Sunflowers

My son is spending the fall semester in Bhutan.  It's a study abroad program with the School for Field Studies.  He is a senior in college with a double major in Biology and Environmental Service as well as a minor in Psychology. While he is there he will be taking 18 credit hours as well as participating in field study projects and learning about the rich cultural history of the country. He is writing a blog titled, Searching For The Thunder Dragon,  documenting  his travels.  If interested in reading it you can find it HERE
The students are staying in a dormitory but at some time during the semester, he will stay with a local family.
He asked me the night before he left if I could make him a card to give to the family he will stay with as a thank you.  So being the every dutiful mom, I got up early and made this card for him.  I kept it simple so that it would be easier for him to pack.  

I used sunflowers since they are blooming around our area this time of year. 

I kept the inside of the card simple with plenty of room for him to write a message. 

On the back of the card I used die cut of our state along with a heart over the area where we live.

Card Details:

Image: Sunflowers from the Scrapper's Delights 

Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles die

Benjamin Border die from Memory Box

Missouri die cut from 50 States Cricut Cartridge

Copics: Y26, Y23, YR20, E27, E25, BG95, BG93

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

Crafty Catz: Autumn Colors

Simply Paper Craft: Anything Goes

Genie 5 Card

 

Today's card is from the new release from Scrapper's Delights.  We have even more beautiful genies to create with now. In fact there is even an entire Genie category in the store.  I just love the hair on this one.  I colored it blue with some black instead of black with blue highlights. 

 

 

 

As always, you can find these images at Scrapper's Delight or at Stitchy Bear Stamps

 

 

Card Details:

Image: Genie 5 from Scrapper's Delights

Card Shape: Life's a Party Cricut cartridge cut at 5.5 inches

Spellbinders Picot edge circles

Memory Box Benjamin Border die

Copics: E00, E11, E13, E21, E27, E25, YR24, Y26 Y15, Y11, G40, G24, G21, C9, C7, C5, B41, B34, e41, e42

Extreme glitter paint on her pants and the lamp

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

 

Entered in following challenges:

Crafty Room Challenge: Inspired by Green

Deep Ocean Challenge: Lots of layers

Party Time Tuesday: Anything goes

Through The Crafty Room Door: Anything Goes

A Girl Who Crafts: Anything Goes

Paulaholifields: It's magic

Crafts Galore: Use a Stamp or Digi

Crafty Hazel Nuts Pattern Paper: Use pattern paper

Oddball Stamps: show us your coloring skills

Prom

 

 

I don't scrapbook in chronological order so it is unusual for me to have a layout for an event that just happened.  This is my son's senior prom.  The theme for the dance was Footloose and was held in a building on a local farm.  We went to a friend's  house to take pictures with their collection of tractors.

This is my dt project for Scrapbooker PhD.  The challenge this time is to create a project using die cuts (any machine will do)  I chose to use my Cuttlebug and my Cricut Expression to cut my die cuts.

The red paper is Foil paper I found at Michaels. 

 

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Project Details:

Hearts: Spellbinders scalloped heart dies

Letters: Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut cartridge

Numbers: Base Camp Cricut cartridge

Border: Benjamin Border from Memory box

Heart border: Martha Stewart border punch

3rd Birthday Card

 

 

I just love the way this card turned out. 

It is for a very special young lady who will be 3 this spring.

I got to use one of my new dies that I got at Christmas.

I love the way this die cuts out the phrase Happy Birthday so it wraps around the corner.

I can tell I am going to get a ton of use out of this one.

I had fun with this card.  I added glitter to her shoes since all stylish 3 years olds wear glittery shoes these days.  I also glittered the number 3 and then added 3 punched butterflies.

 

Card Details:

Image:   Brat Girl with Balloon Bugaboo Stamps

Copics: E00, E11, E21, E50, E51, E53, E55, B91, B93, YG11, BG10, BG70, BV31, BV02, Y21

Number 3:  Base Camp Cricut cartridge cut at 1.75 inches

Border:  Memory Box die

Happy Birthday: Die Versions

Butterflies: Martha Stewart paper punch

Branches:  Martha Stewart paper punch

 

Entered in following challenges:

Catch The Bug:  Card for a child

Deep Ocean Challenge:  birthday

Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Make it feminine