My Garden Journal

Hello and Happy Tuesday! I feel like I haven't been on my blog for so long even though I just missed a week. Last week was one of those weeks that seems like it would never end. It was the last week of school and we had so much planned that I seemed to work around the clock, we did a craft everyday to go along with the theme of the day, (I planned all the crafts and brought in everything to do them). The last day of school was a full day for staff so I spent the afternoon doing creative bulletinboards for a couple of teachers, so needless to say the last week and a half has pushed my creativity to the limit.

Being Tuesday it is also time for another challenge over at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week we have a theme that was so different for me to do. The theme this week is Anything But A Card. I decided to do a garden journal for myself. I am getting into gardening and need to keep a journal so I know where I planted everything and what didn't do well so I can move it for the next year. I wanted something pretty so I could leave it out. When I saw this pretty flower fairy I knew it was perfect for the cover.  It is hard to see but I have lots of glitter on all the flowers(the second picture shows it a bit better), the journal was a dark green color so I painted it a light blue. I am very happy with the way it came out. Our sponsor this week is Wee Stamps. Their images are so adorable, they are Wonderful!                                                                 

So be sure to play along with us this week if you would like to try to win some of these adorable images.

These are some other great challenges that fit my project

Simon Says Stamp Challenge-A Fabulous Sketch!

Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge #61-Summertime

Bearly Mine Challenge #13-Summer is Here

CES Challenge #42-Anything but square

Crafty Creations Challenge #124-Let It Shine

Creative Belli Blog #120-The Letter G, girl and glitter

Digital Tuesday Challenge #117-Flower Power

Fashionista Friday Challenge #84-War of the Roses

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #100!-Summertime Blues

Speedy The Cat's Challenge #61-Make It Sparkle!

Ooh La La Challenge #83 La Creations-Summertime Flowers

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #140-Embossing

Simply Create Challenge #46-Fly with Us

Stamp and Create June Challenge-Summertime

Stampin' For The Weekend Challenge #11-My Favorite Things, pastel colors, punches, glitter, flowers, pearls and ribbon(You can ner have too many of these last two!)

Stamps R Us Challenge-"There was a little girl..." theme

Sweet Stampin' Challenge-Something Old, Something New, my old is alot of the ribbons and my something new is the image and the web die cut behind the image.

The Crafty Pad Designs Challenge #127-Bold and Bright or Soft Pastels

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #75-Sketch and/or Outdoor Fun, I picked Outdoor Fun!

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #68-"My Favorite Things" DP from Bearly Mine Designs, ribbons, pearls and  pretty flowers

Gingerloft Challenge GL21-Add Those Beads

Dream Valley Challenge #10-Ribbon

Divas By Design Challenge-Anything But A Card

Little Darlings Challenge #2-Favorite Color Combo, blue, pink, light purple and aqua

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #158-Digi Day
Hooked on Crafts Challenge #2-Show us your flowers
There She Goes Challenge #113-A Challenge to Die For, use 3 punches or dies

These are all wonderful challenges that I played along with. Be sure to stop by and play along with them also!

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,

Mary

Beach Babe

Happy Wednesday! I am so glad that the days are dwindling down until summer vacation. There are only 6 more wake-ups for me. I am ready for a break. I spent the Sunday with my sister Peggy, friends Kristen and Pia all selling our no longer used stamping stuff at a yard sale at our LSS (Ink About It in Westford, MA). I made a tidy some of cash and went home with a lot less than I brought there. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to spend more time with all of them. Of course I couldn't wait to spend the money I made on new stamping stuff, hehe.

It is also time for another challenge this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. This week we have a favorite challenge of many, Anything Goes! We also have a fabulous sponsor this week Kenny K.

Who doesn't love his images, he has something for everyone's taste. I fell in love instantly with this bathing beauty. They were kind enough to let the DT play with these wonderful images so be sure to check out the other ladies blogs for some inspiration. What are you waiting for show us your creativity and play along!

Here are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #115-inspiration cupcakes
A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #156-Splish Splash
Ai Factory Challenge-Use something new, vine punch and DP
Anything Goes Challenge 43-Here Comes Summer
AUD Sentiments Challenge #30-Summertime
Bee Crafty Downloads Challenge #51-Summers Here
Creative Inspirations Challenge #116-Blue, Green, and 1 other color
Drunken Stampers Challenge #71-The Color Orange
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #116-Recipe, 3 DP, 2 Embellies, 1 image
Fashionista Friday Challenge #82-Pearls
Kenny K Krafty Girlz Challenge #49-Show your Fav color (blue)
Lollipop Crafts Challenge #41-Inspired By Song, My song is Summertime
Sketch Saturday Week #159-Fantastic Sketch
Stamp Something Challenge-Something Punched, Memory Box vine punch
Stamp With Fun Challenge #115-Pearls and Flowers
Totally Papercrafts Challenge #70-Summer
The Crafty Pad Designs Challenge #125-Just Because You Can, this card is for a teacher friend wishing her
fun this summer
Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge #54-Summerfun
Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #3-Summer
Poodles Parlour Challenge-Anything Goes

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure toplay along with them!

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Summertime Pleasures

Hello and Happy Tuesday! I have 13 more wake-ups until school is done for the year, can you tell I'm excited about it. We are really busy with end of the year stuff so the days fly by but are very tiring.

I went to a stamping convention this weekend with my good friends and sister. We had lots of fun (I spent lots of money and got lots of great stamping stuff to play with). Anyone who knows me knows I love Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamps. They were there with lots of wonderful new templates and stamps. I love the dress template and am going to try to create one this week and will post it here when I do.

This week we also have a really fun challenge over at

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

The theme is Happy Birthday. Who doesn't need a stash of B'Day cards so be sure to play along. This week we have a wonderful sponsor Heart Song Designs

One lucky person will get a GC to there store. They were also wonderful enough to give all us ladies an image to inspire you with this week. I just love this bird on the branch. So what are you waiting for come play with us!

Here are some other challenges that fit my card

Bearly Mine Challange #12-Anything Goes

Card and Scrap Challenge #10-Flowers

Charisma Cardz Challenge #22-Something that flies

The Crafty Calendar June Challenge-Things with Wings

Creative Belli Blog Challenge #118-Tool Shed, this swirl punch is Whale of a Punch about 3 years old and still brand new!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #145-Things with Tails

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 167-Embellish It!

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge-Things of Beauty

Stamp Something Challenge-June Digi Day

Fun with Shapes and More Challenge #84-Everything must Sparkle

One Stop Craft Challenge #134-Texture

Sentimental Sundays challenge #58-Inspired By a Song, My song is Summertime

Speedy the Cat's Challenge Week 57-3 Dimensional Flowers

Ooh La La Challenge #81-Happy Birthday

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #155-Here comes Summer

Digital Tuesday Challenge #114-In the Garden/Outdoors

Papertake Weekly Challenge-Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #54-Here Comes Summer

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #58-Summer Sparkle

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along!

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Fairy Fun

Hello and Happy Day! I am a few days behind on life. There is a few weeks left to school and that means busy times for me at school. I also needed to get all my planting done and all the gardens freshened up so that the mulch could be done this weekend. I am hoping that my husband and son get it done while I am at a big rubber stamping convention in Springfield, MA tomorrow. My friends and I go every year. It is so much fun and I tend to buy a lot!

This is my card that was suppose to be posted Tuesday for this week's
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations
Challenge. This week we have a color challenge for you to play, green, blue and yellow. These are really fun colors to create with. I loved working with these colors and so did the other ladies. Their creations are gorgeous so be sure to stop by thier blogs. I can't wait to see what you create!

Here are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #91-Fantastic sketch

Lili of the Valley Challenge 99-Punch It Up

Allsorts Challenge Week 105-Things with Wings

By The Cute and Girly June Challenge-In The Garden

Charisma Cardz Challenge #22-Things that fly

Crafts and Me Challenges #37-Punch it out!

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #85-Lots of Circles

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 167-Embellish It!

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge 96-Nature

Stamp With Fun Challenge 113-In the Garden

Dream Valley Challenge #8-Stamp Something

Shelly's Images Challenge-TTT: "Seeing Spots"

Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #20-"On the wings of a..."

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 8-Things with Wings

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them!

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary