SC239 ~ You Only Live Once Rose card

I got the email for the sketch challenge the other day and had set it aside.. when I went to make a card this morning, I went and grabbed it and used the layout from the sketch challenge for this card.

Everything on this card is Stampin' Up! except the Copic markers I used to color in the rose.




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~*Happy Halloween*~ ... in July??? are you kidding?

Last night I was browsing some sites that were showing some new products and I seen on this one site some new Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punches.. there was a demo video that I watched and was wowed by seeing what they do. Today I went to Michael's to see if they had them.. and they did! I had printed out two 40% off coupons, but had planned on only using one of them.. when I got to the register the I told the lady that I needed to tear my coupon out.. she had some scissors so I cut it out and told her to use it on the most expensive one.. she said she'd do me one better... she pulled out a 50% off coupon and took it off, then took my 40% off.. so I got both punches with tax/discounts for only $16.88.. I was ecstatic to say the least.. I asked her if it would be too much to ask to do the same for the loopy punches.. she said to go right ahead.. so I grabbed them and checked out again.

I was so giddy with getting the punches.. I don't normally spend that much on myself, but really wanted to use the punches on cards to send to troops.. she knows that I make cards for troops to send home to their family and friends and what I do using coupons to buy things to give away to others.. I appreciated what she did for me making it so I could get the punches for an affordable price.. rather then four days and four shopping trips.

anyways.. I got the spider web punches and the loop ones..
I used the spider web punches on this card.


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You're a HOOT! .... Wild Card Owl Card

I so badly wanted to cut out the owl on the Wild Card cardtridge.. so I grabbed a piece of some double sided pattern paper and set about cutting it out. I had it set to 5 1/4" .. I then cut out the circles for the eyes, they are sponged, and put on using dimensionals. I stamped a You're a Hoot saying from a Hampton Art stamp set.. the hearts for the eyes and Happy Day inside.. I took a white gel pen and did dashes around the eyes and all around the outside of the card and one some of the lettering.



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Stamping, Cricut Expressions and Coloring.. card

I cut out the lattice piece from the Cricut cartridge "Wild Card" and went from there to make my card. I stamped the flower from Fifth Avenue Floral three times, colored one flower on all of it, one on three petals and then just one petal. Cut them all out and layered them using dimensionals. I used the Sizzlits Little Leaves to cut out the leaves, the saying is from Fifth Ave. Floral. I stamped it and then punched it out using the large oval punch, it's layered on an oval and scallop oval cut/embossed using a nestabilities die. I used a script stamp from a SU retired set Botanicals on the background.


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Another Alien card... what can I say!!

These things are just too cute!! I had a scrap piece of white cardstock that was laying on my desk and I was about to toss it out.. I thought to myself.. why not color it in.. so I grabbed some Copic markers and went about coloring in this adorable "thing!" I used the colorless blender to dot all over him to make him look scaley.. not sure if it shows up that well or not.

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~**Dinosaur**~ ..... Just a Note card

I decided today to color in this adorable dinosaur image from Dustin Pike.

Using up some more scraps and trying to go through what's left of the Kiwi Kiss cardstock that I have.. I really like it, but figure once it's gone I'll get attached to another color and won't give it another thought.

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~*Hoppy Easter*~ bunny card

Tonight while searching way back through some of my old posts on SCS, back so far that I forgot what I was looking for in the first place.. I found one about the NC Gals.. that thread was closed and another one opened. The OP of the thread had/has a swap for cards using Dustin Pike digi stamp images. They are the cutest images and on some Wednesday's he posts a FREE image.. and since FREE is my most favorite word in the whole wide world.. ha ha! I went and downloaded every single one of the free ones.. it's now 3:20 am and I am still up. After downloading them all and printing off many.. I decided to color in one.. and for whatever reason is beyond me.. it was an Easter Bunny one. I think it's because I was tired, the pain medicine for my shoulder is working.. well, that's my excuse!

Anyways.. after coloring the bunny, I decided to make a card with it.. the card was put together with scraps I had on my desk and on the table behind me.. I was too tired to go get new papers, so I used up whatever was in reach. The Hoppy Easter and carrot is from a $1.00 stamp set from ACMoore.

Here is the website for the digi stamp images.. also.. he sells other images, for very affordable prices.. check it out: DUSTIN PIKE



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Greetings... Earthlings!! Alien Card

These little Aliens are just so darn cute! I couldn't resist making another card tonight. I put "greetings" on the front and inside will put "earthlings!" I think I am going to send this one to my kiddos who are spending the summer at their grandparents house (hi Mom & Dad!! and kiddos!!! love ya~)

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**ALIEN---------------splat!!! card

Yesterday when I was in Michael's I noticed that they had expanded the clear stamp section.. however they had nothing hardly filled at all.. then today when me and Steve went to see about finding some of the clearanced Sizzix alphabets, I noticed they had filled about 95% of the sets.. I noticed some cute ones right away.. the Aliens and then some that are just splatters. I had two coupons, so I had Steve checkout using one for me. The sets were $4.00 and change each with coupon.

When we left the store, I was looking at the sets and turned the packaging on the one sideways and said "wouldn't this look neat as if it's coming from his mouth!" so that is what I did on this card. Everything is embossed using clear embossing powder and heat set.

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