MID SUMMER BLAHS

I attended a bridal shower Sunday afternoon and needed a card for a Bed, Bath and Beyond gift card I had bought. 

 I went with her colors-gold, yellow and rust.  I stamped the Stampendous Apaganthus Cluster stamp in Really Rust ink direct on the gold cardstock.  I used yellow Stickles on the flower centers and the small punched (Martha Stewart punch) butterflies.  I scored a line along the side and added some rust buttons punched using the Sizzix Buttons #5 die.  I added rust thread through the buttonholes. Used the large and small SU oval punches for the sentiment. 

GARDENING: Most of my clematis were pretty this year and I still have two with a few blooms which is pretty good with the lack of rain and intense heat we are having.

 The two photos above are Comtesse de Bouchaud taken earlier and it is one that still has a few blooms left.

 Clematis Gillian Blades blooms early.

 Niobe was really pretty but is done blooming now. Love the reddish color of this one!

 The President was also a pretty bloomer but has finished. 

 Polish Spirit, the purple in the above photo, bloomed really well and still has a few blooms. One of my favorites and has smaller sized blooms.

 Ville de Lyon has always been one of my best blooming, and favorite, clematis.  So disappointed this year-great foliage but very little bloom!  Usually a fairly early and long bloomer!

Hagley Hybrid above in a earlier photo, was another one that didn't bloom well this year.  Will wait and see what next year brings!!

Watered tomatoes this morning and brought in a few ripe ones.  Rain and some cooler weather would sure be nice!!  Looking forward to fall already!

HERE YOU ARE SISTER!!

Here you are Sister!!  She keeps reminding me to update my blog.  I have been too lazy to resize and upload photos!!

I used my 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby yesterday and bought the Blossom Nestabilities dies.  I wanted the Daisy Heads but they were out of them.  There are 6 dies in the package and I used all but the largest one for my flower.  I diecut them from some Making Memories red paper using my Cuttlebug.  The paper has faint white circles on it-doesn't show well in the photo.  I used scissors to rough up the edges on each diecut and then layered them on white Bazzill textured cardstock.  I used the Cuttlebug button edge embossing folder on the right side.  The button in the middle of the flower was made using a Sizzix Buttons #5 die in the Cuttlebug.  Added some white floss to the button.  If it looks bare at the bottom, I am leaving that open for a sentiment later when I decide what I want to use the card for.

Here are some daylilies that have been or are still blooming.

WILL RETURN

CAPTURED LOVE

 DOUBLE PASSION

                                                          PANAMA HATTIE
                                                                           

                                                                TRAHLAYTA                                                                             
We have been getting some 1/2" showers but would like more, greedy person that I am.  :>)