Hot Flash?

 OK - ONE MORE for today!  LOL

I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny or Punny

Lil Red Wagon #871 - We Didn't Start the Fire

AllSorts #856 - Embossing Wet/Heat or Dry

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Optional Easel Card

I created my background by ink smooshing orange & red Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper. I added a black die cut "waffle strip", stamped the girl from the Dress Up Swissies set from CC Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, stamped the "sweat" (water droplets from a stamp set from The Greeting Farm), fussy cut, and attached with foam dots. I stamped the flames and sentiments (from The Menopause Chronicles from Unity Stamp Co.) directly on the background and added some Stickles to the flames. Peace.

Cure for the Summertime Blues

 I absolutely love making funny/snarky cards, so I had lots of fun making stuff for the SSS Monday challenge this week!  LOL  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny/Punny

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Summertime Blues

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #219 - At the Beach

I have so many digis from Krista Smith (previously Saturated Canary) that I think I could use a different one every day for a year or more!  LOL I adore her style. I colored her with Copics (added some glitter to the umbrella and lime and some chunky glitter to mimic salt on the margarita glass) and used an oval stitched edge nesting die to cut her out, which I attached to my background (previously made with Lindy's Magicals) with foam tape. I printed the sentiment out and fussy cut it, sponged the edges, and attached to the die cut clouds (Hero Arts). Peace.

Doing Nothing

 Happy Sunday! I hope you get to spend the day doing something for YOU!

I would like to enter this card below into the following challenges today:

Die Cut Divas - White with a Splash of Color (must use die cuts)

A Cut Above - AG/Fall (must use die cuts)

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny or Punny

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I kept this very clean and simple - I used the smaller frame die from the Mama Elephant Line Detail Frames with some thick shiny white cardstock and attached that with foam tape. I then grabbed a scrap piece of watercolor paper that I had left over from another project that was the perfect color for a Fall leaf and die cut that with one of the dies from the This Calls for Confetti Autumn Artisan die set and attached that with tiny foam squares. I finished it off with a snarky sentiment sticker from a Tim Holtz book. Peace.

My Ducks

 I think this was the first weekend all Summer that I didn't have one thing I "had to" do! My hubby is out disc golfing and we have some chicken shish-kebobs marinating for when he gets home. It's a gorgeous day - we will go hang out on the deck and have a drink while he cooks. I am lucky that we get along so well and enjoy each other's company. OK I mean it's not all luck - we work hard at it! LOL  We will celebrate our 33rd anniversary on August 28. :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #836 - Word Week: Water

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny or Punny

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Summertime Blues

Make My Monday #284 - Boardwalk/Coastal Path

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #219 - At the Beach

I grabbed a background I had made in my stash that reminded me of a beach, then I used a wave die cut on the water part. I added some die cut stones and starfish. I stamped the girl and duck from Stamping Bella's Beach Bundle Girl with a Floatie set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. Sentiment is from Ink Road Stamp Roadies Volume 70. Peace.

school

This is my final week with the Polkadoodles Design Team - it's been a fun couple of years and I appreciate the opportunity.

I can hardly believe it's already time to think about going back to school - Summer sure does fly by! The Rebel characters are some of my all-time favorites so I used Bookworm/Study Rebel for my back-to-school card. I colored her with Copics and used a stitched edge rectangle die to cut her out. I die cut the letters (alpha dies from my stash) for the word SCHOOL and drew stitching on them by hand. The sentiment is a printable from the Graduation School Student Sentiments Quotes set.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #580 - Back to School

Passion for Markers - Dies and/or Punches

Paper Funday #90 - AG/Optional Fancy Folds

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes/Optional Die Cuts

Thank you for visiting! Peace.

Let's Be a Wee Bit Wicked!

 I'm definitely ready for Summer to be over and have ALL THINGS HALLOWEEN!  LOL I've been playing with my witchy crafty stuff and having so much fun. I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Sweet November August FB Challenge - Feature a Night Theme

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween Goes

Passion for Markers - Use Dies and/or Punches

Cut it Up - Add a Sentiment

Creative Inspiration #41 - Anything Goes

I think making backgrounds might be my favorite thing to do! LOL  For this one, I ink blended Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Wilted Violet, and Black Soot on a piece of watercolor paper, then flicked water on it and blotted with a paper towel. I used some scrap pieces of cardstock that had been previously colored/distressed with black and gray inks to die cut the moon (Tim Holtz die). I stamped out the witch from the A Wee Bit Wicked set from Sweet November Stamps with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I added the little die cut bat (again, cut from a scrap) and stamped the sentiment on another scrap, then used one of the dies from the Decorative Sentiment Dies from Emily Moore Designs to cut it out. I added 2 little die cut spiders to that to finish it off. Peace.

This is your time to shine

 I have some more inspiration to share today for the August release at:

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This one is called Mid Century Moons:

I started my background by using Lindy's Magicals in Sea Anemone Amethyst from the Under the Sea 2 set. I then used Villainous Potion Distress Oxide ink through the middle of the Mid Century Moons stencil and Fossilized Amber on the edges and embossed them with clear sparkly embossing powder. I added a sticker sentiment and some purple rhinestone stickers.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Colorful

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace.