Blossoming w/ love & friendship - TMS #505

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

My paper is Pebbles Garden Party.  My sentiment is from MHKDesigns. The main panel, the sentiment, and its frame are all cut out with Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles.   My flowers are Recollections. 

Challenges...
Simon Says Stamp Monday - frame it
Use Your Stuff #360 - mood board (the look of it, the colors, and several items all matched my paper)

Here's our sketch for this week...  Can't wait to see everyone's interpretation of this!

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!

She's 21!

Wow!  Our second daughter is 21 years old today!  I just cannot believe how quickly my children have grown up!  I look back and wish I had cherished every stage a bit more.  I've heard it said, "Enjoy every minute."  You can't and don't enjoy every minute, but I wish I had enjoyed every age more.

Enough of that and before I start bawling, here's my daughter's birthday card...

I was looking for something and found a pkg of tags I had forgotten I had.  I grabbed this one and searched for scraps, washi, and embellishments to match and searched for some challenge inspiration, and voilà!  A card was born.  Speaking of birth... this daughter was the only one of my 4 kids born on her actual due date.  :)

My circle is Die-versions stitched circles.  The banners are Kat Scrappiness Fishtail Stitched Banners.  "Happy Birthday" is a Bo Bunny clear sentiment.  "21" are Thickers.  I think the washi is Recollections, and the adhesive dots are Paper Studio.


Challenges...
Krafty Chicks #447 - polka dots
Seize the Birthday #161 - dots and stripes or anything goes birthday (I did anything goes)

Dragonfly Dreams March - for a special female (for my sweet daughter)
Use Your Stuff #351 - use washi
Stinkin' Inkers - tag it!


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Snow, snow, and more snow!

We've had 3 nor'easters come through in the last 2 weeks, and according to the forecast, another is coming on Tuesday!  I love snow, so it's fine with me, but I do know and am so sorry that in many places, this has caused great damage and hardship.  I am praying for those affected.

Can you believe that with all this snow we have not made a snowman??!!??  So I went into my warm, dry craft room and made one. :)

Supplies...
SSS Build A Snowman stamps
SSS Snowman Parts dies
Spectrum Noir markers
Darice Snowflake Swirl EF
Spellbinders  A2 Matting Basics
Spellbinders Classic Squares
Cheapo Dies Cross Stitch Rectangles


Challenges...
ABC Christmas - E for emboss, F for frill, & G for glitter (I did E for embossing)
Sweet Stampin' Christmas March - anything goes
The Merry Christmas Challenge #11 - anything goes + Christmas
Christmas with the Cuties #13 - anything goes
Use Your Stuff #303 - die cuts (my "stuff" I used is the snowman die set I bought way back in 2015!  Why I didn't get the stamps then, too, I'll never know, but thankfully, they still carried them and I recently purchased them) (((this is my second entry, but if that's not allowed, just delete me)))
52 Christmas Christmas Card Throwdown - March color challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More #283 - holiday
Freshly Made Sketches #328 - sketch

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

Sewing thanks - TMS #444

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   My card this week was fun to make.  I love to sew but have not done a lot in the past several years.  My tailor's dummy gets used more often as a prop in our Christmas play than it does its intended purpose! LOL

Supplies:
~Crate Paper "Pretty Party" DP
~Tim Holtz "Blueprint Assortment" cling stamp image
~Tim Holtz "Saying Stuff" cling sentiment
~CottageCutz Stitches Rectangles
~Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
~Spellbinders Lacy Pennants
~Poppystamps Stitched Buttons 
~AC ribbon


Here's our sketch for this week...

TMS is sponsoring this week with a full size white pigment ink pad from CC Designs.  

Challenges...
Creative Knockouts #236 - dies and/or punches
Use Your Stuff #303 - die cuts
Tuesday Throwdown #383 - use buttons (I hope die cut buttons count!)
Crafty Friends #79 - for a special lady


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!!

Sympathy - TMS #392

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

I've got a sympathy card today.  It always seems that when I make a sympathy card, I need it right away.  This was no exception.  :(  

 
Supplies...
~Prima "Nature Garden" DP
~Raisin Boat "Stunning Silhouettes" image and sentiment
~Recollections Ebony embossing powder
~flower and enamel dot from my stash

Our sketch for this week by Janice is wonderful... endless possibilities to personalize and/or embellish!

Tuesday Morning Sketches is sponsoring this week, so play along for your chance to win a cute set of clear stamps!


Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #270-271 - anything goes (must be family friendly)
Use Your Stuff #253 - use a sketch
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes 
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Feb - use patterned paper 
Crafty Girls #33 - anything goes
Crafting With Friends #37 - anything goes
Sweet Stampers #4 - add a sentiment 



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!

Snowman and cocoa - TMS #338

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches
!!  This week we are excited to announce a new Design Team member... Lee!  Be sure to welcome her!!  **We are having a DT call this month, so check out the details on the blog HERE**

My card for this week...

I colored FTHS "Snowman and Cocoa" with my Spectrum Noir markers.  The DP is Studio Calico "Story Time."  It is embossed with Darice Snowflake Swirl.  The small snowflakes are Sweet n Sassy Small Snowflakes die. 

Here's our fun sketch for this week designed by Melissa.  This is a great one... you can keep it simple or really play up the embellies!

This week's sponsor is our very own Jenée with a wonderful package of goodies!!
Jenée is offering:  three brand new Spellbinders M-bossabilities enbossing folders
 and three brand new clear stamp sets (two Brenda Walton sets and a Clear Stamps set).

Challenges...
FTHS Free Stamp of the Month (February) - must use Snowman and Cocoa
Crafting From the Heart #98 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion #298 - anything goes
Use Your Stuff #210 - use embossing folder (I used Darice Snowflake Swirl)


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

Jenée
Jessi
Kris
Lee
Melissa

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

Just for baby - TMS #334

*Please check out my Blogiversary + Giveaway post HERE!*

  Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  I'll get right to it with my card...

My paper is "Sweet Pea" from the Paper Studio, the image is cut with Spellbinders Labels 8,
**I've got a set of Spellbinders in my blogiversary giveaway**
my image is colored with Spectrum Noir markers and it is "Just for Baby" by Floppy Latte Designs at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps, our sponsor for this week's challenge!

 
We're still playing again with the DT's favorite sketches from last year and this week is Jenee's pick... (as you can see, I turned it)
 

Challenges...
Crafting From the Heart #94 - anything goes
Use Your Stuff #206 - use one or more brad (I've been hoarding this pretty fabric brad forever!)
Cuttlebug Mania - something new (new baby, used Spellbinders Labels 8) 
Tuesday Throwdown #276 - add dimension 



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!

Autumn blessings

Just a quick post for this card this evening that I want to get done before tomorrow when my laptop has to go to the doctor.  He is making funny noises when he starts up.  Hopefully, he'll be fine and fixed quickly!   [I'm going to be very sad if he doesn't get fixed!]

Have you ever made a card when you got all your supplies and had your plan and started working and it just did not come together the way you had hoped?  That's this card.  It's ok, but it sure is not what I envisioned! :/

My DP is We R Memory Keepers "Hall Pass" and I stitched the main panel to the Kraft base and then distressed all the other pieces.  The image is FTHS Cornucopia and colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.

Challenges...
Use Your Stuff #196 - Thankful
Robyn's Fetish #286 - More than 2 pumpkins (I've got 3 though one is tiny!)
My Time To Craft #306 - Autumnal colours
FTHS Free Stamp of the Month October - must use Cornucopia
i {heart} sketches #123 - sketch and/or stitching

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!!

A little trumpet player! -TMS #265

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  We've got a great sponsor and 3 sketches to choose from!  Yep!  THREE!  So let's get on with it!

My card is for my son who is learning to play the trumpet.  A couple of years ago, he heard "Bugler's Holiday" at the Christmas concert played by the community band in which our oldest daughter plays.  Her teacher (whose proficiency is trumpet) had a solo part in the song that was amazing!!  After hearing it, he turned to me and said, "I want to play the trumpet!"  So we are making it happen!

My DP is DCWV "All About Boys."  The sentiment is Inkadinkado.  Brads are OLD ones that I can't remember where they came from.  My image is Tommy Trumpeter (colored) from Digital Delights by Louby Loo who is sponsoring us this week.  Play along for your chance to win some adorable images!! 

 And this week is fun because you can choose any one of these three sketches for your card!!   If you're feeling really creative, feel free to use more than one of them!  I used the lower right sketch but made it vertical. 

Can't wait to see what you create with one (or more) of these wonderful sketches!!  

Challenges...
Use Your Stuff #151 - brads 
Crafting From the Heart #34 - anything goes

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!!