Bridal shower - TMS #787

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

12 Days of Christmas Cards

 Warning:  this is a long post with quite a few pics!  But it's worth the scroll, I assure you. ;) 

I participated in Justine Hovey's 12 Days of Christmas Cards this year.  I tried to recreate each one with the supplies that I had but missed a couple.  Here are my takes on her cards... 

Day 1 - Justine's inspiration... 

I didn't get one made for day 1 because I didn't have either a stamp or die that I thought was anything close to what she used.  I could have adjusted the card, but didn't have the time to do so. 

Day 2 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...

• Hobby Lobby Wintergreen DP
• Poppystamps Snowflake Background
• Pink and Main Merry Christmas

Day 3 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...  this is my absolute favorite of them all!  It's so beautiful IRL!!! 

• Spellbinders 3D Scenic Poinsettias EF
• Poppystamps Delicate Poinsettias (smallest flower) 
• Free sentiment die from ??
• Poppystamps Orchard Leaves (could have cut another flower in gold and used it, but had these adhered before I thought of that)
• TH Small Tattered Flowers + center from SnSS Small Snowflakes

Day 4 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...

• Poppystamps Marzipan Alphabet
• Echo Park Marry Christmas to You die

Day 5 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...

• DCWV Glitter Christmas Matstack
• Darice Brick EF
• TH stormy sky and faded jeans
• Echo Park Celebrate Confetti stencil
• Poppystamps Grosgrain Bow
• Hand cut stocking
• MS snowflake punch
• Cheapo Dies Christmas Ornaments 

Day 6 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...

• Carta Bella A Wonderful Christmas DP
• Spellbinders A2 Fancy Postage Dies
• Raisin Boat Formal Phrases sentiment

 Day 7 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...

• Xcut Noel Mini Die
• Momenta Christmas Phrases sentiment

Day 8 - Justine's inspiration...

My card...

• Sizzix Floral Lattice dies (used one layer)
• Raisin Boat Formal Phrases sentiment

Day 9 - Justine's inspiration...

No layering stencils or dies that so didn't try this one. 

Day 10 - Justine's inspiration...

My cards...

#1 

• Carta Bella A Wonderful Christmas DP
• the Paper Studio Poinsettia

#2

• Hobby Lobby O Holy Night DP
• Kraftin' Kimmie Nativity Sentiments

Day 11 - Justine's inspiration...

My cards...

#1

• Hobby Lobby Wintergreen DP
• MFT Die-namics Christmas Ornaments
• Raisin Boat Formal Phrases sentiment
  
  

#2

• Darice Snowflake Swirl embossing folder
• MFT Cool Christmas tree dies
• Poppystamps Small Freestyle Merry Christmas

Day 12 - Justine's inspiration...

I have no large floral or decorative background stamps so didn't make this one. 

It was so much fun to see her cards and to try to use my stash to create something similar.  

I suggest you find some cards you love, go through your stash, find what you have that can create something similar.  It's fun and inspiring!!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!  

Happy birthday to a special someone - TMS #781

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I made a birthday card for this week's challenge...

I have since purchased a few stencils actually meant for paper crafting, but the first stencils I got were from Michael's and were cookie stencils.  This is one of them.  I inked it, then moved it slightly, and inked again.  My sentiment is Poppystamps Art Deco Birthday Greetings.  It's cut out with Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles.  I thought the wavy stitches matched the wavy lines. 

Here is 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!

Snowflakes - SCC #166

 Christmas is next month!!!  That's exciting to say! That means it is November and time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  If you read the title, you may have guessed that our theme is "snowflakes."  

I have to say that I love this snowflake card!!  

It is so pretty but was so simple and easy!!  The snowflake background paper is
O Holy Night from Hobby Lobby.  The sentiment is a strip from another sheet in the same pack that I adhered diagonally.  These delicate snowflakes are Poppystamps Adelaide Snowflakes cut from gold paper.  So quick and easy, but sooooo pretty IRL!!  

We'd love to have you come play along with us this month at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Happy birthday to one cool cat - C4G #237

 Hi!  It's time for our Cardz 4 Galz challenge!  This time we want you to showcase your patterned paper!  If you are like me, I have sooooo much paper!  I need to make more cards like this one to use it up.  

I do love pretty paper and use it often, but sometimes that pad that looked so cute in the store or online is totally uninspiring once it gets to my craft room.  Or I like a couple of pages and use them all and am left with less that desirable pages.  This paper pad is one of those.  I bought this 6x6 pad to go with a stamp set that I "had to have" but have rarely used.  I don't make a lot of critter cards and even if I did, the patterns are a little on the gaudy side for me.  So... cut them into strips and make a card like this.  :)  I've also discovered that dry embossing patterned paper is very cool, too!

This is DCWV Playful Pets.  I cut strips and adhered them to a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 panel.  I was not thrilled with it so decided to emboss it with Cuttlebug Birthday Bash before adding it to my card front.  My kitty and sentiment are MFT Love You Furever. 

I hope you come join us for our patterned paper challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Feel better soon - TMS #780

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

This was my third version.  The first ended up in the trash, the second was taken apart, and finally I was ok with this one.  
My paper is Carta Bella Fall Fun.  My image is JustRite Chicken Soup Labels Four.  It was cut with Spellbinders Labels Four as were the banner elements.   My sentiment is The Project Bin Defined.  

Here's the 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!

What a wonderful world - TMS #779

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

This was fun, but easy.  I've had the image stamped and colored for awhile and this was the perfect sketch for it.  My image is Melanie from Kraftin' Kimmie.  The sentiment came with the image. My paper is Carta Bella Metropolitan Girl that was dry embossed with Darice Crackle EF.  

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!

Wishing comfort and hope - C4G #236

 It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  For this challenge, we want you to use at least 3 of these colors... orange, purple, black, and green.  I used orange, black, and green...

My paper is Crate Paper.    My flowers are The Ton Peony Memories Cardmaking. The sentiment is JustRite Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments.  I really like this particular sentiment because it can be for a sympathy card or for someone who received a difficult diagnosis or just an encouragement card. 

We hope you come play along with us at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

hello friend - TMS #778

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  We've got a fun sketch this week!! 

This sketch was so easy, but I made it even easier... I just cut paper. :)  My paper is Carta Bella My Favorite Things.  The patterned panels and the sentiment are all from the pad.  I did fussy cut a couple of butterflies to give a bit of dimension.  Simple but still cute!

Here's the 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!