Happy Tuesday

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I am popping in quickly to share 2 cards.  My first card was inspired by the challenge at Just Add Ink #604: CASE of Yourself.  I still had my Hero Arts City Park stamps out, and was thinking I'd like to make something using those stamps again, but much simpler than the first batch of cards I made.  See here and below.  I created a distress ink background (I can't decide if it is sunrise or sunset) and kept my stamping to just that upper third of the card.  I like how CAS this card is.  

I am also entering this card at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero May and Perfectly CAS #27: Distress.

My next card uses some of my oldest stamps --PTI Game On.  My newest family member is a gamer, so I broke out this little mini stamp set to make his birthday card.  I am entering this card at AAA Birthday #37: Let's Party, Retro Rubber #183: Anything Goes (8 years old?) and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Layer it Up.

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Lots of Cards

I had quite a crafty weekend, so I have a number of cards for different challenges.

I am making up for lost time with Lawnscaping.  I have my second card for this week's Lawnscaping Challenge #45:  Dust Em Off.  I used the sketch from this week's RetroSketches #37 for my card.  This was the first time I used Winter Fox, and also the first time I used that border stamp from Belinda's Borders.

My next card is for this week's Make it Monday #90:  Creating Focal Points with Stamps and Dies.  I modeled it after this card I made earlier in the week (that got a Facebook Shout Out!!).  I don't have Thanks All Ways, but made do with sentiments from Grunge Me and Big & Bold Wishes.

Here is a peek at the inside:

I used the colors from this week's Color Throwdown #217 for my next card, which was inspired by this card by Nicole Heady.   This card will be going to my nephew when he turns 8 in two  weeks. 

I wanted to play around a bit with my Happy Harlequin stamps and dies.  I used the colors from this week's Play Date Cafe PCDD157.   I would also like the thank the gals at the Play Date Cafe, for selecting this card of mine last week as one of the Fab Four--see my new sidebar badge.

Finally, I used two of the hundreds of die cut ornaments sent to me by my friend Suzanne to make this card, which will be sent to the Caring Hearts Drive.  Click here to learn more about this holiday card drive. 

Supplies Used:
Fox
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Winter Fox, Belinda's Borders
Paper:  PTI White, Kraft, American Crafts Merrimint
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Grey Flannel
Other:  Twinery Twine, PTI Rick Rack Border Die, Copic Markers

Coach
Stamps:  PTI Grunge Me, Big & Bold Wishes, Hello Sunshine, Soccer Ball--unknown, Hampton Arts Soccer
Paper:  PTI White, Pure Poppy, Men of Life
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Pure Poppy
Other:  PTI Block Alphabet Dies

Boy Birthday
Stamps:  PTI Boy Basics Game On,  Background Basics Super Stripes
Paper:  PTI White
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Limeade Ice, Enchanted Evening
Other:  PTI Edgers Die

Gratitude
Stamps:  Happy Harlequin, Beautiful Butterflies
Paper:  PTI White,Royal Velvet
Ink:  PTI Lavender Moon, Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other:  Happy Harlequin Cover Plate, Canvas & Linen Impression Plate

Peace on Earth
Ornaments from Suzanne
I added Vintage Cream card base and Think Big Sentiment stamped in Tuxedo Black

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