Some Friday Goodies

Not only is it Friday, it's the first day of August. It feels like it, too. We are expecting 101 degree temps today - and no sign of rain. The poor grass here is so brown, despite my attempts to keep it watered. Me and hubby have been doing movie date nights on Fridays - so that's another reason I like Fridays. What do you like about Friday??

So here are a few things I made recently. The first is a card I made using Webster's Pages papers. They have a monthly challenge on their Inspire Me website, and this is the card I made for the July challenge.




Check out the blog at Emma's Paperie today. The Design Team was challenged to create some things using a stationery gift box. The projects are amazing. I got to play along with them for July, so here's my shadow box I made with the stationery box. The papers are Sassafrass Lass and Graphic 45. See the blog for the complete supply list.



And last, this was a fun little challenge I gave myself. I recently bought some Cuttlebug die cut and embossing folder combo sets. I wanted to use them, so to make it interesting, I challenged myself to limit my supplies. I only used 2 different colors of cardstock. The teal has a white core and I sanded it. The three cards are all made using the "With Gratitude" set. The 4th card uses the "Argyle" embossing folder.











Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you stay cool.

She's baaackk

I'm back from vacation. We spent five beautiful days on the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Panhandle. Sun, surf and sand - lots of all three. We ate lunch on Tuesday at Pompano Joe's right on the beach in Sandestin. Our table was at a window that overlooked the beach. It was awesome. The kids, like me, just love the sand and surf. Can't get enough. But, I think we did get enough this time. Every single day was clear and sunny. Thursday night we were in Perdido Key. I cooked boiled shrimp and we ate dinner on the balcony overlooking the water. The next morning we saw dolphins swim by. Here are just a few of my oodles of photos.











For some scrappy news - I'm a guest designer at
Emma's Paperie this month. If you've never been there, check it out. Her designers are some of the best and the store and service are superb!

I got home to a box of luscious papers from Dream Street Papers. As soon as I get a few things created, I'll be posting them here, so check back in a day or so! Have a sunny day!