Merry Monday

Hi Everyone I am back! I had a wonderful time but it is taking me some time to get back in the sing of things. 

I did make my Merry Monday card challenge .  Here is the Challenge #18 sketch.

Here is my card!

Here is a peek at the liner.

That beautiful snowflake and sentiment are from a Raisin Boat stamp set called Silent Night. The shiny foil paper is also from Raisin Boat and it is called Mirror paper. You really can see your self in it. I am going to have fun with that.  I stamped the snowflake and sentiment with VersaMark and used silver embossing powder. The center is bling I got in a swap. I think it is Pizzaz Aplenty.

I have very busy day. I have so much to share with you so be sure to stop back.

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Hugs,

Navigator

Hi Everyone,
This is a card I created on my scrapbook weekend. I was making cards and ATCs instead of working on scrapbook pages. 
I used one of my Raisin Boat Stamps for this card. If you are new to my blog Raisin Boat is a rental stamp company. You can rent them or buy them. You try before you buy. I really love this set. It is called Navigator. 

Here is my card.

I love the sentiment. We borrowed a GPS once and all I heard was "Recalculating, Recalculating." Drove my hubby crazy.

I am learning how to make watermarks. Thank you Arielle.  This is one I created. I still need lots of practice but it is fun learning how.

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Stamp Scrap and Doodle Satuday

It’s time for another Stamp Scrap and Doodle Challenge. This week we have a sketch for you to try. The sketch is by our own very talented Nicole. Our wonderful sponsor this week is Creations by Penny. The image I used is called Beach Umbrella and it is one of their digi stamps. The colors are from the ColourQ challenge #37. They are Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Always Artichoke and Vanilla. I love the way they look together. Arielle really comes up with some great color combos. I am getting hooked on her challenges.
I had fun with the sketch and changed it up a bit. I just had to use my flip flop stamp from Raisin Boat again. The sentiment is also from RB. I thought they went great with this image.
I just can’t seem to stop playing with my Gypsy. The card is a beach card and I have the Life is a Beach cartridge. When I saw this little crab I had to use him. Then I saw the turtle with enjoy and I just couldn’t help myself. I added wiggle eyes and Crystal effect to make Mr. Crab pop. The sandals are stamped on sand paper. The bottom two layers are embossed with CB folders. I colored the image with copic markers.
I think that is everything. If you have any questions just leave them in the comments. I love to read your comments.



I am at the cabin again this weekend for my father-in-laws 94th birthday. We drove both of my DH’s parents up to celebrate. His mother is 90. They are getting frail but still love life and the great outdoors. We are hoping to get the birthday boy in the boat again this year so he can do some fishing. Last year he caught a huge musky. You can see the pictures here.

I hope you are having a great weekend and join us this week at SSDS. I love seeing all of your creations.

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SSDS Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday! I am at the cabin for four day . Day one no internet. Day two It took all day to get the internet up and running. Oh, and 6 calls to the phone company. It has rained all day. Day three (that is today) clouds and cold. Oh well, I have internet and it is time for another
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle challenge. This week our wonderful sponsor Sweet and Sassy and the challenge is go make a card with a pocket. I made my favorite double fold pocket card. I used one of their images called Thank you Turtle. I think he is so sweet. The colors are from the Color Q challenge this week. I thought they would be great for this little turtle. The colors this week are Sage Shadow, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip. I used SU card stock in those colors and I thought they looked the same as Copic colors G21, YR16, and Y21. So those are the colors I used to color the turtle. I made the design on the card stock with a Versamark Mark pad and a stamp from Raisin Boat Designs. This is the stamp set I got last month. I haven’t sent it back. The set is called called Peace and Smiles. His little buckle is from Making Memories. The bottom border is a boarder die from Nestabilities. The tags were cut with my Cricut and are stamped using a thank you stamp set from CTMH and Hero Arts. I used a little Crystal Glass from CTMH on the center of the flower.

Pocket cards are fun to make and there are so many different kinds out there to try. I hope you will join us this week at SSDS. I am looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations.
Have a great weekend.

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This card works for Just Us Girls Challenge which is to use a digi image which is what my turtle is.

Thank You Card

I spent some time looking for challenges but I ended up just making cards I wanted and needed. Boy was that fun. I hope someone stops by to see them. I made thank you cards. I have so many people to thank for all the wonderful well wishes on my retirement.
This card was inspired by a card designed by Bobbi Lemanski at Raisin Boat. I think you can see it here. (If I linked it correctly) The waves and fish stamp are from the set I just got in the mail. It is called Goes with Summerset Beach. I really like this set. It has all kinds of summer and beach stamps. The waves and the sun I cut with my Cricut. They are from the Life is a Beach cartridge. I doodled around the sun and edges of the card with a yellow glitter pen. It really sparkles but you can't see that. I want to take a class on taking pictures for my blog. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for stopping, and if you have time please leave a comment and let me know what you think.