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We have had 3 family weddings earlier this year, and the 4th is on September 1st.  My lovely niece Molly will be married, and I made this card for her & her fiance.  I'm sorry to say I don't know the maker of the cake & sentiment stamp set I used...forgot to label!!  I used an Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge cut to frame the cake, the white satin ribbon is from my stash.  I loved the "Mr & Mrs" stamp ,but couldn't really find a die or punch to surround it, so I hand cut it out.  Kind of uneven...but I liked it!  The button is from my dear Dad...before he retired as a drycleaner he gave me almost his entire stash of buttons that were left behind in customer's clothing, or sets he purchased to mend/tailor them. I know he would be smiling at the thought that I am using them in my crafts.  He gave me thousands of them...I'm sure I shall never have to purchase a button ever..I have every color & shape you could imagine!!  Anyway...thanks for stopping by and checking this blog out!!

Happy Friday everyone!!  I'm having an especially good Friday...I've been on vacation since Wednesday and don't have to return to work until Tuesday, Sept 4...YAYYYY!!  Anyway...it's time for another challenge over at The Poodles Parlour and our theme for the challenge is Winged Things and is being sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads.   For my card I colored this cute little Digi Garden image with Prisma pencils.  The pink paper is from a Paper Studio stack, the striped from DCWV's Glitter Mat Stack.  The loopy border is a Martha Stewart punch.  For my sentiment I just used a cute computer font and some yellow twine from my stash. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Challenges Entered:
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #24 Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious Clean & Simple
Send A Smile 4 Kids Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge # 176 Lets Hear it for The Girls
DYSU Fantasy Challenge #86

Hey...just working ahead!!  Fall is obviously nowhere near here yet...still dry and in the 80's in Northern Kentucky..no rain in sight!!  Thought I might make a card and enter a few challenges!!  This darling little girl is  the "Li'l Pumpkin" image from Pure Innocence.  I have quite a few of their stamps..they are so darn cute!!  I colored her with Prisma Pencils and gamsol.  The circle card shape is from the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge, and the yellow embossed paper was cut out with the Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge. The Southern Girls Challenge wanted some chipboard...I haven't used chipboard in a LONG time...but those two purple dots on the left hand side of the card are ....believe it or not....chipboard!  I don't know if that counts enough to enter their challenge..but I looked long & hard to find them!!  Anyway... I am going to mail this card off to the "Send a Smile 4 Kids" organization that delivers handmade cards to Children's Hospitals to be used by child patients/their parents/hospital staff any way they see fit!!  Hope you enjoy!!



Challenges Entered:

Clearly Inspired Challenge-Circles
Card Crafter's Circle # 36 Rich & Earthy Colors Challenge
Stampin Dragon-Anything But A Square or Rectangle Challenge
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Emboss It Wet or Dry Challenge
Southern Girls Chippie Heaven Challenge #51
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge # 199-Circle Cards
Anything Goes 4 Kids Challenge

I'm super excited to say that I am now officially a member of a design team!!!
I was invited to become one of the DT members at "The Poodles Parlour", and this Friday their challenge is Die Cuts.  I was checking out my digital stamp collection and I couldn't help noticing the darling Deacon Bug image from Bugaboo Stamps.  It takes me back to my childhood summer nights, when my sisters and I set out with glass jars, trying to capture as many lightning bugs as we could!!  I colored him with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol, and the ladybug die cut & "Cute as a Bug" sentiment were both cut from the "Just Because" Cricut cartridge.  I hope you all enjoy it!!

The weather here in Northern Kentucky has been hot, hot and hotter!!!  Our grass is brown, but we've had so little rain it would be impossible to water it enough to keep it green.  I've managed to keep our flower beds alive.  And even though I pretty much hate the winter cold, I've had enough of the heat for now thank you!  Whatever happened to Spring & Fall?  I wish we could swap some of our sunshine for the constant rain that is happening in the UK!!  I made the card below using the Tropical Santa Surfing image from Bugaboo Stamps.  Looks like he knows how to cool off!

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/Wow...I don't know about anybody else..but i am worn out keeping up with the Catch the Bug Christmas in July challenges!!!  But....a big plus...I have many Christmas cards already to go come December!!!   This Friday challenge just requested a bow on the card, which I have, but I just have to say..I love this children's angel image..so innocently heavenly!!!   Thanks for visiting!!!

These next two images entered into the Bugaboo Challenge are not Bugaboo images, but I thought they were cute and thought they fit the challenge criteria....I don't know if the sparkly & shiny shows up on this picture I took for the Thursday Challenge..but it is surely there and a really cute card!!  Thanks for checking it out!!!catchthebugchallenge

This Crabby Cathy image seemed to be perfect for the Humor me Wednesday challenge at Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge!  I can totally appreciate the sentiment that comes with her image!!http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Today's Bugaboo challenge was to use this freebie Santa in the Sand image to create a card with a tropical theme or color.  Here is my interpretation of the image. Again..coloring isn't the greatest..but I'm still in there trying..and it's fun!!!

The challenge rules this time were to use a non-Christmas image for your card..and I immediately thought of grumpy Stella!!  I'm not thrilled about my coloring on this entry or the next..but that's okay...just trying to keep up with the whole week's activities on this challenge blog are enough to keep me creating!!  Hope you like it!!

Tuesday, July 10

Well ..it's only going to be in the 80's this week versus the 105 degree weather we had this past week!!  Woohoo!!!  I know there are many more states out there that are suffering the same fate, so I really can't complain.  My younger daughter Elaine is in her eighth month of pregnancy, and is truly miserable in this heat!!  I made this card for her baby shower mostly because of the funny sentiment!  The image is a Bugaboo Digi Stamp ...JJ Pregnancy-Hospital. I cut the pink paper she is mounted on with Spellbinders Nestabilities Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large.  The green grossgrain ribbon is from Michaels and the teeny pink buttons are from Walmart. Of course by now you have guessed..she is having a girl..and the pink and green colors in the card are the colors of her nursery!!  Hope you like my card!!

Secret Saturday Challenge #192-Use Pastels Challenge