Seas the Day!

 I just want to let you all know there is still a week left to play along in our bold and summery color challenge at Inky Paws!

 

Yes, I know that sea scenes are generally associated with soothing and peaceful blues and greens, but hey why not "seas the day" and go bright, bold, and hot!  Why not use red, pink, orange, and yellow!!

Today's card features "Tranquil Tides" from Newton"Nook. My card is anything but tranquil, huh? 

I hope you join us for this summery color challenge at Inky Paws! You have two weeks to play along at Inky Paws!  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.

The deadline to enter today's challenge is this Friday July 31, 2020 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Lights on!

 Today is a reminder that you have one more week to join the fun at Cupcake Inspirations!! We are hosting a cool almost nautical color inspiration. Blue, white, and yellow. Not that any of my cards were the least bit nautical in theme.

 

Today's card features 2 stamp sets from Mama Elephant- oldies but goodies. "Light's Out" and "My Sunshine" Unfortunately,  they are no longer available at Mama Elephant.

You have two weeks to play along with our blue, yellow, and white color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations!

Beachin'

Happy Friday! And boy am I happy!! I start my vacation today and as happy as I am to be off from work, this year's vacation is a bit sad. I normally spend it with my brother and SIL. Covid changed all that and I am having a staycation, where I will be spending the majority of my time in my studio. All is not lost!

Today starts a new challenge at CAS on Friday. the theme this week is:

SUMMER

What is more summery than time at the beach! I love these little beach houses, someting I have never actually seen at the beaches of New Jersey or Delaware.

Today's card features "Beside the Sea" by Avery Elle. I think the saying is from Impression Obsession.

You have two weeks to share your summery creations at CAS on Friday! Show me how you summer!!

Sharks again!!!!

I am sure you all are thinking...."oh no, not sharks again!!" For some reason "Shark Bites" from Newton's Nook seems to be one of my go to sets of stamps. And not surprising I grabbed it for the bold summery color challenge happening at Inky Paws.

 Who doesn't love red, pink, orange, and yellow sharks!!  They don't seem so menacing in these vibrant colors!

I hope you join us for this summery color challenge at Inky Paws! You have two weeks to play along at Inky Paws!  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.

The deadline to enter today's challenge is this Friday July 31, 2020 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

WOW!!

 

Good morning all! It's a hot one in southeastern Pa. Temps will be in the 90's for the next several days. I don't have air conditioning in my studio so I am dependent upon fans. Sometimes it is just to hot to work. I did have fun making this card and got to use my new stencil set from The Greetery. It is sooooooo much fun.

The new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations made to easy to choose my colors.

You have two weeks to play along with our blue, yellow, and white color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations!

Buttons, ribbons, and Christmas, oh my

Alright I have to ask the question. When was the last time you added ribbon or buttons to your creations? I can tell you for me, it has been a really long time. But there is something about buttons, ribbons and Christmas that just go together.

The new challenge at Christmas 24 is:

Buttons and Ribbons

Here is the perfect opportunity to use up those we rolls of ribbon that Ellen Hutson sends to you with you crafting order. Or if you are like me, you have a bin filled with buttons that you just couldn't part with.

My card today features the layering Christmas trees from  Hero Arts. The ornaments on the tree are wee little buttons from my button stash.

So dust off your button box or dig out those scraps of ribbon and join us for our "button and ribbon" challenge at Christmas 24.

Purrrr-fect wave

Another CAS card from Newton's Perfect Wave from Newton's Nook for the "summertime" challenge at Inky Paws. 

I love the idea of a focal image and the supporting stencil. This card features the sunscape stencil also from NN. The card is not only CAS but quick and can be used with a variety of images.

 

 

I hope you join us for this summery challenge at Inky Paws! You have one more week to play along at Inky Paws! Try my CAS idesw of a stencil background and a focal image! We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.

The deadline to enter today's challenge is this Friday July 17, 2020 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Flowers and Bling

 

 

 Today is the second week for our combo challenge at Cupcake Inspiration with our friends at Double Trouble. This is a super fun challenge. Flowers and bling?!!? Come on stampers, an easy one.

But if you are stuck check out the tic-tac-toe grid at Double Trouble to give you some ideas.

  

My card uses the center grid, "summer, flowers, and  diecuts.

 
Today's card features the well loved and inked Altenew stamp set, "Best Mom". The background, "thanks" is a VERY old HA stamp set. No longer available. Sorry.

When you enter our challenge this week, be sure to run over to the Double Trouble Challenge blog and see what their co-coordinating challenges are, so  you can link up with them as well!  The more aspects of the challenge you do, the more entries you will receive to win their prize! 

You have two weeks to play along! I can't wait to see what you create!

Embrace the blue space

You all know that I am a CAS kinda gal and that I just want to embrace the white space. But what about the blue space?

Today's new challenge at CAS on Friday is asking us to just do that.  The new challenge is:

ANYTHING BUT WHITE

Thus my blue card where I have embraced the blue space in my CAS card. I love this card because it show cases a really cool technique by Yana Smakula. To make it easy for you I am adding the video here. This tecnique is perfect for use with this outta the box CAS challenge.

My card today features one of my favorite floral stamps-"Dainty Daisies" from Newtons Nook. 

You have two weeks to embrace our "anything but white" challenge at CAS on Friday. If you are stuck for an idea, give  Yana's cool technique a try.

Have fun!!

Hang ten!

 

It's feeling like summer here in southeastern Pa. Temps will be in the 90's for the next several days. It is perfect inspiration for the challenge at Inky Paws!

It's a perfect time to hang ten and catch the perfect wave!!

I am not a surfer but it sure looks fun, but at my age I would probably drown or break a hip!! I was curious though what exactly "hang ten" means.

Straight from Wikipedia:

A Hang Ten is a surfing maneuver in which a surfer stands and hangs all his or her toes over the nose of the board. Usually this can only be done on a heavy long board.

 

Today's card features Newton's Perfect Wave from Newton's Nook and the "waves" stencil. 

I hope you join us for this summery challenge at Inky Paws! You have two weeks to play along at Inky Paws! We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.

The deadline to enter today's challenge is this Friday July 17, 2020 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

I'm a sweetie!

 

 

Hey Everyone!! Today I am starting a new adventure. I am a sweetie  at Cupcake Inspirations. I know many of you are thinking- but Sue T. you have always been a sweetie!! But now it s official!!

Here is what Cupcake Inspirations is all about:

"Cupcake Inspirations is a fun, calorie free way to challenge your crafting skills. Each week we provide a delicious cupcake to inspire you to craft."

What's not to love, cupcakes and crafting?!!?

 

The team at CI must have known I was coming because the first challenge is right up my alley.

 

 

 

 Flowers!! I love flowers, who doesn't love flowers and pairing them with pearls or sequins?!!? Well this challenge is a no brainer!! I expect everyone to play along!

 

Today is even more special though. For our challenge today we are joining up with the team at Double Trouble for even more fun

 

The challenge at Double Trouble involves the TicTacToe board. Pair it with the flowers and bling at Cupcake Inspirations and you have double the fun!!

Today's card features all the elements of the challenge at CI but I also used the middle column at DT- summer, flowers and, die cuts.You might be questioning the die cut- my second layer was die cut. I used a favorite Clearly Besotted stamp set.  

 
When you enter our challenge this week, be sure to run over to the Double Trouble Challenge blog and see what their co-coordinating challenges are, so  you can link up with them as well!  The more aspects of the challenge you do, the more entries you will receive to win their prize! 

You have two weeks to play along! i can't wait to see what you create!