New Challenge at SBP Challenge Blog Sponsored by DeeDee's Digis

I love an Anything Goes Challenge, and I love playing with DeeDee's Digis, which is this month's sponsor at Your Scrapbook Place challenge blog.
Since I am on a family vacation, I had scheduled this post to run while I was gone. I had created a 100% digital card to print up anytime and send to anyone. I sent it to one to my fave sisters-in-law, Treasa. She and Jill really know how to whip up some holiday deliciousness. Not to mention the fact that both if them are Vets of Dessert Storm.
While it is easy to think of the holidays as a time to entertain and eat goodness, this Memorial Day I spent with my Dad, Gram and Grampa, who are together in heaven, as well as being near each other at the cemetery. Some fresh flowers, a little conversation and some great memories were brought out, and my Memorial Day was complete. Hope yours was too!
Now, spend a little YOU time in your favorite craft area and create something for the Anything Goes challenge over at Your Scrapbook Place. And don't forget to have fun!

Challenges I am Entering:

My Time to Craft - Male

Slight Detour in Paradise

After a day in the sun and surf, Murphy's Law kicked in and hit me with a double whammy. I got sick and had to go to Immediate Care, and the heavens opened up and dropped a ton of rain on the island. This poor tourist tried to drive through the flooded street just below our window and not only got stuck, but floated into the rock wall with such force it ripped off his fender!!
I am doing better, and the rain should go away in about an hour. The sun may still shine down on our little piece of paradise today. If not, there's always tomorrow!!
Happy crafting, y'all!

Tripping Along the Path of Happiness

Today at the Path of Positivity we explore the many different meanings of Happiness. The Happiness theme can be expressed in your creative projects in any way you wish, whether cards, layouts, canvas, altered art, even your blog write-up.

One of this month's sponsors is Imagine That! digis by Kris, and I got to play with a set of images called Pretty Peacocks. This set includes: 2 peacocks, colored and outline, a flower trio, and 7 sentiments, all in both JPG and PNG format.

I played around with the 2 peacock images and 2 of the sentiments to gift my girlfriend with a reminder to be happy. She is a gorgeous and amazing woman but needs a reminder as to that fact.
I started with a wooden block and Mod Podged/painted the base on all six sides, then covered it with some handmade tissue paper.

Next I adhered patterned paper squares to my sides to frame my images and sentiments, which came next. Then the real fun began, which was to decide what embellishments went where. Instead of listing them all, I took a few photos of my paper weight from different angles.

What makes you happy? Show us what makes you happy and link up with the Path of Positivity challenge blog for your chance to win!
Sponsors and prizes are as follows:


There will also  be:

• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital Stamps for each person chosen as a DT Delight.
• One digital designer paper (made to order in a few different ways) from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge.

Challenges I am Entering:

Corrosive challenges - Anything Goes

All Crafts challenges - Anything Goes/No Cards

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
Marker POP challenges - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards challenges - Anything Goes
Stamps & Fun= Creativity - Decoration

Earth Laughs in Flowers

A new month brings warmer weather in my part of the world, and a new challenge at the Outlawz Progessive Freebie challenges. If you played in last month's challenge, you will receive this lovely image from Anne's Digital Art. It is called Poppies.
After coloring my flower with Copics, I sponged a little sky blue onto my background. I popped it onto some textured paper, doodling in the faux stitching on the edges, then stamping my sentiment.
I added this to my stitched card front and added a tiny butterfly charm and my card is complete. I love this time of year, when flowers are just starting to bloom and colors abound everywhere you look. And the scents are heavenly! I just wish I didn't have so many allergies. Do you suppose they have anything to do with the flowers?! LOL
Please check out all the lovely work from the DT today at the Outlawz Progressive Freebie challenge. If you missed last month's challenge, the image is available from Anne's Digital Art. You can purchase it and come play with us, and then next month's image will be free to you!!
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!!

Other Challenges I am Entering:

Simply Create Too - Keep It Simple

Stempelsonnen challenges - Stamp as he main focus

Time Out challenges - CASE-ing the card (I loved the flowers and the color combo of red, white & black, adjusting the ratio and adding a tiny bit of blue & green to mine)

Wonderful Wednesdays -  Anything Goes

{Pin}spirational challenges - Inspired by Pin (Again, the color combo of red, white & black struck a creative chord in me)

So Ready to Relax

The fast-paced adventure that was Universal Studios is over. The obligatory visit to Gatorland completed. Our drive across the state ended in a safe arrival at Siesta Key, Florida.
Now begins the second part of our vacation, a true-blue, stress-free, sun-baked moment in the sun-literally. Our luxurious condo sits on Crescent Beach, a white sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico. We have our own lanai, Wendy's bedroom has its own queen bed, TV and bathroom, and the kitchen features Wolf appliances.
The weather is supposed to be perfect, except for a daily chance of rain in the late afternoons, and I have three books to read. We are sooooo ready to relaxxxxx...
Check back on my blog tomorrow, as there are loads of new challenges starting up, not just new Monday challenges but new monthly challenges, and I scheduled my posts to pop up all day long in celebration of them. Meanwhile, wake me when the sun goes down...

Wish You Were Here

We decided to take a break in the middle of our last day in Orlando, so I uploaded my photos and created a virtual postcard to send to my mom, sisters and co-workers. This morning we had a thrilling ride through and around Hogsmeade and made it to Hogwarts in one piece. I would have gone on the ride over and over again, but even though it was a virtual ride, Wendy wasn't exactly comfortable on it. And I didn't spend a penny on souvenirs today, but have a $10 gift card I'm going to use on a resort towel. It is so cool looking, will have to take a photo later to show y'all.
So, tomorrow is Gatorland, my daughter's fervent dream destination, I kid you not! And after that lovely visit, on to the second half of our family vacation!!

A World of Fun

What a day! We woke early again to start our day at the Leaky Caudron restaurat for breakfast in Diagon Alley. Evidently, Universal Studios is laid out like a grocery store, in that they put the one thing you came for at the very back!! We spent a good ten minutes hurrying toward the Hogwarts Express to take us to our destination. The trip on that train was worth the long walk, though. Sitting in one of the cars we were treated to a scenic view, complete with several characters. The silhouettes of Harry & Ron & Hermione went past our closed door and we heard them talking in the aisle.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a feast for the eyes. While I saw kids in capes and wielding wands that worked interactive displays, I held off with purchasing just a couple postcards for my scrapbooks. Speaking of which, I came back to our room and played with the photos taken today and created the page above. Paper, brads and frame from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, and the seashells from Rucola Designs Summertime freebie.
Tomorrow, we head to Universal Islands of Adventure, where we start our day at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade before visiting Hogwarts and all points magical. And if you don't recognize any of these "places" then you are not a Harry Potter fan!! LOL
As much fun as today was, I forgot to pack my gym shoes and am paying the price with poor tired feet and hips that want to lock in place! I will be more than happy to relax starting Sunday evening for our second part of vacation. More to follow!!