Happy Father's Day - take #2

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a card that I had made to send to my dad for Father's Day.  A friend wanted to buy it, so I sold it and thought, "I have lots of time to make another."  Today I suddenly realized I'd better get one made and in the mail if I hope to get it to him on time!!   [My mother's Mother's Day card was late, so should his be late, too?? :) ]

Many challenges have father's day as the theme so it was easy to find inspiration.  It didn't take too long to make and I'm thankful as I don't have much energy because I'm trying to recover from a miserable cold!!

Here it is...

 

I used the same image as last time because he really can fix just about anything!!

Supplies...
~7 Gysies DP
~Doodle Pantry precolored Handy Ants image and Doodle Pantry Handy Birdie sentiment
~Nestabilities Large and Small Label dies (My Cuttlebug really gave me a hard time!  I hope it's not ready to die!!!!)
~Darice 'Plaid' and 'Dots' embossing folders
~letter brads from ???  (I've had them FOREVER!!)

Challenges...
Pile It On #22 - plaid and/or stripes (2nd submission - hope that's ok)
Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Father's Day
Cut It Up #20 - Father's Day
Clearly iStamp - Father's Day
Cardz TV #30 - Father's Day
Simon Says Stamp - masculine/Father's Day
Paper Pretties PWC 261 - 'Fantastic Fathers'
Tuesday Throwdown #150 - embossing
Terrific Tuesday - Father's Day
Wags 'n Whiskers #105 - Father's Day
Cards for men challenge 11 - dad
Clear It Out - male + metal (my brads)
My Craft Spot #100 - dad
Die Cuttin Divas #118 - sketch

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

A card for my hubby!

I'm back again for the third time today!   This card is not for my husband but for him to use. 

This is another card for a Clearly iStamp challenge.  This is for challenge #1.  It's an all day challenge and this one requires a CDS image.  

I was able to make this fairly quickly as I had some of this image printed and colored already.  It has been sitting there waiting for me to get it in gear!  With this nudge from Clearly iStamp, I made a card!!

 

Supplies... 
~CDS Assemble Together digital image and sentiment
~7 Gypsies 'Venice' DP
~Spellbinders Postage Stamp

I made it flat for easy mailing.  I got this 6x6 pack a couple of weeks ago when Hobby Lobby had their paper packs for 50% off.  It's going to be wonderful for masculine cards!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Mother's Day card

My second post of the day!  :)  I spent much of the afternoon in my craft room working on projects and realized I needed to check Clearly iStamp's next challenge!   Challenge #3 is "pick a holiday - any holiday" and since I need to make quite a few of these, I went with Mother's Day.  

 

The image is Jacaranda from Doodle Pantry.   I'm not a fan of purple, so it took we awhile to find paper to match the flower!   I had not printed any of the digi paper with the set. :/  This paper is g.c.d. Studios.    The sentiment came from Fancy Shoe COLOR Plus.    I used my Spellbinders to cut out the image and sentiment, used this MS border punch that I love, a scrap of ribbon, and some adhesive pearls to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Are you in your craft room today??

Are you crafting?  You should be!!  Did you know that  today is National Scrapbooking Day??!!??  Or maybe you are shopping finding all the deals of the day!

Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps) is having 4 challenges today on their blog... Clearly iStamp! 

This card fits challenge #2 for the day... balloons!

For this challenge, we did not have to use a CDS stamp, but my sentiment is from CDS.  It is from the Lifting You Up digi set.  I did have some of the balloons from that set printed but not colored, so I grabbed this precolored digi since it was faster. :)  This balloon is from  Love Lifts You (color) from  Imagine That! ...digis by Kris.

 Other challenges for this card...
CAS-ology week 42 - care
Word Art Wednesday #78 - anything goes
Celebrate the Occasion #110 - anything goes
Twisted Tuesday 2TC49 - free for all
Simon Says Stamp - "happy mail"  (knowing someone is praying for me would make me happy!)

Thanks for stopping by!!  Now I'm off to create some more! :)

Because He Lives!

I did not make a lot of Easter cards this year, but could not resist using this image!   I combined the Easter frame and the verse.  This is the last couple of lines from the chorus of the wonderful song 'Because He Lives"!!

     Because He lives I can face tomorrow.
     Because He lives all fear is gone.
     Because I know He holds the future
     And life is worth the living just because He lives!

It is my prayer that you know Jesus!  It is only through the risen, living Lord that we have hope in this life and the next!!

Supplies...
~digi image and sentiment from Easter Frame (outlines) from Imagine That... digis by Kris 
~Spectrum Noir markers
~DCWV cardstock
~Prima Madeline DP
~Darice embossing folder "Butterfly Corner"
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~Ribbon scraps and brad from stash

Challenges...
Imagine That Progressive Challenge #3 - use Easter frame
Word Art Wednesday #73 - anything goes
CASology: week 37 - hope
Digital Tuesday #203 - spring colours
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Crafty Cardz Challenge #128 - "Don't quote me" (use favorite quote)
Clearly Inspired CIC71 - anything goes
Die Cuttin Divas #108 - embossing with ribbon
Clear It Out - Easter (not rectangle card) + anything goes from stash (I used OLD cardstock and ribbon scraps)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Easter!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #189

Happy Tuesday!!!  It is time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!! 

This week is our Judged Challenge with a Twist!!    In order to be eligible for the prize, you must follow the sketch and do the twist. You see the sketch below, and the twist is monochromatic green!

Here's our wonderful sketch by Bonnie...

This week's sponsor is My Creative Classroom!  Play along this week and you could win a free class of your choice!!

Here is my card...

  

 Supplies...

~Doodle Pantry Lily Collection COLOR Plus image

~Cutmates Olive Oil cardstock

~MME "Dolled Up" dp

~Spellbinders Doodle Parts

~Offray ribbon

~Darice Damask embossing folder

~Stampabilities Distressed Background stamp

~SU Old Olive ink

(closer view of the embossing and inside border)

I'm also submitting it to these challenges...
Really Reasonable Ribbon #67 - green + ribbon
Paper Pretties PWC248 - texture (embossing)
Fun n Flair - texture 
Sweet n Sassy SNSDC95 - go green
Wags n Whiskers #99 - go green
Clearly iStamp #70 - die cuts

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa

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