St Patrick's Day in July!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! My hubby turns 50 tomorrow. We took him out to eat tonight and tomorrow we are taking him to a Major League baseball game so I thought I would make a card tonight since I have to work Sunday. I made this card using the Midnight Madness Sketch #64 and the Play Date Cafe #40-black, white and a splash of green. I love this Irish Blessing by My Sentiments Exactly. I embossed it with green embossing powder. I used pop dots to make it stand out. I added pearls, ribbon and shamrock buttons. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas in July

I was refraining from doing a Christmas in July card because I am in the Summer/Flower mode but when the Penny Black had a challenge, I had to do one! I created this card for 4 challenges

Penny Black Challenge #111-Christmas in July
Play Date Cafe #39-black, white, brown and grey
Basic Grey #25-Stitching
Truly Scrumpt1ous Challenge #37

This Penny Black image was colored with Copic markers. The saying is Verve that is embossed with Pewter embossing powder. The papers are Basic Grey-Granola and I used a Hero Arts stitch stamp around them. I ran the white strip through the snowflake Cuttlebug folder. I added brads and black pearls. I am getting ready to go out in the heat and mow. I will dream that it is Christmas and snowing while I mow! Thanks for stopping by!

Bouncing by...

I love this House Mouse stamp, it reminds me of bouncing on my Grandma's feather bed when I was a little girl! I created this card for 3 challenges.

House Mouse Challenge #74-The Letter B
Creative Inspirations #70-color challenge mint and chocolate
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #63

The B's that I used for the House Mouse Challenge are Bunnies, Bouncing, Brown, Blanket, Bed and Button. The paper is 7 Gypsies. I paper pieced the Blanket which took me a while to cut out all of the pieces between the bars of the Bed! I stamped the saying and the Hi is Basic Grey. The punches are Martha Stewart and I added flowers, ribbon and a button. Stay Cool and thanks for stopping by!

a purple and green Summer card

I created this card for 4 Challenges.
The Play Date Cafe #38-purple, lilac and lime green
Allsorts #61-Summer Days
Flutterby Wednesday #113- a butterfly, fairy or angel using layers.
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #62

I didn't have much time for cardmaking this weekend:( These images are cling rubber stamps by Our Craft Lounge colored with Copic markers. The saying is StampinUp. I added bling down the side, a flower with bling in the middle and a leaf punch. Hope you had a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Hoppy Birthday!

I have created this card for 3 challenges

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #61
House Mouse Challenge #73-Happy Birthday
Basic Grey Challenge #24-Gingham

This is a cute House Mouse that I won from Sue D. in the last House Mouse Blog Hop. Isn't he cute! I colored him with Copic markers. The papers are Basic Grey Origins and I added a gingham ribbon down the middle. The saying is sticker letters by Memory Makers. I added pearls and flowers. Thanks for stopping by!

a blue and yellow birthday card

I have created this card for 4 challenges.

Play Date Cafe #37-you were supposed to create a card using some of the colors in the photo that is posted on their site.
Penny Black #109-a sketch
Stamp Something-recipe something-one designer paper, one ribbon and one image
Just Us Girls #41- technique challenge-using the ink, spray and smash technique

For the background panel of the flowers, I used the ink, spray and smash technique. You can find a link on the Just Us Girls site. I picked out blue and yellow from the photo on the Play Date Cafe site. I embossed the image (Penny Black) and saying (Queen Kat Designs)with black embossing powder. The paper is Bo Bunny and the bottom is punched with Martha Stewart. I added a flower button and bling. Hope that you had a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Dreams are like stars...

star card closed

star card-opened

star card opened-inside
The movie for inspiration at the Cinema Saturday Movie Challenge #86 is Bend it Like Beckam. This is a good movie. It is about a girl from India who follows her dream to play soccer against her parents wishes. I found this saying which I thought fit this movie. I printed it from the computer. You are supposed to make a card of a shape other than the standard so I made a star card. I got the pattern from The Cutting Cafe. The swirls are from Inkadinkado. I stamped in red for the front and embossed white for the inside to the card. The saying is Hero Arts. I added red bling and stars. I used the colors required for the Play Date Cafe #36-red, white and pink. Thanks for stopping by!

A Summer Card for the 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! Here is a card that I made for 3 challenges:

Penny Black at Allsorts #1-Summer Colors
Colour Create #48-baby pink, peach and black
Just Us Girls #40-JustRite Sketch

I colored this cute little Penny Black image with Copic markers and the saying is Penny Black too. I ran the pink panel through the Cuttlebug folder and the border punch is Martha Stewart. I added flowers and a ribbon. Thanks for stopping by!

a red, white and blue card...

For everyone in the US, Happy 4th of July weekend! For everyone else, have a great weekend! I created this card for 3 challenges.

Penny Black Challenge #108-red, white and blue
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #60
Stamp Something-use the colors of your flag

This cute Penny Black image is colored with Copic Markers. The saying is a rubon by My Sentiments Exactly. I added ribbon, bling and a flower. Thanks for stopping by!