Miss You

I really love the simplicity of CTS #178  When I saw it, this little lobster die popped into my head and out of my stash. I cut him from a scrap from a Distress Ink project and set him on a little bit of stenciling that put me in mind of a fishing net. Lobsters remind me of my dear, lifelong friend who lives far from me in northern Vermont.  Last time we visited, we celebrated with a wonderful dinner on Long Beach Island of lobster and scallops. This is a perfect card for her.

CTS #178

This card was also inspired by the following challenges:

It's been far too long since I played the wonderful Less Is More challenge. This week's recipe is USE A STENCIL.

Can You CASE It #126 - Dies

Thanks so much for  coming by today.

Supplies
Paper~Neenah Solar White.
Stamps~MFT Penguins In Paradise.
Ink~VersaFine Onyx Black, and Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch DI's.
Accessories~Memory Box Lobster Die, TH Burlap Layering Stencil.

Sweet 16

I have twin 16 year old boys. Sweet 16 party invitations are frequent these days. I need a go-to Sweet 16 card (and a Sweet 16 party fund to go along with it - LOL). I looked through a lot of stamp sets to find the word "sweet" and was surprised how hard it was to find.  I would like to have found a bigger one, but this one from MFT's Label Maker Love works just fine. Three shades of pink distress inks, a stencil, some dies, and some bling. Voila!!

I am linking my card to the following challenges:

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes.

Paper Players #300 is a celebration of their 300th challenge! The theme is CAS celebration.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Bird Crazy Independence Day

AAA Cards Game #67 is up! This time the theme is "Googley Eyes". Please remember that ALL of our challenges are CAS style.
Our first place winner will receive a gift from our generous sponsor, Stampendous.

I pulled out my Bird Crazy stamps and accessories for this challenge because the birds have such great eyes. I decided on a patriotic theme for the coming Independence Day celebration here in the US. I wanted to give this bird a flag AND a sparkler, so I also used Winnie & Walter's Sparkle stamps to have him hold a sparkler as well as the flag. I embossed the sparkler in silver and the sparkles in gold. So fun!

Please head on over the the AAA Cards Challenge Blog, check out the fabulous DT creations, and create a CAS Googley Eye project of your own. Link up your card, mention us in your post, display our challenge image, leave some comments on some of the other players's blogs and remember to keep your card CAS!

I am also linking this card to:

 Time Out Challenge #59 - Theme With A Twist:

'Masculine with optional twist of mixed media'

Defining 'mixed media' as:

Stamps and ink plus 2 other elements that add texture and/or dimension.

My card was made with stamps and ink, with die cuts, embossing, watercolor and of course, google eyes!

CASOLOGY

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Something Incredible

I made this graduation card for the daughter of a dear fried of mine. I love this sentiment stamp from Reverse Confetti especially for an occasion where one is starting a new chapter in life. Crazy Bird is dressed in the University of Scranton school colors of purple and gold. This young woman is going on to Grad School in September, and this is just perfect for her. 

I am linking my card to the following challenges:

CAS Mix Up - June 2016

I used a combination of Stamping, Die-cuts and watercoloring.

HLS June Anything Goes With Dies

Tim Holtz Bird Crazy Dies and Bird Crazy Accessories, Reverse Confetti Star Banner Die.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Because

I hope you enjoyed our big birthday bash at AAA Cards. It was a whole lot of fun. The party's over, but we're still, and always, having fun!  It's time for a new challenge at AAA. Game #66 is up, and the theme is Watercolor.

Our generous sponsor this week is Happy Little Stampers.

The first place winner will receive a $20.00 Gift Certificate for the HLS Store!

We also have the lovely and talented Tracey McNeely joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge.

I used my Brushos for my watercolor project below. This is a mono print using the gorgeous Hibiscus Stencil from Design By Ryn. I LOVE it. The sentiment is from MFT's "Because" stamp set and die.

Please head on over the the AAA Cards Challenge Blog, check out the gorgeous watercolor creations by the Design Team, and then create a watercolor beauty of your own. Don't forget to make it CAS!!! 

PS, don't forget to check the AAA Cards Challenge Blog next Sunday, June 12th to see if you are one of the lucky winners of the many prizes that were offered for participation in our Birthday Celebration!!

I am linking today's card to the following challenges:

CAS Mix Up - My sentiment combines stamping and die cutting and the third element is water color monoprint.

CASology is celebrating their 200th Challenge!

Thanks for coming by. Have a great day!

Look For The Miracles

The AAA Cards Challenge 2nd Big Birthday Bash is still going on until June 4th. If you haven't joined in the fun and festivities, you should go on over. One of the ways to win, is to do the blog hop, comment on each DT blog, and answer the question they pose.  As an AAA DT Member, my question asks what your favorite craft purchase this year has been.  Well, that question surely did end up costing me some money!!!!! LOL. It seems that the top 2 answers are: the MISTI (I have one - it's the bomb), and ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens.  After reading so many rave reviews of these water color pens, I had to have them.  And of course, I needed many other things to go along with them (wink). So here is my first go with my new ZIG watercolor pens and my new SSS Look For The Miracles stamp set. The pens are indeed AMAZING. I'm in love. I hope my Brushos don't get jealous. I will surely get back to them!

I was inspired by the following Challenges:

ATCAS Challenge #89

Time Out Challenge #57 is their 'Inspired by Words' challenge now and our words are:

'May All your weeds be wild flowers'

You can use any of these words to inspire you or perhaps the whole phrase. You might want to go with flowers, wild, weeds or perhaps use the whole phrase looking at how the hard times don't get in the way of the beauty in your life.

I love the sentiment on my card, and it speaks to the fact that even the hardest of times contain gifts.

Creative With Stamps #2

Anything Goes

Happy 2nd Birthday AAA Cards Challenge!

It's party time over at the AAA Challenge Blog! We are celebrating our second birthday in a big way! For this challenge, we are making 

with a Birthday Theme. There are many ways to win a prize from one of our wonderful sponsors below!

Here is my card for the challenge. I dressed my Super Stamping Hero in the colors of the AAA Logo. He's as excited about our birthday bash as I am! Happy Birthday AAA Cards!

See below for the variety of ways to win our challenge. 

Join the fun!! Visit each of our Design Team members'  blogs, and answer the question they pose for a chance to win a fabulous prize from one of our sponsors. Here is the Blog Hop order with links to each of the DT 's blogs. Just click on the DT Member's name to arrive at their blog:

Ceal
Coralynn
Jane
Jenny
Justine
Melissa
Sandie
Sarah
Stephanie (that's me!)

My question is:
I LOVE my Brushos. I love the surprise you get each time they come in contact with water. What is your favorite crafting purchase so far this year and why?

One lucky winner chosen at random will receive $10.00 Uniko gift certificate. 

Have fun! Enjoy our birthday bash. Link up your birthday card creation, and play our games. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. We so appreciate your participation in our challenges. We are always inspired by your wonderful creations and hope you will continue to play with us for this challenge and for many more to come.