On your special day - TMS #446

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  I'm so excited about my card today!!!!  It's my daughter's birthday card.  She is 20, but for years has loved and still loves Beauty and the Beast!  Check this out...

(I added the pic in a huge size so you can see the detail.)

This was really fun to make!!  If you visit regularly, you've probably heard me say I'm using up scraps and already printed images.  {{FYI my 6 month "I'm not buying anymore paper" spree has lasted over 8 mos!}}  In case, you're impressed with my self-control, I must admit I have purchased a few dies with Christmas money, and I did get some black cardstock that I "needed."  ;)  
I recently found this Disney Belle Enchanted die and was so excited because, as I said, my daughter loves Beauty and the Beast!!  I came home and began to play with it.  The tiny face stamp is included.  So cute!  I cut it twice in yellow.  I put tape on the back of the second one before taking it out of the die in order to keep the tiny pieces in the skirt.  I cut it in brown, cream, white, and red and trimmed to get the hair, face, dress trim, and rose. 

Supplies...
~the Paper Studio "The Linen Door" DP 
~Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags
~Disney "Enchanted Belle" die
~CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles
~CottageCutz Stitched Ovals
~Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
~My Pink Stamper Family & Friends clear sentiment 
~the Paper Studio adhesive enamel dots
~baker's twine


Here's our awesome sketch for this week...

Challenges...
TIME OUT Challenge #105 - be inspired by quote (birthday, love) 

Scrapy Land #86 - anything goes with brand sold by SL (Disney)
If You  Give a Crafter a Cookie #90 - photo (inspired by the colors)

Love to Craft #20 - March anything goes 
Happy Little Stampers - March anything goes w/ dies
Craft-Dee BowZ - March anything goes w/ handmade bow



Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT...
Carol
Janice
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Joy to the World the Lord is Come!

Hi!  I have a card to show you, but first, let me tell you that I have discovered the greatest thing EVER!!!   I love dies.  I love fancy dies.  I don't often use my fancy dies (and have hesitated to buy more delicate dies) because it is so frustrating to have the die not cut cleanly and/or rip coming out of the die.  This thing makes all the difference in the world!!  It's a simple metal shim for my die cutting machine.  That's it!  Look at it... nothing fancy, but it has amazing power! :D  

This Find It Trading Holly Jolly Music die is probably my favorite, but it was so hard to get a nice clean perfect cut.

Not anymore!  I don't even know where I first saw/heard about shims for a Cuttlebug, but after doing some looking, I ordered one from eBay and am loving it!!!  (I'm not getting any compensation for this or trying to sell you anything.  I just know how frustrated I would get and would love to be able to save other from that!)  It used to take me forever to get one nice die cut like this.

There are several brands of shims, but I got this CottageCutz one...

Finally, here is the card I made with this die cut...

 In fact, it came together so easily and nicely, that I made 5 more! :)

My paper is Dovecraft Winter Blooms.  I cut the panels with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.   This wonderful die is Find It Trading Holly Jolly Music.  My sentiment is My Craft Spot Jot to the World.  I stamped it with Versafine Onyx ink then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  The ribbon is Offray organza ribbon from my stash. 


Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #300-301 - anything goes w/ uplifting sentiment
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #351 - anything goes Christmas
Craft-Dee BowZ Sept - anything goes w/ handmade bow
The Merry Christmas Challenge #35 - anything goes
The Holly and Ivy Christmas #15 - anything Christmas goes
A snowflake promise #44 - anything goes
Inkspirational #143 - photo (I was inspired by the musical background paper)

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

Time for tea - TMS #419

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

Supplies...
~Lily of the Valley Tea for Two - Trio stamp
~Prima Madeline DP
~Pre-made tag
~Colorbok bunting
~Ribbon and twine from my stash 


Here's our fun sketch for the week...  It's a great one!  I'm going to use this and make some Christmas cards, too.

Challenges I'm entering...
Craft-Dee BowZ September - anything goes w/ handmade bow
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September - anything goes w/ patterned paper
Alphabet Challenge - M for make your mark (I used Spectrum Noir markers)
Really Reasonable Ribbon #171 - anything goes w/ ribbon 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #298-299 - anything goes w/ uplifting sentiment

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

Carol
Janice
Jenée
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Faith, hope, fight, love - TMS #370

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

I know that next month, we'll be seeing much about breast cancer awareness, but cancer doesn't follow the rules!  I made this card for a life-long friend who was recently diagnosed, had surgery, and will be in treatment.  

I made this with Die-Versions Awareness die, Deedee's Digis sentiment (shop is closed), DCWV Indie Chic DP, white gel pen, and ribbon from my stash.


Here's our great sketch for the week... soooo many possibilities!

Our sponsor is Pink and Main and you could win $15 store credit!! 

  


Challenges...

Polkadoodles #36/37 - anything goes
Craft-Dee BowZ September - anything goes w/ a handmade bow
Crafting From the Heart #128 - anything goes


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

Jenée
Jessi - on hiatus
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Bundles of hearts - TMS #369

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

My card is a sweet one today.  At least in my opinion. ;)

Don't you agree that this little guy is just adorable???   He's Bundle of Hearts from Crafty Sentiments.  He's fussy cut then attached to a Spellbinders Standard Circle and Petite Scalloped Circle.  The main panel is embossed with Darice Dot Background.  All my paper is from my scrap box.  The little charm was out of its pkg, so I don't know where it came from.  Here's a close up...

My image was from our sponsor for this week... Crafty Sentiments!  The prize is 3 digis of the winners choice.  They have some sweet, sweet images!!! 

 
Here's our sketch for the week...

Challenges...
Craft-Dee Bowz September - anything goes (must include handmade bow)
Glitter 'n' Sparkle #205 - add some metal (the charm) 
Craft Your Passion #329 - anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs - colour challenge

Crafty Cardmakers #172 - layer it up (I've got 7 layers)
Sunday Stamps SSC135 - happy colors

 


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!

I'd rather be skiing!! -TMS #336

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Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  I've got a card today that could not have been more perfectly timed.  Take a look, then I'll explain.

Our family loves to ski!  We are not experts by any stretch of the imagination, but we love it. [In the spirit of total truthfulness... my son does not ski... he snowboards.;) ]  Sadly, last year, even with all the snow we received, it never worked in our schedule to go skiing.  Soooo sad!!!  
But... our wonderful church family gave my husband and me a get-away of 3 days at Smuggler's Notch in VT and we were scheduled to head over there today!!  We were scheduled to go today....  until a stomach virus and severe sinus issues hit our home.  So... not today!  :(  Hoping and planning for next week.  We're looking forward to time away {♥just the two of us♥} and to hitting the slopes!

Here's our wonderful sketch by Melissa...  another of our favorites from 2015... this week it is my choice...  *I LOVE this sketch!  Since it debuted last March, I have used it many, many times!!

My DP is Recollections Cozy Lodge and my image is FTHS Rather Be Skiing Snowman.  He is colored with my Spectrum Noir markers (DR7, OR2, EB7, EB2, GG1, GG2, BT1).
He was cut out with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and inked with TH antique linen.  The snowflake is one of Sweet 'n Sassy's Small Snowflakes dies.  Brown hemp bow finishes it off.

I am sponsoring this week with a snowman stamp set, soooooo... we'd love you to make your card a winter theme, too, if you'd like.  :)    Play along to win this Hampton Art "Let It Snow" stamp and die set!

Challenges...
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - snow or snowflakes
Winter Wonderland Jan 22 - something new (my paper is new)
Addicted-To-Stamps #118 - masculine
Craft Your Passion #296 - anything goes
Craft-Dee BowZ January - anything goes with a handmade bow
Spectrum Noir January - anything goes, but must use Spectrum Noir markers


 

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

Jenee
Jessi
Kris
Melissa

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

Sweet thoughts - TMS #317

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

  
I will probably send this to my oldest daughter.  We just left her at college in Pensacola yesterday.  (Give me a moment while I go find a Kleenex! Actually, she was so excited and we are so excited for her that there were not a lot of tears that we had expected.)  We will definitely miss her, but we are excited to see what the Lord has for her!!  Even in this age of texting and FaceTime, it is still special to receive a real card, so I think she'll like this one. 

My DP is all scraps.  I used my Distrezz-It-All on the edges.  My sentiment is My Pink Stamper and cut out using Spellbinders Circles.  The image is cut using Spellbinders Matting Basics A.  The edges are inked with Tim Holtz "walnut stain."  

This week our sponsor is Sherri Baldy Designs.  Sherri's "My Besties" images are soooo adorable!!!  I used Big Eye Big Head Dolls Messy Bessy image 801. 

Here's our sketch for the week...  hope you like it! :)

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #199 - anything goes/family friendly
Craft-Dee BowZ CBD29 - Sept anything goes w/ handmade bow
Clear It Out "big changes" - anything goes + anything goes (I really am trying to clear it out - DP is scraps, ink is oldest TH ink, twine I've had for yrs but just opened! :) )

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

Jenee
Jessi
Kris
Melissa
Nina

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

Li'l Gorilla

Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenge!  There is a great sketch, as always, and I've made a card with the sketch using and image from Doodle Pantry - Lil  Gorilla Jungle.

My DP is Prima "Romance Novel."  I embossed the background and 3 squares with a variety of folders... Love is in the Air, Distressed Stripes, Love Language, and Diamonds in the Rough.  The squares are tied with baker's twine.  My image is cut out using Classic Ovals. 

Be sure to play along with SSW2 for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Doodle Pantry!! 

Challenges I'm playing along with...
Craft-Dee BowZ August -  CBD28 Anything goes w/ a handmade bow
Crafting From the Heart #74 - Anything goes
Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge #34 - use something new (my baker's twine is new)
V's Sweet Ideas #37 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!!

Love the Lord

Wow!  This is my 4th post today!   I wanted to use this verse on a card before the WAW challenge ran out and I found a few more to play with, too.  

*My Tuesday Morning Sketches post can be found HERE.
*My Doodle Pantry Release post can be found HERE.
*My Doodle Pantry Clear It Out sponsorship post can be found HERE. 

The verses is Mark 12:30 - the free word are from Word Art Wednesday.  It is cut out using Spellbinders Labels 18 and inked with TH faded jeans.  My DP is Prima "en francais" and the border punch is EK Success.  A bit of grosgrain ribbon and adhesive pearls finished it off.

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #171 - anything goes w/ provided word art or uplifting sentiment
Craft-Dee BowZ Feb - anything goes with a handmade bow
Tuesday Throwdown #233 - anything goes
Our Daily Bread ODBDSLC228 - no coloring
The Pink Elephant TPE287 - anything goes 
Die Cut Divas Feb - words, quotes, sentiments
Stamp and Create Feb - all you need is love (no greater love than the love of God and loving Him in return!)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

An a-maze-ing card!

I sound rather cocky calling my own card amazing, don't I?  :)  That's because it is a-MAZE-ing... see??

Supplies:
Prima "Stationer's Desk" DP
Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Labels Twenty
CB Timeless EF
Doodle Pantry "A-maze-ing Words 2"
Recollections adhesive pearls
Hand-stained bias tape bow

Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ: February (CDB22) - anything goes with a handmade bow
Die Cut Divas February - words, quotes, sentiments

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Bug me anytime!

Is there anyone that just bugs you??  I'm working on loving everyone, but there are some people that I just am more excited to see coming my way!  :)  This card is for those people (like you!) that I want to bug me!! ;)

My card is made using Lady Bug Hugs from Doodle Pantry.  My image, sentiment, and digi paper are all from this fun new set!  The black panel is embossed with Basket Weave EF by Darice.  The ribbon is some I've had for soooo long, but it matched perfectly!

Challenges...
Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday - anything goes
Polkadoodles Challenge week 1 - tic tac toe (I  used left side... embossing, more than 2 layers, sentiment)
Craft-Dee BowZ: January - anything goes w/ handmade bow (not sure if this qualifies as a real bow, though)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!! 

Garden sympathy

On one hand, sympathy cards are my least favorite to make, but on the other hand, I enjoy making them for the fact that I know they can be a blessing and encouragement.   I needed to make one this past weekend, and ended up making a few to have on hand.   I pray this is an encouragement to the recipients.

My image is Asian Garden COLOR Plus from Doodle Pantry.   My DP is Prima "Madeline," the border is a MS punch, and the sentiment is a Stampabilities rubber stamp.   I used Spellbinders 15 and cut it using a technique called "layering nested frames" that I found at this blog post.  It's looks really neat IRL!! 

Challenges...
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Come and Get It - anything goes w/ sentiment
613 Avenue Create #86 - anything goes w/ optional post-it notes twist (did not do twist)
Word Art Wednesday #147 - anything goes w/ Scripture or uplifting sentiment
Craft-Dee BowZ August CDB16 - anything goes w/ handmade bow

Thanks for stopping by and have  blessed day!!