Well here we are "Week 27 Challenge" over at Joan's Gardens, I can't believe that half the year is over with already! Time is flying it seems in one sense, and in another for me this summer is dragging on with all this extremely warm weather we are having! It is usually warm, but it seems like we have had 90 degree plus weather since May!! I hope it ends by the beginning of summer, we are going on vacation to NY state and I can not take the heat, and where we are going there is NO air conditioning!! Guess time will tell!!

ON to the the challenge, below are the guidelines as posted by Joan, (wonderful person) with a wonderful website! All products used for my creation this week can all be purchased through Joan and if she does not have it, ask, as she is very willing to work with you.

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #27


■Make a birthday card
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Use Black and pink with some green

■Use leaves
■Have a pattern design paper for your background

You will have until next Thursday (August 2) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.



You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #27



The winner of challenge and will be announced Friday August 3. This winner will win an a Tim Holtz Apron. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.




Below are the guidelines:



1. You must have a blog or post to the SCS gallery.



2. Post your challenge card to your blog.



3. Or if you are posting to the SCS gallery, you will need to use a special code to tag your card to the challenge. This week's code is JG726 and needs to be posted with the challenge.



4. Link your card/project to the Blue Inlinkz icon listed at the bottom of the challenge.

And of course Joan's wonderful design team, consisting of the fantastic Selma, has created a sample this week and you can see that HERE, at Selma's blog, Selma's Stamping Corner, whom is so very talented and always has great tutorials and gives great inspiration.

Oh well, my creation is attached, thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week!!

hugs
Donna

Again, I did not put a title up for this post as it is in another language again, have to get that figured out!!