Hello Everyone!... So, today is my first day back at work, after a nice longgg weekend. I had a total of 5 days off, and I was just in heaven! haha.... I say this because I don't really take that many days off just to do "nothing". Usually when I take time off, it's always to go on vacation somewhere out of town. So this was a nice change, just to have "free time" at home. I loved it! Buttt... as the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end"... So now it's back to reality for me!... Luckily, it will be a short week, so hopefully it will go by quickly.
Ok, so for today, I have two cards to share with you all. Both cards are very similar because they both have a "tropical, summer" theme and they both use the same set from Hero Arts, called "Let's Chill". I think this set is so fun to use!
I also decided to participate in a few challenges. My first card is for Jenny's WeeMemories Challenge #13: Free for All. I stamped the hibiscus flower image several times in order to make my own pattern paper. Then I just colored the flowers in using my Copics.
You may notice that for my second card, below, I used the remaining piece to my "home-made pattern paper". I didn't want to throw any of it away, after spending so much time coloring it. So I just figured i'd make another card.....
This card was made up for Ingrid's Summer Challenge and its colors were inspired from this photo here, which I found on Kimieprout's Etsy shop. So I will also be submitting this card to the EtsyInspired Challenge #95.
Hope you guys enjoyed these summer cards!... Ok, so now on to something else.....
Last week I posted a small giveaway on my blog and first off, I would just like to say Thank You for all of the sweet birthday wishes that I received. I really appreciate your visits and all of your kind words!
Yesterday was the last day to leave a comment for the giveaway, and so I closed off the comments last night. Then I used Random.org to generate a random number... and here are the results:

The winner is # 19----> DANA!!!
Here is her comment below:
Yaaayyy Dana! Please email me your address so I can get your prize mailed out to you as soon as possible! :) I am actually familiar with Dana's blog, and I have visited it many times. She does great work! I always enjoy getting to know my visitors and being able to recognize people's names and their work. So it was nice to see a familiar name pop up on the generator.
Thanks so much to everyone who left a comment! Hopefully I will be able to do more giveaways soon! And thank you for stopping by today! I hope you all have a fantastic day!!!

SUPPLIES:
Fun in the Sun Card
Paper: Neenah Paper (Solar White) and Kraft & Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up)
Stamps: "Let's Chill" (Hero Arts)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) & Versamark
Other: Copics markers & orange string
Let's Chill Card
Paper: Neenah Paper (Solar White), Kraft & Basic Black (Stampin' Up), Hawaiian Shores (PTI)
Stamps: "Let's Chill" (Hero Arts)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento)
Other: Copics markers & orange string