Back to School

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My card today is one of 7 cards I recently made for a challenge. It also fits this week's C4C Challenge - Back to School. This would be a perfect Thank You card for a teacher!

The apple image (and coordinating dies) are from the SU! Set Perfectly Preserved. I used Gina K Ink - Red Hot and Fresh Asparagus for my ink colors - I LOVE these two colors together! I paired it with some cardstock from Gina K as well (Craft, Red Hot, and Fresh Asparagus). The blue cardstock and the patterned paper is from SU. The card was finished off with some bling (Paper Studio) and American Craft Ribbon. I also used quite a few punches and the banner die is from MFT.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

Going to Rio!

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It's the 15th of the month (really - where did summer go? It's already August) and the Divas and Darlings hostess this month have come up with a fantastic Olympic Themed kit to play with. I had such a fun time playing with this kit over the weekend, as it is the first card I have made in nearly three weeks (foot surgery has kept me away from my crafty business). 

The adorable image on the front of the card is a digi from Scrappin Doodles. The owner of the company graciously gave Judy permission to use these digis for our duel this month, so I invite you to check them out :) I don't normally use digi images myself, but these cute kids are giving me second thoughts. 

In addition to the images, there was some beautiful patterned and solid colored paper, ribbons, brads, sequins, and Olympic Ring die-cuts, some of which was used on my card which measures 5.5" Square. 

Here is the inside of my card (the sentiment was created by Judy) I colored it in with a red spica pen. 

Our additional challenge is to share our favorite Olympic Event. I can't pick just one actually :)  My favorites are swimming, gymnastics, and beach volleyball. My niece has been active in swimming and gymnastics but those two have always been favorites. My favorite sport, baseball, is returning for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo and I am really excited about that!

Thanks so much for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ