The Perfect Day!

I am so glad you came by today!

The designers of

are having a blog hop featuring the sweet stamp images

illustrated by Mabelle R-O

Hopefully you came by way of 

The Craft's Meow blog

If not, I hope you'll start there & visit all the

designer's blogs.  There is a prize up for grabs!

 

Here is what I have to share with you !

The journal card I chose as a frame for this card was absolutely perfect.

All I did was stamp my image and color it in.

This set is called 'Sweet Taste of Summer'.

It's really great when a scene is nearly all set for you !

Those who know me, know I am not a colorer, but this was

simply fun to do.  I added Stickles to the flower centers

as well as on her dress & hat.

Notice her hair is brunette . . . I would love to be her on the blanket !

Of course for me, no outdoor scene is complete without

a few little clouds, which I created with my dies from Lil' Inker Designs.

I also love how dimensional the banner appears.

It was simply a part of the journal card I used.

It's from Recollections.

It's time to send you on your way to the next

blog on the hop which is

Lin Brandyberry's blog

Before you go, please make sure you leave a note

so you have a chance to win a

STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE !

All the details on how you can win are over on

the TCM blog.

OH...and today is the final day to get

20% off your purchase from the TCM store.

Check out those details too !

Thanks for stopping !

Project Recipe:

Journal Card: Recollections
Stamps: Sweet Taste of Summer by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: Stickles from Ranger

markers from Copic & Spectrum Noir

 Tools: cloud die from Lil' Inker Designs, Big Shot

 

Summer Fun with EAD Designs

Welcome to a new week here at The Open Window.

I love kicking off Mondays with the

because there is always so much fun inspiration

from the designers on this team.

I am the third stop on today's hop and hopefully

you've arrived here by way of

Judith's blog Jay Gee's Nook

If not, I would love for you to join us from the start at the

EAD Designs Blog

because you just might be this week's winner!

We are smack-dab in the middle of summer here in

Northern Illinois on week #3 of 90+ degree days

and today's forecast is for 100.

Speaking of summer . . . doesn't this scene just SCREAM good times ? !

I combined two sets of 'Stickerz' by EAD

'Pocketful of Sunshine' & 'Cute Transportation'

along with the sentiment by The Craft's Meow.

I remember the days of riding a bike like this when I was

in grade school and sometimes I wish I could go back to

those days of 'breezing' around the neighborhood with

very few cares in the world  : )

 

To create a little 'shine', I added Stickles in Stardust

to the sunshine & clouds.

Here are the sweet sets I used today:

and the GREAT NEWS is . . . 

So head on over to the EAD Store and take a look around.

These sets are only $2.50 each and with free shipping,

I'd run . . . not walk  ; )

I've made it really easy for you too with a direct link

right to the Stickerz ! ! !

OK . . . it's time to get you on your way to

the next stop on the hop, our July Guest Designer

Kate's blog Scrapper Creative Corner

Thanks for stopping by on a busy Monday !

I'm SO glad you did !

Project Recipe:

Embellishments: Pocketful of Sunshine & Cute Transportation Stickerz 

by EAD Designs
pearls by Recollections, Stardust Stickles by Ranger

Stamps:  Summer Fun by The Craft's Meow

Inks: Slate & Burano by A Muse Studio

Patterned Paper:  Tea for Two by Cosmo Cricket

Happy Friday!

What a busy week this has been for me. I am blessed to be able to work from home on all things creative (but of course, I do have my house-wif-y things I love to do as well). Some days just run into others and the weeks just meld together, and now here we are at the end of July! I have mentioned several times that our summer has been on the extreme mild side, so it feels as though we haven't quite reached summer and yet it's 3/4 over....but I digress......

Back to the busy week....There was the big Artful Inkables DT announcement, so I have been working on a variety of ideas....Answering a boat-load of messages of well-wishes from followers here and friends by email...I've been getting alot of hits at my gallery on SCS, so I have been following those and my Etsy store has been busy. Of course I check in over at Facebook, posting my projects and having silly conversations with my 'friends'. So I can honestly say, for the first time in awhile, I KNOW it's Friday, and I am glad it is! Paul isn't working at B&N today, so while I play, he is going to find a good movie from his DVD library (which by the way, takes up a better part of the living room wall, but I have a whole studio in our spare bedroom, so......). I think all in all, it's going to be a really nice day!

So onto the card....I thought it was fitting for the mood I am in today. The sun is shining here, the temp is near 80 degrees and the sky would look extraordinary with these heart-shaped balloons flying through the air.
I love Heidi Grace Stamps. These are from the Cheerful Bee set. I used VersaMagic Chalk Inks and and Martha Stewart rhinestones to set them off. The title transparency is from Making Memories.

Hope these colors put a smile on your face today! For now, I need to finish a couple of projects, but I'll be back a bit later to pass on some blog awards, so I will see you then!