Beach Time

Hello again.  Even though, I still have some Repeat Impressions stamps on my table, I decided to use one of my Whimsie Doodles image for this card.  I have several beach/summer images from Whimsie Doodles and I wanted to make sure to use at least one of them this summer.

This is Beach Hat Ava.  I love her big floppy hat.  She looks ready to hit the beach.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday.  I love the layers on it.





I am using the card for the following challenges:
   City Crafter - Beach
   Sketch Saturday - Sketch
   Sweet Stampin - Pretty In Pink
   Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes / Going Places (going to the beach)
   Marker Pop - Anything Goes
 
I hope you have a great evening.

Repeat Impressions

Hello.  Happy Monday.  I hope every one has a great start to the week.

While I had my Repeat Impressions stamps out, I decided to play around with some of my favorites.  This one has always been in my top 3 stamps from Repeat Impressions.

I decided I would use the challenge from
Crafty Sentiments.  It was a difficult one.  No pattern paper.  I can honestly say I don't remember the last time I made a card with just cardstock.  It was challenging but fun.  I had to go outside of my box.

It is hard to see but there is a green scalloped over behind the flowers.  I should have cut it a little bigger.

I am going to use it in the following challenges:
   Crafty Sentiments - No Pattern Paper
   Sweet N Sassy - Big Bloom
   Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
   Love To Create - Clean and Layered
   Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
   Lia Stamps - No Pattern Paper
   
Have a great week.

Sketch and Stash

Hello.  I have to work today so I am in a hurry to get this posted.

When I saw the sketch over at Sketch and Stash.  I knew this was the stamp set to use.  It is by Repeat Impressions.  I only had time to make one this morning so when I get home I will finish the rest.  I think, I am going to use my swiss dot texture folder on the black strip. 

Well off to get ready for work.  Have a great day.

OWH's Virtual Card Making Party

Hello.  I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.  Here in the USA it is a long holiday weekend.  My son came home and it has been a great weekend.

OWN (Operation Write Home) is having a virtual card making party this weekend.    I wish I could participate in every challenge but there just isn't enough hours in the day.  If you want to check it out, click here.

The first one I want to do is A2z scrapbooking.  The theme is paper piecing.   I haven't done any paper piecing in a while and this was a great opportunity to do some.

I am doing it in reverse however.  I stamped the elephants on my pattern paper and then stamped the baby elephant, Mama elephant's tusk and eyes in white.  I then colored the baby elephant.

Both of these stamps are from Hero Arts and were designed for OWH.  Hero Arts donates 25% of the profit to OWN.  Isn't this great?

I am going to use the card in the following challenges:
   A2z Scrapbooking - Paper Piecing
  PDE Linky Party - Many Layers
   CMC Copic Challenges - Friends
   

Off to straighten the kitchen and then hopefully I will be back with something else.

Similar but different

Hello.  Here with another similar but different idea again.  I saw this shadow box weeks ago and I just feel in love with it.  I have been wanting to make a shadow box for a while but I didn't know what I wanted to put in it.  The patriotic one was just the idea to make me get one put together.  I think I am going to put it in my office area for now.

The original idea came from Ribbons and Glue.  I love how she put hers together.  But I think mine is  completely different.  I did use her pinwheel idea.  I had meant to put a chalkboard square in mine, but it didn't make it.

I like the little bottle of beads and the bicycle.  I thought it gave it a more 3d look.  I had some little flags I had also meant to use but I ran out of places for them. 

I am going to use it in the following challenges:
   Love to Create - 3 or more pattern papers
   Craft Spot by Kimberly - Patriotic
   Wednesday Inspiration - Anything Goes
   Brown Sugar Challenges - Anything Goes
   Paper Creator Crafts - Anything Goes
  
I hope you enjoy looking at the two shadow boxes.  Have a great Saturday.

Summertime Rhurbarb

Hello.   I have a quick card for you today.  It is using the Summertime Rhurbarb set from Sweet N Sassy.  I have several of this little bear.  He is just too cute.

I hope everyone finds time to relax this week. 

I used the sketch from Sugar Pea for the card.  I wasn't sure about two patterns on the card but I think they fit together well.

I am going to use this card in the following challenges:
   Sweet N Sassy - Anything Goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
   Sugar Pea - Sketch #6

Have a great night.

Progressive Challenges

Hello.  Yes, the house is quiet once again and I am playing.  I got a lot done today.  The last thing on my to do list was the two monthly progressive challenges.  I waited on both of these because I didn't know what I wanted to do.

Imagine That had penguins in various pool poses.  All of them were so cute.  My blue copic pen is acting up and isn't coloring well.  I will have to figure out what is wrong with it.

The background paper is a kind of watercolor paper and it reminded me of the water in a swimming pool.  You just can't see it here.  I will be playing with this image again.

The From the Heart image is of Super Birdbrain.  I love this little birdie.  I needed a saying for the front but I will wait until I use the card to add it.  The green corner is textured with a swirl texture folder.

That is about it for tonight.  Hopefully I will have more time tomorrow.  Have a good one.