Gemini Rose

The Mystery Image group on SCS received a gorgeous rose image from Sonja with instructions on how to color it - each of us are to color our image with the recipient's specifications as given by Sonja. I am to mail my card to Tracie, and the rose is to be colored liked a Gemini Rose. For those who don't know, the Gemini Rose is a creamy white color with a tinge of pink on the edges of the petals.

Thank you for a beautiful image to work with, Sonja, and for a fun challenge.

Here is the card I made:

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Image: Power Poppy "My English Rose" colored with Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Blushing Bride
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Michael's Frosted Dots

Flowers from a Little Guy

Today's One Stitch at a Time Challenge is going to be great fun...

Challenge #265

June 26 - July 9

Theme: Anything Goes with Flowers

I hope you'll participate!

Prize: A $10 Gift Certificate to the StitchyBear Digi Outlet

Here's my card:

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Image: StitchyBear Digi Outlet Flowers for Mom colored with Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Cream
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Recollections Brads

A Star Filled Challenge

It's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'...

June 25 - July 1

Theme: Stars

Sponsor: Crafts and Me

I hope you'll participate!

Here's my card:

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Image: Whipper Snapper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections 110# Cream and Stampin' UP! Night of Navy
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Star Brads from unknown vendors

Penguin Picnic

I love the Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge. The images are just way too cute... and every participant gets the image for the next month's challenge for free just for participating in the current month.

Here's the card I made for June:

Image: Gerda Steiner Designs Picnic Penguin

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Image: Gerda Steiner Designs Picnic Penguin colored with Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Dragonfly Brad from an unknown vendor

Bouquet of Flowers in Mason Jar

The Creative Card Chicks group on SCS was hosted this month by Debby. She sent us a beautiful kit of items and asked us to make a square card as well as one other card (if we had time).

Thank you for a great kit, Debby! I loved the Inkadinkado image you sent!

Here are my two cards...

Square Card

Card #2

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The only thing I used of my own on these cards was the cardstock.

This Challenge is "Wheely" Fun!

Are you ready for a new challenge?

June 21 - July 4

Sponsor: A Random Fan

I hope you'll participate!

Photo for {PIN}Spiration:

My card features an image provided by A Random Fan:

Thank you A Random Fan for the image!

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Image: A Random Fan colored with Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and White and Stampin' UP! Night of Navy
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones

Beach Fun

MelonHeadz Friends has a new challenge...

June 20 - July 3

Theme: Off to the Beach

I hope you'll participate!

Here's my card:

Image: MelonHeadz Illustrating Water Fight

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Image: MelonHeadz Illustrating Water Fight colored with Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! River Rock
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Dots from an unknown vendor

Dog Days

It's time to duel - Dueling Darlings style!

LJ and Darlene are the hosts this month... so they chose a theme and sent out card kits to their team members (LJ to the Divas and Darlene to the Dazzlers).

I have NO idea what the theme is... since I'm on a trip and had to put the blog post together before the information was sent out. I also don't have any manufacturer information for the items in the awesome kit that Darlene sent. But that's okay... because I had fun making my card. Darlene put so many goodies in the kit. THANK YOU  Darlene!

Here's my card:

I absolutely LOVE those paw prints! I wanted to hoard them (but I didn't)... I am going to be keeping my eyes open when I go shopping and try to find some to purchase.

Here's the inside:

Please be sure to head over to the Divas and Dazzlers blogs and see what they made, too. You can find links in my left sidebar.

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The only thing I used on my card other than items in Darlene's kit was some Recollections Ivory Cardstock.

Teach a Man to Fish

There's a new challenge at One Stitch at a Time...

Challenge #264

June 12 - 25

Theme: Anything Goes with Layer It Up

Prize:

Here's my card:

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Image: StitchyBear Digi Outlet Gone Fishing
Cardstock: Stampin' UP! Garden Green and River Rock
Designer Paper: Colorbok Nature Lover
Embellishment: Fish Brad from an unknown vendor

Thinking of You

There's a new challenge at Sweet Stampin' today...

June 11 - 17

Theme: 3 or More Layers

Sponsor: Stix 2

I hope you'll participate!

Here's my card:

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Image/Sentiment: Unity Tulip & Daisies
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black, Kraft, and White
Designer Paper: AMuse Studio Polka Dot
Embellishments: Michael's Grosgrain Ribbon and Stampin' UP! Pearls

Sprinkled with Fun

Instead of a Peek at My Week post today, I have a special card to reveal. Today is the day the Unidentified Image swap is due, so we can now show what we made. Terry, the hostess, sent us a darling image - Art Impressions Cupcake BFFs.

Here's the card I made:

And just in case anyone is interested about my week... this is VBS week, so I've taught Bible study to school age children every evening and have a great time doing it! We've been SUBMERGED in God's Word.

I've also made 23 cards this week. 

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Image/Sentiment: Art Impressions Cupcake BFFs colored with Copic Markers and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Marker
Cardstock: Stampin' UP! Brilliant Blue and Poppy Parade
Designer Paper: A Cherry On Top "Orange Sponge" and Birthday Candles from an unknown vendor
Embellishments: Imagine Crafts Irresistible Embellisher and Sequins from an unknown vendor

Color My World

I think the 9th might be my favorite day each month. Know why? Because that's the day that the Three Musketeers (Barb, Kelly, and I) share what we've made with the image that one of us has sent to the others. Three cards made with the same image - so much alike and yet so different!

If you don't know who/what the Three Musketeers are, click HERE to see all of my previous Three Musketeers posts.

This month it was my turn to choose/send the image. I used a stamp that I've owned for quite some time but never used - Stamping Bella's Painter Meg. I think she's a darling... I wish I could say the same thing about my card. I'm not very happy with it, but I can say I love Painter Meg.

Here's my card:

I added some Clear Pico Embellisher to the paint (on the paint can and the paint brush) to make it look more like paint.

Here's the inside:

Please be sure to head over to Barb's blog and  
Kelly's blog to see what they did with Painter Meg.

We are the Three Musketeers!

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Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections 110# White and Stampin' UP! Brilliant Blue and Pumpkin Pie
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Imagine Crafts Pico Embellisher and a Star Brad from an unknown vendor

One More Scoop

I received the digi set for the From the Heart Progressive Challenge and immediately fell in love with one of the sentiments in the set.

I printed the sentiment I wanted to use on white paper and then sponged three different colors of Tim Holtz Distress Inks onto it.

I dug around in my scrap file and found some really fun designer paper that I thought would go great with the sentiment, so I decided to go with that idea.

This is the card I made:

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Sentiment: From the Heart "Ice Cream Lineup"
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Pumpkin Pie
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Your Next Stamp Candy Dots