Hello

It is so hard to believe that today is the first day of July!  Summer goes by way too quickly, doesn't it?  We have been having lots of heat and humidity here in northeast Ohio. Thankfully, the storms that went through Friday evening were not in our area.  I feel so bad for all those who are without power.  Hopefully it can be restored quickly! 

Sharing a card that I made for a friend's birthday.  (Sentiment is inside). 

I have used the Hero Arts tea flower again - it is such a pretty and versatile stamp!

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CR84FN and more

This is the first time I have played in the CR84FN challenge.  Love the soft mint and blue together. 

I am also entering this card in three other challenges:  the Cas-ual Fridays challenge to use punches or dies.  I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and Spellbinders dies. 

the A Blog Named Hero challenge to use a stamp(s) that have been sitting around for awhile.  The flower vine swirl is one I love and haven't used in a long time. 

and, lastly, the Simon Says Stamp clean and simple challenge. 

I've never combined that many challenges.  Will try to limit myself to one or two at a time in the future - seems more fun that way to me. 

Have a wonderful week!

KATHY'S LILY PAD PALETTE

The card I made for this challenge also fits the "sweet tooth" challenge at Simon Says Stamp. 

The cupcake image and the sentiment are from Impression Obsession.  The Spellbinders Nestabilities die is called lacey circles.  And the lattice background is from Hero Arts.  The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and highlighted with Stickles diamond glitter. I stamped the lattice background with Memento rich cocoa ink on Neenah desert storm cardstock. 

Happy Monday to all!

CFC52 FEATHERED FRIENDS

Here is my card for this week's CAS-UAL FRIDAYS challenge:

The patterned paper is from the Simon Says April card kit.  The ink I used for the image and sentiment is in the new Distress Ink pack and called peacock feathers.  Love this pretty color.  A bit of Stickles to ground the bird and for the eye finished this card off.

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BIRTHDAYS

Here is a card for two challenges:

Simon Says Stamp is three years old!!

And, Hero Arts has birthdays as one of its themes for the month.

The Hero Arts classic tea flower is so pretty no matter how it is used.  Here I decided to just stamp it with Versafine onyx black ink on patterned paper.  The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Find Joy clear set.  I used Ranger black enamel accents for the center of the flower and the dots on the Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  The paper strip at the bottom is accented with tiny black gems from Bo Bunny.

Enjoy your day!

CFC49

There is a sketch challenge at Cas-ual Fridays this week:

This is definitely clean and simple!!

The images were stamped with festive berries distress ink.  Starburst is from Hero Arts and the sentiment is from PTI.

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ANTHING GOES

Simon Says Stamp has two challenge blogs - one challenge is more mainstream and one is vintage.  This week on SIMON SAYS STAMP AND SHOW the challenge is "anything goes".  As you probably know, when either challenge blog has this theme, there are SCADS of entries. 

But, it is always worth a try and I wanted to use some new BoBunny decaf vintage double dot paper that my friend, Lin, picked up for me while she was in Florida.  Here is my card:

The sentiment was stamped with walnut stain distress ink on a reverse section of this paper and then diecut.  The doily die cut that is peeking out from behind the labels shape was given to me by another friend, Carol.  The hydrangea was stamped on the dotted side of the paper and a white Prismacolor pencil was used to add some white touches here and there.  A Martha Stewart punched border and some Hero Arts lace were adhered and then I sparkled it all up with some Platinum Stickles (my favorite).   The champagne colored gems are from BoBunny, too.  

Thanks, Lin and Carol, for enabling and inspiring me to make this card!

Hero Arts K5376  Hydrangea  Hero Arts CL380 Truly Appreciated

ANOTHER SKETCH

So happy that I was able to get another card made using a second sketch from the Hero Arts April contest.

Here is my card:

This time I chose the Eiffel Tower background to make the panels, using four different shades of Distress Inks, shading from top to bottom as shown in the sketch.  I also used a scalloped circle and a sentiment from two different Hero Arts cling sets.

I've fallen in love with this gold embossing powder, so you will no doubt be seeing more cards using it here!

Today is going to be a beautiful spring day in Ohio and I hope to do a little work in my flower beds later.  Hope your day is fabulous!

HERO ARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE

There are three sketches provided for this month's Hero Arts contest.  Here is a card I made for one of the sketches:

Black and white always makes for a classy card and I like the way the one red epoxy heart pops here.  The raindrop background is just enough pattern for the rest of the elements. 

I am attempting to get cards made for the other two sketches before the deadline!  We'll see if they come to fruition.  There is only so much time to devote to cards these days. . . .

Have a great "hump" day!

HELLO

Just playing with another new stamp from Hero Arts that I have been wanting since it was released.

The Large Flower Background is just beautiful and I've seen a lot of awesome cards made with it.  Here I heat embossed with silver and colored with Memento markers.  The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set called Truly Appreciated. 

A simple card, but I wanted the background to be the star!!

Have a great day!

SO SPECIAL

Today I made a card for my grandaughter who lives in California.  She sends me pictures and little gifts here and there, which is very sweet.

I like the pretty font of this sentiment and it really fills up the whole card.  Some seam binding, butterfly and gems were all it needed.

Thanks for stopping by!

FOR YOU

This is a card I made for this month's challenge at Hero Arts.  I used a new (to me) Spellbinders die called Reverse Wonky Rectangles for the shape and a new (to me) stamp from Hero Arts titled For You Gifts, which is just so cute!

The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils.  The patterned paper background is from the Simon Says April kit of the month.  I added some yellow pearls from Teresa Collins and a tiny yellow bow with ribbon from my stash.  

Hope your day is fabulous!

HEARTFELT WISHES

Good morning!  The past week or so has been a busy one for me and I haven't been able to get any cards made until yesterday.  

The Tuesday Trigger  photo for this week is so pretty:

Here is my card:

Blue and white is my favorite color combo.  I stamped the butterfly on a blue speckled paper and again on vellum.  Cut out just a portion of the wings from the vellum and adhered over the blue one.  Added blue and white liquid pearls for accent.  The embossing folder is from Sizzix. 

I will also use this card for two other challenges this week.  The challenge for A Blog Named Hero is to use our favorite stamps from Hero Arts and this Artists Butterfly is just one of mine.  I also used one of my favorite tools, the Cuttlebug, to emboss the background so this suits the challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp also. 

Have a wonderful day!

THANK YOU

A card for three challenges:  Hero Arts (flowers), Lily Pad Cards (flowers) and CFC45 (pastels and black).

I realize I may be pushing the envelope, so to speak, for CAS-ual Friday.  This may not be as pastel or clean and simple as they want.  But, I decided to give it a go, anyway!

The papers are from the April stamp kit of the month from Simon Says.  The flower and sentiment are from Hero Arts.  I used some of their tiny flowers and pearls as accents, too. 

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FLOWERS

The monthly challenge at Lily Pad Cards is to use flowers.  Hero Arts' theme is flowers also, so I will use this card for both sites. 

I sprayed white cardstock with Tsukineko's Cherry Blossom Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution and then stamped Hero Arts simple frame on it and cut it out.  The Hero Arts Fleurettes stamp fits nicely within the frame.  A touch of pink and pale green Prismacolor pencils to the image is all it needed.  

Thanks for stopping by.

 

CLASSIC TEA FLOWER

A friend is celebrating her birthday next week, and I think this new Hero Arts stamp is perfect for a feminine card. 

I used Prismacolor pencils to color the flower and added Stickles diamond glitter.  The large scallop oval dies are one of my favorite shapes from Spellbinders.  Border punch from Martha Stewart.  The yellow polka dot paper is from Amuse.  Pearls from Hero Arts. 

I am also entering this in the Hero Arts contest for this month, which is to use flowers. 

If you haven't heard, I'm having a blog giveaway this week.  Deadline for commenting is midnight tomorrow night (EST).  Scroll down to see the post and leave a comment.  Tell a friend.  I've added a few more things to the pot since posting the photo!

Have a great evening!!

VIRGINIA'S VIEW #3

Isn't this just the most colorful and quirky inspiration photo that Virginia has picked for her third monthly challenge at Lily Pad Cards??  I was so drawn to the rows of colors.  Here is my card:

I used just one row of several colors.  The single starburst from Hero Arts looks great stamped in Brilliance inks.  Three little oval buttons I found in my stash were tied with twine from the Simon Says Stamp March card kit.  The sentiment is also Hero Arts.                                                              

Thanks, Virginia, for another fun challenge!

BIT 'O GREEN and CFC44

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!

Please scroll down if you are looking for my blog giveaway post.

Again, I am using one card for two challenges:

The challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is a 1-2-3 step one:
Use a background, use an image and use a sentiment.
And, the theme at Simon Says Stamp is to use green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. 

I'm typically not a green girl, but I do like monochromatic color schemes, so this works okay for me. 

Hope your day is a happy one!!!  Thanks for visiting. 

two challenges

Good morning to all!

The challenge at Simon Says this week is to create a card for Mother's Day or for a special gal in our life.  For my daughter:

I am also entering this card in the Paper Crafts March 2012 Gallery challenge to use a "spectrum" of colors to make a card.

The heart punch is from EK Success, patterned papers from Basic Grey, sentiment from Hero Arts all year round sentiments.

Hope your day is fabulous!

DESTINATION PARIS

Anyone who knows me knows that I have an affinity for all things Paris; especially the Eiffel Tower.

Since it's not in my travel plans in the near future :*),  I thought the smiling girl from Hero Arts could be my proxy.  I have given her a name - FiFi! 

The papers I have used are from a 6 x 6 pad called World Traveler by Teresa Collins.  The newspaper Eiffel Tower from Hero Arts is glittered up a bit with diamond Stickles. 

Sure hope FiFi brings me a souvenir!