Celebrating Our Anniversary in The Cafe!

I am so happy to be sharing this next challenge with you!

It is our 2nd Anniversary over at

 

 

When I started this challenge 2 years ago

with my best friend Sarah, I hoped that 

our challenge would be a little 'hang out' that people

would enjoy visiting.

Here we are, 2 years later and have become one of

the most popular color challenges with players

from all around the world.

I sincerely believe that we have one of the

best design teams around

and from our very first team to now, they deliver

amazing inspiration each week.

Of course, there would be no challenge without players

and that is where YOU come in.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for

your support each week!

We have 3 tremendous sponsors this week who are

providing fantastic prizes and the

GOOD NEWS is we have prizes not only for

our 'Cup of the Week' but for our 'Fab 4' as well.

So if you haven't played before,

this is THE WEEK to play along!

I am in love with Gnomes and this little guy from the

'Gnomies' set by Sweet Stamp Shop is perfect!

I spent my teenage years in the best decade...the 70's!
I collected Gnomes any way I could find them.
I drove a brand spanking new mint-green
Mercury Bobcat with a bumper sticker 
proudly displayed...
'I brake for Gnomes'!!!

So this little guy was perfect for my project!
I decided to make a gigantic (to him) flower and flower pot

using Spellbinders new 'Blossom Tags' & 'Flower Pot' dies.

The DP on the flower is from  

Webster's Pages 'Hollywood Vogue'.

I colored the little guy's suit and beard with Copics.

There is SO much texture on this card...take a closer look...

 

Not only is there texture in each flower as I

embossed each die, but I used a variety of EF's

from Cuttlebug as well.

The flower pot has a 'Honeycomb' texture, the little

guy's hat is 'Swiss Dots' and the card panel itself

is one of my favorites 'Stylized Flowers'

The stamp sentiment is from Layers of Color.

Like I said, we have 3 amazing sponsors this week...

So please come play along!

Join us at The Play Date Cafe....

I'd love to see YOU be one of our winners!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper: Hollywood Vogue from Webster's Pages

Stamps:  Gnomies by Sweet Stamp Shop

Honey Sweet by Layers of Color 

Tools:  Blossom Tags & Flowers Pots by Spellbinders, Big Shot,

 Stylized Flowers, Swiss Dots, Honeycombs all by Cuttlebug/Provo Craft
Fiskars corner rounder punch, Copics

Embellishments: Checkerboard brad from Making Memories

How Sweet it is at CAS-ual Fridays

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It's a new day and a new challenge over at

CAS-ual Fridays

This week, the challenge is to make

Clean and Simple

Mini-Cards.  

I LoVe anything miniature!

I toyed with the idea of making gift tags,

but I couldn't resist picking up this beautiful

stamp from Layers of Color.

I received this beautiful set of stamps as

a gift from my friend Nina Brackett

and it's simply....gorgeous.

The challenge calls for cards 4" x 4" or smaller.

I 'adjusted' and sort of split the difference so I

could fit this beautiful image on to the card,

so mine measures 4 1/4" x 3 3/4".

This card reminds me of the bees that make

their way in to each bloom of the flowers on

my patio.  As summer draws to a close

(and for the past 2 nights, the pots have come in due to frost advisories)

I will miss the days of watching nature do

what it's supposed to do.

We are very happy to welcome another

new sponsor to the Break Room at

CAS-ual Fridays

I hope you'll come play...my fellow

'Girl Fridays' have created quite a gallery

of inspiration for you.

Thanks for stopping by...and thank you

in advance for leaving a little love

here at The Open Window...from my heart to yours!

Project Recipe: 

Stamps:  'Honeysweet' by Layers of Color
Inks:   Tuxedo Black by Memento from A Muse Studio
Copic Markers 

Tools:  Marvy XL Circle Punch
Embellishments: Stickles in 'Crystal'