Friday, July 26, 2013

It's Friday! -- Yeehaw! (and FWF!!)

It's Friday, and this is supposed to be the start of a 2-week vacation for me.  However, my oh-so-wonderful boss is making me come in to work Monday morning for CPR recertification.  Yeah.  I bet he'd interrupt HIS two weeks for it.  Oh well.  I have a job!
Remember last week's post? I posted early, heading out on my first ever scrapbook retreat? Well, it was a wonderful experience.  I would do it again tomorrow (or as soon as I catch up on sleep).  Here we are, my online friends from CropChocolate.com
 


 Our Tees say, "chocolate is usually the answer".  Don't they just look like a great bunch of scrappers?  Yup, they were!  We shared supplies, some techniques, lots of food, and even more stories and laughs.
 
I promised you the "serious" card that I gave my BFF for her birthday last week, and here it is:
 

 
I used one of my favorite Unity sets, Tulips & Daisies.  I've colored the tulips a few times, but this was a first for the daisies.  They were colored with Copic Markers.  Then, I used a little Creative Inspirations Paint Fairy Dust on the petals for some lustre. I used Fancy Pants Hopscotch 12x12 papers on this card, a Lifestyle Crafts doily die, and Spellbinders die, a sentiment from Get Inky! Stamps, a chipboard border from Close To My Heart, and chipboard confetti circles from my friend DeeDee, and UmWow Studio.
The birthday card used a sketch from Cardabilites:
 
I'm going to post a couple other cards that I had on my blog earlier this week.  I really like both of these.  They both have Unity stamps on them and neither one got much traffic.  I want my FWF audience to see them, too.
I made this butterfly card for a tutorial on the All That Stickles blog.  You can find the tutorial HERE.
 
 

I used Unity's Bold Butterfly (Donna Downey) on this card.  The sentiment is from Joy's Life "Pun in the Sun".
My last card was a fun one.  I made it for the Unity {Show & Tell} party happening this week on Facebook.  It hasn't gotten a lot of attention.  I think I entered it too early in the week.  So, I thought I'd show it here.  Maybe it will inspire you to go "like" it on FB ;)
 
 
 
It uses, of course, the free digi image from Angie Blom. I loved the way this turned out.  The colors of the digi matched the papers so well.  The papers I used are Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6x6. I used 3 different Spellbinder dies on this, and a corner rounder.  I added some bling from Close To My Heart and some pearls from my stash.  The cream crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM's coffee bundle. And, there's some Stickles on the flower's centers.
I have more blog candy to give away this weekend.  Karen Nofziger won last weeks.  Tomorrow, I'm hopping with the Joy's Life design team so I'm giving blog candy away to celebrate that event.  To increase your chances of winning, you can comment on any of my posts from Thursday, July 25 (there are 2) through Sunday, July 28 (there are 5 more posts Friday and Saturday).  I'll announce the winner on Monday, July 29.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
 
Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes
Oozak.com -- anything goes with texture
Pin and Tack -- anything goes
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Linky Party -- anything goes
Color Me Creative Challenge -- Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paints -- inspired by ribbon and bling
Crafty Creations Challenges -- Summer



27 comments:

  1. All of yours cards are beautiful! And so jealous of your crop! What fun! <3

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  2. Have a great vacation enjoy the retreat!!
    DIANA L.
    dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  3. Get your rest. It's always exhausting after a getaway. Lol. Tell your bias he is not very nice:(
    Tabitha
    Great priced, fun digi paper and stamps
    Tabitha's Designs

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  4. awe look at all those faces I now miss! So.Much.Fun! I LOVE the birthday card, orange is my new go-to color :-)

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  5. I'm jealous too! Wish I lived closer to you all.

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  6. Your scrapbook retreat house looks an awful lot like the one I was at from July 5-8. Is it in Mt. Horeb? If so, our group had a fantastic time also!

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  7. I must have been in a hurry when I saw your butterfly on the All that Stickles blog, because I loved it and am surprised I didn't comment on it. It is just exquisite. Loved your tutorial and those watercolor brushstrokes are just the perfect accompaniment to the delightful image.

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  8. Absolutely great cards, Julie! looks like you had an amazing time!

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  9. Have a wonderful vacation...lucky girl! :) Great water color look, coloring on the 1st card. They are all gorgeous creations here and I especially love that last one!

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  10. Beautiful cards! And awesome bunch of scrappers! I want to be in the next picture :-)

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  11. Wow 3 gorgeous cards, I am particularly loving your second one, and I so want one of your t-shirts from your retreat. Chocolate definitely is the answer.

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  12. Ps I love your cards and
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes July Linky Party
    DIANA L.
    dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  13. The pink tees are too cute! :) Love all your cards.. you've been busy-ily creative! :)

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  14. Wow, Julie these cards are so beautiful!! I love your colouring of the daisies and the digi flowers. You are really doing great with Copics!! Nice photo of your little scrapbook retreat - how fun!! Have a wonderful vacation:)

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  15. Sounds like you had fun last weekend. Love all these cards and I really liked the colors/papers used on your color-challenge entry.

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  16. Wish I could have gone to that retreat how awesome to meet everyone. Great cards as usual

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  17. your scrap retreat looks like a lot of fun! i really like your card with the digi stamp... the papers do match it perfectly!
    -Rachel w k
    rwkrafts.com

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  18. Wow these are lovely Julie. And great job with the digi flowers. :)

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  19. Gorgeous cards, Julie! You really ROCKED those daisies, GF!!! So glad that you had such a wonderful time with the Crop Chocolate crew! The shirts are awesome...and true ;)

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  20. Beautiful cards! Sounds like you had a grand time with the CC ladies - how fun! Hey, thanks for the link to cardabilities - I'd never heard of the site and from there I found sketabilities (I actually gasped out loud with delighted joy) - so many thanks for pointing me that way! :)

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  21. What a fun time. Wow these three cards are gorgeous. TFS.
    D~
    http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com
    (Email and Google follower)

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  22. Julie hat a wonderful burst of sunshine your cards are! I am so glad you had fun at the retreat!

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  23. Wonderful cards! Thanks so much for joining us for the Oozak Challenge. :0)

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  24. Great cards! Amazing job! Thank you for joining us for the Oozak Challenge!

    -Samantha

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