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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

TTCRD Magazine - Upcoming challenge

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends. ~Margaret Thatcher

Hi there Everyone!

Just a post to remind you all that the July-August edition of Through the Craft Room Doors is scheduled for release in the next week and it is chock full of awesome tutorials, articles, projects and inspiration!


Here is my card for the Christmas themed challenge but you have to check out the magazine/website to get all the details!


Hugs!
Cara

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Green is the color of my true loves eyes

Green is the prime color of the world,
and that from which its loveliness arises
- Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Good morning!
WOW! Can you believe we are half way through the year already?

In less than 5 months, my husband and I celebrate 30 years of marital compromise. (And if you are wondering, yes - his eyes are green)

After that the Holidays come marching in and shortly after that I will leave for Japan to help my daughter pack up her apartment for her return to the United States after living abroad for 4 years.
Dates that seemed so far away are now almost upon us.

Of those dates ... this saddest is this one as it is my last challenge as a Designer for the CAS Challenge at The Outlawz. Personal challenges and the need to spread my wings has driven me to this decision. But I leave much richer in friendships and growth.

The Outlawz was the first place I ever had the nerve to enter a challenge and then Colleen asked me to join the Design Team. Firsts all around and remembered with a full heart. Although no longer a part of the Design Team, I will always be a part of The Outlawz as it is a part of me.

The Sponsor this month is Fresh Brewed Designs and the challenge is to create a CAS card or project that uses the color green.

Here is my 5 x 7 card. I used the #96 BEEE-utifulBee from Fresh Brewed Designs. paper piecing her dress, shoes and purse.

Such a fun image!

Supplies
Image: #96 BEEE-utiful Bee - paper pieced and colored with Copics
"Decorative Dots" embossing folder from Sizzix/Stampin Up!
Card stock: The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!
Die: Rectangles, curved from Spellbinders
DP from DCWV
Googly eyes from my stash
Sentiment from The Angel Company

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara





Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Father's Day for Barry

Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

Good morning!
Here is another Father's Day card. This one was made for my husband's Dad ... Barry

I stamped the stag head, fussy cut and attached with small bits of foam.



Supplies
Cardstock: Stampin Up!, The Paper Studio & Bazzill
Embossing folder "Forest branches" from Cuttlebug
Image "Stag Head: from Biblical Impressions
Sentiment "Best Dad Ever" from Stampin Up!

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Entered into the following challenges

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Co-worker Birthday

We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown

 Hi there Everyone!
Today is the birthday of a friend and fellow co-worker and I have this card for him that I made using sketch #218 from Sweet Sunday Challenge.


Supplies
Cardstock from Stampin Up!
Ink from Memories and Stampin Up!
Stamp set "All About U" from Stampin Up!
Embossing folder "Square Lattice" from Stampin Up!

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Flower Frenzy!

For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant! ~Edward Abbey

Good morning all my crafty friends...
Today is the start of a new Anything Goes Challenge at Through the Craft Room Door.
We have a new sponsor this week

Please stop by her blog - she has quite the collection of adorable images and here is one that I am using called "Smiling Flowers" This set comes with a really cute bouquet smiling flowers as well as several sentiments.





Supplies
Image "Smiling Flowers" by Drawn with Character/Drawn by Krista
Cardstock from Georgia Pacific
Prisma Color pencils
Clear glitter glue from Studio G (Love this stuff!)
Lavender Liquid Pearls from Ranger
Aleen's Paper Glaze
Copic's
Sentiment from Halo Rubber Stamps