Red, White, and Blue

I want to apologize to my loyal followers. It has been an extremely busy work week, so I haven't had a chance to do much card making or paper crafting the last few days. I finally had a break in my schedule to take a few pictures of projects I completed over the weekend.

There have been several challenges this week asking for anything red, white, and blue for the 4th of July. Here is a dum dum & jelly belly bouquet along with a stars card that I will be giving to my aunt this 4th.

I sure hope she is going to enjoy it!

Dotty Spotty Challenge

One of my dearest friend's Heather came by on Saturday and we took out my new stamps to create some cards. We both decided to create a card for the Splendid Stamping with TGF challenge called Dotty Spotty. The theme was polka dots and they wanted to see them somewhere on your card creation.



Here is what Heather created:



And here is my card:



We had a blast! What do you think of our cards??

Strawberry Festival - June 26th through 28th

If you love strawberries – you’ll LOVE Long Grove’s annual tribute to this tasty treat! Strawberry Fest is the granddaddy of Long Grove’s signature festivals, drawing thousands of music-loving, food-loving, and fun-loving visitors to the historic business district for the three-day event. It is considered one of the premier outdoor festivals in the Chicagoland area!
Free Festival Shuttle to two remote parking sites on Saturday and Sunday. Geimer Greenhouses, (2 miles south) 2727 Route 53 just north of Lake Cook Rd., or Apachi Day Camp, (2 miles north) just north of Route 22 on Old McHenry Rd. Continuous shuttle service from 11 am to 6 pm.

The pleasures of summer are celebrated with “berry” wonderful strawberry-inspired treats. Strawberry lovers of all ages flock to Long Grove’s renown fest to enjoy chocolate covered strawberries, fruit smoothies, and other strawberry drinks, ice creams, strawberry donuts, baked goods and, of course, the farm-fresh berries themselves. There is free live entertainment all three days at venues all over town and most of Long Grove’s many shops, galleries, cafes, and restaurants offer variations of strawberry-themed foods, drinks, and merchandise.
Fun for All Ages Strawberry Fest features plenty of activities and fun for children, including a variety of kiddie rides, face painting and outdoor activities and tents full of family and education-oriented products.

Shop ‘Till You Drop Visitors to Long Grove will also love the dozens of trendy shops, boutiques, galleries, and restaurants in a beautiful old-world setting of historic buildings, cobblestone walks, colorful gardens, and the landmark covered bridge.

Long Grove is located in Chicago’s northern suburbs, near Routes 53 and 83, north of Lake-Cook Rd. For more information, directions, and our line-up of musical talent, phone the Visitor’s Information Center at (847) 634-0888

CPS121 Challenge

This week the Card Positioning Systems challenge designs are sponsored by My Sentiments Exactly.

My stamps from My Sentiments Exactly are on there way, so I had to use a different stamp company for this challenge. I chose to use this adorable C.C. Designs Sugarplums Bathing Beauty Emma Stamp.

I think this card turned out really cute. I might give it to my niece to welcome her back from her Florida vacation.

Sketch Saturday #56 Challenge

This week at Sketch Saturday was to follow sketch number 56.

After looking at the sketch and having completed about 50 birthday cards, I decided I wanted to do a few patriotic/4th of July type cards. So out came the stamps, stars, and papers in red, white, & blue.

Isn't she adorable?! I was even able to add some angel dust glitter to give her wings some sparkle. So, how did I do?

Friday Sketchers #57

This week at Friday Sketchers challenge number 57 was to create a card using this fabulous sketch.

I enjoyed breaking in my new Butterfly Anya stamp from The Greeting Farm. I love this line and will definitely be getting a few more Anya stamps soon.

Isn't she adorable?

Color Inspiration

This week over at the Kwerner Design blog was a color inspiration challenge to use basic gray, rust, mustard, and vanilla/cream.

These colors are outside my norm as I usually go for the reds, pinks, lavendars, and sage family of colors. However, the colors peaked my interest and I thought I would give it a shot.

I think it turned out pretty good. How about you?