Roses July Challenge!

Well, it is that time of the month for us to post our cards for the Roses July Challenge and I am very late posting my card.  There are 6 of us Roses (Betty from Texas, Connie from Canada, Kerrie from Australia, Olga from Virginia, Sue from Australia and myself from Wisconsin) that started our little group and became very good friends.  This month was Betty's turn to pick the challenge.  She spoiled us with goodies, including a Martha Stewart bird stamp and 2 different types of designer paper that we had to use for our card.  I was sent a blue bird stamp. 

Here is my card:

Stamp:  Blue Bird stamp from Martha Stewart stamp set (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut out image and popped up with 3D foam dots).

Sentiment:  Wishing you a Tweet Day sentiment from Clearly Digital Designs – Tweet Day.

Template:  Birdhouse Template by Monica at M.A.D. Stamper.

Card Stock:  Green (TAC), brown and print (Lone Star Scrapbook).

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Circles/Scallop Circles.

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug With Love Embossing Borders (Flowers – roof and With Love words - bottom of birdhouse).

Punches:  Marvy Round Corner Punch and Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch (roof).

Inks:  Sakura Stardust Gelly Pen (with love words).

Embellishments:  Half pearls, light blue pearl, Pearl Vintage Brad, blue dew drop (acrylic discs), Light Blue w/White Stitched Edge Grosgrain, 3/8” Funky Vert Stripe Green/Blue Stripe Grosgrain, 5/8” Sheer Looped Moss Trim, 3/8” Moss Olive Swiss Dots Grosgrain, 3/4” Spring Green Plaid Ruffle by May Arts, 5/8” Light Blue Double Ruffle Ribbon, 5/8” Sheer Iridescent Copper Organza, 3/16” Moss Mini Ric Rac and 2mm Cocoa Jute String (all ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbon).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  Until next month Roses, Sue has chosen our challenge!

Hugs, Kym

Relax and Fish with Morty!

         

Welcome to a fun challenge at Cards for Men with a fabulous sponsor, One Stop Card Crafts.  They will be sponsoring Challenge #15 – a recipe card (1 digital image, 2 designer papers and 3 embellishments).  The challenge runs from July 19th thru August 1st. I hope you will be able to join us for this challenge and an opportunity to win a £10 voucher (approx. $15) from One Stop Card Crafts.

Here is my card using Morty Fishing from Sew Many Cards:

Digital Image:  Morty Fishing from Sew Many Cards (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS and cut image out).

Sentiment:  Relax sentiment from Digital Delights by Louby Lou (Bookworm sentiment).

Tutorial:  Dimensional Card by Nathalie from Digital Delights by Louby Lou.

Card Stock:  Blues and green (TAC), stripes (Colorbok-Patterned Pastels) and squares (Best Occasions).

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Ovals/Scallop Ovals.

Punches:  McGill Ribbon Stitch Punch.

Inks:  Sakura Stardust Gelly Pen (patches on tire and Morty) and Blue Sharpie (used on acrylic discs to create dew drops).

Embellishments:  Silver jump rings, silver fish charm, acrylic discs (dew drops), Denim Blue/Black Swirls Organza Ribbon (gathered ribbon and glued to oval opening to create a water effect) and Brown/Blue Square Print Sheer Organza Ribbon by May Arts (weaved ribbon across the top and made a bow with the Bow Easy).  Both of these ribbons and Bow Easy can be purchased from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Hugs, Kym

 

 

Sew Many Cards is July’s Monthly Sponsor for Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!

For the month of July, Sew Many Cards is Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge sponsor.  This week’s sketch challenge #62 offers “YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between.  Here are the two sketches you can choose from:

 

SPONSOR BLUB:  My name is Angela and I own Sew Many Cards. I have a husband, an almost 10year old daughter, a two year old son, & a dog/puppy: Hershey. The images of Sew Many Cards came from a dream that my husband had of a group of animals that were "SEWN Together" with patches & stitching, hence the name, which he also came up with. You will find that every image in the Sew Many Cards collection has patches and stitching, even the ones that are not animals. I love to draw & almost every image is either an inspiration from my family or a request from my great customers & design team. Please ask if you need something specific or would like to request something to be made.

PRIZE:   Here is a pic and list of prize of the Prize ---
SEI Jocelyn Paper Pack, SEI Minosa Paper Pack, Karen Foster Halloween Scrap Pack, Karen Foster Rub-Its, Karen Foster Christmas Keepsake Brads, Karen Foster Snowflake Brads, Karen Foster Christmas Stacked Statement, Karen Foster Amusement Park Charms, Karen Foster Christmas Cooking Frameworx accents, Hot off the Press Expressions Rubber Stamps, Karen Foster Christmas Treasure Brads, SEI Alpine Forest Ribbon, SEI Black Orchid Ribbon, Hot off the Press Easy Stitches Template, Hot off the Press Snowflake and Stars template.  PLUS a $20 GC to SMC shop

Here is my card using Eris Watering Flowers by Sew Many Cards:

Digital Image:  Eris Watering Flowers by Sew Many Cards (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Card Stock:  Pink, yellow and greens (TAC) and prints (Colorbok-Patterned Pastels).

Punches:  Martha Stewart Branch Punch.

Inks:  Sakura Stardust Gelly Pen (patches on Eris and flower).

Embellishments:  Yellow and pink half pearls, yellow dew drop, Inkssentials Glossy Accents (water spouting from Eris’ trunk), 3/16” Pink Stitched Edge Reversible by May Arts, 1/4” Yellow Micro Gingham, 3/8” Pink, Yellow and Green Chex, 3/8” Pink Fun Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8” Yellow/Pink Sheer Ombre Organza, 3/4” Yellow Plaid Ruffle by May Arts and Moss Green Leaves Trim.  All these ribbons and trims can be purchased from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a fabulous week! 

Hugs, Kym

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Welcome to Really Reasonable Ribbon’s blog hop showcasing some stunning and spectacular projects created by the awesome and talented Design Team.  The Design Team will be showing a variety of fun and unique ways to use different types of ribbon on all your projects.  No project is complete without ribbon!  Now if you have arrived from Robbie’s blog, you are in the correct spot.  If not, I would hate for you to miss anything so please start at Really Reasonable Ribbon’s blog.  You will be seeing some absolutely gorgeous ribbons, trims and embellishments that can be used on any project you may be creating.

 

Here is my card I created for my daughter, Karissa’s 22nd Birthday.  I used this adorable bear image from Sassy Cheryl’s that was their 500 PCP Freebie Digi Image.

Digital Image:  Sassy Cheryl’s 500 PCP Freebie Digi Stamp (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Sentiment:  Happy Birthday (colored flowers with Sakura Gel Pen – Red Star and Yellow Star).

Tutorial:  Step Card (I received the directions from Patricia St. Martin).

Card Stock:  Yellow and red (TAC) and print (K&Company).

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Circles/Scallop Circles.

Punches:  Martha Stewart Branch Punch.

Inks:  Sakura Stardust Gelly Pen (bumble bee, flowers and red buttons on shorts).

Embellishments:  K&Company Layered Accents (Butterflies), Epoxy Brads (Kaiser Scrapbook-Waterbury), ivory buttons (Such Sweet Tierney), Mod Flower Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Green Sheer Flowers Organza Ribbon, Wired Sheer Iridescent Red/Fuchsia Ribbon (roses), Ivory Crochet Lace by May Arts and Blue Satin Ribbon – ALL THE BUTTONS, BRADS AND RIBBONS ARE FROM REALLY REASONABLE RIBBON.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you’re enjoying the blog hop!  Be sure to stop by Really Reasonable Ribbon today to purchase some fabulous ribbons and embellishments to add to your project.

Your next stop on the blog hop is Mindy’s Blog.

Hugs, Kym

Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps is Cards for Men Sponsor!

Welcome to a fun challenge at Cards for Men with a fabulous sponsor, Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps.  They will be sponsoring Challenge #14 – Christmas in July!  The challenge runs from July 5th thru July 11th.  I hope you will be able to join us for this challenge and an opportunity to win 5 free digital images from Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps.  Roberta has created some special images with an Arctic theme that would be wonderful for this challenge.

This is my very first card that I have created since just recently being accepted on the Cards for Men Design Team.  The image I used is called THE MOOST from Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps:

Digital Image:  The Moost from Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Card Stock:  Green (TAC) and print (Me & My Big Ideas).

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Labels 2.

Embellishments:  White Fun Flock (fur on sweater), White Flower Soft (snow on sign, antlers and ground),  Moss Green w/White Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon, Red Pom Poms Trim and Red w/White Dots Grosgrain Ribbon.  All these ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a good week!

Hugs,Kym