Bright and Sunny

Bright and sunny is what the weather is like here in Central Alabama. What I did not mention is that it is WAY TOO HOT!  I made this card as a representation of a bright and sunny day.

Isn't the paper just about the happiest paper you have seen!  It is from a My Mind's Eye stack called Summer Song.  I just love it.  All of the papers are glittered so they just have a beautiful sparkle to them. The scalloped circles are from the CELEBRATIONS cartridge.  That little sweet ladybug comes from the PAISLEY cartridge.   And I am just not sure where the leaves are from, because they are leftovers from a previous project.  The flower was cut from the MOTHER'S DAY BOUQUET cartridge.  The ribbon I used is a a fuchsia / orange ribbon I found at Michael's.  The little sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado.    

Now, who will be the lucky person to receive this cute summer card?  It will be a surprise in someones mailbox very soon!!  

Have a great week, and stay cool!!

Challenges

Die Cuttin Divas  Creepy Crawlers

Flag Day

On June 14th in the year 1777,  The Second Continental Congress adopted the flog of the United States of America.  In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially declared June 14th as Flag Day.  And then in August 1949, Congress made June 14th, National Flag Day, by Act of Congress.

As a classroom teacher I have the honor of saying the pledge to the flag each morning in my classroom.  And as a kindergarten teacher, I think it is important that I help the children in my class understand what the flag represents and what the pledge of allegiance means to us.  We also learn about the rules and how to care for the flag.

The card is made to honor our flag and all it represents.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye and Recollection.  The ribbon and Uncle Sam sticker are from Hobby Lobby.  I used a MS heart border punch at the bottom of the card.  The blue paper was embossed with  the Cuttlebug. The twine and sentiment stamp are from Pink By Design.  And the red button came from my button tin.  I finished off the card by using a Tim Holtz paper destresser on the upper right corner to help reveal the paper underneath.  

June 14th is a week away.  Happy Flag Day!

Challenges 

My Sheri Craft   Flag Day

Card Patterns     Weekly Sketch

Celebrations / Birthday Cake

A birthday card made with the CELEBRATIONS cartridge and paper from The Paper Studio's Birthday Extravaganza glitter stack.  This card is bright and happy!

To brighten it up even more, I added glitter glue to all the spots on the cake.  Gave the cake stand some rhinestone bling and tied a shiny purple bow on the top.  The stamp is from Inkadinkado. This photo does not do it justice.  It appears to be a bit dark.  I guess I should have waited to take the photo of the card in daylight.  

Challenges

Bitten By The Bug 2   Birthday cake from the Celebrations cartridge

Ruby, Two Weeks Later

The beginning of last week was a little rough.  My little Ruby became lethargic and was passing blood.  I went into panic mode and spent a lot more time and money at the vet.  Turns out, she had hookworms.  I could not believe that I am now dealing with heart worms and hookworms.  Neither of which I knew anything about.  I have never had a pet to experience either of these.  Ruby is a textbook case of what happens if you neglect to care for your pet.  

Well, that is all over now, because she gets tender loving care, as she should.  I think we have everything under control in regards to her health at the moment.  She is still on medication  and will be for a while. But she is doing great.  If all continues to go well, she will be spayed at the end of the month.  Keep your fingers crossed.  

He hair is growing and it is so soft and silky.  She just loves it when I com her hair.  I still think about the description I got of her from Laurie, at the shelter where she showed up as s stray.  "Matted to the bone and had to be shaved"   Well, as you can see, she looks better every day!!  And is still as quiet and polite as any dog I have ever known.  Oh, and Jack and Magnolia love her.

LIFE IS GOOD!!

The Wise Words of Benjamin Franklin

This is a 5 " square card.  I used papers from the Colorbok Flea Market stack.  O have been using it a lot this week because I love these papers and JoAnn's had it all on sale this past weekend!!!  The center square is cut and embossed with a Spellbinders die.  The clear sticker sentiment is one of my Flea Market  finds this weekend.  The buttons, lace and ribbon all come from my stash. 

I just love all of these soft shades of pale.

Challenges

Mojo Monday   Sketch

The Shabby Tea Room   2 Patterned Papers, 4 Buttons, 6 Layers

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge   Something to Remember

Little Note Cards

Today I have made a set of little note cards.  Note cards are just something we all use often.  So, I thought I would just explore a couple of Cricut cartridges and make a few of these little cards.

  I have recently gotten the DAMASK DECORE cartridge and love using it.  I really think it has so much to offer.  It has a wonderful card feature on it.  And this is an example.  I cut the card to be 3 x 3.  The paper is from the English Garden stack by  Making Memories.

  The little ribbon is from my stash.  I think that I will be making some other little note cards using other cuts from this wonderful cartridge.

Challenge
Cricut Cardz Challenge   Use the option from a cartridge

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #53

This week the challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps is a sketch with a twist.  Here is the sketch.

And the twist is to do some sponging on the project.  And here is my card.

This is an A2 notecard.  The paper is from the Flea Market line by Colorbok.  I used the DAMASK DECOR cartridge for the cuts.  The center to the disk is from Studio 112.  The pearl and rose flourish is from Prima.  I used a Momento  stamp for the sponging.  I love the look of sponging on cards.  This was a very easy card to create.  And yet I think it turned out very sweet and pretty.