Thanks a Bunch

Tonight I've got a sweet and simple little card for you using the June Stamp of the Month.  You know, any time I see a clean and simple sketch or challenge, I try very hard to play along.  It is truly a challenge for me to be clean and simple!  My dear friend and team member Lynn is the guest designer for The Kraft Journal, and that is what they are looking for this week.  I found a great sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch, so I used that, too.

Along with kraft cardstock, I used some Clementine scraps and a jute.   If you like Clementine, be sure to get yours ordered!  It retires as of July 31st, so when it's gone, it's gone!

Thanks for stopping in and visiting me!  I love it when you do!

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Happy as a Clam

I haven't had the opportunity to play with the challenges at The Kraft Journal in a long time!  So today I put together a card for their Good Ole' Summertime challenge.

I decided to pull out some Footloose along with the exclusive stamp set that is in the Footloose workshop on the go kit.  Those are just the best sea creatures in that set!  I inked each piece in Creme Brulee and then sponged with Lagoon and New England Ivy before stamping on white daisy paper.  Very fun!  A little Paradise Twine (creme brulee and lagoon) and a few bitty sparkles finished this card.

I hope you are happy as a clam today!

What an Honor!

I haven't had much time to play along with challenges lately, so imagine my surprise when my friend Lynn told me about this:

for this card:

Yippee!  What fun news!!  I have so been enjoying working with kraft cardstock lately, so this was really an honor!!

Let it Snow

I came to my craft room this morning with the desire to just sit down and create.  I really wanted to sit down and play with my papers and ink.  I found a sketch that I liked from Sketchbook Saturday 

and combined it with the "Let it Snow" challenge at the Kraft Journal.

I so love combining these blues with kraft paper.  It's just so soft and reminds me of a gentle snowfall.  I painted the snowflake with pearl paint and then poured prisma glitter on it.  After all the glittering I've been doing this month, I think my carpeting is will shimmer for a long time!  I sponged all the edges with white pigment ink.

Items used on this card that can be found on my website:

• Z1375 Kraft Cardstock
• X7146B Wonderland Paper
• Z2163 White Daisy Pigment Ink
• Z1225 Flurry Dimensional Elements
• Z1385 Blue Designer Ribbon
• Z1327 Blue Sparkles
• Z1039 Create a Shade Pearl Paint
• Z134 Prisma Glitter

Heart 2 Heart Challenges

It is time for this week's reveal at Heart 2 Heart Challenges!  You have got to stop over and see the amazing work that the design team has created for you.  If you need ideas, trust me, this is the place to go!

My card on the challenge blog is different than the one I am showing you today.  So if you'd like to see my card there, you'll have to click over ;)  This card is the one I created for the Regional Celebration contest/swap.  Our objective was to use the 6x6 kraft cards, and I just didn't have time to think of something really new and different.  However, the gals that won, WOWIE! is all I can say.  I saw easel cards, mini albums, candleholders, treat bags - all made with our 6x6 kraft cards.  So let me show you mine.

I created this card by cutting the scalloped border off card and layering pieces of Dreamin' paper.  The bird, scalloped circles, flowers, and tabs were cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge.  The sentiment and leaves are from the So Grateful stamp set.  Yes, I fussy cut 98 leaves for this swap!  I find fussy cutting very relaxing sometimes, so I popped in a movie and cut leaves.
I am going to link this up to:

• The Kraft Journal - Anything Goes
• Create Blog - Fall
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - Fun 4 Fall