Super Dad

**Procrastination doesn't pay...
I had this ready to go with minutes to spare to enter the FTHS sketch challenge...but the Link-up didn't work  (arrrggg- Technology) and when I tried to refresh at the last second and re-enter my link...the collection closed.


So here is my entry for the June FTHS Challenge:
A Super Birthday card!

Faith has a progressive "Stamp of the Month" challenge each month on the From the Heart blog (participation earns you a free stamp for the next month's challenge).





I missed the May challenge deadline due to all the "end-of-school-year" activities that our family was committed to attend and participate in (Projects due, field trips to chaperone, band concerts, etc).

So I didn't "earn" the June stamp...NO Problem.
I headed to Faith's "From the Heart Stamps" Shop and bought June's featured SOTM challenge stamp...
Super Birdbrain (from the always clever "Birdbrains" line.  :)

Don't you just love this stamp...I'm sure you know some superheroes that would love a card made using it.  :)


Using the Print-n-cut feature in my Silhouette Cameo's software, I  printed the sentiment onto the base of the easel card.

I colored the stamp with Copic markers.

Besides the stamps, I got inspiration from this week's FTHS' I {heart} Sketches- sketch072 challenge.



I used both the sketch and the great "twist" this week. I LOVE their weekly sketch challenges. They're fun and inspire my card-making...

You'll notice that I flipped the sketch...That way SuperBirdbrain left the rings in his wake.  :)



Again, All the papers were from my "scrap bins"...I loved using up pieces.  :)

Entry for the following Challenges:
From the Heart blog- Stamp of the Month June 2014  

A quick hello

This is a bit of a "good news, bad news" post.

Bad news:
Unfortunately, I missed the deadlines for submitting this card to the perpetual "Stamp of the month" challenge over at From the Heart Stamps.

This cute spring image "Whimsy Garden Fence" was the image for From the Heart's May challenge.

I finished the card in time, but was too tired to blog about it. Some days are just like that.  I was happy to have some creativity going at all after surviving a week of Spring colds/allergies combined.  :)

It's so adorable and versatile for so many purposes. I actually plan to cut out the card several more times and switch up the sentiment.  It's always nice to have a few cards at the ready ...when you need to send one out.
 
IF you ever miss the deadline for Faith's "Stamp of the Month" challenge, you can simply buy the month's image from the shop and create something to enter...Voila! You're back in the game.
That will be my plans for June....as soon as June's image hits the shop.   :)

Good News:
Each week, The From the Heart community also has a Sketch challenge (This week is sketch068).
I have 1/2 hour left to make that deadline...so here goes nothing!

I love this sketch...I plan on rotating it to make a few variations on the theme...later this week.
This is the first completed card.

The "twist" was to use a sentiment.

This one comes from Paulette at Create With TLC... sweet and simple.

My other (planned) variations will utilize the sentiments included with FTH digi stamp...as those are great too.

I colored the image with my copics and some pencils.
I followed the color scheme from ColorThrowdown's Challenge #294.  I didn't have a good paper match for the "coastal cabana" so I had to use more of a blue... It still makes for a cute, spunky card. :)

All the papers were from my "scrap bins"...I love using up pieces.  :)

Entry for the following Challenges:

From the Heart Sketch Challenge #68
ColorThrowdown Challenge #294