Ahoy Matey!

TGIF!!! Friday is finally here! I'm really looking forward to an easy, relaxing weekend! I'm leaving Sunday to go over to an east coast beach for a week with my daughter and her family---the 2 grandkids---what could be better!!!

In honor of the whole beach thing, my card for today is a pirate themed one. I'm just crazy about all the pirate inspired "stuff" out there nowdays especially with two little grandsons! :-)

Card Recipe

Stamp:Inky Antics

Sticker: Karen Foster Design

Paper: CS-Hobby Lobby; DP-BoBunny and doodlebug design inc.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Ribbon: Michael's

Nestibilities

Stickles-Stardust on sword and flag

Bling: K and Company

Copic Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a safe, restful, wonderful weekend!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy

Pink and Chocolate Gratitude

Happy Hump Day! We've all made it half way to the weekend! Yea!

Today's card is one I made last year that I think turned out pretty well. I love the color combo of pink and ANYTHING, but especially like how pink and chocolate brown look together.This card was not difficult, but just had alot of layering.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:

Paper: CS-Hobby Lobby; DP-S*E*I

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Ribbon: May Arts

Bling: American Crafts

Nestibilities:Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle and Oval and Scalloped Oval

Corner Rounder: Creative Memories

Have a HappyDay! And I really appreciate you stopping by today!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy

You Make Life Sweet---Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 33, Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #72, and Speedy's Friends Challenge # 6

It's Tuesday and I decided to make a card that combined several challenges today. First of all I used Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge # 72 using their sketch but turning it upside down; secondly I followed Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 33; and lastly I went with Speedy the Cat's Friends Saturday Challenge# 6 using ribbon and buttons!

Card Recipe

Stamps:Pure Innocence for My Favorite Things

Paper: CS-Bazzill, DP-Stripes-BasicGrey and Clouds -Webster's Pages

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:E00, E33, E35, E57, Y00, Y15, YG03, BG10, B00, B02, BG49, B39, B29, RV21

Ribbon: Michael's

Bling: K and Company

Buttons: Large Navy-Hobby Lobby; Small Aqua Flower-Coordinates by LaMode

Floss: DMC

Stickles: Turquoise on Dress Tie and Hair Heart; Lime Green on Ice Cream Cone

3D Crystal Lacquer on Shoes

Have a great day everyone! Till tomorrow...

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy Clark

Living Life Right

Good Monday Morning!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and are up and ready for a new week---don't the weekends fly by???

I got the best news ever Friday afternoon---my oldest son and his bride of two years are pregnant! She is only about 4 weeks and due late Jan. 2011---we are all really excited and praying for a healthy pregnancy!

Today my card is a simple, but effective monotone card. I usually use much more color than this, so it's a little hard to stick with only one color, but I think the effect is quite nice.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:Flower-StampinUp, Sentiment-Inky Antics

Paper: CS-Hobby Lobby; DP-Anna Griffin

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Ribbon: Michael's

Copic Marker:R17

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you all have a fantastic Monday!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy Clark

Chocolate Coneflowers

Happy Thursday Fellow Stampers! Just a quick note today---I'm spending the day working on Vacation Bible School. It's actually not till July 12th, but we're trying to get a jump on it! Lots of fun AND lots of work too!

Card Recipe

Today my card is an older one that I made last year after watching a GinaK tutorial on the bleaching technique---aren't her weekly tutorials great! I've learned so much watching them every Wednesday. This one was so easy---just put your stamp in bleach instead of ink and stamp image on darker CS. The bleached result is so pretty and looks alot more complicated than it really is! The inside sentiment says: "...makes me smile". I just love that!

• Stamps: Coneflower-Hero Arts; Sentiment-Great Impressions
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
• Papers: CS: Hobby Lobby, DP: NRN Designs
• Ribbon: Michael's
• Brads: American Crafts
• Corner Rounder: Stampin'Up
• Bleach

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy Clark

Purple Flowers Thanks

Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! I for one hope I never forget the true meaning of the day (not just the official start of summer :-), but the men and women who put their life on the line or have sacrificed their lives so we can enjoy our freedom. I take that freedom for granted sometimes but we have been so blessed in this country and we should never forget why!
Today's card makes me think of summer and I've always loved the combo of yellow and purple. Hope you like it too!

Card Recipe:
*Stamps: Girl-Flower Soft, Sentiment-Stampin'Up
*Paper: CS- Bazzill, DP-Kioshi Lily Child by Basic Grey
*Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
*Ribbon: May Arts
*Nestibilities: Oval and Scalloped Oval
*Border Punch: Martha Stewart
*Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft
*Copic Markers: Y00, Y15, Y17, BV00, V15, R00, E00, E31, E35

That's it for today---I'm so grateful that you decided to stop by today!
Till tomorrow...
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy Clark