~gardening is an art~

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope you all had a great weekend. It was so beautiful here with lots of sunshine and warm days.

 

Some of our flowers are still blooming and have lots of buds so hopefully the killing frost will hold off for a few more weeks. I took some photos out in the back yard and on the deck the other day and have them at the end of this post.

 

Onto my card for today. This one I made for The Friday "free for all challenge" on Splitcoaststampers. Wendy was our hostess and she challenged us to make a card with four squares.

 

My card is a 4 3/4" square with 4 squares. My images are recycled from an old calendar I had saved because I liked the images and thought I might use them for a card someday. Well, this was the day.

My sentiment is from the garden art set by Mark's Finest Papers and stamped directly on designer paper.

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I thought it worked perfectly with the herb images I am showing. I plan on giving this to my next door neighbor who is an avid gardener. She has all these herbs and then some in her garden.

To complete my card I added some butterflies, pearls and an arrow to bring attention to the "art" word in the sentiment.

 

That's it for me for today. So until next time.........God bless.

 

Here are some of my garden and deck photos:

 

vinca flowers and potato vine

angelonia and pink geraniums

bougainvillea

friquolet dahlia

friquolet dahlia

jack-0-lanterns

tall zinnias

small zinnias

melanpodium

mums and lantana

 I am also entering:

1.  Robyn's Fetish has a nature challenge.

2.  AllSorts has a "how does your garden grow" challenge.

3.  Creative Corner Challenges is the great outdoors.

 



Trustworthy Anchor

 

 

Happy Thursday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was my 2nd day with the pre-school class. I am getting to know the kids and they me. We had a good day today and they are starting to learn the routine of school and what is expected of them.

 

The weather was so nice that we took them outside today to enjoy the sunshine. They had sidewalk chalk and played with that. I am going to decorate the board for October. Our color is orange and next week's letter is "P". I will use some die cuts and cut pumpkins and oranges. Have to think of what else I might do so if you have any suggestions, I am all ears.

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for a good friend of ours that needs   some encouragement right now.

 

For my card I wanted to use the Verve set "strong anchor" that I just received in the mail. I won the Viva la Verve challenge last month and I was awarded $100 to shop in the Verve store. This is one of the sets that I picked plus the dies on this card.

My designer paper is from the Stampin-Up "nautical expeditions" collection. I thought it worked great for my nautical theme.
The anchor die is a match for the stamp set. I also used one of the dies in the scallop trim trio and cut in cherry cobbler.

 

My layout on this card is from the Splitcoaststampers Sketch challenge #454.

Well that's it for me for today. It's late and I am tired so until next time.......God bless.



Plaid Christmas

 

 

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was my volunteer day at the pre-school. Everything went well and there were no issues with the kids.

 

They were all very cooperative today and wanted to work on the projects and all the activities we do in the 2 hour class time. It's difficult for this age group of  2 1/2 to 3 1/2 to keep their attention for longer than 10 min when we do an activity. So the time is limited for each activity and they all did so well today.

 

I am going to go back on Thursday and help out again. It's somewhat easier to have 2 helpers plus the teacher in the classroom with 10 kids.

 

Now onto my card for today. I have started working on Christmas cards (just barely). This one was easy to create with using dies and will be easy to re-create. I will probably make at least 4 more of this type. I have the background paper in my stash and with no added bulk it will be an easy one to mail.

 

I made this one for the Virtual Stamp Night Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Stacy was the hostess and she had a plaid and polka dot challenge.  She issued an extra challenge to make it Christmas so that's the direction I went.

I found the perfect paper in my stash. It is at least 4yrs old.

The paper has plaids and dots right on it. It's from the ProvoCraft -~gingerbread plaid~ collection. I also used some Christmas dies from PaperTreyInk. It's their "in the meadow" collection.

The word "Merry" I die cut in white and blue for a shadow effect. The horse drawn sleigh is cut in blue. My snowy hills are also a PTI die and I added some glitter on the hill top to complete my card. The glitter is also something from my stash I have had for at least 3 yrs and hardly ever use.

 

Well that's my card for today. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Card Crew has a Christmas Challenge.

2.  Oldie but a goodie challenge is die/cuts punches. My dsp is at least 4 yrs old.

3.  Use It Tuesday challenge is to use 2 hoarded items. My paper is one and the glitter is another.

4.  Bunny Zoe's Crafts has a something blue challenge.

5.  C is for Challenge Blog has a make it sparkle challenge. 

Happiness Always

 

Happy Monday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was my day at the gym with my trainer. She put together a new routine for me. We worked together for an hour. This new one is more intense and she said I will probably be sore tomorrow. I hope it's not too bad because tomorrow is my volunteer day at the pre-school.

 

Don't know if I mentioned this new venture at the pre-school. I go on Tuesday's and help out the teacher. We have 10 kids between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2. They are so precious. This is their first time in a "school environment". So Courtney is introducing little by little what we will be doing for the year.

 

The kids are so receptive. Last week the local librarian came for story time with them. They loved the interactive stories and songs and were so attentive. Tomorrow the kids will all get "jobs". So I will let you know how that turns out.

 

Now onto my card for today. This is the card I made for the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #443. Karen was our hostess and she chose such a beautiful color combo with midnight muse, strawberry slush and pear pizzazz. 

 

I wanted to try a more in-depth die layering technique. I have seen it so often on the Amazing Paper Grace blog. Becca makes it look so easy but it is labor intensive for sure.

 

I used the Spellbinder fleur de lis die and then a square die to make my first frame. Then I used 2 Spellbinders labels 16 dies to make another frame. I wanted to layer under that with pear pizzazz and strawberry slush so I used 2 more square dies and cut those layers to make frames.

Created my own background with the Stampin-Up sets “secret garden” and “flower shop”. I made a mask on this layer so while I was stamping I would leave the middle open for my sentiment. I layered this panel on strawberry slush and then the card is midnight muse. My sentiment is from the SU set “whimsical words”.

I finished up this card by adding some pear pizzazz ribbon and a bow with a midnight muse dahlia.

 

This will go into my stash for a wedding card. Well that's it for me for today. So until next time......God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Craft Challenge wants us to use ribbon.

2.  Through The Craft Room Door has an anything goes challenge.

3.  Craft-Dee Bowz has an anything goes with a handmade bow.

4.  Make My Monday has a flowers or trees challenge.

5.  Whoopsidaisy challenge is anything goes. 



Birthday Candles

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope your day went well wherever it took you. I started the day with church.

 

My Pastor's sermon today was so inspiring. He encouraged us from scripture and the book of Galatians 6:10 - "don't become weary in doing good for a the proper time we will reap a harvest if we don't give up". The key to Christianity-it's a long term investment not a short-term gain. And we need to be totally dependent on God. 

 

He spoke for about 40 minutes but it was one of those sermons that kept your interest. There was so much more that he spoke on and if you are interested here is a link to listen.

 

This afternoon I went to my grandson's football game. They lost but it was being with my family that mattered to me.

 

Now it's Sunday evening and I am working on my blog post and watch the QVC "Joy of Christmas". I did by a few things -gifts and some decorations for my home. I love decorating my home at the holidays and occasionally adding some new items.

 

Onto my card for today. This one I made for the Splitcoaststampers virtual stamping night. Peggy was our hostess and she had asked the color challenge design team to make samples for the challenge. Her theme was dots and stripes.

 

My dots and stripes paper is from the Stampin-Up "festival of prints" collection. My sentiment is also Stampin-Up  - the whimsical words set.

The candles are from the "party this way" set. I stamped and fussy cut them. I cut the flags from the Verve pennant trim die. I thought it would be a great birthday card for a guy.

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. Time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Lnad for another day. So until next time......God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  613 Avenue Create is anything goes/create your own color challenge.

2.  Seize The Birthday has a  has an anything goes birthday theme.

3.  The Squirrel and Fox has a birthday challenge. 

4.  Hiding in my craft room has a lots of layers challenge.

5.  Totally GorJuss has a dotty challenge.



 

Let us give thanks

 

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. It's the start of the last weekend of summer. So hope the weather is cooperating in your area and you can get out and enjoy. We had a beautiful day here in Pittsburgh. Sunny, warm and a bit humid. My air conditioner is back on for today.

 

I spent the afternoon with my neighbor, Sue and we made pear butter together. She has a pear tree in her yard and we turned it into a delicious pear spread. It has a thick texture like jam but doesn't require pectin.

 

We used apple cider, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar to create our pear butter. We used the water bath method to preserve it. I plan on giving a few jars as gifts. And, my hubby really likes it so I have to keep a few jars.

 

Now onto my card for today. I have another Thanksgiving card to show today. I do send about 10-15 cards out so I have some more to make.  This one could easily be re-created.

 

My layout is from Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge #452.

My background designer paper is from the Stampin-Up "autumn spice" collection and it's layered with more mustard and soft suede card stocks.

I used cajun craze cardstock for my rectangle panel and the embossing folder is the Cuttlebug "autumn type".

The smaller rectangle panel I stamped my sentiment from the Verve set "bountiful harvest". I added a Cheery Lynn Designs die cut sunflower.

 

Well, it's been a long day so time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for this Friday in September. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  A Creative Romance has a dies/punches challenge.

2.  Bloggers Challenge is welcome fall.

3.  Chocolate, Coffee and Cards has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Daring Cardmakers has a harvest festival challenge.

5.  Fun-Day Friday challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack is anything goes.

6.  Sister Act Card Challenge is anything goes.

 

Sunflower Harvest

 

 

Happy Thursday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was such a beautiful very late summer day. Lots of sunshine and so warm.

The bees are starting to get pesky. They start to bother me instead of tending to the flowers that are left. They come after me when I am out cutting flowers.

 

We also have these imported bugs from China called "stink bugs". If you smash them they leave off an odor hence their name. They even look oriental.

 

They like to get in your house to lay their eggs this time of year. Fortunately, we don't have as many as other areas of Pittsburgh. But. today they were on my window screens looking for access. They did manage to get in the screen on our French doors. I grabbed them in a paper towel and threw them back outside. I have to get a plan to keep them outside. Just don't know what that plan is yet.

 

Well enough about bugs. Let's move onto my card for today. I have another Thanksgiving card to show. On this one, I used 2 different Cheery Lynn Designs dies. The sunflower die and the pumpkin corner flourish die.

 I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder "autumn type" for my card background. The corner pumpkin flourish is a die from Cheery Lynn Designs. I cut it 2x once in olive and another in pumpkin. Snipped around the pumpkin and glued it over the green pumpkin. The 2 corner sunflowers are also a die from Cheery Lynn Designs.

The sentiment is from Verve's "bountiful harvest" set. I stamped it in chocolate chip ink on an MFT bracket die cut. Added some taffeta pumpkin pie ribbon and a small sunflower center to complete my card.

This is also my card for the Splitcoaststampers virtual stamp night -opposites attract. Ann was the hostess and her challenge was - "smooth and rough".

Well that's it for me for another day. So until next time.........God bless.

I am also entering:
1.  4 Krafty Girlz Challenges has an anything goes.
2.  Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog has an autumn challenge.
3.  Crafty Ribbons Blog has an anything goes with ribbon.
4.  Creative Knockouts has a texturize it challenge.
5.  Happy Campers has a show us your flowers challenge.
6.  Paper Crafting Journey has a flowers challenge.

A Bountiful Harvest

 

 

 

Happy Wednesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Well yesterday was my birthday and a great day it was. My hubby took me to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and then to the Benedum Center for the presentation of the lion King.

 

We had never been to the Cheesecake Factory and it was on the way to the theater. We had a good dinner but it took so long to get our food that we didn't have time to try one of their desserts. Probably for the best anyway, since we had enough food for dinner.

 

The Lion King was amazing with the costumes, music and great seats to take it all in. If this production comes to your city, it's definitely worth the price of the tickets.

 

Now onto my card for today. I am showing another Thanksgiving card. I made this one a 5" square. I used the Wednesday sketch at Splitcoaststampers SC453 challenge. Janette is our hostess and she provided a great layout for my thanksgiving card. 

My background paper is from DCWV's "harvest gathering" collection.

For my large circle I used a Spellbinders die cut in pumpkin and naturals ivory cardstock. Sponged the ivory with crumb cake ink and stamped my Verve sentiment in choc chip.

For the 2 other sketch circles I used an acorn (sizzix die) and a pumpkin (cuttlebug die). I added some burlap ribbon from David Tutera to complete my card. 

 

Well that's it for me for another day. It's late and time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.......

 

I am also entering:

1. Lady Anne has an anything goes challenge. 

2. PollyCraft Challenges wants us to use harvest colors.

3. Crafty Sentiments Designs has a fall/autumn challenge.

4. Just Inspiration Challenge has die cuts or shapes. I used pumpkin, acorn, circle.

5. Through The Craft Room Door has an anything goes.

6.  Craftin Desert Divas has a fall/autumn theme.

Thanksgiving Turkey

Happy Monday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was one of those days that started and is about to end with a blink of the eye. I went to the gym this morning for my session with my trainer. Then the rest of the day is a blur (lol!!)

I was working on my card for this weeks color challenge and it was one of those times when it took forever to complete it. I really liked how it turned out and now I have another Thanksgiving card for my stash. I send about 10-15 Thanksgiving cards so I need about 9 more.

Now onto the details for my Thanksgiving turkey. Nancy is our hostess this week over on Splitcoaststampers for CC444 and she gave us some great fall colors to work into a card.  She also wanted us to do some fussy cut or use a die cut. I did both on this card.

I made a thanksgiving card and my layout is the Viva la Verve Sept Week 1 sketch.
My turkey image is from the Verve set “bountiful blessings”. I paper pieced him and that’s where the fussy cutting came in.

 I paper pieced his feathers in cajun craze cardstock. The pumpkin body is paper pieced in tangerine tango cardstock. I popped up his head and the beak is paper pieced as well.

My crushed curry background designer paper is from Stampin-Up’s “razzleberry lemonade” collection. Used the Stampin-Up  “basket weave” embossing folder on my choc chip circle and the Cuttlebug embossing folder  “autumn type” on the Cajun craze panel.

I stamped my sentiment on a crushed curry panel in choc chip ink to complete my card. Well that's my card for this post and it's time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land ofr another day. So until next time.........God Bless.

I am also entering:

1.  Craft Your Passion has an autumn/fall colors challenge.

2.  Created With Love has an anything goes challenge.

3.  Lexi's Creations has an autumn colors challenge.

4. The Paper Nest Dolls has a happy fall ya'll challenge.

5.  Natalie and Amy's challenge is embossing.

6.  Alphabet Challenge is paper piecing.

 

~Give Thanks~

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope you all had a great week-end. They seem to come and go so quickly. Saturday evening we had dinner with my son-daughter-in-law and grandsons. We were celebrating my birthday which is this coming Tuesday. My daughter-in-law, Joellen is a fabulous cook and she prepared a great birthday dinner for me.

We had flank steak that she marinated in a combo of soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, rosemary and basil. It was delicious. She also made some baked red snapper with a garlic pesto. Incredible would describe the taste. We had a caprese salad-tomatoes-fresh mozzarella-basil-avocado drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette. We grilled some zucchini with olive oil and sea salt and let it carmelize on the grill. The flavor was fabulous.

For dessert she baked some fresh peaches with a glaze of butter and honey. She then added a crumbled anise biscotti mixture and baked a little longer. She served this with French vanilla ice cream. Mine had a candle in it and everyone sang "happy birthday" to me. We also had some ice wine. It is a sweet dessert wine. You can only have a small amount because of the sweetness.

So needless to say I was made to feel very special by my family and I loved every minute of it.

Now onto my card for today.  I really like making thanksgiving cards and I send quite a few to family and friends. So over the next month expect to see several.

My background designer paper is from Stampin-Up's "autumn vine" collection. The eggplant circle is cut with 2 Spellbinders dies to form a frame.

The sunflower is cut with a Cheery Lynn Designs die in more mustard and always artichoke cardstocks. Added some eggplant ribbon used a brad leaf die and punched a small tag for my sentiment.

I entered this card in Susan's VSN challenge on Splitcoaststampers. It was the square peg/round hole challenge. She wanted us to make a square card with a circle on it.

Well, time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.......God bless.

I am also entering:
1.  613 Avenue Create has an anything goes challenge -optional to make a fall card.
2.  Challenges 4 Everybody has an anything goes.
3.  Crafting when we can has a seasons challenge. Mine is fall-colors-image and sentiment.
4.  Dream Valley Challenges has a purple and green challenge.
5.  My Time To Craft has an autumnal colors challenge.
6.  A Creative Romance has a die/punch challenge.

Black & White Wedding

 

Happy Wednesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. I mentioned a couple of months ago that I had joined a fitness center.

 

Well I am happy to report that I am still going 2-3 times a week and seeing results. I am working with a trainer so I know the exercises, weights and machines I use are being done right. My clothes are starting to fit better although I haven't lost any weight yet. But then I wasn't really working at that.

 

She has me doing strength training and I notice little things like my wrist getting stronger. You might think that is a little strange but I had trouble lifting some things with my left hand. But, tonight I realized I was able to pick up my 12" stainless steel fry pan and hold it to remove the contents without any difficulty that's exciting to me.

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for my nephew who was recently married. They had a destination wedding in Key West but I still wanted to make a card and give a small gift to them.

 

I used an older sketch from Splitcoaststampers for my card. It is SC377. 

My lattice background is cut with a MS lattice punch. On the next layer, I used the Stampin-Up embossing folder "elegant lines".

The sentiment is from the Verve set "wishing you". I layered it on 2 Spellbinders dies the small oval and the floral oval.

Used some black satin ribbon and red paper roses for a splash of color. I added 3 black rhinestones on the oval panel to complete my card.

Well, it's time to dim the lights in Charmed Life land for another day. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Just Inspirational Challenges has a flowers theme.

2.  Loves Rubberstamps has a sentiment on card front challenge.

3.  Through The Craft Room Door has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Tuesday Throwdown has an anything goes challenge.

5.  Craft-D BowZ has an anything goes with a handmade bow.

~Honeycomb Happy Birthday~

 

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Today was my first day of pre-school (lol)!! I guess I should explain that one. I volunteered to help out on Tuesdays at a pre-school.

 

The kids range between 2 1/2 to 3/ 1/2. The parents were permitted to stay with the kids today and the class was only an hour. Only one of the kids was crying and wanted to go even though his Mom was still there.

 

On Thursday the kids will be there without parents but only for an hour. Next Tuesday will be the first regular day. I really liked being there today and am looking forward to the upcoming year.  It will be interesting to watch the progression of the children during the year.

 

Now onto my card for today. Seems like I have made a lot of masculine cards lately. But you never know when you might need one. This one I made for Michelle's ways to use it challenge -WT443 on Splitcoaststampers.  She called it a  sweet as honey challenge. She wanted us to use a bee, or honeycomb or even go black and white.

I used the Stampin-Up honeycomb embossing folder and a dimensional bee sticker for this challenge. On my sentiment frame I used the Stampin-Up  textured impressions frame. I have had this frame for a long while and never used it. The sentiment is from the Waltzingmouse "man of the hour" set.

The striped designer paper is from the Stampin-Up  "autumn spice" collection. I added a dimensional bee sticker to complete my card.

My card is using the De-constructed sketch #117. Love the layout.

 

Well that's it for me for today. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Card Crew has a things with wings challenge.

2.  Loves Rubberstamps has a sentiment on the front challenge.

3.  613 Avenue Create has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Totally Gorjuss has an anything goes challenge.

5.  Sister Act Card Challenge has an anything goes challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday

 

Happy Thursday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. The days are getting a lot shorter. I just noticed that tonight. But, it is still warm and our flowers are still blooming. 

 

In fact, I was able to cut quite a few today and made a beautiful arrangement. I took them to a new neighbor along with some of our tomatoes and one of my cards. I wanted to welcome them to the neighborhood.

 

My hubby has already met them and I was way past due to introduce myself. She loved the flowers and asked if she could come over and take a look at the gardens. My hubby has our front and back yards looking so beautiful. He has quite a variety of flowers planted. I get to cut them and share with friends and family.

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for the design team call that Cheery Lynn Designs was having. I didn't make the team but I still liked the 3 cards that I submitted. Here is another.

 

I used the sketch #450 from Splitcoaststampers.  My background designer paper is from the Stampin-Up "greenhouse gala" collection-colors are peach parfait and pear pizzazz.

 

I layered over that a frame cut from the Cheery Lynn Designs die "arabian night" in peach parfait.

On the rectangle panels I used the same designer paper  and stamped a flower from the Stampin-Up  "nature walk " set in peach parfait. My birthday sentiment is from the MFP set "oopsy daisy".

I cut a flower from another Cheery Lynn Designs die and added a heart center.
To complete my card I used May Arts white mesh and layered some Stampin-Up  peach parfait ribbon.

 

Well that's it for me today. Time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.......God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1,  4 Krafty Girlz Challenge has an anything goes.

2.  CCEE Stampers is having a birthday challenge.

3.  Crafty Ribbons Challenge is anything goes with ribbon.

4.  Addicted to Stamps and more has an anything goes challenge.

5.  Creative Moments challenge is birthday/anything goes.

 

Teachers .......

 

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Well, my grandsons are back in school so my Tuesdays and Thursdays are my own once again.
The summer seemed to go by much too quickly. I just love the time that I spend with them and the wonderful relationship we have. I am looking forward to a successful school year and all the activities that will come.

Now onto my card for today. This is my 5th and final card that I created for the Viva la Verve August challenge. As I mentioned in my previous posts, I won the challenge
and a $100 gift card for the Verve store. You can see the other cards here, here, here and here.

This card was made from the Week 4 sketch. Teresa was our hostess and she provided a great layout for us.

My designer paper is from American Crafts. The yellow panel is embossed with Stampin-Up's "alphabet press" folder.

On my graph paper, I stamped my sentiment from Verve's "teacher's count" set. The apple image is part of that set as well.

I found some school themed embellishments in my stash and added them to complete my card.

Well, it's time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day so until next time.........God bless.

I am also entering:
1.  Cards Und Me has an anything goes challenge.
2.  Loves Rubber Stamps has an anything goes challenge.
3.  Paper Take Weekly has an anything goes challenge.
4. Through The Craft Room Door has an anything goes challenge.
5.  Natalie and Amy's challenge is all about embossing. I dry embossed my rectangle panel.

Teachers

 

 

Happy Monday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Happy Labor Day to all my American friends. Hope your day was a restful one.

 

I met a friend of mine for breakfast. She has recently married and wants to get together regularly in a mentor relationship.

 

She told me she wants to have a marriage like mine. I was really honored with her statement. I mentor women in our church and really like the bond that forms.

 

The rest of my day was a laid back one. I worked on my card for this week's color challenge and made dinner. We had some  & bleu cheese quesadilla's and corn on the cob from the farmers market.

 

Now onto my card for today. This is another one that I made for the August Viva la Verve challenge. I won the challenge and my prize was a $100 gift card for the Verve store. You can see the other 3 cards here, here and here.

 

Teresa was our hostess for the week 4 challenge. She provided a great sketch for our card layout.

 

 

The background designer paper is the Recollections "alphabet". Paired that with Basic Grey "maraschino textured cardstock". I stamped my sentiment on notebook paper that I found in my stash. The sentiment is from the Verve set "teachers count" -the apple is part of this same set.

I used some yellow chevron twill ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon as one of my sketch layers. I embossed the other panel with the Stampin-Up "alphabet press' embossing folder.

Found the school themed embellishments in my stash to complete my card. Well that's it for me for today. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Country View Crafts has a layers challenge.

2.  613 Avenue Create has an anything goes. 

3.  Really Reasonable Ribbon has a back to school + ribbon.

4.  Scrap-It Girl has a back to school challenge.

5,  Outlawz has a Monday greetings challenge.

Teachers touch hearts

 

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Hope you all are having a great holiday weekend so far. Yesterday, we went to our neighbors home for a get together they were having.

Mike & Tijana are a young couple and so sweet. We love having them for next door neighbors. Mike is also a policeman in our community. They have invited us over several times and we were never able to go because of one reason or another.

 

They just did a lot of remodeling and were showing off the ne interior. I loved all the color they have in each room. Not one wall is white. Something I have been trying to talk  my husband into.

 

This morning was church. Our Pastor had a great and inspiring message for us. A great way to start your week. We are going to our youngest grandsons football game this afternoon. I wanted to get my card posted before we left.

 

This is another one of the 4 cards that I made for the Viva la Verve August challenge. I won it by the way and have $100 to spend in the Verve store. It won't be a problem doing that at all (lol)!! Here are the other card that  I have posted so far- here and here.

 

My designer paper is from Stampin-Up's "story time" collection. I thought it worked perfectly for my card. I even cut my heart embellishment from the designer paper to keep with the teacher theme.

The sentiment is from Verve's "teacher's count" set. I stamped it directly on my patterned paper in riding hood red ink.

 

That's my card for today. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Crafts For Eternity Recipe Challenge is back to school.

2.  Wags n Whiskers has a back to school challenge.

3.  Milk Coffee Challenge is back to school.

4.  Sassy Studio Designs has a labor day challenge. Represent a profession.

5.  By Lori Designs has a back to school challenge.