Happy Birthday Red & Blues

I have multiple journaling cards, so I grabbed a red & blue one and built up from there~

(stamps:Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie/Winter Woods)

Simon Says Challenge (Wednesday): Happy Birthday

(reds, blues, and woodgrain stripes)

I don't often add ribbons to my work, but this rickrack wanted to ground this card. :)


You know you've been cooped up too long in the craft room when you imagine your supplies with feelings.


ahem.


"Rainy days and Mondays always get me down..." comes to mind on this dreary day in my neck of the woods.


I'm not down, but I ammm getting sleepy....



Thanks for brightening my day~

Blue Color Isolation

I need another teacher card for the end of the year.

(stamps: Papertrey Ink City Scene/Teach & Inspire)

The technique at MIM is perfect for a CAS creation~

Make It Monday #245:Color Isolation

hosted by Ashley

I don't use my city stamps as much as I'd like ~ this gave me a chance to play around with the buildings.

 By partially inking them, I aimed for a graphic feel.

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Another Christmas Card

I created another Christmas card~and it's not even July yet!!!

(stamps:Hero Arts Joy to the World)

I'm so proud of me. :)

A Blog Named Hero:Clean & Simple

Thank you for your sweet visit!

Thankful Washi Card

So, I've officially boarded the washi train.

I thought I had all the washi I needed until I saw a classy design (bottom row of my card).

sigh.

Thankfully washi is inexpensive and worthwhile, if I actually use it.

So, today I used it.

A lot.

(die:Papertrey Ink Counting My Blessings)

I layered and layered washi for a multilayered festival of patterns like this inspirational photo.


TIME OUT Challenge #54 Home Sweet Home

I washied a strip of neon and then cut with a word die for that dipped look.

The letters emerge into white space like the top trim of this fun hutch.

Thanks for stopping by~it's a blessing to see you. ;)

Hello Blue Green Black

I picked up a navy washi set recently and wanted to utilize~

 Initially I laid them straight on the green, but the pop wasn't enough for me.

  I reapplied layers on white and die cut with a banner die and trimmed.

 (stamps:Avery Elle Brushed, Newton's Nook Fanciful Florals dots   dies:Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Banner Duo,Papertrey Ink Songbirds  other:washi)

I miss bright colors sooo bad in my dreary land...so this pic has me loving neon~

I love anything goes challenges too~

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday): Anything Goes 

  Word Art Wednesday:Challenge #224-225-Anything Goes

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HASHTAG NO

I have another for TIME OUT, but I don't know if my fingers can type all I wanna say in time...let's just see if I can, shall we?

(stamps:Studio G,My Favorite Things Let's Hang Out masked off "no"   dies:Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Elle-ments,Sizzix tag  other:washi & enamel dots)

I have this fun hashtag my girlies gave me forever ago...it came with three other random keyboard stamps.

 I decided to take the TIME OUT challenge *link below* and go this route, because lately my girlies are learning the beauty and strength of NO.

Teenage girls need to learn it, don't you think?

Peer pressure is a powerful thing~but so is God.

He gives them the courage to say "no"...even to seemingly innocent situations, in order to say "yes" to where He wants them to be.

TIME OUT Challenge #53

 'A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water' by Eleanor Roosevelt

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