BEATE'S WEEKEND SKETCH CHALLENGE AND OUR NEW EDITION

Hi all! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! It has been quite eventful around here, I can tell you that!! But, first, Beate's sketch challenge. I actually made two cards because really loved this sketch. The first one I made using my Pun Fun stamp set - I love this set because it is so versatile, you can make so many different types of cards with it. For this one, I used the cute little rocket ship which I stamped in black stazon and colored in using my stampin' write markers. That yummy dp is East Coast Prep. All items on this card are SU! and the full recipe is listed below.

Card Recipe:Paper - Tempting Turquoise card stock, Old Olive card stock, Pumpkin Pie card stock, Whisper White card stock, East Coast Prep Designer Series Paper

Stamp Sets - Pun Fun

Inks - Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories - Ticket Corner Punch, Mat Stack and Paper Piercer, Pumpkin Pie brads, Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon

This next card is using a stamp set that I have had for awhile but had not even mounted it yet. I can't believe I waited so long, it is really a cute set! It is called Bugs and Kisses and now that I have inked it up once, I know I will use it again! I just love this little earthworm, he is stinkin' adorable! The card is pretty self-explanatory so I will just leave the recipe below. All items SU! except for the stickles on the worm.

Card Recipe:

Paper - Garden Green card stock, Certainly Celery card stock, Flowers for You Designer Series Paper

Stamp Sets - Bugs and Kisses

Inks - Garden Green classic stampin' pad, Certainly Celery classic stampin' pad, Stampin Write Markers

Accessories - Old Olive brads, Ticket Corner Punch, Large Tag Punch, Sponge, Mat Stack and Paper Piecer, Stampin Dimensionals, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Now, I would like to share with you the new edition to our family. His name is Dexter and he is an eight week old Lab. He is as cute as can be and will be our new outside dog as soon as he is a little bigger. I was really nervous about how my weiner dogs would be with him because they are pretty aggressive around other animals, and I was right! We had to keep them locked up and tomorrow I will be buying muzzles for the two little weiners until they can learn to play nice and not try to eat him! I think once Dexter is big enough he will take care of it on his own, but right now he is a baby and they scared him to death. Cisco (my golden) really took to him and they romped outside together for awhile, the old man (he is 10) and the baby. Very cute!! Anyone ever introduce a new dog in the house with weiner dogs already in residence? Any advice would be greatly received! As I said, he will only be in the house for a short while, he will have a doggy door to the garage, and a dog house outside as his job will be to guard our property and keep the critters at bay. I have to say, I have never had an outside dog before - mine have always been indoor dogs, so this will take getting used to. Ah, the joys of moving to the country! Enjoy the rest of your weekend - hope I did not bore you too much!!