PaperCrafter's Corner Magazine Monday Challenge Week 45

Here's the inspiration for the Week 45 Magazine Monday Challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner:

This made me think about the way I camp in the Maine woods.  I made a 12X12 piece that could go in a scrapbook, although I am not a scrapbooker.  I most likely will place this against some mat board and prop it on an easel on the fireplace mantel.  With snow and ice still on the ground, and more snow in the forecast for tomorrow and later in the week, I won't be camping anytime soon!

title in the upper left:  CAMPING IN THE MAINE WOODS

upper left close-up
photograph of Andrew in the Spider Web
on the kids' trail at Bradbury Mountain

upper right close-up
photograph of moose at Moosehead Lake
photograph of Andrew and our trusty LLBean tent
(He's still using it 25 years after I took this picture!)

close-up view of the lower right

close-up lower left
photograph of rope swing at rest stop
on the way to Acadia National Park

I made the typography--black, all caps--using my Dymo Label Maker and Clear Tape.

It looks like the type is printed on the photographs.

One of my projects featured at PaperCrafter's Corner

My project was featured today on the PaperCrafter's Corner Blog:

Anne T.

Papercrafting Challenge: Magazine Mondays – Week 44 Submission (View 1) by Anne T.

Papercrafting Challenge: Magazine Mondays – Week 44 Submission (View 2) by Anne T.

Papercrafting Challenge: Magazine Mondays -Week 44 Submission by Anne T.

Anne created a fun stow-away box for all her left-over St. Patty’s Day creating supplies. 

She re-purposed a stationery box for her project and filled it with lots of green goodies!

I am loving her collection of vintage lady images, how about you?

Be sure to stop by Anne’s blog to see her collection and to learn a bit more about how Anne created this box.

CAS on Sunday Challenge #29

Challenge #29 One Layer Wonder on the Clean And Simple on Sunday blog.

I decided to make a card using the inlaid die cut technique that really then does make a one layer card.  And I think the technique is a wonder!

Memory Box White Notecard
Balzer Rain Stencil
Memory Box Rings and Puddles Stencil
Hero Arts Cornflower Blue Ink and fingertip dauber
Memory Box clouds die cut into the front of the card
and then cut again from Memory Box Distressed Dots Bluebird Paper
Memory Box Umbrella die cut into the front of the card
and then cut again in red cardstock
I used typing paper with lots of tape runner secured to the back of the card front
and then popped the pretty papers into the empty glue-y spots.

Here's a side view of the card and you can see that by inlaying the die cuts you get a perfectly flat one layer card!

MOJO Monday Challenge 338

This Monday's  Challenge 338:

For this challenge I used Memory Box products:

Lagoon Notecard
Pool Papers--Moroccan, Dots, Distressed Dots, Clouds, and Cardstock
Verona Bouquet die No.  98873
Plush Bow die No. 98870
circle scallop punch and other circle punches in a variety of sizes
white pearls

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Transparent

The theme for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is TRANSPARENT.
I chose to make a window using a PoppyStamps die and clear acetate behind it and created a rainy day view out the window on Memory Box Distressed Dots Bluebird paper using Memory Box and PoppyStamps clouds and raindrops dies.  I also used a Balzer Rain stencil on the front of the card with Hero Arts Cornflower Blue Ink to further the rain theme.  The sentiment is from Memory Box.  The accessories are a table lamp base die from Poppystamps repurposed as a vase full of Memory Box Tulips (cut from a border stamp in several papers and layered).  And I just had to add the Memory Box Umbrella.  Here are several views:

MOJO Monday Challenge: MOJO337

I've found a new-to-me challenge blog!  This week's challenge on the MOJO Monday blog is labeled MOJO337.  Here's the sketch:

I really like sketch challenges.  And this is the card and coordinating envelope I submitted:

white notecard and envelope
cardstock in black, gray, and white
Memory Box Honey Comb stencil No. 88521
large bee stamp from Anita's, Sugarloaf Inc.
small beehive stamp from Stampin' Up
You are so SWEET stamp from Memory Box
Hero Arts Black Ink
Wild Honey Distress Ink for use with dauber and honey comb stencil
Mustard Seed Distress Ink as watercolor with a waterbrush for the bees
Wink of Stella Clear pen to accent the bees and tiny beehive
circle punches in three sizes--1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2"

And here's a close-up which shows off the glittery finish from the Wink of Stella Pen:

I love the glittery shine from the Wink of Stella!

Less is More Challenge March 22: 3

Today's challenge on the Less is More blog is to use three of something on my card and then to comment on three other postings for this challenge.  Here's my card:

Honey Comb Memory Box stencil No. 88521
3 bees stamped individually using an Anita's stamp from Sugarloaf Inc. 2002
3 dots stamped individually using a small solid dot stamp, source unknown
Wild Honey Distress Ink for the Honey Comb
Black Hero Arts Ink for the other stamping
Watercolored the bees using Mustard Seed Distress Ink and a waterbrush
Bees and dots on the honey comb were accented with a Clear Wink of Stella Pen

also stamped and watercolored the bee on the envelope and
added a small honeycomb stamp from Stampers Anonymous

close-ups of the bees to see the glitter from the Wink of Stella better