With Deepest Sympathy

  Hi again! I'm back to add the card below into the following challenges:

Clean and Simple on Friday #339 - Flowers

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flowers

I made my background with Lindy's Magicals, let it dry and then applied the rub-on roses transfers from Wandic. The sentiment is a stamp from Unity Stamp Co. Peace.

Wrapping Station

 I have ONE final Christmas in July card to share today! This one is for the following challenges:

Jaded Blossom July - AG or Christmas in July

Crafter's Cafe - AG or Christmas in July

Christmas Kickstart #112 - Grace Us with Your Presents

Classic Design Challenge - AG or Any Holiday

Inkspirational - Christmas in July

Funny story - a long time ago I bought these Christmas paper pads from Craft Consortium called Made by Elves but I really didn't know what I was buying. They were supposed to be layering pieces, but I didn't realize that until I had already used a bunch of what I THOUGHT were just ephemera pieces. LOL  So I have pieces leftover that are just fun to play around with. I used one of them with the Snow Globe die from Jaded Blossom to create a holiday scene inside a snow globe. I used coordinating papers for the background and to die-cut for the snow globe base sentiment. Peace.

explore

 Good morning!  I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges today:

Time Out #318 - Mother Nature

Addicted to CAS #313 - Trees

Creative Knockouts - Outdoor Fun

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

I created my background with alcohol inks on yupo. I then simply die cut a tree from Memory Box Tall Evergreen Tree Dies out of a rectangle of white cardstock and attached the negative with foam tape. I added a little "explore" sentiment from a sticker book. Peace.

Be Your Own Hero

 Hello there - I would like to enter my art journal page here into the following challenges today:

Creative Artiste - Anything Mixed Media

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Outlawz July Anything But a Card

Outlawz July - Main Linky

Paper Funday #89 - AG/Optional Summer Splash

So this was an art journal page that I started working on for a guest designer spot, but it did not turn out the way I envisioned it. That's not to say I don't "like" it, I do - but it's not what I wanted.  One of my biggest pet peeves about it is the way you can see the Distress Crayon marks - they didn't blend well.  I could have done something about it and layered ink on top or something, but I just wasn't "feeling it". I didn't want to spend a ton of time on it - I had a new idea and wanted to run with it. Does that ever happen to you?  Sometimes I get an idea while I'm laying in bed and I can hardly sleep until I get up and give it a try to see if it will come out the way I'm envisioning. Anyway! it's still a cute art journal page! I used texture paste through my Love Waterfall stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can use code JennFan10 for 10% off) and then applied Mica Spray Stain in Cocktail Party to the dried hearts. I made the "wreath" from stamps from the My Tribe set at Tracey Hey/Alpaca Pals - I stamped the birdie in the middle and colored him with Copics.  Everything else was colored with Mica Sprays and Stickles. Peace.

Thankful

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

TGIF #587- Tone on Tone

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make Your Own Background

Tic Tac Toe #297 (any color, free, sentiment)

I made this clean and simple one layer card with a piece of watercolor paper - I used Distress Oxide ink in Villainous Potion and ink smooshed it on the paper. Once dry, I applied the same ink darker through a galaxy stencil. I then stamped the sentiment (Impression Obsession) with the same ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Peace. 

Mixed Media Moth

Good morning!  We are picking up the youngest granddaughter Mille, age 4, for her sleepover today! She has not slept over alone without her sissies since she was about a year old! We are taking her out for tacos and ice cream, then movie night with Grammy. :)  Tomorrow we'll spend some time in my craft room before we bring her home. I am such a lucky lady and I know it!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make Your Own Background

Time Out #318 - Mother Nature

Stencil Fun - AG/Optional Patterns

Art Nudge 726C

I used a mixed media technique to create my background, layering inks, sprays, and texture pastes with a stencil. I stamped the moth from Unity Stamp Co. Nocturnal Nature set first with Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Ink (and the bigger words) and then again with Versafine Black and embossed with a clear sparkly embossing powder, then added some rhinestone stickers to his wings. I . Peace.

Surfer Santa ATC's

 I forgot it was almost the end of the month so I have ONE MORE project for today... LOL  This is for the following challenges:

Conjurer of Dreams ATC Challenge (July ATC sheet required)

Crafter's Cafe - AG/Christmas in July

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Any Holiday

Krafty Chicks #830 - Masculine

Inkspirational - Christmas in July

I used the freebie images posted on the Conjurer of Dreams ATC Challenge page here to make a set of 3 ATC's. I did some fussy cutting and layering with foam dots, etc. I added some holiday sentiment stickers from my stash. Peace.