Sandy Christmas

| Gayle Chrvala
Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges #7 is a Christmas in July theme with the normal optional twist to include a dragonfly. Using Newton’s Nook Designs Retro Sun and Palms stencil, I inked some oranges to yellows using only the sun stencil. The palms were stamped using Newton’s Nook Designs Sun Soaked Christmas stamp set. After coloring my palms, presents and stockings, I decided to add some sand. I think the beach bully must have come around and kicked up my sand so I added the sentiment to “smooth” things out a little more. Dragonflies are from Gina K Designs Follow Your Dreams stamp set illustrated by Theresa Momber. After stamping, I added some glitter silver Wink of Stella. The focal panel was die cut from a Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle die.

Thanks so much for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Stay cool, take care and be safe.

Red, White & Elf

| Gayle Chrvala
Colorful Options – July 2022

Red, White and Blue Christmas in July is the challenge for July with the Colorful Options blog. I decided to use the SimonSaysStamp Santa’s Helpers stamp set that was included in my HDSA fundraiser box for this challenge. My elf is decked out in red, white and blue and since it is July the gift is wrapped in pink paper. My sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on glimmer white cardstock from Michaels and die cut using Spellbinder’s Majestic Circles dies. The background was also die cut from Spellbinder’s Candlewick Rectangles dies. I stamped some snowflakes in versamark ink on some light blue patterned paper from my stash. Since it was out I figured it would work with this challenge.

Lots of inspiration to choose from the inspiration board but I was drawn to the red, white and blue Santa hat to create my card.

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

5 Ghosts

| Gerry Morse

https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/july-anything-halloween.html

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for the Two Old Bats challenge. I chose the lower left corner of the mood board for my card.

For some reason I wanted to make it a slimline. Card base is white cs and I used a cotton ball and black stamp pad to soften the edges. To soften the black cs I used a blending brush with white stamp pad, then I distressed the edges using a Tim Holtz distresser. Ghosts are from the Silhouette and popped up with Dimensionals.

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

Gerry

Happy Geranium

| Lisa K

I love geraniums. They are such a pretty flower and usually easy to grow in a flower pot. I colored geraniums for the Four Seasons challenge. I see that Colorful Options has the same colors, so it will also go there.

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/july-anything-goes-summer.html https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2022/07/july-2022.html

I used the stamp set Geranium Take Two from Power Poppy. I colored it with Zig Clean Color Brush Markers and a bit of water. I wanted a bit of red, so I found a piece of patterned paper from my Lawn Fawn stash. The card base is a MFT piece of cardstock. I gave it texture with the SU Subtle Embossing Folder.

Enjoy Every Moment

| Lisa K

I had time to create a card for Can You Handle the Pressure?

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2022/06/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of_02066267684.html

I used the long ago retired SU Elegant Bouquet embossing folder. Then I added a butterfly which I stenciled and die cut with the Gina K Designs Fluttering Fall layering stencil bundle. The inks used with the butterfly are Lawn Fawn. The stamp with the greeting is Hero Arts. I added gems from my stash of retired SU product. I mounted the card on Turquoise Sea cardstock from Gina K Designs.

I like the butterfly. This is the first time I have used the bundle that I received in April. I hope to have time to create more butterflies and possibly use the stamps that came in the bundle.

Mini Slimline Easel

| Gerry Morse
Make the Cards Challenge #58

Hello and welcome. I was surprised to see the link show up this way. As you can see today’s card is for Make the cards challenge.

I got the idea for a slimline easel card on Pinterest, here’s the link https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AZbf0NF6ImRUb7V_s7TAXNeSqz7KTn_JaW0yR3XEiLnIwTC-SRO08mI/

I decided to make mine a mini. The flower pp has been in my stash for quite some time, Happy Birthday pp was found online, and there was just enough left to cut this size piece. Focal flower is from the Silhouette, center gem is Opal Rounds by SU. I’m not entirely happy with it but I think it’s ok.

Thanks for stopping by. I wish you a happy and safe 4th of July.

Gerry

Riding Through Life

| Gerry Morse

Today’s card is for our daughter & s-i-l’s 26th anniversary. Since they are big bikers when I saw a card similar to this, I thought it would be a fun card for them (although they don’t ride a tandem bike). Sky background paper was found online, grass is a MS punch. For the roadway I used a cotton ball and black stamp pad. Image is computer clip art that I painstakingly fussy cut. Image is popped up with small pieces of mounting tape.

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

Gerry

Sympathy

| Gerry Morse

Today’s card was especially emotional for me to make. Our granddaughter’s boyfriend, who lived with his dad, found his dad dead in bed one morning. He was only 54. I just can’t imagine what Carter is going through after that trauma. Unfortunately, we can’t make it to MN for the funeral, but it will be streamed so we can watch it. My heart goes out to the family.

Die cuts are Swirly Scribbles Thinlits by SU. Sentiment and label stamp and die are from the Rose Wonder set also SU.

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

Gerry

b.b.b.

| Gerry Morse

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2022/06/beach-time.html

Hello and welcome. Today’s card, Beautiful Beach Babe, will be entered in Double D’s beach time challenge. Background paper was found online, beach babe is from an online coloring page colored with Copic’s and fussy cut. Umbrella is from the Silhouette. I added dimensionals to the umbrella and used gold stickles for her earrings and bracelets.

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

Gerry