Mary Poppins

The calendar says it's been spring for a couple of weeks, but... high 60's one day and then back down to low 30's and snow flurries 2 days later??  Crazy!!

So I'm manufacturing spring in my craft room.  :)  I've got clouds and flowers and wellies and that's just in my paper.  :)   Here's my card...  with Mary Poppins!  We enjoyed Mary Poppins Returns but nothing can quite compare to the original!  What's your opinion?

I was looking through my stamps, realized I had never used this one.  After coloring it, I went and checked Paper Playful to find challenges to inspire me in making the card (even found one with a Mary Poppins theme!!), and created this.  ((Actually made it yesterday, but got distracted and didn't finish the post, so I missed the deadline of one of the challenges I made it for.  Duh!!))

I think black ink will show up on the teal inside. 
If not, I'll put a white piece in there. 

My image is Mary Poppins from Kraftin' Kimmie.  (I've had this for almost 5 yrs and this is the first time I've inked it up!!!)  My DP is Pebbles Garden Party.  I cut a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of white cardstock and scored it at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4" then placed my oval die over the first score and ran it through my Cuttlebug with the cutting plate edge even with the score line so it only cut half.  (I believe there are dies available to cut this type of card, but this is my homemade version.)  My image and sentiment were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and heat embossed.  My sentiment is Bo Bunny and cut with Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags.


Challenges...
Kraftin' Kimmie #474 - spring (my paper is spring-y)
The Library Challenge #30 - Mary Poppins

Di's Digi Challenge - make it girly
Colour Crazy Craft week 12 - anything goes (must be hand colored)
Retro Rubber #107 - tic tac toe (yellow, heat embossing, ribbon or twine)
(My stamp is about 5 yrs old.)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Live love laugh - TMS #495

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This week's sketch is awesome!  I can't wait to see how everyone interprets it!!  Here's my take...

My paper was the scrap ends from some K&Co paper.  My images are Bugaboo Butterfly Live Love Laugh Trio.  They are cut using Spellbinders Standard Circles.  The flowery swirl behind it is Cheapo Dies Clover Flourish.  Simple and easy though the more I look at this, the less I like it.  I might try for a do-over and use flowers as in the sketch...

Challenges...
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #24 - must feature a creature
Dies R Us #117 - for the ladies (used Spellbinders Circles and Cheapo Dies flourish)
Di's Digi Design - tic-tac-toe -- I did Kraft, digi image, at least 2 PP

Catch the Bug March B-I-N-G-O - I did Bugaboo image, flower, stripes

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

Andrea

LJ

Lori

Melissa

Patti

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

Birthday "handy man"

My husband is the best DIY-er and can fix just about anything, but I like this cute little handy man!  This is another of the images I colored last week while trying to keep warm. :)

I'm not very good at coloring, so usually avoid images with larger areas like this teddy's head.  Copics are just not in my budget and I do love my Spectrum Noir markers, but if they're not really wet, I find it hard to consistently blend them well.  I recently watched a video on tip to tip coloring.  Oh. My. Goodness.  What a difference it makes!   ((Never mind that I pinned it so long ago that I don't remember pinning it!!!! Duh!))  You can check it out HERE, but the basic idea is rubbing together the tips of a dark and a light marker.  As you color, it begins dark and gently fades lighter.  
I know my image does not even begin to compare to the amazing coloring so many of you do, but I was happy with this!  

My image is DIY Ted from Di's Digi Stamps.  It's colored with my Spectrum Noir markers and cut out with Cheapo Dies unbranded pierced circles and Spellbinders Standard Circles.  The sentiment is Sweet n Sassy Stamps Pennant Party.  It's cut out with Spellbinders Lacey Pennants.  The paper is scraps.  The gray piece is embossed with Darice Diamond Plate EF.  The adhesive dots are from the Paper Studio. 


Challenges...
Di's Digis Challenge - emboss it (I dry embossed)
Cute Card Thursday #566 - critters
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge week 3 - anything goes w/ coloring
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C468 - celebrate (birthday)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Gamer birthday - TMS #481

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

Today is happy birthday to my baby boy!!  Except he's not a baby... he's 17!!!!  That does not seem possible!  He's grown into a fine young man who loves people and the Lord, so we are very thankful! 

He also "loves" gaming!  :)  He'll get a good laugh out of this little guy! 

My image is from Sherri Baldy.  He's colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  My paper is from an old DCWV All About Boys stack.  My sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy Pennant Party.   All panels are cut out using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and B.  


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

Challenges...
Di's Digis - include a sentiment
Crafting with Friends #76 - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy #225 - anything goes
Seize the Birthday #155 - anything goes or opt tags (I did AG)

Love to Craft LTCCB #28 - anything goes


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

Andrea

Carol

Jenée

LJ

Lori

Melissa

Patti

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

I'm here for you - TMS #472

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

This image is ADORABLE!!!  It's Di's Digis "Teddy Swing."  It's colored with Spectrum Noir markers and cut out with CottageCutz Stitched Circles.  The sentiment was in the pile on my desk, so I'm not sure where it's from.  I used MS branch punch for the branches.  


Here's our sketch...

Challenges...
Sweet Stampin' - dies/punches
Crafty Gals Corner #174 - 3+ layers
The Paper Shelter #354 - sentimental


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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Joy to the World

It's been such a busy summer that it's been awhile since I've posted anything other than my design team commitment, but I had some extra time in my craft room, so I decided to make a Christmas card.  I searched for some challenges for inspiration and came up with this...

Here's a closeup of the front...

Supplies...
~Di's Digis "Merry Snowmen"
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Unbranded Stitched Nesting Banners
~the Paper Studio "Pine St Square" DP
~ribbon from my stash
~Clear sentiment from Sunny Studio "Christmas Chapel"


Challenges...
Di's Digis - fancy folds (I made an easel card)
Winter Wonderland - Christmas Joy (snowmen and singing carols both bring me joy!)
ABC Christmas Challenge - S for snow or T for teal (I went with S for snow)
Christmas with the Cuties #19 - the cutest snowmen
The Holly and Ivy Christmas #35 - anything Christmas goes
Merry Little Christmas Sept - anything goes Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge Aug 15 - Sept 14 - anything goes Christmas
Crimbo Crackers #166 - anything goes Christmas


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

BFF - TMS #456

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

Here's my card(s) for this week...

This Di's Digis Scruffy Kitty was half colored, so I finished her and made this card.  I wasn't really thrilled with it for several reasons, so I decided to try again.  I made a Christmas card. Wasn't sure which was better, so I decided to share both. :)

The shimmery paper is so pretty IRL! 

Here's the sketch... 

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Celebrate today - TMS #448

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

I used the same image as the card I shared last week... I had it printed and waiting on both Kraft and white...

Supplies...
~Di's Digis Maurice the Mouse
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Spellbinders Standard Circles
~Spellbinders Classic Squares
~Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
~My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions clear sentiment
~Crate Paper DIY Shop DP
~Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags die


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

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!

Remembering... your work of faith - TMS #445

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

Not all of the cards I make for TMS are made with a recipient in mind, but this one definitely was.  It was a thank you for a couple who planted a church not far from us.  He is now battling cancer, and they could not continue.  At their last service there, the church family wrote their appreciation in this card...  

This verse freebie from Word Art Wednesday (back in October) was perfect for their card!!  (The card is 5x7 so there was more room to sign.)  It's cut out using unbranded cross stitch ovals from Cheapo Dies.  My DP is DCWV Mariposa.  Primo flowers, Spellbinders Foliage leaves, and a few adhesive dots finished it off.     

Challenges... 
Inkspirational Challenge #156 - work ("work of faith" in sentiment)
Word Art Wednesday #326-327 - anything goes 


I also made another card using this sketch just because I had a sentiment sitting around...

This was made with a $1 clear stamp, the unbranded cross stitch ovals, the Paper Studio flowers and gems, and DCWV Spring and Summer corrugated paper that I've had forever.

Challenges...
Simply Create Too #136 - use green
Di's Digis Designs - lots of green
Addicted-to-stamps #162 - thank you
DLART Thankful Thursday #224 - green and/or thankful



Here's our wonderful sketch....

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!

Birthday Blessings

A snow storm + a state of emergency keeping all non-essential travelers off the road = craft time for me!! :)

I've been trying to use up some of my paper scraps, pads with just a few sheets left, and stamped or printed images that have been sitting on my desk forever.  But in trying to use all that up, I've discovered that I have a few stamps that had never even been inked!  I checked out Paper Playful for some inspiration and found a new-to-me challenge... Retro Rubber requires a rubber stamp older that 1 year.  Perfect!!  Here's what I created...

Supplies...
~LOTV Rosey Posy rubber stamp (she's over 2 yrs old!!)
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Spellbinders Standard Circles
~Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles
~Spellbinders Ribbon Banners
~Authentique 'Latest & Greatest' DP
~Lifetime Crafts EF
~TH walnut stain distress ink
~Sweet n Sassy 'Pennant Party' sentiment


Challenges...
Use Your Stuff - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps and More #282 - make your mark (I used Spectrum Noir markers)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - girl power
Di's Digi Stamps - use die cuts
Retro Rubber #81 - sketch (my image stamp is over 2 yrs old)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

♪ ♫ All is calm, All is bright ♫ ♪

I was trying to have enough handmade cards that everyone would get one this year, but unfortunately, about 30 people will still get store bought.  :(  Maybe next year, because I'm done for this year.  (Maybe soon I'll have a post with several I made last week.)  Anyway, I was making multiples near the end to try to get enough and I loved this adorable singing mice image and made 6 of the same, but they're all different.  See?

My image is the colored version of Di' Digis "Singing Mice."  I printed it 3 times on white CS and 3 times on Kraft.   I cut them out with CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  The BG and banner papers are the Paper Studio "Old World Winter."  The fishtails are the banners from Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennants.  My sentiment is Momenta and stamped with Versafine Black Onyx.

Here are all the "varieties"! :)

 See? The same, yet different. ;)


Challenges...
Dies R Us #86 - Christmas carols
Di's Digi Challenge - winter holidays (Christmas)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Dec - must use patterned paper
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra Dec - anything goes Christmas
Die Cut Divas  - Winter time (Christmas is in winter)
Happy Little Stampers Dec Christmas - anything goes



Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Pirate birthday

Here's a birthday card made for a little friend of ours.  This piggy pirate is adorable!! :)

My image is Dearie Dolls Piggy Pirate.  My DP is DCWV All About Boys.  My sentiment is Raisin Boat "You Said It" stamped in Versafine Onyx and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.


Challenges...
Craftaholics R Us #31 - pirates
Crafty Animals #5 - anything goes *must include animal (mine is a pig)
Crafty Gals Corner #135 - bingo #4 (I did buttons or bows/free/sentiment)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - for a child
Creative Knockouts #206 - card for a child
Di's Digis Challenge - just add water (ocean and waves on my background paper)
Cute Card Thursday #490 - embossing (I heat embossed my sentiment)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

In the meadow - TMS #387

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

I've got a winter card today.  This is more wintery than our real winter has been.  I love snow, but we don't have much.  :(  We're getting some snow/sleet/freezing rain today.  Kind of yucky, but here's a couple of cute snowmen to cheer you (and me) up!! 

They are cute, but this guy below should make you laugh... we always build a snowman with our first snow which came near the end of October this year.  We got very little!!  Look at this pathetic little guy!  Haha!

Enough whining... back to my card.   My DP is Recollections Cozy Lodge.  My image is From the Heart Stamps "In the Meadow Snowmen."  It was printed on Kraft and colored with Spectrum Noir Markers and a white Galaxy Marker.  All my panels were cut out with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.  


Here's our sketch for the week.  This is Melissa's favorite from last year...

  

Tuesday Morning Sketches is the sponsor this week again, so play along for a great stamp set!!


Challenges...
The Cutie Pie Challenge #107 - winter warmers (must be cute)  
Addicted-to-stamps #140 - "Baby it's cold outside" 
Di's Digi Challenge - snowy winter
 


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

Janice
Jenée
Jessi
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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

Quick cards for hubby

Happy Monday to you!!  Are you enjoying fall?  We've had some really cool days and nights, but this week is supposed to be a little above what's normal for this time of year.  Our leaves are changing, but sadly, the colors are not very bright.  They're just sort of fading, changing, and falling.  I do have one maple in my yard that is always the last tree to turn and it is usually very pretty, so I'm hoping!

All that rambling has nothing to do with my card, so I'll move on.  Here it is...

My husband is a pastor and he likes to send my handmade cards to visitors and church members, so I make lots with this image!!  This time, I made 4 quick ones... 2 with each paper combination.  Sorry the next pic is blurry!

My image is Doodle Pantry's Assemble Together.  I use the colored image to save time since I make several at a time.  The DP is AC DIY Shop.  The image is cut out using Spellbinders Celebra'tions Pierced Squares. 

Today, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Love To Scrap's challenge with the theme of anything goes.  Please pop over and play along!  And if you use a digital image, there's still time to enter Doodle Pantry's Ants In My Digital Pantry Challenge 22.  :)


Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #252-253 - anything goes/family friendly
Polkadoodles #40 - anything goes
Di's Digis Challenge - add a sentiment


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Kitty thank you - TMS #361

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

I had a busy weekend!  We had the grad party for my second daughter who graduated from high school this year.  We homeschool, so we do our own grad things.  She didn't want any ceremony, so we just had a BBQ at our home.  We had almost 100 people!  It was so fun!!  I'm also enjoying family who were able to come to be here, so it's been a little crazy at my house!   But I managed to find time to make a thank you card.  (My DD is going to need a lot of them!)

Supplies...
Crate Paper "Flea Market" DP
Di's Digis "Scruffy Kitty"
Spectrum Noir markers
Spellbinders Celebra'tions Squares
CottageCutz stitched rectangles
Offray ribbon
Prima flower
OWH sentiment 

Our sponsor this week is Di's Digis!  These digis are sooooo adorable!!!  The prize is a $12 voucher!

Here's our sketch...

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!

Sending a hello - TMS #344

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   Today, I've got a cute (IMHO) card for you...

My image is First Class Post from Di's Digis, colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  It is cut out using Spellbinders Labels Small.  The edges are inked with TH walnut stain.  The DP is Prima Epiphany, and the clear sentiment is TPC Studio.  It's hard to see in the pic, but it's stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and heat embossed with Stampabilities Iridescent embossing powder.  It's cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Petite Scalloped Ovals.

  
Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi Stamps!  Such cute digis!!!  The prize is a $12 voucher to the store.
 

 

Here's our sketch for the week...  I printed my image a bit larger than I had intended so it kind of takes over the card front compared to that element on the sketch, but this has potential for CAS, fancy, or fun, so show us your style!

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #105 - use ribbon
Our Crafty Corner #7 - anything goes
Love To Scrap #74 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #304 - anything goes
Crafting From the Heart #104 - anything goes


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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

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