S & S Midweek Challenge: Masculine

My LSS had a one day super sale last week where I found this double-sided patterned paper for masculine cards. Perfect timing for this challenge!
The sentiment is raised with dimensionsls.

DSP: 'Lakeside Retreat' from the Trail Mix collection by BoBunny
Distressing ink: Chocolate by TPC Studio
Sentiment: Stampourri
Brad: my stash

My Oldest Stamp

Thanks to Shopping Our Stash for encouraging me to once again use this sweet little bear stamp on a card.
This stamp was a gift from my best friend in nursing school. She gave it to me at least 25 years ago long before I began paper crafting. It didn't get much use back then and I am glad I saved it.
And a loud shout-out to Tuesday Morning Sketches for the layout! I wanted a contrast to the shades of green so I picked this rather garish orange. It looks more subtle here. Hope you like it and thanks so much for stopping by my little blogspot :)

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash: SOS # 105 - Oldest Stamp

Tuesday Morning Sketches # 202

Bearly Mine Challenges: Anything Goes

Bear Wood-mounted Stamp: All Night Media
Green Chalk: Inkadinkado
Heart Punch: unk
Brown Ink: Chocolate by TPC Studio
CS: my stash

Our Daily Bread Designs June Challenge: Water

Our Daily Bread Designs will sponsor 1-2 boxes of Operation Write Home cards to our deployed military this month depending on how many cards are completed and linked up here at the Stars & Stamps Blog. Thanks again, ODBD! Here's my card.

Image, Sentiment: 'summer4fun' collection by The Stamps of Life

Cloud Dies: Memory Box

CS, Brad: my stash

Ink: Chocolate by TPC Studio

Blue Chalk: Inkadinkado

Unscripted Sketches # 209

Here's my card for the Saturday Challenge at Unscripted Sketches. I still have paper left in one of my well-used 6x6 pads and I know what to do with it ;)
The bird image is raised using dimensional adhesive.

All Patterned Paper: "Rosy" Paper Pad by My Mind's Eye
Circle, Scalloped, and Deckled Rectangle Dies: Spellbinders
Sentiment: The Stamps of Life
Ink: 'Chocolate' by TPC Studio

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 78: Anything Goes

The DP used is from an old 12x12 in my stash. The colors and design drew me to this paper and I am happy to have found a way to incorporate it into a card. Thanks, Word Art Wednesday, for the free scripture download! BTW, the brads really do match the purple cardstock in person!

DP: my stash

Brads: my stash

Green and Purple CS: Bazzill

Circle and Scalloped Dies: Spellbinders

Image and Sentiment Stamps: "Totally Happy" by Unity Stamp Co.

Ink: Chocolate by TPC Studio

Border Punch: EK Success

SOS Challenge #98: Bargain Bin Find

Let's admit it---we can't pass up those dollar bargain bins. This stamp set was purchased at last year's Scrapbook Expo for $1. I purchased a couple of other econo stamp sets, ink pads for $1 (some of which were dry, others are just fine), and 10 punches for $1. You read it right. Couldn't pass up that bargain even though I've never used most of the punches ;)

Bargain Bin Inchie Stamps: Stampendous by Inkadinkado

Striped Paper, Plain CS: Left-overs in my stash

Embossing Folder: Darice

Brown Ink: "Chocolate" by TPC Studio

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #98: Dollar or Bargain Bin Find

Celebrate the Occasion #109: Clean and Simple (CAS)

Cards for Men #8: Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #97: Text or Letters

I decided on a "shabby chic" design for this challenge. I gathered stamps from multiple sets and this is my creation.

Flowers: my stash (bought months ago)

Text: Hampton Art

Clock: "Time Capsule" by Fun Stampers Journey

Sentiment: "All the Time" by Hero Arts

Ink for Images: "Chocolate" by TPC Studio

Distress Ink: "brushed corduroy" by Ranger for Tim Holtz

OWH Sketch # 168

Wow...another terrific sketch. I've been meaning to use this owl paper for some time. So this is the time. I am also in the midst of a project to trim down my 12x12 papers to A2 card size. These light brown and dark brown papers were ready for the trimmer so I used them on this card instead.
I can see that my positioning is somewhat off-center. I have kits made up to make multiples of this card and I will be more careful in the future ;)
I do like the masculine color combination, though.

DSP: "What a Hoot" by Kaiser Craft (2-sided)
Sentiment: The Stamps of Life
Ink: "Chocolate" by TPC Studio
CS: my stash