Em's friend is supposed to be having a pool birthday party tomorrow...with the weather the way it has been, they will either freeze or hear the all too familiar phrase "due to inclement weather, this activity will be cancelled". Hopefully that is not the case...but I did a summer card anyway, just to put forth good thoughts about the season that does not want to arrive...I am entering it in the following challenges: Opus Gluei: Life's a beach (you can say that again):http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/ Fab N'Funky: summer colours: http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ OCC sketch challenge: sketch: http://ourcreativecornerweeklysketch.blogspot.com/ Paper Sundaes: summertime fun: http://www.papersundaes.blogspot.com/ 365 cards: the word "party" somewhere on the card: http://365cards.blogspot.com/ Bunny Zoe's crafts: something girly: http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/ enjoy, and feel free to leave comments!!!

This is the thank you card we made for Miss Linette, the piano teacher...recital is today and the girls just love going to visit her for lessons and practices...too bad the weather here has been so miserable. It was supposed to be outside in her nice back yard with a barbeque...now it is inside at a church and no bbq...what can you do? Maybe summer will get here someday soon...hopefully the unusual weather in March and April wasn't all summer is going to be this year...I can't do two miserable summers in a row...my body will be permanently raw chicken coloured if this continues! I am entering this card in the following challenges: Mojo Monday: Sketch: http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ Raise the bar: Sweet Music:http://raisethebarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Charizma Cardz: spots and stripes: http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ Twisted Thursday with S2G: Pink: http://s2gpapercraftingcontest.blogspot.com/ Creative Cottage: think pink: http://creativecottagechallenge.blogspot.com/ Cupcake inspirations: picture of pretty cupcakes: http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/

This is the card we made for Miss Julie. She teaches the girls' tap and jazz classes....I am entering it in the following challenges: OCC: sketch challenge: http://ourcreativecornerweeklysketch.blogspot.com/ Allsorts: strawberries and cream (reds, brown and white): http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ Creative card crew: thankyou: http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/

Here are some pics of the girls getting ready for their recital...they performed in the Nutcracker ballet, Singing in the Rain tap and jazz routine and in an Irish routine.

another year of dance is winding up and this is the thank you card I made for their Irish teacher, Miss Nicole...I am entering it in these challenges: Card Positioning systems: sketch: http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ A spoon full of sugar: floral: http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

These are some of the cards we made at my last card making night....I think they turned out great...what a creative group of gals we hang out with. The next one will be in the end of October or the first week in November...so get your kits ready. The more kits you come with (in groups of 12) the more sets you can go home with. Christmas cards only at that one! We did it at the school this time and it was awesome. My house just isn't big enough for us all to spread out with all the projects and the food etc. We will definitely have to do it there again! Thanks Shari for that idea and offer!

I did this page for creative scrappers sketch #103 - it is late for the contest to get all four pages (sketches 102-105) done, but we had water flooding in the basement during the huge rain last Saturday and my crafting area is now a basement furniture storage area... :P what can you do? There is supposedlly going to be heavy rain again this weekend, so we left everything up on the third level to avoid any real damage of our stuff....so needless to say, only two of the four pages got done...oh well...at least it is two more disney book pages done! I love how the cotton candy turned out on this page...I made it with some cotton balls and home made spritz spray ( rubbing alcohol, hair spray and pearl ex powder)...the colour worked perfectly and it didn't cost $12.00 a bottle...yippee. Here is the link: http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2010/05/sketch-103.html

I did this page for Creative scrappers sketch #105. It is a little late but here it is: http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-06-01T09%3A44%3A00-03%3A00&max-results=2