June Paper Crafting

Here are this month's card swaps & challenges :)

Sketch Challenge

Origami Shirt Card                                                                      Beach theme

Mystery Item Challenge



"Girly" Bookmark

ATCs - Letters G for Glam Girl & T for Tree

Had a great time making these.

Hoping to get some more paper crafting time in this month:)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

                                                                                     ~ Borrowed from Facebook Friend :)

A Walk Around My Yard...

Thought I would share a few pictures

from around my yard.

This little guy is a daily visitor.

He seems to be very partial to doughnuts

and peanuts.



Flowers from around the house. Most were from late spring.

This is what the front flower bed looks like now.

The lack of rain is taking it's toll on the flowers,

they just aren't spreading as usual :(  Looking for some

more flowers to add this weekend.

Plan to add a variety of colors of Mums in the Fall.

Hoping for some much needed rain for them

as well as the fruit and veggie garden...

Used the tiller in the garden Saturday and felt like I in a dust bowl!!!

I have been watering and thankfully everything is growing:)

And of course my walk would not be complete

without checking in on the raccoons...

Here are a Momma and 1 of her 3 babies...

ummm, little camera shy today :) 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hoping everyone finds something special

to bring themselves joy each and every day.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Borrowed from Facebook Friend

What Happened to the Month May?????

Oh my gosh, where did May get to?

Here it is June 12th and I haven't posted anything about May...

And May was a busy, busy month around here!

Fasten your seat belts and hang on...here we go.....

May 3, 2012 gave us our 10th grandchild.

A beautiful baby boy.

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Then on May 19, 2012

our youngest was married.

She had a small wedding with a little larger 

reception celebration following the wedding.

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 I did get a few stitches sewn...

Summer themed Mug Rugs.

Love the fat bottom beach ladies,

they make me laugh every time I look at them:)

Two quilt blocks for a Quilt Block Lotto!

This is going to be a monthly Lottery style

block give away at one of the groups I'm in...

Fun Fun Fun.

Different block each month.

While on the subject  of sewing,

Here is the wonderful gifts from my

Awesome Dear Jane Secret Pal.

She always does such a wonderful job of wrapping my gifts.  Sometimes it is very hard to open them, because I just love took look at the bows and paper:)  

But I do of course always open them!!!  And they always bring me great joy.  This month I was blessed with 4 wonderful sunflower fabrics and the cutest little fabric bags and several pieces of very yummy chocolate :)  And one of her digi cards that I really look forward to receiving each month.  Love my Secret Pal!!!

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And, Yes I did get paper crafting done too.

First off I finished my niece's wedding invitations,

all 300 of them :)  I can't share those yet though, wouldn't

any family members getting an early sneak peek.  LOL

But I will share my card swap creations:

 

This is a Tee Pee card.  Lots of fun to make:) 

                        

ATCs  and a male fishing themed card. 

Travel themed card.

Build a Sketch card on the left.

And a new technique card on the right.

 

Okay that's all my May stuff...

I think!!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry