Sugar Pea Designs - Mix it Up Challenge #15

Lately I have begun to share card sketches with the ladies in my card making group. This week I selected this sketch from Sugar Pea Designs#15 and so I decided to post the card I made. This image is NBUS (never before used) and an older one from SU! which I purchased at a garage sale. I chose to stamp and heat emboss and then watercolor using distress inks.

Stamps - Inspired by Stamping "Beautiful Iris" (sentiment), SU! "A Happy Thing" (image)

Paper - SU! snippets, watercolor

Inks - Versafine, Distress Inks

Other - embossing powder

Note: Anita from France shared how to recycle a Wink of Stella pen when it was empty. This makes for a nice paint brush and there is a little bit of glitter in the water. You simply take the pen apart and pry off the black (I used scissors), filled with water and use. Thanks Anita.

http://sugarpeadesigns.com/blog/2016/09/14/mix-it-up-challenge-15/

NBUS Challenge #7 Anything Goes

This is my third and last entry into Darnell's NBUS challenge and both stamps are NBUS. I heat embossed both the image and the sentiment, and colored Granny with Copics. She was matted onto black cs and attached to a piece of designer paper. The sentiment was also mounted onto black cs but I popped it up with dimensionals.

I found this saying pretty funny and it made me think of myself. My choice of non-profanity words would be, "oh thunder," and "dagnabit." One has to be careful around the little kids.

Thanks Darnell for all your hard work and for all the pleasure you give the members of your fan club.

Stamps - Funny Bones by Riley & Co. "Swearing," Art Impressions, "Golden Oldies" (UMI1165

Paper - Neenah, snippet of designer paper, SU!black cs

Other - Copics, Versafine, embossing powder

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2016/08/its-here-nbus-challenge-7.html

NBUS Challenge #7 - Anything Goes with NBUS!

This is my second card for the challenge and I am using two NBUS products. First I stamped the ballerina and sentiment from MFT on Neenah paper and colored with Copics. Secondly I die cut with a new die from the latest Stamp of Approval kit. I punched a hole and added SU! ribbon and added five pearl pieces of bling. This card is for my granddaughter who turns five in October. When I purchased this stamp set a while ago it was so I could make a card for Kiera. Below is my inspiration photo.

Stamp - MFT "Tutu Cute" (NBUS)

Die Cut - Lovely Notes Collection from Stamp of Approval (NBUS)

Paper - Neenah, Lasting Impressions

Other - ribbon SU! Pretty in Pink, pearls (Michaels), Wink of Stella

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2016/08/its-here-nbus-challenge-7.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Djkardkreations+%28djkardkreations%29

NBUS Challenge #7 - Anything Goes with NBUS!

Wow another Darnell challenge. Thanks Miss Darnell for all the hard work you do to make the challenges unique and fun - just like you. All the stamps are from MFT and the NBUS is the beach chairs. First I stamped the watercolor backdrop in SU Baja Breeze and the chairs and sentiment were stamped in VersaFine and heat embossed. After trimming this piece I mounted it onto BB card stock and the white base card. It really makes a nice card in my humble opinion. The other image in the set is swaying palm trees with a hammock.

Stamps - MFT "The Beach," "WC Backdrops"

Ink - SU! Baja Breeze, VersaFine Onyx Black

Paper - Neenah, Michaels 110# cs, SU! Baja Breeze

Other - Zing! Clear embossing powder

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2016/08/its-here-nbus-challenge-7.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Djkardkreations+%28djkardkreations%29

Paper Smooches August 2016 "Friendship"

This is only the second time I have entered a card to a Paper Smooches challenge. I must admit I kinda collect the stamps and use them but not in PS challenges. For this card I used stamps from three different sets. In my scrap box I found this piece of previously die cut designer paper. The images  were stamped in Memento ink and colored with Copics. A smidge of Distress ink was sponged for the sand and sky and then I added a little line work. Lastly I added some hemp cord.

Stamps - Paper Smooches: Delightful Greetings, My Peeps, Summer Lovin

Ink - Memento, Copics, Distress Ink

Paper - Neenah, Lasting Impressions

Other - MFT Hemp Cord, Copic Multi Liner

http://papersmooches.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-challenge-friendship.html

Seize the Birthday "Anything Goes" Birthday

I like making a card specifically for one person in particular. This year one of my new students is into anything with a coastal/ocean theme and in particular mermaids. I found this adorable stamp and selected it to make a card for my friend. I began by stamping with Memento ink onto Neenah paper and coloring with copics. Next I used a new stencil from MFT and lightly stenciled with Distress ink tumbled glass. I die cut this piece with a scalloped die from Sugar Pea, and then cut a mat from orchid opulence paper. After attaching this image to baja breeze cs at an angle and then applied some Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents and some lavender crystals on her fish tail.

Stamps - Impression Obsession (D19179) Mermaid, Hero Arts (CL372) Sentiment

Paper - Neenah, SU!

Stencil - MFT Circle Grid

Die Cut - Sugar Cut Birthday Journal Card

Inks - Memento, Copics, Distress

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2016/08/anything-goes.html

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge August 2016

This card is being submitted to CAS Mix Up Card Challenge for August. I love using stencils and this is probably one of my favorite cards. Not only did I use the stencil but also brushos and a spray of water, but I also stamped and heat embossed. Heat embossing is also one of my favorite supplies and I keep my heat gun on my work table and the embossing powder within arm's reach. This stamp is from Michael's in a new stamp set that also includes a stencil (not this one) and some designs. What makes this card special to me is that I made it for my husband for our anniversary, a big whopping 49 years.

Stamp - Water - Brushos - Heat Embossing - Stencil

Stencil - Artplorations Leaf Print

Stamp - Michael's (name unknown)

Other - WC paper, Brushos, bling, VersaFine, embossing powder, black cardstock

http://casmixup.blogspot.com/2016/08/cas-mix-up-august-challenge.html

Below I have attached our wedding photo. Not only was I wearing a mini dress and fishnet hose but I love the Capezio Mary Jane's. What I want to point out is that in this photo I have relatively slender legs but now my legs are large, not because of weight but because of a somewhat unknown condition called Lymphedema.

 Eleven years ago I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and had a lymph node removed and five weeks of radiation. I went on with my life. Then this past year a friend told me she thought I might have lymphedema and not veinous insuffiency which the doctor said I had. To shorten the story a second doctor put me in a Lymphatic Physical Therapy  program at Scripps LaJolla. I had seven weeks of therapy and now have special garments to wear. I try to use the pool several times a week. Why am I telling you this? Because few people know of this condition nor do doctors. The lymphatic system is given little attention in medical school. Millions, I repeat millions of people have lymphedema. Many women who have had breast cancer have lymphedema and wear a garment on their arm. Fortunately lymphedema now has a spokesperson who is working hard to raise monies for research - Kathy Bates. When I saw a show with Kathy speaking about her cancer I was elated and grateful for her coming forward. Honestly I am the lucky one as many people have it much worse than I. My legs are both swollen but symetrical as some people have one leg normal and one very large. I need to be careful I don't injure my legs as this could lead to an infection. Anyhow I just thought I would share this with you so that I could do my one small part in bringing awareness to Lymphedema. Thank you.