You're Berry Sweet!

I had made some extra cherries when I had some time last week, and they came in handy this week. This card is a Z-fold. I like to make this style. And  it fits an A2 envelope, so you don't need a special size envelope to mail it.  The cherries are from Country Life.  The sun is from Doodlecharms, and the scallop and plain circles behind the cherries were cut from Mini Monograms. I used Swiss dots on the yellow one with my Cuttlebug.   The face on the sun is a PK stamp. The inside orange scallop is to write on, but you knew that! On the inside mat behind the cherries, I sometimes put a little pocket that holds a gift card, or cash.

Thank you for coming by my blog, and looking at my card. I appreciate every one of you so much:) When you comment or follow me I do not take it for granted.  You are all so special to me. Hugs, Pam

I will be putting this card in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot Ch. #18: Emboss It!

Paper Playtime Ch. #51: Digi Monday or Summer

Fantabulous Cricut Ch. #70: Melon Time or Any Fruit

Party Time Tuesday Ch. #26: Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant  #109: Fun in the Sun
Whimsical Wednesday #16: Fun with Folds
Amber's Crafts and Stuff Ch. #20: Patterned Paper
Craft us Crazy  Ch. #13: Anything Goes
Scrapbookaholic By Abby  Ch. #10: Anything Summer
Die Cuttin Divas Ch. #25: Sweet Treats

Link Up Love Party with K Andrew 6/21 -- 6/28

Hi My Crafty Friends,

The link Up Love Party sponsored by Kristal at Getting Cricky with K Andrew  is something she does every month. It is a wonderful way to meet new friends,  and for them to get to know you. You will get new inspiration, and friendship from some of the most lovely people in the blogging world. Make Getting Cricky one of your favorite places to visit, her blog is full of inspiration, challenges, stamps, and encouragement.

I have never done a party before so lets hope I do it right. Now I am supposed to post something from my blog that is a favorite of mine. This was a post from today. A Z fold card. I love Z folds.

This is the inside of the card.

The next part of the guidelines is to share something I am grateful for.  That is so easy for me. It would be hands down my husband. I am handicapped from a severe bone disease that is eating up my spine. I can stand for about 5 minutes at a time. I take very strong pain meds but I still can only stand or walk for that short a time. So there is very little I can do physically. My dear husband works full time. Plus he takes care of me, our yard, cars, does all the shopping, cooking, and cleaning.  When I do go some where he has to push me in my wheelchair, which is a real hassle. But he never complains. He is the blessing of my life. I don't know what life would be like without him.

A Smile and a Daisy - How Sweet!

This week I felt pretty good so I made a few cards for a few challenges. I could have just made one card for all the different challenges but having good days to craft for me, comes at intervals. The last couple of days were good, so I enjoyed doing more than one. Here's the second card I did. I am putting this card in a few challenges. I'll give that  information at the bottom of my post. I'm so sorry the pictures are so washed out. I am trying different things to fix that, but haven't yet as per these photos.This is a bright and cheerful card, I wish it showed that way.

This is a Z fold card. I really like this style of card. It is something different than a regular A2 but still fits in a A2 envelope. The stamp I colored, I am a horrible color-er!! So sorry.  But I liked the little Ladybug, I just think she is so sweet. And the Peachy Keen Stamps make her even more sweet. She is holding a daisy, by far the sweetest of God's flowers in my humble opinion. My girls' would bring me a daisy almost everyday in the summer when they were little. A daisy always makes  me  smile.  The sun Is from the Doodlecharms cartridge. I love this cartridge. The punch is a EK Success punch, I don't know what it is called.   Here's a shot of the inside.

                                

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1.  My Craft Spot: How Sweet it is #13
2. Getting Cricky with K Andrew:  Face It!
3. Fantabulous Cricut:  Summer Fun #65

Sunny Days of Summer

Over at Bitten by the Bug 2, the challenge is:  Celebrate with Flourish, Sunny Days.
At  The Kraft Journal, their  challenge is:  Welcome Summer.  The Celebrate the Occasion challenge is: Celebrating Summer.  So I made this simple little card using  Doodlecharms and Create a Critter for these challenges.I'm so sorry the color doesn't show up in the picture. I need lessons in how to take a picture!!

I tried a new paper technique (for me) with this card. I cut several 2" strips of paper, cut them diagonally to make triangles and glued them at a angle on cardstock 3 3/4"x 5", then trimmed around  it, to look like a sunburst. Wrapped some green twine and knotted.  Then glued it on top of the white layer. It was really easy, and I used a lot of scraps, but very time consuming. I used the Cuttlebug on the green square under the phrase. Learning new things is fun, but this is not something I will do a lot.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day week-end.

Check out the challenges at:

• Celebrate the Occasion 
•  The Kraft Journal
•  Bitten by the Bug 2