Flag Colors

Hello friends, at Stencil Fun our OPTIONAL theme is
YOUR flag colors.

Living in the USA our flag colors are of course the
red~white~blue.
It took me a bit to decide what I wanted to use but leafing through my stencil
notebook I can across this Tim Holtz 'Rays' stencil that I thought would make the
perfect background for my Cottage Cutz Patriotic Eagle With Top Hat
that I purchased on one of their up to 80% off sales.  The Eagle was a bit bigger
then I thought he would be so the large background worked great for him.  Both the stencil and the die are a first time use and perfect I think for July!!
The inks I used were Altenew Azurite and Hero Arts Cherry.
The eagle was die cut on white scrap pieces and colored in with Copics.

For my Anything Goes card I used a Hero Arts Folk Winter Animals Stencil
inked with Altenew Winter Lake and Artic Mountain, and Hero Arts Cherry.

We are an anything goes STENCIL challenge with an optional theme...
hope to see you there!!

Entering the following fun challenges:
Never Before Used Schtuff .... NBUS
Just Us Girls .... Stencils (2nd entry)

You're So Sweet

 We are into our second season of SUMMER at
The Four Seasons challenge and have a fun, summery mood board for inspiration,
but you can create any summery thing you want!

I let the yummy and colorful ice cream cone on the bottom right inspire me.
The hard part was deciding which of my die/stamp sets to use.

I finally settled on a die I received free with an order from scrapbookdotcom,
it is one of their own dies they sell.  I cut out six ice cream toppings from scraps of
white card stock
and inked each one up with various inks, the same with the cone and cherry.
I cut two banners from Cheery Lynn Designs to place my cone on.

The background paper is a first time use  too and is Honey Bee Team Tie Dye,
it is full of the prettiest papers.  The sentiment is Concord & 9th Pretty Sweet stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by and come and have some
'summertime' fun with us!

Hello Sweet Friend

 It's time for our Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge
with an OPTIONAL theme of Cats and/or Dogs.
We are an anything goes challenge but an embossing folder usage is a MUST!

My embossing folder is a Darice paw print,
embossed on kraft card stock.
The gray die cut is one I cut for another previous project but forgot to
add it so it became the perfect background for my Cottage Cutz 
Profile of a Labrador to be popped up on.
The sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress, geesh, how I love that thing!

I really like how this card turned out!
Hope to see you over at our fun challenge...get those folders out!!

Entering the following challenges:
Cut It Up .... Critters
Krafty Chicks .... Masculine
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG

Woven Ribbon Stencil

 Hello friends!  I was totally inspired by a card on one of my favorite blogs HERE.
So inspired I had to purchase the Altenew Woven Ribbon stencil.
I think her color choices are much prettier then mine but it
is a learning experience of colors to use. 
I used Simon Heather, Violet, Rosie Cheeks, and
Altenew Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades and Pumpkin Pie.
I also loved the clean white of her flower,
so kept mine white as well.

My hello sentiment is Paper Smooches ( site closed).
The flower is Waffle Flower Focal

Altenew makes it super easy with a diagram of how to use the stencils, 3 stencils in all and each one is turned 90 degrees

after the first stenciling.  I am sure I will be using this stencil

again and again!  It certainly looks woven doesn't it?

Entering the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ....Stencils

Inkspirational .... ATG Stencils (optional geometric)

Anniversary Card

 Hi All, our anniversary was the 20th and I created this
'masculine' anniversary for my hubby. 
I always struggle with masculine cards for some reason
and since I had just recently purchased this awesome
Simon Happy Cover die with stamp set recently I thought it would
work good for the hubby's card!
One thing about this die is that you cut it once for the frame then
again in a different pattern for the letters,
making two different cards, (hope that makes sense)!

The paper for the letters was Brutus Monroe Secret Garden (no longer available)
though they do have a 'new' secret garden one out now different from this one, same name.  Anyhow he seemed very pleased with it.

Entering the following challenges:

Pearly Sparkles #108 .... Masculine
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG
Night Owls Create Beautiful .... Lots of Green
Krafty Chicks Challenge #774  .... Masculine

Woodblock Wednesday

 Today is the last Wednesday of the month  which means
it is also Amy's Woodblock Wednesday where woodblock
stamps are center stage.

In trying to use a woodblock stamp that 'sort of'
represents the month we are in I thought my

Stampendous 2001 sun stamp was it for this month

since we have been having hot hot temps in the 90s
with a heat index of over 100.

I used Sparkle N Sprinkle Tequila Sunrise embossing powder

after stamping with Versamark on a 4x4 navy blue card stock.

It was then layered on a Sizzix textured sunny gold panel.
The sentiment is The Ton Easy Expressions.

This card has lots and lots of sparkle and the stamp

is yet another I received from my friend when she gave me ALL

her woodblock stamps!

Go on over to Woodblock Wednesday and see all the

fun and amazing entries and if you have some

woodblocks, why not join in??

Also entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG

Graduate Cards

 I finally got my grad cards made I needed for their grad party.
I saw a new die that Simon Says released that I thought would
be perfect for my cards.  It is Happy Cover and comes with a
stamp set that can be used for many other occasions as well.

I made my granddaughter Trinity's in her Buchanan school colors of
maroon and white.

Trin and her boyfriend Noah.

I made my grandson Jameson's in his Niles school colors of 

blue and gold.

Jamison and his girlfriend Shelby.

I also have a few that were honored this year

Mena that will be moving to Niles high school as a freshman.

Great granddaughter Paisley was honored at Buchanan and will be moving into the
Buchanan High school as an 8th grader.

And Nyla that was honored  not only for All District but also

All Conference for volleyball.
She will be a senior at Niles high school next school year.

And a little more bragging rights LOL as these three are all sisters

and great granddaughters that are in cheer competition,
they all placed this year:

Paisley

Bostinn

Everly (she is only 4, they start them young))

Wow, that was a lot this year, but so proud of them!!

Entering the following challenges:

Fab N Funky .... Anniversary or Graduation