Color Challenge Stamp Camp

This is the second posting for today because I wanted to make a card using this week's color challenge using this Penny Black "About Town" stamp. I just love her little Bug with the button wheels! Using this color combo does not come naturally, but it has taught me a lot about color and balance! The order these colors appear in the image makes a difference!

Thanks for stopping by .... again!!

Summer Card Camp 2011 Challenge

This is the second card I made for the color challenge at Stamp Camp. The design is inspired by Jennifer McGuire's card on her video. The sentiment is stamped on acetate and the white behind it is the inside of the card. I spent more than an hour trying to get a good photo of that acetate window, but this is the best I could do! I used my new Nestie "Reverse Wonkers" for the cutout. I did learn a lot making this card! Love the little frame around the cutout.


Thanks for stopping by. Gotta get ready for the sing-a-long at camp! Hoping for S'Mores!

Summer Card Camp 2011

I signed up for camp today! Couldn't stand having my friends go off to camp without me. I arrived on the late bus, so got an upper bunk and late supper!

The image is a digi called "Roses" by Michelle Houghton and was included in my class fee for "Copic Coloring 1". The challenge is a color challenge with four colors and white. An additional neutral is allowed, so I added a touch of black.

I'm excited about Summer Camp! Thanks for stopping by!

Honor Valor Sacrifice

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This is my nephew's son, Michael, sitting for the first time since being injured June 12th in Afghanistan. He has just been presented with the Purple Heart medal in recognition of Honor, Valor and Sacrifice during service to his country. The Commandant of the Marine Corps presented his medal at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

I have no words to describe how I feel about and toward this incredible young man!

Please pray for him and the others like him who are working their way back to good health. Please include the hospital personnel who work with these young people day and night and support their efforts to recover.

Lily Pad Cards and a Chance to Win Hero Arts Stamps

I became a Member of Lily Pad Cards today! Go become a member for a chance to win a collection of Hero Arts stamps. Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, July 15! Just hop over to the Lily Pad Cards blog and become a friend. Who doesn't love free stamps?


And don't mind the blue frog - he's friendly underneath all the chatter!

Here's the card I made for the June challenge at Hero Arts:



It isn't easy photographing white on white! Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Challenge: Insides

The challenge right now at the Penny Black blog is "Insides" as inside  your card!  I am so guilty of waiting until I send out a card to finish up the inside!  Here's the card I made and a photo of the inside:







I don't own many Penny Black stamps, but love the ones I have. I used a new technique demo'd on a video this morning by Nicole of Paper Trey Ink. She calls it Polaroid 2-Step Masking. You can see her video here.http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2011/06/make-it-monday-21-polaroid-2-step-masking.html


I'm mostly pleased with the result, but next time I would make the white ink "frame" narrower and those white dots are bugging me!


Homemade soup for supper tonight! Smells good at my house. Hope your Monday was a good day!! Thanks for stopping by.

A Day for Daisies Challenge 21

This adorable image was created by Tammy at A Day for Daisies to be used in their challenge "Pastels but no Pink". I couldn't resist the image and am entering this card in their challenge. If you would like to take part, and also have this image for yourself, you can find the details here.http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-release-tiny-ones-challenge-21.html


Sorry about the disaster above, the Link funtion is mal-functioning!  I will try again tomorrow to clean that up! 


Thanks for stopping by!!  Hope your week is off to a good start tomorrow!