Hello & Happy Saturday! It's such a beautiful summer day that it is making me think of picnics & summer foods. I made this card with my Cricut & Doodlecharms cartridge. The cute little bee stamp is from Stampendous. He's putting salt on his watermelon (Yuk!) I prefer mine just as sweet as it can be. I sponged some darker green on the watermelon rind to give it a little contrast and I also sponged around the bee with the same green. I added a red gingham bow to finish it off. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you are able to enjoy some of the wonderful "tastes" of summer & I will see you back here real soon. Bye!

Hi friends! Hope you are having a great morning! Last week the sun was no where to be found and now it's blazing Hot,Hot,Hot! Thank goodness for air conditioning! Today's card was made with one of my beloved Magnolias. I just can't seem to get enough play time with them. They are so fun to color & create scenes with. I got this door & stoop stamp at the used stamp sale I went to a while back. I knew when I saw it it would be perfect for my maggies. I am hoping to create with it for the different holidays. Move Tilda over & add a seasonal wreath to the door or maybe even cut the door so it opens, revealing Tilda behind it. Oh, I can think of so many possibilities...Don't have time to play today though. We have a new baby in the family and we are going to the hospital this afternoon to meet him. What is more exciting then holding a new born baby? And this one can be handed back to mom when he cries! Thanks for taking a peek at my card today. Have a great one & stay cool!

Happy Tuesday! Something is wrong with my computer I think...it is soooo slow today. Maybe it's not "awake" yet! Today's card was made with a stamp set by Hero Arts called Peeking Posies. I got this at a used stamp sale. Basically I just stamped, colored & cut out. Added some turquoise behind the flowers to add some contrasting color. I pierced the top but you can't see it in the photo. Used a white gel pen to add some dots and used some gems on the flowers for some added oomph! I also used a Happy Birthday rub on in white by Pebbles Inc. on the lower left hand corner. It didn't show up well in the photo either. I bought a new light to help me take pictures but every picture that I use it with looks too yellow. Have any helpful hints for me regarding this? It's frustrating because I want to have nice pictures where you can see all the details. Well, off to start my day. Have a good one!

Happy Saturday! We went from dark & dreary and a lot of rain to hot & muggy! So Tilda decided it was time to sell some lemonade! This was so much fun to make. I had to adjust it a little to fit little Tillie but she was quite delighted to finally have it finished. She was fresh squeezing the lemons and adding the sugar as I finished up her stand. So far no customers but she is hopeful that she will get some soon, as it is warm and people just have to be thirsty! Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend relaxing or BBQing and enjoying the weather. I hope to learn to take better pictures so more of the details of my cards can be seen. Obviously picture taking is not one of my better talents. LOL!

TGIF!! It's still raining here. UGH! But the show must go on right? This cute Hedgehog is from the acrylic set called "Tiny Wishes" from Penny Black. Love this set! They are all so cute! The paper is from My Mind's Eye and it is called Bloom & Grow. Love this too! Wish I would have bought more. The one side has the flowers and the other side has the polka dots. This was one of the cards I had the ladies maker in my class. We stamped & clear embossed, then colored the image. I had the circle & scalloped circle pre cut for them with my Nesties. We embossed the small piece of turquoise with the Swiss dots folder. The basket has 2 sequin flowers & 1 small paper flower added to give it that little extra something. Thanks for taking a peek today. Hope you have a wonderful day and the sun is shining where you are!

Hello! Another dark, dreary day here. The sun is hiding. Hope it makes an appearance sometime today! My niece needed a wedding card for a wedding this weekend and asked me to whip one up for her. I embossed the background with the birds & swirls folder then sprayed it with pearl glitter spray by Tattered Angels. You can't tell from the picture but it is very shimmery! I stamped the wedding couple, colored it ,then cut them out with my rectangle Nesties. The bottom of her dress & veil has some stickles to give it more sparkle. I added a flower from Michaels wedding confetti on the bottom with a few small crystals. And a shimmery bow to finish it off. Thanks for stopping today. Have a great day!

Happy Wednesday friends! Sorry my picture is so dark. It's a rainy, dark, dreary day today. I have had a busy morning so I am posting a card we made at my stamp class last night. The bird stamp is from Stampin Up. We colored it with watercolor crayons and a blender pen. We embossed the Wild Wasabi paper ( my fav. now discontinued !) with a flower swirl embossing folder. We used pink flower soft on the flowers for some texture. The flower trim was from Walmart. I think the ladies enjoyed making this as some of them have never used flower soft or watercolor crayons. Thanks for stopping by today. TTFN!