges also:

Link Up For Pink - Breast Cancer Awareness - Post your creations year round, but check out the site for the Annual LUFP Blog Hop!!

Inspire Me Fridays - Always Anything Goes

Stampin' For the Weekend - 4 or more layers

Crafts and Me - Challenge #83

Just Keep on Crafting Challenge #2

Colour Me Creative Copic's - Challenge #43 Anything Goes

Crafty Emma - Challenge #85 Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Paper Piecing

The Squirrel and the Fox- Challenge One for the Girls

Art with no Boundaries - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers: Fussy Cuts -

Karens Doodles #104 - Something for Mom

Tuesday Throwdown #97: Motherly Love

Until next time, 

Take card and God Bless

Hugs,

Joanie xxxx