Butterflies & Flowers

Amy came over today and we made two cards. The top one I made is for today's SCS Ways to Use It Challenge - WT268 - to use chipboard. The little buttons in the corners are chipboard. The butterfly is a sticker that Amy gave me (Thanks, Amy!), backed with the reverse side of the core'dinations cs that I used for the cuttlebugged and sanded background panel. Stickles on his body and antennae.

The second card is made using the "Black Magic" technique. I heat embossed the white flower which was stamped on black cs, and then using a cotton ball, rubbed chalks over it. The top bg panel is more core'dinations cs, cuttlebugged and sanded. I just love that stuff, don't you??!! tfl

You Done Doggone Good SC278

I needed to make a card for our nephew for graduation. He has a bulldog, and while sorting through my wallpaper samples the other day, I found this great assortment. The bulldog was on a border with a bunch of other dogs. I cut him out and scanned him to size. The denim background and squares were also from the same wallpaper line. I put eyelets in the center of the rivets and stamped the "congrats" stamp , bordered it and set the dog, who is on pop-up on it, like it's a box. When I told my husband that I was going to use the dog on Tony's card, he suggested a sentiment for the inside: "You done doggone good!"...hehe...so, what's what's on the inside, on tea-stained paper that I made by sponging tea-stain distress ink on white. This was fun to make, although it took forever with the scanning, etc. Time that I should be spending packing...lol. tfl

Beach Vacation CC268 MMSC51

This card is for 2 challenges:
1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - MMSC51 - found here: http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2010/04/midnight-madness-sketch-challenge-51.html; and
2. Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge - C268 - found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489160.
The main image is from Sassy Studio Designs. The tropical cocktail stamp is from Michael's dollar bin. I used glossy accents on the drinks, a piece of wallpaper sample table of contents page for the blue/green background she's laying on, and a part of a cocktail umbrella for her beach umbrella. This was a fun card to make, and makes me happy to look at it. Hopefully it will you too! tfl

New Award

Hey, check this out...got a new award from Midnight Madness at priscillastyles for this card! Thank you so much, Midnight Madness Design Team!

Flowery Smiles TLC270

This card is for Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenge - TLC270 - to take a card from our gallery and change it from clean and simple to "more", or from "more" to clean and simple. The card I chose from my gallery for inspiration is found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1374872?&cat=500&ppuser=162786.
The top card is the original. The bottom card is the "more" version. The bg on the new version is a piece of recycled wallpaper sample. The flowers were made with my Cricut. tfl

Beach Vacation F4A9

This card is for Splitcoaststampers Free For All Challenge - F4A9 - to make a card with a vacation theme. The bg paper, main image, and sentiment are all digital. I arranged them into the card front, and then added Glossy Accents to the glass and Stickles to the lemon, waves, and tips of the umbrella stays. Stamped the inside with a little umbrella drink inked with Versamark. Added a piece of one of my favorite ribbon, and Voila...instant V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!!! tfl

More Jewels by Val

Made this bracelet and earring set while sitting on the patio enjoying the beautiful weather today. tfl