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Yup, still here!

Hi anyone that comes to visit, I haven’t posted in a while … Not that I haven’t been making cards, I just haven’t posted any of them because I’ve been lazy. Oh – and I bought a house that decided to have a several unexpected issues and I’ve been working to get those challenges resolved. I’ve decided to start posting all the cards that I’ve made over the past year. I did not keep track of layouts, materials etc. If I remember what I used, I’ll add that information. Please enjoy! Cara

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Oops! ...

A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.
~Author unknown

Good morning!
Today I am sharing a belated birthday card I made for my Father-in-Law. Things have been a little hectic and I spaced getting one made and mailed out.


Supplies

Card Candy from Jots
Cardstock from Stampin Up!
Design paper from The Angel Company (closed), I think
Image from Stampin Up! “Birthday Banter”
India Ink from Memories
Ink from Stampin Up!
Layout: Scrapbookinglife.info
Marvy circle punch
Top Note die from Stampin Up!

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara


Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Sunny Hello ...

Vacation: a period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need. ~Author Unknown

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing my card for the new color challenge which started today at The Outlawz Challenges.

This week challenge comes from me and is a fun summer themed tic tac toe board!

Here’s my card



Here’s the Board
 I started making my card using the far right column top to bottom, but wound up adding a few elements and found I also met the requires for the diagonal row, lower left hand corner to upper right hand corner. 



Supplies
  • Card stock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
  • India Ink from Memories 
  • Ink from Close to My Heart
  • Recollections stamp & die set “Pool-riffic”
  • Sentiment from “Trendy Greetings” by The Angel Company (Closed)
  • Sizzix Embossing folder “Bubbles”
  • Spellbinders stamp & die set “Sunny days”
  • Stash: Pearl, Sequins, a bit of fine sand
  • Studio G Glitter Glue



Our sponsor this month with a prize of 3 images is MariDigis so thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!
(Hugs) Cara

Let it Snow ...

Got snow drifts? Think of all the magical snowmen buried beneath, waiting for release. ~Dr. SunWolf, 2015 tweet, professorsunwolf.com

Good morning!

Today we start a new Anything Goes Challenge at Through the Craft Room Door and our sponsor this week is DisDigiStamps with a $12.00 prize voucher!

Here is my card using a layout from I Spy Sketches


Supplies
Snowman image from DisDigiStamps printed on Stampin up! Whisper White card stock and colored with ProMarkers
Card stock from Stampin Up!
Circle punch from Stampin Up!
Design paper from DCWV (I think)
Layout: I Spy Sketches ISSC34
Snowflake punches from Studio G and EK Success
Stash: Snowflake button, Rhinestones
White gel pen
  
Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Hickory Dickory Dock ...

Why do we treat the fleeting day with so much needless fear and sorrow?
It's in its nature not to stay: Today is always gone tomorrow.
~Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), "Nothing Twice," Calling Out to Yeti (1957), translated from the Polish by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh 

Good morning!
A new challenge as started today for the Sunday Song & Rhyme challenge at The Outlawz Challenges. Each week we will give you a theme based on a song or a rhyme along with a bit of the lyrics/lines with which to take inspiration from to create a card/project! You can also look on-line to get more information about the Song/Rhyme.
  
Find Inspiration in the song or rhyme:

Theme: Find inspiration in the song or rhyme:
Song: Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down,
Hickory Dickory dock.


Supplies

  • Brads from Stash
  • Card stock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
  • Design Paper Unknown
  • Embossing folder from Cuttlebug “Clockworks”
  • Ink from Stampin Up!
  • Metal tag frame from Stampin Up!
  • Mice from Gina Marie Designs
  • Sentiment from The Angel Company “It’s the Little Things” (Closed)
  • Tag punch from Stampin Up!
Our sponsor this month is Anne Fenton with a prize of  3 pre-selected digital stamps, so don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!
(Hugs) Cara

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Birthday Wishes ...

The first fact about the celebration of birthdays is that it is a good way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive. ~G.K. Chesterton, "Our Birthday," 1935

Good morning!
Today I am sharing a birthday card I made for my daughter’s boyfriend. I know some people struggle with masculine cards but I actually enjoy making them when the opportunity comes around. 

This card is actually unusual for me in that it fits in a #10 envelope … so 4 x 9.25 is the size I made the card.


Supplies
Card stock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
Design Paper unknown
Fiber from Bazzill
Image from Unity Stamps “Candles, Stars & Birthday wishes
Ink from Stampin Up and Memories
Judikins Diamond Glaze

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara