Goodness gracious...

I have a public apology I need to make.  I would like to apologize to the fabulous team over at the Can You Digi It blog challenge.  I did not read your challenge rules well and have entered 2 cards that do not follow your challenge guidelines!  I am here to remedy that!  I've got 2 cards to show you right now, but I will show the Christmas on first.

Here it is~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Can You Digi It: Unholiday Holiday

The Alley Way Stamps: Christmas in July

Digi Haven: Christmas in July

(find my freebie HERE)

Crafty Sentiments: Christmas in July

The Pink Elephant: Christmas in July

Lollipop Crafts: Christmas in July

What do you think?  I used a darling freebie from The Alley Way Stamps and colored it then added glossy and crackle accents.  The hat was a coloring page that I edited and made smaller and decided to glitter the white parts. After that, I made a dig sentiment to go with it! The very last picture of this card shows a close up of the green paper--I made the sparkle myself using a tutorial that a DT friend, Patty Gorka of LaLatty Stampin' Stuff, had on her blog.  Find it here!

Here it is as a freebie until Thursday~

Now onto my second card!  It uses the sketch from a fabulous challenge called Try Stampin' On Tuesday!!!  The lovely ladies over there are so sweet and have the most rockin' cards!  And I got to use punches and die cuts on this card, so I was a happy lady!

Here's the card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Try Stampin' On Tuesday: Sketch

Dynamic Duos: Color Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp & Show: Layering

Party Time Tuesday: Let's Get Punchy

This one was fun to make, too!  I used an old retired SU! set and then did some quick generational stamping on my smallest kraft panel, then added the sentiment and some glitter.  I layered it on top of another die cut, on top of a kraft panel that I stamped with a textured stamp in a layering fashion, and layered that on top of the Old Olive panel.  Then came the ribbon and the flower.  The flower is so many layers--4 for the flower/gem and then 3 for the leaves!  LOTS of layers!  But, the more the layers, the heavier the card, the more the postage, the more the recipient feels loved, right?! ;D

Thanks for stopping by and hanging in there for the 2 cards!  Happy stamping--I hope to see YOU at these fabulous challenges! :)

This and that...

...and the other! That's what I have for you today! I have quite a few cards to post so that I don't miss any deadlines!!! We all know that this happens to me...I'm working on it! That's why this is gonna be so long. Okay, so let's get started, shall we?

**********WARNING: PICTURE AND LINK HEAVY**********

My first card is for the Gingersnap Creations Words of Wisdom challenge. The poppy image is a digi image from Prairie Fairy and the "words of wisdom" is from the PTI Simply Jane Set. Shimmer cardstock by Core-dinations. The image was colored in with ink and blender pens by Stampin' Up! and highlighted by Sakura gel pens. Pearls are by Studio 112 and Stampin' Up! The shaped card was made with dies cuts from Spellbinders Nestibilities.

Here's the card~

Details & Inside~

The quote that I used for this card is one of my FAVORITE quotes ever. I love the background behind it as well. Since I'm a HUGE Jane Austen fan, let me explain the quote. The quote is from the novel "Sense and Sensibility." It's the tale of three sisters and their mother who become penniless after their father passes away and his estate is entailed to their half brother. Who has an EVIL wife. But I digress...okay, so Eleanor and Marianne are the two sisters that this story is mainly about. Marianne falls for a JERK (I shall refrain from calling him the true thing he is) named Willoughby and has her heart broken. While this disastrous love story is taking place, there is another man who truly loves Marianne. He is much older, but much wiser. After Marianne re-pieces her heart together, she says this quote as a contrast of the two men. *sigh* You gotta read that book!!!

Okay, onto another card! ;) This one is for the Stamptacular Sunday photo inspiration challenge and the Creative Belli sketch challenge. Yes, this is a sympathy card that was bought by a co-worker. :) I've used Prima flowers, pearls by Studio 112, all papers, ink, and images from Stampin' Up! and embossing folders by Sizzix.

Here's the inspiration photo and sketch~

Here's my card~

Details~

NEXT! I know--this is long! PLEASE forgive me and hang in there! ;) This card is for the Pile it On Fun Folds Challenge and the Color Throwdown color challenge. I made this specifically for my mom, and so this is also another "Spread the L-O-V-E" card for this week. :)


All papers, ink, and stamps, punches, and ribbon are by Stampin' Up! The pearls are by SU! and Studio 112 and the rhinestones are from Kaiser Craft.

Here's the color inspiration~

Here's my SPRING card~

Details~

This is a really fun card fold to play with--and it's very easy to do! If you'd like to have a step by step tutorial, click here. :) The ribbon flower was created with single stitched ribbon. I simply pushed the ribbon down the stitching and wound it around a Gluber. :)

Whew! Sorry that was so long! I just needed to make sure that these got posted--wouldn't it be a shame if they weren't shared? I LOVE seeing everyone else's creations, so I hope you enjoy mine! Thanks for sticking in there--happy stamping! :)