Age is IRR-Elephant

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's a Recipe (2 Patterned Papers, 2 ribbons and 2 buttons). For my card, I used the image Critter balloons - elephant along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I did a layer of Crakle Accent and then Glossy Accent on the balloon. Check out to see what all the other DT members made.
I was talking to my Mom (who is retired) and asked her if she had sent a birthday card to her sister and she said "No, I've been too busy to go buy one."  She hates to ask me to make cards for her because she says I'm too busy with working and everything. However, since I make cards it irritates me that she purchases cards and I have to make my DT cards anyway.  So I offered to make her some as time permits to increase her stash of birthday and sympathy cards which seems to be her need.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Critter balloons - elephant

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Age is Irr-elephant

Glossy Accent & Crakle Accent

Ribbon:  Really reasonable ribbon

Buttons: Stash

Jute:  May Arts

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil - My Favorite Things

Challenges

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 143 Birthday

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 194 Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Paper Shelter - Ch. 388 Stripes and/or Dots

Crafting by Designs - Happy Birthday

Creatalicious - Ch.165 Anything Goes with optional spots and/or stripes

Keep your balls clean...

Today is Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and today it's Gus Golf. I just had to add some Crackle Accents to his glasses and golf club (yes it was by accident when I was planning to use Glossy Accents). This is the  month to catch up on the masculine birthdays since that is a masculine and Father's Day is a theme this month.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Gus Golf

Crackle Accent

Challenges

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch 235 Masculine

Crafty Calendar - June Masculine

Dragonfly Dreams - For a Man/Boy

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 41 It's a Man's World

Crafty Friends - Ch. 111 Men/Boys

My fake plants died...

Today starts a new Stella Says Sketch at Catch the Bug.  For my card I used the image, Grumpy Gertrude fake plants.  I thought I put Glossy Accents on her glasses, but by mistake it was Crackle Accents...oops. I embossed the die cut behind the image and rubbed it with sandpaper.

Patterned Paper;  Paper Studio; Bazzil

Cardsotck:  Core-dinations; Paper Studio; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Grumpy Gertrude fake plants (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Label #5

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Bling:  Paper Studio

Flower:  Paper Studio

Crackle Accents

Ink:  Distress - Old Paper

Embossing Folder:  We are Memory Keepers

Sandpaper

Challenges

Creative Knockouts - ch. 300 Embossing Delight

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 228 Nature and sentiment

QKR - Ch. 350 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Wk 22 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 457 Crazy Egg with twist coffee

Alphabet Challenge - E for Embossing Folder