Retirement Fun

I have a commission for 4 retirement cards. Here is the first. I cased a card I found on Pintrest by Tamie

Relaxing in a chair by the beach is certainly a favorite retirement activity.

The card base and the mat circle are SU's Crumb Cake. I used SU's wavy e/f on Pool Party for the waves. I die cut a circle and sponged on crumb cake, pool party, and balmy blue. The palm trees are from the retired (appropriate?) set Waterfront. I added a white burlap strip behind the circle. And an unlabled die cut beach chair in front. The sentiment is an old stamp in my stash. 

Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I ritated ti landscape and moved the circle over a bit to accommodate the chair.

Just Us Girls die cut week.

Cardz 4 Galz create a scene

Darnell's die week

Big Sunflower

Today's share is a big sunflower die cut I found in my stash. I knew it would be perfect for a Thanksgiving  card.

The greens are Old Olive from SU. The stripe was in my leftovers. I punched out 3 leaves and shaded them with Mossy Meadow. I slightly folded and then curled the ends of the leaves. The sentiment is an old one, die cut with an unlabled die, popped up on foam tape. 

I'm entering this at Let's Craft and Create where the challenge is anything goes with the option of stripes or polkadots.

Season of Thanks

 I am trying to get a few fall cards made before I dive into the Christmas supplies and start on holiday cards. 

I used Kraft cardstock for the base as well as the upper layer.  I used a leaf stencil and some orange and red inks to make the leaf. Then a Darice e/f with swirly leaves.  The sentiment is SU, stamped and fussy cut. and popped up on foam squares. 

I've used this sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday 

Sunflowers

I am playing with Group of Seven Cardmakers challenge to do generational stamping

I used SU retired stamps. These sunflowers are a two step stamp. I used Daffodil Delight for the first layer and Pumpkin Pie for the second layer. The cinters are in Chocolate Chip with black dots done with a sharpie. The top flower is stamped off once. The left flower is stamped once. The bottom flower is stamped 3 times..  I like rhe look but I think the center of the top flower is roo dark, even though is is stamped off once.The sentiment is also SU. The gold background paper is from a 6x6 Paper Studio pad.

Inside is a computer generated sentiment and another sunflower off the edge.

Santa is Coming

Santa is packing his bag. Time to make those special requests.

Here is another of the 3-D cards for Christmas in July at Send a Smile 4 Kids 

The package of die cuts is from Katy Sue Designs. It actually designed for decoupage but I think the separate parts make really cute 3-D designs. I popped up each layer on foam squares--Lots of foam squares.  I left off the sentiment, it is obviously Christmas. I think the kids will really like the 3D design.

Santa's Car

 Santa's sleigh is in for service so he will have to take his car for deliveries.

I bought a pack of Christmas die cuts and have made 3-D cards with them. There are 4-6 layers each popped  up with foam squares. 

Send A Smile 4 Kids is having their Christmas in July Challenge. I think the kids will be fascinated with the 3-D fewturea

Also submitting to Time Out Challenge with the prompt of travel.

Here is another card from the kit

Season of Thanks

Here it is sweltering hot in Indiana and my thoughts are in fall.  The new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyzis using stripes or plaids spurred the fall thoughts. I found a plaid in my scrap box that reminded me of fall colors.

I made leaves with a patterned orange paper that I blended yellow and red onto. The leaves die cuts are SU. The sentiment and label die are also SU. 

I used the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday

Sunny Sunflower

 I love sunflowers, they are so bright and cheery. I was excited to find a pack of several sizes sunflowers from Recollections. Here is one of the cards I made with one of them.

I used a Kraft card base. The tan paper was embossed with a swirly E/F by Cuttlebug. I swiped a Tim Holtz Tea Dye ink pad over the raised portions. The vertical strlp of cork looking paper is a retired SU Paper. I found the plaid in the scrap box. I added a butterfly sticker to the sunflower. He sentiment is also SU.

The design is a sketch at Sketch Saturday

Also entering at Can You Handle the Pressure with the addition twist of butterfly.

Shades of Fall

It is actually a hot humid day here. Typical summer weather. And woudn't you know it I have one of those awful summer colds.  This card has taken me all day to make what with 2 naps and 3 different stabs at creating a card. 

This  paper had floated to the top of the scrap box and it made me think of fall leaves. So I blended some yellow and red over it and die cut some leaves. Then shaded the edges with some brown. I attached the 2 outer leaves with a glue dot and then the center one is popped up on a dimensional. 

Here is the original paper.

I think I will go back and die cut another leaf to accent the inside.

The background paper is new to Stampin" Up! The overall design is trees. But sigh, it is too much effort to get up and go look up what it is called.😑  The sentiment is also SU., fussy cut, and popped up on dimensionals.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

I think I will go hit the recliner again. 

Graphics

There is a new DSP from Stampin' Up! called Boho Vibes. They are all different graphic and rainbow designs in bright bod colors.

I made this one for Let's Kraft and Create  that has a twist this month of adding  buttons. 

I used two patterns of the DSP and covered the seam with a scalloped strip. I dug out the box of buttons that hasn't seen the light of day in forever. I found some blue buttons in 2 sizes and lined them up on the left side. The hello is as old SU stamp. To mimic the curve of the stripes, I cropped the corner of the card base. 

Since I have used neglected buttons I will link up with The Neglected Stuff

Buttons on a card, requires extra postage but I am adding this to my collection for Send A Smile 4 Kids. They hand them out to hospitalized kids and don't send them in the mail.

Time Out Challenges with this prompt. I chose the word Bold.

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