~SMC #27......LET's SEE YOUR EMBOSSING...WET OR DRY~

This weeks challenge at Sew Many Challenges is to use wet or dry embossing in your creation! Even though I don't use embossing in my projects that often, I do love the look of it. I guess I need to use this technique more often, it's one of those techniques that slip my mind until after I get my project done, and then I think I should've used embossing in a particular area. Sort of like a V8 moment lol
So for this weeks project I used a new image from Sew Many Cards called Duncan Under Mushroom Umbrella. It's available through the SMC VIP September Club. For more information you can check out the VIP GROUP.
Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps and the winner will receive 5 digital images of their choice from the SBS Store! So hurry over and play along with us!

Without further ado, my project...lol Thanks for looking and hope you like!

 ~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards VIP Image -- Duncan Under Mushroom Umbrella

"If A Kiss" Sentiment -- Create with TLC

Embossing -- Shimmery Blue embossing received from an Embossing Swap I hosted
Raindrop Embossing -- Fiskars Texture Plates - Raindrops (not sure if I like these or not)

Papers -- DCWV scraps

Papertrey Ink White Cardstock

Copics - B01, B21, B24, B26, B91, B94

BG10, B11

E00, E11, E13, E25

Y11, Y13, Y17

YG03, YG11, YG13

YR12, YR16, YR18

Stitching from Machine

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Smooch -- Kiwi

EKSuccess -- Chalk

American Crafts - Metal Photo Corners - Denim
I'm also entering this into the following challenges:
Alphabet Challenge -- U is for Unused Stash (Papers, Fiskar Texture Plates, Photo Corners)
Fairy Fun Fridays -- Embossing Wet or Dry
Cute Card Thursday -- Bird or Butterfly (Ducks considered a type of bird right? lol)
Pixie Dust Studio -- Fur or Feathers
Southern Girls Challenge -- Anything Goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ -- Stitching Faux or Real
Stamp Something -- Sept Digi Challenge - Use a Digi
Copic Creations -- Shading On or Around Images or both
Stampin' Royalty -- Stitching 
365 Cards:Day 201 -- A Happy Heart - 2 things that make you happy (kisses and Rain)
Stamping Vacation -- No! No! Sparkle
Creative Belli -- "B" themed Embellishments ("BLUE" Metal Photo Corners)

~SWEET BIRTHDAY....HOPE JACARE~

 This week at Sew Many Challenges we're challenging everyone to make a project using a Halloween theme! So we'd love to see you join us and if you need a great Halloween image to use, check out the store at Sew Many Cards or visit our sponsor.....

Our sponsor for this challenge is Doodles by Hope Jacare and she's offering this beautiful Cockatoo rubber stamp to our winner!

Our sponsor team at Sew Many Challenges, also got to work with an image of our choice from Doodles by Hope Jacare, and I chose to use the image, Sundae. Me niece has a birthday coming up this weekend, so I thought it would make the perfect birthday card for her. 
Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy!! 

~SUPPLIES USED~

Doodles by Hope Jacare -- Sundae 

Papertrey Ink -- White Cardstock

Copics - C1, C2, C3, C5

E34, E37, E39, E49

R20, R22, R24, R27, R81, R83, R85

YG03, YG13, YG63

DCWV -- The Garden Stack

Colorbok Chalk Ink -- Chestnut Roan

Stitching by Machine

Stickles -- Candy Cane

Smooch -- Molasses & Kiwi

InkEssentials -- Glossy Accents

Memory Keepers -- Sanding Block

Computer Generated Sentiment using font SNF Delilah

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Karber Weekly Challenge -- Card for Girls

Stamps R Us -- Card for a Child's Birthday

Stampin' Sisters In Christ -- Stitching, Faux or Real 

The Stamp Man -- Distress 

Cute Card Thursday -- Play on Words 

Penny's Paper-Crafty -- Birthday 

~SMC #25....HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY with a lil COURAGE~

Alright I finally got through with my project. It took a little longer than I thought and I'm not quite sure it's what I had in my head, but I know my grandma will like it. She loves the little things even with imperfections. When I was a really little, I had a Fischer-Price Tape player, that I would walk around my grandma's house singing into, and my favorite song to sing to my grandma was Eric Carmen - All By Myself. My grandma is getting up in age now, she's close to 90 and not doing so well with her health, and its this memory that I hold on to, and I know she holds on to as well, because she has to tell everyone about it everytime I go home. So I thought I would use that songs title in my card that I'll be sending to her for Grandparents Day and for her birthday.
Hope you enjoy and thanks for looking!!

 ~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards -- Jovi in Swing

Everyday Little Things -- Tree with Leaves Cut File

Circle text created by Angela Doescher using the Explosive Font

Marvy Uchida Circle Punch - Giga

Nestabilities -- Basic Circles

Flowers -- Hobby Lobby from my dear friend Nancy

Twine

DCWV The Stack 4 -- Grass Paper

DCWV Latte Stack

DCWV Latte Cardstock Stack

Copics C1, C2, C3, C4, C5

E000, E00, E11, E13, E33, E53

R20, R22, R29

YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67

I'm also entering this card into the following challenge

Charisma Cardz -- Inspired by a Song

Tanda Teaser -- Heartfelt
Crafty Catz -- 3 embellies, 2 papers, 1 digi stamp

 Tonight though I want to post my project I made with our sponsor this week...Purple Panda Designs. Kayla was nice enough to let our sponsor team play with one of her images, so I chose to use her adorable Koi image. Purple Panda Designs is a new digital stamp company and we're happy to have them as our sponsor this week!!! So be sure to check out Purple Panda Designs and have a little visit to Kayla's blog as well. You can find it HERE. 
So on to my sponsor project this week.

~SUPPLIES USED~

Purple Panda Designs -- Koi Image

Create with TLC -- WIshing You all sentiment 

DCWV Far East Stack -- Wood Plain, Wind Plain, & Fire

Copics - YR02, 00, 09

Y11, 13, 17

C1, 2, 3, 5, 7

CTMH Edge Distresser & Sander

Stampin Up Classic Ink -- Ruby Red, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie

Flowers -- Hobby Lobby from my dear friend Nancy

Neenah Cardstock

Computer generated Chinese words -- "Courage"