Cute Card Thursday Sketch Challenge

I love when Cute Card Thursday has a sketch for their challenge cuz they are usually really good ones.  This week we're using a sketch from Claudia Rosa and if you've never been to her blog, Pretty Pressings, you really must go.  After you're done here of course.  LOL!

Of course, once again I turned the sketch sideways.  I'm going to enter this one into Stamptacular Sunday again.  Father's day!  This is my last father's day card and it's going to my FIL!  YES!  I'M ON TIME!  I could have done them all the same and been done sooner but...gosh that's boring!!

Award Day!

Well!!  I got some awards today and they both came from my new Canadian friend Nicole at Canadian Nickel Scrap'n.  I met Nicole through The Burtonesque Dolls challenge blog as she is one of the other DT members and wouldn't you know it?  She's my neighbor in the next province over.  COOL!  Check out her blog if you like.  She's got some great projects on there, including giveaways!!  Thanks Nicole!

Please grab your award, post it on your blog, select five new recipients, and write five things about yourself!

1) My favorite thing - "I'm a twin"

2) I hate having ink STAIN my stamps.  Anal or what?!!  LOL

3) I don't have kids....yes, on purpose.  :)

4) I take my Copics camping.

5) I love Christmas!

These ladies all have super talents and I love all their work.  Some are real life friends too and great inspirations!!  Ok, all are real life friends - lol!  So I am sending these awards to all these ladies:

Cheri - Graphicat Creations

Chris - Chris's Creations

Tanya - Obsessed & Crazy Momma

Nancy - Another MD Crabbie

Carol -  Craftin Granny's Card Shack

Father's Day Challenges

I'm sure that right now I could go crazy with entering my card into every father's day challenge out there but I'm not so sure how people keep track!  LOL!

So for this card I've used Friday Sketchers sketch but I turned this sketch to the left:

and am entering into Stamptacular Sunday Challange who says:

"For this week’s challenge you will create a card or project with a guy/man on it. If you create your card or project for your father or someone else’s father for Father’s Day, you’ll be entered in to our drawing TWICE to double your chances of winning our fabulous prize this week!"

This father's day card is for my step-dad, who is pretty much this relaxed a LOT.  He's a VERY laid back kind of guy.  I've known him for many years and don't ever remember seeing him mad.  Maybe once.  Not sure.  LOL!  

I've used Karen's Doodles "Time To Relax" so will also enter into that challenge as well!!  SUMMERTIME!  Yippee!! 

Stamps:  Karen's Doodles "Time to Relax"
Paper:  (sorry can't remember)
Embellishments:  SU buttons, Scrapper's floss and beer eyelets
Punches:  Martha Stewart border punch
Ink: Colored With Copics

Magnolia Challenges

Magnolia Birthday Bash!

and
Just Magnolia

For the Just Magnolia Week 50 challenge there was this sketch:

Yay!!  I have finally had time to come up with a Magnolia card!  Oh I could hear my poor Maggie's crying up a storm in their storage cases.  LOL!  So!!  I thought I would join a few challenges and the first being Magnola Birthday Bash's challenge of "Bling It" so I have blinged eveywhere.  I even have Stickles on my layers, Stickles in the middle of my sunflower, her dress, around some of my butterflies, on my flowers, gems around my ovals and lots of pearls.   Can you ever go wrong with pearls?

Challenge #7 - Creepy Birthday To You

This week's challenge over at 
The Burtonesque Dolls
is sponsored by
Tickled Pink Stamps

Here's a little something Kellie, the owner has prepared for you:

Tickled Pink Stamps is an Australian based online company that stocks a range of popular and well sought after stamps from many companies and is always so excited to be supplying you with everything cute, quirky and PINK... They now have their very own Lil Lolita range of rubber-licious stamps with the first collection being a HIT another collection is coming just around the corner...  Tickled Pink Stamps is always so excited every month to be sponsoring the awesome Burtonesque Dolls Challenges...

The PRIZE for one lucky winner this week are the three
wonderful stamps; Willow, Lylah and Evie!

Now here's the catch... THE CHALLENGE!

Create a card/project fit for a Burton Birthday!

Good luck and check out the fun the DT

has created for you at TBD blog!

This week I chose to use Lylah ... and you don't really know what's INSIDE the gift do you?!  BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

I also used the sketch from Sketch Saturday.  Ooooooh doggie, made my life easier today let me tell you!!  YEEHAW!! :)

OH AND!!  This is my sister's idea but 

I'm not sure if you might want this card or not.

If you do and you are the first one to give me your

address in the comments section, I will mail it

to you and the inside will have a

"Happy Birthday" sentiment in it.  :)

Stamps: Tickled Pink Stamps "Lylah" 
Paper:  Basic Grey "Eerie"
Embellishments:  Skull charms "Findings" bought at Michael's, misc buttons, misc ribbon bought at Creative Accents, Tim Holtz flourish dies, CB web embossing folder, grey distressing ink and Silver Stickles.
Punches: Martha Stewart bat punch and border punch and Quickutz "Flower" die.
Ink: Colored With Copics

Father's Day #1

Soooo how many father's day cards do YOU have to make??  I have 3!!  One for my DAD, one for my STEPDAD and one for my FIL.  I could make all 3 the same because really...when is the last time YOU seen men sit around and compare cards.  LROL!!  Aside from that, they do lives miles away from each other.  BUT!!  There are so many new fabulous stamps out there that I just NEEDED to try!! 

I used this sketch from Mojo Monday to help me out.  Love their sketches!!  

First up is for my DAD.  This image is from Karen's Doodles and if you can believe it, I got it on sale.  Cuz digi's aren't cheap enough?!  WOO HOO LOVE DIGI SALES!  LOL!

So father's day #2 and #3 will be coming over the next week.  I hope I could help you out with some inspiration if you are stuck.  Thanks for looking!!

Stamps:  Karen's Doodles "Thrill of the Grill"
Paper: Paper is CTMH but I can't remember what it's called.  Sorry!
Embellishments:  Jolee's Boutique, misc brads, misc ribbon and MAN brads (no, not really - lol) from Hobby House UK. 
Punches: SU's corner punch, Martha Stewart border, Quickutz cookie cutter circle dies, Oval Nesties and Inverted Scallops Nesties. 
Ink: Colored With Copics and Momento Ink