2nd Monday Post! CAS Blue Birthday

Decided to do a second card today...this one is for the CAS22 challenge. All the men in the family love birds, so this card will work for any of them! I hope you like it!! Don't forget to look at my RED card below this one!!

1st Monday Post....DDC, TLC Stand Up RED flower and pearls

We had a wonderful 4th of July........our grands were here, and the little kids loved being with their BIG cousin from NV! Justin flew back last night, and the ten days went really fast. The fridge is still full of leftovers that we will be eating this week. DH will be at the grill, and I will have my fork and napkin ready!!

Back to real life, the technique today was a fun fold card. I combined it with the challenge from the DDC. Our hostess, Joan (joan ervin), dared us to make a card in our favorite color.......easy peasy for me! Woo-Hoo!!!

I hope your 4th was happy and safe, and welcome back to my blog, friends!! Hugs!

I'd NEVER Forget Your Birthday!

Now tell me, is this the cutest elephant? Dustin Pike is a fabulous illustrator and designer of digi stamps. The LSC today was to use a digi and/or die cut, no stamps, and only two embellishments. I used ribbon and stickles and die cut the BG with my Nesties Label. Of course it had to have some RED, so I used a soft rose shade. I hope you like it.

I'm waiting for Mom to arrive for the weekend. We will do some stamping, of course, but we are getting ready for the family to arrive tomorrow for a cookout and swim!. The sun has just come out, and we are promised sunshine for tomorrow (instead of 5 weeks of rain which we are really sick of!!)!

Have a safe and happy 4th!! Hugs to all!

Native Lovely

This may surprise you, but I ADORE Native American images. They are not so easy to find, and not always as beautiful as this one. It's a pain in the neck (or lower) to paint, but the results are worth it, I think. The challenge was to use corrugated paper/cardboard, and I've had this piece for years. Definitely time to use it. You may also be surprised that the dark color is Burgundy....you know I have to sneak in a little RED whenever I can!

Probably this will be my last post this week. We are having 17 of the family here on Saturday. DH and I went to the grocery store this morning to get SUPPLIES, tomorrow to get the drink stuff. We are hoping to have nice weather. Today, starting at 4 AM, we had AWFUL thunder and lightning, and driving rain........2 inches an hour!! Flash flooding! It has rained all day, sometimes in torrents, but we did manage to stop for lunch! Tonight we are joining friends for a drink and appetizer at their house, then out to eat....again. Life is hard.

Have a safe and fun 4th of July wherever you are. Hugs to you all.

Sports in RED/White/Blue

It feels so good to be making a card in RED, and having my digital camera back! It's the little things that matter, right? This is the layout for the SC today, and I had a lot of trouble deciding on a theme. My stash of guy cards is pretty low, so that won out. I am not really crazy about VERY GEOMETRIC cards, so this wasn't easy for me. I hope you like it......and if you have any suggestions as to how I could make it better, please feel free. Another bleak cool day......where is SUMMER!!!!????!!!! Anyway, I send you all a big hug!

On the Road Again

I made this card for the CC today........in Kraft, Saffron, and Navy. I bought the ribbon about 2 weeks ago, and here were the perfect colors. I love this By Land set by SU.......fun for kids, and even older "kids". The ribbon and paper match IRL........hard to get true colors on another awful gray day, and theweather guys are promising thunderstorms for this afternoon. We are hoping the bad weather will be over by the weekend for our annual 4th of July party. Hope you have a great day. Hugs to you all.

CAS and Wanted

My camera came back this afternoon! I had posted two cards this morning, and wanted to take a better picture of one of them, and in deleting one, I deleted everything. let's try this again! These are for TLC and CAS today. I was particularly interested in the techique......Faux Burnt Edges. I hope you like it. I think it makes a wonderful masculine look! The flowers on the other card are sparkly.....that was the other challenge. Thanks for looking.

A Dove for Dawn

I don't always take part in the Featured Stamper challenge, but today, the celebrant was Dawn Lusk. I really love her gallery, and she is nice enough to comment from time to time on the cards I post. The card I cased is on the right. You can easily see the changes I made, so I won't bother to list them. I am not happy with the picture I get from scanning, and am anxiously awaiting the return of my camera TOMORROW!!! We have company coming shortly, so I may not get in many comments at your blogs, but know that I will be checking on what you are doing later. Have a wonderful rest of the weekend, friends!

Classic Chinese Take-Out...1,2,3.

This title makes more sense than it seems! The LSC today was to pick one item from each of three lists, and make a masculine card. Here's what I chose: 1-truck,2-brown and green,3-hardware and fibers. It's a number day for sure, because I have some great things to report:1-my cousin Stefanie had a baby boy named Chase,2-my grandson Justin arrived this morning from NV for 10 days to visit,3-I got an email that my camera is on it's way back home repaired! What a TRIPLE!! I'm a happy camper! Hugs to you all!

Bold Bright RED Flower

I am truly missing my digital camera. Scanning a lumpy card is hard.....you get parts that are not focused well. Here I have tried to show my card for the WT challenge to use bold bright colors. Of course, to me that means RED. Yesterday I sat on my chaise and crocheted some flowers, thanks to the tutorial, and had to use one to show I really could do it!!! YAY!!! The only other B&B color I used was Glorious Green, and I had fun with punches and the swirl from Priceless(look closely to see it!). Another get well card for my friend. Have a great day, and it would be wonderful if someone could send us some sunshine!! Hugs, all.

Hey Chick!

While I was uploading the turtle with the RED flower, I realized how little of my favorite color has been appearing.......so I made another SC card, but this time with a wonderful shade of .......what else?.....Mandarin RED. Just HAD to! LOL!

Get Well Whimsie

Today is a busy day........two uploads! This first is a get well card using the SC, and a free digi stamp. Check out the forum for the details of the Doubledog Dare Challenge. Our hostess this week is Julia (artystamper) who sent us this cute image. I thought it was perfect for my friend Wendy who just had surgery! Please join us in the DARE this week.......remember to put DDC in your keyword.

The second post is just below, for the Belli Challenge. Please take a look at that one too! Hugs, you guys!!

Belli Challenge #68

This week's Belli Challenge is to make a 4th of July card. Firecrackers are wonderful, but to me, July 4th is all about America and the American Flag. Behind the flag is an acetate sheet on which I printed, "God Bless America, land that I love". I hope you like it, and that you will join us in making a card for this challenge. Also, please welcome our four new DT members!

Sunset Bay

I put this card against a black bg...the card itself is white with the sunset scene on top of a little scrap of black. I sure wish you could see the scoring at the bottom and right side of this card. It really makes a difference when I scan as opposed to taking the digital photo. I can't wait to get my camera back from the company! I think this makes a wonderful masculine card........nice to have one in my stash. Have a great day. Hugs to you all.

I Hear You're Doing Swimmingly!!

The title of this post is what this card will say inside. My friend Wendy is having surgery tomorrow, and I have made a bunch of cards to send her.......one a day for a week. This card is also for the CAS challenge to do a card with paper piecing. I love the look on the face of this silly whale. Hopefully, it will make her smile. As you can see, I am having to scan my cards since my digital is being fixed. I can't wait to get it back!! Hugs to you all.

Silent Froggy

Beside my card today is the picture of Christy's card I CASEd......she is the Featured Stamper. I thought her card was really cute, so I kept the layout and colors, but reversed them. The stamp is new, and I was happy to have a froggy to add to my collection of frogs. Her card has a sentiment......my froggy is silent. It's hard to talk when you are catching flies! Happy Father's Day...and hugs to all you Dads!!

Lion Wishes

I bought a plate of rubber a while ago, and this phrase was on the side. Since it was not a part of the images I purchased, my first thought was to pitch it. After a while, I went to Google, and a lengthy search produced results................so I kept it. The challenge on SCS today was to use a foreign language on a card, using limited supplies. I knew just about everyone would use French, so I wanted something different. (I'm always different, aren't I?) I found this in a box I have labeled AFRICA. Perfect words to use with wild animals. The translation of the Dutch reads: Have a BEASTLY fine day. How perfect is this???!!! Hugs, you guys!!

A Romance in Garlic

I just couldn't resist another text card....especially one with this great saying. We are garlic lovers here..but only if we BOTH have it! I hope you get a kick out of it.

Japanese Text

Sorry about this image. I had to use my scanner, so one side is a little out of focus. My new digital has the flu, and has to go back to Canon......it says Lens Error. I tallked to a tech there, and he said they had to fix it there. So, off to the Post Office, and who knows how long without my "baby". And it's raining......PHOOEY!!

This card is for the WT today......to use text. As I was looking around, I saw this paper, which I love, and thought Japanese text was just as good as any. I love these Koi, so there you have it. Have a great day, and hugs to all.

What a Hoot!

I just LOVE this set, Forest Friends by SU! It just came, along with the new scallop oval punch, and I couldn't wait to ink it up! The SC today is fabulous........I used a bunch of little scraps I had saved (apparently for this card!). I hope you like it.

I am in a real quandary today....the sun is shining, but this is going to be the only good day this week. Should I postpone the 15 kids and grandkids for Sunday, since we always have a bash on July 4th? No one will be able to use the pool, the kids will all be inside, DH will have to use the grill anyway.......what do you think? Input please. Hugs to you all, my friends.