I am trying to be a really busy girl, stamping wise. July was a really busy month. I went on two vacations. One, at the end of the month with my niece to England. The other, was over 4th of July weekend. It was our kids and us in a cabin with no running water, no flush toilets, no electricity, and best of all, no internet! Yes, I can do this type of vacation for about 2 days. We were there three…….. EEK! We all survived! We had a couple of minor crashes, one resulting in an injury (road rash mostly). But, we had a BLAST!! We were in Silver Jack, CO and it’s a stunning place! I mean STUNNING!! Anyway, in the beginning of the month, you saw the card that I made with the One Wild Ride Stamp set. Well, here’s the actual scrapbook page that I wanted to make!
The color combo is Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, and Early Espresso. I used the Best Badge Punch for a border at the bottom, incorporating many of the images in this set. The Bunch of Banners Framelits cut out the “Born To Ride” banner. I think it came out pretty neat. You will see more scrapbook pages in the near future. I am going to, not only, work on this trip but the trip to England as well! I have a LOT of photos of England!!
This month, we (The Creative Crew on Splitcoaststampers) were asked to create a “Blank slate” meaning a no layer card. This is usually a challenge I have a hard time with but I thought, “if I could sponge a great background, it will be ok.” I used a LOT of different colors. Soft Sky, Powder Pink, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry (for the sun), Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise. I wanted a sunset scheme to go with the all (Archival) Basic Black Bridge, Birds, and Sentiment. I think this card came out pretty nicely. What do you think?
Here is my inspiration card for this month’s challenge. In the image below, we were asked to use the photo for inspiration. I found another really neat color combo that I wanted to use and decided to use the bees that are in the photo. The color combo here is Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Crushed Curry. I used the Dragonfly Dreams Stamp set and the Detailed Dragonfly thinlits to make this card. Watercolor paper was used as was an aquapainter to color the watercolor paper in Marina Mist.
While I got this card layout from my upline, I did change it a bit. The DSP used here is Naturally Eclectic as I thought the pattern went nicely with the dots stamp in the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set. I also really liked the pop of color from the Glitter Enamel Dots. I used a tiny piece of doily and a thread from the burlap ribbon just for fun accents on the card. I really hope you like it!! I am thinking about sending this card to a friend… but who? Do you want it?? Comment below! I will pick one person randomly!
So the Creative Crew has us doing cards with the Summer Lovin’ Theme and this challenge is called Step It Up. What says Love more than Summer Weddings? The first card is “plain.” It is a simply elegant card. White on White. Stunning!
The photo below is the stepped up version. This is the same exact card but for a few exceptions. I added a TON more pearls and a few purple flowers. Plus (and this is really hard to see!), I added embossing paste and the “diamond” pattern from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. You will also noticed a Wisteria Wonder matte behind the top Whisper White one. I am not sure which card I like better… But… I know where each of these cards are going since I have two weddings to go to this year, so far!
This Sweet (Suite) Surprises Challenge has to do with 3 photos. We were asked to choose a photo and create a card that that photo inspired. 
Stampers With Altitude!!! 