SCS Dare to Get Dirty - Rebecca

My second shaker card  - I discovered they are not as difficult as I thought they might be.  I used an oval die to cut layers of cs, cardboard, and acrylic.  I cut  frames of the black cs and the cardboard by using a smaller oval.  A Spellbinder die was used to cut the fancy border, and a birthday embossing folder completed the background.  No name on the balloon stamp!  Recycle:  I used acrylic from packaging, and cardboard from a flat rate envelope.
Sketch:  Sketch Saturday
Birthday:   Pink Gem
Recycle:   Pile it on 
Any:    Artistic Stamper 

HB, Ethan

Inspiration for coloring of this card = photo from the Durango, CO Herald - as seen on Facebook. The photo was taken in Alaska and features several firefighters from Durango.

This needs a bit of explaining.  One of our grandsons has achieved his dream job - a hot shot firefighter.  He is currently stationed near Salt Lake City, but will travel as needed.  I have had this image (from Little Stamps of Heaven) in my digi files for a while.  The embossed bg is by Darice.  I smudged a lot with Memento London Fog and Tim Holtz Distress Tea Dye inks.  The edges are also distressed - I figure these firefighters are usually smudged and distressed!  The images are colored with chalk and chalk pencils - my favorite for a soft and smudgy look!
Sketch:        Sketch Saturday
Masculine:  Frilly and Funkie
                     Inky Impressions
Emboss:      Dis Digi Designs
Not square: Pink Gem
Coloring:     Incy Wincy
Distressed:   Artistic Stamper
Any:             Sandee-and-Amelie

Graduation 2014

I know I need graduation cards so far, no invitations so no colors (I am not sure of the colleges - I thought black and gold would be safe for this guy card.  The embossing is CB's congratulations EF, and the numbers are stickers which I colored with a marker.  The stars are gold foam stickers from a big package (yard sale find).  They are that rather garish (Is that the word I want???) gold - I toned them down with a bit of powdered chalk from chalk -ah-lot - spread with my finger.  Just the look I wanted!  The strips are washi tape.
Sketch:  http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/
Embossing:  http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/
Masculine:  http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/
Texture and embossing:  http://www.theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/april-challenge-embossing-and-texture.html
Beginning:  http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2014-04-07T06:30:00%2B01:00&max-results=10
Chevrons:   http://stampedblessings.com/amusing-challenge/
Any: http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.com/

Ethan's Graduation

This will be the third graduation among our grandkids.  I used the photo and logo from the college web site - and the colors are blue and gold.  I liked the sketch I selected - to fit in the various elements.  I did the sentiment on the computer - a variation of one I have seen before.  For stripes - the bg is the embossed Distressed Stripes (Cuttleabug) - as well as the stripes in the logo.  I had to alter the placement of the tiny circles - to cover a label that was part of the logo.  A fortuitous find in my stash - ribbon  in the right colors!  The finished card is 4.5x6.25.
Sketch:  http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/
Stripes:  http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/
Embossing, texture:  http://www.theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/april-challenge-embossing-and-texture.html
Beginnings:  http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Uplifting:  http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/
Masculine:  http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/
Ribbon:  http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/