PPA 265: The Wilderness Awaits

Hi everyone!!  Today's challenge leaves us with so many options!!  These days I'm feeling rebellious,  restless and ready to roam.  While I was sorting through my stamps, I saw The Wilderness Awaits.  I instantly new this was the set.  Seeing the Elk climbing up the rocks just spoke to me.  I'll be moving in my near future and I want nothing more to go out into the woods and just climb to the top of a mountain.  I want that feeling of seeing the world and knowing it's out there ready to explore once I'm ready.  Here's my card below:

 

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PPA 263: My Summer Garden

Hi stampers!!!  Look at these fun colors!!  Perfect for summer!!  With summer here for just a short time longer; I thought I would pull out my new stamp sets "Gift from the Garden and Awesomely Artistic."  They are both of my favorites!  So many possibilities!!

Here's my card:

I'm not ready to let go of fresh veggies and colorful flowers yet.  I love to see the growth of new life from the land.  Sounds like I need to start planning my Fall garden.

 

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PPA 261:

Hello stampers!!  This week is the Stampin' Up Convention!!  Most of the Pals are there getting the latest and greatest ideas from Stampin' Up.  However, I'm writing to you from Bellingham, Wa.  I'm here visiting my daughter Amanda.  Shortly, she will be returning for her third year in college.  What happen to the time?  I'm missing all the Pals though too!!!  I know they are having a blast!!

 

What a fun sketch we have today!!  So much for the imagination!!!  I decided to have fun with my card by completely embracing the sketch!!  What do you think?

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PPA 259: Best of Thoughts!!

Hi everyone!!  This weeks challenge really did give me thought!  When I initially saw the colors I immediately wanted to do a July 4th theme.  However, guess what?  July 4th was last weekend!!  LOL!!  On to plan "B".    So I looked up and saw Best of Thoughts!  Viola!!

Here's my card below:

 The silver foil I thought would be fun to cut random hearts to add a little sparkle.  Completely opposite direction than I thought about heading!!  Lol!! 

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PPA 257: Stampin' Up Punch Art

Hello my fellow stampers!!  As many of you know, I'm really into Vintage Campers.  As soon as I saw this sketch I thought it would give me the perfect opportunity to create something using punch art.  I immediately thought of this little camper!!!  What do you think?

The flags form the diagonal line.   The camper and the little black window form the two circular objects.  All of the products used to make this camper were using Stampin' Up products such as Large Dot Embossing Folder, Oval Framelits, 1" Circle Punch, Banner Punch, Flag Framelits and more.  What fun!!

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PPA 255: Summer Fun!!

Hello stampers!!  This weeks color I just love!   I know it's summer, but I still love color palates like this to use.  They are so versatile and just classic.  Some may feel this leans toward Fall, but to me the colors say shabby chic, coastal and beautiful summer flowers of shades of blues you can't get any other time of the year.  Below is my card for this weeks challenge:

What do you think?  I used the stamp set Butterfly Basics with Hardwood background stamp.  To make the background lighter, I stamped off the Early Espresso, so the color would not be so dark. 

Before, I go I wanted to show you this little cutie below.

This is a 1961 Shasta Airflyte.  This is NOT mine, but this is on my bucket list to have one day!!  Wouldn't this be so much fun to tool around with in the campgrounds?  I'm keeping my eyes and ears open! Too cute!!!

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PPA 253:

Hi my stamping friends!!!  This weeks sketch challenge is magnificent!!   What did you see when you first saw it?  An abstract?  Mountains or rolling hills?  See what I mean?  What fun!!  I invisioned rolling hills.  I decided to go outside the box and do a fun summer day.  We're desperately in need of sunshine in our state of Texas.  I live just outside of San Antonio near Blanco, Wimberly and on up to Austin.   Our area was tragically hit hard with floods that have resulted in the loss of lives and property.  Dallas and Houston have suffered even worse.  Today's card is in remembrance of our easy Texas summer days.

A couple of tricks you might find fun.  The clouds were made from the cup cake punch.  The tree leaves are from the stars border punch.  Who knew?  LOL!!

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Amy