Going to Rio

If you are looking for my Melonheadz Challenge card, please scroll up. 

It is the 15^th of the month and that means we get to show off a new Dueling Darlings challenge. For the August Challenge, Judy and Debbie, decided on the theme.  Debbie is one of the Darlings and Judy is a Diva, my team!

This theme this month is : Going to Rio with the Olympic Darlings!  The 2016 Summer Olympics is currently going on, until August 21st.  There will be a record number of countries participating in 306 events in 28 sports.  (there also is a refuge team of 20 athletes, participating under the Olympic flag.)  The motto for the Rio Olympics is "A New World".

Judy sent a variety of great embellishments to go with this cute image.  Judy contacted the owner of Scrappin' Doodles to use her digital image for our duel and I am so glad she did!  I then "had" to go to the site and purchased some additional digis.  Thanks for enabling me Judy!  I used one of my newest purchases, a set of cross-stitched oval dies from Gina Marie for the image and background.  Judy sent a sheet of gold, silver and bronze paper--so I used all three of them!  I used three of the ribbons she sent--that is the red, yellow and green banners on the bottom right of the ovals.

Judy and Debbie also asked us to share our favorite summer Olympic event.

I would say whatever is on TV at the time I am watching.  Bring retired, I am able to watch all day long, every day possible.  I LOVE the Olympics!  Being a retired Physical Education teacher and coach, I enjoy watching pretty much any sport.  I do not understand all of them, especially rugby, one of the new ones in 2016.  I do like the major ones--swimming, gymnastics and volleyball, as I coached high school girls volleyball for 19 years!

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope Judy and the other Darlings enjoy my card.

Image/Sentiment: Scrappin' Doodles Summer Olympics Digital Image/Inkadinkadoo Sentiment on the inside

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: White; Stampin' Up Real Red; Recollections Gold, Silver, Bronze Paper; DCWV Travel Adventures Patterned Paper;

Ink: Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers; Sequins; Red, Yellow, Green Grosgrain Ribbons; Gina Marie Designs Cross-Stitch Oval Dies;

Please be sure to stop in to see what all of the Divas as well the Dazzlers have created this month. All of the blogs are on the left sidebar of my blog. Be sure to check them out as there are new members listed!  At this time, Suzy, who is a Diva, and Terry A, who is a Dazzler, do not have a blog.  You will be able to check our their creations in their SCS gallery, if you click on the link for their name.   I am sure you will enjoy all of the wonderful creations this month!