Howdy! The dog days of summer are here. It's only 11 am and already 88 degrees out. Like walking into an oven. I am so thankful for a/c!!
Last night was our city's homecoming parade. I have been going to it for as long as I can remember. It was hot last night too but we got Dairy Queen and enjoyed it during the parade. My son rented out the fire truck to my SIL's realty office. He drove & they passed out little fireman hats. Cute!
I thought since it is sooo hot I would make a few "summer" cards. I added a sunglasses button to the dog and clear glaze for his nose. The sun was colored with a spica glitter pen to make it sparkle even though it didn't show up in the picture.
The changito monkey scuba diving is really cute I think. Those little monkeys make me smile. I had some fishie brads from Michael's that went perfect.
Thanks for stopping today. Stay cool! I plan on camping out in the basement crafting the day away. Might take a little nap too.
See you soon!

Good Morning! How are you? I'm feeling "owl" right today! Teehee...
In case you haven't noticed I have a thing for owls...especially cute or whimsical ones. This is an image from Limited Runs Digis. I thought he was cute. Played around with it, coloring it in different colors. Used papers from my scrap bin. Sentiment from Paper Smooches. These were fun to make! Thanks for popping in. Have a great day!

Monday,monday....
Hello! Long time no see! Sorry about that. Feeling kind of blah lately so not much crafty stuff going on! Playing with some of my dies I never seem to get out. Isn't this bee cute? I got him at Archiver's a few years ago but forgot about him. Used some papers from my ever growing "scrap collection" Sentiment is by Paper Smooches. It's a gray day here. Looks like rain! But that's OK with me...I plan on getting down to my craft area to get ready for my class tomorrow. Have a good one. See you soon!

Monday,monday...
Hello! It's a scorcher here today! Thinking cool thoughts..LOL!
Playing with my Cricut & Peachy Keen stamps. Saw a similar card somewhere on the web and it inspired me to get out my Simply Charmed cartridge and make some popsicles..the best kind..NO CALORIES!
Thanks for stopping.
TTFN!

Hello! TGIF!!
Where are the days slipping by to? It's the middle of July already. Hope you are enjoying it so far. I don't do well with heat so I try to stay inside in the a/c.
My friend loaned me this stamp so I could make a card for a swimming buddy. Isn't this image fun? I added some glaze to the lemonade to make it look "wet". I colored it with my Copic markers and embossed the background. I wanted to give it to them today but...
We got our suits on & walked to the pool. Just as we got wet the lifeguard said we couldn't be in the pool due to lessons. ARGG!! I checked the schedule to make sure I wasn't mistaken. Sure enough it said "open swim". Went to the reception desk and asked why it says that but the life guard said we couldn't. She said Oops, because of the 4th,lessons are off a day this week. Oh well...
Have a great evening.
Stay cool!

Happy Tuesday! Did you get to enjoy fireworks last night? I tried..I sat at the end of our driveway but finally had to go in. The mosquitoes were so bad..they were eating me alive!! Now I'm full of all those itchy bumps!
Today's card is made with a Lily of the Valley stamp. I thought this image was just so cute! I love animals so this was just perfect...with a kitty & a puppy! Speaking of kitties...Why do they pick my yard to have their babies?! There is another mama & babies...This is the 3rd one. I kept thinking she was coming back from where ever they took her. But now I realize after getting up close that this is the 3rd one with similar features & colors. I'm guessing they are all sisters. Even their kittens look the same. I wish people would spay their animals. These are feral cats so even if I catch them no one wants them...so sad..and they just keep reproducing!


This card was made with the "A Child's year" Cricut cartridge . Can you tell I was going for the vintage look? You can't tell in the photo but I colored her wings with a black Spica glitter pen for some subtle bling.
Thanks for visiting me today. Have a great day!

Happy 4th of July!!
God Bless the USA.
Thank you for those that serve to give us the privilege of living in a free country!
Today's card is one I whipped up in 5 minutes. I used "A Child's Year" Cricut cartridge. This is the first time I have cut anything out with that cartridge. It has a lot of very nice silhouettes. I think it will be one I will use many times. Great for quick cards & scrap booking.
Have a wonderful day! We aren't having a BBQ or anything so I think it will be a low key day. I don't like "quiet" holidays...I like to be with family and people but so much drama with some of the relatives that I chose not to have a cookout this year.
On the upside...more crafting time and I can sit at the end of the driveway and watch the fireworks!
Enjoy!