Happy Birthday Chickie!

I have an overflowing scrap box and it is time to reduce the overflow. Using scraps and a bugaboo image to make this fun, colorful birthday card. On the orange strip, there is a metal staple. A twine bow dyed pink and a feather dyed yellow. Sparkles were added to the ice cream come and bursts in the image.

Happy Birthday Chickie is linked to:
Catch The Bug http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-recipe-challenge.html
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-19/

Freshly Made Sketches 200th Sketch Celebration

What a fun sketch at Freshly Made Sketches as they celebrate their 200th sketch!

This card has some of the items needed to create. Scissors, rulers and patterned paper!

200th Sketch Celebration is linked to:
Freshly Made Sketches http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/08/freshly-made-sketches-200-celebration.html
Simon Sayshttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-back-to-school-2/

Chemistry

When I saw this crazy cute chemist, I thought it was just darling. Today I get to use it to make a CU TE card!! I did take a college chemistry class but I will tell you...this is as close to chemistry as I have been for the last ten years!!

Stamps used:
YNS Perfect Chemistry

Chemistry is linked to:
YNS http://yournextstamp.com/blog/sketch-and-color-challenge-21/
Simon Says http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-back-to-school-2/

Memories

My son, Wyatt, was in Kidnergarten and loved the story The Three Little Pigs. He found it on the first visit to the school library. Every week they would turn their books in and find a new one to check out. For weeks, he would go through the library and tell the librarian he wanted to check out The Three Little Pigs again. He would bring it home and we would read for the week and back it would go to school. After a few months, the librarian told his teacher and Wyatt he had the whole library he could pick out any book. That week a new book came home for us to read. The next week back came The Three Little Pigs.

At school conferences, the teacher told me that he keeps checking out The Three Little Pig book and the librarians think it is so cute. We chuckled and then came Valentines day. Wyatt made the teacher a little pig card and we put the saying " I like you little, I like you big, I like you like a big fat pig"!

When I went to end of school conferences the teacher had it on the cupboard above her desk and said she did not think she could EVER take down his card!!

Unity Stamps used:
Washi This Love
Apple Of My Eye

Memories is linked to:
Unity Be Inspired Challenge http://theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/unity-be-inspired-challenge-august-18th.html
Shopping Our Stashhttp://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2015/08/sos-215-layer-it-on-me.html
Simon Sayshttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-back-to-school-2/

Pens, Pencils and Stencils

Tonight is just play night. I wanted to enter a couple of challenges so I found a very old stamp set. First, I colored with Aquacolors and Copics. Then, I took an Ultra fine pen and stenciled items at the top of the card. I have never used stickles through a stencil, so, I tried it. It works great. At the knee of her dress and the plumes of her feathers, there are stickles stenciled on. To finish the card, I added a strip of paper.

Pens, Pencils and Stencils is linked to:
Craft Stamper Magazine http://craftstamper.blogspot.com/2015/08/take-it-make-it-challenge-august.html
Runway Inspired Challenge http://runwayinspired.blogspot.com/2015/08/ric90-monique-lhuillier.html

Did You Ever See A Dragon Fly?

Had to dig deep today looking for my perfect pearls. I have not used these for years and thought they would be perfect for the dragonfly's wings. It is fun to see the blank piece of paper and then the transformation into a card.

I saw Shery's technique on STAMPlorations where you let the watercolor run down and wanted to try it. http://thatonelayermixedmediagirl.blogspot.com/2015/08/create-without-fear-one-layer-mixed-media-card.html

This is a fun technique and fun to see the card transform.

Did You Ever See A Dragon Fly is linked to:
STAMPlorations http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-challenge.html
Double Click Skittles add a bug http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/2015/08/new-use-bug-challenge-here-at.html
Sieze The Birthdayhttp://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2015/08/anything-that-flies.html

Riley age 4

Riley has been crafting and made a card for the Simon Says Kid Challenge. Riley says he likes creatures and has added a whale and crebs to his nautical themed card. Riley just turned four and likes to make cards to send to his Grandparents, cousins and friends.

Hope you enjoy.

Riley age 4 is linked to:
Simon Says http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/kids-summer-vacation-challenge/