Still Married

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Well, my eye surgery went very well and it’s so good seeing everything so clear. Makes cardmaking much easier.

Today’s card is for some dear friends. Background scene was found online, car die cut is Marianne Designs. “Still Married” sign was printed on the computer and trimmed on my SU paper trimmer. Since it was too small to use a corner rounder punch, I rounded the corners with a nail file. Car and sign were edged with a Copic marker. Car is popped up. Inside sentiment “A marriage with a little mileage is something to celebrate!” I found the idea for this card when I Googled anniversary cards.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Gerry

Christmas Puppy

| Lisa K

Following Buddy Gayle, I had to play with the AAA challenge. I have many animal stamps, but a favorite has been Paper Smooches since I bought the first stamp from them. I am sure it was one that I used on this card. I am also playing along with the Let’s Squash It challenge of using my folder and keeping it CAS.

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2022/07/game-219-anything-goes-christmas-pets.html

The stamps used are all from Paper Smooches: Chubby Chums, Chubby Chums Pals, and a greeting set. The background was embossed using a Darice EF. I added sparkle to the hat with Nuvo glitter. The nozzle clogged and when trying to unclog it with a craft pick, the nozzle came off of the bottle. My hack was to use a broken q-tip and use the cardboard to apply the glitter glue. Worked perfect!

As I am typing, I am getting chats with the grocery store. I placed the online order in last night, so they are currently shopping for our order. This is a first for placing it to pick up early in the morning. So far, so good with the questions. Thanks for spending time with me!

Cat in a Cap

| Gayle Chrvala
AAA Cards Challenge

A clean and simple challenge anything goes + Christmas Pets in July challenge is the task with the AAA Cards Challenge blog. I have a lot of snowmen, reindeer, fox and bear stamps but it took awile to find a pet stamp. I finally found this mounted red rubber stamp probably from one of the big box stores in my neighborhood. The stamp is makred as Rubber Soul and “Cat with Stockings and Cap” and then a sentiment for my cat with stockings and cap??? Well the only thing I could think of was this Ho Ho Ho from Katie & Co which I’m quite sure came out of AC Moore’s dollar bin.

After stamping and coloring kitty cat, giving him green socks and a red cap on that tail, I had a circle stencil that I used to lightly blend some green ink around him. I did have this polka dot paper on my desk that I had a circle die cut from it and decided to put it to use as a layer for my focal image. Still clean and simple and a pet and Christmas in July, challenge accepted.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay cool and be safe.

buck Super Moon

| Gayle Chrvala
Gina K Designs July Monthly Mix Challenge

The July Monthly Mix Challenge with Gina K Designs is hosted by Michelle Woerner and she has challenged us to create a black & white card with a POP of color. I remember Michelle and her beautiful cards back in the good old StampTV days so i decided to play along.

Using Gina’s masking magic, I die cut a circle with the single stitch large circle die set and positioned it on my white layering weight GKD cardstock. I blended some Distress black onxy ink on my background and carefully lifted my circle mask and then used the masking magic panel to ink the moon with Gina’s Cherry Red and Sweet Mango. The stamp set from Gina’s Friendly Silhouette stamp set was stamped in Gina’s white pigment ink and then heat embossed with fine detail ink. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was die cut with the Sentiment die set that was included in the Joyful Holiday kit. I added a little white pigment splatter to hide some of the embossing flecks.

I didn’t see the Buck Super Moon in person but the photos looked fabulous so I was inspired by them to create this black & white card with a POP of color. Next supermoon is in August and maybe I’ll set the alarm to view that one.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay cool and be safe.

Fish Porthole

| Lisa K

I had fun creating a sea of fish card.

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2022/07/creatures-inunder-sea.html

I used the Critters in the Sea Lawn Fawn set for the fish. I chose several colors for my under the sea world. I decided to view these bright sea critters through a porthole, which meant I needed a boat. For my boat, I scored the paper with 1/4 inch scores, then used Kraft ink from Gina K Designs to add the boat color. The porthole and card base are made from Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood patterned paper. I found the gems in my stash. The greeting is from a Paper Smooches set.

Thank you for spending time to view my cards. This is my third post for today and will be the last.

Snoopy eating a Treat

| Lisa K

Summertime is the perfect time for an ice cream treat. Snoopy and Woodstock seem to agree.

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2022/07/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

I used a Stampabilities set called Snoopy Eating Ice Cream, which is the perfect name. I added a piece of Echo Park patterned paper to add more color; it is a popsicle print. The embossing folder is The Paper Studio A2 Quatrefoil, which I think looks like the ice cream cone pattern. This was a fun card to create. Sometimes I like to color an image that I haven’t colored in a long time. I think it has been a few years. The greeting is from Lawn Fawn, Simply Summer Greetings.

Butterfly Hello

| Lisa K

This month’s Gina K Designs challenge is to have minimal color on your card. I chose to stamp butterflies today. The Sisterhood of Crafters has butterflies in their challenge.

https://ginakdesigns.com/2022/07/02/july-2022-monthly-mix-challenge/?v=7516fd43adaa https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2022/07/butterflies-dragonflies-bees.html

I used two sets for this card: Tropical Blooms and matching dies and the other is Sending Love. I fussy cut the large butterfly then added color with alcohol markers. I found a stash of sequins earlier in the week, so I used a few on this card. I added sparkle to the butterfly, but the photo doesn’t show it.

Soccer Rocker

| Gerry Morse

https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/just-us-girls-challenge-640-trend-week.html

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2022/07/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

Hello and welcome. I’m very happy that this card fits two challenges.

Today’s card is for our great-grandson. He just started to play soccer this spring. Card base is from the Silhouette, small circles are SU punches. Punched circles were embossed with a SU ef. Background paper and the number 5 were found online. Number was fussy cut and backed with chip board for just a little bit of pop up. I thought it was so cool to have the number from soccer ball pp. Letters are from a Sizzix Sizzlits strip die. Letters were cut from both green and black. I decided to pop the letters. So, I used Foam Adhesive Strips from SU and cut lots of teeny tiny pieces.

Just a note to ask you all for good wishes on my eyelid lift surgery. I’m having it tomorrow, the 14. Hopefully it well really improve my vision.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Gerry

Best Diet

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Time again for DOS’s chuckle of the month.

Sentiment, “I finally found a diet that really works. The price of food.” was found either on Pinterest or Google. Border and image were also found online. This was so simple it felt like cheating. Dear old sister agrees about the diet.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Gerry