{ CupCards{to go} July kit ~ Jubilee }

I just wanted to share my creations with the July kit from CupCards {to go}. Kit is on sale NOW. Make sure you check out the DT gallery for more kit ideas. This kit is filled with some wonderful colors and cherries.

Step by step for this card are here.

This card was created for the sketch.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge - Lazy Days of Summer }

Hello and welcome to another Impression Obsession DT challenge. You know, we have challenges every other week - DETAILS HERE - if you play you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

For this card I wanted to try a round card for the Mojo Monday 145 sketch. It is so easy now that I have my Cricut Expression. I used scalloped circle Nestie SVG file from Penny Duncan Creations. Using my SCAL I welded the two shapes together to make a card. The Core'dinations cardstock is embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

 I stamped blue patterned paper with Cover-a-Card Distressed Corduroy (CC047) using blue ink. I love the way that looks and I will be using that stamp again! The yellow crepe paper is left over from my Summer Mini kit  that I am giving away.

Flower 1 (C5571) was stamped with Scarlet Glimmer Mist and cut out. It was left over from another project. I added Sunshine Yellow Flower Soft to the flower center.

The butterfly is from Lucky Ladybugs stamp set (CL208). I added Sunshine Yellow, Delphinium Blue and Sage Ultra Fina Flower Soft to the butterfly.

The Journaling I (WP165) note background is stamped with Cover-a-card Roses (CC043). The sentiment is from Summer Seals (CL107) stamp set . I tucked a little stamped scallop behind the flower and that is from Happiness Is? (CL122).

Wow, how many stamp sets did I use? My favorites are always around so I reach for them. Plus, when I make things I experiment and save little bits and pieces that I later use on other projects. Flower, journaling note and the scalloped circle...all left over from different projects.

---->>I hope you'll take the time to visit the other designers' blogs for inspiration!  Jeanne,  Julie,  Dina, Shirley,  Kathy,  Rosemary, and Jenny.

***Would you like to see your card featured on the Impression Obsession blog? Email your challenge cards using Impression Obsession images to Shirley. Every week, cards will be selected to showcase on the Impression Obsession blog!!!

 You have until midnight this Saturday to enter your card. A random winner will be selected from the submissions to receive a $25 Impression Obsession gift certificate! You can find all the info HERE.

{ Summer mini kit giveaway }

I want to give away a little Summer mini kit I made last week. I am gathering some fun things for a mini album that I want to make and I came up with this little idea. I added this to my Etsy store and I am slowly adding some other items. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and read my little blog.

Leave a comment and let me know if there is anything you would like to see on my blog...more cards, layouts, tutorials, photos of Alex...let me know. I have 282 followers, come out and say hi!

***ETA: open to everyone!

You will get:
1 stamped tag
2 journaling tags
1 Fun in the sun tag
1 die cut butterfly
2 small butterflies
1 flower embellishment, handmade with die cut felt flower, paper and button

1 paper doily

24 inches of crepe paper streamer (sprayed with glimmer mist)

1 yard of bakers twine

1 mini paper sack, hand stamped by me

{ The Cutting Cafe' butterfly card }

I am in love with this Butterfly Shaped Card Template and cutting file from The Cutting Cafe'.

I used my Cricut Expression to cut the butterfly card shape. I embossed the front of the card with Cuttlebug embossing folder. I cut two different size butterflies for the top. I use my SCAL software to resize those files to any size that I want.

I stitched around the edges of the top butterfly with floss. The flowers are from Flower Pot Shaped Card Template and Cutting file. I cut those with my Cricut, as well. The leaves are a Hero Arts stamp that I stamped on cardstock and cut out.

For the antennas, I used two Prima flowers.

The sentiment is printed on cardstock and it's from  Flower Pot Shaped Card Template and Cutting file.

Here are some photos of our visit to the Duck Creek Blackberry farm  last weekend. Alex had so much fun. We filled a large bucket of delicious blackberries that we ate all week.  

I made a Blackberry cobbler for the first time and it was so good. I got a great recipe here, but made some changes as suggested in some of the reviews.

Enjoy your weekend.

{ CupCards{to go} July kit - Blog Hop }

Welcome to our CupCards {to go} July sneak peek blog hop.

Kits go on sale July 1st @6pm PST over on the home page.

Be sure to leave a comment to qualify for a giveaway.

Your next stop ------> Wendi