Once upon a time

This card was Spotlighted at Paper Crafter's Library - Trendy Tuesday
also received Honorable Mention at CASology.


Hello friends...I see a soldier sending this card home to his/her little girl, to remind the child of happier times with mom or dad. When I received this new Four Seasons Tree die from Die-Versions I knew immediately that I wanted the little cutie patootie Maddie from Sassy Cheryl's sitting under that tree.

Even though the tree is in the Fall release, you could use this tree year round on your card or scrapbook pages....picture a swing hanging from the tree, or tiny berries added for spring...the list could go on.



This card will be going to Operation Write Home where I hope one of our troops will enjoy writing a personal note inside to their child. 
In the meantime, I am entering it into the "Black & White" challenge at Sassy Cheryl's.

Also entered into the "Book" challenge at CASology.

Each Friday I will give a shout out to all new Followers (click on Follower Button on the right side) and if you have a blog, I will make a link to you also.


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23 comments

Simply Stated said...

Love the simplicity of this card. So cute! You are so talented girlie!

Unknown said...

You made amazing card Penny!!! Loooove Maddie sitting under the tree.

Thank you for joining us at Sassy Cheryl’s Black & White photo look Challenge, hope to see you again next week.
Jasmina

judkajudi said...

That Sassy Cheryl image is just perfect sitting under that awesome tree! Great design!!

Dawn said...

totally adorable and so perfect for OWH!
Thanks for playing our Sassy Cheryl's Challenge!!

jkreucher said...

This couldn't be more precious! I love this little darling reading under the tree! I love everything!
thanks for playing along in our Sassy Cheryl challenge this week!
Judy

Greta said...

Oh, Penny, I love this great card!

JD/ Jill said...


great card! I like that die must put it on my wish list!

Cathy said...

I love the tree with the sweet Sassy reading image under it, perfect in black and white. Love it, Thanks for playing the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge this week :)

Sassy Raggedy said...

Adorable, I love little Miss Maddie reading under the tree....Very creative...Thanks for joining us at Sassy Cheryl's this week....Hugz, joann

Turtle In The Sand said...

Oh you are so right. This would be perfect for a soldier to send home to a little girl. It is sad we have so many parents separated from their children. This should indeed put a smile on a little girls face. Sitting Maddie under the tree looks perfect. Thanks for joining us in the Sassy Cheryl Challenge this week. Hope you will be back next week.

Sassy Cheryl said...

I am totally in love with this card, Penny! Love, love, love the simple splash of green grass. . .and the tree is to die for. ;)
Thanks for playing along in the BLACK & WHITE/Photo challenge this week with my Sassy Gals!!!

Ann English said...

Just perfect, Penny! I love this and some lucky someone will really cherish it! Thank you for joining us this week for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge.

Katherine said...

I'd love to share your terrific card on next Trendy Tuesday post for Paper Crafters Library, you can check out the blog here: http://blog.papercrafterslibrary.com/ If you don't want to be featured for any reason, please let me know. The post will link back to your blog as well.

Gillian R said...

What a lovely card, love the little pops of colour. Thank you so much for joining us at CASology this week

Terri J said...

This is such a sweet card! Love it!

Ardyth said...

Fantastic card on its own, but when I think about a soldier sending it home, I practically got tears in my eyes - how sweet of you to support OWH in such a thoughtful way. Love your shading and the simplicity of your design! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CASology this week!

OH Babs said...

A. Very sweet card. I love the black and white and touch of color.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card-what a beautiful image and you have used it perfectly :)
Best wishes,Nessa xx

Lisa Elton said...

What a sweet image, darling card!

Judy1223 said...

Good heavens, this card makes me feel very nostaligic...such a sweet image and that tree is amazing! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!

Darnell said...

This is so winning, Penny, so precious! I see you mwah! too! And you end your posts like I do and are now welcoming your new followers with link-ups like I do. Great idea to let them know up front before they join. I love your banner art BTW, and how it continues at the very bottom of the page! Darnell

Darnell said...

I was right, Penny! Congratulations on the HM from CASology!! Darnell

Sharron said...

LOVE your sweet design! Perfect in the black & white with just a touch of color! And I adore the Sassy Cheryl image. I had not heard of SC before and your card encouraged me to order that image plus a couple others at the Labor Day sale. Thanks so much for the inspiration!