LADYBUG LOVE

Hi, Happy Tuesday.

Today's card is for the Penny Black and Friends Saturday Challenge #157, Stitch It Up.  They want to see stitches, real or faux on your card.

Here is a close up of the hedgies with the ladybugs.

What I used on my card:

Stamps - Lady Bug Love, Penny Black;

Papers:  Webster's Pages, Your Life Beautiful

Lace border

Ladybug buttons with the shanks cut off, Michael's

Flowers, Prima

Hot off the Press, Faux Stitches

Gray textured card stock, base card

Colored with Copics

Hope you have a great Tuesday, going to be hot here the rest of the week.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until later..............

BSS MONDAY IDEA - A Z-SHAPED CARD

It's Monday, and time again for my blog entry for my local stamp store, Buffalo Stamps and Stuff.

Today's idea is to make a Z-Shaped card.

Cute a piece of card stock 10 1/2 by 7 inches.

Score at 3 1/2, and 7 inches.

On the 10 1/2 long side, at the top of the card, draw a light line from the

top right corner to 2 inches down on the left hand corner. Lay the card on your

cutter and cut off.

With a border punch, punch across the top of the card.

Fold and crease the score lines, the first fold is a mountain fold and

the second fold is a valley fold.

Decorate as desired.

What I used:

Stamps - Kitty, Great Impressions E716; Sentiment, Penny Black 4176H;

Friendship word, Hero Arts

Designer Paper - Webster's Pages, Your Life Beautiful

Nestibilities die Big Scalloped Ovals Lg

Little blue dots - Craftworkcards, CANDI, cotton candy

distress ink Ranger- Tumbles Glass

Kitty colored with Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Monday.  Until later............

SUMMERTIME

Hello.  I can't believe that I haven't blogged since last Monday!!  I think this is the first time since I began blogging I have gone that long.  And I haven't even been in my stamp room for that long.

My granddaughter was excused from taking ALL her exams this year due to the fact that she maintained a 95 average in all subjects for all marking periods.  So proud of her, she adjusted to Middle School finally and is enjoying it, and looking forward to eighth grade.  My Grandson had only a half day on Thursday, so they both spent the afternoon here, And on Friday we took in a movie to celebrate Michael's great report card and the end of the school year!

I have also been preparing for a garage sale at our local stamp store.  I've been bagging and pricing stamps for the sale.  Also, so many books I have purchased over the years are going too.

Here is little Tilda cooling off by dipping her feet in the water.

Stamps - Tilda, Large shell,Stamp It; Sea Grass, Posh Impressions;

Faux stitches, Hot off the Press; snail, Magnolia;

Papers: Prima Jack and Jill 6x6 pad

Dots - Craftwork Cards Candi - Cotton Candy color

Pink Fish - Punch

Doily

Flowers - Michael's

Stardust Stickles

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting for all seasons #3 - Summer

Anthing Goes Challenge #43 - Here Comes Summer

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Saturday and weekend.  Until later..............

HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #98

Hello, it's time for another House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, #98.  Our Theme this time, thanks for our talented teammate, Christine, is "Here comes Summer"   

I chose this very cute mice eating watermelon stamp!  What is better on a hot summer day than a cold slice of ripe watermelon!

I colored with Copics, corners are from a punch by PaperShapers.  Added some Martha Stewart half round baubles to the corners.

Closeup of image.  I sponged the sky background.

Hope you get a chance to join us for our "Here comes Summer Challenge".

We are being sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads, and the prize is 3 Digis to the winner of our random drawing at the end of the challenge. Entries will be accepted through Sunday July 3rd.

We'd love to come see what you have created with a House Mouse, Gruffie bear, or Happy Hopper Bunny.  Take a looks at the design team samples at the House Mouse blog site for some inspiration, then get stamping!

Have a great Monday.  Thanks for stopping by.  Until later..............

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Gate Fold -Two-Way Opening

Hello, it's my Monday post for my local stamp store, Buffalo Stamps and Stuff.

Today's idea is a Gate Fold card with a two-way opening.  I made a regular gate fold card

81/2x 5 1/2, score at 21/8 on either end, crease and fold in to form base card.

Decorate the two front pieces with designer paper or card stock.  For this card, I used a

Martha Stewart punch to punch the edges of the gate folds. I colored my new little mouse stamp (Awww), the July stamp of the month from House Mouse called "Give Peas a Chance" with Copics and sponged the edges with green ink.  Mounted on green card stock.  I added adhesive to only the left half of the matted image and adhered it to the top portion of the card on only the left side

I stamped the sentiment, from a Stampendous baby set of small sayings, to the Spellbinder's Fancy Tags Two die.  Add adhesive to only the left half of the die and adhere it below the main image on the right side only.  Now, when you open the card, it opens two ways, from the top and the bottom because of the way you adhere the image and the die cut.

This is the card opened up.  The paper is from Cosmo Cricket and the sentiment is from Savvy Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Monday.  Until later............

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY - DREAM ON!!!!

Happy Father's Day.

I'm sure many Dads would love to wake up with this beauty parked in the driveway!

The car and the background matching paper are one of those 3D kits, punch out and pop up.

I ran a piece of silver paper through a Cuttlebug Diamond Plate folder and added the word Dream!

Have a great Sunday.  Hug a Dad today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Until later.........

PRECIOUS FAIRY BABY

Quick post, I'm so late today, I am almost into tomorrow!!

Made this card with the adorable baby fairy Kiki by Mo Manning.

Papers are Fairy Flora, by Prima.  The doily die is by Marianne Design.

I colored her with Copic Markers.

I made the card for the Challenge at Cute Card Thursday #169  Birthstones.  I chose Pearl as my birthstone.  The flowers are a die cut and embossing folder in one.



Here is a close up of the little fairy.

Hope your having a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Until later............