Clear Dollar Stamps JUNE Blog Hop .. "Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice ...

..... that's what little girls are made of"
It is that time of the month again! What time? You ask .. It is time for Clear Dollar Stamps' Monthly Blog Hop! Come play along, there are PRIZES to be WON! You should have hopped on over from Shell's blog, but if not, go ahead and hop on over to Lori's blog, where the hop begins.

And you might have guessed that this month its for the girls.. last month we honored the boys, so this month our theme is based on the old saying " Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice, That's what Little Girls are Made of."

Suprisingly, I had a hard time choosing which stamp to use, you'd think it would be easy, but nope ! But finally, I decided on this adorable lamb from the Clear Dollar Stamps' Loving Critters stamp set.

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Loving Critters

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Choice Buttercream,

Jillybean Soup-Blossom Soup dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: C1, C3, W1, YR68, Yg03, G05, R81, R83

Tools/Accessories: Misc Ribbon, Circle Nestabilities,

Lacey Circle & Labels 19 Nestabilities

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Blog Hop Details:

Dont forget! There are prizes to be won just for hoping around and leaving comments! Every comment you leave for the DT increases your chances of winning!

 This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop.. TWO lucky winners will recieve a $10 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps store!


**Winners will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced here and on the CDS blog Wednesday, June 22nd  **

Ok! This month, I am the blog hop's last stop!  Thank you so much for joining in on this month's hop! Did you leave lots of love for everyone? Remember the more comments, the more chances you have to be a winner! Good Luck!!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #30 -- Sketch --

Hello CIC friends! Here we are at the third friday of the month, and it is time for another great Clearly Inspired Challenge hosted by the uber-talented Cassie. This time, she presented us with an awesome sketch to work with.

I really had alot of fun with this sketch! I have had this MME dp for a little while now, and just hadnt used it .. till this sketch! I love the paper, and how everything coordinated together.

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Now onto the details of the Clearly Inspired Challenge!

Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Participants can use any stamps or digis from any company

-Only one entry per person per challenge

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.
-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!
Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your CAS card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!

Ok, get to work! I cant wait to see what you all create!

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Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Hydrangea *(click to go directly to store for this stamp)

Paper: Vanilla, Choice Buttercream, MME Stella & Rose Hattie dp

Ink: Momento tuxedo black

Copics: Y17, G02, YG03, BG05, BG10

Tools/Accessories: Lacey Circles Nestabilities, Word window,

Twill ribbon, misc buttons, sew easy goldenrod floss

CAS-ual Fridays Sketch Challenge with more SSIC

Hello Friends! Welcome to Monday! Today I got to play along with a brand new (to me) challenge, so cleverly called CAS-ual Fridays, how great is that title?This week its a CAS sketch challenge.. CAS cards are very hard for me, but I am happy how this one turned out.. This card also applies to this week's Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge which is extracted from John 13:34-35. We are to use something new on our projects. The Violet Copics are new, as well as is the CAS-ual Fridays challenge! By the way, Clear Dollar Stamps is this weeks SSIC sponsor .. my DT family .. :o)

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, your visit and your comments are cherished grately. Thanks again!

You're a Peach..4 challenges in 1

Just look at those peaches! Dont they look delicious? We have a few peaches growing on our tree in the front yard, and I cant wait to taste them! I hope they look as good as these do! hehe

I made this card for 4 challenges, I usually do one, maybe two challenges at once, but this time, all four just fit together! The challenges are:

Stampin Sisters in Christ -- Use something NEW -- this stamp set is new to me, a stamp exchange from my BFF, Cassie. The dp is also a new addition to my stash.

Card Patterns #118 -- sketch

Totally Papercrafts #69 -- Feature Fruit on project

Wee-Memories -- Free for all challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by! I cherish my visitors, followers and comments!
Thanks again! Have a blessed day :o)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #104 Happy Mail

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! Today has been a busy day, so it is nice to have some down time to post this card I made yesterday. I was sitting at my desk thinking of something or another and my May KI kit caught my eye. I just thought this ric-rak dp would make such a cute dress! So I looked for a girl to put this dress 'on' .. and PI Happy Mail is the lucky reciepient!

I used the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday as a guideline, I kinda went off the path a little because my dimentions were off, but I am happy with how it turned out all the same.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Details:

Stamps: MFT PI Happy Mail

Paper: May KI kit - American Crafts - Happy Go Lucky dp, The Girl's Paperie - Kitch dp, Neenah Solar White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, CDS Turquoise Gem Hybrid Ink

Tools/Accessories: corner rounder, Labels 19 nestabilities, misc buttons, sew-easy thread, coordinating ribbon, sponge dauber, copics

Clearly Inspired Challenge #29 -- Distressing --

OHMYGoodness! It is June already! Today is my son's LAST DAY of First grade. It is so bittersweet to see him grow up and move up to second grade .. Mrs Kyle has been such a wonderful first grade teacher, she made a lasting inpression on my son, and me.

{Sniff, Sniff} Ok, I am better... Today is the first Friday of June, and that means it is time for another edition of the Clearly Inspired Challenge over at Lori's blog, Clearlyistamp. This time, (my BFF) Cassie, has challenged us to DISTRESS our cards. Now there is a technique I havent done in a LONG time!

As I was thinking of what to make, I was reminded that one of my son's best friends is having a birthday soon, and so, I turned this into a two fold project, a distressed birthday card! Not too grown-up,(note the cowboy paper) the birthday boy is "only" turning 11. I am sure his mom doesnt think 11 is so "only" !! haha

Now, lets see what YOU come up with! You have TWO weeks to play! 

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Now onto the details of the Clearly Inspired Challenge!

Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.


-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company
-Only one entry per person per challenge
-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.)
-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!




Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your CAS card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!

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Card details:

Stamps: We go together like - CDS

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Cosmo Cricket Wanted dp, Neenah Solar White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: BV00, BV08, R46, W1, YR30, E43, E33, E31

Tools/Accessories: SU distresser, Real Red corduroy brad,

Labels 19 Nestabilities, Ticket corner punch, Corner rounder