Thinking of you - TMS #362

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

My card this week is a simple "thinking of you" card...

 
My paper is all scraps.  The plaid piece was distressed with my Distrezz It All.  The smaller panels are cut out using CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  My sentiment is an M5D clear sentiment.  The image is from our sponsor for this week... A Day For Daisies!!

Here's our fun sketch by Melissa...

 

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

Jenée
Jessi
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Joy to the world - CCC #34

Good morning/afternoon!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges #34 and I've got a Christmas card for you!

This week, our challenge is Anything Goes and this challenge will run for 2 weeks, so you have extra time to play along!!

Supplies...
Hampton Art rubber sentiment stamp
MS gold embossing powder
Spectrum Noir markers
CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles
Crate Paper "Peppermint" DP
Momento arrow die

Challenges...
Holly Jolly #76 - inspired by a song (Joy To the World)
Winter Wonderland - use dies or punches and/or charm (I used dies)
{PIN}spirational Challenge #170 - inspiration photo (Christmas)

I used the Mojo Monday #457 sketch, but missed the deadline! :/

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!  Please come and play along with us at Christmas Card Challenges!!!

Birthday dinosaur

Happy Wednesday to you!! 

With "dinosaur" in the title, you may have thought this would be a boy's card, but I've got a birthday card for a little girl.  It's a princess dinosaur! :)

It's a Doodle Pantry princess dinosaur.  Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Fab 'n' Funky's challenge this week, so head over and play along.  The theme is tic tac toe.  My card was made with the middle line across... die cut, digi image, flower.

The image and "princess" are from Doodle Pantry's Kid Toys.  The "happy birthday" is a clear sentiment.   They are all cut with Spellbinders Celebra'tions Squares.  The banner is CC Designs.  All my DP is from my scrap box.  The flower is Prima.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Kitty thank you - TMS #361

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

I had a busy weekend!  We had the grad party for my second daughter who graduated from high school this year.  We homeschool, so we do our own grad things.  She didn't want any ceremony, so we just had a BBQ at our home.  We had almost 100 people!  It was so fun!!  I'm also enjoying family who were able to come to be here, so it's been a little crazy at my house!   But I managed to find time to make a thank you card.  (My DD is going to need a lot of them!)

Supplies...
Crate Paper "Flea Market" DP
Di's Digis "Scruffy Kitty"
Spectrum Noir markers
Spellbinders Celebra'tions Squares
CottageCutz stitched rectangles
Offray ribbon
Prima flower
OWH sentiment 

Our sponsor this week is Di's Digis!  These digis are sooooo adorable!!!  The prize is a $12 voucher!

Here's our sketch...

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

Jenée
Jessi
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Christmas Blessings - CCC #33

Good morning!  We've had a very hot and humid week, so while I'm enjoying summer, I am also looking forward to winter and Christmas and SNOW!!  ;)  Even though it is a little difficult to think about Christmas in the midst of this kind of weather, I persevered and have a card to show you...

This week's challenge in Christmas Card Challenges, as always, is to make a Christmas/holiday card with an optional color challenge!

I used Recollections Cozy Lodge DP.  My cardinal image is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps "Christmas Joy" and cut with the coordinating die.  I colored him with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I also used Spellbinders Standard Circles and Petite Ovals.  The stripe behind the ribbon is embossed with the Paper Studio Wood Grain EF.  The branches are a MS branch punch.

Thanks for stopping by!  Please come by and play along this week at Christmas Card Challenges!!

Thank you - TMS #360

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  I hope you're enjoying your summer!  I am, but it's been very busy and time is flying by too quickly for my taste!!  

My DP is Prima "Romance Novel," the image is Sami Stamps "Butterfly Flower" and it's colored with my Spectrrum Noir markers.  It's cut out using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.  The clear sentiment is from My Pink Stamper.  Buttons and hemp twine are from my stash. 

We've got a great sketch by Jessi this week...

  
Our sponsor for the week is Sami Stamps...  Wonderful digi stamps that you will want to have a chance to win!

Challenges...
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Flora and/or fauna
Word Art Wednesday #238-239 - anything goes that is family friendly  
Polkadoodles Crafting #26 - ribbon or twine (twine in my buttons)


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

Jenée
Jessi
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Happy Christmas - CCC #32

I've got a cute (IMO) card for Christmas Card Challenges to share today...

I love snow!  And I love snowmen!  This cutie is FTHS "Flurry" and the sentiment is from FTHS "Candy Cane for Snowman."  He's cut out with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  My DP is Recollections Cozy Lodge.  The snowflake flourish is CC Designs Winter Wonderland die, and the snowflakes are Sweet 'n Sassy Small Snowflakes dies.  The paper for these has glitter on it and I added some shimmer to the snowflakes on the image with a sparkle gel pen. (If you click on this pic to enlarge it, you can see it a bit better. It is very pretty IRL.)

This week at Christmas Card Challenges, our word prompt is "snowman" to inspire you! (Remember that the only real rule is that you create a Christmas/holiday card.)

Challenges...
Winter Wonderland - Christmas tree and/or make it cute (I made it cute)
Dies R Us #52 - Outdoor fun (building a snowman is fun!!)
Die Cut Divas July - make it glitter (the snowflake DP has glitter)
Whoopsi Daisy July - (must use digi) Christmas in July
Cut It Up #100 - anything goes (I used CottageCutz, CC Designs, and Sweet n Sassy dies)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Purple Christmas

I've got a Christmas card... a purple Christmas card.  If you know me personally, you know that purple is NOT my favorite color!!!  In fact, I've been know to say bad things about purple. :O  If you love it, that's great.  No need to hate me.

Why am I rambling about purple?  Doodle Pantry is sponsoring CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge today and the theme is "purple."  So here's my purple Christmas card...

I know my DP doesn't scream "Christmas," but since I hate don't really care for purple, I don't have much of it in my stash.  My image is Doodle Pantry's Mini Bethlehem.  I used Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Labels 18 to cut the image and frames.  The sketch of this card is one I use often!  It's quick and easy but still looks classy.  (Even using purple! LOL)


Challenges...
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round July - anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for No Rules (anything goes)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Floral thank you

I wanted a masculine thank you.  I tend to struggle with masculine cards.  {{I think it's because I don't have much masculine paper.  Hey!!  Maybe I should go paper shopping!!!}}  I chose my paper and stamp with men in mind, but still am not thrilled with the masculinity of it.  Do you think it's masculine enough looking for a guy?  I hope so because it's going to be sent to one.

Supplies...
~Fancy Panty "it's the little things" DP
~Our Daily Bread  "Bird and Butterfly Labels" image
~Sweet n Sassy Christmas Tags sentiment
~Hemp
~the Paper Studio flowers
~MS branch punch


Challenges...
Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC276 - Anything that Grows...with ODBD 
Scrapy Land #45 - anything goes w/ brand of die from Scrapy Land (Spellbinders) 
The Male Room #39 - use flowers (must be masculine project)
Cupcake Inspirations} #365 - photo inspiration (flowers)
 


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Hello - TMS #359

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

 

I love it when the DP does all the work, don't you?  It is Prima "Romance Novel" and the tiny "hello" is from JustRite "Greetings From London."  I tied a button to gather the organdy ribbon, and it was all done! 

Here's our wonderful sketch from Patti... so many possibilities!!

 

This week, we're sponsored by Jennifer Tomasic, CTMH demonstrator.  She'll be offering this stamp set to the randomly drawn winner... "Living in Pictures"

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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris - We're sad that this is Kris's last week with us for awhile (hopefully, she'll be back someday) so stop by and give her some love!
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Jingle all the way - CCC #31

I hope you're enjoying your patriotic long weekend if you're in Canada or the USA.   I'm a Canadian living in the US, so I celebrate both! ;)

Here's my card for Christmas Card Challenges #31 with snow, beautiful snow!  [That's my Canadian side showing! :) ]

My fun sleigh image is from Doodle Pantry's Charlie Reindeer.   I fussy cut him so that my embossed BG would show.  I used Darice Dots Background and inked it with white ink.  The hills are cut using Memory Box Stitched Landscapes.  The sentiment is cut using CottageCutz Stiched Rectangles.  I wrapped a bit of red fiber (that I've had forever!) around the base.


The challenge is always anything goes Christmas/holiday, but this week's optional photo inspiration is "sleigh"!

Challenges...
Winter Wonderland 1-7-16 - snow much fun
Come and Get It - Christmas in July
Robyn's Fetish #323 - Christmas in July


Thanks so much for stopping by and please hop over to Christmas Card Challenges and play along with us!!!
Have a blessed day!

Poppy prayers - AIMPDC 19 + new releases

Happy Canada Day, Canadians!!!   (I recently saw a sweatshirt that I need...  "You can take the girl out of Canada, but you can't take the Canada out of the girl"!  Love it!!)
Happy July 1st to the rest of you! ;)

Since it's the 1st, it's time for another Ants In My Pants Digital Challenge!  Visit us on the DP blog.  Make any creation using a digital image and play along!

Today, Laurie has some new releases for you, too!!  (See more details below)

Here's my card...

My image is from Doodle Pantry Poppies.  The sentiment is from Assemble Together.  They are cut out using Spellbinders Petite Ovals, Petite Scalloped Ovals, and Labels 18.  The corner flourish is Spellbinders Die D-Lites Antique Corner.  My DP is Prima Epiphany.  The ribbon, flower, and brad are from my stash. 

Be sure to visit the Doodle Pantry store to see today's new releases!!  There is Horses 2 and 6, Horses 4 and 5, Joyful Pig {these are all from the carousel sets but without the "dressing"}, Dream Catcher Color Plus, and Picnic Birdie.   You can check them out HERE.



Challenges...
Crafty Gals Corner #78 - anything goes
Creative Knockouts #148 - all about flowers
Crafty Girls Creations #22 - anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania - Midsummer (use flowers or wreath)
Word Art Wednesday #236-237 - anything goes/family friendly

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed day!!