SEPTEMBER.... and freebie

  Our DT leader at Scrappily Ever After gave us a pretty card for inspiration.  Drop over and see the lovely cards the others on the team have created....so much fun!  Sometimes I like something very simple.  As I was playing with the puppies outside today and pulling acorns out of their mouths, this card came to me. Decide to put this with the OWH Wednesday Throwdown Challenge.

My card....Size: A2

My freebie for today has nothing to do with my challenge card today.  I was cleaning out the pantry and saw some dried beans and thought that soup season was approaching. I think y'all are kinda seeing how I get my inspiration....just daily life....haha   Kinda sad mine is so boring...haha

Download: big bean pot   (svg)

What is going to be your first soup of the Fall season?

ENJOY!!!

Out on a Limb

       I hope you saw the challenge posted yesterday.  Please check HERE for the challenge.  I think anyone would love to receive a free set of one's choice from Svgcuts.  Remember - 2 prizes!

       Ahhhhhh...Autumn is in the air.  I know this for a fact because the leaves are falling and messing up my lovely lawn.  I'm still a summer girl, but I'll take Autumn for a little change up..haha

       Plan to make a card this evening with the following freebie svg, but thought I would go ahead and post.  Maybe you will surprise me by making a card before me and posting!   I also attempted to make a "digi stamp" out of it for followers who still would rather color than cut.  I like doing both...yippee!

I sized it to fit 5.5x4.25 card

I think you can just right-click and save

Same here, click and then "save as"

Download:  owl on a limb   (svg)

If you like to download, I would love a comment!  ENJOY!!!
(Please remember that this is for personal use and not for resale)

Svg Challenge

DEADLINE EXTENDED until Friday, Sept. 17 at 11:00pm

Today is the day.   It's my first challenge offered and first candy offered so I'm bound to make some type of mistake, so please bear with me.  I've spent the last 2 weeks using my svgs and Svgcuts in cards and posting to illustrate how much fun working with svgs can be...and some with digi images.  I hope they got your mojo going and you will join in on the challenge.
       Choose any svg created by me and make a card...an easel and/or shaped card is also acceptable.  Use Mr. Blue bug link back to your site and to mine.  Be sure to mention which svg you used.  You may also included something from Svgcuts, but you MUST have an svg by me.  You may also include a digi image. You may have up to 2 entries, but be sure to label (ex. Mary 1 and Mary 2.)  The challenge will be through September 17 (Friday) and closes at 11:00 pm.  Winners will be announced on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 6:00 pm.  Two winners: one judged (not by me) and one randomly drawn.  Both winners will receive one collection set of their choice from SVGCUTS.  The winners will have 2 days to reply back to me so I can make the appropriate ordering.

Time at the Lake Keowee during Labor Day Break

Not cards, no svgs....just relaxing with friends at Lake Keowee during Labor Day Weekend.  I left my bathing suit, but that was not going to stop me from enjoying the water...at least I brought extra clothes.  I wound up only getting my fanny wet.  The water was warm, great for fishing, water skiing and cruising on the pontoon boat.  No Hurricane Earl here ... haha!

Front of house...4 levels...unusual shape...parts of house are like floating in air

side of house..can see steepness of house to lake

cove on Lake Keowee...every bedroom has lake view

That's me...enjoying the water and sun

Rianna with her "catch and release"

grillin and chillin on the dock

Perk Up!...What's Brewin'...Summer Fishing

ALL FILES ARE OPENED UNTIL LABOR DAY  EVENING (6:00 PM)

Two different cards going on today.  The first is an Svgcuts cute coffee pot and cup from An Afternoon At Auntie Elaine's set.  The cup opens up to say "Get Well Soon" or  "You'll be perky again soon" .  I forgot to take a pic of the cup opened...sorry.    I used two different embossing folders for different looks.

Size: A2  (cup opens up to write sentiment)

Size: A2 (cup opens up to write sentiment and room on back to write a short note.)

If you follow me in the least bit, you know I'm a lover of the beach.  Not just the beach, but the ocean and with it comes fishing!!  I love salt water fishing and I still like the good old cane pole with the little red and white bobbin when fishing in the creek areas. It's been awhile though.  Upon looking for my tackle box to help set up a pretty shot for my card below, to my astonishment, my tackle box was EMPTY.  I know of one son who could had done that....I'll be talking to him later today.  All I could find was my seining net for shrimping.  It would have to do.  Bugaboo Challenge for Dog Days of Summer: neutral colors plus one other.  Ok...so a few red dots appeared...please forgive me.  The   Meljen's Challenge #23 said show stripes in the card...Done!

Download: fishing net   (svg)

Have a wonderful, safe weekend!

Scarecrow, Apples and Pumpkins...Oh My!

The card is my 2nd entry for Svgcuts challenge.  I was a little nervous entering even the first one....so much talent over there, but all are friends, and at the end, we are all happy if one of our fellow forum friends win.  I know the time and love I put into mine, so Lordy knows the time the others also put into theirs.  Most cuts came from Svgcuts. I used Harvest Hill  set for the scarecrow, cornstalks, gourd birdhouse, crow, apples, and apple branch.  I used Grandpa's Organic Farm for the fence. Three different pumpkins and two different vines came from the Heirloom Pumpkin Flourishes set. The "Happy Fall" was from the Fall Premium Pop-Up Cards set. I made the trellis on the front of card....which is the freebie for today.  I also made the wheelbarrow and basket on the inside of card. I also entered this in the Meljen's Challenge #23 which said to show stripes.

Size: A2  (Outside)

Inside

trellis

Download:  trellis    (svg)
Please leave a little love if you love the download svg!

Svgcuts Challenge.....Bugaboo Challenge.... (+ freebie)

       Svgcuts has a August Challenge going on...pop over there and see some awesome cards and some great prizes. Svgcuts is where it all got started for me! Mary makes gorgeous svg sets and Leo is the man that bails we out when I have a problem with my computer not talking nicely to SCAL or a svg file gives me trouble. An svg can bring me to tears at times!

       I wasn't planning to enter the challenge with all the competition.  But, they are all my friends over there and I would be happy if any of them won.  Hey, if YOU take the challenge, I would be happy if you won too!!!

     Back to the card...EVERYTHING is from Svgcuts: Autumn Elements (words), Heirloom Pumpkin Flourishes (inside pumpkin and all vines), Harvest Hill (Scarecrow and crow), Our Thanksgiving Gathering(frame), Fall Premium Pop-up Cards (inside sentiment) and somewhere the scallop frame(outside). Lots of pop-up dimensions, inside and out. I weaved straw into the frame and tied a bow. I tilted the scarecrows head for fun, but I did lower the scarecrow so head wouldn't be sticking out even though it fit into envelop without being moved. A2 size card...shading, button and dots.  

Outside of card  - A2 size

Inside of card

Now the Bugaboo Challenge...Any digi image can be used but your card can only have shades of white, tan, black and one other color.  My other color was teal.  The center scallop shell is bronzed embossed with pop-ups for dimension. My digi image is from Elizabeth Dulemba.  A freebie from last week.

Easel Card   -   A2 size

Freebie for today

Download:  Caramel and candied apples   (svg)

Please leave some love if you love downloading my apples...haha

TRUE STORY....that inspired today's card!!

The Bugaboo theme challenge...what does "Dog Days of Summer" mean to you...(perhaps end of summer vacation, kids going back to school, less children at the mall, etc)

Well, the following is a TRUE STORY about my friend....

       My friend lives at the beach. School was starting back for her son who would now be entering the 6th grade. She delighted in telling him how much she would be enjoying having the beach to herself and catching up on things that matter the most to her once school started. He walked away a little annoyed.

       On the first day of school, the teacher went around the room asking each student to tell something about themselves and their family. John, still being annoyed at this mom and having to return to school proceeds to say, " I like sports, my dad works for the phone company, and my mom takes long hot baths, drinks boxed wine, sits around eating bon bons and reads trashy novels."  The class had a big laugh as the teacher hurried along to the next student.  Needless to say, my friend was "the topic of converstaion" in the teacher's lounge.  And, yes, the story got back to her since she did volunteer work at the school...of course, after she had her hot bath, drank wine, ate bon bons, and read her trashy novels. 

(I'll not give names in order to protect the innocent.... and the guilty.)

This is how I came up with this card for the Bugaboo challenge.

Size: A2

I also entered this in the Elegant Lady challenge at Ohh-La La, Bee Crafty Challenge,  Christmas Stampin Challenge and Cupcake Craft Challenge.

Freebie for today.....pumpkin pie....yum yum!

Download:  Pumpkin Pie   (svg)

If you enjoy...please leave a comment!!

Last Days of Summer (+ freebie)

       OK...maybe not the last days of summer, but kids going back to school thing it is the last day of their lives...haha

       I'm continuing this week paying tribute to Svgcuts.com and still offering svg freebies.  PLEASE check out their Card forum and see some amazing cards that have been posted by members. Most challenges seem to be in the digi stamp world, not cuts.  So I'm trying to combine the two mediums where ever possible.  Bugaboo stamps has something for everyone and every occasion so I enjoy mixing medians with their challenges. This challenge is "Dog Days of Summer" (meaning last days of summer, school starting back, etc.)  Rules: only use shades of white, beiges, blacks and one other color.  My other color for this card was "green" as was yesterday.

       I used Svgcuts "Cliff's Clubhouse" set, my tropical (jungle) tree svg offered a few weeks back and Bugaboo summer butterfly bear.  I love the beach and easel cards as you can see.

Size:A2


This is my Happy Spider svg freebie

Download: Happy Spider   (svg)

Have a great, safe week!!!

Where did the summer go!

       Bugaboo has a challenge about the "Dog Days of Summer"... talking about the end of vacation, school starting back, etc.  The challenge was a challenge....haha... because you could only use shades of white, tans, blacks and one other color.  My other color was "green". Here's "bugaboo bear thinking" while relaxing on a tire swing.   I offered the free svg tire swing last month. I don't think anyone will be interested in my 1/2 tree svg for my tire swing card...haha...but here it is.

Download: half a tree  (svg)

Comments are enjoyed if you choose to download!

Happy Birthday with a cherry on top!!!

        Such a cute digi stamp from Meljen's Designs.  I added my svg cherries with stems, some glossy accents, embossing, Trina Clark's cupcake image and called it "Happy Birthday with a Cherry on Top".   I think the card could even be used for an adult's birthday.

Size: A2 (Vertical card)

Teacher's Thought For Today! (+ Friday Freebie!)

       These will be the last 2 cards for our education theme challenges for Scrappily Ever After. Friday is always "Photo" inspiration day.  I decided to make TWO cards.  The first card has a classroom teacher theme...obvious since I was a high school teacher.  I used a Bugaboo "Crabby Cathy" digi, and public domain picture of pencils and a flag. It's also for Lorraine's Simon Says Stamp  and SimonSaysStamp challenge.

Size: A2

The shaped card was made using the "Pencil Guy" from My Scrap Chick, using the same sentiment.

Size: A2

Inspirational photo

The svgs for Halloween are created just for fun, not to offend anyone.

  There are 2 Friday freebies.

"pitchfork and scythe"

Download: pitchfork and scythe  (svg)

Have a wonderful, safe weekend!!!

Trendy Blog Award

Trendy Blog Award from Heather M’s

Thank you Heather at Heather M’s Blog for nominating me for this award!

As part of receiving this award I am to give the Trendy Blogger award to 10 other bloggers whom I think display their talent and time/effort on their trendy blog site. I am also to list two reasons why I started blogging and why I continue to blog. 

1. I originally started  blogging On January 1, 2010 as a New year’s Resolution to offer one svg a week to fellow card makers who love the art as much as me.  I have passed my goal and now average at least 4 a week.

2. I continue blogging because it’s a thrill to see an image I create come alive on paper.  Then, when I share it with others and receive thank you’s, it’s a good feeling knowing that I may have helped some one complete one of their happy projects. As a high school teacher, it was wonderful to help a student master a new concept.  I have the same feeling about me mastering each svg and card and sharing my learning and creations with other card-makers and bloggers. AND... ALL the blogs that I follow REALLY inspire me!!!

Here is my list of nominee’s (in no particular order).

Celeste at www.touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com

Cheryl1 at www.cafexpressions.blogspot.com

Cricutcritter at http://www.cricutcritter.blogspot.com

Reet at http://blog.allthatisgood.us/

Chinook at www.alteredscrapbooking.com

Deloris at http://stampingatthelake.blogspot.com/

Paula  at http://paulaposts.blogspot.com/

Yolanda at http://yolanda-imaginemakeshare.blogspot.com/

Lisa at http://the-purple-place.blogspot.com

Cindy-Lynn at http://myinkiefingers.blogspot.com/

No Mushroom for Mouse and torch freebie

The card is for Spyder's Corner  Challenge using her digi.  No rules other than use the digi.  I also used 3 sets from Svgcuts:  Strawberry Lane, My Happy Garden Hideaway, and Hazel's Wicked Witch Craft, along with copic markers, some bling, pop-ups for dimension and glitter pens.

A2 size

Today's freebie is a wall torch...just right for Halloween...can't wait to use!

Download: torch

I would love a comment if you love to download!

Nuts about School

       It's Wednesday challenge time at Scrappily Ever After.  Be sure to visit and see what my very talented, fellow DT members have done.  I used scraps and if you checked my blog last Sunday, you know I had a "Clean the Scrapbox" party...haha!  For my acorn shape card, I used Svgcuts Fall Pop-Up Collection, Elizabeth Dulemba's adorable squirrel digi stamp, an embossing folder and some blings. (Added this to the OWH Wednesday Throwndown challenge.)

My freebie is the silly little pumpkin I've done about 4 different ways so far.  This time I needed it to be a jack-o-latern.  I un-welded it in case someone could use it by itself rather than in the frame.

Download: Halloween pumpkin   (svg)

To be Frank...I Love Halloween

In the next 2 weeks, I will be using a lot of Svgcuts collections, along with my svgs.  Svgcuts is the "best place ever" for ideas, tutorials, help, fantastic prices and fantastic sets of svg files!!! When I start my BLOG CANDY and challenge, the 2 prizes will be for any one set of "your choice" at their store.  The blog candy and challenge will start Labor Day.  More details about the challenge later.

This card is not that "busy" in real life.  All the elements are from SVGCUTS except for my broken fence (and tombstone/ghost)....which is today's freebie. The inspiration for Frank came from Cheryl at Cafexpressions.  I forgot to add the black on face and patches before taking the picture....oops!

Info: Size:A2    Sets: Monster Mash, Spooky Silhouettes, and Hazel's Wicked Witch Craft

Complete view

Inside view

Front view (forgot the black outlining before taking picture...sorry!)

Download: broken fences   (svg)

Positive comments mean a lot, please comment if you download!

Thank you and ENJOY!!

Pawley's Island or Bust!!!

     My brother and his wife, Ray and Dawn, have just bought a beautiful vacation home at Pawley's Island, SC.  When they retire, this will be their permanent home.  They will never retired so maybe they will ask me to check-in on it and take care of it...haha.. while I'm relaxing on the beach! They have another beach house at "Litchfield by the Sea".  I'm taking my family down in October, while Ray and Dawn are in France.  Is that the life or what!!!! I love them...they are wonderful people!!  If you keep up with my blog,,,,then you will remember Dawn....she's the one that has to try to get the military and the corporate officers to "gee haw" during meetings.  Here's the card I made for them this morning and mailed.
        This tri-fold is very easy.  You don't even need SCAL to cut. Size: A2 (5.5x4.25).  Craftiblog has excellent directions that are easy to follow.  The route sign is from Cliff's Clubhouse Set at Svgcuts.com.  The cute bear bug driving is a digi from Bugaboo and the car is a MS punch.

The Front

The Inside

Whole thing at an angle

Ghost and Tombstone

I posted the frame yesterday which included the ghost and tombstone, but it was welded into the frame.  I thought someone may like to use it separately. Both were public domain jpegs, but I cleaned them up and made into svgs.  If you don't make the tombstone large enough, then I recommend just writing the words "RIP" rather than cutting.

Download: ghost and tombstone  (svg)

Please be kind and leave a little comment if you chose to download the freebie svg.

HELLOoooooo!

Never too early to get started on Halloween, especially if you plan to get those cards shipped off for OWH. Just something quick I made last night.  I made the fence svg and will offer sometime during week. I made the pumpkin several weeks back but changed it up a little.  Everything else were public domain jpegs that I tweaked and made in to svgs. (Lots of glitter on moon and other places but can't be seen in picture.) If you choose to download please leave a little love by leaving a little comment!

(5x7)  Best to write in "RIP"

5x7 is best size

Download:  Ghost and graveyard frame (5x7)

 If you choose to download the svg, please leave a positive comment,,,it would be the polite thing to do...it's just a "feel good" kinda thing!!!