In Memory Poppies Easel

Good evening everyone!!  I hope you are all well!!  Just life happening here.Work has been a real challenge lately and that will continue. I'm just doing what I can and the best I can and that is all I can do. So that is that! haha!! I have been trying to spend my weekends and evenings crafting. Sometimes that works and other times it just doesn't. Like last night... hubby wanted to watch a movie with me .. Risen. He wanted me to spend time with him hehehe!!  So, I turned off the pc... gave up on crafting last night and just spent time with him and watching the movie. The movie was really great too.

What else.. the kids have been out of school for a bit. I took Michael up to Dahlonega to stay with Taylor, my oldest daughter, for the summer. My youngest just goes out every day all day!! To the pool, to friends houses. She doesn't ever want to be home.

And that is what is going on in the Kennedy household right now. I'm watching The Stanley Cup Finals and rooting on the Pittsburgh Penguins. And they are up by two games... woohoo! I have always been taken with goalies.. and right now I am loving Matt Murray. He is a rookie goalie for the Penguins and I just think he is magnificent! He will have a great career ahead of him. So... that is who I am rooting for! I hope he takes it home. Although I was really surprised that they started Murray since their goalie is healed, healthy and ready to play. I love hockey! And I'm enjoying watching them play!

Okay.. enough of my rambling.. Onto my card for today:









I have used a Delicious Doodles image - Remembrance. I colored the image with my Prismacolor Pencils. I then cut around it with a My Favorite Things die. The background was done using pastels. I have done a bit of layering on the image as well. I decided to create an easel card with this image. All of the pieces were cut using the Silhouette Cameo. I have managed to use a host of scrap papers for this! I am still trying to get rid of some of my scraps! I've used a bit of ink around the kraft pieces and the light blue paper. I also added some large black pearls to the top of the easel where the image resides. I added the poppy flowers at the bottom and also added a "deepest Sympathy" stamp at the bottom. There are also a couple of the large black pearls added to the bottom to tie it all in.

Challenges:

• Linky Party 9: Anything Goes w/ Something Colored (1) @ Ellibelle's Creative Memories.
• Challenge #182: Accessorize (bling and/or pearls) (1/3) @ My Sheri Crafts
• Anything Goes (1/1) @ The Outlawz Paper Ala Mode
• Challenge #178: Anything Goes (1/3) @ 613 Avenue Create
• Challenge #190: Flower Power (1/3) @ Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog
• May: Die Cuts and Flowers (2) @ Inky Impressions Challenges
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
• Challenge #318: Easel Cards (1/3) @ Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
• Challenge #157: Anything Goes w/Twist of Flowers (1/3) @ Artistic Inspirations
• Challenge #314: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Craft Your Passion Challenges
• Empathy runs deep in me. I cry at the drop of  a hat. I will cry at commercials, videos, seeing something on the street, hearing something on the radio, definitely movies. I was watching the movie Risen with my husband and I found it very moving. You feel for those who followed Christ, for Christ himself. I cried.. teared up like I always do. War Room... have you seen that? I cried my eyes out!! Extremely moving! I stop the car in the middle of the street to give a bird a chance to fly away... it would tear me up if I hurt it. It tears at my heart strings to see people on the street, children suffering.. well.. Just everything! And my husband just laughs at my girls and me... because we cry at everything. You know what... It is good to feel. Good to be able to cry. Good to care about others. I am blessed to have empathy so strong in my life. I even cry when I'm overjoyed! Cry at church during a good sermon or just because something moves me. Yep... Empathy is a good thing!!  A great thing!! Follow in the footsteps of the Lord... he was empathetic and I want to be as Christ like as I can be! :)
• Challenge #195: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Eureka Stamps
• May Challenge #38: Empathy (1) @ Path of Positivity Challenge
• Challenge #166: Anything Goes (1/5) @ {PIN}spirational Challenges
• Gems and/or Pearls (1/3) @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog
• Challenge #268: Anything Goes w/Die Cuts (1/3) @ Die Cuttin' Diva's Weekly Challenge Blog
• Challenge #16: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog
• May 31st - June 6th: Anything Goes (1/2) @ Through The Craft Room Door
• Challenge #88: Anything Goes (1) @ Inspiration Destination
• Challenge #280: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog
• Challenge #251: Flowers Everywhere (1/3) @ The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog
• Let's Get In Shape (1/3) @ The Sisterhood of Crafters
• Challenge #232-233: Anything Goes (1/5) @ Word Art Wednesday
• Hand Colored Image (1/3) @ Art At Stampz by Star
• Challenge #156: Anything Goes + A Sentiment (1/5) @ AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Jade's Sparkling Butterflies
• Challenge #59: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Art By Miran Challenge Blog
• Challenge #110: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog
• Challenge #11: Shaped Cards (1/3) @ Morgan's Art World
• May Challenge #32: Anything Goes (2) @ Not Just Cards Challenge Blog
• May/June Challenge #10: Anything Goes (1/3) @ World Wide Open Design Team Challenge
• Challenge #50: Anything Goes (1/3) @ CCC Digi Creations
• Challenge #15: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Petal Lu Challenge Blog
• Retarte #78: Anything Goes (1/3) Stamp Art Papel Retarte
• Challenge #21: Anything Goes (1) @ A Bit More Time To Craft
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafty Girls Creations
• June Challenge #16: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting With An Attitude
• June Challenge #03: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog
• June Showcase #11: Anything Goes (1) @ 2 Creative Chicks
• CMC #80: Flowers (1/3) @ Card Mania Challenges.
• June: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting By Designs
• June: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog
• June Challenge #48: All About Flowers (1/3) @ Paper Creators Crafts
• June Challenge #38: Anything Goes (1) @ Silhouette Challenges
• June: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Sisters Of Craft
• June: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Your Scrapbook Place