Wow Six Challenges in One

This card is for five Challenges:
Unscripted Sketches Challenge13
The Next Level Challenge is Buttons and Bows
Our Creative Corner Red, White and Blue
Paper Take Weekly Some of my favorite things.
Pile it On Challenge Three embellishments
Spoon Full of Sugar Hearts
The sketch was fun to follow. I love the sketches they come up with on Unscripted. I used piece of 12 X 6” kraft card stock for the base card. The back ground paper is from The Paper Studio called Patriotic Stars and Stripes. The little heart stamp is from an old SU set and for SFOS Challenge. The buttons are one of my favorite things. I have jars and jars of old and new ones. See I only used three. That is what happens when it is your favorite thing you don’t want to give it up. The Next Level challenge is buttons and bows. The red and white ribbon is from Gina K. I had the blue ribbon and the floss on the buttons. The ribbon, buttons and floss are three embellishments needed for the Pile it On Challenge. The adorable little girl is one of the stamps that Lorraine from Coldwaters 2 stamped and sent to me. Which is another one of my favorite things “Friends.” Last but not least Our Creative Corner’s challenge is red, white and blue, my favorite colors. I used my Nestabilities to cut out the stamped image and the accent color. I think that is everything. I hope you like my card today. If I forgot something leave you question in the comment or email me.

A Special Day for a Special man

Isn't this a great picture? This is my husband and his father. It was June 20 and John's 93 birthday. He caught this 38 inch muskie. My husband is holding it because after the long fight John needed a little bit of help and didn't want to risk letting it go before the picture. Being the wonderful son he is Gary sent it in to the news paper with the story. You can read it here. His parents called last night and side they both cried when they read it. Gary didn't tell them that he wrote a story and sent a picture to the paper. It's a great story to read if you have the time.

Card Positioning System 123

This is my card for the Card Positioning System. I love the layout. The base card is Core Color by Coredinations. I embossed it with my Cuttlebug and sanded it. The background paper is from Karen Foster Designs called Birds & Blooms. The stamps are A Muse. I colored the bees and the hive with Copic markers. The ribbon is from SU. I put little tiny gems for the bees heads. I sponged the background with Memento Summer Sky, Dandelion, and Angel Pink ink. The brads are something I had. I tried to distress the strip under the “have a bee-utiful day” with my scissors but it didn’t work too good. This card can be for a birthday or uses as a note to say, “Hi.”
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Thanks,
Linda

Clean and Simple Challenge

Hi All, I made this card for Clean and Simple Challenge FTL 49 Sketch. First I stamped CTMH Playful Flourishes with VersaMark on Gina K’s pure luxury pure white base weight card stock and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I rubbed it with silver metallic rub-ons to make the flourishes stand out. Next I trimmed the edge with a Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge punch. Then I cut, edged and glued a 1x4 piece of vellum along the left side. I used an A Muse stamps for the image and the sentiment. I backed both of these with black card stock. Then I tied some A Muse white ribbon around the bride and groom. The sentiment says, “The journey is the reward.” I hope you like it. Please leave me a comment if you have a few minutes.

Stamp TV Technique Challenge 20

OK, I have made a lot of cards but this one was sooo much fun. The Technique Challenge at Stamp TV is crayon resist. I watch the video and had to try it out. If you want to know how it is done go to Stamp TV and watch the video you will find out how I did the image. The stamps are for Gina K Designs called “Bug Me Anytime” by Nina Brackett, and “Happy Camper” by Theresa Momber. I used Stazon Timber Brown, Memento Summer Sky and Dandelion ink. The paper is Lime Rickey patterned paper from my Eclectic Summer Stamp TV Kit. The brads are something I had and the layout is kinda like the one Gina K used on her card on the technique video. I uses my nestabilities to cut the sentiment which I paper pierced for texture. I really enjoyed making this card. I hope you like it.

Stamp TV Sketch Challenge 19

This is the card I made for the sketch challenge at Stamp TV. I am having so much fun at their web sight. They have wonderful ideas and fantastic products. The stamp I used is called ‘Many Wishes’ by guess who? (Gina K.) I love this stamp. I stamped it on pure luxury soft sand card stock. Then I heat embossed with white embossing powder. The pattern paper is from K & Company. The dark green card stock and white ribbon are somethings I had on hand. I hope you like this one too. Please let me know. I really enjoy reading your comments.

Color Challenge, STVCC19 and Paper Take Weekly

This card is for two challenges, Stamp TV Color Challenge 19 and Paper Take Weekly.
I used the digital paper from Gina K called The Great Outdoors. The colors are called pine needle and straw burlap. I used a pice of DP called Classic K from K & Company. I chalked the sky with amethyst and blue and the ground with pine and moss.The tent and background were colored with Copic markers. I used a technique called masking to stamp the background. The stamp set is from Gina K Designs by Theresa Momber called “Happy Camper. The sentiment is from and by Gina K Designs called Many Wishes. This is a great set that I know I will use a lot. The sketch is from Paper Take Weekly. I love their sketches. They are neat and clean and not to busy. I can use this card for a man’s birthday card or I can leave it blank and use it for a thinking of you card. I really like this card. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Card Positioning System 122 and Flutter by Wednesday

Here is my card for the Card Positioning Systems and Flutter by Wednesday. The base card is Gina K pure luxury soft sand heavy base weight card stock. I stamped it with CTMH Playful Flourishes and Memento desert sand ink. The butterfly is also a CTMH stamp called Butterfly Wings. I stamped it then painted it with Twinkling H20s. That took a long time but it was a lot of fun. The first picture didn’t show how the butterfly shimmers so I crop it and that is the second picture. The Happy Birthday is from SU and stamped with desert sand ink. The bookplate is from CTMH called “Foundry.” The ribbon is something I had.
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MoJo Monday

This is my Mojo Monday card. I love this sketch. I used one of the images that Lorraine at Coldwaters 2 sent to me in June. Isn’t she cute? Her name is Tilda. The reason she doesn’t have a mouth is because she is an angel and angels talk with their heart. Don’t you just love that? I used card stock that I had on hand. The purple under Tilda is the paper with a differen color core. I embossed it with my Cuttlebug and sanded it. The flower and HB stamp are from SU. The brads are from a box with no name. My birthday card box is getting nice and full.
Please let me know what you think. Thanks:)

Three Challenges

I made this card for three challenges A Spoonfull of Sugar, Our Creative Corner and Cup Cake Craft. This is Cup Cake Crafts last challenge. I am sad to see them go. It was fun to play along with their challenges. The challenge for SFS and CCC is Summer. When I saw this stamp I had to get it so I could play along. The sketch is for OCC. This was a fun sketch to work with.
I love this card. The inside says, “You’re only a kid once, but you can be young for a lifetime.” Oh so true. I got this stamp set yesterday at one of my favorite scrapbook stores called the Memory Bank. I think that is a great name for a scrapbook store. The people are so nice and helpful. The stamp is an inkadinkado stamp. That is what is says on the back in a web address. It only cost $1.99. The paper is from Imaginisce and is called Summer Cool Blue Raspberry Ripple and the other one is called Summer Cool Banana Flip-Flop. I love those names. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. I wish I was on a beach somewhere.