Life's a Picnic

this challenge from 2 Broke Girls Challenges has been stumping me.... because I knew I wanted to make cards for Operation Write Home, the challenge is metal, but OWH doesn't like bulky stuffs so.... head scratcher until I remembered this cool stretchy metal stuff from Boxer Scrapbook Productions :)

I used Kathy's Waffle Sketch for June

Plus the challenge of "Hello Boys" from Papertake Weekly Challenges

Fishing Pole Stamp - CTMH World's Best Dad

Other Stamps - CTMH Campin' Fever

all Ink - CTMH... Cocoa, Key Lime, Lagoon, Crystal Blue, Sunset, Gold Rush & Bamboo

Stickles - Firefly

Liquid Pearls - Dark Chocolate, Avocado, Copper

Patriotic Thank You

Today I found a new challenge for Red/White/Blue... at least two plus all the shades of you wanted from Crop Chocolate Cocoa Creators (Challenge # 5)and I really like the current sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday (061413)

Thank You Stamp - VivaLasVegas

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry

Distressed Flag Stamp - OurDailyBread

Painted with KaiserColour paints in Red & Marine Blue then stamped on White Cardstock

Blue Cardstock - Core'dinations Core Color

Red Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry

Ribbons - The Robert Stanley Collection (Hobby Lobby)

A light in the Fog

although I'm not sure how well my "fog" came thru on my cards but I definitely tried



I made these for the following Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #90 - which I just couldn't make square & I left off the sentiment but I added mating so I'm calling it even
Inkspirational #24 - a Photo Inspiration (see at bottom of post)

Stamp - VivaLasVegas Stamps Plate#923

Stamped with Memento in Black & colored with  various Copic Markers

Yellow Glitter Pen from Portafolia

Chipboard Stars - UmWowStudio Star Confetti

Topped with CloseToMyHeart White Daisy Pigment ink then coated with Stickles in Crystal

Music in Me

apparently I really like this color combo from Inkspirational because I've now used it twice, not remembering that I had used it the first time!

Inkspirational #23 Color Combo: Orange, Star Fruit & Melon

Sketch - Operation Write Home #176

Striped Paper & Orange cardstock - Fancy Pants Summer's End 6x6 pad

Solid Cardstock - Stampin' Up

Ribbon - CloseToMyHeart Colonial White

Stamp Set - Unity Stamp Co. Cassette Tape Tunes

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot

Flowers - Stampin' Up

Bling - Imaginisce

Happy Fall

ummmm, yeh, I know summer basically just started for us here in Arkansas but seriously I'm already over it... Fall is my Favorite time of the year!  So I jumped the gun for Operation Write Home & created 5 cards using Sketch #175 from OWH

All five of the cards were made with the same products:



Printed papers - Fancy Pants Summer's End 6x6 Pad



Stamp Set - Unity Stamp Co. Nuts but I Love Ya



Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain

I made one of the second card & two of the other two, just because that was the supplies I had on hand

Pick Your Plum Sentiments

I got these great sentiments from Pick Your Plum and I challenged a group of my friends to use at least one to create a card, there were 8 on a sheet so I went thru & found papers to match as many of them as I could, which was 6. Next I set off flipping thru current card sketches until I found one that would work.

Sketch from 365 Cards: Day 160 Sketchy Saturday

Printed Paper - Basic Grey Ambrosia 6x6 pad

Twine - The Twinery

iCandi

Black Cardstock - Creative Memories


I'll confess, this is my favorite of them all, but then I LOVE this paper!

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Printed Papers - Fancy Pants Summer Soul 6x6 pad

Twine - The Twinery

iCandi

Pink Cardstock - Stampin' Up

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Printed Papers - Echo Park Summer Days 6x6 pad

Twine - The Twinery

iCandi

Green Cardstock - Stampin' Up

older wiser

I love love love this sketch, I've been trying to work on it all week along, five whole days it's been taunting me... finally finished my cards just a few moments ago, sheesh

Sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches #89

Printed & Green Paper - American Crafts Letterbox

Stamps - Unity Stamp Co. Older Wiser Better Owl

Stamped with Momento Ink & colored with Copic Markers

Ribbons - White is CloseToMyHeart, Green is Stampin' Up, Red is Offray, Yellow is Portafolia & Blue is misc

Twine - The Twinery

Chipboard Chevron - UmWowStudio Chevron Confetti