HELLO JULY !

WELL HI THERE ,  SO  ARE YOU ALL READY TO CELEBRATE  THIS WEEK???
IT SEEMS  JULY  IS A  BUSY  MONTH  ALREADY...    AND 
I  STILL HAVE 2 MORE  BIRTHDAYS  IN THE  NEXT WEEK,  WOWZERS ...
LOL 

   SO TO START THINGS OFF, HERE IS A  BIRTHDAY CARD  FOR A SWEET SWEET FRIEND...I  HOPE SHE RECEIVED  IT   TODAY  ~
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY  SUE  UP THERE IN WISC...

 I  used  turquoise  with  a touch of  black to set it up ... I love  using  Upsy  Daisy...
  I kept it simple  with a  touch of bling. The recipient  likes  cards  that are  not too busy, or so busy that   you have to look  for the  key element ~  no problem  with  that   lol
  I  love love love  my butterfly  die and embossing set from Sizzix... it is always perfect  to add  that  extra  needed  touch !

Second card  is  a  TPT   challenge  card,  from  SCS.   I have  not played  with the TPT ladies quite some  time...  This  card  needed  to  have  flowers  for a sweet  lady  doing some recovery from  surgery ..

I decided  to  reach way  beyond  my comfort zone in colors,  I have gotten  very  predictable  with  staing  basic  and  just one or  two  colors... getting a bit boring, so I   just  did what ever  jumped at me   : )   

Whoa... this  really  jumped...lol  

I used a  stamp I love,  it has a sentiment of thinking of you , and I  put that inside with a hand written message too .  I  used SU  water color  paper, stamped the image with brown  Memento  ink  and colored with  SU  colored  pencils and a few stray ones too,  then I  finished  that with a blender pen...   I rounded  the  top corners  and  added  some  ribbon tape and  bling ...  Sure is  bright and cheery...  . 

And # 3  is another  TPT  card...If we  have a  fifth  Tuesday  in the month  then we play  tickle a tea potter...    The names are drawn randomly.  but we  send  some  love  to another  tea pot  lady ...  

Again I chose  bright colors  and a summer theme...  This card was designed  by a Secret Sis on SCS  a few years  back,  sorry I do not have her name  ~   but she sent  me extra   images  already  made so beautifully  to  create  more  fun cards... 

 Such kindness  exists in all of SCS  site...I love  to  be a part of these ladies , I learn so much from them !

This card  has  a lot pf sparkle going on,  perfect to  add  some  sparkle  to our  summer... and some colorful bling too. The colors  of the bling are not showing very well  but the they are   hot pink and  bright orange  

 I hope  this card  brings  back a child hood memory  that  brings a smile or a tickle  to  the recipient !~!

I  see there is a white frame  around each card,  it is  not a white  card base...not sure why  it is showing that way   ,   I just wanted   to clarify  that  : )  

So  I hope you all had a  great  day to start July  off.  I  enjoyed  playing,  and I am working  on a  red white and  blue  card    for a challenge. I am not quite  there,  I hit a  snag, so I hope to have it  ready yo  post  by Wednesday   so I can  come  back to wish you all a  Happy 4 th of July...

Til then,  I leave  you with smile,  and I hope you enjoyed  your  visit~ I sure did... 

 Today was a  beautiful day to sit and  visit with a  friend, thanks for  stopping by ...

Bye Bye  now ...  

Sonja