Stamp Me A Merci - Thank You

Wow, can you beleive it? I've actually done some stamping, lately. I mean actual rubber, inked up STAMPS! LOL! I know, I know, it's rare for me, lately, even though I actually own over 2,500 rubber stamps! LOL! I am so into digis now, that I really break out the rubbers. Though, I admit, everyone should use thier rubbers now and then - So I've broken mine outta thier hiding places, lately, to do a few cards. Here is the first one.

I used a background stamp, inked with Versamark champagne ink, stamped, and then embossed with Sea Foam textured embossing powder. Once the panel was embossed, I inked it with yellow and green Tim Holtz distressed stains. The butterfly is stamped with Versamark and then embossed with multiple colors of embossing powders. The flowers were originally white, and I dyed them with the distress strains. I also dyed the crochet lace trim, the same way.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Royal Digi Challenge #6 Use A Bit Of Green at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #192 Open (With Butterfly) at Flutterby Wednesdays
Challenge #41 Use A Sentiment at Shopping Our Stash (Crochet Trim)
Week 8 Summer Fever at Polka Doodles
Challenge #73 Pretty In Lace at Crafts And Me
Challenge #154 Bingo at Dutch Dare Card Challenges
Challenge #19 Embossing at Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #61 Things With Wings at Do You Stack Up
Lace at Creatalicious

I'm a Guest Designer! Let's Celebrate!

Today, I have some fun news! I was asked to be a Guest Designer for one challenge at Digistamps4Joy...And today is the day! Whoo Hooo! I was so excited at the chance to be a guest designer. Their challenge theme today is Celebrate. I got to use this adorable freckle faced couple. Aren't they adorable?! Reminds me so much of young love, so I just had to use it to make a wedding card. Hurry over to Digistamps4Joy and join us in the "celebrate" challenge! We'd love to see what you create!

My card layout uses the Sketch at Hanna and Friends. The image is colored with Promarkers. The sheer blue ribbon and lovely flowered papers are from my stash. I used a white flower by Recollections, layerd on top of branches of leaves punched with a Martha Stewart punch. The butterfly embellishment was purchased back in March at the scrapbook expo in Columbus. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with the oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up. The image and sentiment are mounted with foam mounting tape for 3D effect and dimension.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #92 Sketch from Kiki at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #78 Anything Goes at AI Factory
Challenge #8 Wedding at Stampin' For The Weekend
Challenge #89 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz
Challenge #37 Royal Wedding at Easy Craft Projects
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #5 Winged Things (Butterfly embellishment) at The Stamping Boutique
Royal at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #80 Congratulations at Crafty Catz
Week 17 April Showers Bring May Flowers at Charisma Cardz
Challenge #7 Flowers at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #9 Bling at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #8 Punches or Diecuts at Little Miss Muffet
Something With Wings (Butterfly Embellishment) at Stamp Something
FF#77 Things With Wings (Butterfly Embellishment) at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #51 April Showers Bring May Flowers at Prairie Fairy
April Showers Bring Forth May Flowers at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #53 Use A Die or Punch at Wags 'n Whiskers
For A Loved One at Card Makin Mamas
May Day at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #78 1,2, 3 Recipe (1 butterfly,2 Patterned Papers, 3 branches of leaves) at Totally Gorjuss
May Flowers and Pastel Colors at Catch The Bug
Challenge #47 Free For All at Pear Tree Designs
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #109 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #25 Let's Get Girly at Mami Doodles
Challenge #6 Flowers at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #91 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #92 I Do at Incy Wincy
Challenge #109 Lace or Ribbon at Stamp With Fun
Challenge #32 May Flowers at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #88 Wedding at Die Cut Dreams
Challenge #44 Friend (Wedding) at Paper Playtime
TSG105 3D Flower Fun at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Bugs and Plants (Flower, Leaves and Butterfly) at Netty G's
DDH5 Bling (Butterly with gem) at Digi Design House
Occasion Oasis: Wedding at Stamping Vacation
Annimal Applause: Any Creature Associated With A Coccoon (Butterfly Embellishment) at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #32 Open at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #153 Open at Flutterby Wednesday
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Something Old (ribbon) Something New ( Patterned Papers) at Try It On Tuesday
Challenge #5 Ribbon or Trim at Clear It Out
Challenge #81 Butterflies at Claudia & Company
Challenge #64 Song Title (Young Love) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #60 Make Mine Double (punch, 2 people, green) Green at Cooking It Up With Katie
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden
HSC4 Case A Cake (photo #2 colorful and bright) at Studio 313 Hotspot

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