i miss you - C4G #267

 Happy New Year to you!!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This time our theme is "country scape."  Mine is not technically a country scape, but I have seen this in the country, and I would enjoy sitting here enjoying the scenery around me! ;) 

I have a box with soooo many digital stamps that I printed but have never used, so I was happy to find this one for this card.  It's an image from Doodle Pantry.  I cut it with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles, then inked the edges to try to match the color of the image.  My sentiment is Die-versions Everyday Complements. I added the image and sentiment to a panel cut from the same die and added a few Prima flowers. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

All is calm - TMS #775

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I make Christmas cards all year long for another design team, but as we get into fall, I usually need to make more, so that's what I did for this challenge...

My paper is O Holy Night from Hobby Lobby.  The sentiment/image were cut from the paper, too, using CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  i colored a few adhesive dots to match for the circles in the corner.  

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!

The Lord put you on my heart today - TMS #759

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

I started with Recollections Portobello Road DP for the BG and flowers.  They are Sizzix TH Small Tattered Flowers.  My sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Heartfelt Thoughts that I cut with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles... stretched. :)   I love this sentiment set and will be using it a lot!! 

Here's our fun sketch...  don't let it intimidate you... a shape is just a suggestion. 

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

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

Use your dies - SCC #161

 Happy June 1st!  It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge! This month's theme is "use dies."  I'm not sure if I ever make a card without using dies, so this was easy peasy for me. ;)

I made a frame using Scalloped Stitched Rectangles and A2 Matting Basics.  My "tree" is CottageCutz Holiday Greetings Tree.  It's hard to tell, but the card base has some shimmer to it and the silver paper I used is very shiny.  So pretty IRL!!  

We'd love to see what you make!  Come visit at Sparkles Christmas Challenge to see the DT's creations and then play along with us! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

hello - TMS #755

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!   Here is my over-textured card... LOL

I embossed a white panel with Sizzix Branches with Leaves EF.  I inked the edges slightly.  I cut a scrap and a white piece with CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals and embossed the white with Darice Dot BG.  (Have I mentioned that I love dry embossing??!?)  The flowers are Sizzix TH Small Tattered Flowers, and I colored an adhesive dot for the center.  Then I added Die-versions Curly Word Hello.  (Sorry for the dull pic. White is so hard to photograph well!)  

Here's our sketch...

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

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

Cancer is so limited - TMS #754

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

My paper was a scrap.  The sentiment is from My Time Made Easy "Be Supportive."  I cut it with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  I then cut it apart so I could add the "praying" sentiment  across it without covering any.  The "praying" is a digital sentiment of which I have many printed.  I inked it after cutting it out with Kat Scrappiness Stitched Fishtail Banners.   

Here's our sketch...

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

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

dad defined - TMS #751

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I'm working ahead on my occasion cards.  Today, I've got a fun father's day card...

This was pretty simple.  My DP is K&Company Color Basics Radiant.  I cut the curved end with CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  My sentiment is The Project Bin Defined.  I love the definition! LOL  

Here's our fun sketch... this one can be very simple, as I did, or very fancy, and you'll see some of the DT made it...

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

I know that my Redeemer lives! - TMS #750

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Oops!  I'm late getting my post up. :O  It's been a busy few weeks with  my daughter getting married.  But the "I do" is all said and they are man and wife! <3  My body and brain are in after-the-wedding-release-crash-mode, but I'll get back into the groove of things soon, hopefully. ;) 

Here's my card... 

This was simple to put together.  The sentiment/image was in my box of printed digis, so I cannot remember where it is from.  It is cut out with CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  I did not create the extra frame shown in the sketch below, but I thought the frame in the image itself and the double stitching on the die would count. :)  The BG panel is Crate Paper Bloom and inked with Color Box Cat's Eye Merlot. 

Here's the sketch...

We'd love to have you play along with us!! 

Here's one pic from the wedding.  It's just a snapshot of our family. <3

And if you don't know what my card means or don't have a personal relationship with God, we'd love to have you tune in to our Easter program this Friday evening at 7 PM EST or Sunday morning at 10 EST as we celebrate the resurrection of the Jesus Christ who is our Redeemer.   You'll find it at fbcm.live or on our FB page...   https://www.facebook.com/fbcmilford

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #639-640 - AG w/ uplifting sentiment
Word Power #3 - words as focus of card
C.R.A.F.T #716 - Easter/Spring
Papercraft Challenge #104 - Easter 

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

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

Peonies - TMS #740

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  It's time for Donna's favorite sketch, and I cheated a little on this one.  I let the paper do almost all of my work for me. :)

My DP (and image) is Pebbles Garden Party.  I rounded 2 corners with my CM corner rounder.  I cut the peonies panel with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles and made the border on the frame with an old Fiskars punch. The sentiment is The Project Bin Defined.  I added a few Caramel Cream Nuvo Crystal Drops.  

Here's the sketch... (This was #707 on 5/16/23.)

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

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

May God bless you - C4G #215

 Another year has come and almost gone!  2023 was full of joy (my son got married to a wonderful young lady!) and a year full of sorrow (many suffering physically and many lost loved one), but I'm thankful for God's presence and peace through both.  

It's time for our challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Our theme is a DL or slimline card with flowers.  (A DL card means the width is half of the length/height. Mine is 3.5" wide and 7" tall.) 

My card is for the daughter of a dear friend who passed away recently.  

 The paper was in a box of paper that I had not opened since we moved in 2020.  I don't know who made it.  My sentiment is a rubber stamp from Stampendous called "Blessing."  It's cut out with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.   (I had to cut the top portion and move the die and finish it.  (That's a great way to get cuts for shapes/sizes you don't exactly have.)  The flowers are The Ton Peony Memories Cardmaking and stamped with Catherine Pooler inks.  

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!! 

Have a blessed day and a very Happy New Year!

merry Christmas - SCC #154

It's November!!  Less than 2 months to get those Christmas cards made and sent, so why not come and play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge?  Our theme this month is "Christmas stockings" so get busy and show us your stockings. :) 

My paper is Crate Paper Snow and Cocoa.  My image and sentiment are stickers from the Paper Studio Happy Hootin' Holidays 12 x 12 scrapbook kit.  The ovals are cut with CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  The baker's twine is from my stash.  Easy peasy! ;) 

We really would love to see your creations at Sparkles Christmas Challenge, so please come play along!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Many thanks - TMS #724

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!   Here's a fall-ish thank you card...

My DP is Pebbles Jen Hadfield Warm & Cozy.  I inked the edges of the panels for some depth.  My sentiment is Spellbinders Elegant Diamond.  It's heat embossed and cut out with CottageCutz Double-Stitched Ovals.  My leaves are Poppystamps Orchard Leaves.  

Here's our sketch...

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

Debi  

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

Tangii

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

Reading is dreaming... - C4G #177

 It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "get inky!"   Here's my inky card...

Using VersaMark, I stamped a white piece of cardstock with Hero Arts Alphabet BG stamp and clear heat embossed it.  Then I lightly inked it with Catherine Pooler All That Jazz, Limoncello, and Be Mine.  My image and sentiment are Altenew Tall Tale stamp and die set.  I colored this cute little reader with Spectrum Noir markers.  The sentiment is stamped with VersaClair, clear heat embossed, and cut with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles. I added a few sequins because it just felt like it needed a little bit of something.  

Please make a card for a gal and come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Christmas greetings tree - SCC #136

 Even as the weather is getting warmer, we are still thinking of Christmas!  It's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #136 and our theme is "Christmas Sentiments."

Here's my card that showcases the sentiment...

My sentiment is CottageCutz Holiday Greetings Tree (I cut 2 and glued them together for some dimension.  It really helps it stand out IRL.)  This is Recollections silver paper.  It has a nice shimmer and is very pretty IRL!  The BG paper is Graphic 45 A Christmas Carol that's cut with Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles which I cut 2 sizes but kept them together for a bit of interest.  (I've used these a lot lately.  I guess I tend to get in a creative rut. LOL)   I also used Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes (But... then I realized that I used the non stitched piece! Duh!)

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!