CCMC #25 and STS #22

Happy Friday!
Can you believe that there is only one week left of June?
Where does the time go?

Summertime is always full of celebrations--weddings, anniversaries and new babies!
I just got Simon Says Stamps new set We're Expecting.  I adore the bird images in this set.

I made a new baby card for a girl using the large outline bird along with the sketch from Seize the Sketch and the colours from the Colour Me Challenge!

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Dynamic Duos #73 and Seize he Sketch #5

Happy World Card Making Day!
What are your plans for today?

Time for this week's new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!
This week is a bold and sassy colour duo, hope you play along.

For my card I used the new sketch at Seize the Sketch and gave it a counterclockwise turn.  Really loving the rich vibrant colours against the white.  I stamped the chevron on white and fussy cut, then created a banner the same width that I embossed the sentimentn on. I will also be submitting this to Seize the Sketch #5.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)  Island Indigo (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Autumn Pattern Pieces (Papertrey Ink) Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Ink:  Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink) VersaMark (Tsukineko)

other: foam tape, white embossingn powder

Happy (Belated) Birthday Marybeth!

Happy Belated Birthday Marybeth!

I am sure that you know Marybeth from Marybeth's Time for Paper! Well today we are having a surprise Blog Hop in honour of her birthday that was earlier this month! Joyce from cards-by-the-sea and Cathy from Empty Nest Crafter are our hosts for today's blog hop. 

Marybeth is one the sweetest ladies in blogland and also one of my very first blogging friends. She always leaves the sweetest comments and creates the most gorgeous cards. If you haven't gone before you should go visit her blog to see her incredible talent!

I had already mailed off a card to her for her birthday when this blog hop came light, so an extra happy birthday because you now have two cards! ;) 

I hope you celebrate with us today by visiting the other participants to see their beautiful cards!

Joyce

Cathy

Ally

Bev

Bonnie

Carol J.

Carol S.

Christina

Darnell

Helen

Jeanne

Jill
Kara
Kelly
Kim
Lisa
Nancy
Renee
Sharron
Sue
Tracey
Vickie

I am also going to submit this card to the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger, Seize the Sketch, Seize the Birthday and the Lil' Inkers Birthday Challenge challenges.  With this week`s Tuesday Trigger I was inspired by the pretty flower and the colours. I just picked this paper up last week and it seemed perfect for the occasion!

 

Enjoy your blog hop Marybeth I know you are surprised!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Seize the Sketch #1 and 23 years

Seize the Sketch is a new challenge blog which is the offspring of Seize the Birthday!

Many of my Scrapping friends are on the DT for Seize the Sketch so I had to play along.

Exactly 23 years ago today, I married my best friend and high school sweetheart!

He made me laugh then and he makes me laugh now even though there are currently 800 miles between us as he is working in Wisconsin.  I made a card for him HERE a few weeks ago but I made another card using the sketch.  He is coming home in a couple week's to take our son to University so I have lots of time to decide which card I will give him, maybe both! When I selected this picture my daughter gave me an "Awww, you were both so young!". I had noticed that too.  LOL

Cardstock:  Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: My Heart (Waltzingmouse) Sending My Love (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Pure Poppy (Papertery Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: foam tape