It's all about the 4th of July today. I used the Fun Stampers Journey "Bucket List" stamp set for the theme of my card today. Whatever your drink of choice is, there's always red cups to put those drinks in all summer long!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!!

Paper Craft Crew #249 sketch challenge.

​http://papercraftcrew.com/pcc249-sketch-challenge/

Nothing like a little sarcasm for those you love. You always love those closest to you, but they do drive you a little crazy here and there. As well, your car is always great until it breaks down and/or needs some maintenance...

For this challenge I flipped the card on its side and decided to use humorous stamps from Rubbernecker Stamps. Click the links below for some of the products I've used.

http://www.rubbernecker.com/searchresults.asp?Search=Old+truck&Submit=

http://www.rubbernecker.com/searchresults.asp?Search=Give+you+trouble+&Submit=

Case This Sketch #227 challenge.

​http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2017/06/case-this-sketch-227.html?m=1

Here's my last teacher card for a little while. Teachers are important teachers all of us in one way or another. We may curse them when we are younger and even when we are a bit older, but they are the foundation for all of our learning. So thank you for all you do!

Today's card focuses on patterned paper for Simon Says Wednesday challenge.

Simon Says Wednesday challenge is all about patterned paper. Like the rest of you I'm not without a shortage of paper.

​http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-use-patterned-paper/

Happy Saturday all! I hope your weekend is starting out good. It's rainy here in New England today, so sunny Florida or California at Disney would be really nice today. Oh well, I guess I have to settle for the wise Walt Disney quote instead...

Today's card is about 3-dementions for the Simon Says Monday Challenge this week. I used the sparkle embossing folder and rhinestones for my touchy feely.

With school coming to an end, I'm still making cards for teachers. So I'll be posting a few more cards the next few days to say thanks to our fabulous teachers. I have a couple of friends who have asked for teacher cards, so it was great to have gone to the Heirloom Rubber Stamp & PaperArts Festival again this year and find some fantastic stamps. Not only great for teachers but great for students and graduations.

I'm using some of my new "Our Daily Bread" stamp sets. There are some great stamp companies out there, and this is a great one. They have some perfect sayings that really help personalize cards.

This card is for the Stamp Ink Paper Sketch Challenge #103. Keeping it simple can be hard at times, but I think I added just enough to make it special without going overboard.

​http://stampinkpaper.com/2017/06/sip-challenge-103-a-sketch/

It's graduation time again! Time for a card that celebrates these terrific milestones. It's always the end of one accomplishment, and the beginning of a new chapter of life. I've actually graduated 4 times, since I took the long road... Graduated high school then took a break after 1 year of college. I just wasn't sure what I wanted to do when I grew up. Then I went back for my associates degree in nursing, then my bachelors degree a few years later, and last graduated 5 years ago with my masters degree in nursing.

Good luck to all the graduates this year and all of you working on your degrees. All your hard work will pay off!!

I hope you enjoy this card! I used my new Typewriter Set by Technique Junkies. Another great find at the craft fair last weekend! Click the link below to check it out.
​http://techniquejunkies.com/typewriter-set/

Simon Says Wednesday challenge, make it masculine.
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/
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This is a belated birthday card for my nephew. At least he's 23 years old, and understands that when your clutch goes on your car alyour birthday gift will be a little late... LOL!! Yes I'm one of the last people on Earth who still prefers to drive a manual transmission.

This is a card that combines 2 challenges including the Stamp Ink Paper "masculine" and Simon Says Monday "masculine" challenge. I used a stenciling technique, plus used my new stamp set that I splurged on at the paper craft fair last weekend. Click link to see stamp set. http://www.paperandpurlgurl.com/blog/happy-funday-sunday

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm pretty sarcastic most of the time, so when I saw this sarcasm stamp at the fair I couldn't pass it up either! I hope you enjoy this card!

Stamp Ink Paper challenge #102

​http://stampinkpaper.com/2017/06/sip-challenge-102-masculine/

Simon Says Monday Masculine challenge

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=9379

List of supplies:

Stamping Up products
Delightful Dijon ink pad
Tiptop taupe ink pad
Sahara sand paper
Very vanilla paper
Tiptop taupe paper
Delightful Dijon paper
Woodland embossing folder
pop dots

Local King Rubber Stamp products
European vacation stamp and die set
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Lawn Fawn products
Hang in there stamp set

Inspiration Obsession products
Love Ya

Technique Junkies products
Sarcasm

Gina Marie products
Stitched-circles nesting dies
​Stitched-circles boarders nesting dies
Sitched-rectangle nesting dies

Tim Holtz products
Stencil- Brick background
Distressed Ink - Old Paper
Dabber

Art Anthology Inc. products
​Stencil- Mechanical background

*your favorite double sided tape and scissors
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Today's combination is using the colors of Just Add Ink with the sketch of the Paper Craft Crew. At least the carousel horses are a signe of summer with all this rain. I made another teacher themed card for a friend who needs a couple cards for end of the school year. I thought the whimsical carousel theme would be fun.

Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge #246

http://papercraftcrew.com/pcc246-sketch-challenge/

Just Add Ink #362 colour challenge

​http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2017/06/just-add-ink-362colour.html?m=1

Yesterday was a great day at the Heirloom Rubber Stamp & PaperArts Festival with my friend Linda!! If you're looking for something to do this weekend check it out! Click the link below for more information.
http://www.easternstatesexposition.com/events/2017/rubber-stamp--paper-arts-festival

​My big splurge was this stamp & die set! But I will certainly be making some great cards with this set!
​http://localkingrubberstamp.com/

​Great to see some of my Stamping friends Vickie, Crystal, & Laurie! Happy stamping everyone!!

Today's the day for the Heirloom Rubber Stamp & PaperArts Festival! If you're looking for something to do this weekend check it out! Click the link below for more information.
http://www.easternstatesexposition.com/events/2017/rubber-stamp--paper-arts-festival

Today's challenge is all about circles. I used Stamping Up By the Shore DPS that has circle accents with the starfish as the background. Then more circles for the flip flops using both By the Shore DPS and Paper Trey's flipping out stamp and die set with some round pearl accents.

I hope all you enjoy this card!

Simon Says: We're going around in circles Monday challenge.

​http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=8968