Use a Stencil

     Today I have a card which I created with some fun stencils I found at Tuesday Mornings.  They are from Tattered Angels.  They are called "seaside/under the sea" Glimmer Screens.  I added a digital fish that was from Pinterest, a few glitter gems from Recollections, a sentiment from Rubbernecker Stamps.  My background was made with a Lil Inker stitched rectangle die.  A plain pink card is my base.  The fish was colored with a water brush and Distress Inks and the coral background was also done with the same inks.

I would like to enter this at:

Less Is More:  Recipe Challenge #282 which is Use a Stencil
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Add Some Shimmer
Pixie's Snippets Playground:  #235  Always use snippets
CAS(E) This Sketch #178

That is a rare CAS card from me, and I love how this came out.  Just keep swimming!

Kraft-Tastic!

   
     Here is my entry for the Little Red Wagon Challenge #347.  This round it is called Kraft-Tastic, and we get to use kraft paper.

My supply list:

Paper:  Neenah ivory card, Recollections kraft, designer paper is Cratepaper Restoration Collection
Embossing: brick wall by Sizzix
Stamps: leaves are SU! from Watercolor Garden II, Sentiment is Hot Off The Press
Punch: small circle, SU!, sentiment base is from EK Success
Dies:  Spellbinders Anemone Flower Topper\
Inks:  Distress Ink
Embellishments:  small enamel dots and satin cocoa ribbon

     We are expecting some much needed rain today, but they have not been getting it right lately.  Hope life is in relaxation mode for you all.  Thanks for stopping by.

Good Old Summertime!

     Today is the first day of Summer, and the temps are holding true as they zoom into the 90's.  This is a card I made recently for my GS as he prepared to spend a week at the beach. Just had to slip him a little boardwalk cash!  I found this adorable pre-colored image in my stash.  I added clouds and sand with Art Impressions stamps and a stitched sun from Lil Inkers.  I used SU! inks to sponge the background.

   
     Here is a picture of the real think as he romps the beach with his cousins.  So sweet!

I could not find any challenges to add this to, but I thought it was too cute not to share.  Hope all the father's had a relaxing day, yesterday.  Start your week with a smile and thanks for the visit.

Animal Magic

Here is a sunny card for a rainy day, here in PA.  This week, the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is called Animal Magic.  I just adore animal stamps!  Here is a list of what I used.

Stamps:  Doggie from Inky Antics
Dies:  Stitched sun, clouds, and rectangle are from Lil Inker
Paper:  Yellow card base, water color paper, and a scrap of coordinating designer paper
Punch:  MS fence
Epoxy sentiment and butterfly from Heidi Swapp

Have a great day, my friends!  May the sun be shining wherever you are!

Using My Snippets!

     Happy Tuesday morning, friends.  Today I have a card for you that uses a mess of leftovers from my desk.  It is funny how all of a sudden you realize that you have been working in the same color family for a bit!  LOL!  Here is a card I would like to take over to Pixie's Snippets Playground for Challenge # 233.  

     This card came about as I needed a good luck send off  for a sweet lady at work.  She helps with the student program we are involved with at work.  She is just not sure she will be back next year, so I did not want to miss the op to tell her she is appreciated.

     The background was created with strips of designer papers on an ivory card base.  My fish is a digi image from "color pages for mom", found on Pinterest. It was colored with Copic markers and I added sparkle with a stardust pen.  My sentiment is nameless, but I stamped with Distress Ink on an ivory punched, scalloped oval and popped up after doing some piercing.  There are ivory flowers with SU! centers, which I also inked, and Dew Drops as bubbles coming from my fish.  I added some pretty cotton lace that was given to me ages ago by my friend Carol, to add a little bit of different texture.

     That is it for me!  Off to work early, and home again for more fun!  We have been having a small run of nice, cooler weather, and it is quite enjoyable!

Wedding Theme

     Here is a card which I created for the Cuttlebug Mania Challenge and their theme of Wedding.  At Cuttlebug Mania, the requirement is to use a manual die cut machine.  Since I use my Cuttlebug for everything, this was not a problem.  My dies used are Lawn Fawn's Stitched Scalloped Borders, and Gina Marie's Flourished Swans.  They were a surprise giftie from a dear friend!

     My sentiment stamp is an unknown and my papers are all from my stash.  I used Vintage Photo DI to stamp and sponge my edges.  There is a Want 2 Scrap gem swirl to add a bit of bling.

     You may just see me again today.  It is extremely warm, and although my hubby keeps asking me what I would like to do today, I think I shall stay in and be cool!  Thanks for the visit!

Two Cards, Two Challenges!

     Let me start with a simple card for Cards 4 Guys # 123.  Their challenge is Fathers Day.

Here is what was used:
White and navy card stock
Stamps: SU! older set called Seaside, and a Father's Day sentiment from MSE set called Father's                       Day Innies and Outties
Inks: Memento pads and reinkers in Danube Blue and Potters Clay

     The sponged background was made using the re-inkes on baby wipes with a dab dab.  Images were fussy cut and popped up.

     My second card is for Little Red Wagon #345 Tag You're It!  This card had lots of steps but was so much fun to create.  I recently borrowed some older stamp sets from my DD.  They are There She Goes stamps. I believe this company is not longer in business.

Supplies:
Papers:  White and purple card stock, and light purple vellum
Stamps:  TSG set called Garden of Friends
Dies: In'spire dies by SB  called Celebration Two.  Also Fanciful Flourish from Cheery Lynn
Inks:  Distress Inks in Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint
Embellishments:  Washi Tape, wrinkle ribbon, glitter gems

     The background was created with the flower stamp  and then run through the Cuttlebug with the swirl embossing folder.

     Thanks so much for visiting and I have a great second half to you're week!

Those Silly Birds!

     Here is another card I created using scraps from my desktop and those wonderful, zany Bird Crazy stamps!  This card starts with a kraft base which I stenciled with Distress Ink and a gear stencil from The Crafter's Workshop.  There are 2 more layered panels stenciled with the same and embossed with a dotted swiss folder.  The actual gears are created from the same scraps and popped up for dimension. Those are made with Spellbinder dies.  I computer generated the sentiment and hand boxed each word.  I added the hat to my bird using the accessories stamp kit, and glazed his goofy eyes with crystal accents.  I get very excited when there is a masculine card to add to my stash!

     I would like to enter this  at Just Us Girls # 346 Birds, also at Pixie's Snippets Playground #232, where we always use our snippets!  Also, Cards in Envy has a challenge for No Girls Allowed that this might fit into.

     Another week has come and gone, and the spring is sliding into summer.  Hope all is well in your neck of the woods and you enjoy the week ahead.

Butterfly Challenge #55

     Here is a card that I created for my DD on Mother's Day.  I just thought it was so pretty I wanted to share.  The challenge at Butterfly Challenge is the letter A is for Apricot or Aperture.  I am going with the Apricot!

     This list is what was used.  Designer polka dot paper, and a digital piece with flutterbys that I printed. That was found on Pinterest.  I used a stitched oval die from MFT, which was watercolored.  The butterfly is a new die from Gina Marie, which was also watercolored.  The sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps, and is an oldie.  I am just unsure of the black flowers I stamped, but I found that they were an older set from SU! called Stem Silhouettes.

     Thanks for taking a look, and I hope You are having a fabulous week!