Belated Father's Day for Friends With Flair

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Hello, and happy, happy Friday! With only a 20% chance of rain today, it's a very happy Friday!

Our neighborhood is flooded from so much rain.  We usually have 3 inches for the month of June.  So far this month, we've had over 20 inches.  I live across the road from a lake and it has spilled it's banks.  Some basements are flooded, other homes are flooded.  Directly across from us are some condos.  For over a week now, 2 of the units have had water running in from the lake, through the house, out the garage, down the driveway, and into a culvert.  It's so sad!  Then, several nights ago we had some very strong winds.  Trees that having been sitting in water for several weeks now, with very wet root systems, toppled over easily.  One landed on the roof of the same flooded condo.  The next night, another fell on the garage and car.  Talk about bad luck!

We, fortunately, are dry so far.  Every spare minute we have, we're re-arranging the basement, buying totes, and elevating what we can, just in case.  And, that's where my craft room is.  Waaah!  But so far, so good!

But hey, it's Friends With Flair, and I really do have a card to share with you.  My husband and I don't have children, so our 2 pampered dogs get treated rather well.  On Father's Day, I often give my husband a card to thank him for the great care and love he gives our two pooches.  Here's this year's card:

It uses the Unity Stamp Company stamp set, "Puppy Ruff." I colored the image with Copic markers, making it the color of my two Golden Retrievers.  I used some paw print washi tape, and layered up some matching card stock -- a very simple card.

My husband and I both had some days off this week.  We traveled 2 hours north to the city of Duluth.  It's on Lake Superior.  The lake often makes for a late spring there.  These pictures were taken Tuesday, June 18:

This is a honey bee -- you hardly ever see them anymore.  I was so excited! (Can you see the pollen on his feet?)

A tiger swallowtail butterfly

the honey bee in flight 

Daffodils -- blooming in June(?)

The tulips were so pretty!

The lilacs were just starting to bloom

Ah yes, we were at the lake! Here's Lake Superior, and a gull

The two of us, with the Duluth harbor behind us

I had no idea this would be such a long post.  If you made it to the end, THANK YOU! Have a great weekend.  Leave a comment and I will visit your blog!

A Patriotic Firefly? for My Scrap Chick

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Hello, crafty friends.  It's Friday! And I'm posting today for My Scrap Chick.  I've always liked fireflies.  When I was growing up, we couldn't go barefoot until the fireflies were out, so they were a sure sign of summer. So, when I found this firefly pattern in the My Scrap Chick store, I got very excited! (it can be purchased separately, or part of the Bugs & Things & Dragonfly Wings set).  Since we're approaching Independence Day, I made it a Patriotic firefly.  Why not?

The flag the firefly is holding is from the  My Scrap Chick Patriotic Family set.  The design of the card uses a sketch from My Scrap Chick Card Essentials Volume 2.

Papers for this card are from We R Memory Keepers (designer paper) and Close To My Heart (card stock).  The sentiment is from Close To My Heart.

I hope this puts you in a patriotic mood!  God bless America!

It's Your Day -- for The Cutting Cafe

This time, for The Cutting Cafe, we could use any file we wanted to.  Oh yeah!  The choices from the store are many and varied. Since I have several friends having birthdays in the very near future, I decided to make a birthday themed card. Even narrowing it down that far, there are many, many great choices in The Cutting Cafe for birthday cards. 

This balloon shaped card was quick to make and can be embellished many different ways. 

Here's a close up of the sentiment...

I also used Everyday Mini Words printable stamps from The Cutting Cafe for the tag, punching it out with a Creative Memories tag punch.

The ribbon on the tag is from 3 Girl JAM.  I used the Caribbean Splash Bundle.  Papers are My Mind's Eye, Alphabet Soup. Juniper & Kraft Cardstock are from Close To My Heart. There's Timeless Twine in Key Lime Sorbet.

Make sure to visit The Cutting Cafe Blog on June 21 to see the rest of the projects from this amazing design team! Leave a comment, and you could win 3 sets of your choice.  FUN!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Clear It Out Challenge Blog - ATG, with something from your stash (I've had this paper for several years)

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog -- CAS or Full on

TTCRD Challenge Blog -- Always ATG

Craft Dee Bowz -- CDB 14 -- ATG with a homemade bow

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

Craftin' Desert Divas -- Favorite Color Challenge (Teal blue)

Love To Create -- ATG

My Craft Creations -- ATG

Scrapbook Stamp Society -- ATG

Simon Says Stamp -- ATG

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art June Linky Party -- ATG

Squigglefly Challenge #24 -- orange &/or blue

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge -- ATG

Through The Purple Haze -- ATG

The Dandelions are in Bloom -- for DigiStamps4Joy

Hello, and happy Wednesday, crafty friends!  It's time for some mid-challenge inspiration at DigiStamps4Joy.  The theme for this challenge is "Flowers".  I've been using my Copic markers almost exclusively lately, so I wanted to try something different.  I got busy with some Tim Holtz distress inks instead:

I used the DS4J digi "Dandelion" on this card.

I sponged the outside of the image with distress ink, used two Spellbinders dies on it, and mounted it on some paper that I thought brought out the bright color of the ink (paper by My Mind's Eye, from my stash).  the butterfly is a die by Cheery Lynn, the ribbon is 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon from the Celebrations Bundle. The sentiment is a retired stamp from Close To My Heart. 

I love creating with flowers! If you do, too, come link up with us at DigiStamps4Joy. You have until Tuesday, June 24th. 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Clear It Out Challenge Blog - ATG, with something from your stash (paper)

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog -- CAS or Full on

TTCRD Challenge Blog -- Always ATG

Craft Dee Bowz -- CDB 14 -- ATG with a homemade bow

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

Craftin' Desert Divas -- Favorite Color Challenge (blue)

Love To Create -- ATG

My Craft Creations -- ATG

Scrapbook Stamp Society -- ATG

Simon Says Stamp -- ATG

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art June Linky Party -- ATG

Squigglefly Challenge #24 -- orange &/or blue

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge -- ATG

Through The Purple Haze -- ATG

Vintage Stamping Challenges -- Summer Flowers 

Feeling Patriotic -- for SVG Attic

We just celebrated Flag Day at the nursing home where I work, and Independence Day is right around the corner.  I've been feeling patriotic lately.  That was the inspiration behind this card I made for my post for SVG Attic. 

Like I said, I'm in a patriotic state of mind, LOL! I used the SVG Attic Vintage Nation kit to create this card.

All the cardstock is from Close To My Heart. 

I Love Summer! for Timeless Twine

I'm helping host a Color Challenge on the Timeless Twine blog this week.  Actually, the challenge will go for the rest of the month. 

Here's the colors of the challenge -- SUPER fun!

I used the new Bella Creationz Embellishment Kit to create this fun card for the challenge:

Supplies used:  Firecracker Timeless Twine

Bella Creationz Embellishment Kit, including the new "Hello Summer" stamp set 

Other supplies used:  3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon, white textured cardstock from American Crafts, Close To My Heart inks.

Come join the Timeless Twine color challenge, and shop for this amazing embellishment kit.  It's soooo much fun to work play with!

I Hold You Close To My Heart

There's a new challenge that starts today at Eureka Stamps.  Friendship is a favorite theme for me, so I thoroughly enjoyed creating a card for this challenge! I have 2 friends that I send cards to each week.  They both live across the state from me.  One is my BFF and the other is a 94 year old gentleman that used to be a volunteer in the nursing home where I work.  I stay in touch with him with my cards.  They are two of my biggest fans and appreciate my cards very much.

Here's a card I made for my BFF, and for today's challenge at Eureka Stamps:

Aren't they just the sweetest, walking hand in hand to that park bench?  I used Eureka Stamps digi47501 (Best Friends) for the image.  It is colored with Copic markers.

Here's a close up of the image and the sentiment:

The sentiment is digi10101 (I Hold You).

Designer Papers are from Carta Bella True Friends, 6x6 pad. The lace trim is from Webster's Pages.  The park bench is a Spellbinders die.  The bling is from my stash. 

Join us this week with your own 'friendship' project! You have all week!