Calm Seas

Happy Monday!
I had a beautiful Mother's Day, spoiled rotten by the kids and the hubby! I hope all the other moms out there were just as fortunate!
Today I have the chance to share a card That I made as a submission. It wasn't chosen for the magazine, but now I am free to share it. I will also be entering it in the Cute Card Thursday "Boyz-to-Men" challenge this week.


Edwin is colored with Prismacolor pencils, and the background paper came with that wonderful compass and map pre-printed! I used brass grommets in the 4 corners and knotted some twine into them. the card itself is kraft cardstock, as is the cardstock that the Stampin Up! sentiment is stamped on. Edges are inked and distressed, and I've added some sea shells collected on our annual summer trip to Maine...there is even a whole sand dollar! Edwin is standing in some real Maine beach sand (if you know Maine, there aren't many sandy beaches...mostly rocky shores!)
I really had great fun making this card...I hope you like it!

Edwin Searching

So, if you are here hoping to see my next Copic adventure, I am afraid you will be disappointed. In my excitement to mail off my recipe cards, I mailed the package without taking a picture of the bookmark! Oh well! Instead, today I have a challenge card to share. Edwin was begging to be used!

The challenges that are included are:

Just Magnolia--anything goes
Cute Card Thursday--Sketch 109 (see below)
Magnolia Down Under--charms
Stamp Something--charms
Paper Play--no patterned paper
Colour Create Challenge--burnt orange, black and cream

[Andrea's Sketch]

Edwin, miniature butterflies/dots--Magnolia Stamps
Dragonfly, stripes--Stampin' Up!
Colored with Prismacolor pencils
One lonely "Search" charm that has been waiting for the right project!
Stickles
Brass star nail headsScrap of ribbon



Close-up of the charm

I hope you get a chance to check out these challenge blogs and have some fun making cards for one or more of them. For me, it is a great way to try new techniques, and I build up a stash of cards for different occasions.