Punch Art Birthday Present

It is the 28th of the month, so I am here to welcome you to another round with the Calendar Girls! We are now in our fourth year of posting and it has been a blast.  Wonderful Challenges--Great Fun--Sweet Creations--and Awesome Friendships!

Who are the Calendar Girls? We are a group of bloggers who want to have a place where friendships blossom, creativity abounds, and encouragement prevails! In keeping with that dream, this blog group has been created so we will have a place to interact and enjoy being fellow bloggers.  Paola is the hostess this month and she posted the following challenge:

For the month of August, I would like to challenge everyone to embrace the PUNCH ART tecnique...yup, dust off your punches Ladies!
PLease feel free to use a stamped sentiment of your choice , but the main focus is being creative, using punches .

Have FUN creating Girls, can't wait to see what inspired you...

I went with a familiar punch art project I did a few years ago.  I love this birthday card, shaped as a present, with all of the loops of "ribbon" on the top!

 
Here is the inside of my card: 

 

I hope Paola and the other Calendar Girls like my Punch Art card!

Image/Sentiment—Stampin' Up--Birthdays

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—SU Rose Red, Pink Pirouette

Ink—SU Rose Red

Accessories—SU Rose Red Satin Ribbon, Oval Punches, Tag Punch, Polka Dot and Stripes Embossing Folder

Please check out the blogs of all of the Calendar Girls—there are 10 of us.  I am sure you will enjoy all the wonderful creations!  All of the blogs are listed on my left sidebar. Thanks for joining us this month.

Sheriff Bobby ~ Hey There

I am back with another card for The Crafters Café Challenge Blog (TCCCB).  

Our sponsor this week is Milk Coffee Stamps   

The challenge runs from August 27th to September 9th

The theme for this challenge is Using Die Cuts and/or Punches

 

I think I met the challenge as I counted 5 Punches used for this card--love my punches!

Here is the inside of my card:

 

Image/Sentiment—Milk Coffee Digital Stamps Sheriff Bobby/ Stampin' Up Really Retro

 

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; SU Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede; The Paper Loft Sleeping Bag-Cedar Run Patterned Paper

Ink—SU Soft Suede

Accessories—Copic Markers; SU Early Espresso Brads, Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Oval, Round, Label and Corner Punches


I hope you will play along this week with The Crafter's Café Challenge Blog too! Be sure to go to the blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Anna-Mae School Girl

I am back with another {PIN}Spirational Challenge

The Challenge runs August 26th to September 2nd
 

Here's the photo to inspire us:

 

 

 

One of our sponsors this week is Scrapper's Delights.  They sure have some cute images, so please be sure to go and check them out!

 

Here is the inside of my card:

 

Image/Sentiment—Scrapper's Delights Anna-Mae School Girl 2

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise; Lawn Fairy Dewey Decimal Patterned Paper

Accessories—SU Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Orange Brads; Copic Markers

I hope you will play along this week with the {PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Coffee & Friends

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS.  Each month we make 10 cards and include a matching envelope.  They can be any theme for any month.  All of the swappers are wonderful and I have receive awesome cards each and every month. I have not used this set yet and have seen so many great cards made with it.  I hope everyone likes my version!

Here is the inside of my card along with the envelope:

 

 

Image/Sentiment—Stampin' Up Perfect Blend

Cardstock—Gina K White; SU Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke; My Mind's Eye--Green Stripe/Curtains Patterned Paper

Ink--SU Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke

Accessories--SU Early Espresso Brads, Always Artichoke 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon; Circle, Tag and Label Punches

Midnight Snack

This is a card I made for Deena's Funny Bone Swap on SCS.  I love this saying and many of the Funny Bone Stamps by Riley and Company.  I am sure I will get back some hilarious cards in the swap!

Here is the inside of my card: 

Image/Sentiment—Riley and Company Funny Bones

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; Stampin' Up So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pistachio Pudding; American Crafts Hello Sunshine-Radiant Patterned Paper

Ink--SU Pistachio Pudding

Accessories--SU Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, So Saffron Daffodil Delight 7/8" Polytwill; Brown Button with Baker's Twine

Give you Comfort and Peace

This is the card I made for our bi-monthly swap at my local stamp and scrapbook store called Polka Dots, in Mukwonago.  The theme this time around is sympathy.  I really like this sentiment and tried to find some papers that I thought was a good match!

Here is the inside of my card:

Image/Sentiment—Inky Antics Sentiment--name not known

Cardstock—Gina K White; Stampin' Up Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper

Ink— SU Pool Party;

Accessories—SU Peach Parfait Stitched Poly Ribbon, Pool Party Brads

Dance in the Rain!

This is a card I made for Cathy's Thinking of You Swap on SCS. 

I love this saying:

This is also one of my favorite Unity Stamps--love the image and the sentiment!

Here is the inside of my card: 

Image/Sentiment—Unity Itty Bitty-Dance in the Rain

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; Stampin' Up Melon Mamba, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay; Echo Park Paper Splendid Sunshine--Umbrella/Flitter Flutter

Ink--SU Bermuda Bay; Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories--Copic Markers; Yellow Brads; SU Melon Mamba Scallop Ribbon

Spelling Bee ~ Back to School

I am back again with another card for this weeks Melonheadz Challenge.

 

The theme for this challenge is Back to School

 

It runs from August 18th to the 31st 

 

This little girl is so darn cute and I think she is going to win the Spelling Bee for sure this year!

 

 

 

Here is the inside of my card:

 

 

Image/Sentiment—Melonheadz Lili's Spelling Bee Bundle Digital Images-Bee Girl and Title

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White;  Stampin' Up Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake; Lawn Fairy Dewey Decimal patterned paper

Accessories—SU Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon; Crumb Cake Square Brads

I hope you will play along this week with the Melonheadz Challenge too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Coffee and Chocolate

This is the second of the two cards I made for Julie's Caffeine Swap on SCS.  I have many, many stamps with a caffeine theme.  That must mean I love caffeine--coffee, lattes and chocolate are at the top of the list!  This stamp is a Crackerbox Palace stamp.  This is a local stamp store about 45 minutes away.  They have some wonderful stamps and most of them have a humorous side to them!

The other card for this swap was posted on Thursday if you look back at my coffee themed card!

Here is the inside of my card:

 

Image/Sentiment—Crackerbox Palace--name not known

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Tangerine Tango; Hot Off the Press-Yummy Chocolate Chips

Ink--SU Early Espresso

Accessories--SU Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Marina Brads; Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder

Dueling Darlings Friends

It is the 15^thof the month and that means we get to show off another Dueling Darlings challenge. Carol and Melina are the Darlings who came up the theme for August.   Carol is a Diva and Melina is a Dazzler. 

The theme for this month is  "Friends are the Family we Chose for Ourselves".  This is in keeping with the anniversary theme of being together for four years!

I laughed out loud when I open the package from Carol!  First, the image made me hoot and then there were about 5 or 6 different sentiments for us to chose from.  Then--the papers--lavender and purple tones.  Those are so not Carol and probably not me either.  But onward.......................

 

Here is the inside of my card:

Image/Sentiment—Art Impressions--the Girlfriend Series "Laughing", unknown sentiment

Card Stock/Patterned Paper—Georgia Pacific White; Stampin' Up Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry; PTI Lavender Moon; Various Patterned Papers

Ink—Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories--Copic Markers; Ivory Fiber; Pink Heart Trim; Purple Paper Flowers; Tear Drop Accents; Frames 3 Nesting Dies;


Please be sure to stop in to see what all of the Divas as well the Dazzlers have created this month. All of the blogs are on the left sidebar of my blog. I am sure you will enjoy all of the wonderful cards that have been created this month!

See you at Noonish........................

This is one of the two cards I made for Julie's Caffeine Swap on SCS.  I have many, many stamps with a caffeine theme.  That must mean I love caffeine--coffee, lattes and chocolate are at the top of the list!  This stamp puts a smile on my face!

The other card for this swap will be posted on Saturday if you see my coffee and chocolate themed card!

 

Image/Sentiment—Art Impressions-See you With a Latte

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Cajun Craze; Coffee Bean Patterned Paper-vendor not known

Ink--SU Cajun Craze

Accessories--Sizzix Diamond Embossing Folder; Coffee Twill; Coffee Mug Brad

Happy Times Bookmark~Tag

I am back with another creation for The Crafters Café Challenge Blog (TCCCB).  

Our sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter.   

The challenge runs from August 13th to the 26th

The theme for this challenge is Anything But a Card

 

I thought this image would be perfect for a tag bookmark for the last days of summer before kids head back to school. This little one is catching a few last sunny rays of summer, while reading a great book!

 

 

Image/Sentiment—The Paper Shelter-Happy Times

 

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; SU Brilliant Blue, Garden Green; 

Accessories—Blue Brads, Blue Argyle Ribbon, Corner Rounder

I hope you will play along this week with The Crafter's Café Challenge Blog too! Be sure to go to the blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Boo & Snookie ~ Anything Goes

I am back with another {PIN}Spirational Challenge

The Challenge runs August 12th to the 18th
and the theme is Anything Goes!
 

Here's the photo to inspire us:

 

 

 

One of our sponsors this week is A&T Digital Designs.  They sure have some cute images, so please be sure to go and check them out!

 

Here is the inside of my card:

 

Image/Sentiment—A&T Digital Designs-Boo & Snookie

Cardstock/Patterned Paper—Gina K White; Stampin' Up So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo; Tea for Two Designer Series Paper

Accessories—SU Island Indigo Satin Ribbon, Island Indigo Candy Dots; Copic Markers; Coral Flower with Rhinestone Brad in Center

I hope you will play along this week with the {PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.