Happy Anniversary

Hello!  Beach days will be here soon!

Our son's and daughter-in-law's anniversary is coming up. Eight years . . . time flies!  They enjoy the beach, so that inspired my paper heart selections. 

My goal was to create the feeling of a beach (sand at the bottom, sea, 
sun,     sunset).  Jamie likes Disney movies, I was  able to find a small Nemo. The Happy Anniversary was stamped on a washed wood paper for the illusion of boardwalk. 

 The idea for this card was inspired by these 2 cards: My Life in Paper and Jennifer McGuire

Challenges:

• Shopping Our Stash  Here Fishy Fishy - can you find Nemo?  and the Mermaid scales?
  
• CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - lots of assorted papers used!! 
  
• Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions 
• The Male Challenge - Water / Beach
  
• Bastel-traum Challenge #101- Water / Water
• The Mod Squad Under The Sea

Products used: 

• Heart Die: Memory Triple Stitched Hearts
• Sentiments (inside): My Sentiments Exactly & Taylored Expressions
• Pattern Paper: assorted scraps 

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

The weather is getting warmer here. I'm looking forward to enjoying warm days at the beach. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  Enjoy your day. 

Squirrel !

This is for my hubby for our anniversary (next week - 41 years).
He often calls me a "squirrel" because I often change "direction" in the middle of something -- whether it's a conversation, or working on a chore / or other project, etc.  These guys are squirrels, although they look more like cats to me.

I used the colors from Color Throwdown

And this fits for Cardz for Galz - Cute Animals

Watercooler Wednesday

Supplies:

Stamp:  Neat and Tangled

Dies:  Neat & Tangled, MFT (banner), unknown heart

Other: watercolors

Thanks for taking a look.

Until next time, Stay Safe.

Hey Hot Stuff

This is for my hubby for our 37th anniversary.

I love pepperoni pizza -- would you believe I did not know what pepperoni was before I met him?  It's true!  One of our favorite date nights was to go to one of several Wine and Cheese places -- usually little homes with several little rooms that were repurposed with tables and chairs - -board games, and of course cheese platters (with pepperoni) and wine.  Nice and cozy - perfect for dates.  I do miss those places.

This stamp from Sugar Peas is perfect.
I used their sketch: Sugar Peas Sketch #45 with a few tweaks.

At Shopping Our Stash Weekly The theme is 

Something For The Big or Biggest Boy - 

I do think my hubby is the Big Boy.


At Addicted to Stamps the theme is Make Your Mark.  I colored the Pizza Chef with Copic Markers. And then popped him up with some dimensional tape.

And at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge the theme is  Anything Goes

 I made the background with a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop -- I colored the embossing paste with a bit of fired brick distress ink.  After that dried, I sponged some Antique Linen distress ink over the paper to give it a more authentic pizza parlor feel.  I added a bit of Crystal Effects to the pizza, his hat, and the wood pole.  

That's all of now.  Off to do my weekend chores.  Weekends are indeed too short.  It was fun while it lasted.  Thanks for looking - have a great day. 

Anniversary Heart

My Aunt and Uncle will be married for about 60 years this year.  I'm not sure of the exact number.  This is for them.
I used the colors from:
Colour Q

And the design from  Freshly Made Sketches 

The stamp is from Outlines (no longer in business).  I colored it with Zig clean water-color markers. 

Thanks so much for looking!  Enjoy your summer.

Into the Sunset

For my husband for our anniversary - 36 years next week.  We are off from work next week -- he's pulling out and swapping an engine on his car, and I'm crafting in my room.  We'll both be happy doing our hobbies -- but we will certainly take some time for a nice ride (not with the top down yet . . . too cold) and go out for dinner.  And of course see our kids too.

Virginia's View - Layers and Dimensions - I colored the image (from Deep Red) with watercolors, and then partially die cut it.  Then cut the scalloped oval from pattern paper (DCWV) and sponged it with some more orangey colors.  These are layered and popped.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - I flipped this upside down -- I'm not sure if this still qualifies  . . .

Always Playing with Paper - it's their Anniversary too -- Anything Goes

And  for Cardz 4 Guyz  - Something Beginning with S -- Sunset and Steve (that's my husband)

I created the rest of the Sunset with 2 stencils.  I sponged the rays with a Tim Holtz stencil, then shifted it a bit.  Then put a Simon Says Stamp falling hearts over the white space and sponged in the blue hearts.  They look more like flying birds  . . . oh well - up close they are hearts.  

Thanks for looking and commenting.  For those of you celebrating Easter or Passover, I hope you are having a good holiday.

Smokin Hot

 

Monday is my and hubby's 35th anniversary.  He is very into cars -- he has a hot rod in the garage, that is his pride and joy (second to me :) It is a very dark blue (hence the coloring on this card).

 

The car stamp is from Clear Art Stamps.  The "road" is from Stampin Up.  I'm not sure about the sentiment.  The flames is a mask from The Crafter's workshop - sponged with distress inks, and then spritzed with a glossy mist (which doe not show up in the photo, but looks really cool)

 

Here is a photo of the inside:

 

 

I am placing this in the following challenges:

1. Feeling Sketchy - which I rotated - so many pretty cards!

 

2. One Layer Simplicity - Road Trip - I love the work these folks create --

3. Addicted to Clean And Simple - Wheels -  another great site for lots of talented inspiration

4. Little Red Wagon - Make it Masculine - a new site for me -- one I plan to visit more often

5. Crafty Creations Challenge - a color : Blue and Yellow - gorgeous cards, in all styles

 

thanks so much for looking!  I am looking forward to a small get-away this weekend to the East End of Long Island, NY.  Can you say "shopping, wineries, and dinner with a view of the sun setting over LI Sound"  Woo Hoo!

Need for Speed

While "Need for Speed" is the title of the challenge over at Less is More - I apparently was not speedy enough to get my card in before the challenge was over.  Oh well - - my friends will like it anyway.  Our husbands met over some classic car shows (each guy has an old hot rod), and she and I bonded over paper crafting -- she likes to scrapbook, I make cards.  His car is a bright yellow, and her favorite colors are peach and aqua.

This is also for the Transportation Challenge at Simon Says Stamp - which I am in time for :)   I love the eyelashes on the girl car!!

 

While this isn't really a "travel" card, I think perhaps it will qualify for CAS-ual Fridays Mapquest Challenge

 

The car stamps are from Sparkle and Sprinkle - the hearts are from Gina K - I am not sure about the sentiment

 

Thanks for looking -- hope your day and night are going great!

 

Bridal Shower

 

Niece #2's bridal shower was today. She loves the expression, "You need to kiss a lot of frogs before finding your prince." She collects frogs also. Her wedding colors are purple and green. So this is for her.

 

I followed the sketch from Fab Friday - I really liked this sketch -it can be so simple or not, as you'd like.

I also found the colors from Colour Q worked really well for me, and it's not even a Halloween card!

 

I am also putting this on the 52 Card Pick Up challenge!  I am trying to do one a week - not always sucessful, but trying!

 

supplies:

stamps -frogs: Outlines; umbrella and sentiment: PTI

papers - purple and patterned: Basic Grey; white: PTI

other - diecuts: PTI; copics, mini pearls

 

Hurricane Sandy is supposed to be impacting the east coast of the US tonight through Tuesday.  My job has closed for Monday and Tuesday due to expected flooding and power outages.  I am just hoping it has been over-hyped, and all will be well.

 

Thanks so much for looking.