Clear Dollar Stamps April Blog Hop ** Theme Challenge**

Hello Friends! It is time again for Clear Dollar Stamps' monthly blog hop! You should have hopped on over from the lovely and talented Lori's blog, if not, head back to Lori's blog where the hop starts! Your next stop will be the adorable and crafty Jerusha's blog.  BUT! before you go, I hope you will take a gander at my blog, and dont forget to comment! Our blog hop winners will be chosen from the comments left for the DT all during the hop!

Anyway.. I look forward to these blog hops every month ... I just love hopping around blogland to check out everyone's take on the same basic idea. This time, we were given a theme challenge....

An inspirational quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Earth laughs in flowers".

I took a bit of time to ponder this theme... I didnt want to do what one might first think of.. a flower card... I like flower cards, love to color flowers.. but there had to be something more.. the word "laughs" caught my eye and my imagination.. Laughing=fun. So, I came up with, what I think, is a fun take on the inspirational quote challenge.

I ended up using three different Clear Dollar Stamp sets .. the first being Hoppy Frogs ..  I just cant help but laugh at that frog! The second is Tulip Wreath .. the tulips match the dp perfectly! And the third is Summer Blooms Dahlia .. the sentiment, which happens to be exactly our theme! The inspirational quote !! HA!!

This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop.. TWO lucky winners will recieve a $10 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps store!


**Winners will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced on the CDS blog Wednesday,  April 20th** 

Ok, up next is Jerusha's blog! Thank you so much for joining in on this month's hop! Keep leaving comments! Remember the more comments, the more chances you have to be a winner! Good Luck!

Clearly Inspired Challenge # 13 - May Flowers

Hi Everyone! I am so happy that I got to spend some time in my craft room yesterday! I finally got to take the ideas I had for the Clearly Inspired Challenge #13 and put them to work. The challenge calls for us to use flowers on our projects, and I love flowers!  At first, I was going to paper piece a flower, but when that failed, I went with option two, which was to stamp the flower image directly on the Basic Grey Kioshi dp and use my new Spring Whispers Tombow markers to highlight the petals. I was so thrilled to see how perfectly the new Paper/Marker/Ribbon collection at Clear Dollar Stamps matches with the Basic Grey Kioshi paper! YAY for matching!

The Details:

Stamps: Peony, Bee-lieve (CDStamps)

Paper: Spring Whispers collection - Cotton Candy, Soft Mint, Lemon Zest(CDStamps), Basic Grey Kioshi

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Markers: Tombow 623: Cotton Candy, 985: Bee Pollen,

925: Tangelo Smoothy, 245: Sweet Pea

Tools/Accessories: Lemon Zest Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Lattice edge punch, Labels 1 Nestabilities

Thank you so much for stopping by! I have more to share with you later on this weekend!

My new MFT stamp Debut ... Chick Flick

So I went back and forth on whether or not to post this one ... I was just messing around with the stamp this afternoon.. trying to paper piece the couch and the shirts and well, as you can see, not alot of paper piecing made it onto the stamped image! I will have to try to paper piece the couch another time, wouldnt it look so cute with a pattern or print?  This card actually does have two challenges in mind, one, the Truly Scrumptious sketch which sorta I turned on its side since my image is landscape vs portrait. Part of the sketch was to make it "Good enough to eat" Popcorn is definately good! The second is Stamp Something -- Something Girly. Now, I am not the "girliest" girl, especially when my husband is deployed, But, I do like cute girly pjs (that match) and hanging out with my bff, so this card fits the "something girly" challenge -- to me anyway!

Details:

Stamps: MFT Chick Flick

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Coloring Medium: Prismacolor & Gamsol

Tools/Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Soft Suede Ribbon

Clearly Inspired Challenge #7

Yeah! It is time again for my favorite challenge of the week, the one I look forward to the most, the Clear Dollar Stamps - Clearly Inspired Challenge. This week the challenge is to Glam it Up -- add sparkle or bling to the project. I chose to add Waterfall Sticklers to my ballernia's skirt and to the brads. The thing is is that I kept touching the sticklers before it was dry!! I think that is why the skirt doesnt look as sparkly as I had hoped.  Well, anyway, I did have fun with it, and that is the most important part of this whole thing. F U N.

Details:

Stamps: My Little Ballerina, Plumes & Blooms (CDStamps)

Paper: Whisper White, Night & Day dsp, Rich Razzleberry

Ink: Stazon JetBlack, Old Olive, Melon Mambo,

Taken w/Teal, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry

Tools/Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Melon Mambo ribbon

Waterfall Sticklers, Brads, dimentionals, corner rounder

Thank you for stopping by today! I really appreciate the comments!!

The Pink Elephant #53 - Mushy Gushy Valentine + a bonus!

Today's Pink Elephant Challenge is to make a "mushy gushy valentine" and to be perfectly honest, I was not so inspired to break out the stamp & ink. Maybe because Valentine's day just happens to be my husband's birthday and he just happens to be deployed (again) this year. So, I had planned on passing on this challenge... Until this awesome stamp set came in today's mail from Stepping Stones Designs Stamps. You may be questioning my choice in stamp for a "mushy gushy valentine". Well, here's my thinking: Just about all of us look like this when we get up in the morning. And yet, despite this "give me my coffee" look, our husband's love us all the same. And that, ladies, is the real love on Valentine's Day, and that is why this stamp inspired me for a "

"mushy gushy valentine". 

Details:

Stamps: Instant Human (Stepping Stones Designs), Teeny Tiny Wishes (su)

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Sending Love dsp

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red (marker)

Accessories/Tools: Labels 4 Nestabilities, Flower Fusion,

Real Red Corduroy Brad, Word Window, Real Red wide Ribbon

Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Sponge, Dimentionals

BONUS:

I was having so much fun with this stamp, I went on to make another card! I used the same layout, just a pared down version. I again paper pieced her robe, coloring in the robe trim, this time with prismacolor pencils. For this card, I used Sweet Pea dsp and Whisper White & Taken with Teal cardstock/ink.  Thank you so much for stopping by!! I would love to hear what you think!

OCCC Masculine Valentine's Day Card

Hello! This weekend at Our Creative Corner, the challenge is to make a masculine valentine's card. Talk about a challenge! My husband is not a "card guy" He supports my habit - err I mean hobby,  but isnt really interested in the card itself. And to top it off, Valentine's day just happens to be my husband's birthday, (I know, how sweet, right?) So I always want to focus on his birthday vs the "holiday" itself. Either way, he isnt all that interested in Birthday cards or Valentine's day cards, so, despite that, I thought of him as I made this card. I used the sketch challenge at Card Patterns for inspiration along with my husband and the OCC theme. Thanks for stopping by today! I would love to hear what you think!

Details:

Stamps: Laundry Notes (su) Teeny Tiny Wishes (su)

Paper: Soft Suede textured, Throughly Modern dsp, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede, Rose Red, Basic Black

Tools/Accessories: Soft Suede ribbon, Lg Circles &

 Lg Pinking Circles Nestabilities, sponge, dimentionals

The Pink Elephant #45 Theme Challenge

Two posts in one day, I know... I just couldnt wait to share this with you all! Last week my son got to have his picture taken with Santa at school, and it turned out SO CUTE! So cute that I had to do something special with it! So, with the Pink Elephant Theme challenge in mind, I made a Christmas wall hanging. Wont this be fun to decorate with Christmas after Christmas ... Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

The Details:

Stamps: Small Script (SU)

Paper: Merry Moments dsp, Real Red

Ink: Real Red

Tools/Accessories: Button Bouquet Buttons, Old Olive Ribbon,

Lg Eyelets, 5x7 chipboard, ticket corner punch, real red brads, small chipboard rectangle

Three Winter Wishes

Hey All! Do you ever have one of those crafting days? Where you want to craft, you have ideas, and when you sit down at the table, everything goes all wrong, and it is a fight to the finish? Welp, that was me today with this card. Everyday, I look up some challenges and jot them down in my sketch book. Today, I was intrigued by the color challenge at splitcoast, ( bermuda bay or taken with teal, old olive, pretty in pink & neutral of choice) the Christmas Card challenge at PaperTake Weekly, and the Pile it On challenge (use Rub-Ons), and thought they would all go so great together! I love a Christmas card without the traditional red and green. Yes, I also like the red and green ... lol..

So with this card, I had a totally different idea, I cut out the trees from a piece of Holiday Lounge dsp and the circles on those trees inspired the use (yes again!) of my sweet snowman family. But things just wernt working, not only were the ideas just not flowing, but things were not working! I had to redo and redo and completely change my sketch! Finally, I finished.. I shake my head with uncertainty about this card, but I am posting it anyway, as a symbol of victory over this card. Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think about this creation... good or bad! I want to hear it! :0)

The Details:

Stamps: Snowman Wishes (CDStamps)

Paper: Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Holiday Lounge dsp, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Stazon JetBlack, Taken with Teal, Old Olive (marker),

Pretty in Pink (marker), Only Orange (marker)

Tools/Accessories: Spots & Dots Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch,

Chit Chat Rub ons, Labels 4 Nestabilities, blender pen

dimentionals

Circles Circles everywhere PaperBlooms Challenge

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another great PaperBlooms Challenge! For the next two weeks, we challenge you to make a Circle card! This leaves the door open for SO many possibilities!
For my card, I chose to back my circle with large scalloped octagons to give it some depth and wanting to continue the circle theme, I used this circle patterned piece of Holiday Lounge dsp and a snowman with his cute little round head from the Clear Dollar Stamps Snowman Wishes stamp set. And as a final touch, I added some "saraha sand-ish" handmade embellishments from Leah's Esty Shop, PaperBlooms.
Remember, you do not have to use Leah's PaperBlooms on your project in order to play along, but, they are available by clicking on the link above AND she takes custom orders! Need a certian color to go with your Christmas cards? Just check out PaperBlooms!

The Details:

Stamps: Snowman Wishes (CDStamps)

Paper: Sahara Sand, Taken With Teal, Holiday Lounge dsp,

Whisper White, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, Taken With Teal, Stazon JetBlack

Tools/Accessories: Large Circle & Large Scalloped Octagon Nesties,

Sponge, Aqua marker, Ruby Red Brad, Paperblooms

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Monochromatic challenge of the last two weeks! You all inspired me with your great creations! I cant WAIT to see what you all come up with this week! Circle Away my friends!

Card Patterns #35 sketch challenge & Pile it On #18 & OCC!

Good Evening Friends! I really have alot of fun with the pile it on challenges. And tonight's was no exception. And like alot of the time, I start out with one idea and end up with another, and that is pretty much always okay. Today, I intended on using the colors from this week's color throwdown, which are: Rich Razzleberry, Really Rust, Old Olive & Basic Grey. A very interesting and challenging color challenge, but the Really Rust and Basic Grey were just not meshing with the project at hand. I decided it would be fun to use chipboard since the Pile it On Challenge blog calls for a 3-D project, using something like buttons, flowers, ect and I really wanted to make a journal. The second challenge I piled onto the 3-D challenge is a sketch from the Card Patterns Challenge Blog. I turned the sketch on its side to accomodate the dimentions of my journal. A third inspiration for my pile it on project is the journals on the Our Creative Corner blog. I was inspired by the natural feel of those journals, and brought that feel with a "Christi Twist" to my project.

Details:

Stamps: Friendship Flowers (su)

Paper: Cottage Wall dsp, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Tools: Sponge, Labels 9 Nestie, MS loop edge punch

Accessories: Cheep Talk Chipboard, Summer Sun corduroy buttons,

Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry Ribbon

Below is another journal I created with the same dsp but a totally different look. This second one is not part of a challenge, I just wanted to share it with you!

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies (CDStamps)

Paper: Cottage Wall dsp, Watercolor paper, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories/Tools: Modern Label Punch, Handmade butterflies from Leah's Esty shop

Rhinestone Brads, Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry Ribbon

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and for saying HI! It really does make my day!!

Bling it Up!! A Sparkely PaperBlooms Challenge

Hi Everyone! The time has come again for another great and fun challenge over at the PaperBlooms challenge blog! These last two weeks went by so fast! Where did the time go? I cant believe we are already a week into September! I am excited to tell you about the challenge at hand for the next two weeks. But before we get to that, I would like to say Thank You to everyone who participated in our "It's a Flower, but it's Not" challenge. I am personally inspired by everyones individuality and creativity!

And dont forget to stop by the PaperBlooms Challenge Blog to check out the Featured Artist from this last challenge! Maybe it is YOU! If its not you this time, dont be discouraged, try again and it could be YOU next time ;)

Ok, on to this two week's challenge. We challenge you to Bling It Up! Add a bunch of sparkle and bling to your project. How fun, right? (if you havent noticed, I think pretty much every challenge is fun ;p ) Once I sat down to work on this challenge, this super adorable stamp set: My Little Ballerina illustrated by the extremely talented Shawne. I thought of the cute dots on the skirt and it seemed a perfect place to add some waterfall stickles for bling. I also added the stickles to the rhinestone brads to make them even more sparkely and fun.

And remember, you do not have to use Leah's paperblooms on your project to play along! If you would like to find out more about these amazing hand made embellishments, check out Leah's Esty Shop! They are beautiful and she even takes custom orders! What more can you ask for? ;)

Here come the details:

Stamps: my little ballerina (cdstamps)

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, Mambo Melon

Razzleberry Lemonade dsp, (su)

Ink: Stazon JetBlack, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry

Tools/Accessories: Label 4 & mega curved rectangle nesties, Word Window

Stickles, Rhinestone Brads, Crushed Curry & Melon Mambo ribbon,

Dimentionals,Watercolor pen, Leah's PaperBlooms

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I can't wait to see what you all come up with! It will be so fun to see all the sparkle and bling! Yeah!!

CD Stamps Guest Designer Card #3 I A-Door You

As I had hoped, I have two more cards to share with you today, and Both are as a guest designer for Clear Dollar Stamps! (I just love saying that!) For this example, I used the limited supply challenge at splitcoast as inspiration. That challenge calls for "a scrapling card" which is the leftover piece of cardstock when making a 4x4 card leaving 1.5x4 for your creation. I cheated a bit on the dimentions making my card 3 1/4 x 5 still narrower than a standard sized card, that being the inspiration. I first made the door, from I a-door you set from Clear Dollar, Designed by Lori M I stumbled across this super cute paper at Michaels called Actupus to Zelephant K&Co dp. It has lots of different patterns to include this woodgrain sample. I first stamped the door there, then again on the opposite side of the woodgrain dp - the clouds dp, and again to make the window paper piecing the different sections of the dutch door. This set is so much fun, just click on the name to be directed to Clear Dollar's page for the Ia-door you set!
Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you like what you see! I sure have been having fun with my CDS guest designer spot and with these awesome stamps!

Details:

Stamps: I a-door you (CDStamps)

Paper: Real Red, Bashful Blue, dp from K&Co

Ink: Stazon JetBlack

Accessories/Tools: Curved large rectangle nestie, d'vine swirls embossing folder,

watercolor pencils & pen, word window, real red & bashful blue square buttons,

real red & bashful blue gingham ribbon, red ribbon from clear dollar

Pile it on #13 -- Make it Round + one more

Happy Sunday! So I have been looking forward to the pile it on challenges on Sundays, and this weekend the challenge is to make it round and that could have been polka dot dp or a circle nestie on an A2 card, but the first thing that came to mind was a circle shaped card. For my second challenge, I am using the color challenge from the Aug 22 Our Creative Corner challenge blog. The challenge was to use the new InColors, and I took that to mean all of the new Incolors ;p

So, to be perfectly honest, I am not thrilled with this card. So, why post it you ask? It took me so stinkin long to make it I just had to post it! LOL

I stamped the sentiment on some acetate. My husband gave me this huge roll of this acetate back when he was packing up his office to go to Iraq and although I have wanted to use it I have not really known how. I tried to cut it with my nesties & cuttlebug and that didnt work out so well, so after I finally got the sentiment to stamp somewhat cleanly, I just cut it out and added the ribbon. I did stamp with stazon jet black thinking it would be easy peasy. Maybe today is just not a good crafting day for me!

Here are the details:

Stamps: everyday jar-gon (cdstamps)

Paper: rich razzleberry, crushed curry, mambo melon, bahama bay, whisper white

Ink: Stazon Jetblack, mambo melon, crushed curry, rich razzleberry,

bahama bay, dusty durango

Tools/Accessories: Circle & Pinking Circle nesties, watercolor pen,

soft suede & bahama bay ribbon, acetate, staples

Paper Blooms Challenge -- Use a Bloom but not as a Bloom

Hi Everyone! The time has come again for another great and fun challenge over at the PaperBlooms challenge blog! These last two weeks went by so fast! Where did the time go? It seems like time has sped up a bit since my son started Kindergarten, which is good? I dont know... anyway, I am excited to tell you about the challenge at hand for the next two weeks. But before we get to that, I would like to say Thank You to everyone who participated in our "Home Decor" challenge. I am personally inspired by everyones individuality and creativity!

And dont forget to stop by the PaperBlooms Challenge Blog to check out the Featured Artist from this last challenge! Maybe it is YOU! If its not you this time, dont be discouraged, try again and it could be YOU next time ;)

Ok, on to business at hand. The challenge is to use a bloom (or flower) for something OTHER than a flower! Fun, right! I love a challenge that makes you think outside the box! There are SO many great possibilities out there! I have been holding onto this particular idea and bloom for a couple months now just waiting for the opportunity to try it out. Mind you , it was just an idea and when I sat down to my craft table, I was not convinced I could pull it off! I mean how was I going to get a bloom to look like an umbrella on a card? Well, determined to make this work, I went ahead and made the card leaving a space for my "umbrella" and I took my bloom and generously covered one side of it with Glossy Accents, bent it over a fat pencil and let it dry. Once it was dry (it took quite a while) I secured the ribbon to the now stiff bloom and affixed the umbrella over the skunk, who is raised up with a couple dimentionals, with a few glue dots.

And remember, you do not have to use Leah's paperblooms on your project to play along! If you would like to find out more about these amazing hand made embellishments, check out Leah's Esty Shop! And she takes custom orders! What more can you ask for? ;)

On to the details:

Stamps: Cute Critters & Christian Critters (sentiment) CDStamps

Paper: Basic Grey, Whiper White, Pink Flamingo dsp

Ink: Basic Grey, Stazon Jet Black, Baja Breeze, Green Galore

Accessories/Tools: Scallop Octagon & Tag Trio nesties, Leah's bloom,

Ticket Punch, Sponge, Glossy Accents, Ribbon from Scrapbookpal.com

Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the wonderful comments! I cant wait to see what everyone comes up with!! This one will be FUN!! Happy Crafting!!

Wild about Twisted Color Piles! A 3 in 1 Challenge

Hello Everyone! I feel like it has been a long time since I have posted! I spent the last few days painting my entire downstairs, except for the bathroom, and that pretty much wiped me out for the week! But today I made it into the craft room and got to work on some challenges! I had fun combining three challenges into one project. This card incorporates colors from Color Throwdown, which are Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede; the sketch challenge from Twisted Thursdays S2G, the twist is to use punches - I used the word window punch and the ticket corner punch from SU; and the final challenge is from Pile it On where the challenge is to make a masculine card, plus at least one more challenge. I would call this card masculine because I feel ok about sending it to my husband who is currently in Iraq.
I watercolored the lion first with dusty durango, and on his legs I topped the dusty durango with a light watercoloring of soft suede and his cheeks and ears is the dusty durango ink left over on my watercolor pen, and I watercolored his face with a tiny spot of soft suede. It was fun to watercolor two colors together for a different effect, and besides, I really did not want an orangy lion or a brown lion ... so I have an orangy brown lion! LOL
Well, thanks for stopping by and for sharing your thoughts and ideas! It really means alot to me!

The Details:

Stamps: Zoo Critters (clear dollar stamps)

Paper: Dusty Durango textured, Soft Suede,

Throughly Modern dsp, & watercolor

Ink: Stazon JetBlack, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Dusty Durango & Bermuda Bay ribbon

Tools: word window, ticket corner punch, dimentionals,

sponge & watercolor pen

It's not a Card Challenge Paper Blooms Challenge

Hi Everyone! The time has come again for another great and fun challenge over at the PaperBlooms challenge blog! These last two weeks went by so fast! Where did the time go? I am excited to tell you about the challenge for the next two weeks. But before we get to this week's challenge, I would like to say Thank You to everyone who participated in our "Peek-a-Boo" challenge. I am personally inspired by how many different takes there can be for one inspiration!

And dont forget to stop by the PaperBlooms Challenge Blog to check out the Featured Artist for the peek-a-boo challenge! Maybe it is YOU! If its not you this time, dont be discouraged, try again and it could be YOU next time ;)

Ok, on to today's business .... the challenge is to Not Make A Card. That is right! Do not make a card. This time, we challenge you to Make a home decor piece, whatever you'd like. Sounds like fun, right? I always love thinking outside the (card) box and do more with my supplies. This challenge was just that, a challenge because when I have made things like this in the past, I am making them with a certian person in mind or for an occasion gift. So today I had to find inspiration elsewhere. I had a totally different idea going into this project, when I say totally different, I mean totally different, as in I had some chain, decorative paper clips and square and circle metal tags out. Yeah. Sometimes I just dont get what I am thinking! LOL

And remember, you do not have to use Leah's paperblooms on your project to play along! If you would like to find out more about these amazing hand made embellishments, check out Leah's Esty Shop! She takes custom orders AND offers free shipping! What more can you ask for? ;)

Here are the details:

Stamps: Heard from the Heart & Cheep Talk (SU)

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Pink Flamingo dsp (su), Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun

Accessories: Leah's handmade crocheted PaperBlooms

Summer Sun corduroy brads, glue dots &

a picture frame I had around the house

Thanks for stopping by! I cant wait to see what you gals come up with! I know it is going to be spectacular! Now go forth and craft! LOL

Yes, I am a yard geek! 2 splitcoast challenges in 1

I am, what you'd call, a yard geek. I love working outside, mowing, weeding, planting, watering, all that goes into it. That is why I HAD to have this stamp set from Clear Dollar! It is called Yard Yabber and has 21 stamps all related to working outside. Since we moved to El Paso, TX, I have alot less "yard" to tend to, more rocks than anything else, but I do take pride in our outside spaces and do all the work myself. And I like yard work so much that yesterday morning, I decided to go ahead and tend to the long overgrown grass across the street from my house. It is not exactly in front of anyone's house, so no one takes care of it, they just ignore it as they step over the grass and weeds to get to their mail. {sigh} Anyway, I will stop myself from going on any further on the subject of neighborhood pride and get on with my card details. :0) I incorporated two Splitcoast challenges for this card. The first one is the Clean & Simple challenge from Monday which is to use "Tuquoise, Orange and Yellow" on a clean & simple card.
The second one is the Limited Supply Challenge from Friday "Get your Motor Running" use a motorized vehicle as the focal point on a limited supply card. Since a lawn mower has a motor I figured it fit into the challenge. And I was dying to ink up this stamp set! I was hung up with using realistic lawnmower colors" but quickly remembered that any colors will work, and that husquvarna yard tools are orange! LOL!

Here are the details:

Stamps: Yard Yabber from Clear Dollar

Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black

Accessories: Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, large pinking circles nesties

Very Punny Animals! Paper Blooms Inspiration Challenge

Welcome to the July 15th PaperBlooms Challenge! This week, it is an inspiration challenge. Your inspiration is to use an animal as your main focus with a punny sentiment. Sounds fun, right? Clear Dollar Stamps carries a wide variety of punny animals to choose from, as I am sure may other sites do, but, I am partial to Clear Dollar, so I chose to use this cute turtle from cute critters. So, play along with Shelly, Rose and I. And of course, the very talented Leah. Leah is the very talented lady who creats all these beautiful handmade paperblooms crocheted embellies! They are so amazing, check out Leah's Esty shop! You will be happy you did!

Ok, here are my details:
Stamps: Cute Critters (CD stamps)

Paper: (all stampin up) Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin pie, Pumpkin pie dsp, watercolor paper

Ink: Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin pie, Chocolate chip

Accessories: Chocolate chip corduroy brad, mosaic embossing folder, handmade bloom from Leah's Esty Shop

Tools: Labels 3 and Dahlia nesties

Remember, you dont have to have any of Leah's amazing blooms to play along, but if you want, you can check out what she has to offer HERE. She even takes custom orders! I cant wait to see what you all come up with!