Calendar Girls January Challenge

Happy Sunday!

Our challenge this month which was given to use by our dear friend Jeanette. We were to pick a previous card...and use the image to create a whole new card.

Previous card and image.

New card and image.

I did color the image pretty similiar.

With the new card I colored the image, cut it out and secured it with popdots, making it into a baby card.

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Snowflakes....My One Word Challenge!

Hello dear friends...its been a very long time.

This month our challenge was to make a card using theone word that was given to me by Carol,  a friend and  fellow Calendar Girl. Mine is Snowflakes.

My snowflakes were from a previous card kit that I had recieved, not sure if they are dies or punches...if you can help me out, I would love to know were these are from. I heat embossed the swirls using snowflake embossing powder, and sprayed the snowflakes with glimmer mist. It doesn't show up very well in the pictures. I got this great camera for Christmas and am still trying to figure it all out.

Here it is...hope you like it!

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August Duel

Good Morning Friends.....

I cannot believe that summer is almost over! Fall is a great season, but I could do with a longer summer and shorter winter.

Our theme this month is 'It is Hot!~~~~~Lets Keep it Cool!

Paola is our hostess, and she sent an amazing card kit this month. There were so many goodies to chose from!

Our favorite summer past time is picnicing and going to the beach, when the kids were younger we were at the cabin at least 2 weekends out of a month.

My card:

Image: Whipper Snapper Designs.

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Calendar Girls July Challenge

Good Morning Friends!

This month I challenged the Calendar Girls to make a card without using a stamped image. They could make it for any occasion, any season, any color....but just not use any stamping, except for the sentiment. I chose to make a card using 1sheet of patterened paper by 7 Gypsies, and ribbon.

The sheet of patterened paper is from 7 Gypsies...Lille Paper: Beautiful. I cut different pictures from the paper, mounted it on black cardstock (scrap stash), the card base is Natural (Archivers), and the ribbon is from SU!.

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July Dueling Time....

Hello Friends, Welcome!

Our July hostess for our duel was Terry, and she sent us an awesome card kit! Thank you, Terry!

Our theme is 'Garden of Friendship', and our challenge is to give a story or memory of a good friend.

My circle of friends is pretty limited. One memory that I have is from high school, and I guess that has been on my mind due to our class reunion that is coming up. One friend that comes to mind is Judy, she was my BFF all through junior high and high school. We would do everything together, we even worked at the same cafe in our little town. I haven't seen her in years and hopefully this summer I will run into her. (My mom still lives in the town I grew up in.)

Now for my card:

Front view

showing the layered flower

Inside the card

The whole kit was so cute that I had a very hard time choosing what to use.

Items used in the kit.

Image and sentiment: Fred Bear "Oopsie Daisies" - My Favorite Things

DP: Flower Words, DCWV

Felt Flowers: Favorite Findings

Buttons: assorted

Doily Martha Stewart Crafts. (which actually was white, but I sponged ink over mine to make it pink)

Thank you for peeking at my blog today!



Sisterhood May card

Good Morning Friends!

Just wanted to share the card I made for the May Sisterhood card swap. Our hostess challenged us to make manly cards...which isn't as easy as it sounds. I like flowers, bling, pearls, and glitter...but this card has none of it. (I did use ribbon though)

Hope you like it!

Its a very clean and simple card, using neutral cardstock, and SU's Lovely as a Tree stamp set. The inside I left blank so it can be used for any occasion.

Have a great day!

We are shaping it up....cards that is!

Good Morning Friends!

We Calendar Girls were given another challenge this month....Barb our lovely hostess challanged us to shape up for the summer.

Here was our challenge....

The month of May can bring many things—Mother’s Day, Graduation, Prom, Memorial Day—all are wonderful events. However, May does bring one thing to mind—Skin. You know—like short sleeved tops, capris, shorts, flip flops/sandals, sundresses—all things that bring a frightful thought to our mind as our body is not in shape to show skin. So, let’s Shape Up. No—not running, biking, weights, but cards that have a different shape. So, your May card is to be a Shutter Card, Side Step Card, Gate Fold, Easel Card, Joy Fold, Criss Cross, etc. Any shape works—but to be true to the challenges we have had in the past—try a new shape that you have not used recently or really take a leap and try a design that you have never done before! The theme of the card can be for any event that happens before posting our next Challenge by the Charming Carol on June 28th—a birthday, wedding, shower, etc.

So, are you ready to take the challenge? Are you ready to Shape Up? Are you ready to show some skin--just kidding................

I hope you like this challenge and that you do trying a new shape in your card making or dust off a technique that you have not done in a long time. And, most of all--- Have Fun!!!

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I have never made a different shaped card that I cut and scored befored...so I made an Easel Card. (its one of the easy ones) My card is square, the next set I make will be the standard A2 sized.

Hope you like it:

Image-MFT Summer Beach Bum
Ink-Momento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink
DP-My Minds Eye Lime Twist
Embellishments-Self adhesive pearls
Other-Copics