♥ 10 minute Craft Dash ♥

happy summer!  oh how happy summer!

i am enjoying every moment with the kids, it's a blessing.  basketball camps, hiking, kayaking, ropes
course, bike riding, trampoline contests and sprinklers, it's a whirlwind, but it's AWESOME!  i love every second of it with the kids.  and don't forget the otter pops, i see them and think of summer's past, small things with big memories right?

on a crafty side, i was blog-surfing some of my favorite blogs and one of my friends, Amy Tsuruta,

had posted a fun challenge from 10 Minute Craft Dash : create a card with the colors red, light yellow and light blue in LESS than 10 TIMED minutes.  i HAD to take the challenge, i've never heard of this and never actually timed myself, this was FUN
 





and you can see Amy's awesome take on the challenge HERE

here is the card i was able to come up with using the My Mind's Eye Sunny Side collection which i thought would be perfect palette for the color challenge

Party Time Card

 i create pretty quickly once i pick a line or color scheme, so i thought this would be very easy, though i've never timed myself and how long it actually takes me to craft a card.  i will confess that this WAS a challenge.  i love to stitch on my cards and so running back to the other office and still having time to adhere everything together was a wee bit tricky, but thankfully i had minimal amounts of time to spare as you'll see on my phone.

i am thankful for these SRM stickers too, made creating the sentiment VERY quick and easy, and that's exactly what i needed, giggle.

so, i hope you'll check out the fun challenge and Amy's fun card♥


and, while i had this line out for this challenge, i decided to create a NON 10 minute card using my scraps...giggle

 Be Happy card


 i absolutely LOVE this brad, and haven't brought myself to use it until now, but it was the perfect center for the flower, love it!

and what would a post be without a Christmas card?  not staying on schedule...that's what that would be, ha ha ha, not this girl, not this year, i'm a determined mama and actually having MORE fun creating my cards because it's focusing on a little at a time, i'm a little surprised.  i didn't think i would get in the mood, but since it's only one card at a time, it's fun to focus on design or cute embellies and not the stress of it all.

happy holidays card

on this card, i punched a circles and adhered the circle INSIDE of the circle so when you open it, you see the Street Sign inside the card.  this still keeps the card flat/mailable, but allows for a little dimension with the cut-out.

 thank you so much for your visits and incredibly sweet notes, they always make my day!
hugs & so much love!
danni