tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67991971192458800532024-03-13T23:01:43.458-07:00365 days of my life as a MOMMy life as a MOM -
the good & bad, happy & sad and of course the frustrating times too. When you have this many kids and this many animals you never know what could happen next!
My name is Erica and I am the Mom of Mat (21), Raileigh (19), Eian (10), JJ(7) and Brooklinn(3). I'm also step-grandma to Madicine (1). I am caretaker to Milky Way (our 4 year old Lhasa Apso) and the 20-30 laying Hens in the backyard. And of course, wife to Jason!Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-22712084872049350452013-01-30T11:03:00.002-08:002013-01-30T11:09:36.967-08:00Card Challenge 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend of mine wanted a Valentines Card for her mother and the card above is what I came up with. She was very happy! I would like to enter it into the following card challenges:<br />
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<li><a href="http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Deep Ocean Challenge Blog</a> - love and lace</li>
<li><a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pink Elephant</a> - hearts</li>
<li><a href="http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bearly Mine</a> - hearts galore</li>
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The card above was inspired by a sketch I saw over at <a href="http://unscriptedsketches.com/" target="_blank">unscripted sketches</a> </div>
<br />Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-50237208029744133602013-01-28T13:47:00.000-08:002013-01-28T13:47:33.718-08:00Card Challenge 15 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was made with a digi stamp from<a href="http://www.disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/"> Di's Digital Downloads</a>. I'm entering it into the following challenges:</div>
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<li><a href="http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/">CAS-ual Friday</a> - clean and simple</li>
<li><a href="http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/">Papercraft</a> - buttons</li>
<li><a href="http://www.craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/">Crafty Catz </a>- cute as a button </li>
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This card was made with a digi stamp from <a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/">Sassy Cheryl</a> and I'm entering it into the following challenges: </div>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-7120586621520483802013-01-23T10:50:00.001-08:002013-01-23T11:08:59.299-08:00Card Challenge #14 - fluttering by to say hi and SOME EXCITING NEWS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This cute little card was made with a Digi stamp from <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/" target="_blank">Tiddly Inks</a> and was colored with <a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Noir </a>markers. </div>
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<li><a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tiddly Inks</a> - wings</li>
<li><a href="http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/" target="_blank">Through the craft room door</a> - anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Creative Card Crew</a> - girlie</li>
<li><a href="http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.jp/" target="_blank">Cutie Pie</a> - the use of 3 different textures (buttons, embossed paper, ribbon and felt flowers - I'm a over achiever...LOL)</li>
<li><a href="http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Digital Tuesday </a>- Favorite Color Combo (I love pink and blue)</li>
<li><a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Papertake</a> - bow </li>
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AND I have some exciting news to announce! We have started planning our summer of 2013 vacation. We are thinking the area around Orlando FL - (DISNEY IS THERE!!!). My kids are going to FLIP!! My husband doesn't fly so we will most likely be taking the Amtrak down (my kids will also get a kick out of the train ride too). So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop on by my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HallsCards" target="_blank">Facebook shop</a> and help me raise money for out trip - I put all of my sale money into our vacation fund and we have a long way to go!!! </div>
Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-16082258832816449542013-01-21T06:47:00.000-08:002013-01-21T06:47:46.460-08:00Trip to NYC and Card Challenge #13It's time to play "catch-up". My husband and I took our two older kids on a quick trip to NYC. We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge on this trip and I have to say that was the highlight of the trip (for me anyway). What a beautiful walk that was!!<br />
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I need to mention quickly that I won on a couple of card challenges recently :) I won 2 free digi's over at <a href="http://www.disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Di' Digi Downloads</a> and I also won a $20 voucher to <a href="http://www.stampandcreate.com/" target="_blank">Stamp & Create</a> for the card I entered into <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Stampin's</a> challenge!! Now for my current card challenge entries!!<br />
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1) The following card was a nice change from my normal. It is completely white!!!! I would like to enter it into the following challenges:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paper Pretties</a> - ribbon</li>
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2) The following is another gift card holder that I made up. And I'm entering it in the challenge over at <a href="http://www.craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crafty Catz</a> - anything but a card </div>
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3) I think the following card is adorable! The stamped image is from <a href="http://saturated-canary.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Saturated Canary</a> and it was coloring using Spectrum Noir markers. I would like to enter it into the following challenges:<br />
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<li><a href="http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet n' Sassy</a> - anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dream Valley</a> - girls, girls, girls </li>
<li><a href="http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stamptacular</a> - fairy fever </li>
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<br />Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-15266072513137124352013-01-17T04:57:00.001-08:002013-01-17T04:57:21.607-08:00Card Challenge #12 - Thinking of YouDo you eve struggle with the way something looks? I was working on this card last night and I had a vision in my mind of what it should look like and it looked beautiful....but it just wasn't working on paper. This is what I finally came up with (my 10 year old son heard me grumbling to myself and took a look and said: "I don't know what you are looking at Mom but I think it looks terrific" <3 I'm also working on my photography skills - I believe that a good picture makes all the difference in the world. This card was made using Spectrum Noir markers and the Stamp is from <a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps</a>. The Sketch was taken from Sketch Saturday!<br />
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<li><a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Pink Elephant </a>- Pink, Red and White</li>
<li><a href="http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bearly-Mine Challenges</a> - anything goes</li>
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<br />Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-33055391591358770532013-01-14T08:00:00.002-08:002013-01-14T08:00:47.126-08:00Card Challenge #11 - gift card holderI'm always looking for different things to add to my store. I currently have one on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/HallsCards">www.facebook.com/HallsCards</a>) and I'm working on getting some onto Etsy too. Today I came up with this cute little gift card holder. They can be made in a almost endless variety of colors and with almost as many embellishment options, the possibilities will be endless with these.<br />
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Lately it seems as though I have been spending a lot of time looking at cards and trying to get idea to make my cards a little more fancy and "busy". But no matter how hard I try my cards always seems to end up simple and sweet. When I come across a card challenge that is to "bring on the bling" I have a difficult time using a lot of bling because my cards seem simple. But I guess if that is your style then it is something that is difficult to change. Here is todays card creation.....</div>
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This card was done using a digi stamp from <a href="http://saturated-canary.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Saturated Canary</a> and the markers are Spectrum Noir. I would like to enter it into the following challenges:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crafty Catz</a> - buttons & bows</li>
<li><a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dream Valley</a> - anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cute Card Thursday</a> - beat the blues (use of blue gingham and the cute little chick reminds me of Spring)</li>
<li><a href="http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Red Wagon </a>- bling</li>
<li><a href="http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sweet Shop</a> - Sketch</li>
<li><a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Stampin'</a> - gingham </li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-49120999285576738182013-01-11T12:25:00.000-08:002013-01-11T12:25:20.971-08:00Card Challenge #10 - WISH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><a href="http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl</a> - clean and simple</li>
<li><a href="http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/" target="_blank">Through the Craftroom Door </a>- anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CAS-ual Fridays</a> - clean and simple</li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-23530841876141993922013-01-10T10:54:00.003-08:002013-01-10T12:12:58.184-08:00Card Challenge #9 - Winter Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-89151327412798519432013-01-10T10:44:00.002-08:002013-01-10T10:44:57.510-08:00Challenge #8 - Happy BirthdayThis was inspired by the following sketch provided by Cutie Pie:<br />
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This is a Birthday Card I created using a digi stamp from Tiddly Inks and colored with Spectrum Noir markers</div>
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<li><a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tiddly Inks</a> - anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pink Elephant </a>- celebrate</li>
<li><a href="http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.jp/2013/01/35-sketch-with-cutie-pies.html" target="_blank">Cutie Pie</a> - sketch challenge</li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-74046337322905759572013-01-10T07:39:00.002-08:002013-01-10T07:39:37.287-08:00Challenge #7 - tea timeI used 4 different challenge blogs as inspiration for this card. The sketch was taken from <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mojo Monday</a>: <div>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-75885201963648647252013-01-07T15:42:00.002-08:002013-01-07T15:42:38.639-08:00Card Challenge #6 - with loveThis was made using a digi stamp from <a href="http://saturated-canary.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Saturated Canary</a>....<br />
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<li><a href="http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sweet Shop</a> - Sketch</li>
<li><a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog</a> - Card made with white and 1 other color (I chose blue)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cupcake Craft Challenges</a> - January Blues</li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-64533081486229573032013-01-07T11:45:00.004-08:002013-01-10T07:39:53.521-08:00Challenge #5 - Congratulations....you lucky dogThis card was made using a digi stamp from <a href="http://www.disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Di's Digi Downloads</a> and the sentiment is from <a href="https://designed2delight.com/prestashop/order.php" target="_blank">Designed2Delight</a>. It was inspired by the following challenges:<br />
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<li><a href="http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">2 Sisters</a> - Anything Goes</li>
<li><a href="http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stamptacular Sunday</a> - a non-square card</li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-57002506574341985962013-01-06T17:45:00.002-08:002013-01-10T07:40:08.702-08:00Card Challenge #4 - Hello! I first want to start off my saying that I WON!!!! I was the random winner over at <a href="http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Di's Digi Challenge </a>and also over at <a href="http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Saturated Canary</a>!<br />
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<li><a href="http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Saturated Canary</a> - Song Inspiration (<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> <a href="http://new.music.yahoo.com/kathie-lee-gifford/" style="color: #7752aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kathie Lee Gifford</a>--"My Balloon": </strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"My Balloon" is a song from </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;">Winnie The Pooh: Take My Hand</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">,)</span></li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-81107301154733712332013-01-04T12:03:00.002-08:002013-01-05T05:11:10.525-08:00Card Challenge #3 = Just Relax I think this is my favorite card so far - I'm just in love with it!!<br />
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This was colored with Spectrum Noir markers. The little girl digi stamp is from <a href="http://www.allthatscraps.com/" target="_blank">All That Scraps</a> and the sentiment is from <a href="http://designed2delight.com/prestashop/" target="_blank">Designed2Delight</a>. I would like to enter it into the following challenges:</div>
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<li><a href="http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/p/challenges.html" target="_blank">Papercraft Star</a> - my favorite card</li>
<li><a href="http://www.paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paper Pretties</a> - must have some bling </li>
<li><a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stampin' for the Weekend</a> - anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet 'n Sassy</a> - something new (I just bought some new Spectrum Noir markers and embellishments - I was so excited to use them)</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">Please feel free to "like" me on </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/hallscards" style="background-color: white; color: #1b6f24; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">. I'm also working on getting lots of items into my </span><a href="http://hallscards.etsy.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1b6f24; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Etsy Store</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">! </span></div>
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<br />Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-39043152931670004802013-01-03T15:21:00.000-08:002013-01-05T05:11:33.767-08:00Card Challenges #2 This card was colored using <a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Noir</a> markers. The adorable little boy is a digi stamp from <a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl </a>and the sentiment is from <a href="http://www.whimsystamps.com/" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps</a>.<br />
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-12851328935848118162013-01-02T10:41:00.000-08:002013-01-05T05:11:49.736-08:00Card Challenges #1 <br />
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Here is my first card challenge entry for the new year. This cute little owl was actually a freebie digi stamp I stumbled upon. It was courtesy of<a href="http://meljensdesigns.com/" target="_blank"> Meljens Designs</a>. The sentiment is from <a href="http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.co.uk/p/purchase.html" target="_blank">Create with TLC</a>.<br />
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<br />Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-89970256737080377802012-12-28T08:28:00.002-08:002013-01-05T05:12:23.935-08:00Card Challenge week of 12/21 (#2) <br />
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This card was made using a stamp from <a href="http://saturated-canary.myshopify.com/">Saturated Canary</a> and was colored using <a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/">Spectrum Noir</a> Markers! I would like to enter it into the following challenges:<br />
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<li><a href="http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/">Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenges </a>- the challenge was to make a card using your favorite color and mine are pink and blue</li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-42698436656507104832012-12-27T12:10:00.005-08:002013-01-05T05:12:36.545-08:00Card Challenge Week of 12/21 (#1) I was starting to have withdrawals so I just had to hide away today for a little bit and get a card completed. Here it is:<br />
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This was made using various Spectrum Noir markers and the cute little stamp was from Di's Digi Downloads. I would like to enter it into the following challenges:</div>
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<li><a href="http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Party Time Tuesday</a> - anything goes for this challenge. Their sponsors are Crafty Sentiments Design, Digital Delights, The Paper Parade and Sassy Studio Designs. </li>
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<li><a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Pink Elephant</a> - anything goes</li>
<li><a href="http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/">The ABC Challenge</a> - 'D for Deck the Halls' is the theme and it is sponsored by <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/index.html">Lili of The Valley </a></li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-61073127629230529152012-12-27T06:06:00.000-08:002012-12-27T06:06:00.749-08:00Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas! I hope everyone had a awesome day! My kids seemed to have enjoyed everything that Santa brought to them. My youngest (Brooklinn - 3) came to me yesterday and told me that she wished to thank Santa for bring all of her gifts, she loved them all! And then continued on to thank me for allowing Santa to bring them to her. Such a sweet and thoughtful girl! It snowed last night (maybe 8 inches or so). My kids will be outside for hours - they love it1 Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-73696411295269489262012-12-21T05:02:00.000-08:002012-12-21T12:04:17.752-08:00Two card challenge entries....My goal is to make a card a day and use it for challenges. I know that the busy time of year is coming up - at least for us. So I figured since I have two already made up, I should just go ahead and post them both.<br />
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<b>Card #1</b> is a snowman card made just for someones special day :) It was made with a <a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl Digi</a> Stamp and colored using <a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Noir</a> markers. </div>
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<li><a href="http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Miss Muffet</a> - theme was anything Christmas related</li>
<li><a href="http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bearly-Mine Challenges</a> - Winter Birthday theme</li>
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<b>Card #2 </b>- I found a cute little girl on (once again) Sassy Cheryl's online divi site. I couldn't pass her up because she was just too darn cute! The inspiration for this card came from a sketch challenge and the fact that my oldest daughter has a birthday coming up very soon!<br />
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<li><a href="http://anyoneforanya.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Anyone for Anya? </a>- that is where I found the sketch for the card</li>
<li><a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stampin' for the Weekend</a> - anything goes is the them. Their sponsors are: <a href="http://www.bugaboostamps.com/" target="_blank">Bugaboo</a> and <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/" target="_blank">the pretty little ribbon shop. </a></li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-45559189475405090522012-12-20T09:45:00.000-08:002012-12-20T10:10:12.170-08:00How sweet it is....card challenges I can't believe that I never knew about card challenges before last week. It truly helps out so much when I get "stuck"! Here is the card for this posts card challenges:<br />
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I'm still learning and practicing my coloring techniques. This cute little girl & cupcake was made using a stamp from Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps. I used Spectrum Noir markers (TB1, TB2, TB3, PP1, PP3, PP5, FS2, PL1, OR1, BGR1, CT3, EB7, GB10, GB8, TN2). I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:</div>
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<li><a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch Saturday</a>: the challenge was to make a card using the above "sketch". This weeks challenge is sponsored by <a href="http://www.stampfairy.com/" target="_blank">Stamp Fairy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cupcake Craft Challenges</a>: this weeks challenge theme was simply "cupcakes". Their sponsors this week are Di's Digi Downloads and Saturated Canary. </li>
<li><a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Papertake Weekly Challenge</a>: this weeks challenge was "pick of the year". I chose one of their August challenges called spots and stripes. Their sponsor this week is <a href="http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/" target="_blank">Ribbon Girl</a></li>
<li><a href="http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Digital Tuesday Challenge</a>: this weeks theme is "layers". Their sponsor this week is <a href="http://www.craftsandme.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crafts & Me. </a></li>
<li><a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cute Card Thursday</a>: The theme is eat, drink and be merry. Their sponsor is <a href="http://www.whimsystamps.com/" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps</a></li>
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-53499114682100965002012-12-17T11:37:00.002-08:002012-12-20T18:03:20.083-08:00More Card Challenge Entries....I admit it....entering into card challenges is fun AND challenging! I just couldn't resist the urge to enter a few more I found while browsing today.<br />
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It is a 6x6 inch greeting card made with a digit stamp from <a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/snowmen-1/" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps</a> and using my Spectrum Noir markers ( TB3, TB2, TB1, TB6, DR3, EB2 and TN2). Stamped with Let it Snow at the bottom and using scrap pieces of cardstock/paper from my stock. </div>
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<li><a href="http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stamp with fun</a> - the card sketch/paper positioning was inspired by this blogs challenge. Their sponsor is <a href="http://www.liveandlovecrafts.com/" target="_blank">Live & Love Crafts</a>!</li>
<li><a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Papertake Weekly Challenge</a> - snow white was the theme for this challenge. Their sponsor is <a href="http://whiffofjoy.blogspot.ch/search/label/whiff%20of%20joy%20challenge" target="_blank">Whiff of Joy</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stampin' for the Weekend</a> - snow was also the theme for this challenge. Their sponsor is <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/StoreFront" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp. </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/challenge/" target="_blank">Spectrum Noir</a> - the theme for this challenge is Winter Blues</li>
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Please take a second to check out my <a href="http://hallscards.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> and also my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hallscards" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-62330707036394488742012-12-17T08:02:00.003-08:002012-12-20T18:00:51.210-08:00My very first card challenge entryI should probably start by apologizing for ZERO blog posts in almost a year! Time has a way of getting away from me and it seems like I'm always so busy! Since my last blog post I started a new hobby - I've started making handmade greeting cards. I am selling them on Etsy (<a href="http://www.hallscards.etsy.com/">http://www.hallscards.etsy.com</a>) and also on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/hallscards">www.facebook.com/hallscards</a>).<br />
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I decided to add a new element to my card creations = coloring!! It seems simple enough and if you ask my husband what it is he would compare it with what my kids do. But it's more that that, right? For the price of the markers I sure hope so :)<br />
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Anyway, I sometimes run into problems when deciding what my next card should be. One way to help me is by entering into various "card challenges". I didn't even know they existed! So here it is....my first entry into a card challenge!<br />
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This challenge is a "sketch challenge" from <a href="http://designedtocolor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/challenge-7-sketch-time.html" target="_blank">Designed To Color</a>. I was given this sketch as the inspiration for the finished card:<br />
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I am also entering this card into the "Fellin' the Love" challenge at <a href="http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-145feelin-love.html" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog</a>.<br />
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Here is my finished card: I made it using some basic card stock I had laying around and used the following <a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Noir</a> markers: TN2, EB2, PP3 and PP1. The Digi Stamp is from "<a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/a-big-heart/" target="_blank">Sassy Cheryl's Digi's"</a><br />
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Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6799197119245880053.post-20332975603158663382012-02-15T09:05:00.000-08:002012-02-15T09:06:56.926-08:00Candling EggsI'm currently incubating my second batch of eggs. I candled a few this morning to see what was going on and wanted to share a couple of my findings with you:<br />
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This is a video I took of a chicken egg after 10 days in the incubator. A few seconds in you can see the baby chick moving around! <br />
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This is a picture of a duck egg that has also been incubating for 10 days:<br />
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If you are interested in seeing pictures of the entire development of a chicken egg you can find that here: <a href="http://www.eggcartonlabels.blogspot.com/search/label/embryo%20development%20pictures" target="_blank">http://www.eggcartonlabels.blogspot.com/search/label/embryo%20development%20pictures</a>Erica Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455402075479143106noreply@blogger.com1