Psalm 130:5 - TMS #345

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  

Supplies...
~7 Gypsies Journey DP
~Word Art Wednesday Ps. 130:5 free word art 
~Spellbinders Doodle Parts die
~Offray ribbon 

This week our own Melissa is sponsoring.  She's offering a Freckled Fawn embellishment kit!  Fun stuff!!

Here's our sketch by Jessi...

  

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #222-223 - anything goes/family friendly
613 Ave Create #169 - anything goes/no twist


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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Wishing you a quick recovery

I've got a get well card to share today...

It was pretty quick and simple to put together.  Then, of course, I realize I had mismeasured, so it wasn't the proper size for the card base. :/  I didn't want to mess it up by pulling it apart, so I left it.
The colored image is Doodle Pantry's Mini Rose Pot Color Plus and the sentiment is from Boo-boo Birdie & Ants.  These were cut using Spellbinders Circles and Petite Ovals.  The DP is Prima Something Blue.

Challenges...
Creative Moments #89 - anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #17 - anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky #297 - flowers


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

If it wasn't for the lighthouse...

Have you heard the song "The Lighthouse"?  Here are the words...

There's a Lighthouse on the hillside
That over looks life's sea
When I'm tossed it sends out a light
That I might see
And the light that shines in darkness now
Will safely lead us o'er
If it wasn't for the Lighthouse
My ship would be no more
And I thank God for the Lighthouse
I owe my life to Him
For Jesus is the Lighthouse
And from the rocks of sin
He has shown a light around me
That I could clearly see
If it wasn't for the Lighthouse
Where would this ship be?

Praying you have a blessed Easter and that you know that faith Jesus death, burial, and resurrection will give you salvation!!

We all need God's guidance daily, but this card is for a friend who especially needs it right now...

My DP is 7 Gypsies Journey.  The image is FTHS Lighthouse and colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  It's cut out using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basic B.  Behind it, the brown was cut with Spellbinders Tile Works.  Offray ribbon, twine, and a basic button are my embellies.

Challenges...

i {heart} sketches w/ a twist #144 - sketch and/or twist (I did the twist - masculine card)
Cute Card Thursday #418 - to die for (I used 2 dies - Matting Basics and Tile Works)
Word Art Wedneday #222-223 - anything goes/family friendly
Addicted to Stamps n More #186 - anything goes
Inspiration Destination #78 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Sending a hello - TMS #344

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   Today, I've got a cute (IMHO) card for you...

My image is First Class Post from Di's Digis, colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  It is cut out using Spellbinders Labels Small.  The edges are inked with TH walnut stain.  The DP is Prima Epiphany, and the clear sentiment is TPC Studio.  It's hard to see in the pic, but it's stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and heat embossed with Stampabilities Iridescent embossing powder.  It's cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Petite Scalloped Ovals.

  
Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi Stamps!  Such cute digis!!!  The prize is a $12 voucher to the store.
 

 

Here's our sketch for the week...  I printed my image a bit larger than I had intended so it kind of takes over the card front compared to that element on the sketch, but this has potential for CAS, fancy, or fun, so show us your style!

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #105 - use ribbon
Our Crafty Corner #7 - anything goes
Love To Scrap #74 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #304 - anything goes
Crafting From the Heart #104 - anything goes


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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Prayer that God will heal you

Here's my I've-almost-done-it-enough-to-make-it-a-tradition Sunday evening post... ;)

I've had this image colored for a few weeks and I found it while looking for another image I needed for a DT post.  [Cleaning my desk bring many things to light! ;) ]  This is FTHS's Care and Comfort.  It's colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  I cut the banner free hand.  My DP is Prima Madeline.  The butterfly is from a Sizzzix stamp and die set.  It's heat embossed with Ranger Brown Embossing Puffs.

Challenges...
Glitter 'n' Sparkle #180 - anything goes
Crafty Friends #27 - anything goes
Wags 'n Whiskers #174 - wings
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - cute and cuddly
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Beautiful Butterflies
Word Art Wednesday #222-223 - anything goes/family friendly
i {heart} card sketches w/ a twist #143 - sketch and/or twist (I did sketch)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!!

For someone special - TMS #343

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!! Today is an exciting day for us as we've got 2 new design team members to introduce to you!  :) 
We are so happy to welcome Patti and Wanda to the team!!  (Click on their names to visit their blogs.)

Here's my card for this week...   (This tealish blue is so hard to photograph accurately!)   This is for a very special person, but I can't tell you who because I'm not sure if she visits my blog or not. 

My sentiment is a freebie from 613 Avenue Create.  It's cut with Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles.  My paper is MME All Dolled Up.  It was distressed with my Distrezz-It-All and inked with TH walnut stain.  The flower is Prima and I inked it slightly, too. 

Here's Melissa's wonderful sketch for this week... (I love this one!  It's a keeper!!)

We have a new-to-us sponsor this week -- Craftin Desert Divas!!  The prize is 2 digis of your choice!

  

Challenges...
Crafting From the Heart #103 - anything goes
Love To Scrap #73 - bare necessities (no more than 2 embellishments)

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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Feels like spring...

Sadly, it does feel like spring, but I still have this sign hanging on my door...
 

Somehow I don't think it's gonna happen this year.  So sad!!!   I do like spring, but we never really had a winter!!   [Excuse my whining.]  Here's my card...

My image and sentiment are FTHS Digging Dog.  My doggie is colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  My green cardstock is embossed with Sizzix Roses.  My DP is MME Dolled Up.   The faux stitching is from a We R Memory Keepers Sew Stamper.  My bit of natural ribbon is attached with a fancy staple... I used my Fastenater.  I don't think I've used that in a few years!!  {One of those... "Oooh!  I want that!" - gets used a few times - sits for months!}

Challenges...
Come and Get It #109 - Easter/Spring
Glitter 'n' Sparkle  #179 - Use some green
Di's Digis Challenge - lots of layers
From the Heart Stamps Free Stamp of the Month March - must use Digging Dog
i {heart} sketches w/ a twist - sketch and/or twist #142 - big sentiment (I used sketch)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!!

Verse card

Right now I have of several friends who could use an encouraging card like this one, so I probably should make several more.  This is such a wonderful promise of God!!

My DP is from Prima Stationer's Desk.  I embossed it with Sizzix Roses, and inked the edges with TH tea dye.  My doily is Recollections.  I inked the edges of it a bit, too.  My sentiment is the free word art from Word Art Wednesday, and it's cut out with Spellbinders Labels 3 and inked with TH antique linen.  My flower is a couple of upcycled silk flowers and the edges are inked with TH tea dye.  Can't remember where the antique brad is from.  The greenery is Spellbinders Foliage.  My chevron ribbon is the Paper Studio. 


Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #221 - anything goes/family friendly
Creative Knockouts #132 - dies/punches (Spellbinders Labels 3 and Foliage dies)
The Sisterhood of Crafters - use dies and/or punches (Spellbinders Labels 3 and Foliage dies)
Mojo Monday #438 - sketch

I've got a meeting to run to, so this is short and sweet, but thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!!

Moose-ias Gracias!

I've got a fun thank you card to share today...

I printed the colored image and sentiment together, cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals, framed it with Scalloped Petite Ovals.  I wrapped some twine around the main panels (scraps from my scrap box), mounted the image, and finished it off with more twine, a big blossom, and a button.

The image is from Doodle Pantry's Moose Friends.  Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Inspiration Destination's challenge starting today, so go check it out and play along with their "anything goes" theme.  

Challenges...
Clear It Out - theme: anything goes + stash: DP over a year old (mine is at least 2 yrs old!)
Creative Knockouts #131 - flower power

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Thoughts and prayers - TMS #342

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!    I love my card for this week except for the fact that sending it means that someone is going through a rough time!  I do love to send not only comforting, but also beautiful cards at those times.   

My DP is Prima Stationer's Desk.  The pearl flourish is Recollections Bling-on-a-roll.  My image is  Thoughts and Prayers With You Greeting from DRS Designs... our sponsor for the week.  Play along and you could win a $10 voucher to their store!

Our sketch this week is created by Jessi and it is wonderful!!  You can go fancy or fun with this one...

  
Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #221 - anything goes/family friendly w/ uplifting sentiment
Crafting From the Heart #102 - anything goes  
Craft Your Passion #302 - anything goes

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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa

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

Have a "berry" sweet day!

Happy Monday to you!   We often groan when Monday comes around, but I hope you have a "berry sweet" day and a "berry sweet" week!! :) 

My image and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry Peaches & Huckleberries Color Plus.  Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Incy Wincy Designs challenge this week with a theme of "Shades of Green," so go check it out.  My DP is K & Co "Life's Journey" and it is embossed with Darice Large Petal.  I cut my image with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A, framed it with Tile Works, added the branches cut from Foliage, and finished it off with a bow of crinkled ribbon that I colored with TH peeled paint. 

Challenges...
Crafty Girls Creations #15 - anything goes
Come and Get It #108 - favorite technique (dry embossing)
Di's Digi Challenge - use 2 or more dies (Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics, Tile Works, & Foliage)
Scrapy Land #37 - anything goes + must use brand of die sold by Scrapy Land (Spellbinders)
{PIN}spirational Challenge #160 - inspiration pic (inspired by the colors)

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!!

A racing motorcycle

I've got a masculine card today.  They are so much more difficult than generic or feminine cards for me!  But I was quite pleased with how this one turned out...

My image is Racing Motorcycle from Doodle Patnry.  It's colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  The sentiment is from Office Chatter.  My DP is Authentique Latest & Greatest. {My previous 2 cards were from this 6x6 paper pad, too, but they are all soooo different!  I love pads like that!}


Doodle Pantry is sponsoring this week's challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2...  Play along for your chance to win!!

Challenges...
Through the Craft Room Door Mar 1-7 - anything goes
Always Playing with Paper #62 - masculine photo inspiration (I was inspired by the distressed chest)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Je t'aime - AIMPDC 15

Can you believe that today is March 1!!  That means Doodle Pantry's Ants In My Pantry Digital Challenge 15 starts today at noon EST.  Play along with our theme of "anything digital goes" for a chance to win!

Here's my card showcasing Doodle Pantry's Christmas Cactus.   I printed an outline on vellum and then "embossed" it.  (Info below)  The sentiment is from Salutations Francaises.

Embossing on vellum is soooo neat!!  Mine doesn't look as great as hers does, but here is the YouTube video that inspired me... How To Raise Your Vellem to New Heights with by Deb Valder.
I first cut the image with an oval and tried to adhere it to a scalloped oval, but then had to toss it all because my vellum adhesive is junk!  It was noticeable and ugly.  What to do???  I embossed another flower, adhered it to the orange panel, added the frame to the DP, and then cut out the oval through them both so the image could be seen.  Problem solved!  *Anyone have a recommendation for a good vellum adhesive?
My DP is Authentique Lastest & Greatest. I used Spellbinders Petite Ovals, Petite Scalloped Ovals, and A2 Matting Basics A.  A random button tied with hemp and adhesive pearls finished it off.


Challenges...
Brown Sugar #187 - pearls
Simon Says Wednesday - anything goes (2nd entry)
Cute Card Thursday #414 - florals
Tuesday Throwdown #283 - frame it


Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!!

Tulip thank you - TMS #341

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  Here's my card for this week...

My DP is Authentique Latest & Greatest.  I used a CM corner punch.  My image is Bugaboo's Thank you Tulip Block.  It's colored with my Spectrum Noir markers and cut out with Spellbinders Celebrations Pierced Squares.  My banner is CC Designs Corner Banner Die. 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo!  Such fun stamps!!!

Here's our sketch for this week...  (Don't be scared of it... check out how differently each DT member interpreted with it!)

  


Challenges...
Crafty Girls Creations #15 - anything goes
Crafting With Friends #15 - anything goes (2nd entry)
Word Art Wednesday #220 - anything goes/family friendly w/ uplifting sentiment (2nd entry)
Crafting When We Can #113- use digital image (2nd entry)



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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa

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