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A Boot-scootin’ Texas Tuesday

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It’s the third Tuesday of the month and that means it’s time for another edition of Texas Tuesday (Texas themed cards on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month). Today’s card uses two new stamps that I picked up at Scrapology when I went shopping with Kristy the weekend before last. I met the designers of the two stamps I bought (well three, you’ll see the third new stamp in use another time). I wanted to give the boot a weathered look, the kind of look that boots that see a lot of outdoor action have. Do you think I succeeded? I stamped the boot on cardstock, cut it out and then crumpled it up. I also used last Saturday’s Sketch for You to Try by Jen del Muro. Overall, I’m pretty happy with how this card turned out. I promise I will try not to use “dirt” colored cardstock on the next Texas Tuesday card or you might think Texas doesn’t have other colors.

Check out the other Texas Tuesday cards: Geeta, Libby, Mark, Betty, Tina and Shannan.

Boot-scootin' Texas Tuesday Card

Stamps: Texana Designs boot; JAM’N Stamps Boot-scootin’ (sentiment); Stampin’ Up Weathered (background)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Paper Prints So Saffron
Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Brown, So Saffron (inked edges of sentiment panel)
Accessories: Stampin’ Up twill ribbon; star brads
Markers: atyou Spice Silver

A Few Baptism Layouts

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You might remember that I attended a scrapbooking convention with my sister back at the beginning of June. We included a crop night at the convention as part of our girl’s time. I was pretty productive and finished two 2-page layouts. I also worked on another 2-page layout and a 1-page layout, but those will be discussed later. I am extremely happy with how these layouts turned out. The Karen Foster baptism stickers were perfect for them.

Layout 1

Layout 1 Page 1

Layout 1 Page 2

Layout 2

Layout 2 Page 1

Layout 2 Page 2

Paper: various solid color textured cardstock
Stickers: Karen Foster Design My Baptism
Tools: Stampin’ Up Basic Black marker

Black, White and Pink with a Sketch

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My friend Adriana’s birthday is coming up and I needed to make her a card. I looked at my favorite challenge blog and decided All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge #36, which is a sketch this week, would be perfect for a birthday card. I then decided to pair it with this week’s Anyone for Anya challenge to use black, white and pink on your card. I don’t think Adriana reads my blog, but Adriana if you do, don’t scroll down. At least not until you’ve seen the card in person.

ATS Challenge #36 Sketch

Adriana's Birthday Card

Stamps: C.C. Designs Shy Kiki La Rue; Stampin’ Up On Your Birthday (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Paper Prints Rose Red
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Basic Black 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon, Basic Black eyelets; dimensionals; Inkessentials Glossy Accents (on shoes, buttons and hair clips)
Markers: Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Regal Rose, Rose Red

A Birthday Card for Aric

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Our friend Aric’s birthday was last week, actually the same day as Lori’s. He is a big fan of baking bread. We gave him Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads 30th Anniversary Edition. Hopefully, he’ll bake something up and let us try it.

I decided a motorcycle card was in order. I had wanted to use some glossy accents on the headlight, but I was running short on time and didn’t want to mess it up by putting it in the envelope too soon. I think Aric liked it.

Aric's Birthday Card

Stamps: Bird’s Cards Motorbike, Stampin’ Up On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black
Ink: Dell printer; Stazon Jet Black
Tools: Prismacolor pencils; Stampin’ Up Key Tag punch

Texas Tuesday

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My friend Geeta is part of this group called Texas Tuesday. They post a Texas-themed (whatever makes you think of Texas) card on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.  After being inspired by her last card, I decided I wanted in on the Texas Tuesday action. This is my first card as a member of the group.

Growing up in west Texas, Texas makes me think of dirt. Granted, within the city limits of Midland, there is a lot of green from people’s lawns and trees, but the wind is a frequent visitor. And it blows dirt around. A lot. So I decided I needed to have a dirt colored card base, so I used some Kraft cardstock.  I decided a Texas card needs some armadillos. Once on a walk around my apartment complex when I used to live  on the edge of north Austin, I came across a pair of armadillos getting it on. You’d think they’d want some privacy, but they were in the middle of the sidewalk for all the world to see.  But according to Wikipedia, armadillos have poor vision so maybe they didn’t know they were within sight of the whole world. A lot of people think of horses when they think of Texas. I don’t necessarily think of horses, because I had always wanted to take riding lessons when I was a kid (remember The Saddle Club books anyone?) but I never did. And howdy is the epitome of Texas twang. I actually ended up making two cards, because I couldn’t decide if it should have a bow or not. What do you think? Both of these cards will go to Operation Write Home.

Howdy Card - Take 1

Howdy Card - Take 2

Stamps: Deadbeat Designs Texas Rider, Howdy,  Small Armadillo
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Kraft, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa
Accessories: red grosgrain ribbon
Markers: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Real Red
Tools: Nestabilities Labels Three; dimensionals

Don’t forget to check out the other Texas Tuesday cards: Libby, Mark, Tina, and Betty.