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