Wild About Flags for FTL245 and CTD246

Is it my imagination or are there flags and banners appearing everywhere on projects around blogland lately? I don't think I'm imagining it and I since they are so popular I'm so thankful that I broke down and bought a couple of flag dies because I was getting tired of hand cutting them all the time!

For this flaggy card I used the sketch at Clean&Simple (where I have not played in a dog's age) and combined it with the colors at Color Throwdown.

I actually made this card on Saturday with the intention of posting it Sunday morning, but after a short trip into work for a little computer upgrade and a few errands run on the way home, the weeds in the garden were calling my name and I couldn't ignore them for fear of disturbing the neighbors.  So alas the post had to wait.

I'm happy to say that many of the weeds are gone (though many remain) so I will be very busy this week on my vacation getting down and dirty outside.  It's supposed to rain AGAIN today and Tuesday, so I think I'll head on over to IKEA for a little browse.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps:  En Francais (SU); Beautiful Blooms II (Papertrey Ink); Lean on Me (Verve)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White; Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Blushing Bride, Sweet Pea DSP, Cottage Wall DSP, Twitterpated DSP, Blushing Bride DSP, Pear Pizzazz DSP (SU)

Accessories:  Elegant Scrollword die (Memory Box); Banner Trio die (WPlus9); Stitched Sentiment Flag die (Lil' Inker Designs)

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Butterfly Birthday for STB19 and PDCC186

I had some time last night to play around in my stamp room.  The Bruins were off, the Red Sox were tied, and the rain was coming down endlessly.  Perfect ingredients for crafting!  I was really struck by the colors at The Play Date Cafe and thought they were perfect for the sketch at Seize The Birthday.

I almost never take pictures of my cards from this angle, but it was the only way I could show that I layered the pink butterfly on top of a black cut out of the same butterfly.  I love how this looks in real life, especially with the line of black rhinestones down the center of the butterfly.  They are sparkly, which doesn't show up on the photo at all!

Well as I mentioned above it is raining here AGAIN.  This has got to be the worst spring I can ever remember because mother nature gives us one beautiful day followed by a week of cold, wet ones.  I'm worried that my annuals and vegetables will not be able to withstand all this rain and I'm worried that I'll never get a tan!

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Supplies:

Stamps:  Extreme Elements, Papillon Potpourri (SU); Just A Number (Close To My Heart)

Accessories:  Elegant Butterfly Punch (SU); black rhinestones (KaiserCraft)

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Freshly Made Sketches 90

This week at Freshly Made Sketches Linda Callahan is the hostess and she has created a square sketch that is right up my alley.  As luck would have it, one of my co-workers is turning the big 5-0 today and I remembered almost at the last minute that I needed a card.  All the stars aligned because the color challenge at The Paper Players seemed adaptable to a masculine card and the challenge at Catered Crop was to make a masculine card, so I combined all three to make this:

I love the color-block look of this card, totally thanks to this fun sketch.  And what makes this extra fun is that this card I made last week was a Mellow Yellow winner over at the Catered Crop so my card today will be featured over there.

Our super-deluxe Freshly Made Sketches design team has got some super-deluxe and fantastic cards to show you this week so be sure to check them out.  I hope you have time to join us in the gallery!

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Robotastic!

I have discovered that I love robots ever since The Alley Way Stamps released the uber cool stamp set Bot Time.  I had a lot of fun coloring up this cutie pie.

And in a rare triple crown feat, I made this card for three challenges:  the sketch from I {Heart} Sketches, the colors at Nacho Average Challenge and the washi challenge at Just Us Girls.  Whew!

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colourQ 193

This week the color palette at colourQ is based on this colorful Hawaiian shirt from Hula Girl.  Back in the olden days I would have run for the hills when I saw a color challenge like this, but now I recognize a challenge like this as a way to stretch myself creatively.  Sometimes I hit it, sometimes I don't, but the journey is always fun!

For this card I used the sketch at Deconstructed Sketch as my layout  because I find that a layout with lots of layers and interesting things (like flags) to be a great way to incorporate diverse colors like these.  As luck would have it the challenge this week at CAS-ual Fridays was to use flags or banners so I consider that to be kismet!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head on over to colourQ and check out the other cards and scrapbook layouts from the design team!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Grunge Me (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:  Island Indigo, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP, Welcome Neighbor DSP, Wintergreen DSP, Island Indigo DSP (SU)

Accessories:  Woodland Park button (October Afternoon); Stitched Sentiment Flag (Lil' Inker Designs)

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Lemonade for CTS31

The other day I made a card using primarily kraft, black and yellow and I liked it so much that I wanted to give those colors a try again.

And of course, the new Lemon Squeezy from The Alley Way Stamps was perfect for what I had in mind.  I loosely based this card on the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch.  The lemon on the upper corner of the image sorta, kinda mirrored the image of the circle on the sketch so I thought I'd be ok (poetic license and all).  I did put the sentiment in the general area of where it's supposed to be so I hope I'm not in big trouble with the ladies over there.  

And I can't leave without mentioning that this stamp set is available for FREE this month over at The Alley Way Stamps.  All you have to do is spend $40 and this set will be automatically added to your order.  Check out all the details at The Alley Way Stamps.

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Happy Birthday for DD#56 and CCMC255

I just wanted to pop in quickly today with a card I made with the pretty colors at Dynamic Duos and the lovely sketch at Create With Connie and Mary.

As I was putting this together it occurred to me that vellum might look nice on my card so I layered it over the Soft Suede cardstock.  I stamped the leaves on it and at first they looked quite splotchy so I ended up going over it with a marker.  I adhered it with the stamped image facing down so that it has a little softer look.

I was on a roll last night in my stamp room and actually managed to make three cards!   I needed to get a jump start on things for the week ahead because in a couple of hours I'm headed over to my nephew's graduation party and I'll be gone all day.  I'm bringing the sangria, YUM!

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Supplies:

Stamps:  Raining Flowers, Summer Silhouettes, Itty Bitty Banners

Accessories:  Bitty Banners die, Dimensionals

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BE Inspired 30

Boy am I ever glad it's Friday!  It's been a busy week at work and next week promises to be even worse, so I'm extra glad that it's the end of the week and I can kick back and relax for a couple of days before the rat race resumes!

Today is the reveal of the new BE Inspired Challenge at The Alley Way Stamps blog.  This time around we've got great summer-time inspiration for you!

There is nothing like some cold sherbet on a hot summer day!  I took my inspiration from the pastel colors of the photo and used some Groovy Guava, Primrose Petals and some cool minty washi that I had in my stash.  The arrows are from the newly released Good Point and the sentiment is from Life is Short.

Challenge time at The Alley Way Stamps blog means a chance to win a free stamp set!  All you have to do is participate in the challenge by making a project inspired by the photo above.  You have to use an image from The Alley Way Stamps to qualify for prizes and if you don't own any stamps yet, you can find freebies HERE!  Check out all the details of the challenge HERE.

One lucky participant will be chosen as the Top Pick with a free stamp set as the prize.  And if that's not great enough, a random participant will also be chosen who will also receive a free stamp set!  How cool is that?

I recently discovered a new challenge called I {Heart} Card Sketches so I used that as my layout.  I think it's a bit hard to see in the photo, but I paper pierced a circle similar to the circle design in the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I get to see you in the BE Inspired gallery!

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