Greenhouse Garden in Blues

So the Late Night Stampers Challenge this week was to use

So Saffron, Bordering Blue, and Night of Navy. We will be say-

ing goodbye to Bordering Blue soon but Baja Breeze will be back

so I'm happy. I'm working on another card in the same colors

but am not happy with it and just got up and walked away. I don't

want to give up on the card since I put so much time into it but

who knows, you may see it here and you may not! LOL.

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27th Pungo Strawberry Parade

So here is a picture of my husband, Dennis' fire truck, with him, my

daughter Sarah and a bunch of boy scouts (in the back). The truck

looked sooooooo good coming down the road and when they got to

the stands, Sarah got on the speaker in the truck and was saying,

"Hi Mom" but I was busy taking these pictures so I couldn't say

anything back and of course she thought I didn't hear her. I did, Sarah!

This is a 1975 Mack truck and Dennis spent the good part of the past two

days before the festival shining "Big Red" up. She looked awesome.

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Pedaling Past on Memorial Day Weekend

I love black with kraft and white and this yells masculine to me.

This Pedaling Past bike set is one of my new favorites incase you

can't tell! So I just got back from the 27th annual Pungo Straw-

berry Festival which thousands attend each Memorial Day

weekend. There's a parade through town and carnival rides for the

kids, and a luncheon that is catered for all the "dignitaries" and their

families. They serve strawberries dipped in chocolate, and strawberry

ice cream and macaroons drizzled with chocolate. Oh and regular food

too. You know like barbecue and roast beef and salads!!! So I haven't

missed a festival in 25 years and I was able to get a ride in a golf cart(since my

foot is still in an air cast boot and I am still hobbling with one crutch)

from the car to the stands for the parade and have a little to eat before I came

home and took a nap. Made it back to the car with the help of another golf cart

just in the nick of time because it started to pour down rain. The sun is out now

thank goodness for everyone else that is still down there. So after my little nap

I had to make this card because I had been thinking about it for the last

couple of days plus I haven't done any challenges this week. I am giving my first

stamp class tomorrow since my foot surgery and am looking forward to seeing my

stamp buddies and having a good time. I hope everyone is having a safe and wonder-

ful Memorial Day.

Stamps: Pedaling Past

Ink: Stazon Black, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Going Gray

Paper: Kraft, Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Twine, Corduroy Buttons

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Missy

This is another one of our dogs. We inherited her when my

mother in law passed away five years ago. She came from the

shelter and is the best dog. She is beagle and dachshund mix.

She has the shortest legs and sometimes we call her "no knees"

but those little legs are pretty strong and it is amazing how high

she can jump at times. Well hopefully I will have a card to

post tonight. I have started back to work half days while going

to physical therapy and it has been quite draining. I also want

to get all my stamping supplies moved back up to my stamp

room so I have more space to create. The Pungo Strawberry

Festival is this weekend and I hope to go at least for the parade

so I can see my hubby drive his fire engine in it! He's been working

hard to shine "Big Red" up for the occasion. I hope everyone has a

safe and fun Memorial Day weekend. Don't forget to say thanks to the

men and women who serve and have served in the armed forces to

protect us and fight for our freedom!

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Is 50 The New Forty?

Well if 50 is the new forty then I'm not feeling it today! I started back to work this week half

days while I am going to physical therapy and it just about did me in. I am whipped. Not to mention I woke up at 3 am and couldn't go back to sleep. So I got up and made a graduation card for my daughter's boyfriend who graduated today from VCU! Way to go Andy. Then I tried to go back to sleep but never really did. Tonight my husband and I are going to a friend's surprise 50th and this is the card I made him. I like the way it turned out. I need to get some number stamps though. Oh well it is definitely a handmade card! Okay those of you that know me. I know I'm a little older than 50 but who counts them anymore? lol I hope you are having a good Saturday.

This is the inside of the card!

I used just about everything out of the new Summer Mini.

Stamps: Motorcycle, Pedaling Past, Rough Type, and King of the Grill

Ink : Night of Navy, Black

Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, and Travel Journal DSP

Accessories: Punches, ribbon, Mini Vintage Tag

Happy Moments

Here is the same stamp done three different ways. I love these

little flowers. So easy and fun to color. Even though this stamp

isn't available anymore, I wanted to show you that you can do so

much with one little stamp by just changing the colors. Well it

is a rainy day Monday and it has not let up. Watching the Yankees

beat the Boston Red Sox. I probably shouldn't say anything just

yet since the game isn't over. And you know what they say; "It ain't

over til it's over"! I hope you are having a great day!

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I Have "Aha" Moments Too, Oprah!

So as I was searching through a sea of stamp sets, I came

across this old set, "Nature Silhouettes" and the old light

bulb (or aha moment)went off in my head thinking, I wonder

if the bike from the new Summer Mini, "Pedaling Past"

would fit under that old tree? Well I think it looks pretty

good. I used the "scallop" cloud trick too. So if you are

never sure if something will work or not on your cards, I say just

go for it and have your own "aha" moment. After all it's only

paper and we all have plenty of that! I hope you have a great

day.

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Bouquet Bunch

This is one of those quick cards that just comes

together. You get so use to putting so much into a

card sometimes that if you do make something that

is simple, it always seems like it is missing something.

Here I used one of the new Spritz's, Log Cabin, t add

a little pizazz to the card. I didn't purchase the "Color

Catcher" thinking I wouldn't need it but after spraying

the spritz on the card, I also noticed I had it all over

my hands, paper, and the table. Time to put in an

order to SU!

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It's Strawberry Season!

Yes it is strawberry season here in Virginia Beach and we are

getting ready for the 27th Annual Pungo Strawberry Festival.

So I am trying to make up some card sets for the season to give to

some special friends of mine. I came up with this card for the Pals Paper

Art Challenge this week. I really need to learn how to take better

pictures though because they look so much better in person. I

would love to know how some of you stampers out there get such

great photos to post. It's in the 90's here today and I feel like

soaking up some sun rays so I hope you are having a great day

and I will talk to you later.

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Peonies

I haven't been able to get down the steps to see my peony

bush which is loaded with buds. So when my daughter

Katie was home on Sunday, took a few pictures for me. These

beautiful flowers are only around for a couple of weeks so you

have to enjoy them while you can. I think I need to call Stampin

Up and tell them they need to design a peony stamp!!! Well the

Yankees are beating Detroit so far and American Idol is on. I

wonder who is going home.

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Mojo Monday

Well I know it's Tuesday but there are soooooo many challenges out

there and I think I have to do them all!!! NOT. But I would like to.

Okay this card started out entirely different but ended up kind of stark

and I think that's okay. Sometimes less is more I hear. So I used the

Watercolor Trio from the new Summer Mini. I was thinking of our

state tree which is the Dogwood and tried to capture that idea but

this is how it turned out. I hope you are having a great day!

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Very Thankful

This Pals Paper Art challenge was a real challenge for me. I think

because there were just too many choices and I have a problem with

that! lol So I have been thinking about this one for a few days and

had several ideas that didn't work out. I kind of like this one. It's

definitely a little different and now that I look at it, I'm thinking

maybe a few bits of glitter here and there would have made it pop

a little more. What do you think? I hope you are having a great day.

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Pearls and Swirls

For this week's Late Night Stamper's challenge, they

wanted us to use swirls and pearls. Since I am confined

to the downstairs and can't get to all my stamping supplies

(which are upstairs in the STAMP room) I am limited in

what I have to use. I found some swirls in the Melon Mambo

DSP and as I was racking my goofy brain trying to think of

something different, I spotted the Totally Tool set and came

up with this little number along with a saying from the

Favorite Thoughts set that is in the new Summer Mini

Catalog.

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How Sweet!

I couldn't believe it when Melissa Carr, one of my very

talented stampin buddies gave me this award. It sure does lift

your spirits and makes you feel so good that someone thinks

enough of your work to honor you. So I am suppose to bestow

this award on 12 people that inspire me. There are so many

out there that are so talented but these are some of the ladies

that I follow almost daily. I wish I had a tenth of their talent but

they inspire me and keep me going.

1. Michelle Zindorf

2. Di Gibbs

3. Tracey Old

4.Mary Fish

5. Jen Picard

6. Kimberly Van Diepen

7. Becky Roberts

8.Anne Schach

Here are the rules for passing it on.

1. Put the Sunshine Award on your blog and/or within your post.
2. Pass the award to 12 other bloggers.
3. Link the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by leaving a comment on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received the award.

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If The Shoe Fits!

This is my entry for the Mojo Monday challenge this

week. I have had this set, Humor in High Heels, for a

long time and decided to use it today. I cut all the little

shoes out and put glitter on the bows and on one pair of

shoes. I used the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP because I

thought the print had a little bit of Regal in it. I used

Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo to complete my colors.

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Another Challenge

This was a challenge for the Late Night Stampers. I used

the set "For All You Do" with Basic Gray and Summer Sun

colors. I really like the way it turned out and the new Square

Lattice Embossing Folder is ooh la la! Love it.