PASSIONATLEY ARTISTIC

A clean & simple card this week. I used and very old Stampin' Up set. I stamped and cut the pocket out of a scrap of plaid , stamped, cut out and water colored the flowers. I stamped the sentiment on a piece of blue vellum and then attached to the white with a brad. Attached all to the blue and then on to the white. Be sure to stop by Passionately Artistic to join in the fun.

Entering Challenges:
Shopping Our Stash: Oldest stamp or digi

Party Time Tuesday: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations: Friends
Dream Valley: Stamp something no digis
Secret Crafter: Clean & Simple

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

Our Challenge at Tuesday Throwdown is DIY embellishments! Our sponsor this week is My Grafico Digital Art. I used two different images plus the sentiment for this card. They were all water colored and the swirl flowers were cut in several layers and sizes for my embellies. I also made some leaves to go with it. I punched the corners of the sentiment with a MS daisy punch. We can't wait to see your own embellies so stop by and join us.

Entering Challenges:

House of Gilli: Flowers
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Squigglefly: Use Three of something
Stamp with Fun: In the Garden

Memorial Day

To remember and say thank you to all those who have sacrificed their lives for freedom.

Happy Saturday

Here in the desert it is reaching the triple digits and the flowers will soon be gone. Since I don't have a card today I thought I would share a few pics flowers I took this morning.

hibiscus

The cactus have almost finished blooming now

My grapes will be ready to pick in another month

The trumpet vine likes the heat and is growing like crazy giving us lots of bright color and plenty of nectar for the visiting hummers.

These lilies are rather plain but they have the most delightful fragrance!

desert bird of paradise

double hibicus

I let this artichoke stay on to long so I cut it off and set it aside and forgot to take it to the trash. When I went to water last night it was putting out the purple spikes so I cut it and put in water and this morning look how pretty it is.

I love scented geraniums and they are not easy to grow here in the desert! I had a huge one for a couple years and two summers ago it was so hot and humid it rotted. Well this year I have all these little volunteers coming up from some the seeds that scattered.

Hope you enjoyed the little stroll thru part of my garden this morning. You all have a wonderful holiday weekend :)

PASSIONATLEY ARTISTIC

Happy Wednesday to you all. For our challenge this week we are looking for your summer creations. I've made a little hanger and used one of the pretty new Heart Song Digis frames.I water colored the frame and paper pieced the two biggest flowers. I then put the scripture in the frame. Flowers are always summery so made a few to go with my image.

I tell you I'm having withdrawals without a sewing machine or a die/emb machine! My sweet niece cut this base for me with a Spellbinder die. I went around the edge with the pink dots, added a couple doilies, some tea stained lace and my image.

I made my flowers from SU and Bazzill papers.


Added the leaves, butterfly and the dyed ribbon.I used brads to attach the ribbon to hang it by. A gift for one of the ladies in my Womens Ministry group.

Entering Challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar:Things with Wings
City Crafter: I've been Framed
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Lace
Digi Design House: Anything but a card
Get Hippity with Ippity: Flowers
House of Gilli: Flowers
Stamps & Fun+Creativity: Flower Power
There's Magic in the Air: Make your own flowers
The Crafty Pad: Lace & Bows
Creative Craft World: Three or more flowers

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

Good Morning !! Wednesday means another challenge at the Pixie Cottage. Summer is here for sure and our theme this week is Here Comes the Sun. Here in the desert the sun is ever present and getting more toasty by the day! I used the Pixie Cottage image Hannah Swinging found in Michelle's store here.

The image was water colored and attached. I drew and water colored the sun. The fun sunny DP is from Cosmos Cricket. I added the rick rack down the side and popped up the sentiment. Be sure to stop by The Pixie Cottage to see the rest of the talented team cards.

Entering Challenges:
Make It Monday: Always Anything Goes
Desert Islands Crafts: Any three from list...square,image&pattern dp
Card Cupids: Bright and Bold
Truly Scrumptious: Anything Goes
Gingerloft: Plant a Tree
Delicious Doodles: Let the Sun Shine in
I Did It Creations: Anything Goes
Clear It Out:Any Coloring Medium
Penny's Paper-Crafty: Here Comes Summer

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

Our challenge today at Tuesday Throwdown is stripes. Our sponsor for this week is Inktegrity Stamps.

I've used the cute tractor image. I comes in a set with several different wagons that pulls behind the tractor. I used the hay wagon to form a border across the bottom. All the images are water colored and silver stickles added on the metal parts. Pull out the striped dp and join us.

Entering Challenges:

Emerald Fairies: Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow: Masculine
Lexi' Creations:Spots/and or stripes
Woodware USA: Anything goes
Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central: Masculine
Catch The Bug: Summer Celebrations

ARMED FORCES DAY

Happy Saturday to you! Today is Armed Forces Day and my card is to honor all those who have served and are serving our country. My father was in the US Army and fought in WWII so I was raised in a very patriotic home. My girls father also served and fought in Vietnam, was wounded and received several medals but didn't consider himself a hero but rather just serving his country. Both of my daughters are married to military men who are deployed at this time. The last time my SIL was deployed to Iraq I was visiting them in Alaska and attended the Deployment Program. It was truely one of those life changing events. As I looked out on that sea of men and women on the tarmac and looked around me at all the fathers, mothers, wives, husbands and children in the bleachers the reality of the situation struck me. There would be some who would not return home alive and the lives of those left behind would be forever changed. It is at a great cost our brave men and women serve and I honor their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families. It's not easy for the families to send them off either.

I had this old homespun SU set that I used. Since I cant sew, emboss or use dies I made it very simple just using a couple of punches for the border and little stars.


I really like this quote from Will Rogers " We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by." So I applaud all of our heroes serving today.

Entering Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday: Military

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

For today our challenge is Pink & Girly and or the sketch. Be sure to stop by The Pixie Cottage and join us this week. My card is using one of the newer stamps Hannah by the Fence. You will find her and lots of other stamps, digis and other supplies at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. She is water colored and cut out with the scalloped Spellbinder and matted on another pink one. I used Stickles for the dots around her. The scallops were also dotted with the Stickles. The flower was made from a recycled box with a punched center and jewel. The loopy edge is made with a MS looped punch and also dotted.

Entering Challenges:
The Emerald Fairie: Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations: Glitzy & Bling
One Stitch at A Time: Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday: Pink a Licous/ must use a stamp
A Spoonful of Sugar: Anything Goes
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz: Die Cuts & Punches
The Cheerful Stamp Pad: Color my World
Divas by Design:One for the Girls
Creative Card Crew: Cute and Girly

PASSIONATLEY ARTISTIC

This month we are featuring lace at Passionately Artistic. My card was a little difficult to make as my cuttlebug broke and I couldnt make any die cuts or emboss. Had to dig in the scrap box and pull out a few things to see what I could make work :) But I suppose thats the point of challenges right?

Entering Challenges:

The Corrosive: Birthdays
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Lace
Make It Monday: Always anything Goes
Stamping Scrapping: Birthday Theme
Paper Sundaes: Birthdays
Scrappy Frogs: Anything goes
Ellephantastic: Birthday Party
Paper And Such Designs: Birthday
Sweet Stamps: Birthday
I Did it Creations: Lace and ribbon

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

Good Morning, I for one am glad its a new week and looking forward to better days. I mentioned last week about the flood from the washer, after that my sewing machine broke, then I had put a dozen eggs on to boil and opps forgot and went to work... WOW what a smoky stinky mess that made not to mention ruined my very best pan and for toppers my cuttlebug broke on Saturday. Do you remember life before a die cut/embossing machine??? Now that's a challenge:)For todays Tuesday Throwdown challenge we are looking for Baby/Child creations. Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps. They have so many wonderful images be sure to stop by their store. I am using the Raggedies image. You don't see many of them any more. When my girls were young everyone had one. I decided to make a little ABC book for my Granddaughter. The image was water colored and attached to the red checked dp then the dark blue. No machine so lots of faux stitching. My little flower is make with some dotted paper, punches and the blue and wht center I outlined it with the dots, attached little hinges and the eyelets to attach the ribbon. On the inside each page has three letters and pics for the sound.

here is a peak inside

Entering Challenges:
By the Cute and Girly: Anything Goes
Creative Cowgirls: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Cutie Patootie
Digi Design House: Anything but a Card
KB Cute Monday: Anything goes using a digi
Lexi's Creations: Spot and or Stripes
Stamps R Us: Use something Digital
Tip Top Tuesday: For a Child
My Time to Craft: Something you would find in a toy box
City Crafter: Stripes & Dots