Monday, August 30, 2010

There's No Place Like Home

 I can hardly believe that September is almost here...just 3 days away! One month from now Kevin's son will be here, he's due to be dropped by the stork Sept 28th. So far Mom and baby are doing well. I think it hasn't sunk in for Kevin, yet, as it is his first child. He's definitely not our first grandchild and he won't be the last. Our three daughters have 8 children collectively. As of today John and I have 4 granddaughters and four grandsons.
The youngest is two and the oldest is twenty. Don't let me forget that we have two step granddaughters, also!
Onto the reason you all are here.......cards no, birdhouses......OK, how about a card with a birdhouse!!!
 The card and the envelope and then the inside with another pic of the envelope...what was I thinking? I wasn't thinking. I was just taking snap shots of this cute card. Why is it cute? Because of the little bird in the top right hand corner....he makes this card cute!!! I am so proud of myself.... I designed my own sketch for this card.
I figured where could I go and find a sketch to accommodate this long skinny image? Nowhere. This is a do-it-yourselfer. The image is Daisy Doodles from the Daisy's Digi Doodles Store for the Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge Blog. The theme this week is Anything Goes. The name of the stamp? You guessed it.....Birdhouse! It's a 2 for one, the sentiment comes with it.
Sale at the Daisy Store up to 50% off

Daisy's Digi Doodles Forum Challenge
For those of you that LOVE challenges and especially the 'Anything Goes' challenges. You can find one at the Daisy's Digi Doodles Forum starting September One. You must use a Daisy Doodles image to enter and have a chance to win a $10.00 gift certificate to the store. Imagine all that dough to purchase any images you like! And that's not all! The winner gets to be the  
Daisy Doodle Designer of the Month
  with a link to their blog...AND 
be put on a permanent list on the forum/challenge blog as the DDD of the M.
Thanks for coming by!

Challenges
Bee Crafty - Anything Goes9/04
Christmas Stamping All Year Long -Create a non-Christmas card 9/02
Stamping for the Weekend - Anything Goes 9/03
Pixie Dust Studios - Stitch It Up 9/01
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - So Distressing 9/01 (This card won top three)
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes 9/01
Flutter By Wednesdays - Anything goes. Can you see the two butterflies fluttering around the base? 9/01

RX
STAMPS: Love Ya Bunches- the little birds, DD Birdhouse
PAPER: SAB stacks 6" x 6" from a few years back, white, kraft
INK: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue, Tangerine Tango, Real Red
TOOLS: MS border punch, sewing machine
INCIDENTALS: ribbon and brads

13 comments:

TinaB said...

Jo this is beautiful! I love what you have done with the envelope too! Stunning xx Hugs Tina xx

Monika Reeck said...

I love the birdhouse you have used on this card great coloring Jo an sweet touch of the blue there and cute little bird at the top...sweet ribbon too..GREAR card dear Jo..love this...

Shazza said...

fabulous card Rhonda and a great sketch so well done you x

Paula said...

Joanne this is so gorgeous

The handbag of mine is actually a card itself so I wont be using it to put anything inside but think that next time I will put some kind of sides on it so it can hold something

just popped by to say thanks for commenting on my blog and to let you know that I have some blog candy available

http://paulasprettythings.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-candy.html


Paula xx

Audrey said...

Wow! What a beautiful card. I love the layout and the color combo.
Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments and don't forget to enter in our monthly drawing going on right now.

Karen said...

Really lovely, thanks for joniing us at Digi Doodle Shops Best.
xx

Tracey said...

Fantastic card Joanne, especially loved the ripped corner detail with the little bird :)

Hugs
Tracey
xx

Anonymous said...

Love this birdhouse card.

Cheryl said...

Beautiful card! The coloring is just perfect.



P.S. Liz says "hi" and thank you for the comment on her blog.

Marjo said...

Hi Jo,

Thanks for sharing, I only have 5 sweet grandchildren, all still pretty young. They are the best x 10. Oops, almost forgot, your Birdhouse DT card is gorgalicous!

Hugs, Marjo

Marjo said...

Hi Jo,

Thanks for sharing, I only have 5 sweet grandchildren, all still pretty young. They are the best x 10. Oops, almost forgot, your Birdhouse DT card is gorgalicous!

Hugs, Marjo

JoAnn V. (http://joboogie.typepad.com) said...

Adorable card! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at DDSB! :)

-JoAnn:)
http://joboogie.typepad.com

Judy said...

Hi Joanne,

Congratulations for making one of the top 3 at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.

Hugs,
Judy

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