Merry Christmas!! - TMS #637

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  First, I want to wish you a...

It's time for our Annual Anything Goes Challenge.  That means anything goes!  No sketch this week.  We want you to share any crafty creation that you'd like to share.   I made some gift tags...

I've had a 12 x 12 pad called "Happy Hootin' Holidays" from the Paper Studio for a few years.  It has a couple of pages of stickers, so I used them along with sentiments from Sweet n Sassy Stamps, Momenta, and Clear Dollar Stamps.  I used a Concord & 9th branch die, some Nuvo drops, a GIna K stencil, and ribbon and twine from my stash.  [I do just have to say, "Grrrrrrr!"  Kraft is hard to get a good pic of! :/ ]

No sketch to share.  Just an invitation for you to come play along with us!!  **Just a note to add that this challenge lasts for 2 weeks, so you have until 8 PM EST on January 2, 2022 to enter. 

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Andrea

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Melissa

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Tammy

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Someone cares - TMS #636

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

2020 was quite a year.  2021 was not much better in many ways.  God is still good and in control, but it's hard for us to remember that sometimes.  We've had many friends go through tough times, and this is for a friend who recently was diagnosed with cancer. 

This paper was in my scrap box.  It's double sided, so I used both sides.  This wonderful digital sentiment was on a sheet already printed out.  My laptop with all my digital stamps on it died earlier this year, so I'm not sure who this is from.  (Thankfully, I did back up my digis on a USB drive.  Now to find it...!) Everything was cut out with Unbranded Scalloped Stitched Rectangles from Cheapo Dies.  I didn't have any brown adhesive dots, so colored these with my Spectrum Noir markers. 

Here's our sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Embossed Christmas - TMS #635

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I'm not sure how many Christmas cards I'll actually mail out this year, but I'm still making them. :)

This is a simple Kraft panel cut with Kat Scrappiness Wonky Stitched Rectangles, a piece from my scrap box embossed with Darice Snowflake Swirl (I LOVE what dry embossing does to patterned paper!), my sentiment is from Raisin Boat Holiday Wishes and cut with Spellbinders Standard Circles, and some baker's twine from my stash finished it off. Easy peasy!

Here's our sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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2-for-1 MERRY Christmas - SCC #131

 It's December and Christmas is only 24 days away!!  But today is the start of our December challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges!  This month our theme is "non-traditional colours."  

I am a very red/green for Christmas kind of girl, but I do like to see the non-traditional, too.  Here's my card...

This panel had been stamped and white heat embossed with trees from MFT Oh Christmas Trees.  I cut out "Merry" and put a silver piece of paper behind.  The "Christmas" is from a "Happy Christmas" die that came free with an order several years ago.  

Then I took the cut out letters and made a second card.  It seemed a bit bare, so I added a few adhesive dots...

Please come over and play along with us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge and share your favorite non-traditional colored card! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Happy birthday scrubs - TMS #634

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I probably need to be making more Christmas cards, but I needed a birthday card for my son.  My "baby" is now 20!!  He's taking an LPN course, so I used a stamp I bought when he began to consider nursing...

 My DP is Pebbles Birthday Wishes.  My image is Stampendous Scrub Top and colored with Spectrum Noir TB2 and TB4.  The sentiment is the sentiment portion of MFT Die-namics Happy Birthday Balloon Trio.  My adhesive dots were light gray, so I colored them with TB2.  Rather than adding my shape on the main panel, I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 8.  

Here's our sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Floral thank you - TMS #633

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Life is getting busy so I'll make this quick. ;) 

I cut my BG panel with Kat Scrappines Wonky Stitched Rectangles.  My flowers are Peony Memories from The Ton Stamps. *Someone asked about this set but I can't reply to them.  It's still available.  Click the name to find it.*  I got this sentiment a long time ago and lost the pkg so don't know where it's from.  Simple but nice. :) 

Here's our sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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A Dickens' Christmas - TMS #632

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

This was pretty easy to put together.  My paper is Graphic 45 A Christmas Carol.  This was the 8 x 8 pack.  I cut the sentiment with Spellbinders Classic Squares.  I thought it needed a little something and added the adhesive dots.  The color is a drab red and looks rather dull, but it really looks good IRL.  

Here's the sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Happy Anniversary - TMS #631

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  After a whole month of Christmas cards, here is an anniversary card...

My DP is the Paper Studio The Linen Door.  My sentiment is Papertrey Ink Anniversary Mini Stamp Set cut out with Kat Scrappiness Stitched Fishtail Banners.  My wreath and heart are Raisin Boat Springtime Love.  They are stamped with Catherine Pooler inks and cut out with Unbranded Stitched Banners from Cheapo Dies.   

Here's our sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Glory to the Newborn King - TMS #630

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

I just found my I'm-gonna-make-several-like-this card for this year. :)  My carolers are Die-versions Sweet Petite Carolers.  My paper is Graphic 45 Christmas Carol.  My sentiment is Neat & Tangled Joyful Sentiments.  Pretty basic except that I cut a few layers of the carolers to give some dimension.

Here's our sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Merry Christmas from all of us - SCC #130

 It is November 1st!!  We can now say, "Christmas is NEXT MONTH!!"  :) 

Plus it's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  This month our theme is "Christmas Presents," so I created one for you...

I created this present.  (See below for a link to what inspired me.)  I cut a rectangle, trimmed the bottom and top for this shape.  My "ribbon" is narrow strips, ovals, and fishtail banners.  The ovals are half adhered to the top of the gift, and I hid the fact that they are not real loops with the branches, ornaments, and tag.  I put craft foam behind the gift and tag for some dimension. 

My DP is the Paper Studio Old World Winter, and the sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Christmas Tags.  The greenery is a MS punch, and the ornaments are from Cheapo Dies Christmas Ornaments.  

I hadn't been sure what to do for this card until I came across this blog post with a free vintage printable....  Click HERE to see it.  And I like the printable, too, and will probably use it sometime soon. :)

Please come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!! 

Getting a tree... - TMS #629

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Christmas is 2 months from yesterday!!  In a month, I'll be putting up my tree and decorating my house.  (I'd do it now if I could. LOL)  Most of my life, we've had an artificial tree, so it's only been a few times that I've gone to "get a tree," but I get excited for complete strangers when I see a tree on their car or truck.  Then I go home and open my box. :D 

My image is a Stampendous rubber stamp called "Tie Down the Tree."  It's colored with my Spectrum Noir markers and cut out with CorttageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  My paper is PaperTrey Ink Monthly Moments: December (2014, I think).  My sentiment is from Raisin Boat Formal Phrases, stamped with Onyx Black Versafine and heat embossed.

Here's our sketch... I stretched it sideways. ;)

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Warmest Wishes - TMS #628

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  And I've got another Christmas card...

I used a couple of pieces of paper from my scrap box, an old snowflake punch, SSS Build a Snowman stamp and die set, distress inks (Not sure why the shading around the snowman looks so purple! LOL), CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals, and Poppystamps Landscapes die. 

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

Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Faith, Hope, Fight, Love - TMS #627

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  And this is October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I chose that theme for my card...

I'd been wanting to use this die and when I saw this week's sketch, I knew it would be perfect to feature it.   This is Die-versions Whispers Awareness Square.  I did cut several layers of the pink and put a black layer on the bottom to give some dimension since popping up a die with narrow cuts is always a challenge.  My paper is Colorbok Love.  

Here's the sketch...  (You can see by my use of this die that the elements/shapes are always open to interpretation.  We just need to be able to recognize the sketch.)

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

Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Sorry I'm late - TMS #626

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

I thought I had prepared my post, but I just realized -- 14 1/2 hours late -- that it wasn't up.  So here it is...

A piece of already embossed paper was in my scrap box as was the piece behind the sentiment.  My flowers are TH Small Tattered Flowers.  The sentiment is from a set of unbranded words that I got many, many years ago. 

Here's our fun sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Christmas Blessings - SSC #129

 It's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our theme this month is "flora and/or fauna."  That's a general term  for all plants and animals, so that leaves lots of options for you to play along this month! 

I went with both...

My image and sentiment are Sweet n Sassy Stamps Christmas Joy and colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  The DP is half used piece that was in my scrap pile.  I added the Concord & 9th Beautiful Branches for some dimension.

Time is flying!  Please come play along and get your Christmas cards ready! :) 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Merriest Christmas Wishes - TMS #625

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

This was a fun and easy card to make.  A square card base, a piece of Christmas paper from my stash, Darice Large Snowflake die,  Sweet n Sassy Build a Snowman sentiment, and Die-versions Stitched Circles die.  

And here's our fun sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Love you to pieces - TMS #624

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got a fun card to show you, and I can guarantee that you'll be seeing this stamp set more...

My paper is Bo Bunny Early Bird.  My image and sentiment are from The Project Bin Spencer's Set.  I used my trimmer for the DP and Die-versions Stitched Circles to cut out the sentiment.  I used my Wink of Stella pen on the heart, so it has a bit of shimmer though it just looks wet in the pic.  

Here's our wonderful sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Snowflake Christmas - TMS #623

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Still working on Christmas cards...

I used a piece of shiny paper from my scrap box for my snowflakes.  (See the close up below.)  I used Sweet N Sassy Stamps Small Snowflakes die.  My sentiment is from Raisin Boat "Merry Nature" and it's heat embossed and cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals.  

See the pretty shimmer? :)

Here's our fun sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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baby - TMS #622

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

I recently got some stamps from The Project Bin and thought this sketch was perfect to try out one of them.  My paper is AC My Baby, and the sentiment is from The Project Bin "Defined."  ((All of their stamps are on sale right now!))  I used a small punch and layered several circles to give the corner element some dimension.  Easy peasy! 

Here' our fun sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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A full stocking - SCC #128

It's September!!!  Fall is on it's way, then.... Christmas!!  We celebrate (by that I mean work on our cards) all year at Sparkles Christmas Challenge, so we're ready when Christmas comes! :)  

This month's theme is "Stockings"!  And here's my card...

This is a Doodle Pantry (a long closed digi store) image.  I can see that I need to replace some of my markers.  They are not blending well at all, but if you squint, it looks all good.  LOL

My paper is Echo Park Christmas.  My panels are cut with Kat Scrappiness Wavy Wonky Stitched Rectangles.  My sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Build A Snowman. 

Please come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Merry Christmas - TMS #621

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got 2 cards to share this week...

This card features paper from Echo Park Christmas. My sentiment is Pink and Main Merry Christmas and Sweet n Sassy Christmas Tags.  My snowflake is Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  

The sketch this week is one of mine, and I created it based on this card that I sent to my mother for Mother's Day...

This paper is Heidi Grace Daydream.  "Mother" is Sweet n Sassy Script Word Mother die.  The sentiment is from Raisin Boat Marvelous Mom. 

Here's the sketch...

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Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Aged to perfection - TMS #620

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I went through and organized my card stash recently and realized that I have very few masculine birthday cards, so that's what I made this week...

My paper is from my scrap box.  My image and sentiment are from The Project Bin Classic Man.  The car is stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx and heat embossed.  The sentiment is heat embossed in white.

Here's our sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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Wedding day wishes - TMS #619

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches! I'm been making lots of sympathy cards lately, but this one is a happy card! :)

I needed a card for a wedding, and had made one that was very traditional.  Then I decided I wanted to make one a little less so, and this is it. 

I embossed my background with Darice Crackle.  My flower is Technique Tuesday Cosmos.  My paper was from my scrap box, and the green twine was from my stash.  My sentiment is Papertrey Ink Wedding Mini Stamp Set and cut out with Kat Scrappiness Stitched Fishtail Banners. 

Here is our sketch...

Challenges...

Simon Says Stamp Monday - dry embossing

Happy Little Stampers August Dies - anything goes w/ a die

Aud Sentiments #281 - anything goes with a sentiment

C.R.A.F.T. #608 - wedding or anniversary

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

Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Wishing you comfort - TMS #618

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I hope it doesn't make you sad to see the many sympathy cards I'm making.  These are tough, but I always want them to be an encouragement to the recipient. I've sent several and am trying to create some to have a few on hand.  

A very simply patterned paper from Heidi Grace Daydream, a sentiment from Justrite Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments, and layered stamped flowers from The Ton Peony Memories.  

Here's our sketch that can be kept CAS or embellished plenty...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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