CCEE1842 Mustache/Masculine

Joanne tells us today is No Beard Day, so make some masculine cards with mustaches, but NO BEARDS.

This will be a birthday card for one of the guys in the family.

Please join us, and link your card HERE.

CCEE1841 Dogs

Joanne says:

As you all know, I love my two pups.  They are both rescue pups from Tennessee.  well, October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month.  Let's create cards with dogs on them."

Here's mine:

This doggie card will go to our granddaughter Sam, who adores all animals.

Thanks for looking, and please come back again next week.

CCEE1840 Nontraditional Halloween

Joanne is our hostess for the month of October.  Here is her first challenge:

"This week we are going to make Halloween cards with nontraditional colors.  If you don't celebrate Halloween, do the same for Thanksgiving cards."

Here's my card as it would come from the envelope:

...and here it is opened:

Please join us this week, and every Thhursday.

CCEE1839 Set Back Stamping.

Maryann was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's set back stamping tutorial, using stamps and dies, something different to the normal layering, that should be fun.


 HERE'S the tutorial.  And here's my card:

I also paper pieced the image.  This was really fun!!!

Please join us, and link your card HERE.

CCEE1838 Baby

Maryann asks us to create a card using baby as our inspiration. Example: new baby, baby shower, grand baby, baby animals or even just a baby sized card.

Here's my card, suing the multistep bear.

Please join us, linking your card HERE.

86 kids sat for the EMT written test at UMass, and the top 35 went on to the practical.  Guess who is now an EMT at his college?  We are so very proud of our grandson Tom (a Bio-Chem major), who intends to be a Doctor!!

CCEE1837 Fortune Cookie Day

According to the days of the year calendar, it is Fortune Cookie Day.  Maryann has challenged us to use this to inspire an Oriental themed card.

My friend Julia (artystamper) gave me this set of fortune cookie die cuts.  They are just right for this challenge!!!

Please join us, linking your card HERE.

Fashion Week in NYC!

Look who’s got a table at Fashion Week in NYC???

This is our Erin in NYC.  Her company, Sugar Monster Sweets, has a table for Fashion Week.  Don't all these yummies just have you salivating???  Here are some more photos of the desserts:

I sure wish I was there and sampling those goodies.  Way to go, Erin!!!

CCEE1836 Shadow Box Card

Our hostess for the month of September is Maryann.

Here is our challenge from her:  Shadow Box Card.  This card has been around for a lot of years but lately I have noticed some modern twists to it, so give us your version of a shadow box card.

Is there any treat quite as satisfying as popcorn?  This card will go to our grandson at college.

Thanks for looking.  Please join us, linking your shadow box card HERE.

CCEE1835 Spring Flowers

For Frances' last challenge, she tells us:
"In my part of the world (Australia), Saturday is the first day of Spring.  Flowers are beautiful any time of the year, so let's see some flowers on your cards this week."

I guess I have to honor our Lois with this card...in shades of orange, her favorite color!

Please join us, linking your card to our blog HERE.

CCEE1834 Ride The Wind Day

Frances tells us:

Today is apparently Ride the Wind Day.  This day was created to celebrate the first man-powered flight.  There are so many things that rely on wind to make them work, so let's include something that needs wind on our cards today.  Some examples include kite flying, windsurfing, hang gliding, sailing boats, birds flying, hot air balloons, balloons, paper airplanes, etc.

Butterflies fly, but save their energy by coasting on air currents.

Please join us, and link your card HERE.

OMG!

When I took a look at Facebook to see what was happening with my children and grands...........
this is what I saw:

These CRAZY boys, Tyler, Tommy (our grandson), and John

were back on earth from 14,000 feet!!!!!!!!!!! 
It's a good thing no one told me in advance what these boys were planning!  I'm afraid of heights, so Tommy didn't his risk taking from me.  They had such a good time they'll be doing it again.  YUCK!!

CCEE1833 Bees

Frances tells us Saturday (August 18) is World Honey Bee Day.  She challenges us to include a bee or two on our cards this week.

Today I made a Clean And Simple (one layer) card, using the rubbed crayon embossing technique.

Please join us HERE.

CCEE1832 World Lion Day

From Frances, "Tomorrow is World Lion Day.....Lions are also often referred to as the "King of the Jungle", so let's see some jungle animals appearing on our cards this week...bonus points if you include a lion.

Bonus points for me!



Here's a sweet lion, an old set from Stampin' Up.

Join us at our BLOG.

Congratulations to our Tommy!

Congratulations to our grandson Tommy Chisholm, who last night had a board of review, and is now an Eagle Scout!!!  We couldn't be prouder!!   Here is our handsome young man:

He has just moved his name from Life Scout to Eagle on the display board of his Troop.  His Court of Honor will be held during the Thanksgiving school vacation.

Way to go, Tommy!

CCEE1831 Coloring

Our hostess for the month of August is Frances.  She says " apparently today, August 2nd, is Coloring Book Day.  Coloring books are popular for both young and old.  For our challenge today use an image on your card that needs to be colored......bonus points for those who have coloring books and uses an image from one of those for your card today."

I have no coloring books, so I used an image from that needed coloring:

I hope you will feel moved to join us, adding your coloring HERE.

CCEE1830 National Refreshment Day

Lynn's last challenge to us:

One way to beat the heat of summer is with a cold refreshment.  Do you cool down with a glass of lemonade, a rainbow snowcone, an ice cream cone, a cold bottle of beer?  Whatever it may be, share with the CCEE Stampers your favorite cool-down treat in your design this week.

For years I didn't eat ice cream.  It just never appealed to me.  Then........Hot Flashes struck, my body temperature changed, and now I LOVE ice cream.  Who knew????

Please join us, and link your card HERE.

CCEE1829 National Zookeepers Week

Lynn says........

"Trips to the zoo were always one of my favorite summer activities.  Let's honor the zookeepers of the world by including a zoo animal in our design this week.

Just couldn't resist a card of a lion, king of the jungle, and feature of many zoos.

Please join us, linking your card HERE.

CCEE1828 National Simplicity Day

Lynn says, "July 12 has been declared National Simplicity Day in honor of Henry David Thoreau who was a devoted advocate of living a life of simplicity.  So on this lazy day of summer, my challenge to you is to create a clean and simple one layer card!"

I die cut the stitched window into the front of a folded white card, then stamped the image through the window into the inside.  One layer, easy peasy!

Please join us, linking your card HERE.

CCEE1827 Impossible Card

The July challenges are brought to us by Lynn McAuley.  Her challenge to us is to make an "Impossible Card".

"This new fun fold based on a famous card trick is sweeping the internet.  I thought it would be great if the CCEE Stampers put their own "twist" on this design this week.  Here is a link to a tutorial by Maymay Made It Crafts that will show you what it is all about!  It demonstrates the Impossible card is several varied sizes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mf9Eq1PBxg".

Here is my card facing you

and this is the other direction

Fun card, with a "twist"!

Please join us, making one of these nifty folded cards, and link yours HERE.