Dueling Darlings ~ Sunshine and Flip-Flops!

Hiya friends! 

 It's the 15th of the month and that means the Dueling Darlings 

post their cards, created from a kit sent by a hostess with a chosen theme.  This month our hostess is the lovely Carol (who, btw, is having a birthday today!  Happy Birthday, dear friend - so blessed by your friendship and wish you many wonderful things the whole year through!)  Carol for the Divas (us!) and Melina for the Dazzlers came up with the theme this month:  

Sunshine and Flip-flops ~ 

which is a theme right up my alley! :)

Carol's kit was bursting with fun-ness for the sun-ness!

Lots of yummy papers, cute sunglasses and flip-flops ...

and two images for us to chose from:  feisty Ethel or sweet little Anya.

I chose the Anya as it reminds me of my girls when they were younger,

always ready for the beach and summer fun ~ such fond memories we have :)

  Thank you, Carol, for your deliciously Summer card kit!

Be sure to stop by and see all the Dueling Darling cards ...

you can find their links in my sidebar :)

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

entered into:  
eclitic ellapu - celebrate summer sunshine
creatalicious challenge - all about summer
whimsical designs - Summertime Fun Challenge
Ribbon Carousel - Fun in the Sun
The Paper Nest Dolls - Summer Lovin'

You are my Summer :)

Happy Thursday!  It's the 28th and that means the Calendar Girls blogging group post our cards!  This month, our hostess is the lovely Michelle and she gave us the best theme to create - Summer!  Along with a sketch challenge from SCS388, this is what she challenged us to do:

For most of us, June is the month that starts summer...many events are happening...school ending, graduation, weddings, flowers blooming and family vacations.

My challenge is...using SC 388 (found in the SC thread), with any color combination create a card that best suits your beginning to summer, or summer plans. It could be a trip you are planning, a flower that is blooming, a wedding you are attending, or a graduation gathering. Whatever it could be...have fun creating a card to go with it.

Michelle (the "new" 2012 Miss June)

Fun, right?!!  For my card using her chosen sketch,  I used my TGF "Summer" scrapbooking kit ~ this poor set hasn't seen ink in soooo long!  I wanted to pair this with bright summer colors and went straight for orange :)  Our summer definitely starts out a little busy with Tae Kwan Do classes and performing arts camp but once it settles down, we are all about the beach and trips around Florida including Disney World! :)  In fact, we cancelled our plans for being out of town this week/end due to the tropical storm we saw looming and leave in a couple of weeks instead. And of course, the storm is not only gone, we have a gorgeous heaping of sunshine!  

 Here's another peek at the sketch :) 

One of my very favorite parts of this Sunshine Kit from TGF are the sentiments. They are just darling!  

Please be sure to stop by the other Calendar Girls to see what they came up with using this sketch and their summer plans, too!  You can find their link in my side bar.  

Thanks for stopping by today

and I hope your summer is off to a blessed start!

Card entered into these challenges for summer:
CardzTV 111 
Sassy Cheryls
My Craft Spot - 61: Hot Summer Colors!

Card Details: 
PTI White; Orange; Chartreuse;  SU Summer Sun;
Image + Sentiment:  TGF Anya, Summertime; Prismacolor markers; 
CB, trimmer; nesties; DSP = MME; Buttons and flower from Prima;
scrap ric-rac; Twinery mint twine; Fiskars border punch; 3d dots; Tombo

   

Big hugs,

Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly~