Mid-Week Peek at My Week

Okay, this is going to be a short post... but it's Wednesday and so it's time for my mid-week post.

hmmmmmm... this is short because:

1. We've been on vacation.

2. I have a new computer (my first Apple) and I'm dealing with a HUGE learning curve. Sheesh! I can't even figure out how to edit photos and save them so that I can insert them in a blog post. Baby. steps. I will get this figured out. someday.

That being said, I had to turn on my old (non-Apple) computer to put together a design team blog post for Friday. LOL!

Did I mention baby steps?

Vacation was good... and I am learning my new computer, albeit slowly. (This is the first blog post I've made on it though... so that's good.)

SCORE TIME: Would I give this week a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down”?

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Be Strong & Courageous

Sometimes we just need a moment of reflection... and a comfy sweater and a good cup of coffee to go with it.

 

 

Then we feel Strong & Courageous!

I made this card for the new {PIN}Spirational Challenge.

August 30 - September 12

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Image/Sentiment: Unity Dream of Being stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Kraft
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: AMuse Studio Ribbon and Your Next Stamp Gum Drops

School Rules

School has started in many places, so it's time to remember some...

What rules do you remember needing to follow?

Yep, rules are important. At least they are for today's new MelonHeadz Illustrating Challenge...

 August 29 - September 11

Theme: School Rules

I hope you'll participate!

My card features a darling image from the MelonHeadz Illustrating Kidlettes Writing Bundle...

Now, if you want to make a good grade...

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Image: MelonHeadz Illustrating Kidlettes Writing Bundle colored with Copic markers
Cardstock: Recollections Brown and Red
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Offray Crochet Thread and Spare Parts Pencil Button

Pip Is Sweet

 Today's PDE Linky Party challenge is going to anything but dull...

THEME: Bold Bright Colors

August 26 - September 8 

I hope you'll participate!

Here's my card:

 

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Image: Sugar Nellie Cherry Pip stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Pixie Pink
Designer Paper: Best of Pebbles Paper Pad
Embellishments: Oriental Trading Ribbon and Flower Brads from an unknown vendor

Pretty as a Picture

Smile for the camera..............

 

La La Land "Marci with Camera"

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Image: La La Land Marci with Camera stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and 110# White and Stampin' UP! Pink Passion
Designer Paper: from unknown vendors
Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones and Spare Parts Camera Brad

Card Kit Cuties 2016 - #2

NOTE: If you were hoping to see a Mid-Week Peek at My Week post today, you're out of luck. I'm actually in the middle of a week-long vacation. I put this blog post together before I left, so I couldn't really do a peek at something that hadn't fully developed yet. I'm sorry. But I do have something to show you today.

As I mentioned in my blog post last Wednesday, I am the recipient of the card kits this month in a Card Kit Swap group that I am part of on SCS. It's such fun getting these kits. The kit I used for today's cards came from Barb.

Barb lives VERY CLOSE to the home of Whipper Snapper stamps - and gets to go regularly to their store. Is anyone as envious as I am? Anyway, she knows I love Whipper Snapper stamps so the images she sent in her kit are Whipper Snapper ones. She also set gorgeous designer papers (SU Sycamore Street), MANY SU ribbons, buttons, and brads, too. WOW! It was a colorful kit, that's for sure.

THANK YOU Barb!

I made two cards...

Card #1 - Whipper Snapper Spring Clementine

Card #2 - Whipper Snapper Haagen Daz Bear

The only thing of my own that I used for these cards was cardstock - Recollections Black and 110# White.

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Beautiful Blooms

I have a lot of Stampin' UP! stamps... and a lot of them haven't seen much activity. So I decided to pull one off the shelf and use it.

Stampin' UP! Birthday Blooms

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Image: Stampin' UP! Birthday Blooms stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and 110# White and Stampin' UP! Garden Green
Designer Paper: Crafter's Workshop "Moonlight Terracotta" and scraps from my scrap file
Embellishments: Imagine Crafts Pico Embellisher, Paper Studio Brads, and Stampin' UP! Ribbon

A Chick with a Hot Flash

The Creative Card Chicks have a hostess each month who sends out items to use in making a card and any special instructions she wants to specify. This month Paula is the hostess and she sent a fun kit featuring images from the Craft Lounge. Oh my goodness. "Edith" (the image) is just too funny, especially paired with the sentiments Paula included. I had a difficult time choosing just one sentiment to use.

Here's my card:

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Items from Paula: Craft Lounge Image/Sentiment, Hobby Lobby Papers, Shells and Clouds cut with Memory Box Dies, and the baker's twine.

THANK YOU, Paula!

The only thing I used of my own was Cardstock - Recollections Black and Kraft.

Woof! Woof!

The new One Stitch at a Time Challenge is HERE!

 

Challenge #269

Theme: Anything Goes with Men

Sponsor: StitchyBear Digi Outlet

I hope you'll play along for a  chance to win this Prize:

I used the StitchyBear Digi Outlet Bassett Hound image to make my card...

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Image: StitchyBear Digi Outlet Basset Hound colored with Copic markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Red
Designer Paper: vendor unknown
Embellishments: Paper Studio Gem Stone Paw Prints

Old-Time School

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

 

August 20 - September 2

Theme: Back to School

Thanks to our Sponsor: Crafts U Love

I hope you'll participate!

Here's my card:

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Images: October Afternoon "Report Card" stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink
Die: Taylored Expressions Notebook Paper Border
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Red
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Foof-a-La Buttons and Washi Tape from an unknown vendor

Tags Talk

Fridays are exciting because it ALWAYS means a new challenge at PDE Linky Party. That's the good news. The bad news is these challenges only last one week............ so HURRY! Get busy and make a card and play along!

August 19 - 25

Theme: Tags

I used a die tag that I've owned for some time but never used to add the "tag" feature to a card...

MFT Tag Talk Die

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Image: Inky Antic Delightful Dogs 2 stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers
Die: MFT Tag Talk
Cardstock: Recollections Black and 110# Cream
Designer Paper: Best of Pebbles Paper Pad and scraps from my scrap file
Embellishments: Paper Studio Brads and Twine from unknown vendors

Stick a Fork In It and Call It Done

I love the Stamping Bella stamp that I chose to use for today's card. In fact, I love it so much that I used it in a swap group I'm hosting this month.

Iron Chef Chicks

I really wanted to use food-themed designer paper that wasn't sweets (cupcakes) since the chicks are salting and peppering their concoction... but, alas, there was no appropriate designer paper in mys stash other than these cupcakes. Oh well.

Here's the inside:

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Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella Iron Chef Chicks stamped on Recollections 110# White Cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Bordering Blue
Designer Paper: from my scrap file
Embellishments: Spoon and Fork Brads from an unknown vendor

Mid-Week Peek at My Week

Since joining the PDE Linky Party design team, my blog is busy on Fridays so I'm going to do my Peek at My Week posts on Wednesdays instead... so TODAY IS THE DAY!

This week has mostly been a creative one, though there have also been a few meetings to attend. We are leaving on vacation this Saturday - that's 3 days off. YAY! So  I've been working to get design team commitments, swap commitments, etc. finished up before we leave. A week ago I had a minimum of 25 cards that needed to be made before we leave. It felt like a daunting task. But I am pleased to say that I've made 29 cards since last Thursday. Whew! Mission accomplished.

Did I mention I now need to put together 9 blog posts and have them scheduled to go live at the appropriate time... before we leave Saturday morning. And I have to do laundry. And pack.

So much to do... one step at a time.

Two of the cards I made this week are very special. See, it's MY month. Did you know that? LOL! I am in a card kit swap group on SCS. We send a kit to one recipient each month and she has two months to use the kits, making at least one card from each. August is my month. The very first kit I received this month - quite a while ago - was from Kelly. Her kit was full of goodies - embellishments galore (buttons, sequins, wood pieces, flowers, rhinestones, gems, even some cork, and more!) papers ribbons/fibers and darling images from Kraftin Kimmie (Woodland Friends set). THANK YOU, Kelly!

The only thing of my own that I used on these cards was some cardstock (for layering and card bases) - Recollections Brown and Stampin' UP! Really Rust.

Here are the two cards I made with her kit...

Card #1

Card #2

Oh, and just in case you noticed.. yep, I did put the foxy sentiment on the wrong card. Duh!

*Edit - so I decided to fix my mistake. ;)

All better. Life. is. good.

SCORE TIME: Would I give this week a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down”?

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