Purple and Green

 Hello Friends . . .

I don't have many DT cards to share this week so I thought I'd take the opportunity to play along in a few challenges I spotted over on Paper Playful.

Today I'm starting out with a color challenge that just happens to be one of my favorites.  Of course, if you know me at all, you know that anything along with PURPLE works for me lol.  Here's the color combo for the new challenge over on  the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge Blog (ends 7/6).

 

 I started out making just one card but then spotted another old stamp that I thought would make a nice card and ended up with two cards.  I hope you like them.

 

My base card and matting card stocks are Blackberry Bliss and Garden Green (sorry it's hard to see in the photo ... bad time of day for the photo I guess) then I used Gorgeous Grape for the coloring on the flower & butterfly as well as Garden Green smearing for the background.  Garden Green was once again used to stamp my sentiment.

 The stamp is Inkadinkado and the sentiment is Simon Says.

Other challenges to share in:

Girlz Rebel Challenge #53 - Butterflies (ends 7/8)
Try It On Tuesday - In the Garden (ends 7/8)
 Passion for Markers - Add Flowers (ends 6/30)

 

  My second card . . .

 

 Flower stamp is Penny Black, sentiment is Simon Says and inks/card stocks are SU.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

Wood Block Wednesday Challenge

 

 Hello Friends

Amy Tsuruta has her Woodblock Wednesday challenge up and running and I've been trying to join in each month as it gives me the opportunity to play with all my old wooden block stamps which don't get the love they deserve since clear stamps came about.

  

 The wood block stamp I've used today is probably one of the earliest stamps I purchased at a local craft store called Pat Catan's (no longer exists unfortunately bought out by Michaels).  I'm sure it was in the $1 bin and is by Anita's which was a Sugarloaf Inc. company out of GA.

 

 I used a scrap panel of 'water' designer paper from the Amy Designs 'underwater' paper pad for the background and after stamping this cute guy twice I used Tombow markers for my coloring.  Scrapbook.com Typewriter Alphabet dies for the sentiment.

Challenges to share in:

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #120 - This Makes Me Smile (ends 6/30)
Send a Smile 4 Kids June Challenge - Summer Fun Cards 4 Kids (ends 7/3)
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything But a Birthday (ends 7/3)
Alphabet Challenge - D is for Double (2 of the same thing) [ends 6/25]
 

Why not pop over and check out her blog and play along ... you know you have wood block stamps that need some love just like I do!  LOL

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

Tag:  #Woodblockwednesday #woodblockstamps

Strawberry time of year . . .

 Hello friends ... welcome back to my blog!

Here in Ohio & Western Pennsylvania, June is Strawberry Season!
And OMG are they delicious!!!  My mouth is watering just thinking about them ... lol.
So with that being said, you can imagine how much fun today's card was to create!

 

 My design layout today comes from the sketch offered over on the Sunday Stamps Blog  - SSC388 Layered Up - ends 06/26.

 

 I'm also entering this card into the challenges at:

 Inspiration Station June Challenge #86 - photo inspiration (ends 07/04)

 

 Farm Quest Grocery Game #30 - ATG with Food and/or Drink (ends 07/15)

 The paper pad used today is an old pad which only had a few pages left but luckily just enough for this card design.  I've had this pad for so long I can't even remember where I got it and there's no 'company' name on it ... but is titled 'Cherries The Cutest' .  Oh wait, there was a number on the back and when I did a search on that number it comes up on the Inloveartsshop.com site.

 

The sentiment is a stamp & die set from Pink Fresh called 'Perfect Sentiments' 

 I had to cut a strip off the background sheet to fit my A6 card size and at the last minute I decided to fussy cut the strawberry that were available on that panel and use them on the top panel of my card.  I'm quite happy with the outcome ... what do you think?  I popped up a couple and left the others flat.

 

 I hope you've enjoyed today's card share!

Have a WONDERFUL day and please stop back again tomorrow!

  As always . . .

Fun Color Combo

 Happy Monday All!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend ... a bit windy here but nice just the same!

Today I thought I'd play along in the fun color challenge over on the Color Hues Challenge Blog where the theme is Yellow & Black.  This fun challenge ends on June 29th so plenty of time to still play along!

 

 Of course my first thought with this color combo was BEES and I just happened to have a fun paper pad by Echo Park Paper Co. called BEE HAPPY that worked perfectly.  Here's what I created . . .

Though a bit difficult to see, I've done a spin on the DOUBLE VISION technique for the background.  The papers in this 6x6 pad are double sided so instead of keeping it all one pattern I flipped every other 1/2" strip popped them up.  

 

 The sentiment is also from this paper pad ... I simply matted it with black cardstock to make it stand out a bit more.  That cute little extra bee is from a stamp and die set by Hero Arts (sadly no longer available).   I popped him up with a dimensional square also.

 

A few more fun challenges:

 Allsorts Challenge #852 where the theme is Bees, Blooms and/or Birds (ends 7/3)

 Cupcake Inspiration #638 - Anything Goes w/cupcake inspiration (ends 7/10)

 

 

I have an afternoon dentist appointment so I'd better quite playing around
 and get things cleaned up in here!

As always ... thanks for stopping by! 

 Wishing you a FABULOUS week ahead!

 

Peace on Earth Challenge #114

 Hello Friends and welcome back to my blog! 

SO happy you stopped by!

Today I have a card to share for the new challenge over on the PEACE ON EARTH CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.  Of course the theme is Anything Christmas and we hope you'll come join in the fun! 

Here's a fun inspiration board we've created to help get you started ...

 

 Inspired by the cardinals in the upper left corner, here's what I've created for today's challenge.

 This background paper I found at Hobby Lobby and the stamp is a set by Northwood called 'Snowy Cardinal Birdhouse & Snowy Chickadee Birdhouse'.   I've used Tutti Designs 'Stitched Scallop Rectangle' dies on both the image and sentiment panels. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado and coloring was done with Tombow markers.

 

 PLEASE be sure to pop over to THE BLOG and check out the amazing designs our design team has created for your inspiration.  What a group of talented ladies!!  Then come join in the fun!!  

Challenges to share in:

Sweet Stampin' - Anything but a Birthday (ends 7/3)
The Card Concept 228B - Christmas in July (ends AUGUST 31)



Addicted to Stamps & More #519 - Any Occasion (ends 6/23)

 

 As always ... thanks again for stopping by!

 

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