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Hot, Hot Days of Summer

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SSSSShiver Me Timbers! is right!  It’s been so hot in Iowa this Summer!   I think the heat effects my creativity!  eek! This card took a few twists and turns before it turned into this diorama style card!

I used my Coluzzle templates to cut the ovals… Kraftin’ Kimmie Pirate Phrases stamp set…Tim Holtz screw brads around the oval frame…Martha Stewart Shells border punch…Hero Arts woodgrain background stamp.

The card/diorama is 5/8 inch deep,  so you can move it to make it flat (folds down to 6×6) to fit in an envelope!  Love this style of card… I made one for Christmas when I was the guest designer for All That Scraps back in Nov. ’09, HERE.  Years ago I made a snowman scene that I still keep out on top of a bookcase! lol

Here’s the back… this is going to our Grandson Henry for his 5th birthday.  Today is our Granddaughter Gena’s 4th birthday and my dear friend Alice’s birthday too!  Happy Birthday to YOU!

Linking to Just Magnolia Challenge blog… Anything Goes is the theme, Papertake Weekly Challenge blog…Anything Goes – add metal is the theme and Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog…No designer paper is the theme.

Here’s the stamps and stuff I used to create this card…


Thanks for stopping by!  I LOVE hearing from you and sharing stamping inspiration back and forth!

cards · CC Designs · MFT · punches · rubber stamps · Shabby Chic

Happy Birthday Shabby Chic-ish…

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Happy Birthday to you! I used a lot of elements to create this shabby Chic-ish card. Melissa Frances pattern paper, stitched on the machine, edged with Distress ink and the ink blending tool, punched border, hug snug seam binding, rick rack, pearls, die cut, roses and stamps!

Thanks for looking!

❤ Stamps and stuff I used on my card…

cards · CC Cutters · CC Designs · Distress Ink coloring · rubber stamps

so you think you’re still 29!!!

Pam Sparks17 Comments

Haa Haa! What a character, so cute with her tongue sticking out!

CC Designs August release preview today is the new Cling mount, rubber stamp, Happy Birthday sentiment set… FIVE very cool, hip and fun to use sentiments that complement the Laugh Lines images wonderfully!   I stamped Bee Laugh with Versafine Onyx Black ink on 140# watercolor paper and painted her with Distress ink refills.  Face – tattered rose and vintage photo, Hair – antique linen, vintage photo and walnut stain,  Bee suit – mustard, black soot, vintage photo, Grass – brushed corduroy, peeled paint, Sky – weathered wood. I edged the card with vintage photo distress ink and the ink blending tool.  Sentiments are stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink also… love that ink!  Cancellation stamps are from the CC Designs Butterflies postage set.  Parenthesis are cut with a CC Cutters die,  I used the medium size here.  Awwww… the tape… Smash tape from K & Co.!  I bought mine at the LSS in Ottumwa, IA, Craft and Hobby Connection!  Lisa and Jeremy carry a HUGE inventory of CC Designs rubber stamps too!!!  ❤

On the inside I used the Happy Birthday sentiment from the new set…love it!

I’m linking up Bee Laugh to the That’s Krafty Thursday Challenge blog… HERE…

 

Stamps and stuff I used today…

Made you laugh!  : )    Thanks for visiting!


cards · CC Cutters · CC Designs · copics · punches · rubber stamps

Flower Laugh and Bee Laugh…

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Bringing you sunshine and flowers!  This is Flower Laugh!  The new gal on the block from CC Designs!    So cute with her quirky little smile!!!  Personality +++! So fun to color too!

Flower Laugh is a cling mount stamp… I inked her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink,  stamped her on Strathmore Bristol Smooth card and colored her with Copic Sketch markers

To complement the new Laugh Lines stamps, Christine illustrated a set of four postal stamps…also cling mount stamps. (to cut out the postage looking half circle,  I use my Japanese screw punch!)

The “thinking of you” sentiment is from another new set we’ll be previewing later this week, called Mixed Sentiments!  I cut it out with one of the banners from the CC Cutters banner set.

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday Challenge blog, HERE,  for my Flower laugh card.

Next up… Bee Laugh… spunky little character!  love her!

Another postal stamp from the Postage Laugh set…another new sentiment from a set we’ll be previewing tomorrow!  I also used the CC Cutters Dottie Trim die, link below…

Stamps and stuff I used for my cards today…

Thanks so much for stopping by…I’ll be back!  Lots to preview this week!

cards · copics · Doohickey's Dies · Easel · Magnolia · Multi Easel · rubber stamps · Summer · Tutorials · Video

Easel card with two mini easel add ons…

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Hot, Hot Days of Summer

No denying it’s hot right now!  So with that on our minds we might as well stamp and color inside where it’s cool!  I like that plan! : )  I LOVE this new Sweet Rainbow collection!

Another easel card with two add ons and a video on how I made the base…

I forgot to take a picture of this card closed!  It all folds down flat and will fit in an envelope!  The Lazy Summer Days “stopper” goes down and back.  Ponytail Tilda layer lifts up and folds to the front flat.  Cool Edwin, the same and the last tall layer is the card front working just like a regular Easel card.

here’s a front view…

All Magnolia stamps,  inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped on Strathmore Bristol Smooth heavy card…really nice paper and colored with Copic Sketch markers.  I used I don’t know how many dies too… I’ll link up below.  The little birds are pillow stickers by EK Success!!!  I LOVE them!

Close again…

Oh,  I wish you could see this in person… it is really charming!  It will be on the mantle for awhile I’m sure!

I’m linking my card to some other challenges also…

Stamps and Supplies I used to create this card…

Thanks for stopping by to visit!  Hope it made you smile!