Dog Days: noun plural

This term means "sultry, summer weather" and also "a period of stagnation or inactivity."

But it has nothing to do with pets.

Sirius (known as the Dog Star) seems to reappear in the skies in early July. Its rising coincides with the warmest time of the year in the northern hemisphere – thus, the dog days.

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If you are one of my regular's then you might have noticed that I didn't blog for a whole 4 days in the beginning of July...for me, that's like missing in action, come find me, unheard of, oh wow! LOL If you're now wondering what I was doing I was madly making one of my Sassy Quotes books, 2 to be exact. One was commissioned and the other one was needed in the store.

entering my Sassy Quote book into:

2 Creative Chicks - 3-D challenge #4
 

 

For anyone that's never seen them ( these are # 4 and 5 ), I love that women buy them for their friends! To see them read it is a hoot, they giggle and chuckle...brings a smile to my heart!

Glitz Designs - Cashmere Dame papers

 And while we are smiling, let me introduce you to my newest friend...

Stella from Bugaboo Stamps!

You know I love snarky, funny humor!

Bugaboo Digital Stamps - Catch the Bug Sketch Challenge #139
Stella - bellybutton

And since Cath from Moxie Fab is having a Mixy Match Challenge, and I have tons of scraps left over from my Sassy Quotes albums, I made this card featuring Stella!

I broke out my neglected Sakura pens and colored in Miss Stella and the border, using my water color pencils for her flesh tone.

Added 2 very tiny yellow rhinestones to her glasses ( they just have to match her blouse, right? )

I also added a blob ( highly underused technical term ) of Helmar Liquid Scrapdots under the wave of the banner so it won't get smashed in the mailing, after all, Stellas's boobies are already flattened, we need something to be perky on the card!

Are you smiling? If you are, then my job is done!

abandon: noun

 a thorough yielding to natural impulses; especially : enthusiasm, exuberance
( not to be confused with the verb abandon...huh? No wonder they say that English is a very confusing language. It confuses me! )

 pronunciation

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This is my introduction post over at Frosted Designs, would love for you to go over there and leave the "Monday ladies" a warm welcome....and me too while you're there! ♥
 I also hope you play along with us!
 

It's time for one of the hottest trends out there over at Frosted Designs - CHEVRONS

( But not one of my favorite trends, I don't really like busy patterns, so after I lifted my head off the desk from moaning and groaning that my first post just had to be something I don't do well... and searched for a chevron paper...I discovered I had a couple of different ones... which surprised the heck out of me! )
 

Nevertheless, in for a penny, in for a pound...I made 4 banners, alternating with the chevrons and red and layered them on each other. Cut a blue strip and made a topper with the sentiment with 2 gemstone brads. Decided to put the banners over hounds tooth paper ( I mean as long as I am using one busy paper, I might as well use another busy pattern, lol ) as this will go into the masculine birthday section over at the Art MoB. The finishing touch is a thin red strip on the top and bottom of the card.

While I might not love chevrons, I do love having a sense of humor  :)
and hope who ever receives this also has one!!
 

 

Glitz, Oh what a Dame - chevrons, blue and red paper

Pink Paislee, Bayberry Collection - Hounds tooth paper

Faber Castell - PITT pen

brads - misc.

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And #13 for my 30 Mother's Day cards in 30 days challenge set up by the Art MoB:

 

Cricut - French Manor cartridge, p. 39

DCWV - Stardust Stack ( Gold glittered paper )

NRN -( from stash, very old )

My Mind's Eye - ( also from stash )

Kaiser - gem

Petunia Bounce - font

 entering this card into:

Fantabulous Cricut - #151 By Bye Birdie 

clepsydra: noun

 

an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of water : water clock
( sounds like a disease if you ask me, lol)

 

pronunciation

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Here is card #11 for the 30 Mother's Day cards in 30 days issued by the Art MoB.

 

entering this in:

 Cute card Thursday: Challenge 258 Something Old
 ( my brads are old, don't even know who made them )

Inkspirational: Challenge #9

 

 

 

 

American Crafts - pattern paper ( Dear Lizzy )

Glitz Design - candy ball machine ( Oh What a Dame )

brads - misc ( removed brads parts )

Helmar - 450 ( to glue down brads with )

tissue paper - ( left over from bottom of spray box, who knows what sprays were used but they all come from Ranger products )

twine - misc.

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I can't believe it's March already and that Easter is at the end of the month!!
So, I decided it was time to take down my winter wreath off my front door.

 

 I love my new Sony camera that Jamie gave me for my birthday, the macro shot feature works so much better on this camera than the one on my old Kodak!! This is a close up shot of the embellishments I used. An old Christmas ornament ( the cardinal ) and a branch I cut from my Cricut, Winter Wonderland cartridge out of chipboard and painted it.

 

 Put up my Easter bunny on my door, but I'm going to have to change it's colors for next year. It clashes with my spring welcome mat I bought last year....evidently I bought it after Easter and wasn't thinking about my bunny head that I had made! lol I made the bunny head last year at a crop, while everyone else was scrap booking I was making this! I'm going to need to paint the hat, and change his bow tie and then he'll be all matchy matchy...which will make me happy, happy!

 

 It doesn't feel very spring like out side, currently it's 36 degrees! brrrr....