Hey Everyone!!! I hope you’re all enjoying a WONDERFUL weekend!!!! So much snow for so many around I hope you all are staying safe!!! For me it’s been a bit of rain and rather gloomy….but I’m happy to report NO snow!! 
Not very nice was it!!! LOL
So…….I can actually say I’ve had a productive weekend!!! I created a card with scraps and things I had left over in my ARTHaven Spot with a sprinkle of a couple of different things….It was fun challenging myself…..Over at my ARTHaven Creations & Friendship group one of our AMAZING ladies…Diann challenged us to send little “thinking of you” notes to people that come to our thoughts….I LOVE this idea and am determined to do some of this myself….so I sat down yesterday determined to create something…..it’s nothing fancy but I rather like it and wanted to share it with you……
Yeah…I know….kinda used a hodge podge of flowers didn’t I!!! the 2 blue creations I combined a few paper flowers you can purchase at the craft stores with a die I created and rolled into the flower and added the beads in the middle…..I think they turned out kind of cute….Of course the brown rose is one of my handmade grungy roses as well as the hydrangia and butterflies and ivy….the yellow roses are some paper roses I had purchased eons ago…..so proud of myself for actually USING them!!!
Now the “Just Thinking of You” graphic….I’m really liking this…..the graphic I downloaded from this AMAZING lady’s blog that creates digital ART…I LOVE her taste in style…..
She has such elegance!!!!! I took the image and brought it into Corel Draw…..made a shadow layer so I could do the Print and Cut Technique then made another shadow layer and used one of my other background graphics and did the Print and Cut Technique with it as well……Did the very same for the “Friends” tab I made……Using these graphics is so making me love love love my Kitty “Sable” even more because it does SUCH a beautiful job with the Print & Cut……
This card will be finding it’s way to someone very near and dear to me tomorrow….I really hope she likes it…….
So…..Now I thought I would let you all know that I’ve FINALLY gotten around to getting the things listed on my ETSY store that I’m purging out of my ARTHaven since I’ve moved my ARTHaven from a room to half of my living room!!! LOL It’s still amazing how much “goodies” I’ve been able to “tweek” into my area now!!! LOL But I did find some “treasures” to remove and list……
Here’s a sneak peak to see if there’s something you might be interested in…..NO PRESSURE!!!!!
If you’re interested you may either click on the image or go to MY ETSY Store to check out more detail…….
Now…..I wanted to share one more thing with you……The other day I switched back to a desktop computer…..It’s just ME…I LOVE my desktop….just can’t get into a laptop…especially since I have my amazing Lenovo Tablet that is awesome….But anyway…back to my point!! LOL Sorry…I get distracted easily!!!
While loading all my programs into my new desktop I realized I no longer had my registration code for my Mystic Thumbs program so I took a chance and emailed them sharing what bit of info I had confirming my purchase back in September….within an hour I had received a response and was able to get my program up and going again…..This person is totally amazing!!!
So I thought I would take this chance to give a shout out about this program for them…Mind you I’m NOT getting ANY kickback from them…It’s just a program that is FANTASTIC and the word needs to be spread about it….
You know how so many of us WANT to be able to see our SVG files BEFORE we open them as we are trying to find the perfect file to use in our project….but get so aggravated when we can’t see them….We all USED to be able to use Adobe SVG Viewer or Rensis for years….but now since Windows 7 came out we don’t have that luxury any longer…UNTIL NOW!!!! That’s EXACTLY what Mystic Thumbs does…….check this out…..
This is a screen print of one of MY folders on my computer…and what you are seeing are SVG FILES!!!! Looks AWESOME doesn’t it…and I can see them BECAUSE OF the Mystic Thumbs program……
Now the program is not free…BUT…It is VERY VERY reasonably priced……and well worth every “penny” (NO pun inteneded!!! LOL) You don’t have to believe me either….you can check it out for yourself…because they allow you to download it and try it out before you buy it to verify it works on your system……If you’re interested in it I would highly recommend check it out here…..
Okie Dokie….I “think” that catches me up for today!!!! Now that I have all this updated I get to go PLAY WITH PAPER!!! 
Yeah ME!!! I want to THANK YOU all for stopping by to visit with me….it means more then I can EVER express!!! I pray you all have a very blessed day and will come by to visit with me again!!! Until next time….
Oh Penny, HOW pretty of a card!! It is just like a garden with the mixture of so many different flowers. I know it will bring pure delight to someone receiving it! *Hugs*
ReplyDeleteHi Penny: Love you card and as matter of fact I love everything you do especially your video tutorials. I was just wondering what do you put this kind of bulky card in to mail it to someone. Do you make some sort of box or something. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Card. I just love the things created from leftovers. :)
ReplyDeleteOnly our Penny would create something so elegant and beautiful, but yet call it "nothing fancy" - you crack me up girl! This is AMAZING!!! And to think this was done with scraps! I don't think you do "nothing fancy", you're just too creative and talented! Love it and love you girl! Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! I love all the flowers.
ReplyDeletePenny
ReplyDeleteHow lovely !!! I like the idea of using what we have left over and the nice thinking of you card has always appealed to me; or a card that simply lets someone know they are in your thoughts.
So often we don't follow up with those thoughts and I know how much it would mean to some people.
Yours is so elegant.
Myrna
hi penny great to see you posting again, love the card and thanks for putting us onto that thumbnail viewer, I'm off to check it out
ReplyDeleteI too was frustrated that I couldn't view with Windows 7. I did find IrfanView and it has a thumbnail add-in that I also downloaded. The thumbnail view is good and it was free. Yes you do have to click on that instead of Windows Explorer, but I wanted to share this free option.
ReplyDeletelol a nothing fancy card ??? I call it a gorgeously stunningly elegant card
ReplyDelete- love it !!!
hugs wendy
Penny that program sound awesome,I,am going to check it out,your card is beautiful,glad to see your post again,and I will check all the thumbnails.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless.
Jocelan
I love the card you made - welcome back! it's been a while since I have been able to craft .. so was looking forward to seeing the files you had but unable to see them? takes me to skydive and then says I don't have permission .. help? :) again - welcome back!
ReplyDeleteLovely card, Penny. And I love the idea of letting someone know we are thinking of them. I want to do this more, too. And I love the Far Hill spot, too. Lovely images. Thanks for all you do.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fantastic design, it is lovely, and the sharing of the thumbnail manager is an attractive program.
ReplyDeleteHi Penny! Beautiful card! Just bought some supplies from your Esty- thank you for listing them- just what I needed!
ReplyDeleteHi Penny what a beautiful card.I love making cards its a great way to express how you feel.I like the program i might have to look into that TFS.I also enjoy your svg files you are amazing.have a great day (((HUGS)))
ReplyDeletePenny your card is just beautiful. Love what you do with flowers, and of course you are so computer savy. :-) Thanks for sharing all the info.
ReplyDeleteI love all those flowers on your card. I was directed to your blog from a fellow Christian crafter Shoshi, and I have popped in several times. Now I am the happy owner of a Silhouette Cameo machine, and having finally managed to transfer my old Craftrobo files to use on the new machine, I am ready to consider some new ones. Last night I looked at your files and downloaded the bird of paradise flower, but then I was distracted. So I came back today and I can't find any of your cutting files. I even signed up to a Windows live account in case this was the problem. When I clicked on the files underneath a tutorial I got the message "This file may have been removed or you do not have permission to view it". What am I doing wrong please? It is odd that I found them last night, but today the Cutting files tab has gone! I love what you are doing. The iron cross on yesterday's ATCs was beautiful. I'd really like to look at some more and get inspired. BTW, I downloaded the flower last night as a dxf file because I knew Silhouette studio would read that. I autotraced it and cut it fine, but when I wanted to try cutting the different size petals in different coloured papers, I could not 'ungroup' the images, nor select just some of them to copy, so I guess the same thing may happen with your 'nesties' style files (If I ever find them!). Is there something I can do to get around this please? I may need to download as svg and change them in inkscape. Any help you can give me would be appreciated. Blessings. Kate x
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are just gorgeous, Penny and the card is beautiful. I'm sure your friend will be blown away ;- ) Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteI purchased the Mystic thumbs last time Penny made us aware of it and I love it, best software i've bought in a while(with exception to scal and mtc). If you can afford it buy it, you won't be disappointed x
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card Penny but all your stuff is so preaty. I was thinking of you and wanted to stop by and say hi ...HI
ReplyDeleteGod bless
Hi Penny... What a pretty card you have created:)
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ReplyDeletegorgeous card, thanks for the link. I will have to check this out, the program, thanks for sharing the info Penny.
ReplyDeleteAwesome card Penny..Gorgeous layout and gorgeous flowers.
ReplyDeleteI purchased the Mystic Thumbs as well and I can say it is a great program! Just test it out for yourself. You will see how great it is to view all those files. And of course the card is fabulous! Penny made it.
ReplyDeletePenny, Absolutely beautiful cards! And thank you for the clarification on how you make your glimmer mists. I have written down your "recipe" so that I can make my own. It gets quite expensive to buy all of the colors that you want.
ReplyDeleteThanks for Sharing!
Regards,
Debbie