An Ode to American Wetlands Month and Two Catch Up Challenge Cards.

Good morning everyone!!! It's Friday and that means the weekend is just a few hours away!!! I'm going to my DD's stamp camp tomorrow morning and then to Jonestown to see my DS and his family. Today I'm going to finish planting my flower beds...hopefully I'll get that finished before it gets too hot!! It won't be long before we start the 100 degree Texas Summer weather...yikes!!! I need a Summer home in Canada!!! Anyway....

I finished my Limited Supply Challenge card late last night but was too tired to upload at midnight. The challenge was to make a project that reflects and represents any May celebration or holiday. I googled May Holidays and found a long list....I decided to pick American Wetlands Month

I used the swan image from the new Clear Dollar Stamps Nestled Love set...stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. The top wing was stamped twice and one was cutout and popped up over the image. The Basic Grey Wisteria paper was cutout around the beautiful wisteria plants and attached over the background with dimensionals...I tried to achieve a wetlands kinda look. The cardstock is from Prism and ribbon and pearls finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Nestled Love by Clear Dollar Stamps

Paper: Prism, White, Basic Grey Wisteria dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals, Copics, Nestabilities
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Sketch Challenge

This is the card I made for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast Wednesday. Roxie came up with another awesome sketch!! The Clear Dollar Stamp's Biggest Wishes image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. The cake was stamped twice and one was cutout and attached to the image with dimensionals. The papers are from DCWV's Sweet Stack and a row of pearls and a clip with ribbon finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Biggest Wishes
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Prism Majestic Medium, Prism Sunflowers Light, DCWV Sweet Stack dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Stampin Up Border Punch, Nestabilities, Pearls, Clip, Ribbon

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Color Challenge

The Color Challenge colors this week on Splitcoast were Cameo Coral, Ballet Blue, and Garden Green.

This is the Mother's Day card I made for my DIL Laura. I just have 2 more Mother's Day cards to go!!! I wasn't to sure about the colors but as I started working with them they really grew on me!!! I used the Bold Bouquet set from Clear Dollar Stamps and added the sparkle to the flower centers. This is also for the CCEE challenge to make a Mother's Day Card, for the OCC challenge to make a Mother's Day card, and for the Double Dog Dare challenge hosted by Joanne (sleepyinseattle). Her challenge this week is to make a Mother's Day card with flowers and a little sparkle. Be sure to add DDC to the keywords line of your upload so we can see all your cards!!!

The flowers were all stamped, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The sentiment was hand written, and three Martha Stewart Punches were used for the leaves, butterflies, and picket fence.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Bold Bouquet
Paper: White, Cameo Coral, Ballet Blue, Garden Green, Stampin Up dp
Ink: same as paper
Accessories: Martha Stewart Punches, Dazzling Diamonds, Pearls, Ribbon, Nestabilities



Thanks for stopping by today...I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!