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!

 

 Hashtag:  #tcc228b

Pick 3 Challenge Time #6

  Hello friends!

It's time again for a fun new challenge over on the Pick 3 Challenge Blog.  

Here's this months Elements Board . . . 

 Here's what I've created  . . .

 The elements I've chosen today are: 

 Yellow - Ink Blending - Frame

 I knew I wanted to use the color Yellow (since it's a color I love but rarely use) so I grabbed the 3 different yellow TH Distress Oxide inks I have and ink blended a white panel.  Then I spritzed with water for a little added texture.

 

I knew right away I wanted to use the Paper Rose 'Stitched Rectangle Frame' (#16679) die set (one of my all time favorites) then reached for one of the larger pieces of scrap designer paper that I thought might work and die cut it using the largest die.

 

Now, what to use as a focus image?  I went to my drawer of Hearty Crafts 3D Toppers and spotted this beauty in the 'Birdhouses in Winter' (HC13434) pack.  There were actually 3 toppers with these yellow & blue birds that would have worked but decided to put this one.  Put it together (using 3D tape between layers) and adhered it inside the frame. 

    

 I went to my various sets of sentiments and found I had both a blue & a yellow cut from the Pink Fresh 'Perfect Sentiments' stamp & die set.  The yellow blended too much with the background so went with the blue.  When I have sets like this I like to do them in various colors, die cut them and put them in little bags so they are ready to go when I am!

 

This is such a fun challenge to create for!  
Half the work is already done for you once you choose your 3 elements!

Points to Remember:

• Your Project must contain at least 3 of the 6 elements given.
• Please tell us which elements your project contains.
• A Limit of 6 Entries per Challenge.
• Check back to see if you're a Winner!

You have until the 17th of the next month to link your project.  
The Winner and Top Picks of each challenge will be announced on the next new challenge post starting the 20th of that next month.

Challenges to share in:

Crafty Catz Chlg #716 - ATG (ends 6/30)
Creative Fingers Chlg #325 - ATG (ends 7/4)
 Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Things with Wings (ends 6/23)

  Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

Purple and Green

 Happy Friday!!

I had fun the other day creating a few birthday cards ... what do you think?

Card #1 

 

 

Anyone who knows me, knows my favorite color is PURPLE.  And generally like to pair it with green/blue.  This scrap of Crafter's Companion designer paper worked perfectly to create my background since it was a 2 sided panel.  I even used other scraps to create my 'wet embossed' birthday sentiment panel and die cut leaves.   Nuvo Drops were added for an accent.

 

(inside) 

Challenges to share in:

As You Like It Challenge - Your favorite color combo & why.
I have love the color purple since I was a kid!  Typically paired with blues and/or greens.  A lot of my clothes are purple, my purse, my wallet, my bowling ball ... lol ... even the glasses on my face!

Crafty Rocket Challenge #137 - Birthday (ends 6/30)


Card #2

 

 I had a scrap left over from THIS card and instead of putting it back in the scrap drawer I decided to quickly turn it into a card.  
I recently purchased a LOT of SU card stock from a friend who has quit card making so you'll be seeing a lot more 'color' card bases vs white from me.  And I've (of course) saved those strips that were cut off to create a variety of A6 color card bases so I could reuse them on cards such as this.

 Challenges to share in:

{PIN}spirational challenge  - Blue  & Green  (ends 6/30) 

  Wishing you a fabulous day ahead!
As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!