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Hi! Flowers are one of my very favorite things to sketch, stamp, or paint so I had to do another card for today`s Free 4 All Challenge. We are celebrating May Day. Read about it here.
F4A10
I used Bazzill textured CS for my base. I used European Watercolor Paper for my painting and matted it with PTI Hawaiin Shores.
Several of you have expressed interest in my watercolor pictures. Usually I choose my colors first. It pays to use a good quality watercolor paper and watercolors. I use Peerless. They have such an array of colors and are easy to use. I also use an AquaBrush and usually a liner pen and brush. You can wet your paper or mist it after applying some colors. Let it roll on the paper. Then scrape some spots with your nail, toothpick, most anything. Not hard enough to tear the paper. Just to make streaks. Now the hardest part. Let it DRY! When you see forms shaping add to them. Let dry again. Then you can use an outline pen, or liner brush to outline. I like more of an abstract look so quite often I do not even do this. You can then add more color as needed. It really is a good bit of fun. And...different people will see different things in your work. That is what I so love about abstracts. So give it a try! Have any questions please just leave me a comment and I will get back to you. Thanks for you taking the time to visit my blog and leave such wonderful comments. YOU keep me going!!
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Remember tonight is the drawing!! By midnight!!
Hi! This is the card I did for the Free 4 All Challenge ~ May Day and to use flowers. Thanks Dawn! Read about it here.
F4A10
I could not sleep so this is what I came up with. I will probably do another tomorrow while I am not tired but thought I had it done so would upload it anyway! It is painted with Peerless Watercolors on European Watercolor paper and very thinly matted with black and distressed. Added a tiny bit of white gel pen to the centers. Thanks for peeking and have a fabulous day!
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Hi! Today`s Way to Use It Challenge is Crazy for Chipboard. I did this card for my sweet dh who told me to book our vacation again for our yearly visit with my sister and her other half. The place is a huge luxury home right on the beach and I feel ever so pampered and spoiled! Started out with Bazzill CS and ran it through the Argyle EB Folder to give it more a man look. Then just added the glittered chipboard pieces. The inside DP is from Deja Vu and almost matches the embossing. I so appreciate the wonderful man I have been married to for 38 years...so enjoy making him just because cards. Thanks for taking a peek and have a fabulous day! Going outside with our dogs to take advantage of this glorious weather!
:-) Hi Sis!!!!!!! It is booked!!!!!!!
One more day until the drawing is held at midnight!
Hi! Decided to do another card today so combined the great Sketch Challenge ~ Which can be found here
SC278 Challenge
with Flutter By Wednesday challenge which was to do a CAS card and can be found here.
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge
I started out with a Bazzill Textured CS base. This is another 6 x 6 card. I cut my squares out with a nestie and embossed my bg squares with a Sizzix EB Folder made for SU. The main square was sponged with Distress Ink and popped up and I added a Prima butterfly. Isn`t he pretty? I added Basic Grey DP inside and used a SU Border Punch. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous afternoon!
Remember the blog candy!!!!!!!! Tell your friends to enter!!
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Hi! This is a card I received in the mail over the weekend from mjw aka Michelle! Isn`t it tweet? Couldn`t resist! But it is! With that sweet matted bird and the sentiment banner this card is precious! Thank you gf! She also included 2 yummy recipes I had been hounding her for. :-) Please leave her some love!! And if you get a chance visit her at
Figments of My Imagination Blog
She has the best insight of anyone I know!!
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Hi! This is the card I did for today`s Sketch Challenge brought to us by Roxie. Fabulous! Read about it here.
SC278 Challenge
I used Bazzill CS for my base. This is a 6 x 6 card. I used Basic Grey DP and cut and embossed my squares with a square nestie and then matted with white. My main image is a Hero Arts stamp. I used VersaMagic Chalk Inks. I popped it up, added pearls, and a butterfly charm. The DP is also on the inside of the card and I used an EK Success Punch on the corner. Thanks for peeking and have a fabulous day!
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Hi! This is a triple challenge card today. The first challenge is the Color Challenge brought to us by Betty. We were to use Barely Banana, Old Olive, and Ballet Blue. Red was a dessert option which I did not use today. Read about it here.
CC268 Challenge
She is combining challenges again with Mothermark for Teapot Tuesday Challenge. Read about it here. And Cindy has also lost her MIL and has gone out of town for the funeral. I will be sending her a card as well.
MMTPT91 Challenge
This is showing our softer side as we are bringing daisies and if we choose to ~ sending our card to a cherished member, Roseanne. Read her story here.
Roseanne`s Story
The third challenge is Mercy`s Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Read about it here.
MTSC71 Challenge
I used Bazzill white cs for my base and SU CS for my layers. My main image is from Penny Black (colored with Copic Markers ) and my sentiment is from Verve. Added SU ribbon and a daisy and a trio of pearls. Wanted to keep it simple today. Thanks for looking and have a great day!
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Hi Peeps! Had to share these photos with you! No, they may not be the best in quality but you can see them! I was caught unaware this morning going into the kitchen. The male bluebird first came to the window for a visit and then the female joined him! I just think they are so precious! We have two huge trees in our back yard and you can often see them sitting on our fence. They also often take up residence in a few bluebird houses we have up.
Just returned from the a routine doctors visit and since it is so late and I am so behind in some routine chores I may actually forego a card today.
The kids came this weekend and we had such a great time! The computer transition is done and this thing is smoking! Have to get used to a few differences in Windows 7....I was annoying as I walked around all weekend saying : "I am a PC. And Windows 7 was my idea" like they do in the commercial. LOL I can actually see this size monitor and not have to squint a bit!! :-)
Please remember the blog candy drawing will be held by midnight on April 30!! So tell your friends to join in the fun!!
May be back late tonight with tomorrows challenge card...we will see!!
Have a fabulous day everyone!!
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Hi! This is my card for today`s Inspiration Challenge. Steph sent us to Green Rainbow Shop. Fun stuff in this green eco friedly online store. Thanks Steph! Great site as always! Read about it here.
IC229 Challenge
As soon as I saw the stationary I knew that is what I wanted to do.
This is what I got inspired by.Notecards
I watercolored the image ,mounted on a very thin layer of black, and popped it up. I cut it out using a squre nestie and sponged while still in the die. I added the word giggle from SU Warm Words. I added a paper charm butterfly to the inside and used a border Basic Grey Rub On on the envelope.Added my 3 mini gems that I so love. Thanks Peggy! I always appreciate you looking and have a great day tomorrow! I may be without my PC tomorrow for some of the time as our son is getting my new computer set up.
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Hi! Ctorina aka Cathleen is our Queen for the Day! Thanks much M for stepping in for Anne today. And fabulous sample cards girls! Read about it here.
QFTD06 Challenge
Congrats to you Cathleen! You are so talented and genuine too! Great combo in my book!! This is the card I chose to case although many of yours are favorited to do later!
Cathleen`s Card
I loved the simple elgance of this card. I hope I captured a bit of you in it. I changed the base of my card to white and switched the colored panel. Used a different color (yeah! River Rock!) and dp and my bow is smaller. I did my sentiment differently and added the pearl strand with ceramic roses. I did this for a very special graduate who is as beautiful as she is smart. My niece has graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and now has her Ph.D. She is working in Cancer Research. So I wanted a feminine yet elegant card for her. What do you think?
Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!
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I am switching computers over the weekend so my time here will be limited. Can`t wait for the new one to be up and running! Hugs all!
Hi! I did this card for today`s Free 4 All challenge ~ To take a Virtual vacation. Thanks Wendy! Read about it here.
F4A9 Challenge
I have always been connected to the ocean from the time I was a young girl. I was lucky enough to have a fabulous Godmother who had a cottage at Cape Cod and I spent the summers with our family there. And now that I am in NC we visited our beaches so often that our son went to college there and he and his wife have settled there. :-) So when I need a minute to myself I go to this special place that is embedded in my childhood memories. I lightly sketched a bit and got out my Peerless Watercolors and Aquabrush and had some fun! I hope you like it...I am always a bit self conscience uploading my watercolors. But I am getting braver! Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day tomorrow! It is already tomorrow here! LOL Hi Sis!!!!!!!!!!
Hi! This is my final card for the Beach Party Release Week Challenges by Verve. This is Sketch 4. You can read about it here.
WT267 Challenge
And when I finished it I realized it also qualified for today`s Way to Use It challenge which was to mix patterns. You can read about it here.
Beach Party Release Week Challenges by Verve
The paper did all the work! I love this DP called Lilac Avenue by Kaisercraft. IRL it is really sparkly. The only stamp is the sentiment from Verve. Thanks for peeking and have a great evening!
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Hi! This is a double challenge card. The first challenge is the Way to Use It~ Today Julia told us to Mix Patterns. Read about it here.
WT267 Challenge
I used a white base and then used SU DP as a layer and one of my strips is another pattern. The second challenge is Beach Party Release Week Challenge which is a fabulous sketch. Read about it here.
Beach Party Release Week Challenges
I flipped the sketch and made my card square to accomodate my image which is from Penny Black and was cut out with a square nestie and sponged the sky and ground while still in the die. I colored the image with Copic Markers. One of my strips is sheer ribbon and I added a Prima flower and gemstones. The sentiment is from Verve on the inside and out. This is a belated birthday card for a fabulous stamper here at SCS. I did not forget...life just got in the way! So on the inside the card says~ Good things are worth the wait...another great sentiment from Verve. I love their stamps and can`t wait for this release. The sneak peeks have been fabulous! Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!! Can`t believe how late it has become. Peggy I so enjoyed talking to you today while creating!! Love ya gf!!
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Hi! Just wanted to show the inside of my birthday kitty card. I used SU DP and used a SU Border Punch on the side and a MS Corner Punch on one corner. I added a Prima Flower. Then punched a scallop circle, inked the edges, curled it in, and added the sentiment from Verve. Doing this backwards I guess so read the following post for it to make sense!
Hi! This is my entry for today`s Flutter By Wednesday challenge. Talented Mercy Kerin created the sketch today! Read about it here.
FBW106 Challenge
Today I used Tippy Toe Fairy by Prairie Fairy. I used SU CS as my base. Used Euphoria Basic Grey DP and ribbon as my layers and on the inside of the card and envelope. I cut out the fairy with a Curved Rectangle Nestie and sponged the sky with Memento Ink. I colored the fairy with Copic Markers. I then applied Diamond Glaze and added Ultra Fine Prisma Glitter. I used double stick tape and added a line of glitter. I tore the front to peek at the scalloped border inside. Added some pearls and a Prima Rose. Thanks for looking and have a great evening!!
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Hi! This is my card for today`s sketch challenge brought to us by Roxie. Read about it here.
SC277 Challenge
I flipped the sketch and used a square card to accomodate my image from Whiff of Joy. I used all white layers and embossed with a SU Sizzix folder...including the envelope. I colored her with Copic Markers and added the sentiment from Memory Box. Added gems. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!
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Hi! This is a double challenge card. This great sketch comes from Julee from Verve. This is the second challenge for Beach Party Release Week Challenge ~ VSAPRBP2. Read about it here.
Beach Party Release Week Challenges ~ Verve
I had to do at least one beach themed card even though I don`t have the new stamps yet. But you can bet I will be ordering this entire release!
The 2nd challenge is Teapot Tuesday Challenge 90. We are going to the Kentucky Derby! Read this great story here.
Teapot Tuesday Challenge 90
Let me tell you our Muddermark can spin a yarn and make the perfect replica of teapots!!! She is now famous!! I don`t own a horse so I thought the fastest way to get there and pick up stranded teapartiers would be by ship!! Good reasoning ... I thought! So I will see you at the party!
I started with a white base and Webster Pages DP did all the work. Although I do believe it took me longer to make this card than if I had to color several images! LOL I used the same dp inside and on the envelope. Added some twine, bling, and a starfish charm. My sentiment is from Verve and says miss you like crazy I thought this may be the perfect card to send my sister when she is gone on her cruise. Don`t tell her! LOL Guess I will find out if she actually reads the write ups on my cards! Thanks for looking if you are still with me and have a great evening.
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Hi! This is a double challenge card. First it is for today`s Color Challenge brought to us by Betty. We were to use Basic Gray, Apricot Appeal, and Sage Shadows as the last two will be retiring. Read about it here.
CC267 Color Challenge
The dessert option was to use lace which I did. The 2nd challenge is VSAPRBP3 ~ Beach Party Release Week Challenge from Verve. Read about it here.
Beach Party Release Week Challenges from Verve
I started out with a Bazzill textured cs base. My card is a 6 x 6 square. My next layer is SU Sage Shadows and the next Basic Gray. The three panels are from Memory Box paper and I used them on the inside of the card as well. The wreath and sentiment are from Verve and done on SU Apricot Appeal. I added my lace and swiped it with Sage Shadows ink. Then added Dew Drops and a Prima Daisy. I turned back one corner and used a square clip from SU Hardware. I also added a bee. All my layers are distressed and sanded. Now I need to go back and do the 2nd challenge card as I did this one out of order. There are 5 in total. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!!
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Hi! I did this card for Verve`s Beach Party Release Week Challenge card. We were to use Orange, Aqua, and Green on our card. You can read about it here.
Beach Party Release Week Challenges
I used SU Olive Green CS for my base, PTI for the Aqua layer, and colored these flowers from Innovative Stamp Creations in Oranges with Copic Markers. I cut out the main image and popped it up. Added ribbon and the sentiment. Stamps can be found here.
Innovative Stamp Creations
I added Patina Stickles to the flower centers. I distressed my layers. I added tiny rhinestones. Basic Grey Cupcake DP is on the inside of the card.
Thanks for looking! It is always appreciated!
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Hi! This card is for our Queen for a Day challenge. And this week it is Coffeestamper aka Sue! YAY! Her gallery is just delightful and will give you loads of inspiration! Congrats Sue! This card is for you!
Read about this fun new game that Anne Ryan started here.
QFTD05 Challenge Card
This is the card I finally decided to case.
Sue`s Card
I kept the tree theme but changed the stamps and sentiment. I kept the black and white color combo but added stickles since this is a fun card and not a sympathy card. I ran my black panel through an eb folder as well as the envelope. I used a MS corner punch on my main panel and on the inside Memory Box DP. The sentiment reads ~ What sweet delights a quiet life affords. Thanks for taking a look and have a great day! Hugs to you Sue! Hope you like it!
Hi Sis!!!!!!! Still not sleepy!! LOL
Hi! This is a triple challenge card. The first challenge is for today`s CAS challenge ~ Inspired by Alanna. Great sketch! Read about it here.
CAS63 Challenge
The second challenge is for today`s Technique challenge ~ To use piercing Thanks for filling in Vicki! Read about it here.
TLC269 Challenge
The third challenge is for yesterday`s Featured Stamper challenge.Read about it here.
FS167 Challenge
This week it is Dara! What a fabulous gallery and a genuinely nice person as well! Congrats Dara! Enjoy your week in the limelight! I based my card on this one.
Dara`s Card
I changed the orientation of my card. I used rose piercing and stenciling rather than stamping but kept a trio. Dara has a gallery full of beautiful flowers so I thought this card of mine captured a bit of her. I used a piercing and stenciling template from American Traditional. Added a sentiment from SU Warm Words. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!
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Hi! This is a double challenge card. First it is for today`s CAS challenge ~ Inspired by Alanna. Fun sketch!
Read about it here.
CAS63
The second challenge is today`s Technique challenge to use piercing. Vicki filled in for Holly today. Thanks gf!! Read about it here.
TLC269
I started out with SU cardstock for my base. Then took a white sheet and cut it out using a deckled blade. I pierced a leaf pattern in the right hand corner. I added the word bloom from the SU set Bloomin` Beautiful. I added pearls and used Kaisercraft DP on the inside. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!
Hi Sis!!!!!! I know...another sleepless night. Its all good...will take a nap today.
Hi! This is for todays Inspiration Challenge. Anne is filling in for Stephanie this week...thank you! She has sent us to Crate Label Museum. You can read about it here.
IC288 Inspiration Challenge
This is what I chose for ny inspiration piece.
Crate Label Museum
I lightly sketched the flowers and then went back and watercolored using my Peerless Watercolors and an Aquabrush. Wanted to keep it CAS to focus on the painting. I matted with red cs and popped it up on a Fabriano notecard. I added an antiqued frog charm and red strips to the inside and envelope. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!
Hi Sis!!!!!!!!!! I know what time it is! I couldn`t sleep! LOL
We have a winner in the mystery photo contest! Lynne from the UK guessed correctly! It is indeed oil seed rape...which is made into Cannola Oil. Here it will be used for biodeisel purposes.
Thanks for playing along. This is the first year the farmers have grown this around here and I am just fascinated by it!
Watch for more mystery photos and don`t forget to try for my blog candy!
Hugs!!
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Hi Peeps! Just a fun and quick contest. The first person to comment and identify what is in these 3 pictures you will win a prize! There are fields and fields of it where we live. Absolutely gorgeous with the sun shining and the wind blowing! Good Luck! 2 more pictures to come! Click on the picture if you want to enlarge it.
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Hi! This card is for todays Way to Use It challenge. Faith graciously stepped in for Julia who has a sick little one at home. Speedy recovery Julia! And thank you Faith. We were to do a card about the passage of time. Read about it here.
WT266 Challenge
I used this great sentiment from SU Sense of Time set that says ~ Learn from yesterday, Live for today, Hope for tomorrow and stamped it on a tag. My card base is Bazzill Textured CS. My main image is from PSX and was colored with Copic Markers. I added Star Dust stickles lightly. I matted on black and distressed all my layers and sponged with Distress Inks ~ Wild Honey and Antique Linen. I added the ribbon and Basic Grey Bling. The inside of the card is lined with Webster Pages Vellum. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!
Hi Peeps! Here is some new BLOG CANDY! Included so far are 2 of my favorite resource books. Clean & Simple Scrapbooking by Cathy Zielske. This great book has ideas on design,photography,jornaling, and typography. Second book is 100 Great Ways to Use Rubber Stamps. Also included are : Stampin Up Things I Love stamp set, Hero Arts Embellishments Borders, and Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Labels Set!!
To enter you need to be a follower of my blog since this giveaway is celebrating 100 Followers!! You need to comment on this post and if you have a blog, post my picture on your sidebar with a link to my blog. This will enter you twice! Those who don`t have a blog and just leave a comment will be entered once. And I will be watching to see how many comments we get and things will be added! So spread the word and lets have some fun! Drawing will be by midnight on 4/30. Hope you think its worth playing! Hugs!
Hi! This is the card I did for today`s sketch challenge. Thanks for filling in Dawn! Read about it here.
SC276 Challenge
I used textured Bazzill CS for my base. My dp and pleated ribbon is from PinkPaislee ~ Queen Bee. The beautiful stamp is from Innovative Stamp Creations which can be found here.
Innovative Stamp Creations
I distressed my layers, colored with copics lightly, and added Golden Root Stickles to the centers of the flowers. Added a gold butterfly charm. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!
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A bit of Blog Candy up tonight!!
Oh my gosh! Look at the gorgeous card I received today from Connie Jo9!! The embossed bg to the beautifully colored flowers...this card rocks! She has glitter and tiny jewels and look at that cut out hummingbird! Darling sentiment tag and ribbon. I so appreciate it gf!! Up on my wall of fame it goes!! Connie Jo won my blog candy last round and sent this as a thank you. :-) You may win next!!
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Hi! This is a triple challenge card! This is another one for today`s color challenge which can be found here.
CC266 Challenge
It follows this week`s MTSC69 Sketch by Mercy Kerin. I love this! Read about it here.
MTSC69 Challenge
And last but certainly not least it is for today`s Teaparty Card! Kelly graciously filled in for Muddermark this week. Read about it here.
MMTPT89 Challenge
We are celebrating Markiesmom aka Faith! She is closing in on 100,000 posts!!!! YAHOO!! Not 42,000 mind you but 100,000!
So we are going to party at Faiths house! But there is a catch! We need to get her Speedy the Cat out of the house! So I have come to the rescue with Kliban the stamping cat! He is stamping on a FISH!! His stamp is a smiley face that says Have a Nice Day. But the fish does not look too happy! Now if I were Speedy that would do it for me!! I used all the SU cardstock for the color challenge. I ran two panels through different Cuttlebug Embossing Folders. My main image is on a deckled oval Nestie. I used a MS Corner Punch inside the card and stamped the envelope with a big fish from Paula`s Kit Club. I added silver pearls and a silver fish charm. Hope Speedy likes it because I am sending it to him! Thanks for looking and have a wonderful afternoon and evening!!
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Remember...Blog Candy goes up soon!! :-)
Hi! This is a double challenge card. It was made for today`s Color Challenge brought to us by Betty. We were to use Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral, and Ruby Red. We could use either Creamy Caramel or Close to Cocoa for our dessert option. Gosh I hate losing these colors...they are retiring. But I guess with time everything changes and it will be in with the new! I used the Close to Cocoa for my dessert. Please read about it here.
CC266 Challenge
Be sure to check it out as Bonnie, Betty, and Neva have some gorgeous sample cards done. Can`t wait to see the gallery today! I also used this card for the MOJO134 Sketch Challenge brought to us by Teresa Kline! Great sketch Teresa! Read about it here.
MOJO134 Challenge
I used the Ruby Red for my base. The inside has a Blush layer and I punched a border using a MS Punch. All my layers are distressed...I was in a shabby chic mood today! The butterfly dp is from PTI. The cs from SU. The ribbon is from SU. I added a Prima flower and Blush Pearls. I added an embossed butterfly from a SU Die. The sentiment was done on a deckled rectangle Nestie and is from Verve and reads ~ May your life be like a wildflower growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day. Love that! My white panel and envelope are embossed with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EB Folder. Hope you like it! Thanks for looking and have a beautiful day! Off to do a teaparty card! :-)
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Blog Candy Soon!!!
Hi Peeps! Here is my picture for this week`s Photo Challenge 78 which can be found here.
Photo Challenge 78
I am having too much fun! Sabrina hosted this week and she is an AMAZING photographer!! Hoping to get a new camera soon...hope that makes it easier for me! Hope you enjoy!
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Hi! I just recently discovered the photo challenges and thought what fun it would be! I would love to become a better picture taker and love to look at other`s photos so thought I would join in! This is last weeks challenge ~ Pretty Pastels. This is a cherry tree in the empty lot next door. I love this tree! Would love constructive criticism. Go easy on me....I am new to this! LOL Thanks for peeking and have a great evening! Please click on the picture to see it close up. Off to upload this week`s challenge.
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Hi! This is my card for yesterday`s Featured Stamper challenge. Read about it here.
FS166 Challenge
Mothermark filled in for Beth and picked...insert drum roll....PatSmethers!! WAHOO! I cannot believe she has not been featured but am so thrilled Cindy chose her today. Such talent does not go unnoticed!! You rock gf!! I finally picked this card...
Pat`s Card
...as I wanted to use roses so when you receive the card you will think of me. :-) I changed the orientation of the card. Changed my nestie to a Peony shape rather than oval. I changed my colors to a light orchid. I used textured cs rather than embossing although I did emboss my envelope. I punched the corner using an EK Success Corner Punch and did the same on the inside of the card. I sponged using Distress Ink Bundled Sage. I added Blush Pearls and Prima Roses. I hope you can see a bit of your card in mine and that you enjoy it!! Congrats again Pat!! We all love you!! Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!!
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Hi! This is a double challenge card. First it is for today`s CAS62 Challenge. Jen sent us to be inspired by Mackinac Island, Michigan Postcards. Read about it here.
CAS62 Challenge
I was inspired by the beach postcards so I watercolored a beach scene using Peerless Watercolors and an AquaBrush from a memory of my own where we vacation frequently in Kure Beach, NC. It is also for QFTD04 Challenge which this week was Snail aka Linda!! Read about it here.
QFTD04 Challenge
YAY!! She has a fabulous gallery and is always quick to comment on others work. :-) This is the card I finally chose. Congrats Linda!
Linda`s Card
I thought my card captured her beautiful watercoloring. I used a Fabriano card and added my charm below my picture and added twine and ribbon. The inside and envelope are stamped with shell stamps from SU Along the Shore stamp set. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!! Hope to be back soon with a FS Challenge Card from yesterday. Hugs!
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Hi! Today`s Inspiration Challenge brought to us by Steph is to make a card inspired by your home state. You can read about it here.
IC227 Challenge
While I was born in Massachusetts I have spent the majority of my life in NC and feel I truly belong here now. :-) Another card where my lack of confidence comes into play. If I have something to go by I do alright painting or drawing it but I still need much work! I used our state bird. I cut out a Labels 6 from Spellbinders. Then I sketched the bird and tree branch lightly. I used a combination of Peerless Watercolors, Copic Markers, and a Signo Pen. I sponged the sky in. I added flower gemstones and NC. The inside and envelope is a stamp from Memory Box. Thanks for taking a look and have a wonderful day!
Hi! Today`s Way to Use It challenge brought to us by Julia is to use angled interest. Read about it here.
WT265 Challenge
My actual stamp is angled so I went the opposite way with my butterfly and sentiment. I also angled my black rhinestones. The dp is Sugar Rush from Basic Grey. My stamp is from Memory Box. The sentiment and butterfly inside the card and on the envelope is from PTI. The dimensional butterfly is from K & Co. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day! I am afraid to touch anything else today...I have knocked over, spilled, you name it...I have done it! LOL
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Hi! This is a card I did for Prairie Fairy Design Team Call. I love her designs and think it would be such fun working with her. Her name is Roberta Laliberte and she is an amazing artist! You can read about it here.
Prairie Fairy DT Call
This also qualifies for Flutter By Wednesday which I have been wanting to try out!! Fun challenge! Read about it here.
Flutter By Wednesday 104 Challenge
I decided to go with simple as I printed this digi image a bit larger and wanted the card to highlight the gorgeous fairy. I cut the image out with a deckled edge blade and sponged the sky. I colored her with Copic Markers and popped her up. I added Diamond Glaze and Prisma Glitter to her wings. I used a corner punch inside and on the envelope. Wish me luck!! Thanks for peeking and have a magical day! It looks like I will as I have glitter on me and my dog! LOL
Hi Sis!!!!!!
Hi! This card is for today`s sketch challenge which can be found here.
SC275 Challenge
Thanks Roxie! She always brings us the best!
Great way to use scraps of paper up with this one. My CS and DP are both from SU. The beautiful floral image is from Innovative Stamp Creations which can be found here. Her stamps are wonderfully detailed but so easy to color!
Innovative Stamp Creations
I colored with Copic Markers and sponged with Barely Banana. Added Fruit Punch Stickles to the centers of the flowers (hard to capture in photo) and tiny gems. Cut it out and popped it up! Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!!
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Hi! Here is another double challenge card. First it qualifies for todays color challenge brought to us by Betty. We were to use Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, and Certainly Celery. I used all three in CS. Read about it here.
CC265 Challenge
It is also for today`s teaparty card brought to us by Muddermark and some wonderful helpers!! We are off to Turtle Lake to rap! Look out because my Just Chicken Ma Hicken can frizzle while she tizzles!! It is a sight to behold. Read about this zany adventure here.
MMTPT88 Challenge
I used the topnote die with a Penny Black image and a sentiment that says ~ Just chicken to see how you`ve been doing... from Inky Antics. Added a punched bow and rhinestone, photo corners and punched opposite sides with a MS Corner Punch inside. Won`t you join in the fun? Thanks for peeking at my work and comments are always so much appreciated.
Hi Sis!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi! This is a double challenge card today. The color challenge brought to us by Betty is to use Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise, and Soft Suede. You can read about it here.
CC265 Challenge
I also used the sketch from MOJO133 which Janette Olen brought to us this week. I love it! Find it here.
MOJO133 Challenge
I used the lovely plant and sentiment stamp from Innovative Stamp Creations which can be found here.
ISC
I used a 6 x 6 square of Bazzill textured cs for my base, textured Soft Suede cs, Tempting Turquoise cs, and dp from Euphoria from Basic Grey. I used the scallop die from PTI and the Label 11 from Spellbinders for my main image and popped it up. I used a MS Corner Punch on the inside. I used Kaiser gemstones and a butterfly from K & Co. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!
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Hi! Today`s CAS challenge was to just stamp the sentiment and nothing else. My sentiment is from PTI as are the Hawaiian Shores Felt and Flower Dies. The yellow dp is from Kaisercraft. The flowers inside and on the envelope are punched from this paper. The buttons are from PTI. Thanks for looking and hoping you have a day full of sunshine!
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Hi and Happy Easter everyone!! Today`s Featured Stamper is TheresaCC. Congrats to you Theresa! You have an amazing talent for all things stamping and you are such an awesome artist! A well deserved honor you should enjoy this week.
I chose this card to case.
Theresa`s Card
I changed mine to a square,changed the main colors, and stamps used. I kept the same basic idea of one large main area and matted very thinly with the black. I changed my base to Hawaiian Shores CS rather than white and the brads to three black pearls. I colored my image with Copic Markers. I used a MS Corner Punch inside my card and on the envelope. The dp is Euphoria from BG. Thanks for taking a peek! Hope you get to spend your day with loved ones and have some time to reflect on what Easter means to you.
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Hi Peeps! For those of you who don`t know...I am Lithuanian (both sides of my family) And on Easter after coloring and decorating our eggs (and after going to church) we would always choose what we thought was going to be the hardest egg. We had an egg cracking event. My grandfather (on my mom`s side) always won! I think it was not so much the egg but how he held it when someone would try and crack his! He left very little of his egg showing. I have tried to master his technique but no such luck! Isn`t it funny the small events and customs such as these we look so forward to as children. I hope my children pass this fun game on to their own. :-)
Here is my recipe for Swedish Coffee Buns which are melt in your mouth delicious! Ironic too as my dh and I are starting Atkins Monday and cannot eat bread.
Scald 1 cup canned milk. Pour over 1 stick of butter. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. When cooled down add 2 beaten eggs (room temp) and 1 yeast cake. Adding cardamom is optional but we loved the taste. Add 4 to 5 cups bread flour...depending on the moisture in the air the day you make them...I usually ended up with 5 cups. Let rise in covered bowl for 1 hour. Make rolls and let rise again. I made mine by pinching off a twist and actually tied them in a criss cross. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. YUMMY!
Talk to you tomorrow! Go to sleep all you peeps so the Easter bunny makes it to your house! And blessings to you all.
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Hi! YAY! I finally felt well enough to do a card today. Some `ole bug had a hold on me and would not let go! Thanks to all who sent me pm`s and emails hoping I got better fast. I appreciate it! Todays Inspiration Challenge Steph sent us to William Chambers Millinery. What fabulous hats! I can remember trying on my grandmothers hats when I was a young girl. What fun that was! I got my inspiration from this hat.
Pink Flower Hat
It reminded me of a butterfly. :-) I used pink shimmer cs and punched the opposite corners (inside and out) with an EK Success Corner Punch. The envelope is embossed partially with the Swiss Dots EB Folder. I used the grass from Inspired by Nature and my sentiment says springtime...there is magic in the air... and is by Penny Black. The butterfly is by Prima and really sparkles irl. Thanks for taking a peek! Hope everyone has a joyous Easter weekend! Will be back later to tell you about an old Lithuanian custom and to share a recipe. :-)
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Hi All! I am among the living! Look what a beautiful card I received today from Cook22 (Sabrina) all the way from Ireland. She says she does not do shabby chic but this card is and she did a fabulous job! Thank you! It even has my name on the tag!! :-) Everyone who knows Sabrina knows what a sweetheart she is. It is going on my wall of fame!! :-)
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