Wow...I need to control myself...

I just spent way too much time on the JoAnns site making a wishlist.  I have zero money this summer since I'm not working, and it made me want to take out a small loan to pay for it all.  But I didn't.  And that is really good!  Because we're trying to get OUT of debt--and we're almost there!  But I digress...

I've got a card to show you...YES.  It's another easel card!  I'm hoping my obsession with them calms down a bit as I'm sure you're sick of them by now!  I want to try some shaped ones before I'm totally done, so PLEASE don't unfollow me because all I do is easels right now! ;D

Here's the card for today~

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For these fabulous challenges~

Pals Paper Arts: Color inspiration

Fashionable Stamping: Oriental

(My main image has Asian lettering and a zen feel--is that Oriental?)

Simon Says Stamp & Show: Spritz, Spray, or Stencil
(I did all three!)

Since I've been really bad about telling you how I made my card, I thought I'd tell you a bit about this one.  I'm going to mainly focus on the spritzing, spraying, and stenciling. 

You can barely see it, but I used a Spellbinders stencil to stencil my large yellow and smaller cream panels.  I tried to spray, but my papers kept getting too saturated and you couldn't see the floral design SO I came up with a solution.  For my brown shimmery panel, I spritzed and sprayed the stencil THEN placed it on the paper.  I inked up a sponge with red ink and smeared it around the paper--the shimmer from the stencil transferred to the paper and it looks so fabulous!  It looks better than I thought it would--you can actually see the red ink on the brown paper!!!  The larger cream panel was stenciled and then collage and generational stamped to create a scene. I sponged all lighter paper edges with brown for a distressed feel, stamped over my main image to further the scene behind it, and added a bit of clear Spica pen to the sentiment.

After that, I just put my panels together, layered them, added my image panel, added some bling, decided on some butterflies, and voila!  Okay, I made it sound easier than it was--I really took my time with this one as I wanted it to be really nice so I could display it in my living room with THIS JAR that I made last year--I think they go really well together!  I need to use some more of my glass items this summer...but I digress again!

Thanks so much for stopping by--I hope that all of my friends in the USA had a happy and safe 4th of July and I hope that everyone else is having a fabulous week!  Happy stamping--can't wait to see what YOU'VE made today!!! :)

Wow...

PERSONAL INFO SHARE TIME: Okay, so anyone who knows me knows that I am seriously organized about my blogging.  I make my DT cards and blog about them all in a few days.  I just got done today doing this and I feel SO RELIEVED!  Whew! ;) 

Also, you still have 2 days to play along with Technique Tuesday and make a Velveteen Stamping creation!  I'd really LOVE to see a lot more players--I really want to give out prizes!!!

Now, back to the main reason for this post--I have 2 cards to share with you!!!  And these two cards are in totally different styles...we'll see if you like them!

Here's the first card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Sugar Creek Hollow: Vintage Fashion

Moving Along With The Times: Celebration--BUT NO BIRTHDAY

Dutch Dare: Sketch

I used a digital image found at The Graphic's Fairy and a K&Co. sticker for the sentiment.  I plan to send this to a friend who's gone through a rough year and needs a reminder to celebrate--she's awesome! :)

Here's the second card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

For Your Inspiration: Photo Inspiration

Pals Paper Arts: Sketch

This one is way more CAS and to my true liking.  Lots of dry embossing and minimum bling!  Doesn't this just look like summer?!  I was inspired by the summery scene and colors in the photo--such a happy picture! :)

Thanks for stopping by!  I really appreciate all of your comments--they make my day!  Now I'm off to see what other people have created!  Happy stamping!!! :)