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I decided to try out a new card challenge this month over at Designed 2 Delight. It is a progressive challenge, meaning we were provided this adorable kitty image for the first challenge of the month and each challenge we will be given another digi stamp. The only requirement was to use this kitty image, so it was a pretty easy challenge. Even though, the kitty is a Halloween kitty, I decided to go a different route. I decided to take my color scheme from the current Inky Impressions Challenge #23 to use brown and cornflower blue. I also decided to use the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches #110. I’m also going to enter this in Stamp Something‘s last digi-day challenge. They’re only doing one more challenge before closing the doors on the three-year old challenge site.

Purr-Fectly Delightful Day Card

Stamps: Designed 2 Delight Falloween Cat; TLC Creations Purr-Fectly Delightful (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Springtime Vintage
Ink: Dell printer
Embellishments: white ribbon
Tools: Prismacolor colored pencils; Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze marker; atYou Spica silver marker; dimensionals; Nestabilites Classic Ovals Small, Classic Scalloped Ovals Small

I also really wanted to add some dimension to the kitty so I printed him four times and cut out pieces and popped them up, so it would appear he was coming out of the card. This picture isn’t the best picture, but it shows the dimension.

Card Close-up

Have a fabulous day!

Jessica starts Mother’s Day Out at Abiding Love Lutheran Church on Tuesday, so I wanted to make each of the two teachers a card for the first day of class. I started these cards at Lori’s on Sunday, but finished them up Thursday after going to the MDO’s Open House and meeting Jessica’s teachers. I had wanted to add glossy accents to the apples, but alas I haven’t unearthed it from my boxes of craft supplies that I’ve already unpacked from moving.

I used Jen del Muro’s August Sketch for You to Try, which was so fun.

August Sketch for You to Try

I’m also entering these cards in the Your Next Stamp Challenge #49, which was to use fruit as inspiration.

Card for Ms. Karen

Card for Ms. Lacy

Stamps: Meljen’s Designs Little Apple Worm
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Summer Picnic
Ink: Dell printer
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up Real Red brads; olive brads from unknown mfg
Markers: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip; atYou Spica Red, Black
Fonts: Kids

I also hope to put together a little first survival kit for Jessica’s teachers. If I do, I’ll be sure to share it as well.

Have a fabulous day!

Yesterday afternoon, I went over to my friend Lori‘s to stamp. We try to get together once a month or so. I worked on three cards while there and will share one of them today. I need to add some finishing touches to the other two before I can share them. I actually added the finishing touch, the strawberry embellishment, to this card today. I made the strawberry embellishment out of some red felt and black and green embroidery floss. I wish I had some green felt to use for the leaves instead of the floss, but alas I did not. I think I might have made it a tad big, but oh well.

The sketch is The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #122, which also added a spin of fabulous fibers. I think my felt strawberry counts as fabulous fibers. I’m also entering this card in the Hambo Hoedown Challenge #29 to use scoring. I scored the blue circle panel with a graph paper like look; although the cross scores are faint in the picture. In addition, there is the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to make a food & drink creation, which I think strawberries count as edible, except to maybe those poor people who are allergic to strawberries. One last challenge: Stamp Something‘s challenge this week is something to say thank you.

Thank You 'Berry' Much! Card

Stamps: Hambo Stamps Strawberry Kid
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Play Date
Ink: Dell printer
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up 3/4″ Real Red polka dot grosgrain ribbon; homemade felt strawberry
Markers: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Tools: Scor-pal; Nestabilities Standard Small & Large Circles

Special thanks to Lori for letting me mooch patterned paper and ribbon.

Have a fabulous day!

My friend Adriana’s son recently graduated from high school. He will be starting at A&M in a few weeks and I am sending him off with something every college student needs. To go with the gift, I wanted to make a card that truly reflected his chosen college. That includes this vintage image of A&M from ClipArt Etc. I also included the state of Texas seal. I used Jen del Muro’s July Sketch for You to Try, but I turned the sketch on its side. On the inside I stamped “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” I’m really happy with how this card turned out.

July Sketch for You to Try

Josh's Graduation Card

Stamps: ClipArt Etc 57965_tx_seal_lg and txagri_30446_lg; Stampin’ Up sentiments (both inside and outside)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, Bravo Burgundy
Ink: Dell printer;
Embellishments: silver cord; silver brad
Tools: Stampin’ Up small oval, star, corner rounder and 1.5″ circle punches; Stampin’ Up embossing folder

Special thanks to Lori for letting me mooch cardstock, a brad and some silver cording while stamping at her place last week.

Have a fabulous day!

Today, I was able to knock out Jen del Muro’s June Sketch for You to Try. I was very limited in supplies because even though I have unboxed my Cuttlebug, I haven’t located the box with my Nesties, so the only image on a circular panel in my scrap drawer happened to be this frog. The flooring in what will be my stamp space is being installed next week, so I’ll finally get to unpack soon. The card came together very quickly though, since I had already paper pieced the frog and I already had the long vertical strip stamped (leftover piece from a Valentine project). I finished it up with some recycled ribbon.

Froggy Card

Stamps: Tiddly Inks Prince Charming; Stampin’ Up Wild Hearts
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Wasabi Green, Certainly Celery, Basic Black
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Paper Prints Certainly Celery
Ink: Dell printer
Embellishments: recycled ribbon; Stickles gold
Tools: white gel pen