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ATS Challenge #29 and a Sketch

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I always enjoy joining the ATS challenges. They have a nice mix of challenges: some easy and some that put me outside my stamping comfort zone. This week’s challenge, ATS Weekly Wednesday Challenge #29, was to use dry embossing. I also used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges Challenge #38.

I wish I hadn’t colored her socks red, but initially I hadn’t planned on cutting her out. I like that it is a clean and simple card and that the dry embossing gives the sentiment.

Have a Birthday Ice Cream Cone!

Stamps: C.C. Designs Sweet Kiki La Rue
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red, Always Artichoke
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Summer Picnic
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Markers: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Barely Banana
Tools: Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder; Xyron 5″ Creative Station

Two Cards with a Few Challenges

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Here are two cards I finished up yesterday and today.

The first card was made for two challenges: All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge #26 and Anyone for Anya Sketch #9. The ATS challenge was to use sewing on your card. I’ve never used sewing on my card because a) my sewing machine is in Jessica’s closet and I usually crafty during her naptime and b) punching holes and then sewing seems time consuming. And yes, it was a little time consuming, but not too bad. However, I ended up punching twice as many holes as I needed. Oh well, I kinda like how it turned out. I ended up flipping the sketch on its side to work with the image and shrinking it so it could be an A2 card, the preferred size for Operation Write Home. I’m not completely sold on the sentiment I chose, but hopefully the soldier finds it perfect for his recipient.

Anyone for Anya Sketch #9

Take Care of Yourself Card

Stamps: C.C. Designs Coffee Kiki La Rue; Stampin’ Up Sweet Little Sentiments
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Barely Banana
Designer Paper:
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Wild Wasabi
Accessories: DMS floss 469; Inkessentials Glossy Accents (on mug)
Tools: colored pencils; Fiskars All A-Fleur Embossing Border Punch

The second card (actually the card I started first, but finished second) was made for the Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge #12. I had to modify it a little to fit in a sentiment. I’m not completely satisfied with how the embossing powder made the wings look, although it might be more from the Versamark marker muddying up the colored pencil.

Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge #12

Heart to Heart, Hand in Hand

Stamps: C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi Among the Flowers; Stampin’ Up Sweet Little Sentiments
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Ballet Blue
Designer Paper:
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Wild Wasabi
Accessories: A*Muse grosgrain stitched ribbon Popsicle Pink; Stampin’ Up Iridescent Ice embossing powder (wings, flower centers)
Tools: colored pencils; Nestabilites Standard Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Circles Large

I’ve now got another eight cards ready to go for OWH, bringing me up to 14 for the year. They currently have a challenge going on to ship anytime cards. I’m going to try to get a few more cards made by the end of week before I ship them off.

Life’s Too Short to Eat One Scoop

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I came across an awesome organization recently, Operation Write Home. OWH sends homemade cards to troops serving away from home so they can send missives to their loved ones. I recently put six cards from my stash in the mail to them. I’m going to make some more cards for OWH, but in the meantime, I found out about an image swap on the OWH Facebook Fan Page. Since the deadline for Erica to get our 10 stamped images is April 10th, it will be a while before I can make any cards with the stamped images I receive. However, I decided since I had this little bear out (he’s my stamped image), I might as well make a card with him.

I made this card for two challenges. The first challenge is for the Anyone for Anya Challenge #8, which happens to be a sketch challenge, one of my favorite type of challenges.

Anyone for Anya Challenge #8 - Sketch

The second challenge is for the All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge #23, which is to make a card with spring bling. Ice cream definitely makes me think of spring, since it’s starting to be warm enough to want some ice cream (although we eat ice cream year round). For bling, I used the atYou Spica clear marker, to trace the flowers and doodles in the patterned paper. Unfortunately as it is very subtle bling, it is hard to see in the photo, even in the close-up. However, the glossy accents I used on the ice cream, which I decided should be mint-chocolate chip, and the bear’s nose show up well and really make it look the ice cream is melting.

Life's Too Short Eat One Scoop

Stamps: C.C. Designs Sweet Treats; Stampin’ Up Weathered
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Paper Prints Certainly Celery
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze
Accessories: Michael’s Basic ribbon; Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery brads; dimensionals; Inkssentials Glossy Accents; atYou Spica Clear

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Fuzzy Wuzzy Birthday Easel Card

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My nephew turns two on Sunday. We will be attending his birthday party on Saturday. I wanted to make him a card he can enjoy and hopefully won’t tear up. This card meets the requirements of two challenges. All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge #21 is to make an easel card using stamps found in the All That Scraps store. Although technically I’m late on the ATS challenge. I thought I had until 10 PM, but I forgot to notice that it was 10 PM EST. Oops. The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #48 is to use something fuzzy on your interpretation of their sketch. I made the little puppy dog fuzzy with flock. I wish I had colored the spot on the puppy’s face with a darker brown before I flocked him.

Fuzzy Wuzzy Birthday Easel Card

Stamps: C.C. Designs It’s My Birthday; Stampin’ Up It’s Your Birthday, Headline Numbers, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Always Artichoke
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Good Morning Sunshine
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke
Accessories: Fun Flock Caramel Latte Tan; Inkessentials Glossy Accents (dog nose); Stampin’ Up Pacific Point striped grosgrain ribbon; googly eyes; dimensionals; embroidery floss

Happy 6th Anniversary!

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Six years ago today, James and I exchanged our wedding vows. He is the world’s best husband. He makes me smile when I am sad. He makes me laugh pretty much everyday. He holds me close and I feel loved.

It may only be six years of marriage, but we’ve been together for a lot longer. We started dating in June 1997, the summer before his senior year of high school and my junior year of high school. My friend Jillan was hosting an end-of-school pool party and she invited some of her boyfriend-at-the-time’s friends, James being one of them. We started talking and really hit if off.

Robert E. Lee HS Homecoming, Fall 1997

Except for about 9 months starting the second semester of my senior year of high school, we dated from the time we first met until James proposed September 26, 2003. I would have liked a fall wedding (my favorite season), but I didn’t want to wait a whole year to get married, so we were married February 28, 2004.

Cutting the Cake at our Wedding Reception

On Our Honeymoon

We have tried to take a trip every year since we were married. Typically, a picture from that year’s trip accompanied our Christmas card. We splurged in 2008 and went to the French Polynesian islands of Moorea and Bora Bora. It is my favorite trip so far.

Moorea Lagoon, Nov. 2008

I’m really pleased with how the card I made for James turned out. He got a big smile on his face when I gave it to him. It uses the Memories of Time sketch challenge. I printed the sentiment out with my computer. I’ve been doing a lot of coloring lately on my cards and I want to get some high-quality colored pencils.

We Make a DINO-MITE Pair!

Stamps: C.C. Designs Eric and Chrissy Go Prehistoric
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Really Rust, Close to Cocoa
Ink: Stampin’ Up Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Basic Brown; Stazon Jet Black
Markers: Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Stampin’ Up twill ribbon; dimensionals
Tools/Techniques: cotton ball sponged background