GDT PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGE - RED, WHITE and BLUE

Well, this post is way later than I was hoping it to be, but I do have an excuse and it's a good one!!  Where to begin...  I have been trying to lose weight for some time now so I signed up to do training with a friend of mine who is a personal trainer.  She has equipment in her house to workout so I go over there in the morning after the kids are at camp or I have a babysitter here.  This morning, my babysitter took my 3 older kids to camp and my youngest was at a sleepover so it was just me and the dogs, but the dogs were outside.  When I went to call them in, only one came in and then I heard wimpering and realized the other dog was stuck under my deck.  I tried to get him out for 1/2 hr. with no luck and then left because I was 15-20 mins. late.  While working out, I called my hubby, who came home for 10 mins. and then had to leave to go to a work outing - mind you he had to get up at 3:20am today to go to work, so he's not in the greatest mood - and dog still under deck.

My babysitter called her brother to come over and he dug a huge trench on the side of the deck, then we found an opposum sitting underneath the deck, but in the more open part, so I was face to face with that animal.  Another animal with a bushy tale also ran out and then my dog all of a sudden is out and then went back under and it took another 10 mins. to finally get him out and he is filfthy!!

Meanwhile, after I got both dogs in the house, I went to pick up my youngest at sleepover and somehow my dirty dog jimmied open the gate by the kitchen where the dogs stay and got mud all over my stairs and pooped all over my youngest's carpet!!  That was another 1/2 hr. of cleaning up.

Aside from all that, I am pleased to be GDT for the NEW CHALLENGE this week at
PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGE.  I was fortunate to have my Summer Card chosen as winner of their challenge and get to GDT with the lovely ladies at PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGE this time.  The challenge is RED, WHITE and BLUE and runs for 2 weeks, so you will have until Tues.., July 5 to enter your project at PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGE.

The sponsor this week is ROBYN'S FETISH and they are offering an amazing prize, so head on over to PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGE to find out what the prize will be and also to check out their DT's AMAZING inspiration.

I colored my ROBYN'S FETISH image with Copics, Atyou Spicas and added Liquid applique, cut using Nesties.  Embossing done with Cuttlebug EFs.  Lace from Hobby Lobby, flower from Prima, sentiment is from Fiskars and Cheery Lynn emboss plate used on 2nd layer.  Hope you like it:)

Additional Challenges:

CRAFTS AND ME CHALLENGES - stitches (faux)

SCRAPBOOK SISTERS - anything goes

7 KIDS COLLEGE FUND - fluffy texture

CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGES - make your own backing paper

LADYBUG CRAFTS INK - use red

SWEET STAMPS - red, white, blue

THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE - No DP

OLDIE BUT GOODIE - image 6 mos. or older plus inspired by a country (USA - red, white and blue plus stars and stripes)

STAMPS + FUN = CREATIVITY - sketch