Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Paper Smooches

Happy Wednesday!

This blogging is hard work - I never quite know what to say! :)
So, sorry if it all seems so mundane.

I tend to never have a shortage of words, unless I'm sitting
here trying to come up with something to write on my blog - figures.

Today's card is for one of my favorite challenges.


It's an "anything goes" week, which is so fun!
I can't tell you how much I love these stamps!!!
You constantly get a crisp image, and that just rocks!


Here is my card for the week-


I love CAS, and this totally fits the bill!

Thanks for stopping by!



Recipe -
Stamps: Paper Smooches Digits
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934, linen, kraft, black
Ink: versafine black
Misc: twine, dimensionals



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Monday, July 29, 2013

Challenge Cards for Monday

Hello - hope you all had a fabulous weekend,
I know we sure did.  Even though the weather was wet AGAIN!
Wonderful weekend with family and friends!

I have a couple challenge cards to share today.

This first card is for 2 challenges, 


and


my card:



This card is for the itty bitty challenge for Unity over on
Facebook.  The challenge is to use your itty bitty stamps all this
week and post a different card each day.  What a fun way
to use some of my neglected stamps!


Thanks so much for stopping by.


Recipes -
Card 1:
Stamps: SU Apple Blossoms
Paper: kraft, groovy guava, white
Ink: groovy guava, kiwi kiss, tangerine tango
Misc: twine

Card 2:
Stamps: Unity Crappy Day
Paper: white, black, simple stories snap dp
Ink: Memento black
Misc: washi tape, twine, copics
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Unity Color Challenge


Unity is having a super fun week of contests, prizes and sales!
Head on over and check it all out -



This card is completely out of my CAS box that I live in!
I kept adding stuff, and I'm actually pleased with the way it turned out.

That piece of netting has been hanging on my cabinet door
in my stamp room, just waiting to be used.  I thought this image
was the perfect match for it.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and be sure
to head over to Unity and check things out!

Recipe -
Stamps: Unity images
Paper: SU confetti cream, MME Hattie dp, black, old olive
Ink: printer ink
Misc: black netting, embossing folder, rhinestones, brads, copics, dimensionals
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Ribbon Carousel

Hi all!  
Hope you are having a fabulous day!

Today I'm bringing you my card for the
current challenge over at 
for the month of July

We are in week 4 of our current challenge:

I sure hope you have played along!

This month's challenge is all about

Celebrating your Heritage, showing your country pride and celebrations

We ALWAYS have a ribbon carousel 
up for grabs!  Who wouldn't want one of those?


There are three rules to be eligible for the prize:
1.  You MUST use ribbon or twine on your creation.
2. Your project must be based on the theme of the month.
3. You must add  a NEW project  to the inlinkz on TO THIS POST (click there) and link directly back to your project on your blog or online gallery.

Here is my card for the challenge:

of course, it's all about the red/white/blue!!!!


Patriotism is my middle name, or at least it should be!
My oldest son is a United States Marine,
the development we live in is called Colonial Acres,
heck, even the dogs name is Patriot!

So yes, this challenge is right up my creative alley!!

Thanks for stopping by today and good luck on winning
that ribbon carousel!!

Recipe:
Stamps: CTMH Home of the Brave
Paper: Pure Poppy, White
Ink: Versafine Black
Misc: Star punch, buttons, twine, dimensionals, star embossing folder


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Saturday, July 20, 2013

CASE(e) this Sketch and Others!

Happy Saturday everyone!

Time for a challenge!
Just playing along with a few
of my favorite challenges today.





This card was also made for the
Inspiration Challenge over at

My card -

Thanks so much for stopping by today, go play along
in these challenges, they were so much fun.



Recipe-
Stamps: PTI Happy Hexagons
Paper: PTI White, Choc Chip
Ink: pacific point, kiwi kiss, choc chip, tempting turquoise
Misc: twine, woodgrain emb folder
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Pinspired Strawberries

Strawberries!
Who doesn't love them?
They are almost as fun to color 
as they are to eat!

Todays card is for the challenge over at




Here is my card -


I used some of my fabulous Unity stamps for this one!
When I'm coloring strawberries with my Copics, I do it the
lazy way.  I color the entire berry red, then use my colorless blender
on the spots, and then throw a bit of orange or yellow
onto those areas.

Recipe -
Paper: white, pure poppy
Ink: Versafine and Memento black
Misc: copics, embossing plate
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Monday, July 15, 2013

CAS(E) this Sketch!

I just found a new challenge that looks fabulous!!
It's called CAS(E) this Sketch, and I'm
not sure what rock I've been hiding under that
I haven't found it before.

Anyways, now I know about it, and I shall
play accordingly.

CAS(E) this Sketch

this card is also for the CAS challenge over at


Just a fun, CAS card for today.
Thanks for stopping by my blog!


Recipe -
Stamps: Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments
Paper: white, groovy guava
Ink: Versafine black, groovy guava, rose red, sahara sand
Mis: vellum, rhinestones
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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Challenge Card Sunday

Hope you had a fabulous weekend, I sure did!
The sun was out for half of it, and that's all that matters
to me on the weekends!  
I found some time today to play along in a couple
challenges - couple of my favorites!

Here are the challenges I played along in:






Here are my cards:

This first one is for



Recipe-
Stamps: Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler and Sugar Rush
Paper: kraft, so saffron, white, Bo Bunny Sweet Tooth
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Misc: Copics, twine, dimensionals


My second card is for the following challenges:



Thanks for stopping by today, and thank you for all of
your kind comments.  I appreciate them so much!

Recipe-
Stamps: Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
Paper: White, Simple Stores Snap Color Vibe
Ink: Versafine black

Misc: twine, circle punches, embossing folder, dimensionals
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Paper Smooches and Color Q Challenge

When I saw the most recent Paper Smooches
and Color Q challenges, I knew I had to play along!




Here is my card:


I find myself reaching for my Paper Smooches stamps more and
more lately!  I never fail to get such a nice, crisp impression with them. 
 If you haven't got any, I'd say you gotta get ya some!  

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Recipe-
Paper: PTI White, SU Pumpkin Pie, Black
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Black
Misc: Twine, brads and dimensionals
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Wow!!

We've been off on vacation to the beach for a few days.
Then I was at my sisters while she had her baby, so I've been
away from the blog for a bit.  I came home today and found out
that I was a runner up in the most recent

It was for this card:



How cool is that!?


So, now I'm a Pin Pal!



See you all a bit later this week....I have a new 
Ribbon Carousel to show off!!  It's gonna make you want one!!

Toodles!

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