Bridal shower - TMS #787

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This is the last sketch of 2024!  But sadly, it is also our very last sketch.  After 15 years of Tuesday Morning Sketches and approximately 700 or so sketches, Melissa has decided that it is time to sunset the challenge blog.  We will still have our Annual Anything Goes challenge next week but after that, we say goodbye to Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It was a tough decision for her to let this go, but times are changing, trends are changing, and challenge blogs just aren't what they used to be.  I've enjoyed so much being a part of this team since 2012!!

It's that time of year, but I've got a cute card that is NOT Christmas...

I dry embossed a white panel with Darice Ranunculus EF, then I inked the area over flowers and leaves. Added a piece of ribbon, and my sentiment which is a rubber stamp given to me by a friend... no brand on it.  

Here's our sketch...  the very last sketch of 2024!  But is is also our very last sketch.  After 15 years of Tuesday Morning Sketches and approximately 700 or so sketches, Melissa has decided that it is time to sunset the challenge blog.  We will still have our Annual Anything Goes challenge next week but after that, we say goodbye to Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It was a tough decision to let this go, but times are changing, trends are changing, and challenge blogs just aren't what they used to be.  It's been a great ride! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Donna

Melissa

Patti
Walter

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Christmas lights - C4G #240

 Hi!  Less than 2 weeks until Christmas!!  It's time for our new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and you may have guessed our theme... Christmas!  Here's my final Christmas card creation of 2024...

My paper is bits and pieces from random paper packs.  My lights are Echo Park Christmas Lights dies.  My sentiment is from one of the first stamp sets I bought ever and the packaging is long gone, so I don't know who made it. :/ 

Please come over and play at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day and a very Merry CHRISTmas!!

Birthday wishes - TMS #786

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches and time for another fun sketch!  Here's my card...

My paper is DCWV Tahiti Beach Stack.  My sentiment is Raisin Boat You Said It!  Simple and quick! 

Here's our sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Donna

Melissa

Patti
Walter

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Poinsettia Christmas - TMS #785

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Yes, I'm still making Christmas cards! 

My paper is the Paper Studio Old World Christmas.  My flower is Poppystamps Delicate Poinsettias.  The sentiment is MME Holly Jolly.  

Here's our sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Donna

Melissa

Patti
Walter

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Glory to the newborn King - SCC #167

 Happy December 1st!!  Christmas is almost here!!!!  

A new month and a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  This time our theme asks you to feature a Christmas carol/song.  I'm using a phrase from the chorus of Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!

I stamped and heat embossed the Neat & Tangles Joyful Sentiment on a sheet of the Paper Studio "the Classics."   I added the Die-version Nativity Border in black and layered the star in gold.  

Time's flying, so if you still need to make some more Christmas cards, let SCC be your inspiration and come play along with our challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day and a very Merry CHRISTmas!! 

Praying for you - C4G #239

Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the USA!  

It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  We are asking you to create a card for a gal in your life using your favourite colour combo.  This was not easy for me!  I love red, but I don't necessarily love red cards.  So I looked through what I've made over the last several months and what really caught my eye were the cards made with blue and yellow, so I guess that is my new favourite colour combo. :)

My paper is AC Jack Frost.  My flowers are Sizzix TH Small Tattered Flowers.  I added a panel of vellum to tone down the busy pattern of the BG.  My sentiment is one of many like it that I've had printed for a long time.  It is leftover from a ministry at our former church.  We had a Romans 12:15 ministry... "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep."  I made cards with this sentiment, and we wrote notes and sent them to families in our area on the anniversary of a loved one's death.  (We also sent happy cards to new mothers.)  

Challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner #261 - AG w/ opt. twist - use 3 layers
Word Art Wednesday #675-676 - AG that's family friendly

Please play along at Cardz 4 Galz and share your favourite colour combo! (Or one of them.) 

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day! 

Snowflake Christmas - TMS #784

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  We had a couple of inches of snow last week, so I was in a snowy mood when I made this card.  I love snow!!  :) 

My plaid paper is Carta Bella A Wonderful Christmas.  I stamped Echo Park Musical Notes Background in white pigment ink.  My snowflakes are cut from a shimmery silver paper using Sweet n Sassy Small Snowflakes, Spellbinder Snowflakes, Poppystamps Adelaide Snowflakes, and a couple of punches.  My sentiment is from Raisin Boat Formal Phrases.  

Here's our sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Donna

Melissa

Patti
Walter

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

with sympathy - TMS #783

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  And, oops!!  I messed up something so my post didn't post this morning!  *red face*  

Here's my card...

I cut the frame with Memory Box Willow Globe (I trimmed the center of it), TH Small Tattered Flowers, Poppystamps Orchard Leaves, Raisin Boat Stunning Silhouettes sentiment. Behind the frame, the paper is ink blended with TH old paper and tea dye Distress Oxide inks. 

Here's our sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Donna

Melissa

Patti
Walter

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

You're such a blessing - C4G #238

 It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Our theme is texture.  That can mean texture from pastes or embossing or layers or embellishments.  Or add them all! :) 

My paper is Echo Park Sunflower Market. I used Carta Bella Dotted Diamonds stencil with TH stormy sky and peeled paint.  I then embossed the panel with Cuttlebug Diamond in the Rough and brushed white pigment ink over it.  My sentiment is Echo Park Better With You.  It's cut with Die-versions Stitched Circles.  I fussy cut a flower from the paper and added Carta Bella Holiday Sprigs leaves.  The honeycomb is a die from Sizzix Impresslits Sweet Friend. 

We'd love to have you share your textured cards for gals with us!  Please come play along at Cardz 4 Galz. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Blessed are they that mourn - TMS #782

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've needed to make some sympathy cards, so here's my card for this week...

This is pretty simple.  My paper is Recollections Portobello Road.  The sentiment is Clear Dollar Scripture Occasions. 

Here's our sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Donna

Melissa

Patti
Walter

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!