We are Ready to Rumble...

In a friendly way of course!

It is time again for our duel....Michelle was the hostess with the mostess this month and we are going out into the Great Outdoors!

We were asked to tell a story.....hmmm....al of my camp outs have been memorable, but one that sticks out is a few years back when one of the guys was introducing us to his girlfriend. I say the guys b/c my hubby has had the same set of friends since they were in four grade. And, when I married Mike I was told that I wasn't marrying just him, but all five of them.... But, back to the story at hand. Our friend brought the girl of his dreams camping with us, and all she did was expect him to wait in her hand and foot which didn't sit well with many....the final day we were camping, it started to drizzle....she expected our friend to take down the screen house as Mike was washing dishes...under it!! I have the pictures in my scrapbook....strange, but true!!

Here is what she sent....

Image - Whippersnapper Roasting Mellos Bear, all stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black on Neenah Solar Crest white cardstock.

DP - Both are from the Imaginisce Happy Camper line.
Ribbon - American Crafts
Brad - Eyelet outlet
Buttons - October Afternoon Campfire
I added a piece of green cardstock and madethe base from a piece of kraft cs.

And here is my creation!  The pattern for this stand up card was recently showcased on SCS....had to give it a try!

Thanks for stopping and make sure to see what everyone else has created too!!  Here are links to both the Dazzlers and the Divas.

Dazzlers          Divas

April (me)         Barb

Debbie              Carol

Jeanette             Jamie

Melina               Joan

Michelle                Judy

Paola                Kelly

Terry                    LJ

Darlene              Tami

Thanks for stopping by!

Huggz,

April

Pure Innocence??

Here is my card for LJ's most recent swap. So much fun to work with stamps from My Favorite Things!! There is a new PI carrying popcorn and a drink....can't wait to add that one to my collection!

This little sweetie was colored with my Bic's...little flower embellies were punched and a brad added and made grass with my MS icicle punch!

Thanks for stopping~
Huggz,
April

Happy Birthday~

Yep, tonight we celebrated Johanna's birthday and I just want to share the card and gift I crafted up for her!!

Just a simple 12 by 12 page in a frame...she will get a new one for upcoming celebrations....  Eric was in a wedding recently and this and the following card mimic the invitation the bride and groom sent...

Mike took the pictures, so blame him for quality issues....lol

Thanks for stopping!
Huggz,
April

Delight-ful

Faith, over at Delightful Inspiration,  has done it again!  She has offered up at fabby digi for free.  Now, I missed the month of May (life was hectic), but many of you know I adore her work and that of the design team.  This image is called Spring Fence and is a wonder to color.  I used Bic's, put it on top of some Tim Holtz paper (that I never know how to use), added some ribbon and some embellies that were gifted to me!!

Sorry this is short, EK is still in da house and we are trying to get ready for another baseball outing....who wants to play baseball?  It's only 91 degrees (F) with a heat index of close to 100....did I mention the Air Quality Alert we are in too??  In fact, when I went out to take the picture, the lens steamed up and I had to wait....lol

Thanks for stopping by!
Huggz,
April

Creative Cowgirls Summer Challenge

Well, here I am (hopefully) with my latest card for the Cowgirls. 

 Have you been checking them out every Sunday with me? 

This week we are sponsored by

Chi Chi Memories!! 

WOOT WOOT

This was such a fun image - and so summery!! 

You all know me

Scraps and stash for my papers and accessories.

Colored with Bic Mark-Its and skin with Copics.

Make sure to get your mojo working and stop by the ranch~ First place of the challenge gets 3 free immies from CCM and Top 3 get one each!

You have to be in it to win it!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Huggz,

April

SOTC

I really need to get a better light in my little scrap area....Sorry about the quality of the picture.

But, I wanted to share with you my 'Manly' card for this months Sistah swap....

CTMH stamps and ink.

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

Calendar Girls Challenge

First, I must say: "Thank you, Blogger!"  I am sure we have all been in the same boat the last couple of days, so I won't bemoan the fact that I almost didn't get this posted!

Now, on to the card and the challenge that Barb set out for us!

The challenge was to get into shape for the upcoming season....nope, not personally in shape, but to try a new shape for making a card.

Deedee Anderson showed off a very cool card not so long ago and I really wanted to give it a try.  You can find it here - along with the link to the original design and template for this standup card!  I must admit that I changed mine around just a bit and made the back the front.

I can only take a guess at who's stamp this is, since it was given to me  ~ so, if you know for sure, let me know.  I used my Cuttlebug to make the tree background and the fence pieces.  And, I must mention that all paper and cardstock was from my stash.... I am still on a minimal buying spree...lol


PLEASE, stop over to the blogs of the rest of the Calendar Girls.....we all love to get LOVE~
 

Barb (SCS - barbaralynn) Barb's Inkin' into Retirement

Carol (SCS - momcgw) Lost in my craft room

Debbie (SCS - djones) The Ink Igloo

Jeanette (SCS - Forest Ranger) Cre8tive Play

Kelly (SCS - MiamiKel4) Sandcastle Stamper

Michelle (SCS - pattem) Ink'n General

Paola (SCS - Sama) That's Amore

Tami (SCS - BlueInks) BlueInks Design

Terry (SCS - terry0926) It's Totally Terry

Thanks for stopping by~
Huggz,
April