Everyday Holds A Possibility of a Miracle

I did this little wall hanging to hang in my "creative room". My Golden Retriever "Nick" had 5 puppies several years ago. Nick passed away after a years fight to the head with a snake bite. She was such a good "momma" and I wanted to remember that with a my little hanging! I used a stamp from the June KOM from Unity "Everyday holds the possibility of a MIRACLE"...how neat is that??? I had a little dog bone clip, a few eyelets and my NEW ribbon "Soft Suede" from SU to hang it with! It won't take up much room, thats for sure!

The Grandma Test

We have been at the "Lake Huron" house since last Wednesday...home now! No new projects to post, but I do have a bit of bragging to do! My Granddaughter and her cheerleading groups won Nationals again this year. I was so lucky, as this year it was held in Michigan, 1 1/2 hours from my home, so I was able to attend........what fun that was to see her take the title yet again!

While we were at the lake house we visited the Nautical Festival in Rogers City and we were handed out these Tall Tale Tattlers...full of jokes and funny little stories. This little "story" was included, it made me laugh and I thought it might bring a smile to your face, too!

The Grandma Test:

As the little girl was walking along with her Grandma, she picked up something off the ground and started to put it into her mouth.

The grandmother took the item away from her and asked her not to do that. The grandaughter asked "why?"

Grandma replied, "Because its been on the ground; you don't know where its been, it's dirty, and probably has germs."

The little girl looked at her grandmother with total admiration and asked "Grandma, how do you know all this stuff?"

Grandma responded, "It's on the Grandma Test. You have to know it , or they don't let you be a Grandma."

The granddaughter was silent for several minutes as she thought about this new information. "Oh, I get it, she beamed, and so if you don't pass the test you have to be the Grandpa."

"Exactly," Grandma replied!

Polka Dots and Ruffles

Don't you just LOVE polka dots and ruffles? Just so "girlie" I made this card using a Unity stamp from the July KOM (Kit of the Month). Unity is having a little challenge for a guest designer of the month, so this is "my baby" for that! I don't really expect to be "picked", but it sure is fun to meet the challenges. We were to use 1 stamp, 2 designer papers and 3 embellishments. For my "embellies", I choose a Melissa Frances sticker that says "Love begins in a moment, grows over time and lasts for an Eternity".....how cool is that? I don't usually use a lot of "stickers", but a Melissa Frances, how can ya go wrong with that??

My "ruffle is from Jenni Bowlin, its crate paper ribbon that I gathered. I saw this stuff on line and finally found a great selection and a great price at A Cherry On Top. The little crochet flower is from Maya Road that I ordered from Emma's Paperie, along with a few other "ahem" flowers!

Here Comes The Sun & A Flourishes Thank You!

I have to say this has been a good start to my week! I won a $10 gift certificate at Flourishes today for the Timeless Tuesday challenge from last week....exciting! Exciting because Flouishes is one of my favorite sites to visit (well, I really subscribe to their blog so as to not miss a thing), their designers do the most beautiful work, I am always in awe! A big Thank You to Fourishes for the "gift"!

My card today is for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday for this week, the challenge is to use "metal" on your project. I have a Making Memories tool to crimp these little metal tags on ribbon, so it was the perfect chance to bring it to use! My daughter-inlaw and I are "avid" gardeners, she purchased me this awesome "sun" for my garden. I am not sure if "he" is going to reside where I have him now in all my phlox, but that was the only place I could get the stake in as the ground is so hard!!! Isn't "he" the neatest thing, evah??

My card has a double duty today, as is not only for the challenge, but as a thank you card for Melissa for my great "sun"!!! I used my Fourishes set "Coffee With Friends" and made a "clean and simple" card today, as I should be cleaning out the fridge (its trash day), getting groceries, changing the kitty litter (its trash day)packaging up my Ebay, going to the PO, so it had to be a "simple" card....I still like it!

Bloom Baby Bloom!!

No card post today...I am still sick! But, I have this gorgeous Hydrangea to show you. I have 3 of these later bloomers, in about 3 weeks the white cone shaped flowers will change to a sage green and vintage pink combo. I just love them! It has been so dry here, my used to be gorgeous flower gardens are dying! No amount of watering has really helped, plus they are really too big for me to continue watering! Click on photo for a better "view"!

Lots of Punches! Color Throwdown Challenge #53

I have lots and lots of punches...so many it is almost (almost) embarrassing! For this weeks color throwdown , I decided to use a few of them for my card. Stampin'Up! 5 petal flower punch, Stampin'Up! Eyelet border punch, Martha Stewart fence punch, and my Cricut for the watering can, which is popped up for dimension. Both DS papers are "retired SU". All CS are from SU, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, and Bordering Blue. I had a much different "plan" when I started out with this card.....but here is a perfect example of me NOT "thinking outside the box"! The link to the color throwdown is HERE if you would like to participate!

A Favorite At Courtney's Closet

My owl card was chosen as a favorite for the Courtney's Closet Challenge, you can see it here and all the other cards, too. It was exciting to me, but there were lots of wonderful creations this week, so I know Libby had a hard time chosing, as they were all great! But thanks Libby for making my day! You can find her blog listed in my favorites in my blog roll at my sidebar...go visit, you won't be sorry you did!