Right now, we're at the end of the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. I hope today is the day we've renewed, beyond today, our commitment of honor, respect and appreciation to the men and women in the Armed Forces who work 24/7 to defend our freedoms and way of life, and to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in doing so.

From the Memory Box blog, Shelby Thomas has made a beautiful card using their new stencils and dies . . .

by Shelby Thomas for Memory Box

Here's the link for the details:  http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/05/wildflower.html

And here's another card from a previous posting on the Memory Box blog . . .

by Deborah Nolan for Memory Box

Here's the link for this card:  http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/05/delia-butterfly-meets-modern-flower-power.html

This is a pretty card from Heather Telford on the Penny Black blog. I love how she designed the background paper to cut the flowers from.

by Heather Telford for Penny Black

Here's the link to Heather's step-by-step instructions:  ttp://pennyblackinc.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/family-friendship-andfacebook-fans-day-1/

Jennifer McGuire shows how much fun and how beautiful making colors on dark paper can be on the Hero Arts' Blog.

by Jennifer McGuire for Hero Arts

When you click on this link, you'll see both a written 'how to' and an instructional video by Jennifer:  http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2014/05/26/coloring-on-dark-cardstock/

Dianne's at the store tomorrow (Tuesday) . . . hope you have the chance to stop in at Art 'n Soul to say 'hi'!

from a Grumpy Cats post

awwwww