wondrous CREATURES

my sons both attend a summer camp for Science in Nature which is wonderful, they learn how to take care of our planet... these photos are from my older son's 2011 Trip to the Buffalo River.  canoeing, camping, studying, expoloring.


I used Creative Scrappers Sketch #242 for this one

I also entered this into Red Carpet Studio Challenge RCS #18's Anything Goes Challenge (Thanks Ashley!)


I pulled the colors from the butterfly, the crane & the water

Great big flower - Prima Marketing Big Box Blooms

White Flower - 7 Gypsies

Brads - Close To My Heart Designer Brads in Colonial White

Rope - Canvas Corp Sisal Rope

Small Flowers (green & blule) - Making Memories Flower Shoppe

White - Close To My Heart Just Blooms

Pale Green Brads - The Paper Studio

for distressing I used Prima's Distressing Tool





Solid Cardstock - Close To My Heart Lagoon

Cloud Paper - Echo Park Summer Days

"Water" paper - Echo Park hello, spring

Title Alphas - Thickers Rocketeer in Chocolate

Alpha Stamps - Close To My Heart A Typeface

Stamp Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

Stamps (birds & mushrooms) - Unity Stamp co April 2012 KOTM Follow Your Own

Stamp Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, mushrooms colored with Copic Markers

thank you (boy I type that a lot)

Another great sketch from Operation Write Home, this is #154


I bet a lot of you recognize this paper & stamp set... it's from Basic Grey called Granola, one of my favorite sets ever

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

Stamp Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs & Antique Linen

Liquid Pearls in Copper Pearl

thank you

JUGS had that great little sketch with punch outs that look really cool, and I almost went the punch out route but I love this stamp so much.... it was calling my name!  JUGS Sketch #170




Cardstock - misc from my stash, it's a very light lilic color with white flecks in it

Stamp - CloseToMyHeart with Versamark & White Zing Embossing Powder

my attempt at showing the details

Ice Stickles in Crystal "sealed" with Liquid Glass from CloseToMyHeart

Sentiment Ink - CloseToMyHeart Amethyst

the Joy of Smiling

"Share your Smile"-

Retro Sketches #45 has lots of negative spaces but, as my friends know, I have a problem with negative space on layouts & cards alike. To help with this "problem", I chose to do some Clear embossing so it's there but it isn't. Let me know what you think of it!

"Joy is the feeling of grinning inside."-Melba Colgrove

Printed Papers & Sentiments - Authentique Blissful 6x6 Bundle

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

Stamp - CloseToMyHeart Cherished Flourishes with Versamark & Clear Embossing Powder from Stampin' Up

Drop from Heaven

I have a whole BUNCH of sketches lined up to be used in the very near future but today's sketch is from Great Impressions Stamps




I got the super adorable digi from DearieDollsDigis, sorry I don't have the direct linky to it so you'll have to search for it

Colored with Copic Markers

Raindrops - Viva Transparent Perlen Pen (which will dry clear but I was in too big of a rush to wait


Background Paper - My Mind's Eye Clouds (reverse) 12x12

Printed Papers - Echo Park A Walk in the Park 6x6

Yellow Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Sunflower

i miss you

another three challenge all rolled into one... but yet I made five cards, although they are all the same.  I really enjoyed making these!



Sketch - Unscripted Sketches #192

Color Combo - CSI #52

Dry Embossing - OurDailyBreadDesigns via Operation Write Home

Printed Papers - Teresa Collins Noel & Travel

Floral Embossing Folder Inked with Tim Holtz Pumice Stone & a touch of Black Soot

Kraft cardstock - SignedSealedDelieverd Warehouse

Gray Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart

Die - Spellbinders Donna-Salazar Carnation Creations

Cork Flower Centers (actually feet for stuff but I re-purposed them)

Super thick Twine - I don't know, it was a gift.. pretty cool tho

Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. Happiness Is...

Sentiment Ink - Tim Holtz Fired Brick

Stickles in X-Mas Red

I lifted

yes, yes I did... from my friend, DeeDee over at umWow Studios, she does AMAZING work!  here's what I made --->

while DeeDee made a mini album, I went for cards for Operation Write Home

Cardstock - Bo Bunny Double Dot (top layer distressed using Prima's Distressing Tool, love this thing)

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

Lace Trim - Spare Parts Natural Doily Ribbon

Stamp:
*Unity Stamp Co. Bold Butterfly, embossed with Zing in Chestnut then colored lightly with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink in Sail Boat Blue & Citrus
*Unity Stamp Co. clock from the TIME is NOW set with CloseToMyHeart Key Lime ink pad
*Sentiment Stamp is Unity Stamp Co. Dare to Fly embossed using Zing White

Flower:
Fabric from Riley Black's Verona collection
Die Cut with Spellbinder Donna-Salazar Carnation Creations with a cheapie office brass brad

DeeDee, I hope you like what I did with it!