Deep As The Ocean

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Misti aka Scraperwannabe....congrats, Misti!!!  I chose this cute CAS card as inspiration to help me with this birthday card for my nephew.  His birthday party theme is sharks but I don't own one shark image, so I went with sea turtle dies and an ocean theme instead.  I bought these dies several years ago with plans to create a vacation scrapbook, but......it hasn't happened yet!!  A section of the white card was masked, then aqua and green was sponged over a tropical leaf stencil. The same stencil was used on each solid turtle die cut to give it them a pattern, then the detail die was adhered over it.  The sentiment is from an Our Daily Bread designs set, 'The Mighty Sea'.

Thanks for visiting with me!

Blessings,

100% All Boy!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper is Angela aka monkeymama....congrats, Angela!!!  What a super fun gallery to cruise through.....I chose this super cute card to re-create, even though her version is Clean and Simple and I went overboard again with my version!

The monster truck is from the Special Boy set and the sentiment is from Little Boys, both from Our Daily Bread desingns.  The star frame was cut out of gold mirror paper with a Memory Box die.....parts of the truck were painted with gold Smooch paint, however, I could not get a good photo.......it looks really cute in real life, I promise!  The little stars were cut outs from the frame die....aren't they cute?! :)

Thanks so much for looking!  God bless!

Smooch'd Apple Orchard for Dare To Get Dirty Challenges!

Hi everyone!  Long time, no write!!!  Life does get in the way of blogging at times, but I'm back in the groove just in time for the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers.  If you don't belong to the Fan Club, you are missing out......there is an entire week CHOCK FULL of challenges, and mega prizes if you complete them all!!!  Good thing for me that combining challenges is okay!!!

I really enjoyed making this card.....I broke out some new Memory Box cutting dies which haven't been used yet....they cut like a dream!! The "Orchard Tree Frame" was cut out of Stampin Up Chocolate Chip and the "Country Landscape" was cut out from a scrap of Memory Box designer paper, sponged with Garden Green, then the leaves, apples, trees, and houses were painted with Smooch pearlized paint.  The quote stamp is from the Our Daily Bread designs "Apple Seeds" stamp single.  For the background, I traced around the outside of the frame die and trimmed it down to fit, then sponged the clouds over a scalloped circle.  Scotch Craft Glue was used to adhered the panels together, then Scotch Foam Tape was used to pop up the panel over Stampin Up Red Riding Hood cardstock.  The only extra embellishment I used was "Pearl" Glimmer Mist....I love how it shows up well on darker cardstock! :)

I will be submitting this card for the following challenges:
DTGDKittie747 at Splitcoast (it's a secret....only the Fan Club Members know!);
Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast: I chose these adorable apple earings from BeautySpot.....they reminded me that I had not used this apple tree die yet;
Friday Free4All Challenge at Splitcoast: Seeing Double....I used two cutting dies;
Secret Crafter: Bright and Cheerful;
Dutch Dare: use three colors from color chart....red, green, brown;
Daring Cardmakers: The House That Jack Built;
Fab-n-Funky: No Stamped Images;
The Pink Elephant: Summer.

Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Apple Seeds';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Memory Box;
Ink: Stazon Jet Black and Stampin Up Garden Green and Bashful Blue;
Accessories: Memory Box 'Orchard Tree Frame' and 'Country Landscape', 'Siren' and 'Luscious Lime' Smooch paints, Scalloped Circle Punch (for sponged clouds), sponge daubers, foam tape;
Size: A2. 

Before I go, just wanted to remind you that Our Daily Bread designs is having a HUGE "Dog Days of Summer" sale this weekend only!  All stamp sets are a whopping 30% off.....check it out HERE!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a blessed weekend!!

Baby Shower Card and Gift for Baby Emma!

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I would like to share a baby-shower card and nameframe gift for a dear friend who is expecting a little girl next month.  In order to match the colors of the nursery, I had to dig into my retired stash of Stampin Up designer paper....I'm not sure what the name is...sorry!  The white picket fence was cut with the "Fence Die" by Our Daily Bread designs.  The "Nested Bird" and "Jasmine Frame" are die cuts by Memory Box. The scripture verse, which I thought was perfect for a baby card, is from Our Daily Bread designs "Scripture Series 2".

I will be submitting this card to the following challenges:
Splitcoast Friday Free4All: Paper Piercing...yay, my fave embellishment!;
Dutch Dare: Summer Fun;
Paper Play: Use A Die;
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes & a sentiment;
Pile It On: Let's Get Outdoors;
CAS-usual Fridays: Pretty In Pink.

This is the matching nameframe which will hang in Emma's nursery.  I used the same "Fence Die", along with the "Spring Border" die by Memory Box.  The border was cut out twice with the designer paper, for the greenery layer, then I also cut out a pink and yellow layer, snipped the flower blossoms, and glued them over the green layer....this wasn't difficult, but took a little while!  Since this frame depth did not have enough space for chipboard or popped up elements, I traced some chipboard letters onto the designer paper, then cut them out, sponged the edges, then adhered them directly to the main panel.

I will be submitting this frame for the following challenges:
Splitcoast Friday Free4All: Paper Piercing;
Dutch Dare: Summer Fun;
Papertake Weekly: Bingo: Punches, Glitter, and Blooms;
Crafty Cardmakers: No cards, tags, or ATC's;
Fab n Funky: Polka Dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a very blessed weekend!!!