You're the coolest - TMS #498

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  **In just 2 weeks, we'll have our 500th sketch challenge!!!  Wow!! Be sure to come by then for a blog hop and chance to win some great prizes!!

I've got a fun note card to share today... 

I love this Die-namics Soda Pop Bottles die set and matching Soda Pop clear stamp set from My Favorite Things!!  We drink too much lots of Coke products in our house, so this die is perfect!  My paper is all scraps.  The main panels are cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basic A and B.  I used CottagCutz Stitched Rectangles, Cheapo Dies Pierced Circles, and Sweet n Sassy Stamps Stars dies along with the Die-namics bottle.  See how cool it is?  It embosses to look just like "the real thing"!  I heat embossed the clear sentiment with white embossing powder. 

  

Challenges...
Papercraft Challenges #43 - polka dots
Dies R Us #118 - anything goes using dies by companies carried at the DRU store (Spellbinders, Cheapo Dies)
Pile It On #153 - lots of layers 
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April - must use patterned paper

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And... I had this image sitting around, so I made a Christmas card, too...

The church and sentiment are Sunny Studio Christmas Chapel.  The BG paper is Old World Christmas and the rest is scraps.  The tag is Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags and the flower is the Paper Studio.

Challenges...
Merry Little Christmas MLCCB#9 - April anything goes  
Crimbo Crackers #181 - anything goes Christmas


Here's the sketch...

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!

Owl always love you - TMS #443

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

Here's a sneak peak at my cute owl card, but before I give details on that, I've got SNOW to show you!   

I know winter storm Riley caused some real problems in some areas, and I'm sorry if you were affected by that.  Here, we got snow, snow, snow!!  I love it!!  
I went out twice to take pics.  The first time, the snow was almost to the top of my tall boots.  The second time, it was well over my knees.  We got 30" at my house.  (Our church is in the next town with a higher elevation, and we got 39.3" there!  The current forecast is for us to get 10-18" more tomorrow into Thursday from winter storm Quinn!!)

Looking out my front window at 9 AM and then at 4 PM...

Behind my house...

Our mailbox... (The heavy snow bent our bushes down to about half their normal height.  You should not be able to see the roof of my house!)

The brook across the road...

Isn't it beautiful??  

Now that I've either made you jealous or thankful that you don't have it, here's the whole card for this week's challenge... :) 

This was a really fun card to make!  I'm using up scraps and paper pads with a few sheets left and images printed and colored and waiting, and this card is no exception.   My image is "Owl Always Love You" by Paper Pretties... a shop that's been closed for over 2 years!  (That gives you an idea of how much I've got sitting around!)   I colored this cute little guy with Spectrum Noir markers.  My paper is all Fancy Pants "Summer's End" and all cut with Spellbinders Standard Circles.   Easy peasy, but cute IMHO. ;)  


Here's our sketch for the week...

TMS is sponsoring with this set of Spellbinders Crosses Two dies that would be perfect for your Easter cards!!

Challenges entered...
Pile It On #140 - circles
Aud Sentiments #198 - anything goes with sentiment
Angie's Digital Stamps #18 - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #519 - anything goes 
Dies R Us #92 - pastel colors
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March - must use patterned paper
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes



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!

Thank you - TMS #435

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

It's good to be back!  Our last challenge was 3 wks ago, and in that time, I had a wonderful Christmas celebrating Christ's birth, a great vacation with my family, enjoyed time with my college girls home, and so... I created nothing!  I went to my craft room for the first time over the weekend and made this.  I need several thank you cards, so may make a few more just like this one.  

My paper is all scraps, but I think it's Fancy Pants.  My panels are cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics and CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  The fishtails are from Spellbinders Lacey Pennants.  My sentiment is a clear one floating around on my desk stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.  My flower is made with my new dies... Obsession Impressions Scribbled Circles.  ((I've wanted these for a long time, and after receiving some money for Christmas, I bought them!))  The leaves are Spellbinders Foliage.  


For the first few weeks of each year, we revisit our teams' favorite sketches from the past year.  The first is Carol's favorite from TMS #416...

***TMS is sponsoring this week and the prize is a Taylored Expressions embossing folder.

Challenges...
Allsorts #449 - something new (new Scribble Circles dies)
Pile It On #138 - thank you
Cuttlebug Mania - flowers 
Die Cut Divas January - do or use something new (new Scribble Circles dies)
Dies R Us #88 - anything goes with dies carried at DRU -- I just bought my Scribble Circles  from DRU :)


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!

White poinsettia

Another Christmas card tonight.  This one is all white!  (Except for the sentiment.)

I embossed the BG panel with Cuttlebug Holly Ribbons.  The poinsettia is Darice Layering Poinsettia.  My sentiment is Sweet n Sassy Christmas Tags.  It's stamped with Versafine Onyx and cut with Spellbinders Ribbon Banners.  It's not visible in this pic, but I used my Wink of Stella pen on the flower leaves, so they sparkle, too.


Challenges...
Glitter n Sparkle #257 - embossing
Sweet Stampin' Christmas Sept - anything Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year Round Sept - leaves
Aud Sentiments #189 - use 2 word sentiment
Scrapy Land #74 - anything goes *must use brand SL sells (Darice and Spellbinders)
Pile It On #134 - feather/scales and/or no patterned paper (I did no patterned paper)


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

Shimmery blessings

Happy Sunday to you!  May the Lord bless you today!!

I've got a white pumpkin card for you today!  I love this image!  White pumpkins are so pretty... I saw my first real live one up close and personal just a couple of weeks ago.  My daughter works in the kitchen at a farm/shop/bakery and when I went to pick her up, they had huge containers full of white pumpkins.  They really are cool!!

This card was pretty easy to put together... a colored image, cardstock, and dies.  My image is from Doodle Pantry's Pumpkin.

Today, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Pile It On's challenge with the theme of "sparkle, glimmer, bling."  Here's a closeup so you can see that my card does sparkle...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Winter Westie - TMS #330

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

♪ ♫ "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" ♫ ♪  But it can also be the busiest!!  We're busy preparing for our Christmas play at church, and I've spent the last several days sewing costumes every moment I wasn't at practice!  Finally all done!!!!

But I do still have several cards to make and was able to spend a few minutes in my craft room to make this fun card!  

This adorable little guy is "Winter Westie" from Fred, She Said.  My DP is Recollections "Cozy Lodge."  My sentiment is MME and heat embossed with Recollections Ebony.

Our sponsor this week is our very own Kris and she has a wonderful collections of goodies for the winner... Christmas DP, Christmas, ribbon, Christmas stamps... check out the TMS blog post to see it all!!


Here's our wonderful sketch by Nina...

Challenges...
Pile It On #98 - anything Christmas/winter

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - December Pick a Previous 2015 Challenge (I chose November's Theme "Family and Friends" - I know lots of people whose dog is their best friend!!)

Christmas Card Challenge week #1 - photo inspiration (I was inspired by the stripes on the nails-I have stripes in the scarf)

Our Daily Bread Shining Light Challenge - Dec color challenge

  
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!

Deck the Halls

Whew!  I'm getting in at the last minute on one of the challenges, so I'll keep this short and sweet!

Have you decorated for Christmas yet?  We usually begin Thanksgiving evening and finish the next day, but this year, I did nothing!  Hoping to get my tree up and "deck the halls" this week.  :)

This birdbrain is working hard to deck his halls! 

Challenges...
Pile It On #97 - use red and green
Christmas Card Challenge #52 - anything goes
A Snowflake Promise #10 - anything goes winter/Christmas
FTHS Free Stamp of the Month November - must use Deck the Halls birdbrain
i {heart} sketches #128 - sketch and/or favorite color (I did both... I love red!!!!)

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!!

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Today, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the challenge over at Pile It On! The theme is "Any holiday/celebration."   My card is a Christmas card.

I love to listen to Christmas Carols, I love sing them, and I love to play them on the piano!!  I love them all including "O Little Town of Bethlehem."  Making this card, the song was going over and over in my head.  :)

My image and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry's Little Bethlehem.  It is cut with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Labels Eighteen.  My DP is Paper Studio.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Happy Christmas!

I usually work on making Christmas cards all throughout the year, but this year I have not done very well.  I even missed all of the "Christmas in July" challenges last month! :/   But as I said in my last post, I am trying!!  So here is a cute one... (IMHO anyway)

Supplies...
K&Co "Mod Holiday" DP
Kraft cardstock
FTHS "Candy Cane for Snowman" image and sentiment
Spectrum Noir markers
Spellbinders Circles, Petite Scalloped Circles, Labels 8

Challenges...
From the Heart Stamps Free Stamp of the Month - August (must use Candy Cane for Snowman)
I {heart} sketches w/ a twist #115 - sketch and/or animals

Pile It On #82 - bright colors
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - August theme challenge "for a child"
Use Your Stuff #189 - anything goes (I've had this paper pack for about 5 yrs!)
Kraft Journal #237 - anything goes w/ birds
Shopping Our Stash #215 - "layer it on me"
Papertake Weekly - "to die for"

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Gift box - TMS #281

Happy Tuesday to you!!  While it's almost time for Christmas, it really is time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

This week we don't have a sketch for you.  :-O  Are you shocked?  I am!  LOL 
This week is our Annual "Anything Goes" Challenge.  That means you can create anything you want to share with us!!  Also, this challenge will last for 2 weeks.  That's right, you'll have until Sunday, Jan 4, to create something wonderful to share with us!

I've made a gift box.  I'm going to put a picture of my  husband's present in it.  [Why a pic?  Because the actual item is not yet available.  :/ ]  

This was really fun to make!  The instructions can be found in THIS POST at Crescent Stampin'.   I left off the handle, but made the box using the instructions there.  My base is Cutmates CS.  I used Neenah Desert Storm CS, Paper Studio Kraft Christmas DP.  The image is FTHS December Stamp of the Month image... Christmas Spirit Birdbrain.  So cute!  
I wrapped the box with burlap, cut the image with Spellbinders, added a  Sweet n Sassy die cut snowflake, and a brad.
I loved last week's sketch so much that I used it as inspiration for my decorated panel...

On the lid, I added an EK Success punched snowflake, a large brad, and the sentiment.

 

Our very own Melissa is sponsoring this week with a gift card or shopping voucher.  To where is a surprise, but I guarantee that it will be something you'll love!!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!  It's my prayer that you know the Christ of CHRISTmas as you own personal Lord and Saviour!!  

Challenges...

FTHS Dec Stamp of the Month Challenge - must use this image

Die Cut Divas Dec Challenge - snow and Christmas/Holidays 

Bearly Mine Dec Challenge - Christmas anything but a card

Sentimental Sundays #238 - anything but a card

Pile It On #49 - anything goes Christmas/Holidays

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

Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa
Nina

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

Anne with an "E"

If you are an Anne of Green Gables fan, you understood my title immediately.  I cannot tell you how many times I read the Anne books.  I love them!!  I have almost all of L.M. Montgomery's books.  I was such a fan of the books that when the movie came out in the early 80's, I HATED it because it was not enough like the books.  I did learn to love watching the movies, but it took me awhile to get over all the "wrong" things in them. The book is always better, don't you think?

My Anne card has been awhile in the making.  Life has been so busy that I've not had a lot of time to make just for fun, but I did with this one.  I've wanted this "Anne of Green Gables" stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie for looooong time and finally just ordered it a couple of months ago.  I printed the image and it sat.  I colored it and it sat, and finally just finished it.  I'm going to make a few more cards with this image for my sisters, my niece, and a few friends.  Last month, we all went to see "Anne of Green Gables The Musical" in Charlottetown.  It was so awesome!!  I had seen it when I was a girl, and other than some new staging and props, it's just the same as it was then.  That's really neat since this year is the 50th year of this musical!!   (It was NOT 50 yrs ago that I saw it!!!!)

Enough chatter, here's the card...

Challenges...
Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday - anything goes (my image is KK!!)
Pile It On #41 - Use 2 or more dies (2 sizes of A2 Matting Basics A)
613 Avenue Create #93 - Anything goes w/ optional CAS (I went with AG)
Crafting From the Heart #40 - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door Oct 14-20 - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #154 - Anything goes w/ encouraging or uplifting sentiment

Thanks for stopping by!  If you're interested, here are a few pics from our day in PEI...

 Sea Cow Head Lighthouse - the inspiration for Gus's lighthouse in Road to Avonlea.  

Below is the shore by this light.

DELICIOUS lunch!  Donairs and donair pizza from Greco!

"There's no other like a Greco donair!" (Am I showing my age by that jingle?)

I have a couple of red headed girls who could play Anne!!

Green Gables

Fun playing in the gulf!

Dalvay by the Sea - the White Sands Hotel in Road to Avonlea

I got to meet Sir John A MacDonald!!!

The pinnacle of our day...  sooooo awesome!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Roughin' it!

My kids are going off to camp in a few weeks, and I want to send a note for each of them to read mid-week.  I was going to make a basic "hello" or "thinking of you" but decided to try to go with the camping theme!  One of my DD's saw me working on this and said, "I'd be totally content roughing it."  Good thing... the camp is the Wilds!  (Haha!  She doesn't realize she's probably going to get this one!)

My image and sentiment are from one of this month's releases at Doodle Pantry.  It's Happy Trails Camper.  This set is FREE with any purchase for a few more days... until July 24.  Hurry over! :)
My DP is 7 Gypsies, the image is cut with Spellbinders Labels One and distressed with TH vintage photo, and the brad is MM Antique Copper.

This week, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Pile It On challenge #29 - Summer Fun, so play along there for a chance to win some DP goodies!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

"Because I Care"

I've got a fairly simple but pretty card to send a friend who needs a bit of encouragement.

 

My image is Daffodil & Sweet Pea COLOR Plus from Doodle Pantry.   This card was one of several I made for a friend who loves "modern" communication like FB and texting but wants to get back to sending hand written notes from the heart. 


Challenges...
Pile It On #23 - use patterned paper
Sentimental Sunday #210 - anything goes plus sentiment
Lexi's Creations #118 - for a friend 
Word Art Wednesday #136 - anything goes (Scripture or uplifting sentiment)
Sister Act Card Challenge #61 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have  blessed day!!!

Stamp On!! -TMS #247

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It is time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   I hope you will play along with us this week!!!  We've got a beautiful sketch by Melissa, and she is our sponsor this week, too!  Play along and you could win a $10 Michaels gift card! **more info below

Here is my card...

Here is Melissa's beautiful sketch...

 And, like I said, Melissa is also our sponsor!!  If you are in the USA, play along to win a Michaels $10 gift card!!!  

*** If you are an international player, you will receive $10 to an online shop ***

My card was fun to make.  My DP is "Rock Island" by Paper Studio.  The side panel is cut with Spellbinders Labels Four.  The Hampton Arts rubber sentiment is cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals.   My "stitching" was made using my Cutter Bee Bug and a black gel pen.  The butterfly is from Heidi Swapp and inked with TH "tea dye." 

I'm submitting this to a few challenges...
Pile It On #17 - rubber stamping
Wags 'n Whiskers #127 - lots of layers (I have 6)
613 Avenue Create #69 - anything goes

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

Angela

Bonnie

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

Big Blossom - TMS #246

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  It is finally beginning to look like spring around here, so I've got a flowery Mother's Day wish to show you!

I kept my card pretty clean and simple.  I started with a Kraft base, stamped my Stampendous sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa, added 3 strips of washi tape,  and the flower.  This was cut in the 3 smallest sizes then crumpled.  I inked the edges with TH walnut stain.   The blossom is Spellbinders Blossom Five (available at Dies R Us)......

Dies R Us just happens to be our sponsor for this week!  :)  I wish I could win!!!  I love my dies almost as much as my many (I don't dare count!) wonderful embossing folders!

Jessi created our fun sketch for this week...

Challenges...
Pile It On #16 - No DP or make your own (my banners are washi tape)
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards #63 - spring
April 14 Digi Sketch Challenge - sketch and/or Floral challenge
Crafty Cardmakers and more #114 - handmade flowers
613 Avenue Create #68 - anything goes w/ optional candy treats (mine is anything goes)


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

Angela

Bonnie  

Jenee

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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