Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Goddess of Winter

Beth, my good friend from Inspiration Avenue, challenged us with creating an image about the Goddess of Winter.    My vision of the goddess may seem a bit frosty but I assure you she's warm on the inside.  I created a digital shrine as her showcase.

Tropical Christmas Vignette

Merry Christmas to All of My Friends!

Christmas Dreams from Long Ago

Christmas Fantasies

Here is another of my Christmas Squares series.   I love the Victorian tone of these vignettes.

Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Victorian

Maggie challenged us with creating an image that was reminiscent of the Victorian era.  The examples she provided were well chosen.  I am particularly fond of Victorian images so this one was going to be fun.  The digital collage I created is representative of some of the fond, and not so fond memories of Christmases past.  I do hope everyone has a joyous holiday this year.

Digital Art Journal

I purchased a kit called, "I am Not a Princess" from Deviant Scrap.  It had lots of fun, colorful pieces and many are hand painted.  This kit inspired me to make some digital journal images.

Credits for image components:
Marta Van Eck-Deviant Scraps
Statchoo Scraps
An Alpha a Day
Downloadfreevector.com

Holidays Freebies Alert

I wanted to highight a few freebies sources that I think are wonderful.

Busy Crafting Mommies Designs is offering a terrific scrapbooking kit with elements and papers for the celebration of Hanukkah.  It's free until Dec. 16.  I encourage you to check out her site.

Click Here for BMCD

Cajoline Scraps makes beautiful kits for sale and she frequently offers freebies.  Sometimes they are even for commercial use, like these two.

Click Here for Cajoline Scraps

Cajoline is running a 50% off sale now so don't miss out!

Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Peace

"Said the king to the people everywhere, listen to what I say."

  "Pray for peace people everywhere."

Click to Listen to "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, 6,612 service people have died.  The Washington Post has created a site where you can see the faces of all of these fallen soldiers.  It's impossible to think of peace without honoring these human beings and their families for their sacrifices. 

Faces of the Fallen

Please encourage President Obama to end the Afghanistan war as soon as possible.  We cannot spare any more lives.

Contact the White House with Comments or Questions 

Christmas Phrases Freebie

I've been wanting to offer some more free digital collage sheets on my blog so I created this printable sheet with Christmas phrases.  If you are a follower of my blog and would like to have a copy of this in png format (with transparent background) please leave a comment with your email address.  If you are not already a follower, please sign up!  I will be offering more freebies in the near future.  As always, I love it when people leave comments so if you like this freebie please let me know.  

Click on image to enlarge then right click and save on your computer

Happy holidays!

Teddy and Pru Need a Home

Three and a half years ago, I rescued a pregnant stray dog from a parking lot.  Her name was Susie.  Susie had eight puppies and all of them found homes.  Teddy and Pru went to a loving home together.  Sadly, the family lost their house due to foreclosure.  They attempted to find new homes for the dogs but ended up taking them to a shelter.  Since the shelter would only allow four days for them to be placed in new homes, my husband and I acted quickly.  Teddy and Pru are safe in a foster home.

This is Teddy.  He's 3 1/2 years old.

This is Teddy's sister, Pru.  She's the same age as Teddy.

Pru weighs about 25 pounds.  She's spayed and well behaved.

Teddy weighs about 35 pounds.  He's neutered and very loving.

Teddy and Pru have been together since birth.  They love to play with each other. 

Please spread the word.  These two dogs need loving homes.
 
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