Happy Sunday!

Hello and Happy Sunday!

I purchased 10 lbs of freshly picked Blueberries yesterday and now I need to either prepare and freeze them in mini-pies or freeze them for later use in cooking. I will freeze at least 5 lbs because I don't want to spend all day and night baking! I am looking forward to tasting the next batch of blueberries from this grower because these blueberries are really good.  The last pick of the season should be even better! One of the joys of summer is fresh fruits and vegetables. Yum!!!

I enjoyed seeing this visitor in my garden...

Thanks for stopping by and wishing you a spectacular week!

xoxo,

Shirley

Hello Weekend!

It's Friday and that means the weekend is here! What do you have planned? There is no rain scheduled until Monday so the weekend is ripe for gardening and grilling. Yay!!!

One of my brothers is an avid bowler. I made this shadow box card with him as my inspiration.

Happy Father's Day!

Now to get busy making cards for the other two. Thanks for stopping by and I love reading comments.

XOXO,
Shirley

Squirrels love Krispy Kreme Donuts

June 5th was National Doughnut Day and I had no donuts. Hmm. My favorite places, Glazed and Infused and Stan's Donuts are all sold out by now. (Got to hit these places early). Okay, I am going to Jewels any way so why not pick up a box of Krispy Kreme? Wrong!!! The donuts were terrible!  Into the trash can they go.

My husband was on his way out and was taking the garbage with him. He put the trash bag on the back porch because he forgot something and had to come back inside. About 10 minutes later, he went back to back porch to take the trash bag to garbage can. I heard a 'wow' and ran to the porch to see that the trash bag had a big hole and its contents were scattered about the porch. I looked around and saw a squirrel running off with a whole doughnut in its mouth!

Just a reminder that someone's garbage is another's treasure. 

Racing to the Finish Line

Happy Sunday to all my scrapping peeps! Thanks for stopping by. This week at the Outlawz CAS challenge, it's all about sports and masculine cards.  My husband, like most men, is into a lot different types of sports. However, he has always loved auto racing, especially Formula 1. I have become fond of this sport also , attending F1 races at Indy, Detroit, Elkhart Lake, Milwaukee and Chicago. Wish I could have been in Monte Carlo recently to see Lewis Hamilton race the streets of Monte Carlo . LOL. I would love to see any F1 race in Monte Carlo. Hamilton did not win that race but if I were there, he may have. At any rate it would still have been party over there. Yay!! What a beautiful  place and an awesome race.

This is my last week as a guest designer at the Outlawz.  It was a great experience for me. Thanks for the opportunity. Here is my submission for the challenge.

Why not head over to The Outlawz and enter this week's challenge HERE .  Hope you like it and you are racing to a great finish! Love ya and see you soon. I love to see your comments so please leave one.

xoxo,
Shirley

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!  “Thank You” to the members of our armed forces, active and veterans, for your service to our country. You risked life and limb to keep us safe. We can never repay you for your service but we should never stop trying.

This week’s challenge at The Outlawz is R& R.  That’s Ribbon and the color Red. It was a lot of fun trying to decide how I was going to design this card.  Hope you like how it turned out.  I appreciate that you stopped by and would love for you to leave a comment.

Have a Blessed weekend with family and friends.

xoxo,

Shirley

Hello my crafty peeps! Thanks for your comments last week. I really appreciate you. (HUGS).

This week's Clean and Simple challenge at the Outlawz is to use animal print.  I really like how it turned out. I hope you do, too.  

Have a blessed week and time for creating. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

xoxo,

Shirley

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day everyone! This is my second week as a guest designer over at The Outlawz . If you love to challenge your skills, check out this great site Here.

My mother, rest in peace, was a sharp dresser. She looked great in everything especially her hats. I never could get them to look good on me. lol. I guess you have to have a certain attitude. Here's to you, Mama. Love you more...Happy Mother's Day!

I love to read your comments. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you come back soon.

xoxo,
Shirley

All About the Bass

Hello...  I made a card today using image by Robert Jackson and a stamp that I received today from Club Scrap. The CS stamp set, The Blues, is awesome! Looking forward to using more of them tomorrow.

Hope you get a chance to do what makes you happy. Come back soon.

xoxo,

Shirley

Guest Design Team member at The Outlawz for May 2015

Hello everyone. Whoo hoo! I am soooo excited! I will be a guest designer on the Clean and Simple Design Team over at the  Outlawz website. Great site, they have a  new challenge each day so head over there and check them out here.

Each Sunday during the Month of May, I will have a new card to share with you. So come back often and please leave a comment below.

Thanks for looking!

XOXO 

Shirley

I was Featured on The Outlawz

I just want to share some happy news. I was featured on The Outlawz website. Woo-hoo!!! So exciting. Here is my card that was featured:

The silhouette image is from Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet.  Thanks for looking.

xoxo,
Shirley

Hear the Beat

Hello and thanks for stopping by. This is the card that I wanted to send for Easter...oops! I am working on my need to plan for events in a timely manner.

I love butterflies and see them as perfect messengers of love. Hear them flying near your home soon. Receive the love.

Have a wonderful weekend and hope you come back real soon.

  

xxo,

Shirley

Where is the warmer weather?

It is coming soon to a town near you. I am ready to shed the winter blues. But that was yesterday...today there is sun! Yes, the weather is getting better, daylight savings time, more sunlight and soon there will be flowers. Hope you are experiencing better weather in your area, too.

Here is a card that I made recently. The image is from Fine Arts by Robert Jackson, 

http://fineartsbyrobertjackson.com/new-digital-arrivals.html 

Wishing you clear and sunny days ahead.  Please come back again.

XOXO,

Shirley



Let it Snow...Oh so lightly!

Happy Sunday! Thanks for coming over through all the snow. This excessive snow can stop falling on my city, my state, my region - any time now!  An inch or two of snow is okay but not a foot or more  of snow!!

Exhale. Spring is just around the corner. Yay! Until then...what have you been up to?

I purchased a couple of new plants on line for my outdoor garden. If you have seen my garden, you would ask, 'Why?' There are too many plants now. I love strange and colorful plants. If  I see them, then I want them in my garden. It is the same emotion that overcomes me when I see a new craft tool. Speaking of crafts, here is a card that I made for a challenge at Outlawz.  The digi is by Robert Jackson. I used Anna Griffin embossing folder and die cut.

Thanks for looking!
Shirley