Less is more 288

This card is for the Less is More challenge #288, which was to use brown and blue. I used these shells from Flourishes and the block stamps from many retired sets from Stampin' Up. I took the time to take all these shape kinds of stamps from any sets they were in and put them in an orgazizer together so that I could use them to make these kinds of backgrounds. It makes a quick and easy card and finding them will be so much easier.

You can find this challenge here. 

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Aug. 4 CCEE1631 – Sister’s Day! In the month of August, I will be the hostess for the CCEEStampers challenges.  As many of you know, or perhaps you don’t, Lynn and I are sisters. When we were asked to join the CCEE team at the same time, we both thought it would be fun to be doing this together. So, for your sister card, find an image of a pair or group of ladies or girls who just might be sisters doing things that sisters like to do.

If you choose to join us in the challenge, which I hope you will, include your card in your comment, or post it onto SCS using the CCEE1631 as your keyword.

This is a great vintage stamp from my collection and it is not actually a picture of Lynn and I. 

I remembered the old black and white photos from my mom's old picture album of when were little and how she somehow applied some special paints to tone the flesh tones of the pictures. So, that is why I only colored the skin in this image. I had frist thought of only using black, white, and tans on this card,  but I found this deep red sheet left over from an earlier project and liked how it added the extra color this probably needed. 

If you happen to have a sister or two, why don't you wish them a happy 

sister's day!!! Love you, Lynn, and so glad I had you beside me to get through this life!

It is really fun that we share this same passion for stamping. 

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Joanne,is hosting our last CCEE Stampers Challenge
 for the month of July.....here is the challenge.

Today is National Milk Chocolate Day.
  Let’s make some deeeelish designs showing 
chocolate in some form or using the color chocolate.

If you join in, please add a link to your card in a comment.

 If posting on Splitcoaststampers,

 please add CCEE1630 to keywords.

I used a new multilayered stamp from Stampin' Up and an old retired Stampin' Up set provided the sentiment. Chocolate is certainly a favorite of mine, and I looked through my piles of paper and picked these prints because of the dark browns in them.

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Found this fun challenge going on over at Just Us Girls this week. The theme is Golf.

I have a few golfing stamps in my collection, but this vintage golfer is my favorite.

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Joanne is our hostess again this week. I know how she loves the ocean so it didn't surprise me to see what the challenge was for the week. I happen to love the beach too.

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July, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere,

is one of our warmest months.

 When I think of hot days, I think of the beach.

  Let’s create cards that honor beaches in some way.

If you join in, please add a link to your card in a comment.

 If posting on splitcoaststampers,

 please add CCEE1629 to keywords.

I used some of my old but favorite Stampin' Up stamps for this card this week. I love that palm tree and the seashells I used for the background stamping have always been one of my treasured sets.
I just sponged in the rest of the scene and used my circle stamp for the sun. The seagulls are made with a die I have. The beach closest to me on the Texas Gulf Coast does not have pretty blue water like some of the more popular beaches in the world, so I always love to choice these shades of blue for my beach cards and the water. 

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Joanne here with our new CCEE Stampers Challenge for this week.......

Tomorrow is National Cow Appreciation Day.
  Let’s create a card with a cow or two on it.
  If you happen not to have cow images, then use another
‘farm’ animal.  Please add a fun sentiment OR make it as a get well card.

If you join in, please add a link to your card in a comment.

 If posting on Splitcoaststampers,

 please add CCEE1628 to keywords.

Having no great cow stamps, I found this fabulous digital on Google.
It reminded me of my grandaughter's cow she raised for 4-H years ago. I saw this cute sentiment on something, so computer generated it onto my card. I gave my grandaughter this card for her birthday.

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Hello....Joanne here as our July CCEE Stampers Challenge hostess.  Here is her challenge for today......

July is National Ice Cream month.  We have some
 great sources forfresh creamy ice cream 
in our area, and I am sure that is true

 of the places where you live. 

  Let’s celebrate by having ice cream

 in some form on our cards. 

If you join in, please add a link to your card in a comment over on the CCEEstampers.blogspot.com site

 If posting on splitcoaststampers,

 please add CCEE1627 to keywords.

I used a digital image for my card today, colored with copic markers,  and grounped  with this great design paper from My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is handwritten, and I added organdy ribbon and some pearls.

Hope you are enjoying your summer and yours is not as hot as mine is. But then, that gives me an excuse to reach for my favorite Bluebell Ice Cream to cool myself off!!!