Monday, August 10, 2015

Two Cards and "It's That Time"

Well, today was the day. Sniffle. Back to school. The Piglets had an abbreviated day to ease back in, but they will be in full force tomorrow. We are all chilling in separate quarters this afternoon! I hope for us to watch a movie together in just a few minutes. I feel like we need to enjoy our last "moments"!


I wanted to share some cards I've made recently. A lazy afternoon with my feet propped are just what the doctor ordered. :) Especially after my first morning up before 6am. (Boooo!)




I was inspired by the current Lawnscaping Challenge Back to School challenge.

 
I used "Our Friendship Grows" stamp set, "Hello Sunshine" 6x6 paper pad, and the "Love You A Latte" stamp set for the smiley face in the center of my flower. It was all colored using PrismaColor Pencils. I didn't have anything specifically school related so I had to get creative. 8-) I love Sunflowers that are in our garden now and back to school time and teacher gifts, etc. We have a beautiful bouquet in our kitchen now, fresh from our garden.
 
 
 
 
 
 
My next card is from playing with my new WPlus9 "Party Animal" stamp set. It's SO cute. My mom loves giraffes so I had to grab this set. :)
 
 
 
The die cut clouds are from Paper Smooches "Curly Cloud Dies" and for the die cut panel, I used Blueprints 13 (MFT). The blue watercolor is Salty Ocean Distress Inks (rubbed on an acrylic block, spritzed with water, then brushed onto the cardstock). I colored the giraffe with Copics markers and die cut him out. The balloon is stamped, die cut, and the sentiment stamped in the middle.
 
 
I am playing along with these challenges:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Well, that's all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit. I hope you do so again soon! :)
 
God Bless,
Mandy
 

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18 comments:

  1. Mandy, What a great set of cards... and I just adore that sweet little giraffe! It's certainly easy to see why you had to get that stamp set. Thanks so much for joining us at Cards in Envy! (And, on another note, it really seems impossible that kids are going back to school so soon. Kids here head back on Friday. So, I hope you've made the most of the last summery moments.)

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  2. The sunflower is so warm and friendly! Love the little thanks bubble too! Thank you for playing along with Lawnscaping Challenges!

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  3. Your sunflower has such a happy friendly face and is definitely a sure sign of hot summer days. thanks for playng along at AAA Cards and good luck with the DT call.

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  4. All your cards are gorgeous. I particularly love your sunflower card. Pretty and warm. Thanks for playing along Simon Says stamp Tie it Up Wednesday Challenge!
    Hugs!
    Gayatri

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  5. Great cards! Glad you've found time to do some serious crafting. You giraffe card is sweet and I'm sure your mom will adore it. Thanks for joining us in our Birthday Celebration at Card in Envy. Appreciate you joining us and hope we'll see you again soon.

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  6. Really cute cards, Mandy... but am I just not seeing the embossing? I love having you join in the Muse Club this week!
    =] Michele

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  7. Your birthday card you linked for our challenge is so cute! Love that giraffe and the sentiment! Thanks for sharing with us at Cards in Envy!

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  8. Adorable cards! Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards :) Justine

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  9. that adorable sunflower card is just wonderful! LOVE the coloring, and the sweet thanks sentiment! thank you SO much for playing along with the Lawnscaping Challenge! :D

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  10. Amazing cards! I love them so much! Thanks for playing the Lawnscaping Challenge!
    -Samantha

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  11. That first day getting up early and into the school rush is a killer and I bet you were all ready for bed that night! Both of your cards are gorgeous and just love that giraffe floating away, its coloured so beautifully. And that smiling sunflower is the cutest!! So very happy to see you at ATSM this week!

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  12. I think your giraffe card is such a cute version of the Muse card and I love the sentiment you chose, so fun with this image!

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  13. This is adorable! So glad you joined us at Muse this week!

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  14. Mandy - genius cards and I know what you mean about enjoying our last moments - my kiddos go back next Wednesday and besides preparation stuff I keep trying to squeeze in some fun - not getting any crafty time right now and I have not been able to do anything with the lovely RAK you sent me - I will get to it soon but it might possible have to wait until next week!! Anyways - I love your cards - the sunflower one is such a good punctuation on Summer and the giraffe with the giant balloon is just so cute and so adorable!! Love that you made these - hope you have a super fun and happy weekend!!

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  15. Super sweet cards! Thanks for joining us at CAS on Sunday!

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  16. Wow awesome cards love them all. Thanks for joining us over at CAS on sunday.

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  17. ahhhh love your fun giraffe!!! Thanks for sharing with us at Cards in Envy!

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