Monday, January 28, 2013

Skating

Welcome to my blog. Weather report in Michigan: Snow, snow, snow, ice, ice, ice - cold, cold, cold - need I say more? 
Suggestion for today: stay inside and craft, stay inside and craft, stay inside and craft.  Housecleaning can wait until tomorrow (if tomorrow ever arrives) - get the picture? 
One of my card making goals for this year is to make at least one or more cards for Christmas each week. This card reminds me of my youth, when I used to go to the outside skating rink close to where my, now deceased, grandparents lived. It was a fun adventure for me. 
I will probably send this card to my cousin this Christmas since she grew-up in our grandparents home. It will bring back memories of Ballenger Park Skating rink, in which we all enjoyed. 
I hope you have an awesome day! It truly is a day the Lord has made - rejoice and be glad in it! Thank you for stopping by.
RECIPE
1.Kraft Cardstock for card base
2.Brick wall background paper for the mat (grabbed from the stash bin)
3.Die Cut - Branch Tree by Tim Holtz cut using Kraft cardstock stash)
4.Skating digital stamp created by me
5.Arrow die cut - Quickutz
6.Wooden Bench digital stamp by Bugaboo
7.Scraps of white cardstock for snow - 2 layers
8.Inks - grey, yellow, brown MS
9.Spectrum Noir Markers
10.Liquid pearls by Rangers for snowflakes
11.Skating girl Digital stamp compliments of Sami on A Day for Daisies blog challenge
12.Pop up Tape by Forever in Time

CHALLENGES
Ends Jan 30 Simon Says - Paper Piecing - unlimited
Ends Jan 30 DLARTThankful Thursday Linky Party anything goes unlimited
Ends Jan 31 Pin and Tack - Spark your Creativity Now - CH#5 anything goes unlimited

Ends Jan 31 A Day for Daisies Use some Red -use their provided digital stamp 1E
Ends Jan 31 Christmas All year round - anything goes - unlimited
Ends Jan 31 Stampin Dragon - Winter Garden - unlimited
Ends Feb 2 Christmas 2013 Cards - use red, white, brown, unlimited
Ends Feb 1 Come and Get it - Tic-tac-toe - Paper piecing - Free - Black 2E(2)
Ends Feb 3 Paper Playtime - use some brown - unlimited
Ends Feb 3 Kaboodle Doodles Winter 3E(#1)
Ends Feb 3 The Kraft Journal - Nothing but Kraft - unlimited
Ends Feb 24 The Scrapbooking Queen - use digital anything goes unlimited

16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card my dearest friend^_^ Sweet image and beautiful details^_^
    Big hug,
    Sonia

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  2. Fab fun card, love that tree! Thanks for sharing at Come & Get It this week.
    Natx GDT

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  3. Fabulous card. Love the fact that the digi image is wearing polka dotted outfit for skating! LOL

    Thanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles’ “Winter” Challenge!

    Kath - Admin
    Blog: Creo by Lady Katutz
    http://creobyladykatutz.blogspot.com/

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  4. What a fun and creative card.

    Thanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles this week.

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  5. This is such a pretty and creative card. Thanks for sharing with us at SDD and good luck. Hugs, Gale DT

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  6. Fabulous card Gail, I love the brick wall paper and the polka dots on the outfit look so cute.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
    hugs Mandy xx

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  7. Makes me want to go ice skating. Indoors of course.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  8. Love it!! Wonderful card. Thank you so very much for joining us for The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Digi 'Anything Goes' Challenge and for playing with us at Paper Playtime!!!! :)

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  9. A great fun card thanks for joining in the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge
    Janet

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  10. Love the scene you created with the image. Your forecast is just like ours in Minnesota. Thanks for joining us at ADFD.

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  11. i really love the modern vibe to this card. thanks for joining us @ CCAYR. x

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  12. Fabulous Christmas Card Gail. Perfect for our Tic Tac Toe challenge. Thanks for sharing with us this week at Come and Get It. Good luck and hope to see you again soon. Meighan

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  13. I love all of the snow flakes you have added with the pearls!
    Thanks for playing along at CCC!

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  14. Fab Card! Thanks for joining us on the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog!

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  15. Fab Card! Thanks for joining us on the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog!

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  16. Very cute, Gail! Thanks for sharing this in our challenge this week. It's always fun to see what you're creating.
    Karen
    The Kraft Journal

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