Buster is our family dog. And he doesn't look anything like this digi. He's an 11 year old, 70 pound lab mix, tan with a bit of white around his snout from aging.  We adopted Buster when he was 16 weeks old, and his name was Bullet.   I just couldn't see myself calling for my dog..."Here Bullet"!   We searched for names that started with a B, then settled on the name Buster.   We call him Mr. Buster or Buster Brown.  Mr. Buster has some strange habits.  He thinks he is a cat at eating time.  He wakes me up in the morning with a gentle whine and a yucky morning lick.  He then goes out for his morning duty and back in for breakfast. He likes to bark at his kibble and bat the nuggets back and forth with his paws before lapping up the nugget.  Much like a cat does when he plays with a mouse,  He's really quite funny looking...and so serious.  I've thought about posting a video on YouTube of his eating ceremony.  Maybe someday?

This week's digital image is Ralphy the Dog.  He is FREE all day Sunday until Midnight. The image can be downloaded for FREE under the FREEBIE Tab, but just for on day.  So hurray before it's gone.

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The summer is coming to an end  :(  And  it will be the end of wearing our summer shorts.   Labor Day seems to be the key to alerting us that summer days are close to an end.  Schools will be full of students again and the weather will slowly cool down. I don't know about you, but I'm not at all ready to let go of summer.  So here's one more digi reminding me of summer, Shorts!  

Next weeks I'll start to post Fall digital images which is a time of year that's fun to create and draw.  Warm colors look good to my eye.  Halloween is my favorite for card making.  Green, purple, orange and black all seem to fit well together.  The holiday's are packed into three consecutive months where you'll see just about everything holiday digi on my blog.

Hurry and download SUNDAY'S FREEBIE the Hot Pant Shorts. It's the end of the FREE summer digis.  Grab it before midnight Sunday and enjoy.  And, visit me next week for a FREE Fall Digi.

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I was in need of a Thank-You card for a friend, which prompted the inspiration to draw strawberries.   I found a very creative idea on SplitCoastStampers. A card creator took a piece of white card stock and punched holes to create a swiss cheese look, backed it with yellow card stock and added a mouse.  Great idea!  One that prompted me to say...  why didn't I think of that?   Next, I  searched the internet for a digital image of a mouse and found this adorable image of a mouse holding a strawberry at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  When creating a greeting card I finish the inside with as much time and creativity as I put into the outside of my card (the berries in the picture is the inside of the card).  Since Berry Sweet Cocoa Mouse was holding a strawberry, I thought how cute to include a double strawberry to hold a banner for the inside sentiment. And so my strawberry digital image was born.

My image has a white space on the bottom berry.  I purposely left that open space for a sentiment.  Those of you that want to use the image purely as a strawberry can fill in the space with dots to create the missing seeds. You can find my FREE digital image in the FREEBIE section under SUNDAY Digi.  Download it for FREE until midnight Sunday.

Hope you all enjoy.  Why not try using circle punches to create a swiss cheese effect.  It's fun and easy.

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Nothing taste better on a warm day than an Ice Pop. Blueberry was my favorite when I was young.  And the Good Humor Truck had a Chocolate Eclair pop that I still enjoy today.  

This weeks FREE digi is a Popsicle wrapped with a ribbon and a flower.  You can find the digi under the FREEBIE tab to the left. The digi will be available for download until midnight Sunday so grab it soon.  I've also included two FREE PDF files that are print and cut to create a Popsicle Greeting Card.  You can create a card similar to the picture above or embellish with your own ideas. Instructions are listed on the print-out.  The file named "Popsicle Overlay"  is to be printed on patterned paper to obtain a layered patterned look.  

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When I was very young I remember visiting my Grandmother, who we called Nanna.  Often Nanna would babysit me in her apartment.  She had a red round tin about 12" tall and 8" in diameter.  On the top of the lid sat a round clear crystal knob filled with large chunks of salt.  I'm guessing now that the salt's purpose was to keep the items contained in the can fresh. Nanna always kept crackers in her red tin.  I remember her handing me the tin to play with and struggling to pull off the lid to get my snack.  When banging the tin with a spoon it would make a ringing sound that annoyed Nanna.  It wasn't long until the spoon disappeared from my play area and I was back to tugging at the lid for my snack.  It's a pleasant memory and for year's I searched antique shops for the pre 1950's cracker tin. Never found it.  Now that I'm a grandmother my tin is not tin but plastic and I fill it with cookies rather than crackers.  But if I ever find that red cracker tin, my granddaughter Lily will have the opportunity to share my experience of tugging at the lid of a red cracker tin with a crystal knob and playing a tune by banging with a spoon.

This weeks SUNDAY DIGI is FREE until midnight.  You can find it under the FREEBIES TAB. 

Happy Birthday America!
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Summer is perfect  for having picnics.  Where I live, many of us gather outside at the picnic pavilion and share our covered dishes.  Doesn't the food always taste better when someone else does the cooking? Well, maybe not all the time.  Watermelon is a favorite in our house. It's juicy, sweet and the reddish pink color just makes it look scrumptious.  I decided to bring Watermelon Salsa to our last picnic.  It's surprisingly delicious.  Those of you who are food adventurous can find the recipe at foodnetwork.com.   

This week's FREE DIGI is a watermelon stack.  You can download the file by going to the FREEBIES tab, then to SUNDAY DIGI.
I used this week's watermelon digi on my scrapbook page that I'm making for the picnic we just attended.  It would also be fun to use it on an invitation or a greeting card.

Enjoy this Sunday's FREEBIE until midnight and grab yourself a juicy watermelon!

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Saturday I celebrated my Birthday. It's a senior birthday and I'm not disclosing my age, at least not on the internet. Singing happy birthday is a tradition that most people practice. Add the accompaniment of a piano and it's pure fun. Everyone sings and the birthday girl or boy is all smiles.  My gift to you is a digi of a piano. Find the digital image FREE under the FREEBIES tab all day Sunday.

When using the image to make a greeting card, fit the piano to the front of a folded piece of card stock. Then cut the curve of the piano from the card front. Then just embellish.

Hope you enjoy my digi as much as I enjoyed my special day.
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Late is engraved in my genes.  And last night I had a few computer issues that kept my post and FREE digi from being uploaded on time.  I don't drink beer but could have used a cold one to chill out yesterday while I was dealing with my very uncooperative software. Ask my son who was trying to help me and he'll tell you quickly that after multiple calls from his mother, it wasn't the software but the computer operator causing  the issue.  And,  he was right!

Thoughts about father's day and knowing I have a bit of Irish in my blood,  I've chosen my beer mug for this week's FREE digital image.  You can find it FREE under the FREEBIES tab.

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Tennessee had a few very hot days and now the temp has dropped 20+ degrees and I am bundled with a sweater and a blanket.  Hey warm weather, y'all come back to the South! Sympathy to those of you who live around the Chicago area. You had snow showers visit in May.  Burrrr!

This digi fan image is my toast to warmer weather.  Use this image to make a card and send it to someone really cool!  

Download this digital image for FREE under the FREEBIE tab.

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Summer is around the corner and I'm excited to spend time in the sun! We live on the lake but my favorite outdoor spot is watching the ocean on the beach.  Growing up on the East Coast, we spent many hours at the seashore. Since a young child I've had fond memories of sandy beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.  Now, I'm getting my summer clothes ready for the warmer weather which also includes my Flip-Flops. 

This week's FREE digi is one flip flop.  I arranged two flip flop images and positioned them together with a sentiment.   I made two 3-D flowers and placed them over the flower image.  Jewels would also look good and can be added down the straps.

You can download a FREE digital image of the flip flop under the FREEBIES TAB.  This week the Free Digi will be available for download today through Sunday.  Get creative and enjoy my summer digi!

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