Lovely as a Tree Birthday

Last week was my brother-in-law's birthday so I made him a card using a simple sponging technique and Lovely as a Tree.  I would have made him a card with horses, but I don't have any horse stamps!  What is up with that!?  Stampin' Up! even has one too...hmm. lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Soft Suede & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Soft Suede, Garden Green, 

Blushing Bride & So Saffron

Punch:  1 1/4" Circle

Sponges

Father's Day Cards

I liked the Red Hot Stampers' sketch so much this week that I made all of my Father's Day cards using it. :)  The first one is for my dad.  Usually I use blues when I use this set, however my dad just finished restoring his Valiant sailboat after working on it for about twelve years.  The stripe around the edge is similar to the Garden Green on this card.  Plus he likes green better than blue. :) 

The second card is for my father-in-law.  He seems to like cars (or is it trucks) and has a couple that he would like to restore (I hope I'm remembering that correctly!)  I used a retired set for this card.  I've kept a few masculine sets that Stampin' Up! has had over the years since I like them so much.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

First Card

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Garden Green, Pistachio Pudding & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Garden Green & Pistachio Pudding

Punches:  1 1/4" Circle & 1 3/8" Circle

Second Card

Stamp Sets:  Antique Autos (retired), The Open Sea & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Basic Gray & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Black & Basic Gray

Punches:  1 1/4" Circle & 1 3/8" Circle

RHSSC - By the Tide

Happy Father's Day!  Not sure how many of you that read this are Father's, but thought I'd send it out just in case. :)  It's also Sunday so you know what that means...another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card.  I haven't used the set By the Tide in a while, so I decided to pull that one out for this week's sketch.  Other than cutting out the fish this was a quick and easy card to make. :)  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  By the Tide & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Garden Green, Island Indigo & Very Vanilla

Classic Stamp Pads:  Garden Green & Island Indigo

Thinking of You and Sponging Too

Today's card is one I quickly whipped up since I've been busy working on my cards For the Inky Fingers Club Summer Session.  Since I usually have a card or two left over from my stamp a stacks I decided to grab one of those to make a new one.  I think Pool Party and Soft Sky go pretty well with the Baja Breeze card stock I already had cut up. :)

Speaking of Inky Fingers I've been doing a LOT of sponging (and really do have inky fingers!)  After all the work I've been doing I can't wait to see what the other ladies are making for the summer session too.  Below are some cards that I've made in the past using the sponging technique if you're wondering what this is all about.  I'll be giving detailed step by step instructions with a lot of pictures on four new cards that I've created special for this club if you're interested in learning how to do this yourself.  

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Stamp Sets:  Stippled Blossoms & Wetlands

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze (retired) & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baja Breeze (retired), Soft Sky,

& Pistachio Pudding 

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

RHSSC - Bitty Butterfly Birthday

I must say I really like the new In Colors! :)  I was planning on using them for this week's Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card, but then we had a little bit added on to the challenge toward the end of the week...we needed to make our cards into a Father's Day card too.  Well, today's card is the idea I had going in my head (I even the the set, punches and colors sitting out early in the week!).  I really didn't think butterflies were a very wise choice for a Father's day card, so I made this card for my friend's birthday instead. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Papillon Potpourri & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, 

Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana & Strawberry Slush

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, 

Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana & Strawberry Slush

Embossing Folder:  Honeycomb

Punches:  Modern Label, Word Window,

3/4" Circle & Bitty Butterfly

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist (retired)

Celebrate Today!

What an appropriate title for today's card...Celebrate Today!  It was my dad and mom's anniversary, so I wanted to make them something special.  Right now I'm working on sponging, so I wanted to make a nice scene for them.  I think I need to work on figuring out some different scenes, but for now this will have to do.  Since I started their card so late I went looking for a bit of help.  I liked the colors for this week's Paper Players color challenge, so I quickly pulled them out and got to work!  Since sponging makes my colors mix a little I knew I would end up with a hint of green on my card too.  I have no idea why I think this, but a card just doesn't seem right if it doesn't have any green on it.  Ok, I don't think that of all my cards, but I do think that about a lot of them that I make.  Maybe some of you have this weird obsession too...there has to be a certain color to make things just right. lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, 

So Saffron & Early Espresso

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, 

So Saffron & Early Espresso

Framelits:  Squares Collection

Sponges

RHSSC - Happy Father's Day

It's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch card.  Not only do we need to do the sketch this week, but we had an extra challenge to make it a Father's Day card.  I started looking through my sets and realized I don't have very many masculine sets that aren't retired!  So once again I used my trusty The Open Sea set.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made over HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Midnight Muse & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Midnight Muse

Embossing Folder:  Stripes

Punches:  Modern Label, Word Window,

1 3/8" Circle & 2 1/2" Circle

Sponges