Happy 4th !!!!!

HaPpY 4th oF JuLy !!!!!

Hope you all have had/or are having a great long holiday weekend. My post today is 1 of 4 patriotic images Faith has available at her shop.

I may use this card for my bosses birthday which is actually today. Funny story - she always told her granddaughter when she was little, that everyone celebrates her birthday w/fireworks and parties!! Well, now the her granddaughter is older, she understands the 'true' meaning of the holiday, but still says these are celebrating her grandma too!!
ENJOY~

Michelle

Challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays~4th of July http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2011/06/party-time-tuesdays-ptt22-4th-of-july.html

Totally Stampalicious~Stars & Stripes http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/

Come and Get it Challenges~Patriotic http:/www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/

The Pink Elephant~Red, White & Blue http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/

I Did It Creations ~Patriotic http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-62-patriotic.html

Amber's Crafts & Stuff~Red, White & Blue http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com/2011/06/challenge-16-red-white-blue.html

Tropical Summer

Well....that's what it will sure feel like for tomorrow. They are forecasting roughly 92-93 degrees before the heat index. With it, 100-102+ degrees - can you say HOT!!!!!! Although I really shouldn't complain because it has taken so long for summer to finally get here : )

I haven't been posting alot lately, hoping to change that this long holiday weekend. Nothing special planned, and if it remains hotter then a you know what, I will camp out in the a/c house making cards!!

Still not sure if I am 100% happy with this card or not. I guess I envisioned it a little differently then what it actually came out to be.

I had a great time last Saturday w/my BFF's scrapping and gossiping! I think we each only made about 3 cards after catching up and exchanging 'stories', but that's ok! We have been taking turns at each others house for a day every other month and I really enjoy it. I am the next 'host' and can't wait for the girls to come here! Suppose I should clean up my scrap room huh???

Well, I hope you like the card and please feel free to comment if you like. I always enjoy hearing them : ) Hope to see you back here real soon!!

TOODLES!!

Michelle

Challenges:

PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/

Alphabet Challenge Blog - H for Half a Dozen http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Mary, Mary...........

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.

This weeks newest image from Designed 2 Delight is "Mary, Mary". Isn't she just adorable tip-toein thru the garden watering her flowers? I hope you had a chance to go get her and make a card, so that you get next weeks image free!! If not, don't worry...just hop on over to Faith's store and pick her up.

Here is my 'spin' on this weeks image:

Bet you can't figure out what my fav color is...lol !!!! As soon as I seen her I knew she had to be in purple : ) I hope you like it and I always enjoy your comments!!

Thanks for stoppin' by......

Michelle


Designed 2 Delight's store ~ http://designed2delight.com/prestashop/

Challenges:

Totally Stampalicious ~ Anything Goes http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/

Masculine Cards~NO flowers

This weeks challenge @ Designed 2 Delight Card Ideas, is to create a Masculine Card with NO flowers . With Father’s Day approaching, we would like to see a creation for that special guy in your life. This is not limited to Father’s Day cards only. Feel free to make a Love, Birthday, Thinking of You, etc. card/creation.

This is one of the creations I have made so far. I still have 3 more to make yet - YIKES!! I have to make cards for my dad, my father-in law, my step father-in law and my son - WHEW!!! And Faith's masculine images pretty much have me covered!! The image I used on this one is "Catch of the Day"

You really must check out the wonderful masculine images - they are FAB!!! http://designed2delight.com/prestashop/
I must tell you a quick story! My husband will be going on his yearly fishing trip up north in a couple of weeks. So I have been accompanying him to various stores to get ready for his trip. On a recent trip to Mill's Fleet Farm, - they had a canoe in the middle of the aisle with marked down fishing supplies. At first I was like"Great...he will be here looking thru this pile of 'crap' forever". Then as I was wading thru the pile I came across the tiny spinner blades that I used on my card. And all of a sudden~LIGHT BULB~I could use these on my Father's day, masculine cards! BINGO....all of a sudden that pile was like gold. My husband just shook his head and laughed at me when I told him what I was going to do with them. I actually walked out of the store with more fishing items them him...LOL!

I hope you like it, and will to post the rest soon! Till then...........

Michelle

Challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges~ Things with Tails http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/

Craft Your Passion ~Anything Goes http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/

Lexi's Creations~Father's Day/Masculine Card http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/

Come and Get It Challenges~Happy Father's Day http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/

Here Come the Boys~Father's Day/Hubby/Partner http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

Craft Your Days Away~Father's Day/Special Man http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/

**A couple of Happy Birthdays**

Both my son & nephew's birthdays are in May and only a couple of days apart. So I had fun making cards for each of them.

They both are into racing - my son cars, my nephew quads (4 wheelers). The 1st card was for my son and I thought AJ the Race Car driver from The Stamping Boutique http://www.thestampingboutique.com/ would be perfect for him.

For my nephew...I went a brick wall and graffiti look.

For both, I used the Sizzix folders from Tim Hotlz Alterations line. I really like these folders cuz they just pop on the card. I used the Checkerboard for the white card and distressed it with some black chalk ink. For the other, I used the Brick folder on some Color Core paper and then sanded it down to make the bricks come thru more. And then I used some Metal Gears from Little Yellow Bicycle on them.

I think they both enjoyed them!!

Michelle

Challenges:

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central~Masculine

http://stampingscrappingchallengecentral.blogspot.com/

Scrappy Frogs Challenge~Birthday

http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.com/

Hello again!!

Boy, it feels like months since I last posted, but it really wasn't that long : ) Just so many little things to get done around here lately, busy at work training summer help, and of course the holiday weekend. Speaking of which~ I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I know we did!! We celebrated my son's "Golden" birthday which was actually the 25th, and the holiday as well. And we had wonderful weather too.

The card I am posting tonight is actually one that I made for the All White +One other color challenge over @ Card Ideas. I never got to post my card and they have since moved onto the next weekly challenge. I really like the way this card turned out, so I will just post it here on my blog anyway. I went classic black & white and, I didn't want to overpower the image, so I kept it very CAS.

I hope you like it!! Oh.....and I couldn't resist posting a pic of my beautiful granddaughters!! The oldest~Evyon~ came running out to me today when I got there yelling "Grandma, Grandma Grandma ....then gave me a HUGE hug!! She then told me she graduated Head Start and gets to go to Kindergarten in the fall. Seems like not that long ago I was taking my son to Kindergarten....where does the time go?

Well, goodnight for now. I will be back soon...I promise : )

Michelle

Skater Boy

Faith has really been busy with new images. And this latest one is AWESOME! It's called "Skater Boy" and will be fabulous for boy cards. I couldn't wait to get started on it. I was out the other day and bought some Tim Holtz embossing folders and, I thought the Bricked one would work great for this.

I didn't want to make it appear 'to dark and gloomy' so I added some bright green and blue to make it pop a little. I then used Color Core cardstock from the Flower Power pack in gray and ran it thru the Cuttlebug. I then distressed it by sanding it down some so the Bricked affect would come thru. I also distressed the edges too. Then, awhile back I had seen a tutotiral on things to use for boy/man card besides the bling and ribbons. One of the suggestions was using a washer. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!! Very inexpensive, but yet still looks very cool on the card. So, I took and stamped w/my Polka Dot Background stamp to make look as if the washer was 'used and greasy' looking. StazOn black ink works great for this!


I have a few other ideas yet that I would like to try. I plan on doing these for Father's Day and I am hoping they turn out in 'real life' as well as I have them pictured in my head : ) All I can say is my husband thought I was 'crazy' the other day when I told him what I wanted to use these 'things' for. SO.... keep watching as it gets closer to Father's Day!!

~ENJOY~

Michelle

Challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Clean & Simple http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/

Divas by Design ~ Anything Goes http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/

A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Anything Goes http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central ~ Birthdays http://stampingscrappingchallengecentral.blogspot.com/

Corrosive Challenge ~ Birthdays http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/

Paper and Such Design ~ Birthdays http://paperandsuchonline.blogspot.com/

One Stitch At A Time ~ Anything Goes http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-62-anything-goes.html