A card and a good-bye

It's been awhile since I've had two posts in a day.   I had hoped to have this card done sooner, but life got in the way.  :/

Mojo Monday #500 is the final challenge over there.  I'm sad to see them go!

I started my blog in Jan '11, and the very first challenge I ever entered was Mojo Monday 173!!!   (You can see that card here)  My participation in the challenge has been on and off since then, but I have often gone to the blog to find inspiration from their past sketches when I'm stuck.

So a huge THANK YOU to the design team of MM, and I wish you all the best!!!   Julee is saying good-bye to spend more time with her family while her kids are young.  That is a decision I wholeheartedly support!!  They grow so quickly! 

Here's my "last hurrah"...

The sentiment is a rubber stamp that I've removed from the wood to make it a cling stamp, and I don't remember who made it.  I used Versafine Onyx Black and clear embossing powder.  My paper is Slice silver and Heidi Swapp printed vellum.  My EF is Darice Diamond Plate.  The sentiment is cut with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.

I put all that together based on MM's last sketch...

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 500 - sketch
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -  make it masculine
Word Art Wednesday #286-287 - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #347 - for the men


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Rosy hello

Wow!  It's been awhile since I've had 2 posts in one day.   Earlier, I had "rosy congratulations" and now I've got a "rosy hello"....

I had some extra time to craft this afternoon, so I made this card to play along at Mojo Monday.  Mojo Monday was the first challenge I ever played with when I started my blog in 2011, but I haven't played along in quite awhile.  I loved this sketch, so I created this card.

Supplies...

Crate Paper DIY Shop

Spellbinders Heart Circles die

Memory Box Virtuoso Music die

QuicKutz Rose die

Art C small doily  

Hobby Lobby ribbon

JustRite "Greetings From London" sentiment

    Here's a closeup... it's hard to notice in the big pic. ;)

Challenges...
Dies R Us #68 - something new + must use die (Rose die and doily are new)
Fab 'n' Funky #341 - music or inspired by a song (I did music)
Scrapy Land #61 - anything goes w/ die brand SL carries (Memory Box, Spellbinders, QuicKutz)
the Paper Shelter #284 - circles/dots/stripes (I used circles)
Mojo Monday #487 - sketch

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed weekend!  Stay warm... our temps are dropping way down again.  Brrrr!!

Verse card

Right now I have of several friends who could use an encouraging card like this one, so I probably should make several more.  This is such a wonderful promise of God!!

My DP is from Prima Stationer's Desk.  I embossed it with Sizzix Roses, and inked the edges with TH tea dye.  My doily is Recollections.  I inked the edges of it a bit, too.  My sentiment is the free word art from Word Art Wednesday, and it's cut out with Spellbinders Labels 3 and inked with TH antique linen.  My flower is a couple of upcycled silk flowers and the edges are inked with TH tea dye.  Can't remember where the antique brad is from.  The greenery is Spellbinders Foliage.  My chevron ribbon is the Paper Studio. 


Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #221 - anything goes/family friendly
Creative Knockouts #132 - dies/punches (Spellbinders Labels 3 and Foliage dies)
The Sisterhood of Crafters - use dies and/or punches (Spellbinders Labels 3 and Foliage dies)
Mojo Monday #438 - sketch

I've got a meeting to run to, so this is short and sweet, but thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!!

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**Click HERE or scroll down for my Tuesday Morning Sketches post.**

I don't often post more than once a day but wanted to share these little cuties.  This card is on its way to my daughter.  She begins her mid-terms tomorrow!!  She is a good student and studies hard, so I'm certain she will do well with the Lord's help, but I wanted to send her some encouragement, too. 

I have so many 6x6 pads that are mostly gone, so I'm trying to use up all the left over pages.  These are from We R Memory Keepers "hall pass."  My image is Big Bear Hug from Doodle Pantry.  The tag is from Kraft Outlet.

Challenges...
Little Red Wagon #311 - tags
Tuesday Throwdown #267 - "You have my support"
Crafting From the Heart #82 - anything goes
Mojo Monday #420 - sketch

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!!

February Release at Doodle Pantry!!

Happy Saturday to you!!  Happy February to you!!  Can it really be February already???  That's what the calendar says, so I guess so!

It is the 1st of the month, and that means it is new release day at Doodle Pantry!!  Lots of wonderful new digis and SVGs!!

I have a three projects to show you and have used five of the new releases!!   I've got a card, a cupcake topper, and a banner!!  

Challenges for my card...
Mojo Monday 330 - sketch
Cuttlebug Mania - All You Need Is Love (I used CB "Love Language" EF and Heritage EF)

I used Easter Peeps for my card.

***This set is the featured set for Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 43!!  That means if you play along and use a DP image, you will receive this set FREE!!!  If you don't already have any DP images, grab one from the Free Product page and come play along!! 



Next, I have a cupcake topper...

I used my glitter pen on the hearts, manes, and tails

Sets used for this were Umbrella Talk and Carousel Horse 1.

And last, but not least, I have a banner that I made for out Valentine Dinner in a couple of weeks.  It was made using Banner Banquet SVG & Outlines and the hearts are from Paper Cut Hearts.

My kitty liked it! :)

 

My font is Chocolate Box cut with MTC

And as always, there is a set that is FREE with purchase. For any purchases Feb 1-24, you will receive Salty Snack Mice.

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Now that you've seen a taste of the February Release, pop over to Doodle Pantry to see all of Laurie's wonderful sets new this month!!  Please play along with DPDC43, too!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

"Miss you" card + my "resolution"

In a post that I read last week, the blogger said she was going to use scraps all month.  I could probably do that for a year (or 2 or 5!!) and am going to try to go through my scraps and coordinate them and begin to use some of them.  I also have a bunch of digital images printed and waiting to be used.   I am going to TRY to use up scraps plus the images already printed.  

That's how this card came to be.  I printed this image a few weeks ago.  Finally colored it last night and made the card this evening.   *I must confess that I did not use scraps!  Oops!!  Already broke my resolution!!  LOL

My image is A Scottish Castle from Delicious Doodles.   I LOVE Delicious Doodle scenes!!  I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.  The sentiment is TPC Studios cut with Spellbinders Labels Four.  My DP is 7 Gypsies "Venice."  The flowers are Flora Doodles.

Challenges...
Delicious Doodles Challenge #69 - layer up
Mojo Monday 327 - sketch
Digi Sketch Challenge - sketch and/or "say it with flowers"

Thanks for stopping by and try to stay warm this week!!  Our temp is diving about 40 degrees by tomorrow.  Brrr!! 

Guitar birthday

The last couple of weeks, my time for crafting has been very limited!  For the next couple of weeks, I need to find (or make) more time because a friend ordered several cards.  This is one already done ...

Supplies...
~Glitz "Hey Dude" paper
~Kraft cardstock
~TPC Studios sentiment
~TH faded jeans distress ink

Challenges...

Charisma Cardz #12 - happy birthday
Mojo Monday 286 - sketch, round or square

Thanks for stopping by and have a Blessed Easter!

Chalkboard Valentine

Wow!  Did I ever 'get my sparkle on' this week!!  I have made 9 cards in the last 2 days!  I posted one of them this afternoon, and I've got 2 to show you now.  The others are for design team commitments, so they have to wait.  (It's nice to be ahead a bit!!)  That's also why I haven't been visiting your blogs!

For this first card, my image is from the Chalkboard Valentine Love Digi Set from Daydream Designs.
I used the sketch from Mojo Monday 278 (sketch round or square).

This chalkboard set is awesome!!

The DP is from the Retro Paper Pack - Warm.

I also used a MS border punch, Colormates cardstock, Kraft paper, Paper Studio wood grain embossing folder, scalloped punch, Flora Doodle flower, and ribbon from my stash.

This second card also has Daydream Designs images...

I'm submitting this to Cut It Up! Challenge #11 - Love is in the air

I used...

Love Me True Digi Paper Pack

Snowbaby Love Color Digi Set

Snowbaby Love Sentiments

I also used Swiss Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles, baker's twine, and a large brad.

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

Black & White Anniversary

I wanted to make an anniversary card and went looking for inspiration.  I was able to combine several challenges for this card...

Closeup of the stamp

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 265 - sketch
Stampin Sisters in Christ #163 - time: clocks, etc. or black/white -- I obviously did the black/white but I think it's cool that it is an anniversary card... celebrating the time of a marriage! :)
Playing in Paradise #91 - Happy Anniversary
The Stamp Man November Challenge - emboss it
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Get in shape -not square
Shopping Our Stash #75 - 3D or handmade flower -- this flower is actually an up-cycled silk flower
Card Crafter's Circle #47 - patterned paper
Twisted Tuesday 2TC30 - anything goes

My "recipe":
~card cut with MTC
~music DP I've had FOREVER
~Fiskars stamp
~Allegro embossing folder
~flower, ribbon, and brad from stash

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy birthday, cowboy!!

Happy Birthday, Cowboy!  But not my cowboy.  My son is not really into cowboy stuff, but some of his friends are, so we'll save this for them.

This card is made with image and sentiment from Daydream Designs.   If you go over to Diane's blog (click here) you can see her great card made with the colorized school set, but also... there is a code for 20% off today and tomorrow (Aug 24-25)!!!  And she has a couple of freebies for you, too!!

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 255 - sketch
Inspire Me Fridays #73 - anything goes

I used Home on the Range Digis

and Howdy Partner Sentiments

 

Thanks for stopping by!!

A baby + an announcement!!

No, I am NOT announcing that I am having a baby!!  I am making an announcement and I made a baby card to go along with it!  :)

Take a look...

I am excited to be joining a very talented group of ladies and to be a part of the design team for Daydream Designs!!  Diane's store just opened on Friday and she has some wonderful digital stamps, digital papers, and great tutorials!! 

Check out Diane's blog, too.  She has some freebies!  You can find Daydream Designs on Facebook, too.

Her digis are very cute!!  I made my first creation and want to share it with you!

My printer made them lighter than they should have been, so I added a little more color with my Copic RV95

I used the Bitty Baby Girl Vintage Combo (Color) set.  Isn't this set adorable?? And the sentiment is from Bitty Baby Sentiments.

All my paper was from my scrap box, I used D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots embossing folders, Tea Dye Distress Ink, EK Success ribbon, popdots, button brad, and adhesive pearls.

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 254 -sketch(I turned it)

Card Crafter's Circle challenge #35 - "Oh, Baby!"
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC52 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go check out Daydream Designs!!

Mojo birthday card

Wow!  My third (and final!) post of the day!  Yes, a lot of time in the craft room!  No, no cleaning or laundry done!  But I do have dinner in the crock pot! :)

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 250 - sketch
Card Crafter's Circle #32 - children
   *they are sponsored this week by Dearie Dolls.  The blog has soooo many free digis!

 

 ~fancy pants "It's the Little Things" dsp

~"Happy Birthday to Me" colored digi from Dearie Doll

~SU sentiment from "Cute by the Inch" set

~Nestabilities Petite Scalloped Oval and Petite Ovals

~ribbon from my stash

~Flora Doodle

Thanks for dropping by and have a great weekend!!

"Christmas in July" on a very hot day!!

Happy 4th of July to all my American crafty friends!!  It really seems odd to be posting a Christmas card today!!  My husband is a pastor and we always have a picnic at our house on July 4th and invite the whole church.  Not everyone comes, but today we had almost 100 here.  It was 95 degrees and humid!!  Needless to say, our Ultimate Frisbee game was not as long as usual!!  The water balloons were more popular!! :)

But Christmas will be here before we know it :-o so I made a card!

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 248 - sketch
Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 25 - use a Doodle Pantry image

The Paper Players Challenge #102 - Christmas in July

~Basic Grey Wassail dsp
~Doodle Pantry "French Horn" image and sentiment
~D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folders
~Fiskars Threading Water border punch
~Nestie oval and scalloped oval

Time to head out to see some fireworks!!   Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Birthday for a 5 yr old

My last birthday card for the month of April.  [Can you believe May will be here on Tuesday??!!??]

This one was made in short bursts of time this week.  We are doing extra school work in order to get done early since we are going to be away in June.  (Busch Gardens, here we come!!!)  Making our own schedule is one of the many benefits of home schooling, but it has made for some loooong days of study this week. 

I gave this card to the birthday boy already but did not have time to post it!  And I've not been visiting all my blog buddies, so I apologize and will be back at it soon!

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 238 - sketch
Celebrate the Occasion #60 - Happy Birthday (must use ribbon)

~Echo Park "Splash" dsp
~DCWV cardstock
~CM and Fiskars punches
~Cloud 9 number stamps
~There She Goes sentiment stamp
~ribbon, twine, button, tag from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!!

Playing in Paradise - guest designer :)

I am excited that I was the winner of Playing is Paradise challenge #61, and as a result, I get to be a guest designer this week.  [ I know you are impressed, so do I have to confess that I was the only entrant?? ;) ]

I just started playing along there and it is a great challenge with very talented designers!!!  Check it out HERE!!

Here is the photo inspiration for this week...

And here is my take on it...

I was inspired by the colours and flowers

~K&Co dsp

~Bazzill cardstock

~D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder

~SU Old Olive ink

~adhesive pearls

~up-cycled silk flowers

~Paper Studio brads

I'm also submitting this in Mojo Monday 237 - sketch

Thanks for stopping by!!  Come play along at Playing in Paradise challenge #63 this week!!

"Patchpal" ducky birthday card for little boy

Here's a birthday card for a little boy... probably for first or second birthday.  

After burning (I mean really burning!!) some brownies and making my whole house reek, I decided it was time to head for the craft room!   I got some new stamps from Clear Dollar this week and was eager to use them!  Isn't this little patched ducky just the cutest??

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 227 - sketch
Birthday Sundaes #42 - Birthday with wording on front
Celebrate the Occasion #49 - anything goes birthday

~Making Memories 'pitter patter' dsp
~Patchpal Ducky and sentiment from Clear Dollar
~Copics and distress inks
~Large and Small Labels Nesties
~ribbon and button from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!!

Tiny Valentine card

Here is a little 3x3 card.  It looked better in my mind when I was planning than it came out.  :(    My camera had trouble focusing, too.  I think it was because of the plaid paper.  Oh well, here it is...

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 226 - sketch (round or square)
Fantabulous Cricut #96 - 3x3 Valentine card
Cricut Cardz Challenge #101 - Valentine card

~made with all scraps and odds and ends from my stash :)
~cuts are from G&BS

Thanks for looking!!!

"I Love You" Valentine card

Here is a quick Valentine card that is a little less 'cutesy' than I normally would make, but I like how it turned out.  I love the muted colors in this paper. 
It could work to give to just about anyone that I love. :)

Challenges...
Mojo Monday 225 - sketch
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - make a heart stand out  ...I have 4 ;-)

~Basic Grey Wassail dsp
~Inkadinkado sentiment
~hearts from George cut at 1 1/4"
~ribbon from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!!