We had a local resident of McHenry County run The SteepleChase at the Olympics today. It was so exciting to see someone we knew competing at that level.  My two oldest kids did track at CaryGrove HS,  they often competed against Jager,  all they could say was"  That kid is amazing," as he blew past everyone.


Between errands and the Olympics I did get some playtime in.  I have been dying to try this "triple stamping effect"  ever since I saw a few cards made with it on the internet.  Its so easy yet it looks difficult.  Next time I think I'm gonna pop up the second layer for added dimension.


I played with the sunflower stamp from StampinUP, Reason to Smile, used Espresso ink and paper.  ribbon from stash.  


CHALLENGES:
Perfect Sentiments: Friends, (Ribbon with Sparkle, pearls in ribbon)
Party Time Tuesday: Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday: Anything Goes
Diva's by Design: Flowers

Isn't she sweet!  Its a freebie from Outlawz,  Thanks Anne for Suzy going to BD party!  Part of the Progressive Creative Freebie Challenge.  (Badge to the right)


Colored with copics,  flowers are from stash.  I love my tag!!!  Used Tim Holtz distress inks, Squeezed Lemonade, Green Grass,  Salty Ocean, and Gathered Twigs.  Background stamp is from Hero Arts.  ribbon is actually seam binding,


Challenges:  Outlawz: Creative Freebie
Polka Doodles: Summer
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Paper Take Weekly: Make Your Own (DP Background, flower)

I love how stitching looks on a card.  Its either a great finishing touch or a wonderful embellishment.  In this card its both.  The card was cute but too plain until I stitched the squares. It really made the card pop!


Stamps are from Stampin UP!, Just Because.  Ink is from their new colors, 2012-2013.  I absolutely love the richness of these colors. Bird and branch are from Memory Box dies and the sentiment is from Hero arts. 


CHALLENGES:
Perfect Sentiment: Anything Goes
Crafts for Eternity: Circles
Emergency crafters: circles
Crazy  4 Challenges: stitching
Tip Top Tuesday: Circles  (http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/)
Made it on Monday: Anything Goes

I am a chocoholic.  I was cleaning my scrapbook room  late last night, not cleaning because I wanted to but because I could not find a piece of paper that I needed for a scrapbook layout. Well the paper is still lost but I found this cute chocolate chip paper, (Years old)  and thought cookie!!!!


Quick, easy and cute!  Stamp is from Hero arts,  bling and ribbon from stash.  Cricut for the 5 inch circle.


Challenges:
Stampin Sisters in Christ: CAS
Crafts 4 Eternity: Circles
Emergency Crafters: Circles
Twisted Tuesday: chocolate/sparkle
The Perfect sentiment: Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges: circles  (http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/

WOW  I haven't made a mosaic card in a while,  I make alot of mosaic pages when I scrapbook, they take forever but I love how they look.    I didn't do a full mosaic because it took too much away from the image, but I like how this turned out.


Stamp set is from Stampin Up, Just Because, stamped twice. Colored with markers on Whisper White Card Stock. I distressed the paper by tearing it, and just  had to use my Stampin UP retired Daisy die for the flower.  I was motivated by a sketch at The Outlawz challenge blog.  Sparkle had to be added to brighten the card so I used brown bling and pearls.


CHALLENGES:
Outlawz: Paper A La Mode: Nature and Wednesday Sketch
Card Makin Mamas: Rubber Stamps
Di Digi's Design: Flowers
Sentimental Sundays: Rough Around the Edges
Stampin Sisters in Christ: Sparkle

My cousins daughter is having her grad party next weekend.  I made her a Vintage Scrapbook album on her Paris trip,  and naturally I needed a card.  I think this card took longer to make then the album.  I kept on playing and before I knew it 3 hours was wasted!  But I love it!


Fancy fold, triangles.  Image was digital scrapbooked, Memory dies for embellishments, flowers die cut from Tim Holtz.    I hope she keeps this......


Challenges:
Catch the Bug: Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: Red/White
Do You Stack up: Red
Gingerloft: Fancy Folds
Digital Tuesday: Inside out

I cant believe I actually made a Christmas card,  I guess Im enjoying the "COLD"  weather here,  yep it was 88 today but after 5 days of  100+ is is gorgeous out.  Actually I fell in live with this free digi, Mums Coat from Beccy's Place.  I colored it with Prisma, Gamasol and Copics,  I used stickles on the fur.  Punch is by MS, all else from stash.


CHALLENGES:
Digi Haven: Xmas in July and free digi
Squirrel and the Fox: Xmas in July
Annabells stamps: snowflakes
2 sisters: Christmas