When I was younger and was a Girl Scout I went camping and we slept in tents. When my daughter was younger she went to Sky Ranch camp every yr and when she got old enough she went once to the 2 day trip (1 day in OK, 1 day in CO). They hiked up a mountain and slept in sleeping bags under the stars.
Few more days in month of Jun before this stamp retires. You can order the wonderful CTMH items. My CTMH website link is below or
you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a
free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of
$30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice
as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order.
Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by
clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.
cardstock/paper: Kraft, yellow, pattern - stars
Close To My Heart CTMH:
embossing - Wilderness emb folder ink - black
stamp - Aurora Cardmaking
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Simon Mon Ch Stars 3/5 6/28
Have enjoyed seeing & photographing Hot Air Balloons for quite awhile. Plano, which is in N TX, holds an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. The Festival is cancelled for this year due to Covid. Once we went to evening event that is called 'The Glow' where the Hot Air Balloons are tethered in place and lit up but do not take off. Made this card with 'The Glow' in mind (the beads inside for shaker style are to resemble the balloon glowing)
Used Lawn Fawn LF Hot Air Balloon dies both small & large to make the layers & shaker pieces. Colored with Copics which I recently bought (50% off at Michaels) and am practicing with them.
The card is photographed with a Hot Air Balloon craft item bought at one of the Festivals. When daughter was younger I used butterfly clips in her hair and when she grew up the clips became decoration on the basket.
beads: Blue Moon
cardstock/paper: Kraft, white
pattern paper multi-color Chevron pattern, stars
ink: black
Lawn Fawn: stamp/die - Blue Skies
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
markers: Copic - E34, E39,
Stampin' Up SU - Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum
recycle: cardboard (for dimension behind Hot Air Balloon),
plastic (for shaker
ribbon: purple
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Lawn Fawnatics Ch#79 Interactive Cards 3/4 7/5
Simon Mon Ch Stars 2/5 6/28
Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes 5/5 6/30
Recycled a couple of things when making this Recipe Tag. The Smidge Spoon circle at top left, the recipe and the word SUGAR came from a 4lb bag of sugar. Distressed the edges using Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Learned a new tip/trick to adding dimension which is to use recycled cardboard on backs of items instead of foam adhesive since the cardboard is less costly. Added the gems since I thought they had a vintage look & sparkled like sugar.
cardstock/paper - blue, blue/white gingham, cream
die: Die-Namics Tags Stax
punch: Stampin' Up SU 1 1/4" circle, 1 3/8" circle
recycle: cardboard (from pizza box)
4lb sugar bag - Smidge Spoon circle, recipe & SUGAR
ribbon: blue/white gingham
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - tea dye
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes 4/5 6/30
Sewed this face mask for me. Wore it today and got several compliments on it. Most know I'm a big Snoopy/Woodstock fan. Was pleased that the Snoopy on the doghouse was centered. Fabric is cut 15 1/2" x 8 1/2". Folded in half with right sides together is sewed 3/8" across top with a 2" opening. Turned inside out. Did not do pleats. Tuck in fabric edges and sew each end closed. Used my Crop-A-Dile to put the grommets in place and put yard thru the grommets.
fabric: cotton Snoopy 4th of July/Patriotic 15 1/2" x 8 1/2"
machine: Brother sewing machine
metal - 4 pale blue grommets
other: blue yarn (put thru the grommets to go over the ears)
tool: Crop-A-Dile (to install the grommets)
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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CardzTV Ch#117 Anything Goes 3/3 7/2
Simon Mon Ch Stars 1/5 6/28
Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes 2/5 6/30
Had fun making this LadyBug card.
You can order these wonderful CTMH items thru end of Jun. My CTMH website link is below or
you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a
free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of
$30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice
as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order.
Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by
clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.
cardstock/paper: black, blue, red, white
pattern paper Ladybugs
Close To My Heart CTMH: die - LadyBug Shaker Window
stamp - Hello Ladybug
ink: black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
metal - brad
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - mowed lawn
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Dies R Us Ch#147 Summer Fun 3/3 6/28
see LadyBugs in my garden during the Summer
Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes 1/5 6/30
Tues Throwdown Ch #460 Anything Goes 1/1 7/7
Had fun creating this interactive card. Used Lawn Fawn LF slide die & LF stamp/die. Mailed it to my Great Niece in FL.
I'm fond of Turtles. When out of college in FL I helped rescue Sea Turtles. When my daughter was younger we found a Turtle in our yard, we carried it & released it near creek area of neighborhood park. When driving along one day hubby & I saw a Turtle crossing the street, we pulled over, rescued it and released it near the creek out of harm's way of the street. When hubby & I enjoyed a trip to Maui Hawaii we took a bus tour and the bus driver knew an area where there would be huge Turtles, sure enough where he stopped we got to see a huge Turtle on the beach.
Today, Michaels had a 50% off coupon and they do not do that all that often. Scored 3 (had coupon on my app & had forwarded a coupon to hubby's phone) packages of Copic markers (Grays, Earth & Sea/Sky) at 50% off; first store did not have Earth so hubby drove me to 2nd store. Tried out the Earth Copics on the Turtle.
cardstock/paper: white
pattern paper sand
ink: black, dylusions London Blue ink spray (for background)
Lawn Fawn: die - Slide Over, stamp/die - Critters In The Sea
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
markers: Copic - Earth - YG13, YG17
pen: Close To My Heart CTMH Shimmer Pen -
clear, julep, mint
punch: 3/4" circle (for slider)
recycle: cardboard (for slider)
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - mowed lawn (edge of Turtle)
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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CHNC Jun Pattern Paper Ch
Dies R Us Ch#147 Summer Fun 2/3 6/28
Lawn Fawnatics Ch#79 Interactive Cards 2/4 7/5
Simon Mon Ch Sprays & Splashes 3/5 6/21
Simon Wed Ch Summer Fun 1/5 6/23
Had fun creating this interactive card. Used Lawn Fawn LF slide die & LF stamp/die.
We have a pool but no slide and no diving board. Shortly after moving in 20+ yrs ago we had the diving board removed and changed the pool into a volleyball style pool with depth in middle deeper and at end end not as deep. Changed plaster to fiberglass, had pool tile & brick coping redone and deck redone with pave stoning. 2 yrs ago we changed the spa to a wade out area. The spa heater was not working and would have cost more to redo that and we did not use the spa so the wade out area is better. Daisy Rey our Lab/Retriever Mix would not go into the pool into we had the wade out area remodeling. She can lay down and just get her tummy wet. Holly Blossom our German Shepherd/Husky Mix went in for a brief time when we had some friends of my daughters over.
cardstock/paper: brown core'dinations (dog), Kraft, white
pattern paper pool water
Crayola: pencil colors
ink: black, Memento Bahama Blue
Lawn Fawn: die - Slide Over, stamp/die - Let's Play
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
pen: Close To My Heart CTMH Shimmer Pen sapphire
(paint splattering for water splash)
punch: 3/4" circle (for slider)
recycle: cardboard (for slider)
Tim Holtz: tool - sander (on brown core'd for dog)
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Dies R Us Ch#147 Summer Fun 1/3 6/28
Lawn Fawnatics Ch#79 Interactive Cards 1/4 7/5
Simon Mon Ch Sprays & Splashes 2/5 6/21
Made this Bee to hang in my outdoor garden backyard. Tried using yellow paint with a paintbrush but that did not work well on the metal soup can so bought some yellow spray paint. Daughter had a reason to buy some Angry Orchard that she likes since I needed 2 metal bottle caps for the project. Had daughter draw the mouth. For wings I used a cleaner plastic bottle (1 gal plastic milk carton would have been 2nd choice).
marker: black Sharpie (to draw mouth)
metal: soup can, 2 bottle caps (eyes)
other: black tape, plastic recycled cut from a container, string
paint: yellow spray paint
wiggle eyes: 10mm
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Simon Mon Ch Sprays & Splashes 1/5 6/21
Simon Wed Ch Something Metallic 5/5 6/16
Made this card for my hubby who likes coffee. I like flavored coffee; otherwise I'm a tea drinker.
I like to use heat embossing and on vellum especially.
Photographed with Starbucks mug that daughter gave me for birthday present last yr which she bought in Seattle when she was there on business.
cardstock/paper: black,
gray (mug lid stamped in white ink on grey), white,
vellum, pattern paper Kraft Coffee design
Close To My Heart CTMH: ink - Toffee stamp/die - Perk Up
embossing: Zing Copper emb powder
gems: 3 rhinestones
ink: black, white, VersaMark
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - tea dye, walnut stain
tool: crimper, heat gun
twine: brown/white
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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CoffeeLovingCard CaffeineFueled PaperPlay Ch SeizetheDay 1/1 6/28
Simon Mon Ch Man 5/5 6/14
card for hubby; thus for a man
Simon Wed Ch Something Metallic 4/5 6/16
My daughter has always been fond of Sea Otters. Made this card for her birthday.
Used Lawn Fawn LF stamps/dies to create the scene. Chose the LF Stitched Borders die to make the waves from bubble print pattern cardstock/paper. Used a Close To My Heart CTMH shimmer pen clear for water look on top of waves. Used felt for the Otter. Added a wiggle eye to Otter. Stamped & die cut gift/present box from paper that had a Starfish on it and added a gold star brad. Added gems.
My older sister gave her this plush Sea Otter & Baby when she was younger after a visit to a Zoo.
cardstock/paper: white (card itself is a white base),
pattern paper doodlebugs anchors aweigh (blue, bubbles)
felt: tan
gems: 3
ink: black
Lawn Fawn: die - Stitched Scalloped Borders
stamp/die - Otterly Great Birthday Year Five
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
metal: gold star brad (on present/gift)
pen: Close To My Heart CTMH Shimmer Pen clear
wiggle eye: 3mm
My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com
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Lawn Fawnatics Ch78 Create A Scene 1/4 6/14
MFT May Birthday Ch 6/17 noon EDT
Simon Mon Ch Man 4/5 6/14
card could also be for a boy
Simon Wed Ch Something Metallic 3/5 6/16
