Thursday, August 18, 2016

CCEE1633 - National Aviation Day

Our CCEE hostess this month Liz is celebrating her birthday tomorrow.  It is also the birthday of Bill Clinton and Orville Wright.  Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation to make it National Aviation Day, in honor of the Wright brothers.  In their honor, Liz asked us to hunt down an image of something man has made fly in the air.  It might be an airplane, helicopter, rocket, jet, or hot air balloon.  If none of those were available, we could use a kite or a simple birthday balloon.  Our bonus can be to make it a birthday card.  I chose a hot air balloon -- in fact, two hot air balloons.  AND . . . it's a birthday card!


See what the rest of the team found that can fly -- check out the CCEE Stampers blog.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

CCEE1632 - National Catfish Month

Liz continues as CCEE Stampers hostess and tells us that August is National Catfish Month.  Fishing is a year-round sport and hobby.  For our challenge this week, we were to find a fish or someone fishing.  I pulled out my Heartfelt Creations Under the Sea set to make my card.  These stamps are just too much fun!


Liz had said that this challenge might give us a chance to make a masculine card.  I don't think my card quite fills that bill.  Check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see if the rest of the team took her advice.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

CCEE 1632 - Sisters Day

A new month, a new CCEE Stampers hostess.  Liz is our hostess this month,  and she reminds us that she and another CCEE Stamper, Lynn, are sisters.  She tells us that, when they were asked to join the CCEE team together, they both thought it would be fun to be doing it together.  So, for your sister card, find an image of a pair or group of ladies or girls who just might be sisters doing things that sisters like to do.  Like Liz and Lynn, I am fortunate to have sisters who love to stamp.  However, because we live states apart, I don't think the three of us have ever stamped together.    I have stamped with each one of them individually, but never together.  So we can pretend that the ladies on my card are Dotsy, Jeanette, and Lois -- all having fun!  BTW, none of us is as thin as these gals!  LOL!!!


Hop on over to the CCEE Stampers blog to see what other kind of activities our team members and their sisters share.

Monday, August 1, 2016

Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" - Birthday Card

The "More than One Score" challenge on the Scor-Pal blog today is to make a birthday card.  I recently purchased these great Under the Sea stamps and dies from Heartfelt Creations and have been having a grand time making cards with them.  I saw a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for an Envelope Fold Card a couple of months ago and thought I would try it today.  Here is my card for the challenge.  Don't you just love those bubbles on the front!


When you open up the "envelope," you find a little underwater scene.


Be sure to check out the Scor-Pal blog for some more birthday cards and a tutorial from this month's hostess, Toni Storie.

Friday, July 29, 2016

MFP Stamp Shop Flowery Blog Hop Day 4

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

JULY BLOG HOP
Flowers Everywhere
Huge Blooms
(prize)

JOIN US EACH DAY, July 26-29 FOR SOME OUTDOOR FUN. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THE JULY 29th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Flower THEMED STAMP SETS.   Just comment on the participating blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the July 29th post. The winners will be announced on August 13, 2016, on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday, August 12, 2016, at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 27-- One Sheet Wonders by Sandy
July 29-- Designer Washi Tape by Vicki

My final card of the week is a pop-up box card, which is a technique that I fell in love with a couple of years ago. 


I actually used three different MFP Stamp Shop sets on this card -- Calendar, Dragonflies, and You Are Cherished.





Here's the Design Team; be sure to check out their cards and comment for a chance to win a free stamp set.
 Karen
Kren
Lois  (that's me)
Marilynn
We hope we have inspired you to start your own Flowery Fun projects and that you will get to work on the tutorials.   Show us what you made by August 12th and check back on August 13th, 2016, to see if you are a winner. 

Thursday, July 28, 2016

MFP Stamp Shop Flowery Blog Hop Day 3

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

JULY BLOG HOP
Flowers Everywhere
Huge Blooms
(prize)

JOIN US EACH DAY, July 26-29 FOR SOME OUTDOOR FUN. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THE JULY 29th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Flower THEMED STAMP SETS.   Just comment on the participating blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the July 29th post. The winners will be announced on August 13, 2016, on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday, August 12, 2016, at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 27-- One Sheet Wonders by Sandy
July 29-- Designer Washi Tape by Vicki


As you may know, I'm a big fan of fun fold cards.  My card today is a Double Z-Fold card, using one of my favorite colors -- orange.



The MFP Stamp Shop set used on this card is Lots of Words.


Here's the Design Team; be sure to check out their cards and comment for a chance to win a free stamp set.
 Karen
Kren
Lois  (that's me)
Marilynn
Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day. We hope to inspire you to start your own Flowery Fun projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you 
made by August 12th and check back on August 13th, 2016, to see if you are a winner. 

CCEE1630 - National Milk Chocolate Day

For her last CCEE Stampers challenge this month, Joanne asked us to help her celebrate National Milk Chocolate Day.  When I read this challenge, in my mind I reversed it to read "Chocolate Milk Day" and remembered something out of my childhood; and I'd love to share it with you today.  I grew up out in the country in a time when we had a milkman who delivered milk to our door.  On Saturdays, my brother and I used to ride with him in his truck and help deliver the milk.  (Like that could happen today!!!)  Anyway, when we were finished the round, he would give us a bottle of chocolate milk for "helping" him.  But . . . I digress!  Back to the Milk Chocolate challenge!

I pulled out an old Stampin' Up set, Sassy Susie, for my card today.


Check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more chocolate goodness!