A weed is a flower!!!!

When bad things happen in our lives, there is always a good side.

I wish you all find the good side when you need it!

Happy 2012 to my blog friends and thank you for visiting me, I DO appreciate it.

Also, thank you for your art!!!!

Soartful! year of the dragon!

I am happily designing with the team at soartful!!!

Come by and join in the challenge!!!

Paper, cut paste, embellish, glue!

(no digi)

http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/so-artful-challenge-year-of-dragonnew.html

bloggers-challenge/ celebrate

http://www.lisasomerville.com/2011/12/bloggers-challenge-celebrate-good-times.html

Haiku my heart

Life is your playground.

Each day a gift

Go play!

Ring Around the Rosie by Henry E Potthast

http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2011/12/haiku-the-heart-of-a-new-bright-year.html

3 Muses/All about me!

google eyes

rock and roll

classic black and white movie

popcorn

sunflowers, flowers, flowers

I am pollyanna

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/three-muses-all-about-me.html

collagobsession/ winter

Snow angel!

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/winter.html

Take a word/ print!

Yes I do!!!
http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2011/12/take-word-challenge-print.html

Sunday postcard/ open theme

Mom and her mom and sisters!
http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/open-theme-4/

Gingersnapcreation! starry night

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/gc129-chestnut-theme-challenge-starry.html

May your dreams come true!

To all my friends who come by, thank you!!!

A very special Christmas book!

I hope you visit the link below to view the glorious pages and I have provided the ISBN number if you want to buy it!!!

Merry!!!!!!

http://fridayfotocollage.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharing-special-christmas-book.html

Play Date Cafe

Paper background, real ribbon, snowflake, paper mitten

Photoshop enhancement


http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/12/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc112.html

paintpartyfriday and happy , merry everything!!!

I took a picture of our dog Simon and then used some brushes from photoshop to paint him up for our holiday card!
http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/2011/12/paint-party-friday-week-41-check-in.html

Merry to all!!

bloggers-challenge/ ornamental

My garden snowman!

Sending you all warm wishes!!!

http://www.lisasomerville.com/2011/12/bloggers-challenge-ornamental.html

Haiku my heart!

If you look

Nature has

A surprise for you!

http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2011/12/haiku-my-heart-1.html

Gingersnapcreation! thank you note

Update december 29th!

This was chosen as a Gingergem!

Thank you!!!!!!!!

papers by Anna Griffin
http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/11/gcsp10-once-in-blue-moon-thank-you.html

gingersnapcreation! yellow, red, brown

straw wreath I made 1970's!!!

I still hang it each year!

brown felt bears and wooden ornaments!

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/11/gc128-color-challenge-yellow-red-and.html

Altered arts tree!

Mouse tree

3 muses! angels!

I couldn't decide which 1 I liked better so I did 2!

the more angels the better, right?

I took a picture of a santos I have and then did some photo painting!!!

Merry to all!!!

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/three-muses-challenge-angels.html

cachallenge/ christmas ornaments

Some of 44 years of ornaments!!!

I love the season and each year would buy an ornament for each of us...2, then 3, then 4!

I had 1 friend of my mom's who would send each boy and ornament. What happy memories!

http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/kerst-ballen-christmas-ornaments.html

playdate cafe!

http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/12/play-date-cafe-pdcc111.html

Inspiration ave/ old, new, borrowed, blue!

Grandmommie

picture frame

paint brush from photoshop

blues!

http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2011/12/weekly-challenge-old-new-borrowed-blue.html

collagobsession/ candles

My musical skating rink!!!

It pays 5 different carols!

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/collage-obsession-candles.html

Take a word/ sepia!

Lovely image from

The Land of Nod!

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2011/12/take-word-challenge-sepia.html

Sunday postcard/ vintage christmas

Vintage 1940 snowman That my mother-in law gave me!!!

Set of 2

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/a-vintage-christmas/

Soartful!

Dress by Ceil Chapman
http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/so-artful-challenge-ceil-chapman.html

Baby from The Land of Nod

http://bearhavenbears.blogspot.com/2011/12/free-photo-friday-olive-not-your.html

She has some exquisite images!

haiku my heart!

To be a child and believe.

To completely trust.

Keep it alive.

me and santa 1950

http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2011/12/haiku-my-heart.html

Some fun backgrounds(before gift bags!!!)

This is 1 of the papers I saved from xmases past(70 and 80).

I have more on my other blog and the link is below!

Hope you come by and get some paper!!!

Merry, Happy whatever!

http://fridayfotocollage.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-wrapping-papers-from-70s-and-80s.html

3 Muses! tis the season!

I love holidays and Christmas is 1 of my favorites.

I have 2 loves, bears and snowmen!!!

Back in the holiday boutique days I used to make scenes using these characters.

This one was called

On the Park Bench

Frosty and bears on park bench, small bear adding snow to snowman from his bucket, birds in park and young bear with sling shot in back pocket(for launching snowballs!) small brown bear helping little white bear so he can give frosty the snowballs. It was fun to play and I made probably 30 different scenes. I kept only 2, my bear nativity and my Nativity bear wreath.

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/three-muses-challenge-tis-season.html

cachallenge/ embossing!

Images from

Divas D'este


http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/embossing.html

A little Mary miracle!

I never realized until today that the day of my adoption was on the celebration of

Our Lady Of Guadalupe!

Since participating in The Virgin a Day project that began December 1st and ending yesterday December 12th I became familiar with the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe and now have a double reason to rejoice on this day.

My adoption was final!!!

Some Christmas cards!

Making for some swaps!

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