Lili of the Valley Sketch Challenge #102

Here's my take on this week's Lili of the Valley challenge.  I spent quite a bit of time in my studio today- I had a "feel good" day... or least the afternoon was a feel good day.  I actually made seven cards today.  Yes, seven.  I'm amazed!  Keep watching, they will all be posted soon but until then, here's one.

 And the inside....

Fancy Fish Card

This is a sketch challenge that I did a week or two ago from this Mojo Monday card sketch.  I never got it posted in time to share it there so I'm sharing it now.

I bought a K&Company paper stack called Que Sera Sera and it's my favorite paper stack right now.  That fish is part of the paper design and I just love it.  Click here to see another fish that is in that wonderful paper stack.  I just love it.

My favorite thing about this card is how masculine it is while still using beautiful papers.

And here's the inside.

Clearly Inspired Challenge #30

Here's my version of this week's card sketch at Clearly iStamp.  I think it would have come out better by antiquing the edges with some brown ink (note to self!).

Daring Cardmakers "Let's Rock" Challenge

This week's challenge at Daring Cardmaker's is to create a card with a curved base that will rock or wobble if you tap it.  I don't make many round cards so this was a fun challenge.

 It started with this patterned paper that I was drawn to.  I actually bought a whole paper stack just because I liked this particular paper inside it.  The rest of the stack was okay but I loved this paper.

I gave this card to my niece today along with a Dairy Queen gift card as a "Happy Last Day of School" gift.

Before I go, I'd like to thank everyone who's been leaving comments here for me.  Especially the ones welcoming me back after my long absence due to my illness.  I appreciate all of your comments so very much.  This is one of the longest streaks of "feel good" days that I've had in a very long time and it's nice to have my creativity back and be able to share it.  So thank you for the well wishes.

Oh, and one more thing.... I noticed that my blog just got to 40,000 hits today- which just blows me away!  That's very exciting for me!  Especially after such a long absence.  I just can't believe you are all still coming here to see what I'm up to.  Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart.

Dragonfly Birthday Card

This is the first card I've made in a while that didn't start out with a challenge sketch.  It's fairly simple and I'm happy with it.  

Clean & Simple Stamping #145- Happy Father's Day!

Here's my version of this week's Clean & Simple Stamping Challenge.  I decided to do a Father's Day card.  I hope you all have a wonderful Father's Day!

And the inside to match...

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC7

This week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is Color Blocking.  They want to see blocks of color next to each other to form a cohesive design on a clean and simple creation.  I think this card fits the bill.

I used a square punch and paint chip cards from the paint section of Home Depot for the color blocks and a computer generated sentiment.

I don't find myself making many clean and simple cards but I like this one.  Happy Father's Day weekend!