Ice Cream, Ice Cream We All Scream For Ice Cream, Challenge and Blog Hop!

Hey there everyone and what a Beautiful Monday Mourning it is, Hot but Beautiful. I love to get up early and go out and water my plants, feed the dogs and watch my Hummingbirds and then it just gets to unbearably hot and I'm done for the day being outside! LOL

Well you all know Mondays bring new challenges over at BBTB2 and this is the last weekend of the month and that means BLOG HOP also! Well my fellow Amazing Design Team Sister Krista picked this weeks challenge and it is to use the Ice Cream Cone from the Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge. Let me tell you a bit about my layout and card then we'll get to the Blog Hop. So here goes:

First of all, like I said earlier, we were to use the Ice Cream Cone from Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge (now remember if you don't have SYI use ANY Ice Cream Cone from the numerous carts out there) Well I got two done because I wanted to do a triple decker Ice Cream cone card and it just wouldn't work the way I wanted so I decided to make another layout (you can never have enough layouts, LOL) Now if you notice the top scoop is where you will add your journaling (it lift's up for your thoughts) The scoops are embossed and stickled to give it some sprinkly sparkles and also there is a bit of bling too (you know I Love the bling and sparkle!) The center brad is also glittered to attach the flower for a bit more dimension (it was kinda bare and I can't stand bare, LOL) Paper is Martha Stewart and DCWV (older stuff) Corners are my favorite Sizzix corner punches, and also added a "paper ruffle" to the layered Martha Stewart punch border.

Now the card is just an extra and done basically the same as the layout cone and you can also lift up and write your message on the inside. Now on to the BLOG HOP :

Now if you got here from the amazing Penny's Blog your on the right track. The beginning starts here so make sure you didn't miss anyone. And we have a treat for you this hop, Regina will be joining us and she is your next stop on the Hop. Regina is the founder of the original BBTB and it is a treat to have her join us this week! Hope your having fun and all you need to do to win my bit of blog candy is to make sure you are a follower (I will check, Hee Hee) leave a comment with a way to contact you (only one will do, but a must have, LOL) and I'm sorry but only US residents (shipping issues). There is also a challenge over at Frosted Design which is a "Song Lyric Challenge" and having a young child (McCade) and Granddaughter's (Molly and Maddie) I watch my share of Kid TV! Well Hannah Montana has a song called "Ice Cream Freeze" and you can watch the YouTube video here. (And yes it is a kid's song but anyone of you that have kids watch your fair share of Kids TV! LOL) Now for the women out there that LOVE Keith Urban (Yes I LOVE Country music, always have!) here is a video form Keith called "Sweet Thing", Love it, what a "Sweet" song, LOL! Two totally differant genre's of music, LOL! So as I was doing this layout I thought of both of the songs soooo.... (I know kinda corney, but what can I say, it goes with the songs, and like I've said lots of times, I'm kinda corney! LOL) Hope you had fun and Thanks for visiting and as always Love the comments and I will close this all on Aug. 1st and let you know who has won. Have a Great week!

Froggie ((Hugs)) Theresa

Sorry for the delay, here's my candy (and I may throw in a few more goodies if by any chance I hit 200 followers this week! LOL) Thanks for your understanding!

I wanted to Share Some AMAZING Pictures With You!

I just had to share these with all of you. I actually took these myself with my little ole Samsung pocket camera. I just LOVE these little Guys and Gals, they are truly amazing little birds and I wish I had a third of their energy, LOL.

We have about 20 or more of them out off the deck everyday all day long. And more keep coming everyday. I have to fill up the feeders every other day. I think I will have to get another feeder to keep up with them. LOL

Look at this little gal, She was actually posing for me, Hee Hee! They will fly right up next to me and hover, they must know I feed them. I can almost reach out and touch them. I wonder if they would ever eat out of my hand if I put some fruit in my hand..........? I think I may have to try that........I will definitely let you know what happens with that. I just hope if they do I can get a picture, so you all believe me, LOL!

Well I just wanted to share these with you, hope you like them and if you want to get a feeder and put it out for them I have a recipe for the nectar you can do yourself and its much cheaper and once they come you don't even need to add the food coloring if you don't want to. 

Here's the recipe:

4 parts Water (4 cups) to 1 part Sugar (1 cup) Bring your water to a rolling boil and then add the sugar and make sure it dissolves then set aside to cool. Once cool fill up your clean feeders and add a couple of drops of red food coloring if you want. Change the water at least once a week so the water doesn't get rancid, but once you attract them you'll have to re-fill more often then it will sit. So Enjoy and let me know how you do if you get a feeder.

Take Care and Froggie ((Hugs)) to you, Theresa

Unhinged @ BBTB2!

It's Monday and that means the BBTB2 weekly challenge. This week we are using the Hinges from Fabulous Finds. Well I didn't have Fabulous Finds but I have Potpourri Basket and there was a hinge on it so....... (Mine actually work too, flip open the "Boo" and write your secret message on the inside!) Our sponsor this week is also Shelly's Images She has alot of really cute images and great prices so you should check her out.

I am usually not a Halloween Person (I love to decorate and have tons of decorations but haven't scrapped many Halloween Pics!) but for some reason I loved this Haunted House. Good and Spooky, don't you think! LOL. I also used Hello Kitty Font for the Boo! Martha Stewart punch around the Page Spider Web and then  the Spider's and Bats are a Cuttlebug Emboss and Die. I added some stickles (not sure I like the stickles, just the hour glass on the Black Widow, I should have used black glitter!) I also used my colored pencils since I still don't have any Copics yet, (One Day, LOL) And Love the googly eyes in the Boo!

Well please join us at BBTB2 and use any Digi and if you don't have Fabulous Finds or Potpourri Basket, just use some type of hinges, even real ones if you like, I think that would be cute! And also don't forget to stop by Shelly's Images. I am also entering this over at Frosted Designs, their challenge is to use border punches and I just love this punch, so Fun! Make sure you check them out! Have an amazing Monday and a even better week.

Take Care and Froggie ((Hugs)) To Everyone!

Theresa

Whoo Loves You at the BBTB2 challenge this week!?

Hello everyone today is Monday and that means BBTB2 weekly challenge. And this week it is to use the cute little owl from the Cricut Storybook cartridge. I haven't had any crafting mojo the last couple of weeks, lots of ideas but getting them down on paper has been pretty difficult for me, Don't have a clue why but...........

I think I've just got sooooo many things on my mind lately, and we've been trying to get the add on rooms finished! It sure has been taking FOREVER to get them done. Now I may have said this before but if anyone in your family (Hubs, kids, Dad, Uncles, Aunts, distant relatives, LOL, you get the point, anyone!) that does Drywall make sure you tell them Thank You from me (even tho I did it myself, and NEVER again!) It is the awfullest job in the world, and soooooooo messy! I don't think I will ever get all the drywall dust out of the house EVER! Anyway, it is almost done and I think that is why I haven't been able to concentrate on anything else. LOL

Well back to the BBTB2 challenge, We were to use the Owl and I did another layout, well actually two layouts. A Pink and Blue one (duh, like you can't see that, LOL). Basically both the same, just a few different papers. And yes I made all the flowers too. That's what took the most time. 

Well I used the Storybook Cartridge, Straight from the Nest and George Carts. The Owl is from Storybook and cut at 5" with the shadow and did two different versions. The Whoo Loves You and the scroll are from Straight from the Nest and cut at 2". Now there isn't a shadow cut of the scroll with the border cut but I welded two together to get the shadow. You could use Design Studio or  your Gypsy for that one. The flowers are from George cut at 1" and  2". The corner scrolls are from a Sizzlets die and the leaves and tiny flowers are a punch. I chalked everything again and of course added the bling. The paper is from some old DCWV stacks. I'm trying so hard to use some of the older things I've had for so long and put in boxes when we moved and haven't been able to get to and going thru the boxes now find things that I just had to have and never used. (Well I would have if I could have gotten to them, LOL) It's kinda like finding hidden treasure. LOL

Well that's it for the BBTB2 challenge for now. Hope you can play along and remember if you don't have the Storybook cartridge you can use ANY owl. There are ALOT of them on lots of the Cricut carts, there's even one of the new Lites that is ALL Owls. So have fun with it. Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave me a comment. I so appreciate all the wonderful comments you all leave me and taking time out of your busy days to drop me a line! Thanks Again and have a Wonderful Day!

Froggie ((Hugs)) Theresa

Blue Ribbons! I Won At The Fair!

Look what I won at our County Fair! I entered (4) of my Scrapbook Layouts and won Blue Ribbons on ALL of them! Then I entered (4) of my cards and got (3) Blue Ribbons and (1) Third place! What's funny is the one I won a 3rd place ribbon on is one I thought for sure I would get a first one! LOL Go Figure! Our Fair is a Small Town County Fair so pretty small but still fun. Well I just wanted to share with you all my wonderful news, I'm so thrilled! We're going to see the fireworks tomorrow night at the Fair and of course eat a funnel cake! Everyone have a Wonderful and Safe Fourth Of July with Family and Friends. Have fun and Take Care! 

Make A Wish....With BBTB2, Blog Hop AND..... A Little Surprise!

Okay guys I had some technical difficulty's today with my blog and I'm sorry if I messed anything up It was for almost an hour but it seems to be fixed now (Hopefully!) and no more problems. It seems a lot of people have been having problems with their blogs lately, does anyone know what's up!? Well back to the Hop!.................

Well it's the end of the month and all you fans of BBTB2 know what that means..........Blog Hop Time! Woo Hoo. I will get to that in a bit, but first I want to share with you the challenge for the week. Julia Moss has chosen the Genie Lamp On the Paper Doll Dress Up this week. Hope you can join us in the challenge. We are also having a giveaway over at BBTB2 of some iCopic markers! I sure wish I could have played along since I don't have any........Yet! I will probably get some in the near future but not sure when. They look like ALOT of fun, but that would mean the start of another addiction! LOL So make sure you stop by BBTB2 and play along with us and enter the iCopic giveaway. Now on to my Genie Lamp!....................

I was really excited to do this one, I love all the extras on both of the Paper Doll Carts. Well I got all my stuff out and then had a mental block to what I was going to do! I had originally wanted to do a layout and started but couldn't move ahead. So I put it away for a couple of days. Then it hit me! I wanted to use the Genie Lamp as a real Genie Lamp. One that the top would come off so that's what I did! I was going to make it a regular card but I just love to make the Easel Cards and I wanted this one to "stand on it's own" because it is Quite Grand! You can almost really pick it up and rub it and "Make A Wish" And your wish will come true. (Maybe you blog hoppers can make a wish to win some awesome blog candy from some of the gals in the blog hop, including mine below. LOL) Well of course, I used the Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge and also the Sweethearts Cartridge for the Flower. The colors are out of my norm but I've been really getting out of my norm lately (and I can tell you it's kinda fun) LOL! Everything is so rich and colorful and of course I had to add the bling and the smoke coming out of the spout is Martha Stewart Black Glitter and also used a Martha Stewart Punch, Garden Trellis. The awesome copper ribbon is some I got after X-mas on sale (isn't it great!) And the saying "Make A Wish" is a rub on. The real exciting thing about this card is that........................................

The top "Pops Off"! And there's a space to write a secret message or even add a gift card in there!

 

  And as all of you know with an Easel card there is space to write a message or note under the image or even on the back. I'm not sure what I will do with this card yet, if it will be a "birthday" card or a "just because" card so I haven't added anything to the bottom for a saying yet. But I sure can tell you I LOVE THE COLORS! And of course I used my chalks again for some demension and popped the flowers to give them some demension. I may even enter this one into a couple of other challenges on the internet. There is one going on over at Frosted Design & The Shabby Tea Room to use these colors so I will have to share this one since I love how it came out. LOL Well okay now for blog candy time...........   

If you are here you probably hopped here from Susan's. Wow how can I follow up to Susan! LOL She is Amazing! I Love her Layouts, she's very inspiring! And Your next stop on th Hop will be Carole's. She is an Amazing creative Ladie also (but hey, all the Gals on the Design Team are Amazing! Hee Hee) and I'm sure she'll have something wonderful for you! And if you just happened to start at my Blog then Hop on over to BBTB2 to start the Hop from there so you don't miss anyone. Now my rules are pretty easy, you MUST be a follower and you MUST leave a comment (only one please!) And I am so sorry but no International shipping. I will pick my winner on July 3rd sometime. You'll have 1 week to respond or I will pick another winner, see isn't that easy! Well I want to wish everyone Good Luck and Thanks for stopping by, please feel free to stop by Anytime. Hope you'll join us over at BBTB2 for the challenge and the iCopic giveaway. Have a GREAT day and chat with you soon.

Froggie ((Hugs)) Theresa!

Blog Candy, Some Alterable goodies: 5 1/2" x 8" clipboard, K & Co. mini tag book, circle mini tin, Ivory & Black Karen Foster Jumbo Ric Rac, some clear skittles and last but not least (6) 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Handmade tags by little ole ME! Good Luck to you all!

I Entered A Couple Of Fun Challenges!

I have had these Fridge Magnets for McCade forever and there are a couple of challenges going on right now that I thought I could use these for. First of all Frosted Design is having a challenge to use Orange, Yellow, Turquoise, & Green (I added some Red in there also cuz I love the Red in this paper!) So I had this older Basic Grey paper that I just love (I bought it to do some layouts of McCade awhile back and do a mini book and still have alot left so what perfect paper to use for McCade's magnets (and it also has the little froggies, perfect for boy's but I love them too Hee Hee!) Then Practical Scrappers is having a challenge to use flowers. Any kind of flowers you want they just have to be flowers. So, even tho this is for McCade, I added a few flowers (I asked him and he said he didn't care, he actually didn't even notice them, LOL) So I entered two challenges with this. Boy I can't believe the ladies who enter like 20 differant challenges with one item, now that's amazing. I have a hard enough time just keeping up with my Design Team stuff and doing a bit of scrapping on my own stuff. LOL Well Hope you like it, I know McCade sure does, it looks pretty cute on the Frige too, LOL!