My Local Splash Pool

I also went to my local, 15 minutes away, splash pool today. I have been meaning to get there this summer and had so much fun with my friend Sue. I plan to go again before it closes, my only wish is that I didn't wait so long to go. A little overcast but better than too hot and the water was nice.

I also finished a Midnight Madness card today which I can't show you yet. Tomorrow I will be leaving for a weekend away so I will see you all for sure for the Next Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend!

My Fortune Cookie

I had some Chinese food today and inside my Fortune Cookie I got my new fortune, I giggled when I read it, doesn't that ROCK!

MMCS14 - Easy Peasy Sketch sure to please!!

Our sponsor this week is Sue, our own Design Team member has her own online store. She has Digis, the one on this card is one from her store and I purchased this wood paper from her several weeks back and now she has even more in stock, they are very nice with different grains/shades of wood.

We are also excited to announce that "Simon Says Stamp" is our August Monthly sponsor, they are offering a very generous prize of a $50 gift Certificate for our monthly August winner, best of luck to all of you!

I can't forget you tell you something about my card! The wood paper was a pleasure to work with and notice that I used a Martha Stewart edge punch on the front of the card. I colored in the digi's and added some sparkle and placed a half pearl in each of the flower centers. I also placed a orange button on the card front and to secure the beautiful brown lace bow, I placed a 2 prong brad in the two holes that are in the button. I did think that that was very clever of me but I am sure you other clever crafters already knew all about that!!

Thank you for viewing my card, visiting my blog and taking the time to leave your comments. Hope you have a great week.

National Night out in the 'hood

National night is out popular in our area.

As you can see, Clowns were in attendance making animal shapes which he graciously offered to my daughter who then promptly popped it. Thank you even if she did not appreciate it, Mom did!

The local k-9 unit police came so we could met the dogs and the units with the horses which mainly patrol city parks and trails. These horses actually are stabled only a few miles from our home and sometimes we see them out for a walk, or see traces of them!

A Dunk Tank, my daughter Megan is ready to throw the ball, we missed repeatedly and the dunkee thought that that was very amusing and not to be outdone, I decided to help the ball along on its target!

There was a Jumper (which made me SICK), man I am getting old but come to think of it, they always made me sick!

Popcorn and Ice Cream Sundaes were some of the treats of the evening.

I am calling this card 'Fall Offering', My Midnight Madness SC # 13, YES 13!!!

This card Rocks and is by far the heaviest card I have created yet, (and the most expensive, LOL) the squares are glass tiles in orange tones in time for fall, I know I know but it is not that far off. My BIL lives in Alaska and the leaves up there are starting to turn already. This is a stamped image then handcolored. Ribbon, layered flowers, leaves and a button was added for all those details we love.

I created an extra thick envelope for this card, if you need a template to create an extra thick envelope, Priscilla - our wonderful host at Midnight Madness is offering templates for purchase on her site right here. I love the front with the floral design embellishment and I shot a photo of the inside of this card, doesn't it make you wish for fall?

Thank you for your visit and please let me know what you think of using Glass tile on Your card. See you all next week for Midnight Madnesses next Sketch Challenge.

Midnight Madness August Sponsors

Simon says stamp is one of our sponsors this month, they have generously donated a $50.00 gift certificate to some lucky challenge card entry so be sure to enter a card and check back to the Midnight Madness blog often. You can see what Simon Says has to offer here.

I also wanted to show you my new crafting favorite, this is by Scor-Pal, it is there 1/4 Scor-tape and it is wonderful. I used it on this card for the ribbon and I have been using it also to create handmade envelopes. Diana from Scor-Pal was SO gracious to send out a roll of this tape for us to try and like I said, it is wonderful. The tape comes in other widths as well and they also have other wonderful products so go ahead and check out their site.

This tape was also used on my MMSC card above and when I created my extra thick custom envelope. This tape is a premium double sided adhesive and you can either cut the tape or tear it if you can't find your scissors.

New baby Arrival for the "Let's Get Shabby" Challenge

I like the look of this baby card, WOW, getting a few cards done this weekend. I am going to be entering this card in the Let's Get Shabby Challenge, the rules are Florals and Gingham, I think I covered that. I thought I would do it for some fun and giggles, my fun and their giggles, as soon and they can stop laughing! I am including a full frontal and two focal pictures. Let me know what you think. Have a great day or night whereever you all are..