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I get to welcome home my winner today, my Andy from a week at Little League State Championships.  They lost in a big way...against boys that were head and shoulders literally above them. Losses are tough, but what they bring to you, if you allow it, is a refining of your character.  How do I teach that to my son. Gently, I think!

My card today is for several challenges over on SCS.  The Ways to Use it  was on negative space.  I love how my Andy turned out, using the negative D and the character for *and*. The baseball D is just perfect in my thinking for the theme. And Andy just adores dogs of any kind and this one obviously hurt seemed just right too!

It's a busy day for me, I'm off to the coast for a few days.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend wherever you are!

memories

I'll be back in a bit to finish my thought

thankful

I'm sending you my friends thankful thoughts for all the prayers that were lifted heavenward for both my coworkers this week.  I am happy to say that both are doing much better and on the road to recovery, passing that critical juncture.  My card today was created to honor the featured stamper, a challenge you'll find on SCS every Sunday.  Thanks to you, susiestampsalot for the inspiration.  I think I like this challenge the very best, for it allows me to 'try' on someone's elses style and get me out of MY creative box!!!

So have a wonderful Sunday afternoon whatever you do and I'll see you around!

play ball

It's time for the state Little League Championships beginning this weekend.  We're sending our youngest son to pursue his dream of Williamsport PA.  Slipped into his suitcase are several cards to be opened along the way, cards to encourage and remind him, we're rooting for him from home!  

The Saturday challenge was an Inspiration Challenge which you can find here. The art of Kay Lamb Shannon.  I decided to keep the rooster theme going and knew this Artistic Outpost sentiment would be perfect for my design. You can read the details if you like.  

I couldn't resist putting a card base on Andy's District picture from last season.  He had his rally cap on!  I love how it turned out, though when I cut the paper, I was hoping for more of the word Baseball showing, but I'll take the WIN any day!  

I'm off to bed now, I want to be a bit rested so I can make favorite breakfast before we send the team off.  I'll let ya know how it turns out!  Have a lovely weekend.

flutterbye

My heart feels light as wings today, guess I translated that into a card for the Limited Supply Challenge over  on SCS.  Check it out.  I found a very neat website that allows you to use her templates to create some very cool cards.  I want to thank RuthAnn for the use of her creativity. This butterfly fold turned out lovely and was all the simple things a limited card should be.  

I love to watch out my windows around the house at the flying creatures buzzing the various plants in my garden.  The honeybees, the dragonflies, or those butterflies.  They remind me of the cycles of nature, just as in my life.  I need to slow down, take a deep breath and just allow THEIR pace to affect me!

So as the weekend approaches, I hope there is time for you to take a lesson from the butterfly and stop and breathe in the beauty all around you. 

teabags and back to searching...

The Thursday challenge is Ways to Use It and today's call was Spice it up.  I knew I'd have to use this awesome quote by Nancy Reagan, "A woman is like a teabag~you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."  We do seem to have an extra measure of rising to the occasion and I applaud you for never giving up.   I'd love to hear of any hot water stories you'd be willing to share.   If you would like to read the how to of my card, you'll find it here.

I know alot of you have asked how my son's little league games turned out and I wanted to let you know they are our District 9 champions and are headed for the State Tourney beginning on Sunday.   Andy had doubles, a grand slam and numerous amazing defensive plays during the four game series.  He is an awesome 1st baseman and I can wait to see what he does at the State level.  But for today, we are going through the lessons I learned yesterday...he's misplaced his All Star cap...sure hope this is the one that will have him putting his things in their proper spots...frustration is beginning to set in and do I ever feel for him!  Well, I've gotta go and help...look with bigger eyes, or we'll both be in hot water!

Have a wonderful day!

recycle toters

Yep, that's were I found my Crafty Secrets sewing set of stamps today.  That'll teach me to clean up my creative space!  My card today for the sketch challenge at SCS was so much fun to make.  Now I've got to figure out how to stay out of 50 gal curbside toters!  Thanks for looking.