Watermelon Hello

WooHoo, it’s Friday!

It is a beautiful and warm day here … a wonderful sunny summer day!  Just the kind of day to share some juicy and sweet watermelon.  I made this card in honor of all the sweet memories I have of sharing this summer deliciousness with family and friends. 

Here are the details:

Stamp sets:  Endless Birthday Wishes and Work of Art

Card stock:  Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White and All Abloom DSP Stack (retired)

Ink:  Mossy Meadow and Strawberry Slush

Misc:  Hexagon punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (heart), Daffodil Delight 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, Glue Dots, 2-Way Glue, SNAIL adhesive and Stampin’ Dimensionals

This card is entered into the follow challenges:

Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog - #135, Anything Goes w/Twist: Summer

Clear It Out Challenge – Theme: Anything Goes + Stash: Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - SWEET

Sunday Stamps – SSC104

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Blessings and Happy Crafting,

Belinda

Red, White and Blue Congrats

Happy Thursday!

I am back at the craft desk today.  Yesterday I spent in front of or under a fan since our A/C was out.  Thank goodness it was a cooler day (85 tops … that’s cool for Texas in July), but it was one of the most humid day in days … ugh!  The A/C went out Monday evening and was out all day Tuesday.  My furry felines had a great time running from window to window chasing birds and squirrels.  At night they slapped at geckos on the window screens when I had the lights on … too hot to keep lights on.  I am so thankful for the A/C guy that came out to repair the A/C.  Bless his heart he had to come out twice because of a faulty part.  Just a few hours after we were blissfully cool again the A/C went out … again.  David, our A/C guy had to make the long trip back into town to get us operating again.  I am thankful for a working A/C and the cool it produces.  Well, let’s get onto the project from the craft desk.

I decided to play around with Red, White and Blue for this project.  Can’t celebrate in July without a little Red, White and Blue, so here is a little ‘Congrats’ card. 

I pulled out the Chalk Talk Framelits dies to make the sentiment pop off the page with some Gold Foil paper.  I added a star and some stripes for a subtle nod to the celebration of our nation.  One of the stamp sets used here was from the Paper Pumpkin Birthday Bundle kit.  I really love those balloons.  And here is an inside view:

On the inside I added another balloon with a star and a banner for the sentiment.  The red and white stripe DSP was used as the foundation for the sentiments banner.  I had a lot of fun playing around with these stamps and paper choices.  Although I love red, white and blue color combos, I don't play with them often.  

Here are the details:

Stamp sets:  Paper Pumpkin Birthday Bundle and SAB2015 Simply Wonderful (retired)

Card stock:  Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White, Gold Foil and Fresh Prints DSP stack (retired)

Ink:  Pacific Point and Real Red

Misc:  Chalk Talk Framelits dies, Banner and Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack punches, Cherry Cobbler and Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL adhesive and Stampin’ Dimensionals

This card is entered into the follow challenges:

Just Us Girls - #300, Congratulations

Dies R Us Challenge Blog - #28, Stars and Stripes

Less is More - #231, Red, White & Blue

Addicted to Stamps - #152, Mark, use anything that makes a mark

Addicted to CAS – Code Word:  PATRIOTIC

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Blessings and Happy Crafting,

Belinda

Bitty Banners Birthday

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How’s your Tuesday?

I started clearing off my desk this afternoon and soon began playing with the ‘trash’ on my desk … you know, the bits and pieces of previous projects.  The remains of a project that I made several months ago Framed Thoughts of You with Cuttlebug Mania … kept drawing my attention from my appointed task (heehee).  I soon had a card base on my desk and was arranging the little squares and deciding on a stamp to use for said ‘trash’ project.  Below is the product of my ‘clearing off my desk’ project.

I just love the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and was sad when Stampin’ Up! discontinued it from the catalog.  So, I had a great time this afternoon playing around with this stamp set and coordinating framelit dies.  Here are the details:

Stamp set:  Itty Bitty Banners (retired)

Card stock:  Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Real Red, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White

Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Real Red and Tangerine Tango

Misc:  Squares Collection Framelits Dies (remains of #2), Bitty Banner Framelit Dies, Brights Candy Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL adhesive

This card is entered into the follow challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge - #113, Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - #96, Banner, Pennant

Crazy 4 Challenges – C4C290, Masculine

{Cupcake Inspirations} Challenge – CIC317, Sprinkles

613 Avenue Create - #131, Anything Goes w/Twist Use flags for color or sketch or combo

Seize the Birthday – Anything Goes w/optional Twist: Red, White and Blue
Creative Card Crew -  #91, Die-Cuts

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Blessings and Happy Crafting,

Belinda

Spring Flowers Birthday with Cuttlebug Mania

Happy Tuesday Crafters,

If it is Tuesday, it is Cuttlebug Mania time.  This week we are playing the Tic-Tac-Toe game.  So join in on the fun with your favorite manual die-cutting  and/or embossing tools to create a terrific project.

Challenge - Tic - Tac - Toe

Use the chart below to inspire your project.

For a chance at winning an awesome prize,

link your creation at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks (July 7 through July 20, 2015)

You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,

dies or embossing folders to enter out challenge.

Please tell us what products you've used in your post!!!

Our sponsor this challenge is:

Digi Scrap Kits

Here is my creation for this week:

I CASE'd this from Deb Valder.  It was super fast and easy to make.  I chose to work with the middle horizontal line of the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge grid.   That being said, I used a strawberry pink, embossed with Spring Flowers embossing folder and used a birthday theme.

Here are more details:

Card size:  A2 - 8.50" x 5.50", scored and folded at 4.25"
Long piece - Blackberry Bliss 5.125" x 2.125"; Raspberry Ripple 5" x 2"
Rectangular piece - Blackberry Bliss 3.125" x 3.625"; Raspberry Ripple 3" x 3.50"
Stamp set:  Endless Birthday
Card stock:  Blackberry Bliss, Raspberry Ripple (retired) and Whisper White
Ink:  Blackberry Bliss
Misc:  Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blackberry Bliss Thick Baker's Twine (retired), Glue Dots and Stampin' Dimensionals

I tied the Blackberry Bliss Thick Baker's Twine around the rectangular piece to mimic ribbon around a gift in keeping with the Birthday theme for this card.  Again, this was a very quick and easy card.


Now it is your turn to create a project using the Tic-Tac-Toe chart.  Looking forward to seeing your creations at the Cuttlebug Mania challenge site.


This card is entered in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - #286, Anything Goes
CAS on Sunday - #62, Embossing

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Blessings and Happy Crafting,
Belinda

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