Sunshine Award

On March 3rd, I received an e-mail

from Paula Laurens asking me to

stop by her blog and  read

the post for today. I visited her

 blog and found a really wonderful surprise. 

She  nominated me and five others for 

 

The Sunshine Award ! 

I was so happy ! 

I couldn't believe how

 sweet she was to include

me on her  list! 

 She filled my rainy day with

lots of bright sunshine and joy! 

I have picked 6 people today to give them

The Sunshine Award

and pay it foward,

hoing to fill their day with

Lots of Sunshine and Joy!

 Here are the rules!
Copy and paste the above award in your post!
 Think of 6 people that you would like to
 present this wonderful award to. Someone
who makes you smile, makes your day,
 and brings sunshine into your life!
Now post a link to the person's blog that
gets the award so that others can visit
their blog sites and experience the sunshine
for themselves! So, my wonderful friends, get your
award and start giving it away to those you love!


My Six Wonderful Friends!

These six  wonderful ladies bring a lot

of sunshine into my life with their

sweet gestures. Their friendly comments

and thoughtful deeds always puts

a smile on my faceand turns  any ordinary

day into something really special.   

Diane

http://1cardcreator.blogspot.com/

When I met Diane, a bond developed immediately,
 through our love of everything antique
and the need to preserve what we can
as a testimony of our  beloved historical heritage.
She is a bursting ray of sunshine,
 her life bubbling over with her enthusiasm to
create beauty and share it with others! 
 Diane inspires me with her wonderful talent

and her creative eye for details and color!

Her cards are so beautiful, so charming,

every one is a little masterpiece! 

She has won many awards and has had

many of her lovely cards published in  

card magazines such as:  Ready, Set, Create! 

 She also participates in many Card Challenges,

each entry is amazing, absolutely gorgeous details. 

You will have to see them for yourself!  Go by

and visit her blog and check out all of her amazing

 tutorials and crafty info that she offers on card

making!  Be Warned! This little gal is very

energetic and her enthusiasm is very contagious! 

Lyn

Blackdragon Crafts

http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/

My Hero!
Lyn inspires me with her creative

 ideas and beautiful art projects that she

makes with an added touch of   Vintage,

 Old World, and Romantic Flair, 

Her projects are one of a kind 

gorgeous treasures! What makes her art so
fascinating is the small details that,
from her talent and wisdom of her craft,
accentuate her work and give it more
dimension and depth of feeling.  

 She designs much of her art work for

challenges and she co-hosts a great challenge

called DragonDreams Tag It On! 

She is also Senior Designer for

Tellen's Place  Weekly Wednesday challenge! 

She is  a member of the

Smeared and Smudged Blog Group!

Her kinds words,  love of life, and talented skills 
always makes my day brighter!!

Her heart overflows  with care  as
 she reaches out daily to enrich,
inspire, and challenge  others to express
 their love through what they create. 
Seeing her  art work is to experience a feeling,
a need to freely express yourself! 
Her art will speak to you!  It will say,
" Allow  your soul to take flight and soar"!! 

Carol Mae
http://carolspapernook.blogspot.com/

Carol Mae found my site and
we connected immediately,
finding that we shared many things
in common with one another! 
She loves creating altered art and
she is diligent  as she goes "thrifting" to
 hunt for "golden treasures" of the past.
She has an Etsy shop where she sells
her beautiful art work and lovely antiques,
hoping each "beloved friend" will find
a trusted home! Her warmth and thoughtfulness
 always makes my day seem brighter
because I know she really cares! 
Like me, preservation of the past is very
 important to Carol as she has a large, loving
familyto hand down many beautiful items to
be cherished. Her beautiful art and her  life speaks
directly from her precious heart!  Her vintage
 images with their sweet accents of lace, ribbon,
and thoughtful words, speak voloumes about Carol's
wonderful love for lifeand her bright personality.
Her art  inspires me to reach inside myself to
create images that speak of only one thing...
Love!




Marie
http://mariesfreebies.blogspot.com/


Marie creates extraodinary
digital altered art and has 2 blog
sites with free vintage images.
One of her sites is completely
dedicated to posting  pictures
and postcards of sweet little kittens!
Marie is a very thoughtful, kind person
who gives much of her free time
to posting her precious collection
vintage images for others to enjoy
and treasure as much as she does!
But... it is her art that is so moving
and inspirational!  She can take one
image, combine it with her creativity and
 imagination, and Voila! It's Magic!!
She uses a combination of exquistie colors
and wonderful details to accentuate her
images and bring them to life!
 Her art is such a huge expression
of who she as an artist, one who
passionately loves the work she creates.
And everything she creates comes
directly from her heart!
Her kind words and gestures always
make me smile and her thoughtfulness
makes my day seem brighter!
 Please go visit this lovely lady's
 beautiful  blog sites today...
expect to be uplifted and
 inspired by what you  see!




Inger:
http://thalias-freebies.blogspot.com/


Thalia has a heart of gold! 
Her loving gestures and kind words are
a testimony of what a sweet person she
is and how much she really cares for others.
She has a blog site that she has dedicated to
posting free vintage images and psotcards for
other fellow artists to enjoy and she also has
a site for her amazing digital  art work.
I have several pieces of art that she has
 made and given to me !  I treasure each one,
 knowing that even though I may never meet Inger, 
face to face,  I will always have a small
piece of her friendship to cherish! Her kind
heart and extraorindary talent can be seen in
every piece of art that she creates!
 She expresses her passion for her work through
 a mystical world filled with breathtaking images.
 Her art takes you to a  place from
another time, another place, peaceful and
tranquil like a sweet, flowing dream!
 To experience Inger's amazing art world,
 please visit her blog sites to see
 her delightful creations!




Tracy:
http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com

Tracy in as one of a kind person! 
She is so kind and compassionate and reaches
out to everyone through her journal on her site.
She posts everyday, always  giving encouragement,
inspiring others, and emotionally supports those
who are feeling down. But her main objetive in her posts
 is to write and praise the one she so happily serves,
 her Savior, Jesus Christ! She hosts Miracle Monday
and each week reminds us that there is still good
in the world and miracles do abound, if we
would only stop long enough to recognize them.
Her strong faith is so contagious! You will be drawn
  to her site to read her words of strength and courage,
as she too, has her days of struggle and frustration.
And here's the best part, no matter what kind of day
she is having, she ALWAYS, exemplifies the character
of Christ in how she deals with her day to day problems. 
 Everyone of us has a cross we have to bear, but it is in how
we bear that cross that shows the world what we are made of. 
Tracy by, wonderful example, carries her cross with ease
because she knows that she stands on solid ground and
will never fail.  Her confidence and security is always
with the Lord as He guides her every step! 
So if you are in need of some strong encouragement
or just want to be inspired , please go by her
site and read her wonderful posts. I promise it will
 makeyour day brighter and will make your burdens light! 
I'm telling you, her humble life and sweet personality is
 very contagious!  You'll want to read her posts everyday!  
 It's a great way to start your morning out right!

Thank you, Paula
for giving me this
wonderful award and the
 chance to send it to
six of my favorite people. 
May God bless  each one of
you in His own special way,
granting you peace and grace
as you go about the duties
of your life!

Much Love, Kymberly