Summertime Fun-time!

 

Today is such an exciting day!

 

First, it's PROM! 

 My second daughter and her date are heading off in a limo in a few hours with 14 of their closest friends for a night of dancing, magic and

memories!  They will be gone for the weekend, staying a condo right on Miami Beach ... literally opening the French doors to a crystal blue pool, surrounded by sand that leads straight to the beach!

I love, LOVE this group of close-knit kids,
most whom have been friends since elementary school. 
My dd's date is her bestie and they are just so much fun together ~ he asked her to prom with her doggie, saying Prom would be "Ruff" without her - cute!
We called it her prom pup-osal! 

She's a vision in her dress and after today's hair, make up, nails and all things girlie, this momma is gonna cry! :*)

 I will try to share some pictures in a few days.
 

Second, it's also the 15th of the month, 

the day that the Dueling Darlings post our cards with a chosen theme.

This month, our hostesses were Carol for Team Divas

and April for Team Dazzlers and their theme:  Summer!

Carol sent us a fun kit with a twist:  Create anything but a card!
She even included with the yummy assortment of papers and ribbons

a darling little kraft box.  And I have an idea for that box (stay tuned!)

 

So I made a recipe card!

 Since I wanted to use the super cute SU! watermelon image and papers Carol sent, I paired it with a sheet in the same package that I happened to have ...

I didn't want to use up all of Carol's papers just yet -
I have plans for those and that box :)
 

 This recipe card will be part of a book I've been making for my oldest daughter

who is studying early childhood education, specializing in behavorial disorders and special education.

As you may know from this post and  others, I've been putting together
a recipe book for my daughter to take with her when she's on her own/married.
I'm also making her little keepsake recipes for sensory play, like this watermelon scented moon sound (it's cloud dough!)
She made this during the Fall with pumpkin scent and it was a HUGE hit
with the Kindergarten class where she works after school ♥
 You can find the recipe here on this site, where I found it originally.

 

Carol's image and her watermelon papers and shimmery ribbon were a perfect reason to get this recipe card printed and ready to add to her book!
Thank you, Carol!
I can't wait for my daughter to see it and hope I did justice to your image/
Summer theme ♥

Be sure to peek at the rest of the Divas creations using the SU! stamps.
I literally can't wait to create with the rest of mine!
And, you can stop in and see what the Dazzlers will create with the Summer theme, too - you can find both teammates in my blog sidebar!

Is it summer yet?! :)

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly