Story Time

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I made this card using Story Time from Elizabeth O. Dulemba‘s Coloring Page Tuesdays! She has a bunch of wonderful images and plenty of them feature reading. Go check her out and enjoy! The Lollipop Crafts Challenge this week is to create a card or project based on a family theme. We love our daily reading time so I thought this was the perfect image to use on a card.


Challenge: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #7
Main Stamp: Story Time (EOD)
Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (BG)
Dry Embossing: Sizzix Texture Plates Love Letter
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Labels Four
Copic Colors:
-skin: E13, E15, E17, E08
-hair:W3, W5, W7, W9
-clothes: R30, R32, R35, B000, B00, B52, Y21, BG10, BG32
-other: G12, G14, G17, E40, E41, E43, T1, T3, E50, E51

Did you know? Interstate 15 (I-15) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway, running from San Diego, California, United States, to the Canadian border, through Mohave County in northwest Arizona. Building through the gorge posed serious difficulties because of the area’s inhospitable terrain and the river’s tendency to flash flood. Though the project completed as planned, it had proved the costliest rural freeway in the country at the time.
[Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org]

Sweet Anya

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I made this card using Sweet Anya from The Greeting Farm. As you know, this little cutie is a design I help make and it’s still so fun to use her! I still have several possibilities floating around in my head so this isn’t the last of her. ;D


This is another card made by my Mom who just created a blog for herself. Check it Grandma’s Pearl today and welcome her to blogland! She now has posted all her cards and given details when possible.


Main Stamp: Sweet Anya (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Quite Contrary Mary Mary Happy Birthday (MME)
Dry Embossing: Papertrey Ink Impression Plate In Bloom.
Copic Colors:
-skin: E13, E15, E17, R20
-hair: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9
-clothes: R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, B91, B93, B95

Did you know? Caerhays Castle hosts the largest collection of magnolias in England and contains one of four National Magnolia Collections under the auspices of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens.
[Caerhays Castle, Wikipedia.org]

Jill is Two

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I made this card using Jill is Two by Mo Manning. I used the wrong ink to stamp with so I couldn’t color with Copic Markers. So instead I used some watercolor crayons, without the water of course. I also created this card for the Lollipop Crafts challenge that I’m hosting this month. I love this little tyke!


Challenge: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #6
Main Stamp: Jill is Two (MM)
Patterned Paper: Imaginary Friends Monster Mash (My Little Shoebox)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Big Scalloped Rectangle
Copic Colors: (none)

Did you know? United States currency notes now in production bear the following portraits: George Washington on the $1 bill, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill, Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill, and Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill.
[Portraits & Designs FAQ – U.S. Treasury]

Fleur Anya

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I made this card using Fleur Anya from The Greeting Farm. The challenge is to create a card or project that makes a scene. Lately we’ve had butterflies in our flower garden so I wanted to make a card that reflected that. So here’s Anya taking a little R&R in the backyard!

Challenge: Club Anya & Friends – Monday Mania Challenge
Main Stamp: Fleur Anya (TGF)
Patterned Paper: unknown scraps
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
-hair: E43, E44, E45, E49
-clothes: R81, R83, R85
-other: R81, R83, R85, G20, G21, G24

Did you know? The most recognized aspect of the Olmec civilization are the enormous helmeted heads. Infused with individuality, no two heads are alike and the helmet-like headdresses are adorned with distinctive elements. There have been 17 colossal heads unearthed to date.
[Olmec, Wikipedia.org]

Sammy with Licorice

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I made this card using Sammy With Licorice from Whiff of Joy. The main challenge is to create a card or project using two or more layers so I piled on eight layers! The other challenge is for anything Christmas… easy with this cute stamp.


Challenge: Whiff of Joy – Challenge #87
Challenge: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Challenge
Main Stamp: Sammy with Licorice (WoJ)
Patterned Paper: A Heart-Warming Holiday (TPS)
Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11
-hair: E25, E27, E29
-clothes: BG93, BG96, BG99, R22, R24, R27, R29, T1, T7, B00

Did you know? Springs are often classified by the volume of the water they discharge. The largest springs are called “first-magnitude,” defined as springs that discharge water at a rate of at least 2800 liters or 100 cubic feet (2.8 m3) of water per second. Some locations contain many first-magnitude springs, such as Central Florida where there are 33 known to be that size.
[Spring (Hydrosphere), Wikipedia.org]

Three Pigs

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I made this card using Three Pigs by Meljen’s Designs. We had so much fun coloring this storybook image… I say we because I had to print off two other, extra large, coloring pages for my munchkins to join in.


Challenge: Stamp and Create – Challenge #5
Main Stamp: Three Pigs (MD)
Patterned Paper: Best of K&Company (K&C)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Labels Eleven
Copic Colors:
-pigs: R11, R12, E93, R20, R22, E53
-other: W2, W4, E40, E41, E25, E27, E15, E17, YR21, YR23, YR24, BG72, BG18, E09

Did you know? There are several United States denominations of currency notes that are no longer produced. These include the $500 bill with the portrait of William McKinley, the $1,000 bill with a portrait of Grover Cleveland, the $5,000 bill with a portrait of James Madison, the $10,000 bill with a portrait of Salmon P. Chase, and the $100,000 currency note bearing a portrait of Woodrow Wilson.