Winner of "Animals" Challenge: Alice K

Well I'm on the ball today ~ my August Animals challenge ended a few minutes ago and I've already done the random drawing for the winner. The magic random number generator gave me #56, so the winner is Alice K of Yellow House Studio, for her sweet little bird card with gold sheet!

Congratulations to Alice and to everyone who entered. I'm so happy to see so many entries this time! I hope the next challenge theme will be just as popular. It's another month-long challenge for September, and this time the theme is Fairies & Mermaids. So get ready, and come back tomorrow!

One Day More for the Animals Challenge

Jasper Cat helping my son with some online shopping!

There's one more day in August, which means one more day to enter my Animals challenge!

There is a fabulous collection of entries so far (be sure to go take a look), but you can still link up yours for a chance to win the random drawing for some free store credit to use at Lunagirl.com!

Autumn Fairy & August Musings

I may be the only one, but I love August. This morning the air is just slightly cool and the sky is a brilliant pure blue. The sunlight has that slanted 'Light in August' sort of melancholy feel, like you can feel something is ending, and the grass on the way to my mailbox is sparkling with dew and spiderwebs. There are still summer locusts whirring (a Southern sound!) but the squawking September blue-jays have already arrived. I guess I just love the shift of seasons, the in-between times. In August the Wheel of the Year turns toward Autumn. It's not here yet, but you can feel sadness of the end of summer, along with the promise of that cool Fall air.

So, it's got me feeling reflective. Autumn always does that!

Here is an Autumn fairy ~ notice the grapes, which are harvested in September and October, I think? She is a hint of my next challenge theme, which starts a week from today!

Animals Challenge: Last Week, Remember to Enter!

This lovely kitty cat card by Vicki Romaine is here to remind you that there is one more week in my Animals challenge. This month-long challenge ends on August 31, so you have plenty of time to link up your entry! Don't forget you can enter three times, and if you use a Lunagirl image it doubles your chances in the drawing. It's a random drawing, and you could win $15 credit to spend at Lunagirl.com!

Visit here to see the challenge guidelines and plenty of inspiration from my DT and all the creative folks who have entered so far. It's quite a beautiful collections of animals of all kinds. Can't wait to see yours added to the menagerie!

A is for Animals... Join my August challenge!

My ANIMALS challenge continues! So far I'm really liking the change to month-long challenges, because there is more time for more people to enter.

The entries so far are looking great! Remember the everyone can enter up to three times, and remember that you have until August 31 to link up your creations.

Here is a sweet "T is for Turtle" ATC by Michele Storms of my Design Team. When you go to the challenge post, be sure to see her other alphabet animal ATCs, B is for Beaver and C is for Cat!

Week 2 of my August Challenge: ANIMALS

MICHELE STORMS Art From the Well  

Alright, it's the start of Week Two of my Animals challenge, featuring pets and animals of every kind... There is a very nice start to my menagerie, so link your entry up this week! Remember that this challenge will be going on all month until August 31 ~ so you have plenty of time to enter... once or twice or even three times :-)

More inspiration from the Design Team!

VICKI ROMAINE, Cheerful Stamp Pad