I am playing in the sugar bowl......

This cute image is "Braveheart" from the Sugar Nellie's Home Grown collection. I made this card to participate in this weeks sketch challenge at "The Sugar Bowl Blog".

As well as follow the sketch provided, you have to include HANDMADE FLOWERS. I made mine by cutting circles with my nestablilties out of sheet music, crumpling the paper and adding some ink. Lucky for me, my Impress order came this week and I had ordered some flower stamens.

Stamp" Sugar Nellie - Braveheart

Why I Love Summer...................

Check out this mornings haul from the farmers market!! The local produce market is growing!! I am impressed by the number of vendors and the variety of produce available.

When my hubby and I talk about where to move to when we retire (to escape Minnesota cold, ice & snow) my first requirement is "somewhere they have year around farmers markets".

Well I am off to roast some beets. Awhile back I had a roasted red beet, green apple & ginger salsa that was out of this world!! I am attempting to duplicate the recipe - wish me luck!!

The "Paper Pack" goes digital!!

This months "Paper Pack" (a local card swap) was a "try a new technique challenge". This month each person must make a card using a digital stamp and/or digital paper. I really LOVE how mine turned out.

This great digi image is from McMahon Five Design. I was worried that the image would bleed due to the ink from my laser printer, but I was pleasantly surprised!! I heat set the image and then made the background using alcohol inks. The image remained PERFECT while I RUBBED & RUBBED & RUBBED!!!

The charms are from a great eBay seller called Periwinkle Blue Gap.

Digi Stamp: McMahon Five Design - Cowboy

"HOO"PS - PAge #5

It is hard to come up with fresh ideas for the kids sports photos when they participate each year. I admit - this on is a little "out of the nest". The paper is from Fancy Pants Designs - Kraft Kuts" line.

Stamp: Gina K Designs - Owl always love you!!

First Farm Fresh Friday Challenge

This is my take on this weeks "Farm Fresh Friday Sketch Challenge" for The Greeting Farm.

The kids just LOVE this image and have colored several of them - we will have to find a good use!!

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Geisha Anya

Do your own Laundry!!

One of this month's Hanna Stamp Release Challenges was to make a "Back to School" project!!My oldest daughter is off to her Junior year in college. This year she will live off-campus in an apartment. I altered this tin for her. It holds: a sewing kit, shout wipes and a bunch of quarters for her for the laundry machines!!

Pagemaps - Apron Strings Sketch Contest

Remember my goal make one scrapbook page a week in 2009? I think this is layout number 4. I had better get cracking!!

This is for a summer themed layout sketch contest over on the Pagemaps Blog. I LOVE Pagemaps for scrapbook layouts!! A great MoJo jumpstart!!

Cosmo Cricket is one of my favorite paper lines. All the fun paper is from their "Snorkel" line!!