If You Were A Cactus

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Hope you are enjoying the summer season. We have been having some really hot and humid weather here. As is most of the country I suppose. We have had temps in the 90° range. Today it's 95° and very humid.  But the hot, sunny days are good for the farmers. We just need some rain. Although when the humidity rises, we get pop-up showers. 

My neighbor has a pool, and we are free to use it whenever we want. My hubby usually goes over after he has been working in his gardens. Today would have been a good day for me but I decided to work on some Christmas cards. I am submitting them to a magazine that has a publication call. 

But, before I start those Christmas cards, I have this cactus one to post. I made this for the inspiration challenge #969. We were directed us to the Twig and Tweed site for inspiration.
I chose this Saturn Pot for my inspiration. The cactus stood out to me.

I used a cactus die from CottageCutz to create my card. I think this one will be for my hubby for our anniversary. It's later this year.

The cacti are cut in Stampin' Up's call me clover cardstock, the teacups in petunia pop. I placed them on a shelf. The background brick wall paper is from Michael's. I used a sentiment from MFT to complete my card.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time ......God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Let's Stick Together (MFT)

Paper: berry burst, petunia pop, smoky slate, call me clover, basic gray (Stampin' Up), white bricks dsp (recollections)

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink: tuxedo black (Memento)

Accessories: teacup garden dies (CottageCutz)

I am also entering:

1.  Crafts Galore Encore has an anything goes challenge. 

2.  Love to Craft has an anything goes challenge. 

3.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends is anything goes. 

4.  Gem of a Challenge is anything goes. 

5.  Allsorts Challenge is a romantic occasion or anything goes. 

6.  Crafty Calendar wants us to add a sentiment. 

7.  Polkadoodles has an anything goes challenge. 

Unforgettable Friendship

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog this holiday weekend. 

We celebrated the 4th of July yesterday with a cookout and fireworks at my son's home. It was such a great family day. 

I recently read a letter that John Quincy Adams sent to his wife Abigail after he signed the Declaration of Independence. He said it would be the most memorable day in American history. 

He believed that it would be celebrated by future generations as a great anniversary Festival. He said there should be parades, games, bells and fireworks. Although he called the fireworks illuminations. And this is just the way we celebrate this great American holiday. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for the Splitcoaststampers Free 4 All challenge #750. We were to make a card celebrating friends or friendship. 

I had a Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kit from 2023 that had these forget me not flowers and some great friendship sentiments. It was an unused kit until today.

So, I decided to use some of the contents of the Kit. The background designer paper is an envelope that is in the kit. I cut it apart and cut it to 4" x 5 1/4".  I added a piece of vellum over it to allow me to add the flower bouquet. It's a die cut from the kit. 

The sentiment is also part of the kit, and I stamped it on a bracket die from MFT. I added a few enamel dots to complete my card. Well, that's it for me for today. So, until next time.............God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: meaningful flowers (PP Kit Aug 2023)

Paper: garden green, vellum (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: orchid oasis (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Meaningful Flowers PP Kit 2023, crushed curry enamel dots (Stampin' Up), Bracket die (MFT

I am also entering:

1.  Crafty Catz has anything goes with optional of embellishments. 

2.  My Time to Craft has a summer florals challenge. 

3.  Creative Inspirations Challenge is anything goes. 

4.  I Spy with my Little Eye has a blooming lovely challenge. 

5.  Shopping our Stash has a NBUS challenge- never before used stuff.