Thank You for being so thoughtful!

I had an extra grey polka dot base (and had no more elephants completed) - so I decided to create another CAS card to say Thanks for the donations I received for my 1/2 Marathon.

This one uses a Papertrey Ink sentiment and then There She Goes paw prints and heart.  I was really happy with this one layer card!

Hope you have a great Sunday!!!

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Father's Day 3

Hello!

Here's the third and final Father's Day card I made that Nolie, Buddy and Sweet Pea gave to Frank.

The main image on the front is actually a page torn from a mini book I bought in Washington DC last month. My husband and I say this quote to each other now and then.  It's from a Vince Vaughn movie from a long time ago.

I used a Hero Arts background stamp with Versamark ink for some added interest and some ribbon as well.

Normally - I don't decorate the inside of the card, but I had to this time.

I used a PTI dog stamp in three different colors of our pups and some Simon Says Stamps die cuts with Lawn Fawn letters and a Studio G sentiment.

Buddy (in the middle) would of sent some sentiments to Frank, but he was too busy thinking about bones :)


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SSC98 - Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday!  It's supposed to be a GREAT weekend here in CT! Hope you're having nice weather where ever you are!  Here are two cards I made from the images I colored last week.

The first one plays along with the Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #98:

Calla lilies are right up there with my love of poppies!  These There She Goes images are one of my favorites!

Here's the other card showing yellow flowers:

Here's the SSC Sketch if you want to play:

Have a terrific day!!!!!!

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Bellarific Friday - Many Wishes

It's been months since I've played along with the Stamping Bella Bellarific Friday challenges - but since I colored up a few images last week - I decided to jump in!

It's a pretty basic card - not many frills.  Ms. Pixie is colored with my Prisma pencils and then I added a There She Goes butterfly because she was lonely up there!

Well - hope you have a terrific Friday and a great weekend!!!

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All things grow with love......

TGIF again :)  Quick post today!

Here's a Stamping Bella image I colored with my Inktense watercolor pencils.  Yes - I've been using them A LOT lately - but I did pull out my prisma pencils this week - so they got some love too (lol).

The flowers are so gorgeous here in CT right now, I was very inspired to make a colorful window box!

Here's a second card using the same image plus a PTI sentiment

Hope you have a great day!!!!

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SFYTT June - Dog Sympathy

Well, Monday was a sad day...........one of our CSL's had to put her dog Rudi to sleep. He lived a wonderful long 14 years, but I know his parents were still quite devastated.   Of course, I made a card for them and based it on the Sketch For You To Try (it's back!!) - June layout.

I created my own background papers using Hero Arts hearts, and There She Goes pawprints and bones.  I also used TSG stamps for my main image colored with Inktense pencils.

Here's the sketch:

Now, before I leave you on a sad note..............I have to share the INCREDIBLE thing that happen after Rudi crossed rainbow bridge.............

This picture was taken by a my CSL's neighbor one street over from her house:

I mean seriously????????  I get goosebumps every time I look at it!

Rudi was surely telling them he was running free in heaven!

RIP Rudi!!

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Tuesday Trigger - Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday to you! Hope you have something fun planned.  I was inspired to play along with the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger Challenge. I haven't played in a while, but I thought the inspiration photo was awesome and an idea immediately popped into my head:

(Scroll down a bit to see the inspiration picture first............I'll wait..............)   OK - so the card is a bit 'brighter' than the inspiration but I really like it!

So for the background.........I cut down my watercolor paper to size and then heavily spritzed it with green and teal Dylusion inks.  I dried it a bit and then spritzed more and then to get a bit of floral on it, I took my Hero Arts Large Floral Background stamp (below) and heavily sprayed it with water. (The Dylusions react with water).  Then I stamped it down and held it there for a bit. I was able to get subtle outlines of the flowers.

I stamped a There She Goes butterfly and colored it in with Distress Markers, added some gold acrylic accents (her belt) for the butterfly's flight leading to a PTI sentiment.  I added the wonky ribbon to reflect the layers on the dresses neck.

Here's the Tuesday Trigger:

And....stay tuned because I was able to get a second generation impression of that large floral background....and it's cool!!!!!!

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Life is nothing without friendship!

Hello again!!  Thanks for coming to visit today!   Here's a card I made on Thursday and will enter in two challenges:  CAS(E) This Sketch! #16 and The Play Date Cafe #170:

I grabbed my MME papers which were perfect for the color challenge.  I laid out my papers but wasn't sure what I was going to use for my main image.  I looked through my rarely used Sizzlets and found the vase.  So I decided to color up a There She Goes buttercup to put in it.  I ran the vase through a Cuttlebug embossing folder for dimension.

Here are the challenges:

OK! Have a great day!!!!!!!!

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RS49 - Sorry for your loss

My friend asked for a doggy sympathy card and without knowing if it was a boy or girl dog - I made two cards using the Retro Sketches #49 layout:

I used a combo of Inkadinkado, There She Goes and Skipping Stones stamps.

Here's the sketch - but the challenge closes at 11:59pm CST today:

Have a great Friday!!!


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SDC85 - Home is where......

there's dog hair!  Soooooo true in my house!

I put together another journal page on Wednesday.  When I saw the Stampotique Designer's Challenge #85 was "Happy" - I knew I'd have to do a page about my dogs!

I stamped some There She Goes images and colored them with my Prisma pencils before gluing them down.

The sentiment is from Impression Obsession

Did any of you buy those impression stencils WAAAAAAY back from Sizzix?  Well, I did and I have a stack of them!  This medium gives me a way to finally use them!  

See the paisley?  I laid the stencil down and pressed my modeling paste into it and yummy! Great dimension!

I'm still getting comfortable creating layers - but this was a fun page to do!  Thanks for looking!!

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TSG190 - Perfect Pair

Wow - I haven't played in a There She Goes challenge in a while! Not sure why because I have a bunch of their stamps - but here's a CAS card I made for their Challenge #190 "Love Is In The Air"

Easy Peasy!  Colored with prisma pencils!  Have a great day!

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SDC83 - Be

Oh boy! Another Journal Page..........Not sure my 'idea' was fully realized but.......I'm growing to like it more and more.

The Stampotique Designer's Challenge # 83 is to use your New Year's Resolutions as inspiration.

I don't make New Year's resolutions........but things on the journal page are things I want to "Be" everyday.....

Here are some close ups:

I went back after taking pictures and added an 'e' inside the big "B".  I liked it more that way.  Lots of texture on this page.  A bit bright - but I'm happy with it. Especially my white dots!


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SSS192 - Happy Birthday

Posting more cards from my crafty time weekend.  These two follow the Sweet Stop Sketch#192 challenge:

Pretty simple tone on tone stamping. No coloring - just a touch of glitter pen.

Here's the sketch:

Have a great day!!

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SFYTT - December Birthday & Year Review

Happy Friday to you - although I'm little sad.  This is the final Sketch For You To Try - December challenge and forever :(   Jen decided it's time to stop the monthly challenge.  But all good things must come to an end, I guess.   So, based on the December sketch, here's my card:

This is a Stamping Bella image colored with my prisma pencils.  I popped up the tag for dimension and then added a There She Goes sentiment.

I forgot to take a picture of the inside of the card before writing it out.......so forgive the note inside, but I had to share it:

Backstory:  Our friend Nick is a funny guy.   One of his common sayings is:  "I love you, but I'm not IN love with you" - which we just crack up about.  He LOVES LOVES LOVES Cindy's dog Toby (who only has one eye) - so I knew the image on the front of the card would be perfect for him and I knew what I wanted this inside to say too!  So I used my Lawn Fawn alphabet to create the inside sentiment.  LOL - at least I had a good LOL about it :)

Continuing on.............

I submitted cards every month of 2012 for Sketch For You To Try and as per Jen's requirements to be eligible for prizes, we have to share our cards/links for the year:

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Not sure if you stuck with this whole post or not! It was a long one! But if you did - have a GREAT Friday!!!


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