No fishing

Here is a precious image from QKR that I finally had a chance to color.  I embossed a row of stars for the top in pink.  The background SEI paper has a metallic shine as well as the texture that looks like fish scales.

Patterned Paper:  SEI

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  QKR - digi 17410

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Star:  Recollections

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Sarkura Jelly Glitter Pen

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 369

QKR -  Ch 147 Fishing

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 192 Anything Goes

Creative Corner - Summer fun

Beach bomb

We all have thoughts of summer and relaxing and enjoying the outdoors.  I've had two kids, but I would never be caught wearing a two piece bikini again.  Even with the bottle of bubbly....I still wouldn't do it since more would be hanging and drooping.  I like the SLS stamps since they are realistic on the body shapes. I added some pearls for the necklace, earrings and the bikini.  I also added Glossy Accents to the sunglasses, drink and wine bottle.  Enjoy your summer and weekend.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Thoughts - Inde Chic
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  SLS - Happy Beach Lady
Spellbinder: Label Twenty One
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart
Punch:  Tonic
Button:  Dress it Up
Jute:  May Art
Glossy Accents
Pearls:  Recollections

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketch - Sketch 308
SLS - Ch. 10 Use die cuts or punches
Creative Knockout - Ch. 97 Summer Fun
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 381 Ladies Only
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 267 From Mama Mia - "Does Your Mama Know?"

Thanks a latte

I love the Mojo sketches and was excited that I had a chance to play this week.  I used a Verve stamp set.  I distressed a piece of Kraft paper and added some gorgeous jewels.  I ink distressed the patterned paper and the paper that I embossed.  I recently got a Krups coffee maker and I just love it.  My boyfriend didn't like running errands with me; however, he now likes to go to Target so we can get a Starbucks coffee since I have introduced him to that.  Once in awhile, he will even bring me one in the am before I would go to work. It is a devastating thing that I heard that tomorrow the price of Starbucks is going up since I think they are rather expensive to begin with.

Patterned Paper:  Canvas Corp

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Verve - Holiday Treats

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa

Ribbon: Paper Studio

Bling:  Recollections

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Challenges

Mojo - Sketch 405

Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewel

CRAFT - Ch. 318 Embossing

Polkadoodles - Wk 27 Add some embossing

Dream Valley - Ch. 110 Distressing

Adopt the pace of nature

I finally made a card because I wanted to!!!  Paulette had the last club, and she had these two vintage seed packets which I thought were just gorgeous so I printed them and distressed the edges.  The sentiment is also from TLC. For that I crumbled it and I rubbed it in three different distress inks and sprayed it with water.  I wish I understood patience - that is something that I most definitely LACK.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamps & Sentiments - TLC, Create

Inks:  Distrss - Old Paper, Mulled Purple; Tatered Rose

Lace: Hobby Lobby

Ribbon:  Michael's

Doily:  Studio 180

Flower:  Recollection

Jewel:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewel

Come and Get It - Anything with Flowers

Cupcake Inspirations - Ch. 317 Sprinkles

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 123 Summer Fun

Tons of birthday wishes

My niece has a son who is turning two and she is having a party this coming weekend for him so I had to make a card.  He is a little ham and I enjoy taking his picture.  I went to Kohl's this past weekend and picked up some adorable outfits and a toy.  I was talking with my sister-in-law on Saturday and I plan to give him the book "Green Eggs and Ham" which is my favorite children stories.  For my card, I used an image from Mo Manning who has the best kid images and a sentiment from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Shabby Princess - Harvest Spice

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Summer boy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Button:  stash

Jute:  May Arts

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 368

Mo Manning - Ch. 253 Summer Fun

Cardz 4 Guyz - Something with "B" (brown Popsicle, button, birthday)

CRAFT - Ch. 318 Embossing

QKR - Ch. 146 For a child

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 123 Summer Fun

The Paper Shelter - Ch. 210 For the Boys

For a wonderful Uncle

Tomorrow it will be my Uncle Ray's birthday so this is the card that I made for him.  I stamped a deer and the sentiment.  I embossed to add some texture.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Stampabilities; PSX

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa

        Tim Holtz - Distress Fired Brick

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Jute:  Hemtique

Challenges

CRAFT - Ch. 318 Embossing

Cardz 4 Guyz - Something with "B" (buck)

Polkadoodles - Wk 27 Add some embossing

Your courage inspires me

I wanted to make a more masculine card so I found these papers in my stash from Echo Park.  The stamp is from Verve. And I used this weeks Viva la Verve Sketch.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Verve

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Spellbinder:  Small Circle; Label Thirty Two

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Button:  My Favorite Things

Jute:  May Arts

Challenges

Viva La Verve - July Sketch week 1

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 190 Anything Goes

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 144 Anything Goes