Sitting in my Garden Chair

Good morning!  Well, here it is!  My last card as guest designer for Mark's Finest Papers!

This is for the Simple Salutations Challenge.  CAS with a sentiment!  

The stamp set is Adirondack Summer.  I used a square Spellbinders to emboss and my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the correct placement of the quote.  That's it!  Easy!!!

Thanks again MFP, for this opportunity!  And thanks friends for stopping by today!  Enjoy!

Good Morning!

Hi there!  Hope you are doing good today!  

It is a rainy day in my neck of the woods, but I love rainy days! 

For today's Sketch With a Twist at Mark's Finest Papers, the twist is there is no sketch!  LOL!!!  In other words, anything goes!  I used MFP's Adirondack Summer stamp set.  I have always loved cats and this one sitting on the Adirondack chair is so cute!  The designer paper is StampinUp!  I'm sure it is retired, but I don't have a new catalog to check.  The flower is cut from that same paper.  Just added some pretty gingham ribbon and big ole button to finish the card!  

This is my final week guest designing for Mark's Finest Papers.  I've enjoyed my time and really appreciate the opportunity!  Hope you all have a great day and I will see you again tomorrow!

Winter Crocus

Hello!!!  It's another beautiful morning! Hope you are doing well!

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Here is a card I made for the Mark's Finest Papers Simple Salutations Challenge.  The theme this week is flowers.  I used this great set called Winter Crocus.  I colored the image with copics and cut it out with a Spellbinders Die.  Then I framed it with a couple of layers of Spellbinders Die.  Even though this is several layers, it is still pretty CAS for me!  LOL!!  I actually had another purple layer under the top three layers and then remembered the whole CAS requirement of this challenge!!!  Sometimes cards just take on a life of their own!  

Anyway, so glad you stopped in!  Hope you come back soon!

Just Smile

Good morning!  

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I've got a little card to share that I made today for

 Mark's Finest Papers Sketch With a Twist Challenge! 

I used the Winter Crocus set.  I colored it with Copics, cut it out and matted it with Spellbinders Ovals.  Cut out the sentiment with a Spellbinders Die too.  I added a large white button and a pretty seam binding bow.  Also, I used a white paint pen to put a few dots around the image.  This image is so fun to color!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a blessed day!

Solitary Tree

Today's Mark's Finest Papers Simple Salutations Challenge is to have a garden theme but not use flowers.  So I used one of the trees in the Walk in the Woods set to create this simple and peaceful card.  Just cut a Spellbinders Oval frame, added the sentiment and the little bow made from twine. 

Enjoyed having you stop by today!  See you again soon!

Peace Be With You

Good morning!!! 

 I have some exciting news to share!  I have been invited to be a guest designer for Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.!  For the month of August I will be guesting for the Tuesday Sketch with a Twist and for the Wednesday Simple Salutations challenges!   

Here is the sketch for today:

 

The twist is to use flowers on your creation.

 

So for my card today, I used the set called A Walk in the Woods.  The designer paper in the background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder called Baby's Breath.  I added a pretty butterfly with pearls and a bow that is way too big for the card!  LOL!!!  I made this kind of late last night and now this morning I am looking at it with new eyes!  Ah well, it is what it is!!!

Thanks for this opportunity Debbie and Karen!

Cameo Kitten

Good morning! 

I made this card for the new Mark's Finest Papers: -a Heinrich Co. Sketch With a Twist Challenges!  I have had a wonderful set called A Walk in the Woods for a while now.  I won it!  Shame on me though 'cos for some reason I can't find where I ever posted a card using this great set!  So finally, here is one I made for the challenge.  Along with the sketch, this week's twist is to use two or more stamps on your card.  I used the tiny cat that was included in the set and the word Faith, which was masked from one of the sentiments.  The Prima designer paper was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and inked with Memento brown and Antique Linen distress inks.  I cut out the Spellbinders cameo frame and a Spellbinders tag and inked those as well.  After stamping and sponging the kitten oval and adhering it into place, I added Diamond Glaze.  The tiny tag is a StampinUp! punch.  I made the bow with Becca's Peg Bow Maker and add some pretty pearl swirls. I am also linking this to Word Art Wednesday for this week!

That's it!  Hope you all have a wonderful day!  Talk to you again soon!