Friendly Characters - Creative Card Chicks

 Hello everyone and Happy Wednesday. It's still very HOT and steamy down here in H Town. Unfortunately we did not get any of the rain from Tropical Storm Harold. It was all south of us. Everything is just drying up. I've been using my sprinkler system since it's been so hot, but even so, that doesn't really do it. We need a good rain. Also, this morning they announced a voluntary cut back on water usage here. I hate to go outside. I feel so sorry for my poor outside kitties who have to live in this, but they do have the patio and many places to get out of the sun and find some shade. They seem to be holding up very well. 

I'm a little bit late getting my cards posted for the Creative Card Chicks Monthly Challenge. It's been a busy week so far. Each month we have a hostess who sends out a card kit for the rest to use to make at least one card to share. This month it was my turn to be the hostess and I chose to use the Inkadinkadoo stamp kit - Friendly Characters. They are fun images for kids or adults. I'm including both of my cards here.

I used Stampin Up Soft Sky card stock and SU Afternoon Picnic designer paper. The ribbons, bling, and doily are from my stash. I used only a couple of Copic Markrs to color the images -  B0000; E30, E31, E32.

That's it for today. Stay cool.

Beach Time - Pattie's Creations

 Hi everyone. I am really late to this party. It has been a really busy couple of weeks and I just haven't had time to get this card posted. There have been doctor appointments and tests and then I was helping with our women's church group make greeting cards to hand out to all the youth in our Ward before they went back to school this week. They were just fun cards of encouragement to have a good school year. We had a great turnout of ladies that came to help. 

For Pattie's Creations this month, the theme was Beach/Under the Sea or Anything Goes. I chose to make my card using the theme of Beach. I do miss the beach. I haven't been there is many, many years. I remember years ago I would drive down to Galveston (about an hour's drive) early on a Saturday morning; stay a few hours while the weather was cool; and then come on home when the beaches started filling up with people. For this card, I would just have to put myself in the picture.

 Materials:

• Image - Pattie's Creations - Beach Time
• Sentiment - Jillibean
• Cardstock - XPress It Blending Card
• Accessories - bling from stash; Stampendous embossing powder - Sand and Blue
• Copic Markers - B0000; BG0000, BG01; E30, E31; G02, G03; R11, R17; Y15, Y19

That's all for this card. I hope you will pop on over to Pattie's Creations and see what the rest of the design team has created.  Have some fun and join in using your creative skills. We would love to see what you create. You must always use a digital or stamped image on your card. Pattie also includes a freebie on her site each month for you to download and use.

Free - Challenge Your Stash

 Well, I'm back again today with one more card to share with you.  This one is for the Challenge Your Stash challenge on SCS. Each month we have a hostess who chooses a theme for us and then we all make a card using our own stash of supplies - nothing new is to be purchased in order to make our card. I never have a problem with that since my craft room is full of supplies that I even forget that I have. 

 Our theme for this month was chosen by Pansy which is "Feeling Free." We were able to interpret this any way we wanted. This month I wanted to use a stamp set that I haven't used before. For a number of years I was an avid raiser of Monarch butterflies. To me they are the epitome of freedom. Their whole life cycle is fascinating to watch and then see them as they fly off after emerging from their chrysalis to freedom is just amazing. I wasn't really very happy with the way this stamp set stamped the images. They were not real clear and concise, but I went ahead and used them anyway. Sad because I may not use this set again.

 

Materials used:

• Image - I believe this came from one of my stamping magazines.
• Sentiment - Same 
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Pale Plum; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray - Kioshi
• Copic Markers - G21, G24; N4; V12, V15; Y19; YG01; YR65, YR68

 This is it for today. I'll be back soon to share more with you.

Wonderful - CCC June

 Hi I'm back again today playing catch up for Creative Card Chicks for the June challenge. The images Terry sent were so cute that I didn't want to pass them up. Poor Terry. She ended up sending me this kit three times because the first two have gotten lost out in who knows where. Somehow they have never shown up at my house. Lucky for me, third time was a charm and I got her cute kit.

Materials Used:

• Image - Penny Black, Wonderful
• Sentiment - Whiff of Joy - Spring Sentiments
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cardstock - SU Bordering Blue; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Echo Park, Smell the Flowers; In Full Bloom
• Copic Markers - B0000, E25, E31, E35; E40, E42; G21, G24; R85; Y13, Y15

Great! All caught up.  Thanks Terry for the cute, fun kit. I still have some supplies to put to use.

Sail in the Direction of Your Dreams - CCC July

 Hello, my friends. Gosh, it's been awhile since I've posted a card for Creative Card Chicks. I missed June, but I plan to catch up on that one. This post is for the July challenge which we received from Sue (stampinspooky). Sue sent us the card kit with all the supplies except for the cardstock used for the base and mats. 

Materials Used:

• Image - Stampin Up - Sailing Home
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - High Tide
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Midnight Muse
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up - Come Sail Away
• Accessories - SU - Real Red Ribbon; anchor - Sue's stash
• Copic Markers - B0000, B24; E0000, E11, E40

Thanks for the fun kit, Sue. I still have some supplies left that I need to use up on more cards.

Beach Gnome with Surfboard - Pattie's Creations #208

 Hello, my friends. Well, I am a day late with getting this card posted. It's been a busy month and I haven't been able to get anything posted all month. Luckily, classes are over in a week and a half so I'll be on summer break. A little breathing room.

It's the first of the month so time for another post for Pattie's Creations.  The theme is always Anything Goes, but for the design team we can use the theme of Summer Fun. I chose to use Beach Gnome and make it into a beach scene. Just remember to always use a stamped or digital image on your card. Pattie always provides a free image for you to use if you like. You can also check out her Etsy shop with a link on the challenge blog and see what fabulous digital stamps she has. Here is my card.

 Materials Used:

• Image - Pattie's Creations, Beach Gnome with Surfboard
• Sentiment - Power Poppy
• Card stock - Stampin Up
• Designer Paper - 
• Accessories - Sailboat charm; cloud dies; fancy edge scissors
• Copic Markers -B0000, B00; E02, E11, E23, E25, E31, E42; G02, G05; N0; Y15, and Y19

I hope you'll pop on over to Pattie's Creations and check out what the rest of the Design Team has created. Join in the fun and show us your creations of either Something That Flies or Anything Goes. There are two winners each month; one winner is randomly drawn from all entries and one winner is randomly picked from those using a Pattie's Creation image.  Good luck.

Thinking of You - PC #207

 Hello my friends and Happy Friday. It is also the first Friday of the month of June so that means it's time for another challenge from Pattie's Creations. The theme is always Anything Goes, but for the design team we can use the theme of Things That Fly. Just remember to always use a stamped or digital image on your card. Pattie always provides a free image for you to use if you like. You can also check out her Etsy shop with a link on the challenge blog and see what fabulous digital stamps she has. Here is my card.

I'm sure you know how much I love Monarch butterflies and couldn't resist coloring this one to try to match them in real life. The sentiment is part of the image so I didn't have to do anything extra. 

I used Stampin Up Crushed Curry for the card base and mat. The designer paper is from Recollections. I cut the image and die to match the form of the image from Pattie. I wanted to add some type of ribbon and found this Stampin Up Daffodil Delight pom pom trim and thought it went perfect. Added just a bit of bling and done. I used my Copic markers for coloring, simple colors.

I hope you'll pop on over to Pattie's Creations and check out what the rest of the Design Team has created. Join in the fun and show us your creations of either Something That Flies or Anything Goes. There are two winners each month; one winner is randomly drawn from all entries and one winner is randomly picked from those using a Pattie's Creation image.  Good luck.