It’s the second week of the Retro Rubber Challenge! It’s all about May flowers so if you haven’t played along now is the time!

I used one of my favorite stamp sets and stamped some flowers in a pattern from the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge image.

I stamped the sentiment and then ran the card thru my linen impression plate. Super easy and a card I plan to reproduce for an upcoming card swap. Then I may retire the stamp set for a while! LOL!

Be sure to play along with the Retro Rubber Challenge and link up HERE!

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Supplies: CS: PTI white. Stamps: SSS many thanks. Inks: Altenew coral berry, frosty pink, forest glades and frayed leaf. Other: PTI linen impression plate.

Happy Monday! Today my card is meant to thank all of the veterans and their families whose dedication and sacrifice for this country should never go unnoticed or unappreciated!

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to help me out. I stamped some stripes and then added some die cut stars.

I heat embossed the sentiment and added to the card. A little bling and it’s done.

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Supplies: CS: PTI white. SU! night of navy and basic black. Stamps: SU! over the rainbow. PTI keep it simple thank you. Inks: SU! real red. White embossing powder. Other: PTI linen impression plate. Rhinestones.

Happy Friday! I decided to use the sketch from the current As You See It challenge and the flower theme from Retro Rubber to make another card. So I stamped the image and used my chalks to color it.

I added a piece of striped black paper to the side before adhering to the soft stone base. I stamped the sentiment and then die cut using my sketchy banner die.  I added a bit of a soft curl to the sentiment before attaching and then added a couple of pearls and a candy dot.

I don’t know about you but I am glad it’s Friday and a long weekend! I am hoping to get all kinds of crafty stuff done but I will see what I get accomplished!

Thanks for stopping by today! I am off for the weekend but will be back on Monday.

Supplies: CS: PTI white, black stripes, and soft stone. Stamps: Stamp from stash. PTI keep it simple thinking of you. Other: PTI linen impression plate. SSS sketchy banner. Chalks.

My use of the zig markers continues today with this cute Popsicle image. I heat embossed the image in white and then did some watercoloring. I opted for orange because who doesn’t love orange creamsicles? Well, probably lots of people but I loved the pop of color!

I diecut the image and the orange layer with my pierced rectangle dies and then attached everything on a piece of kraft.

I added some enamel dots and a bit of bling and was done.

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Supplies: CS: Watercolor paper. PTI kraft. SU! tangelo twist. Stamps: Reverse Confetti let’s chill. Other: Zig clean color markers. Enamel dots. SU! candy dots and rhinestones.

Happy Wednesday! I cannot believe it, but it is the last day of school for the kiddos! Didn’t school just start? I am always glad when school gets out – summer is my busiest time at the school and I look forward to the quiet all summer. But I am happy to see the kids back in the fall!

Today’s card was made for the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. This was not the card I set out to make but while I was searching my stash, I found these fun puzzle dies and corresponding sentiments from Lil Inkers.

I quickly die cut the puzzle pieces out of red, yellow and blue – primary colors for the last day of school! I ran the card base and the pieces thru the linen impression plate. I adhered the pieces and then added the sentiment.

I added the card front to the crumbcake base and was done.

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Supplies: CS: SU! white, crumbcake, real red, daffodil delight, and night of navy. Stamps/Dies: Lil Inkers piece of me. Other: SU! real red ink. PTI linen impression plate.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge! We are celebrating flowers in May!

I started by stamping this old image of an iris. I always love to see the irises show up in the spring! I am not sure how long I have had the image – it came in a set of four flowers that I think I bought back in the mid 90’s.

I clear embossed the image and then watercolored with my zig markers. I LOVE these markers! So worth the price – I have had them for several months but never used them! Shame on me!

After watercoloring, I backed the image with a piece of perfect plum and then adhered to a soft stone base. I added a sentiment and was done.

Be sure to join us! Bust out your old flowers stamps, whip up a card, and link it up HERE!

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Supplies: Watercolor paper. PTI soft stone. SU! perfect plum. Stamps: Iris stamp from stash. Reverse Confetti walk by faith. Other: Zig clean color markers.

Happy Monday! It’s graduation time and that means I needed to whip up a few cards in short order! I am using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to help me out with this little project!

I started by heat embossing the image in white. Then using my zig clean color markers, I watercolored the bottom of the gowns, legs and shoes. On my first attempt I used clear embossing but you couldn’t tell what I was making!

I added the sentiment and then layered on the night of navy cardstock. The sparkle is a piece of glitter tape. That stuff is awesome!

I made two cards in the blue, white, silver combo and another in gold, brown, and yellow for another young grad.

I was pretty happy with these but mostly how easy the zig markers were to use. In fact, you will see several watercolored cards from me this week because of that!

A huge thank you to Jen T. at Freshly Made Sketches for picking THIS card as a Perfect Princess! I was more than surprised and thrilled!

Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to stop in tomorrow – it’s time for a new Retro Rubber Challenge!

Supplies: CS: Watercolor paper. SU! night of navy. PTI kraft. Stamps: SU! go graduate. PTI for the graduate. Other: SU! glitter tape. Zig clean color markers.

It’s time for a new challenge at As You Can See It! We have moved to a two week challenge so there is plenty of time to play along! This time we have a great sketch challenge for you!

I started by using some of my goodies from a recent Simon Says Stamp card kit. I cut a piece of cardstock and adhered it to the soft stone card base.

I die cut the sketchy banner and added the small sentiment. I added the clip, glitter tape and the flower and was done.

Be sure to play along with us! Link up your card HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today! I am off for the weekend but will be back on Monday!

Supplies: CS: PTI soft stone. SU! blushing bride. Stamps: PTI county fair. Dies: PTI linen impression plate. SSS sketchy banner. Other: SU! glitter tape.

Today’s card is very clean and simple! I was inspired to make something for the Paper Players “Wild Thing” challenge. I love that!

I found this teeny tiny giraffe that I couldn’t resist! Once I stamped him, I used a bit of chalk to color him up.

I added the sentiment, ran the card thru the linen impression plate and was done. Meanwhile, the song wild thing is stuck in my head! LOL!

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Supplies: CS: PTI white. Stamps: PTI bitty butterflies. SU! it’s the thought. Other: PTI linen impression plate. Chalks. Memento ink.

Today I am playing along with the Fab Friday sketch challenge. I opted to use a color scheme of pink, white and gold.

I started with this delightful stamp that I received for my birthday this past year. I love the sentiment so much! I just can’t believe it has taken me this long to use it! But I digress – I heat embossed it in gold and then die cut using a stitched vertical strip.

I also die cut the flag out of this beautiful gingham and the stitched circle out of the gold speckled vellum. I punched and layered the pink flowers using the SU! blossom bunch punch.

I put everything together according to the sketch and was done!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to stop in tomorrow!

Supplies: CS: SU! white, pink pirouette, and winter wonderland vellum. MFT homespun gingham. Dies: PTI linen impression plate. SU! blossom bunch punch. MFT stitched circles, vertical stitched strips and stitched fishtail flags. Other: gold embossing powder. Pearls. Stamp from Stampendous.