You're invited to a picnic!

Happy Wednesday!  I am back to share two cards today with you.  It's quite the pair. 
My first card is for Penny's newest challenge: watermelons in honor of national watermelon day. 

I used some MME papers(So Sophie) and g.c.d (Melody Ross) paired with this super adorable image from Digi My World. This is "Watermelon  Day Brittney" and she's ready to share some watermelon with you!  That's a SRM sticker I used with some rhinestones.  I brought this green seam binding back from Paris.  I love this color!  It makes perfect bows!  Sadly, it's already half gone.  :-( 

Challenges I would like to enter my card into:

Clear It Out: Use Old supplies and  Summer (button, sticker, and papers)

Crafts and Me: #46 Anything Goes

Creative Crafts Challenge: Summertime

Creative Inspirations: Summer

Divas by Design: #7 Summer

Going Grey with Scrap-creations: Buttons or  Bows

Tuesday Throwdown: #60 Summertime

My next card is for Crafty Creations Challenge this week which is by  invitation.  I made this card with Digi's with Attitude "Viagra Simon".  Ironically, my SO is named Simon.  Also his birthday is coming up and because he is older than me I like to tease him about being the oldest.  I know, it's not very nice of me.  I do it in a loving way.  Life's too short to be upset and uptight so I'd rather make a joke and smile about it.  Inside reads, "to old age!"

I made a pennant card for this.  Then lined with some older paper scraps from Sassafras Lass.  I cut a small piece of twill, stapled it down and then tied a button with brown baker's twine around it. That's a journaling spot from Elle's Studio.  A friend sent me the blue ticket and I just added another button.    I hope he smiles.  That's what I really want  for him to do when he sees it.  I think he will since he's clearly no where near this man's age and has all of his teeth.  Thankfully!  Also not a prune fan.   Challenges I would like to enter this card in:

Corrosive Challenge: #127 Manly

Crazy Amigos Challenge: Anything Goes

Digis with Attitude: #32 Anything Goes

Dutch Dare: #123 Birthday

For Fun Challenges: Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations: #45 Shaped card

Papertake Weekly: Anything goes with optional metal (used staples)

By the way!  This is my 500 post!  Yahoo!  I am going to take pictures of a give away I will post tomorrow! 

Daddy's Heartbeat

Hello there and hope you are having a fabulous Sunday!  It's been another busy weekend for my family as we celebrated my father's birthday and my niece's dance recital.  I have been swamped with lots of end of the year activities with school for myself and my daughter.  It seems like one fun event after another.  I hate turning down invites but we had to sadly.  Can only be in so many places at a time.  With Summer officially here we are ready to embark on lots of adventures.  How about you?  Any trips planned? 

Today I have my Sentimental Sundays card to share with you.  Our theme is Father's Day and I  stretched the idea a tad. I love this sentiment and my daughter is her father's heartbeat.  He truly adores her and lives for the moments they share together.  There's just something about a girl's heart always belonging to her daddy.  Back to my card, I used my last bit of Studio Calico's State Fair paper on this card.  I love that paper so with the wood grain side and then the large circle print.  I mixed in some American Crafts and Sassfras Lass papers for the smaller punched pieces.  The red hearts are Bazzill cinnamon red.  The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo's "Daddy's Heartbeat".  I used foam dots to pop up the sentiment a bit.  I also used two light blue brads from my craft supply to embellish.   was trying to keep it glitter/bling free.  :-)
Next week we are having a blog hop for Sentimental Sundays.  Please join us as the designers will have lots of "shimmery/summery" cards to share with you and prizes plentiful!  A plethora of ideas await you as you hop along and see their fabulous creations. 

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:
Alphabet Challenge: "F" Father's day or for a male card
Card Patterns: #119 sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges: #91 Masculine
Creative Inspirations: #61 Father's Day or card for Dad
Fussy and Fancy Challenge: Man cards
My Mum's Crafts Shop: #9 Punch It
One Stop Craft: #135 Father's Day
Secret Crafter: #138 A Male card