Week of May 14-20 (Thursday)

Enjoyed making a card for a few challenges. 

Entered into:
Little Miss Muffet Challenge- #163 Anything Goes

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Deep Ocean Challenge- #155 Furry, Feathered Friends

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Week of May 14-20 (Wednesday)

I don't have any horse stamps, but remembered that I found this great image on a coloring sheet that I use at the office. The sentiment shows my usual odd sense of humor. The inside of the card says, No, I meant “Hay girl.” That is your job, right?

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We Craft Cards Wednesday Challenge- Horses

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Deep Ocean Challenge- #155 Furry, Feathered Friends
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Used a section of scrapbook paper, plus a sweet wedding stamp and some rhinestones to create this card for a challenge that required a bit of sparkle.

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Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Bit of Sparkle

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Week of May 14-20 (Tuesday)

Another favorite image from Art Impression stamps, Eunice, is celebrating a birthday with a BINGO as only Eunice can!  The inside sentiment, printed off on my computer reads, "Happy 65th Birthday... let the fun begin!" (The AI challenge required that the card includes dots and stripes. I paper pieced Eunice's blouse with some dotted scrapbook paper and also mounted the Bingo card on purple plaid paper, to play off of her purple blouse. She always was a trendsetter!) 

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Crafters Café Challenge Blog- #173 Birthday       

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Art Impressions- Dots & Stripes                                      

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A birthday card with a sweet image from Stampendous, plus kitten tracks and a bow from a box of Godiva Chocolates (They were yummy!)

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Deep Ocean Challenge- #155 Furry, Feathered Friends
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Week of May 14-20 (Monday)

Was fun making a few Father’s Day cards with a few alphabet letter stickers, a strip of leather from an old purse, pop tab, and subway art from 

http://paulaposts.blogspot.com/2013/06/gallery-idol-2013-round-2-defining-dad.html. 

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We Craft Cards Monday Challenge- Man Cards

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Open Minded Crafting  Challenge- Mighty Men

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I co-owned a stamp store in South Dakota years ago and Art Impression stamps were one of our best sellers! I loved that the characters all had their own unique personalities… and actually had names! One reason I started this blog was so that I could enter challenges so I was thrilled to recently learn that AI has a blog with challenges! I made this fun card (complete with a torn corner "burned" with brown ink sponging.)

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Art Impressions- Dots & Stripes

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Crafters Café Challenge Blog- #173 Birthday

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This card meets the requirements of a few challenges PLUS I got to use vellum, one of my favorite stamping supplies.  

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Simon Says Monday Challenge- Home Sweet Home 

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Poppy Power Challenge- Frame It Up
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Artistic Inspirations Challenge-#179 Anything Goes
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Living in the Midwest, one of my favorite spring flowers are peonies. For this card, I stamped a single peony and small butterfly on a vintage piece of music that is from my husband's grandmothers basement. (Most of the music books are 60-80 years old. And the antique lace is from my mother.)

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Whimsie Doodles Anything Goes Challenge- In the Garden

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Week of May 14-20 (Sunday) 

Some fun challenges this week. Starting with a floral beauty on Sunday! 

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AAA Cards CAS challenges- #90 Embossing     

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Whimsie Doodles Anything Goes Challenge- In the Garden

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Spring Crop Day 4- Life is An Adventure
The final day of the crop included two challenges. One was to create a card celebrating a new job and include origami. My card is for a friend that just retired. When I asked what she now planned to do with her time, she simply said, "Fishin'!" So the inside of my card reads, "Go get 'em!" 

The other challenge was to create a wedding card that incorporated lace. I loved being able use a vintage lace medallion that I inherited from my mom. (She was a packrat crafter... so I have lots of treasures from her stash!) 

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We Craft Cards Challenge- Crop

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Artistic Inspirations Challenge #179
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Spring Crop Day 3- Life is An Adventure
One of the challenges for this crop was to create a card that incorporates an announcement or invitation. Our great-niece graduates from high school next week. Was fun to make this care with her announcement photo and "Congrats Grad" medallion. I think she will love it (especially the Dr. Seuss saying and scooter!)  

 Then new baby challenge required that our card could not include blue or pink. I used a bunch of cute embellishments from my stash.

We Craft Cards Challenges- New Baby & Graduation

This card incorporated a "frame" in the design. Used an old image from Stampin' Up that has always been a favorite. 

Poppy Power Challenge- FrameUp

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