(2011 Card #95) Reading is Fun

This is for one of my grand daughters who absolutely LOVES to read!
Free Digital image from Artwork © Elizabeth O. Dulemba, www.dulemba.com
Colored with Copic Markers. Spellbinders: Labels 8, Martha Stewart boarder punch.
Challenges:
StampTV:  STVMONGS2 - school time
SimonSays:  Use Dawny's Sketch
CraftUsCrazy:  Anything goes
PaperCraftJourney:  PCJ Ch #17-Anything Goes 
StampSomething:  Back to School 
DigiDoodlesShop:  Anything goes
PaperCraftJourney:  PCJ Ch #17-Anything Goes 

(2011 Card #94) Bookmark

This card has been posted before, so you can Just ignore the card...it was entered back in June for STVFRIJH2. But now I'm finally sending it to my Dear DIL for her birthday and I just made this bookmark to go with it.
For the BOOKMARK I stamped on recycled plastic packaging with black Stazon then turned it over (so it wouldn't smear the stamped image) and colored inside the lines with colored Sharpie pens. I then put it through my laminator so nothing will ever smear!
Stamps: Hope Grows by Theresa Momber
Challenges:
StampTV:  STVFRILM4 - Make a Bookmark


NOW FOR THE REST OF THE STORY:
This is the inside of the card.......
     I'm just a little scatterbrained right now! Since I found out that ......    Donna Downey is coming to our valley to hold classes I've been on cloud 999,999,999!!!!!!!!!

   
Sooooo here's my problem I forgot to send my daughter-in-law her birthday card...then to add insult to injury I called her on her birthday but didn't wish her a happy birthday....oh no I was just squealing and gushing about Donna Downey coming to town and getting to take DD's classes....and asking my DIL to send her daughter's Inspiration Art Journal (so I can show Donna Downey because my GD & I watched her Inspiration Wednesdays videos every day that I was there visiting and that was the Inspiration for our Journal)  For my GD's Journal  I helped her make a Canvas cover & Gesso'd cardstock for the signature pages inside. My GD Decorated the cover with her own artwork, and she did the sewing of the canvas (she had just gotten her first sewing machine for her 9th birthday...did I say she is very crafty!!)  Then a couple of days later it HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS   I totally missed my DIL's Birthday!!!##!!!    Can you ever forgive me sweetie????
I will do another post with px of her journal if that's ok with mom.

Oh, did I mention that I am OVER THE TOP  EXCITED!!!! 

(2011 Card #93) Christmas in August

Christmas in August is the challenge at Simon Says.  I used a free digi  4 Calling Birds from Beccy's Place.  I printed several times with different patterned paper and Paper Pieced the 4 Calling Birds.  Dies from Spellbinders: Classic Circles and Lacy Circles. Title printed on vellum & attached with ribbon.  Zigzag stitched background papers.

My cards are rarely the standard 4 1/2 X 5 1/2 inch size, soooo this one which is 5 1/8 X 6 inch meets the requirement at Mark's Finest Papers for this week's challenge Anything but standard card size.

This was truly an experiment for me.......I had a hard time printing on the dp, because I was so careful to place it over the image "just right for the pattern to be in strategic places" and Whamo #!@#&*#!  I must have bumped a key and it would print just a little bit off!!!!!!
I like the paper pieced look, so I will probably try this technique next time with stamps!

The 4 Calling Birds  look like they are definitely following Ps 148:7-10  Briefly:  Praise the LORD you creatures of the earth & flying birds!  What a wonderful thing to be able to Praise Him for not only creating the earth, but especially for Jesus our Creator who stepped down from Heaven to become man while still being God...so that he could be the sacrifice for our sins so that we might have eternal life with Him.

Challenges:
SimonSays:  Christmas in August
OurDailyBread:  ODBDSLC71 Notions-Seamstress
CardPatterns:  Sketch 127
StampTV:  STVFRIJH3 - For the Birds
StampinSistersInChrist:  Ch #100 Ps 148:7-10 
TheStampingBotiqueLatteLounge:  August-Progressive anything goes 
MarksFinestPapers:  Ch #67 - Anything but Standard 4 1/2 X 5 1/2" card

(2011 Card #92) God's creation

Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds

Psalm 148:7-10

 At Stampin Sisters In Christ we are reminded to join God's creation in praising HIM!

I've broken some card making "Rules" here!  Hope this doesn't mean Disaster!!!
I'm afraid this one may only last as a picture because:
I used real Birch Bark & it's not acid free & who knows how it will break down & just disappear????
And it's pretty brittle & fragile...too much handling & it will break & peal!  (I should give it to one of those fellows who just take a look at their cards & immediately toss them into the trash) he he,,,boo hoo!

Stamps used are found at GinaK Designs:  Life is Good by Theresa Momber

Challenges:
StampTV:  STVMONCT6 - Break all the rules
StampinSistersInChrist:  Ch #100 - Use a creature on card - PS 148:7-10

(2011 Card#91) American Made

American Made 2011 Stamps from Mark's Finest Papers.
Stars Paper: Stars Boogieboard Lace Cardstock from KI Memories.
Red glitter paper: Summer Dream from DCWV
Blue card base & White: from Core'dinations

I stamped eagle with clear versamark & applied gold & blue EP.  Then I Swiped die ink - direct to paper for the red stripes on the flag.

Challenges:
StampTV:  STVMONCT4 - Swipe on swipe off
OurDailyBread:  ODBDSLC68-Red White & Blue
There'sMagicInTheAir:  Magical Monday - Sketch 

(2011 Card#90) Christ In You

Christ is our hope!  He came to give us life in Him and He is coming again!
Scripture and Iris from Doodle Pantry.  I painted iris using powdered pigments by Luminarte that I mixed with gum arabic.  Then I cut out with Labels 8 die by Spellbinders & sponged around image with die inks. I adheared image to background paper then printed scripture across corner.  Boarder punch Double Loops by Matha Stewart. Papers & ribbon from my stash.

Cfhallenges:
DoodlePantry:  DPDC14 - Use a  Doodle Pantry Digital
CardPatterns:  Sketch 122

(2011 Card#89) Reverse Spotlight

This Sympathy card uses the Reverse Spotlighting technique.  I used Friendship's Garden stamp set by Asela Hopkins found at GinaK Designs for the flower and the sentiment is from Spring Florals by GinaK at GinaK Designs.   I used Labels 8 & Petite Oval Lg. dies by Spellbinders.  The flower was stamped, then painted using powdered pigments by LuminArte mixed with gum arabic.

Challenges:
StampTV:  STVFRIDB1- Reverse Spotlighting
StampinSistersInChrist:  Ch #96 - Ps. 46:10 - CAS
LilyPad:  Inspirational Challenge #3 - for inspiration I chose Barb King's entries #74 & #75 Hers has the sentiment as a Reverse Spotlight