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Sunday Creative: Timeworn

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I've wanted to participate in the Sunday Creative challenge  ever since it started, but this is my first contribution. I've always liked this photo of the barbed wire, and it seemed perfect for the theme "timeworn." It also seemed like a good candidate for playing with textures. So here are three versions. I'd like to hear which of them you like best.

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No editing here except to sharpen.

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With Kim Klassen's new texture, "Nutmeg," with Soft Light at 100%.

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Same texture, at 58% Soft Light.

Papertrey Pixie Challenge and Garden Update.

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I finally finished a card last night that has been on the "to do" list all of June . Why I wait until the last minute, I do not know! Karen H. posted this challenge at the beginning of the month. It's a photo of fat quarters and we could use the square design, the colors, or sewing on our card.

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I used a
little of everything from the challenge. I deliberately did an uneven
stitch around the edge of the card, cut the scalloped squares with a
Nestability die, and added something different to each square. The
green and orange also come from the challenge colors. I colored the
flower and the button twine with my Copic markers. Thanks
for the challenge, Karen! It was a good one.

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Cardstock: Kraft (PTI); patterned paper: A Muse; brads, flower, & buttons from stash; sentiment: Friendship Jar (PTI); button twine (PTI)

We went to the garden yesterday for the first time in over a week, and I was amazed at how much the plants had grown. The tomatoes are nearly as tall as my shoulder, the pole beans are crawling up the poles, and the lettuce and herbs are lush and full.

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The empty spot you see in the middle is partly the path we left to get into the middle of the garden but also where the peppers are planted. They are the only plants not doing too well.

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We brought home enough lettuce for a week and picked just a portion of
it. Before we go to my brother's this weekend, I'll go back and pick
some to take to him. By then there should be a couple more zucchini ready to pick. We also harvested two large zucchini which I'll use
to make zucchini bread today or tomorrow. These goodies were an
unexpected surprise!

Friday Challenges

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Just by coincidence I was responsible for posting two challenges today. The first one was for the Scrap-Mart blog. My challenge is to create a layout or a card using only cardstock and papers from just one manufacturer/line. If you'd like to play along, you can post a link here or on the Scrap-Mart blog. One of my favorite paper lines right now is PinkPaislee Starlight which I used on this layout about the importance of being in the photo yourself.

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All the papers and the alpha stickers are from the Starlight line. I used my Slice to cut the stars and the brackets and stitched around the photo frame. I did another layout last week that meets the challenge and uses papers from the same line.

I consider myself fortunate to belong to a very supportive group of women on a photo board, and it's my turn to post the challenge there as well. I decided on the word "fresh" since we've been buying the first fresh strawberries and wonderful fresh asparagus, lettuce, spinach, and radishes from the local farmer's market. I put a few strawberries in a lovely cup I bought at Antropologie a few weeks ago. I knew I'd find some photographic uses for it.

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Papertrey Challenge #2 and 2S4Y Challenge

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First of all, Happy Memorial Day Weekend! I am always grateful for the sacrifice of men and women in the military that has assured our freedom for over 200 years. I do not take the freedoms we have in our country for granted, but do not often take the time for express my gratitude.

I've been working on another Papertrey Ink challenge this weekend as well as the one for the Pixies. This one was posted on the forum, and it was too good to pass up. It was a challenge to ink up all the stamps you own, but have never used. I knew I had a few, but there were more than I thought. I've ended up with a new stash of cards, however, and relieved some guilt in the process. The first card is also a card for today's challenge at 2Sketches4You.

Here's the sketch:

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And here's my card:

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I used my Beautiful Blooms 2 set for this card. The beautiful border is Basic Grey's new "ribbon doilies" tapes. We used some of this on a layout in a class I took at CKC a week ago. It's self-adhesive and comes in a package with three different designs. The cardstock is Summer Sunrise & the buttons are from my stash.

The next set I used was the Fillable Frames #1. I thought I'd  get a lot of use from this set, and I'm sure I'm correct now that I've inked it up for this card:

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Cardstock: Pure Poppy (PTI); patterned paper: Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket); ribbon: Pure Poppy (PTI); Ripe Avocado button (PTI); button twine (PTI)

"Fly Away" is the next set. Like "Fillable Frames" it was a very affordable $5 and I love the little banner and sentiments that go in it. I bought just one piece of this cute patterned paper at CKC with this card in mind.

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Cardstock:  Lemon Tart & Pure Poppy (PTI), patterned paper "Let's Roll, Fly High" (Imaginisce)

Take Three Summer was the next set. I have lots of ideas for this set and this is a super simple, quick to make card. I'm not sure I'd use the Raspberry Fizz next time, I think the Hibiscus might look better.

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See above; ribbon & rickrack from stash.

One of the things I learned this weekend is that stamping backgrounds is not my forte. I love the color combination of Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, and Raspberry Fizz. I've had this "Guide Lines Two" for awhile and probably haven't used it because I'm not comfortable with making backgrounds. I do have a list of other possibilities so perhaps it will see more use soon.

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Cardstock: Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz, Select White, & Ripe Avocado (PTI), rhinestones from stash; stamps: Guide Lines Two & Giga Guide Lines

And last, "Outline Alphabet." I bought this set more for sentiments and scrapbook pages, but have seen a similar design several places and thought I'd give it a trip. Lining up the letters for the block takes the longest; after that the card goes quickly.

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Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores & Select White (PTI); patterned paper: Green Boutique (PTI), Copic markers

Sad to say, I still have two sets left to use:  Fillable Frames #4 and Baby Button Bits, but with gardening and enjoying the holiday weekend, I simply ran out of time!

Papertrey Pixies Challenge

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A month or so ago, I joined a group of 15 women on the Papertrey Ink forum. We have our own blog, and this month was our first challenge which was to stamp a background paper. I almost never stamp on a scrapbook layout although one of the women in this group does it regularly, and very well. I recently purchased "A Little Argyle" stamp set and thought it would be the perfect photo mat for this picture of Matt on his birthday, wearing his favorite argyle sweater. Nothing like putting it off until the very last day of May!

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Patterned paper: Basics (Basic Grey); letter stickers: Basics (Basic Grey) & Times (Prima Marketing), stamps: A Little Argyle (PTI); photo mat: Gretel (Cosmo Cricket)

Happy Anniversary

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Today is Sarah and Adam's fourth anniversary. It seems so hard to believe that their wedding was really four years ago. It was a beautiful day in every way. Here's one of my favorite "out-takes." The best part is four years later, they're still having just as much fun with one another!

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And here's the card I sent them. I hope they've received it before they see it here. It's also the first card for a challenge on the Papertrey Ink forum to use stamp sets you own, but have never inked up. This uses the 2009 Anniversary Set which arrived over a month ago!

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Cardstock: Ripe Avocado (PTI); patterned paper: Quite Contrary (MME); stamps: Round and Round (PTI); mat stack 1 die (PTI), ribbon from stash, rhinestones (Kaisercraft)

CPS 168

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Like yesterday's blog hop, it's been awhile since I participated in the CPS Sketch challenge. This week's sketch reminded me that I had a couple packages of the American Craft Flairs that I hadn't used. I still have some scraps of AC "Dear Lizzy" papers as well so I decided to get busy tonight and get a card made for this week's sketch.

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Here's my take on it:

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Everything is by American Crafts except the pink mat paper from my scraps file and the ribbon from my stash.

Papertrey Blog Hop

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Tonight is the monthly Blog Hop sponsored by Papertrey Ink. I missed the last two so I was glad to be able to participate in this one. It also gave me an opportunity to get out some of my new die cuts and the beautiful felt that Papertrey has begun to sell.

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And here's my take on the challenge:

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Cardstock: Ripe Avocado & Vintage Cream (PTI); patterned paper: DeLovely (Cosmo Cricket); stamps: Blooming Button Bits (PTI); dies: Beautiful Blooms 3 & Rickrack (PTI); felt: Raspberry Fizz & Vintage Cream; rhinestones: KaiserCraft; ink: Raspberry Fizz (PTI).

Scrap-Mart Challenge

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I added another layout to our vacation album this week in response to a challenge Jenn posted at Scrap-Mart. They're getting ready for a wedding in her family so the challenge was to use "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" in your layout.

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Something Old:  SEI alpha stickers, Something New: Pink Paislee Starlight patterned paper and stickers, Somthing Borrowed: photo collage from a digital template by Kitty Designs, and Something Blue: navy cardstock.

Three Cheers for Chairs Challenge

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Before our power went off yesterday, I got two cards made
for the Moxie Fab "Three Cheers for Chairs" challenge. For the first card, I debossed the chair to create the dotted
pattern and then colored it with Prisma colored pencils. I’ve wanted to try
this ever since I got the stamp nearly a year ago.


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Cardstock: Lemon Tart
by PTI; patterned paper:  October
Afternoon “Thrift Shop,” button twine: PTI; distress ink:  PTI; stamp: Memory Box; ribbon: Paper Source; scalloped
punch: PTI; flower from stash.

The next card is for friends of ours who are celebrating
their anniversary this week. It gave me a chance to use my new “Chair-ished”
stamps from Papertrey that arrived last week.


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Cardstock:  True Black & Vintage Cream PTI; patterned paper: Lush MME; stamps:  Chair-ished PTI; computer-generated sentiment, heart from stash.

A Second Party Layout

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This challenge was to use two 4×6 photos in the layout. Sarah, Matt, & Tracy had a great time at California Adventure Land. Most of the rides weren't for me as I'm terribly afraid of heights. But I enjoyed sitting in the sun and taking photos of them having a great time on the rides.

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Photographing a 12×12 layout is one of the most challenging tasks. No way can I get them perfectly straight. The journaling reads: "There’s no way anyone could get me on a ferris wheel of any kind, let alone one where the cars swing back and forth as it goes around. I’m way too afraid of heights, but it doesn’t seem to be a trait either Matt or Sarah inherited. They had a great time, and I did enjoy watching them!"

Yellow cardstock from stash; red cardstock: BoBunny; Star accents from a Queen & Co. patterned paper; glitter alpha: Colorbok (and they were a real pain to use!)

Shimelle’s Party

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I missed most of Shimelle's party, but finally had time tonight to get one layout done. If I'm lucky I'll get another one done before it gets too late. As soon as I saw this sketch I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Finding all the right papers took a little longer than I expected. This is my favorite family photo from our trip to California last month.

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Cardstock:  American Craft & Jeni Bowlin Core'dinations; patterned paper: Scenic Route; American Craft alpha stickers; "family:" Making Memories Slice Words & Expressions cartridge; word sticker from stash.

Compose A Card

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Becky Oehlers has been posting some great card recipes on her blog for quite some time. I've downloaded all her pdf.s, but this is the first time I've played along. Here's the recipe:

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And here's my take on it. I love these new October Afternoon papers from their new line "Thrift Shop."

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Cardstock:  Colormates; patterned Paper:  October Afternoon; flower: unknown scraps; sentiment: Stampendous; brad: Sassafrass Lass; ribbon from stash

A friend and I are off to Buffalo to a class at Buffalo Stamps & Stuff on using Copic markers with Prisma colored pencils. It should be lots of fun.

Happy Mail and a Card

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The big brown truck pulled up in front of our house this afternoon and left two copies of the new Papercraft magazine (May/June). Inside is my first published card. Interestingly, I did not submit it. It was one of three cards I created for a Moxie Fab challenge. Several months afterwards, I received an email from Cath Edvalson asking if I still had the card. Fortunately, I did, and here it is published. Quite exciting, actually, even though being published wasn't one of the things on my "To Do" list.

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And here is a card for a challenge on Kim Kesti's blog, another sketch from the Go To Sketch magazine. This was a really quick card, but I like it a lot.

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Cardstock: red and black from scrap file, PTI Kraft; patterned paper: Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage 6X6 pad; sentiment:  Savvy stamps; flowers from stash; brad: Making Memories; Cuttlebug embossing folder; I drew the lines on the sentiment strip with the new "no bleed" Sharpie marker.

CPS 161 Plus Two

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It's been surprisingly difficult to get back in the groove with crafting. The last couple of nights, though, I've been up late watching the men's and women's NCAA basketball championships and have finished several projects as I watched. The first two are for this week's CPS challenge.

Here's the sketch:

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And my interpretations:

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Cardstock:  PTI Hawaiian Shores & Select White; patterned paper: PTI Green Boutique; Cuttlebug embossing folder; AC Dear Lizzy crocheted flowers; silk ribbon from Ellen Huston; pearl: Michael's; stick pin unknown.

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Cardstock:  PTI Pure Poppy & Vintage Cream; patterned papers:  October Afternoon Thrift Shop; ribbon from stash; AC Dear Lizzy crocheted flowers;  sentiment:  A Muse; Nestabilities: long rectangles.

Now a card from a sketch in the newly released Go To Sketches by Papercrafts. The sketch I used is on p.142. I'll be using this publication regularly. So many great sketches and interpretations.

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AC Dear Lizzy patterned papers and phrase sticker; ribbon: Michaels; cardstock: BoBunny

This card is a lift from Debbie Olsen, one of the very best in the industry. My friend is a wonderful seamstress so this seemed like a great choice for her birthday card.

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Cardstock: PTI Pure Poppy & Vintage Cream; patterned papers: Cosmo Cricket "Material Girl;" twill: PTI Vintage Cream; buttons: PTI; safety pin from stash.