Erin makes more cards!

In Erin's words:
The card on the left is a birthday card, that says "Do the math, you're old", which I think is hilarious! (this, from Erin!) The one on the right is really cute with those little owls. Thanks for looking.

TWo more by Erin!

Here are two more cards Erin made this afternoon. She had fun with the new shape that stands up, and found a card on SCS she wanted to case. Aren't they fun??!

Belli Challenge #70

The Belli Challenge this week is to make a card with METAL on it. I think this HUGE tag sure qualifies!! Please join us on the challenge.......put CBC in your keyword so we can find it!!

Two more for today!

Erin's card is on the left with the pretty green swirl and the medallion, and mine is the single flower. We like this pattern and will probably do some more. We hope you like them too.

Sc238........By Erin and Grammy

Erin is staying for a few days, and we just HAD to do the challenge. She loves zebras and I love giraffes, so you can probably tell who made which! thanks for looking.

(Erin is 12 years old, and VERY grown up!)

Happy Butterfly

This is gonna be quick. We are off to Mom's for the day. She has some repair work for DH to do. She has also had my granddaughter Erin spending a few days with her, and today we swap. I'm so happy to have my DGD for a few days! She loves to make cards and do crafts, so she will be posting here as well. DH and I have a dinner meeting near Mom's, so Erin will join us there for LASAGNE!!! Thanks for looking today, and I'll be back tomorrow.

Sometimes Life Is A Circus!

This is my card for the CAS today. How is this for a truism?? Life is certainly a circus..full of noise and surprises!! I wanted to title this "Something Wicked This Way Comes", but unless you have read the book, it has no meaning.

Maybe some of you are old enough to remember when the traveling circus came to town! The excitement of seeing the animals and the fabulous acts.......bareback riders, tumblers, trapeze artists, lion tamers, clowns...all so close! Going to see the circus today at Madison Square Garden is not quite the same. Not all things improve with time!!

I followed the rules today with color, so don't go looking for RED. Maybe tomorrow. Have a great day. Hugs to you all.

Bloomin' medallion

The FS today has a wonderful gallery. I chose to case a simple card. I used the new Medallion image from SU, which I am coming to really love. Her card had a butterfly, and I changed that image to a flower, which of course had to be RED. No surprise there! To balance it off I added a couple of brads. Pretty easy.

It's a gorgeous day here, nice sun, no humidity. I will spend some earnest time in the sun with a book, and generally lay back. My PT is done for my tootsies, but I still have Dr. appts set up, and have to stay off my feet........oh, too bad! I think I can manage that. We have leftovers from eating lunch out yesterday and I cooked for company last night, so no cooking today. Yay! have a great rest of the weekend, and I hope you like my post for today! Hugs to all.

Tunic Inspiration

Oh Gee! What a surprise! I was inspired by a RED tunic for the IC today at SCS! I loved the colors together , and thought the medallions were close enough to the new image I just got! YAY!
Of course, I never use RED, so I'm sure you are shocked! IRL, the whites do really match..lighting is so crazy, isn't it? Have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for joining me here today. Hugs to all.

RED and Gray High School Colors

For the LSC we were to use colors from either our wedding or High School. Since we eloped the night before senior year in College (almost 46 years ago), HS colors it was! How convenient the colors from Lynn English in Lynn MA were RED and gray! I had no trouble choosing the image.....my Dad bought me a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible that was 18 feet long, and I could parallel park it! I sure wouldn't want to try that today!! It was RED and gray and white. Was it wonderful! But it sure got a convertible out of my system..New England just doesn't have enough days to make it worth while. Hope you like it, and that you are having a great day! Hugs, all!

Gem-collared Cats

I have had an awful day, and it's only lunch-time. I should have stuck to RED. You can't go wrong with RED. I woke at 12:30 with a migraine. Took my pills, went to sleep until 3. At 4 I went in the hot tub, checked SCS, and read until 6. I was getting sleepy, so I went to bed, and woke up with a start at 8:30. My PT appt was for 9. WHOA! Got there on time, came home to find my Night Splints had arrived, went back to PT. Spent an hour and a half making this card, and now I don't like it. I'm too tired to start over, so it is what it is. It's hot and sticky, so I'm staying away from working in the yard until I meet a couple GFs for dinner. This day is a BUMMER..........except for you guys! Hugs!

SC237 Purple Butterfly

I had a lotta trouble with this simple sketch the morning. Started with one color, ended up with another. Totally different. My camera that takes such wonderful pictures doesn't do a good job on this color..........it's really bright IRL! Thanks for looking. I'm off to weed!! Check on you later!

2nd post.......for the Dare and CC

The Doubledog Dare Challenge was posted this morning by our hostess Fran (Francie G.), who dared us to make a wedding card. Please join us, and put DDC in your keyword so we can see it in our gallery. To make it a little tougher, I combined it with today's CC of lavender, banana, white, gray, and black!! I think this would work really well for an anniversary card too. What do you think? I also posted (below) a photo of DH in the garden. Please take a look. Have a great day.

How Tall is Tall?

Here is a picture of my DH, Jay. He is 6'4" tall. Does that give you any clue as to how tall our yucca plant is??? It doesn't bloom every year. All of a sudden we saw the spike getting closer and closer to opening up with its gorgeous creamy bells......and here it is!! Not the most flattering picture of Jay, but it sure does put the plant in perspective! I was hoping the rest of the blossoms would open so I could show you all of them, but they fall off soon after opening. I'm glad I took the photo when I did!!

2nd Post - Happy Smiles for the CAS

Rich Razzleberry counts as RED, doesn't it??????? I couldn't resist the CAS today. One of the artworks Jen highlighted was a giraffe (and you know I LOVE giraffes, don't you?) in these fabulous colors, on a green bg. I have recently become more interested in simple and clean lines, and had this wonderful image from Whipper Snapper. I am enjoying my scor-pal, and with my camera fixed, you can even see the lines I scored. I'm done for today......promise!!

Penguin Popsicles

Ya think I might have gone overboard just a little on this???? I have been up since 3 AM, and don't seem to be functioning well so far. I guess this is a little busy, even for me, but I loved this little penguin, and one thing led to another, and.............there it is. I love this crazy bg dp, orange, RED, caramel. Just crazy. Hope it doesn't knock your eyes out!! Have a great day. Hugs.

OUCH! a Second Case of Kelly our FS

Got a call from Mom to say my Uncle Warren just had "thing" removed from his hand. I had seen this card (above and beside mine) Kelly made with circles, and thought it would be perfect for some bandaid paper. Since there was no room for ribbon or a big button, I used tiny buttons and a piece of the dp cut into a pennant shape (much more masculine, don't you think?) He saves all my cards.......how cool is that!....... and I think he will get a kick out of this one. Thanks again Kelly for a wonderful layout!!

FS Kelly, The Little Stinker!!

I had no intention of making a card this morning, then I discovered the FS today was Kelly (Schirmcat)! She is such a trouble-maker/fun girl!! She has a great sense of humor! She is responsible for the Naughty and Nice List (she put me on the Naughty......correctly!), and for various other infractions. Here's to you, Kelly, you little stinker!! Enjoy your day. That's good advice for us all...........have a good one! Hugs!

Pirate Gold

The Inspiration Challenge at SCS today........I couldn't wait to use my new pirate stamp set, and when I saw this cute pirate costume on the website for the IC, I knew I could ink it up! I started out with RED, but it just wasn't working, so I sneaked a little into the corner holding the pirate's gold. This is the first time I have taken out my Ranger distress inks, and I think I will use them a lot! I even gold embossed the words, and I hardly ever think to do it, although I really like the look. I hope you like the look too. Have a great weekend! Hugs to all.

Oh, Those RED Ladybugs!

The LSC today was to crop a part of an image, and use it three or more times. The stamp I used is called Buggy Borders by Whipper Snapper Designs. Today was a day for RED, and I love the combination of my favorite color with Black, White, and Yellow. I had just gotten these fab daisies from MS, and they were calling to me. This week's TLC was to make a STAND UP CARD, and it was such fun I decided to do another. It kind of put itself together, and I really like the results. Hope you do too. Have a great weekend, and thanks for taking a look !