Pool Side Fun

You ever get into making a page or card and you finally look at the clock realize its midnight and then all of sudden you get real tired and can't finish the project? That's what happened to me last night, I felt great was printing all the pictures for the page had everything spread out looked at the clock it was after midnight and all of a sudden I got real tired and had to finish the page today.

The title was made using alphabet stickers I got recently at the dollar store, they screamed summer layout to me as I walked by and had to pick up 2 packages. The dolls are Paperkins, I had these since the beginning of time (remember these, you can't find them anymore). The paper is from SU Bold Brights and the pattern paper is (that's right) from the DCWV summer pack.

Bunny Love - PaperTake Challenge

This weeks challenge at PaperTake is a Katharina sketch. This sketch really got me thinking and was a bit of a challenge for me. The "object" going across the middle and at the bottom were really throwing me off. It took me most of the day to do this card (it's not a difficult card but it really had me thinking - hence that's why it's a challenge). While making the card I wasn't really feeling it but now that it's all put together its starting to grow on me. Can you believe after all that I have another card idea using this sketch. LOL!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: House Mouse image from Swap

Paper: SU Soffron, SU Night of Navy, and SU Bravo Burgundy, white cardstock

Other: Ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder Heart block, coluzzle circle (for the main image) and cricut george cartridge for the outline circle.

I love the Creek

The challenge on SBS18 is to come up with a card, page or atc that is nice and summery, thinking beach, summer sun and all things sea-sidey!!! We don't typically go to the beach but we do take Buddy (our dog) to the creek. It's nice there not to many people but a few people do go there swimming and it's not that deep. It's a spot where people take their dogs to cool off. I have some other water fun pictures that I have to scrap to hope to get around to those before I go back to work Thursday.

The paper is from DCWV summer pack (you will see lots of this paper pack, I love it). The title was made on the cricut using the George Cartridge. I cut it out in white cardstock then chalked in with SU Stampin Pastels. The journaling reads: Summer's in the past we used to always take Buddy to the creek at the Cairo Town Park. Buddy was never really fond of the water, he would always try to get back to shore. On May 24, 2008 we pulled up to the creek and Buddy was eager to get out of the car. He dragged Jeff right down to the water. Niether one of us were prepared for that. Jeff nor I had on our water shoes so we couldn't go in the water. Buddy is looking forward to spending his hot summer days at the creek".

Gone Fishin

This card is for the Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge this week. The image is from blog candy that I won (isn't he so cute). The DCWV Summer paper pack that I've been patiently waiting for arrived today and when I saw the fish hook paper I knew I had to use these images.

I was going to put the Gone Fishin' image on the outside but it didn't look right so I put it on the inside.

Good Friends

I made this card for the Sketch Challenge at Taylored Expressions. The suzy zoo stamp I had in my stash for awhile and I never made anything with her (that I recall) but I think my sister did or I stamped images for my sister once (memory's going). Originally the card was going to flip open from the top instead of opening from the side but I got talking on the phone with my sister while making the card and wasn't paying attention, but it still worked out. The flowers done the side are chipboard flowers that I received in a kit for christmas a few years ago (yeah I'm being a good girl and using my stash).

Hip Hip Horrary your 2

I joined a new challenge group called Scrap Friendzy they have daily challenges. I like their challenges because they really make you think and you have a month to complete all the challenges. The fun part is for each challenge that you complete you earn points which can earn you some really cool prizes.

One the challenges was to make a birthday card with a number on it. It took me a little while to come up with an idea. I like participating in the challenges but one of my purposes for doing the challenges is so that I get a job start on card making so I have a stash of cards made ahead of time. I came up with the card idea for this challenge but I wasn't sure who I would have a purpose for the card. I contacted my good friend Melanie and she said her daughter will be 2 in a few months and I thought awesome and got to work on the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: SU Hip Hip Hooray (retired)

Paper: Pattern paper Nana's Kids Paper Pack

Other: SU Circle punch, SU Scallop punch, the #2 was cut using cricut

George cartridge, stickles

Teenager Birthday Card

It is so hard to believe my little sister is 13. Yesterday I spent the day with her and we had fun. You wouldn't have thought I was 30 and she was 13 we were like two little kids. In her backyard she has a little hill and we took the hose and soaked the grass and she would run down the hill like a slip and slide and as she slid down I would spray her with the hose (kind of like a red neck slip and slide). LOL! We had fun! This weekend Jeff and I are going to take her to a fun park for her birthday treat (batting cage, go karts, mini golf).

Onto the card: I received the cell phone image from a stamper on SCS. The image is part of the Gina K Text Message Stamp set. I was originally going to buy the stamp set to make the card but couldn't bring myself to buy it since I didn't see me using it for anything else. I posted a message for the image on SCS and a kind person sent me the image. I colored it and then covered it with Pink stickles. The pattern paper is from Nana's Kids Paper Packet. She loved the card.

If you get a chance please pop over to Kay's blog (and wish her a happy birthday and tell her I sent you. She will be thrilled.