Two CAS Cards

A couple quick cards to share today….I’m on my way to Regionals!  I cannot tell you how ridiculously happy this card makes me….it’s silly, really.  It is my first totally My Digital Studio card:

It is certainly nothing fancy, but I just love it.  I can see where I would improve it the second go-round, but for now, in the still-learning stage, I’m happy!

The second CAS card is for CAS(E) this Sketch for this week

Here’s the sketch:

I actually broke out some washi tape I hadn’t had the nerve to use yet---LOL!   This is also for the Raise the Bar challenge 139, which is to use a door, key or house image on your creation:

I used a little house diecut, cut twice from pinky papers along with a sweet little green birdie!  And the “home tweet home” sentiment seemed appropriate!  Have a blessed day!  Any questions about my products….shoot me an email!

Putting Lambie down for a nap…….

Happy Scraps

Happy HOT Friday to everyone!  I hope you are staying cool, and we are praying for all the people in Colorado whose homes were lost.  What power Mother Nature has!  I managed to get some stamping in today---I thought I would be able to do a lot more this week, but I did some relaxing by the pool yesterday with my girlfriend (and got a little burnt!!) so it was worth giving up some stamping time to spend with her!

The SCS challenge today is to use scraps----don’t we all have TONS of them?  I went to my little bin of scraps and just pulled some out that sort of followed a color trend and came up with this:

 

I used the Deconstructed Sketch sketch #58:

and this is also for the Raise the Bar challenge 107, which is summer!

 

I just love this Graphic 45 paper with its retro bathing suits!!  That sure says summer to me!  Thanks for visiting today, and if you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

Here’s a little shot of Cassidy & her daddy at the water park!  Now I am off to Curves to release some frustration due to my incredibly slow computer!  The heat must be getting it down!

Paper Players 88

Happy Sunday!  Ann has a wonderful Paper Players sketch for us today:

I love this sketch!  I hope it will inspire you too! Here’s what I came up with:

I used the Rosemary image from Herb Expressions, stamped in Stazon on watercolor paper and watercolored with Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi.  I gave it some “antiquing” with the waterspot image from French Foliage in Sahara Sand and antiqued all the edges with SS as well.  I added a little felt border cut with the Tasteful Trim die, and the little spade is from a retired set called Garden Pleasures (thanks, Wanda, for that idea!).  The piece of First Edition DP, which I grabbed out of my folder willy-nilly, just happened to have information on herbals!!  A nice tie-in!  Here are a couple closeups:

This card also qualifies for:

• Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge 100:  watercoloring and
• Raise the Bar Challenge 97:  gardening

We can’t wait to see what colors, images and embellishments you use on your creations this week!  Share them with us at the Paper Players blog, and while you’re there, be sure to see what the other designers have come up with!

The first popsicle of the season!