Mr. and Mrs.

Regardless what time of year it is, you can always find an occasion that calls for a card. With the help of the beautiful cardstock available at the PaperTemptress and a stamp from the bargain bind, creating a customized card can easily be accomplished. For today's card I embossed Nero cardstock with gold and mounted the image on dry embossed Autumn Haystack cardstock. To compliment the golden undertone and glimmer of the cardstock, I added gold thread. Easy and quickly completed with elegant results! 

Johnny on the Spot

I must admit that when I first saw Johnny on the Spot, from Bonibleaux Designs, this month's freebie for Dude Time Doodles' Guest Designer/Freebie Challenge, I was stumped. I fell asleep thinking what am I going to do with an image of a pot? The mind is amazing and when morning came, I had my answer. Since there is no plumbing connected to the pot, I would sit it in the yard and fill it with flowers! What are you going to do with your pot? The Dude and Dudettes would love to see what you create and if you are chosen as our winner, you will be the guest designer for July!

Frantic Graduate

A sweet young friend of mine recently joined the graduating class of 2012 so in honor of the occasion, a card was definitely in order! I used Frantic Graduate from Sassy Cheryl's Digis to send my congratulations. I included a small cash gift since come August, she will be a freshman at West Chester University which is very near and dear to my heart since my youngest daughter is an alumni.

Totally Pawsome

It is Rhonda's Rowdy Rascals' turn to host Squigglefly's challenge this week and I like to play along as often as I can. With the help of Totally Pawsome by Squigglefly's artist, Fawn Palmer, I created a circle card for the "Shape Up" challenge. So come along and join the challenge by making a shaped card!

Summer School

All the way through first to twelfth grade, I thought going to school was one big social event. I had no clue I was there to learn. One of the top happiest days of my life was the day I walked down the aisle to receive my high school diploma and I was free! As poor of a student that I was, I never had to go to Summer School like these cool fishes from Squigglefly's artist, Diana Garrison! Looks to me like they are having an amusing time as well!

Betty Bumblethorpe

As Betty Bumblethorpe from Just Inklined left the candy store with two boxes of her favorite chocolates in hand, she saw a reflection of herself in the shop window across the way. Betty immediately noticed that her once hourglass shape was now circular with a peculiar bulge in the middle. Betty decided right then and there the time had come to go on a diet. Pleased with her commitment, she then decided the diet would have to wait until after she had eaten the two boxes of chocolates she had just purchased, after all she thought, no point in squandering money and besides, isn't it a sin to waste food?

In the Garden

Time for a new challenge at the Digi Doodle Shop and a chance for you to win a $10 gift certificate to the store but you must participate! The challenge is to make a card for a male and since Father Day is right around the corner on June 17, why not start early and join the challenge! For my card I used In the Garden and a dollar stamp I found at the local craft store. So once again I am asking you to put your crafty hat on and join the challenge!

Aaron Aeronautic

When it is the first Wednesday of the month, there is always a new challenge to join at Dude Time Doodles! This month's theme is Boys and Their Toys! My boy is Aaron Aeronautic far from home, flying his airplane up, up and away from all cares and troubles, ignoring the fact that the grass is waiting to be mowed, cars that need to be washed and a princess-like wife expecting him to run the vacuum cleaner!

To see more inspiration, please visit the Dude and the Dudettes and find out what toys their boys are playing with to get out of doing chores! Join the challenge for a chance to win three images from Dude Time Doodles!

Do You Care for Tea?

A new challenge starts today at Can You Digi It and the challenge is to button it up! For my card I used Lilypink Designs, Do You Care for Tea? available at Can You Digi It. Get out your buttons and button it up and join the challenge! Be sure to visit the other "IT" girls to see their terrific creations!

Come and Get it

Holley's Hobbyists are heading up the new challenge that starts today at Squigglefly and the challenge is to "Make Me Laugh". I used the newly released Come and Get it by Squigglefly's artist, Lynne Stansberry, for my card. Although it may not be the funniest card, when all is said and done, the last laugh will be the sweet puppy's when she learns how to stand on her hind legs to reach for whatever tasty morels happen to be waiting there! So join the fun and Make Me Laugh at Squigglefly!

Baby Line

Since it is the first Monday in June, it's time for Just Inklined's Blog Hop and this month we are hosted by the talented, Karen, who challenged the design team to use embossing, anyway or anyhow on our cards. I used the adorable Baby Line from Just Inklined and embossed the backing paper as well as the corners. If you've followed along the hop, you've arrived from ace-artist Jak's blog and your next stop is to see the awesome creation crafted by Lori. Be sure to leave a comment since there is a spot prize along the way of a Just Inklined image!

Blind Mice

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw Blind Mice from Hambo Stamps - Digital Image Store. Naturally, it landed in my shopping cart along with several other fun images. I'm so glad the farmer's wife missed these cuties!

Heart Blowing Ellie

Now that One-a-Day-in-May is finished, Squigglefly is once again releasing new images each Saturday. Not only is Squigglefly revealing the new images available starting today, they are also introducing three new artists to the ever-growing Squigglefly family, Denise Clemson, Mike Eustis and Kim Fleming!

To get back in the swing of Saturday's new releases, I created a card using the sweet image Heart Blowing Ellie by Louise Gardner available today!

Cheshire Cat

There are several theories as to the origin of the phrase "grinning like a Cheshire Cat" made popular by Lewis Carroll when he authored Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (published 1865), but no one knows for sure. One conjecture is that because Cheshire was a dairy community, there was an abundance of milk and cream to keep all of the cats in town fat and very happy! But I disagree! After seeing Cheshire Cat from Just Inklined, my personal opinion, which I am certain you want to know, is that the cat had strutted his fat self within inches of a dog secured by a chain and then thumbed his nose! The Cheshire Cat is just very proud of himself for tormenting a dog!