Two Challenges and The Charge

 Hey Everybody,

Today I have a  couple of cards to show you.

Our challenge can be found here. We're to use a puzzle on our card.
I stamped and die cut the image. (Next time, I'll stamp and color the image, THEN die cut it.) I had places where the pieces wanted to come out. I colored the bunny with Copic Markers. Then I colored the heart center with Gold Metallic marker.(Make sure you use a well ventilated area.) Then I cut a frame for the heart. The puzzle was added with glue and the sentiment and two puzzle pieces were added with a dimensional.

Keywords: WT1090 bunny heart love valentine

Stamps: Unity Stamps-The Softest Thoughts

Paper: white, SU-Marbled Elegance designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Versafine black, real red

Accessories: Pink & Main heart die, Marvy Gold opaque marker, Copic Markers, dimensionals

Techniques: die cutting, coloring

Nancy's challenge is to use fruit on your card. Her challenge can be found here.  I stamped this cutie pie on white cardstock with Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored with Copic Markers. The seeds were colored with a fine line Sharpie marker. I added black embellishments and a red bow. The image was added to the red and white checkered paper which was dry embossed with a watermelon and seeds embossing folder. This reminds me of being a kid and eating watermelon outside in the summer. I had 6 siblings and we'd try to spit seeds at each other. Yup, years ago watermelons had seeds! LOL

Isn't it funny that a stamped image would bring back such a fun memory from my childhood?

We had a patio with a green fiberglass panel over it like this. There were metal poles holding it up over our picnic table and cinderblock patio in our back yard.  It made the picnic area a bit darker but it protected you from the sun and the rain.

During the summer we'd often eat on the patio which was much cooler than eating in the kitchen. We'd take our paper plate in and get a piece of watermelon for dessert. We'd take that watermelon to the patio to eat it.  If mom and dad happened to be away from the patio we'd start seed fights and spit seeds at each other.  What fun that was!

When mom or dad would return to the patio, we'd spit our seeds into the bushes which were around the patio, like we were supposed to. LOL

We had 7 kids in our family so it was a busy house with lots of activity. Think of the things your kids get into. Now think if you had 7 kids.  This was before computers and our tv had 3 channels. We used rabbit ears for an antennae on our tv.

The Cleveland Charge (9-4) defeated the Memphis Hustle 131-117 on Friday night, January 30, 2026, marking their fifth consecutive win. We had tickets for this game and had lots of fun. Ben, his friend Justin, Tim and I went to the Charge Game. We have 1/2 season tickets. Which means we have tickets to half of the home games.

In the first half, The Charge, couldn't keep things going. It was a very physical game. The refs didn't call many things and it got rough. I can't imagine what players look like after a game like that. I'm sure they are bruised and scratched with all the physical contact there is.

With our tickets we get food!  Tonight we had chicken paprikash with spaetzle, kielbasa with sauerkraut, skillet corn with peppers, and a salad bar when we got there before the game.

At half-time, they had pierogis with butter and onions, chips, popcorn, cookies and cassata cupcakes.

They have beverages as well. What we noticed was, people take huge amounts of food without a thought that there are lots of other people eating there too.

Tonight they ran out of popcorn and cookies because people took 5-6 cookies apiece.  Ben was so nice. Because we waited at the table while he and Justin got dessert, he brought back a cookie for Tim and I because he saw they were going fast. He's such a sweet guy.

This has been a fun activity for us to do with Ben and Rachel. Next weekend we have another game Friday night and we will be going with Rachel and her best friend. It should be another good time.

Well, It's time for sleep. Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue