Stamp Ink Paper Challenges 96 CAS Wedding

Tuesday! I swear the last few weeks of school just breeze right by! It will be summer before you and I both know it. Then comes the pool, thunderstorms (we had one last night) and grilling with friends!

Today I am designing with Stamp Ink Paper and we have a nice Clean And Simple Wedding Challenge that I know you will enjoy!

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This Clean And Simple card was so nice to make. I received the Ribbon Of Courage set at OnStage San Diego. Patty Bennett did an amazing demonstration of the set and was kind enough to sign my copy! I heat embossed one of the sentiments from this set on a stitched circle. I popped this up over a Powder Pink stamped image from the Awesomely Artistic stamp set onto Very Vanilla Card stock. I added a Fresh Fig dragon fly to off set the bottom corner. The card still needed something but I really didn't have any embellishments that coordinated well. My Bronze Sharpie was perfect to color over the Glitter Enamel Dots as shown below!

Thank You soooo much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you make with this Clean And Simple Challenge!

TGIF 98 Sketch Challenge

PHEW!!!! TGIF Is right! This week has been a doozy with the wind, kids, and just life in general! We are going to spend the weekend catching up on the daunting task of laundry, cleaning and trying to get some domestic chores accomplished! Not to mention Troy is working and on call!

Today I am designing with TGIF Challenges. We have a fun sketch for all of you to play along with. My kind of came together on accident. It was a purposeful accident but when I made this card it really wasn't going to be for today's challenge. Thanks to Jeanna I saved it for today!

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My Card has a shabby chic essence to it. I stamped the Writing Notes at an angle onto the Very Vanilla card stock. I distressed the edges with a sponge dauber in Sahara Sand along the edges as well. My Copper doily was created by using Versamark on the doily then using our Copper Stampin' Emboss powder. I layered this behind the Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper frame I made using the Layering Squares Dies. My simple stitched square from the Stitched Shapes framelits was first stamped using the set Awesomely Artistic in the Mint Macaron ink. My "Thank You" sentiment in Sahara Sand with the Mint Macaron frame are from the Rose Wonder stamp set and were the perfect touch tto this card! I embellished this card with the Very Vanilla Lace  Trim, Linen Thread and a few Basic Pearls.

Thank You so much for stopping by! This is a fun sketch that I know you all will enjoy. 

Until next time!

Stamp Ink Paper 63 Wonderful Wings Challenge

Good Tuesday morning! Sorry my post is a little late! I got stuck in homework, dinner and domestic goddess land last night! Totally spaced typing up my post!!

This week at Stamp Ink Paper we have a fabulous challenge that shouldn't be hard for anyone! It is a Wonderful Wings challenge! Sadly, it is Amy Koenders last week with us! I can't wait for you to see who the guest designer is for September!!!

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So let me tell you something.... This was not my original card! Go ahead laugh! I had started and spent HOURS on another card! I didn't love it, and frankly I thought that there was going to be SOOOOOO many butterflies in this challenge, I needed to mix it up! This card uses 4 stamp sets! Ghoulish Grunge, Timeless Textures, Touches of Texture and Awesomely Artistic! I even used Rose Red and that is branching out for me! The metallic gold is Heidi Swapp  gold color shine to add some sparkle as well as the gold heat embossed dragon fly on my Gina Marie Stitched Circle! The "Shine" sentiment is from the Sunshine Wishes thinlits. I simply trimmed the Sunshine die cut! For my final touch I used some Pretty Pink Posh sequins!

Thank You so much for stopping in! I can't wait to see your Wonderful Wings card!

Inspire Create Share Hop Giving Thanks

Hey there and welcome to another amazing ICS Blog Hop! I am so excited to be hopping this month! If you came my way by the AMAZING Diane Squires welcome! Diane does fabulous work and is a great mentor to any Stampin' Up! Demonstrator who is looking to make it a business! I have been so swamped with kids and my parental duties that are part of having all 3 kids in school! Finally, I am getting back into my creative groove!

This month's hop is "Giving Thanks". To be honest I am kind of Fall Carded out! Somehow though I still ended up with fall colors!

I couldn't wait to use my new Awesomely Artistic and Another Thank You sets that I got during our stamp sale! The card base is Cajun Craze with a lovely fall matte of Always Artichoke. The Very Vanilla I stamped the greenery first with Always Artichoke. The Linen looking stamp was used in Soft Suede. I then used Cajun Craze for the Dragon Fly! The "Thank You" sentiment was stamped with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. To finish this card off I tied a cute little Gold Metallic Twine at the top!

Thank You All so much for stopping by! I can't for you to see what Deb has made for you!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Deb Naylor