"Just a Note" card

This evening, I needed to get in my craft room and make something.  In some ways it seems like a lot longer than 3 weeks ago that Hurricane Irene came through our valley and left destruction in her wake.   Towns all long the Schoharie Creek were devastated!  Many homes and businesses destroyed.   It will be a long time before life is back to 'normal' here. 

I have felt like I should not do something as 'unimportant' as crafting while others have lost so much.  But this week, a friend asked me and some others if we could share some of our supplies.  She was being shown a destroyed home.  As the lady was showing her house, she burst into tears when she opened the door to her craft room.  It seems so little, but I pray it helps her even just a little to receive the things we shared. 

I know that note cards can mean so much so that's what I made tonight.   Looking for inspiration, I checked the usual challenges I do and chose a couple for this.  I followed the Tuesday Morning Sketch, but once I was done, I realized I had missed the deadline by 8 min!!  :(   So I will only put this in Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge #77... instrument or musical notes

~Quarter Note for the note and swirl on outside
~DCWV Performance stack paper
~chalked edges
~CM note die cut on inside

Thanks for looking!!!

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Just a couple of pics...

6 feet of water in the auditorium

our beautiful piano will never play again

But God is good!  He's provided a place for us to worship and though our building was destroyed, our church is alive and well!!

No posts for awhile

I appreciate everyone who visits my blog!!  If you are a faithful reader, you may have noticed that I have not posted in a couple of weeks.  The first week, I was on vacation and had a wonderful time with family!  This week, we are dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene here in the Schoharie Valley.

My family is safe.  All of our church family  and our friends are safe.  We do not know of any loss of life in our valley but the destruction is unbelievable!!   Many in the area have lost their homes and some have lost everything but their lives.   

We had 15 people in our house for a few days with 2 of those days without power.  But GOD IS GOOD and we were all fine.  We had a real scare when we got a false report of the dam breaking.  We all got out of the house in less than 2 minutes! 

Our church is a total loss.  There was 6' of water in our auditorium.  That would be more than halfway up the upper windows that you can see behind the power line. 

Soooo, crafting does not seem quite as important right now.  If you know the Lord, I would appreciate your prayer.  My husband is the pastor and really needs wisdom for the days ahead. 
Thank you!!
Debbie

Anniversary card for my hubby

Today is our 23rd anniversary and every year it gets better!!!   With that thought it mind, I made this card.  It is not for any challenge or contest... just for him!!  ;-)

The sentiment is computer generated, and the heart cut is from Storybook.

He was going to get me 23 roses, but I am going to Canada on Monday to my parents cottage, so I would not really enjoy them.  I told him he could get me 23 chocolates instead, so he did!!!

Lindt is my favorite!!!  (He got me many more than 23!!!!!)

So I will not be card making this next week... hopefully I'll be water skiing!!!  :)
See you when I get back!

Boy's birthday card

I have 'crafted' quite a lot this week but not with paper, and I began to have withdrawals!  :)  So this evening I set out to make a card.  Since I have a little boy and he has little friends, this is what I came up with...

challenges...
Birthday Sundaes - at least 3 brads
Cards for men - anything goes (for boy or man)
Celebrate the Occasion - birthday easel card
BBTB2 contest - Cricut cut, a stamp, and red

Recipe:

~Kraft paper for card base

~DCWV All About Boys dsp

~ACY silhouette and tag

~Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes and Swiss Dots folders

~Inkadinkadoo stamps

~baker's twine and brads

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Doodle Pantry Blog: August Top Notch Artist

This month I was chosen as the Top Notch Artist over at Doodle Pantry! Thank you so much, Kris and Laurie!!!!!

Check out the post over there...

Doodle Pantry Digital Doodles Blog: August Top Notch Artist: "Hello!! It's time to announce our Top Notch Artist for August!! Drum roll, please! .................................................... T..."

Thank you "berry" much!

There are only a couple of hours left Tacky Tuesday's challenge, so I'm just making it in time!  This month it had to have a berry cut or svg and the word "berry" in the sentiment. 

~computer generated sentiment
~strawberry svg from Lettering Delights "Sweet Birthday" set
~Kraft paper card-shadows of the berry welded in MTC
~white gel pen

Thanks for looking!!!

"So Thankful" note card

Fall will soon be here and with it Thanksgiving time.  I don't send cards at Thanksgiving, but any time of year, it is nice to tell people that you are thankful for them. 

CHallenges...
~Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch
~Stampin' Sisters in Christ - music (they allow more than one entry, and since I love music, I probably will do more this week!)

What I used:
~DCWV Performance stack paper
~Cuttlebug Allegro embossing folder
~Doodle Pantry Harvest Bounty digi stamps
~watercolor pencils
~ribbon and brad from my stash

Thanks for looking!!!

It's that time of year... Back to school

We actually won't start until almost (or even the day after) Labor Day, so we still have a couple of weeks of our summer left! :)  The joys of home schooling!!

But I know some places have already started or are starting this week, so with great sympathy for them, here is my 'back to school' project!  Altered note books are fun, easy, and the possibilities are endless!!   I'll give this to my 10th grader for one of her subjects. 

Challenges...
~Celebrate the occasion - back to school
~Whimsical Wednesday - back to school but not a card

What I used:
~Composition note book (only $.40!!)
~Kraft paper to cover the book
~Basic Grey Recess paper
~black corrugated paper
~houndstooth stamp
~'my notes' Pooh font
~brads and ribbon from my stash

Thanks for looking!!!!

"fishy" note card

I love to do challenges and do as many as I can.  If I don't do a challenge, it is because I don't have time.  With some of them, I know immediately what to do for it.  For others, I have to think awhile.  I trying to say that when I don't do one of my 'normal' challenges, it is not because I don't want to do it.  All that, to say this... when I read that Opus Gluei wants no words...  ??!!???  I was speechless!  Really???  How am I supposed to make a card without a sentiment?????

Well, I did it!!  I went looking through my digital stamps and this colored fish digi from Doodle Pantry just jumped out at me because it perfectly matched the colors of DCWV Tahiti Beach stack that I've been using.  The lashes and lips make her look like a girl, so I figured flowers are ok.  My circle and scalloped punches, ribbon, a little bling and we are in business!

So what do you think?   All it needs is a sentiment, right?  Just kidding!!! ;-)

Thanks for looking!!!

Thank you card

Most of my thank you cards tend to be frilly or flowery, but I decided to go a little more 'wild' with this one.  Yeah, I know I need work on my wildness!  :) 

Cricut Cardz Challenge - thank you card with hearts but NO red or pink
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - use a forgotten 'had to have' from your stash
            (mine is the crimper... wanted sooo badly, used it a little and forgot it for a couple of years!)

~DCWV Tahiti Beach paper
~DCWV Hippie Chic cardstock
~hearts from George cut at 1" and 1 1/4"
     -adhered them to the paper then ran it through the crimper
~scalloped square punch
~stamp from ???
~grosgrain ribbon

Thanks for looking!!!

Clean and simple male birthday card

I love to add ribbon, buttons, brads, and bows to my cards so male cards are always difficult.    But I finally have discovered that clean and simple works and is easy, too.  And at least I got to tie a bow with the baker's twine! :)


Cards for men - "clean and simple"  
Birthday Sundaes - birthday card (with birthday wording, as always)

~Kraft paper cut 8x9 folded to make a 4x9 card
~Inkadinkadoo stamp on paper I've had forever!
~baker's twine

Thanks for stopping by!!

"for my teacher" note card

I know, I know!! It is kind of odd for a home schooling mother to make a card for a teacher!   I will either sell it at a craft show this fall or let my kids use it for their Sunday School teacher.  Or let my kids write me a nice note!  ;)  The digi stamps are from Doodle Pantry and I got the "Book Ants" set for the books and the reading sentiments but this one fit better on my card.  :)


Challenges:
Mojo Monday 203 - sketch
BBTB2 - "Locker Talk" or any other 'back to school' cut
Cricut Cardz #86- "Tuitti Fruitti"

~g.c.d.studios paper
~Doodle Pantry "Book Ants" digi stamps
~apple from ACY 
~Treading Waters border punch

I have to show off my youngest DD with our new kittens...

Thanks for looking!!

'To everything there is a season' encouraging note card

Everyone of us can use encouragement now and then!  I hope this card will be a help to someone going through a rough time to help them realize they will come through!!

This follows the Mojo Monday 202 sketch and gives the positive thoughts asked for over at Getting Cricky with K Andrew

~DCWV Performance design paper
~Digi stamp sentiment from Doodle Pantry's 'A loving God' set
~Paper Studio adhesive pearls
~black cardstock and ribbon

Thanks for looking!! 

"Wishing you a 'tweet' day"

The devotional at Stampin' Sisters in Christ this week came from Ps. 148:7-10 where it talks about how everything praises the Lord!  And we should, too!  All creatures and even the earth itself will praise Him if we fail to do so!!   I hope you know the Lord and praise Him this week!!

They asked for any creature, great or small, on our projects.  I chose these cute birds (they were freebies at Doodle Pantry)  because birds sing every morning!!

This is much nicer IRL!  The colors are more muted and it is really cute!  IMHO!!  :)

~patterned paper is Making Memories 'Just Chillin'
~Bazzill cardstock
~Doodle Pantry colored digi and sentiment stamps
~Cuttlebug Swirls embossing folder
~ribbon from my stash

Thanks for taking a look!!

Cupcake birthday card

This card would thrill at least 2 of my 3 girls!  I think most girls would like it!

This is for 3 challenges...
Birthday Sundaes - cupcake or cake (& birthday wording)
      *blog hop along with this week's challenge
Celebrate the Occasion - kid's birthday
Tuesday Morning Sketches - follow the sketch

I just realized it is a bit out of focus but the colors were off in the other I took.  :(

I used:
~g.c.d studios "Eye Candy" paper  
~Fiskars Treading Water punch
~cupcake made MTC
~Swiss Dots, Swirls, and Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folders
~grosgrain ribbon, stamp, and brads from my stash

Thanks for looking!!

"reeled in another birthday" card

I have discovered the clue to a man's card...  masculine images!!  Should have figured that one out sooner!!  I got the "Reel 'Em In" set from Doodle Pantry and love it!!   This card was so easy to put together, too!  My husband loves to fish (though he doesn't get time to do it much) so this set will be greatly used!

This will be submitted to the Doodle Pantry Challenge DPDC15

~Glitz "Hey Dude" patterned paper
~Bazzill cardstock
~Doodle Pantry "Reel 'Em In" digi stamps
~Creative Imaginations brads
~Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink

Thanks for stopping by!!!

New additions to our family!!

One of the local shelters had a Feline Fest this weekend so we found 3 month old brother and sister kittens to add to our family!  Patch has the black on him and Pixie is the other one. (not sure what to call her coloring)

all ready to leave the shelter

cuddles in the car

she's quite shy

having fun in his new home

The kids love them already.  Our other cat, Peanut, is not so thrilled!!

he'll get used to them eventually

The next few days should be fun as they adjust!  :-D

Easel sympathy card

I have been wanting to make an easel card and this week at Whimsical Wednesday - Fun with Folds, they asked for a card with a fold of some kind, so I thought here's my chance!  Unfortunately, I need a sympathy card.  Not my first choice in kinds of cards to make, but knowing how nice easel cards look, I'm hoping this will be a blessing and encouragement.  

I'll post this in the Doodle Pantry's 'Stock the Pantry' challenge #4, too, because I used a digi stamp of the verse from there.

 

~Ivory textured cardstock from J's for the card base

~Paper Studio Mirabelle dsp

~digi stamp verse from Doodle Pantry

~Inside sentiment rubber stamp from J's

~Bazzill olive cardstock

~Paper Studio border punch

~Paper Studio ribbon

Thanks for stopping!

O Holy (hole-y) Night!

Another Christmas card!!   I may actually get enough made so I won't need to buy any (or at least not very many) this year!

Challenges...
jingle belles - "O HOLE-y Night!" (aperture card) I just had to use the "O Holy Night" stamp!!
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - contrast of black and white
Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch -I made a window rather than embossing or layers
Cricut Cardz Challenge - anything goes holiday

The sentiment is behind the shape so it's not seen when closed...

~Inkadinkadoo Merry Christmas stamp
~O Holy Night digi stamp from Stitchy Bear Stamps
~swirl from HA
~Nestabilities shapes
~ribbon from J's
~baker's twine

Monogrammed note cards

While on our vacation, my daughter met a new friend that she exchanged addresses with.  When we got home and she said, "I'm not so good at writing."  I want her to do it, so I made her some note cards hoping to inspire her.  Their mutual love of horses was one thing the girls had in common, so that was my theme.  And her name is Brenna.

I'm getting this in at last minute for the Cricut Cardz Challenge this week... monogram

~The Paper Studio cowgirl paper
~"B" from Old West cut at 1 1/2"
~circles and scallop cut with punches
~brown and white baker's twine

Thanks for looking!!!

'so sweet' ice cream card

We love ice cream all year long but especially in the heat of summer!!  FYI... my fave is 'Death by Chocolate' made by Stewart's here in NY!!  :-)

I'll use this card for a note card, a thank you card, or a birthday card... whichever I need.  I did not get it photographed while the sun was still up so the color isn't quite perfect, but you get the idea.

This one if for 2 challenges:
Bitten by the Bug 2 - ice cream
Opus Gluei - "beat the heat"

~ice cream cone from ACY cut at 5"
~DCWV Sweet Stack paper
~DCWV Hippie Chic cardstock
~scallop, swirl, and 'so sweet' stamps are MME 'fine & dandy'
~'Diamonds in the rough' and 'Swiss dots' embossing folders
~The Paper Studio brad
~American Crafts ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!!!

'recipe' for a happy birthday

I usually have my family's cards done way ahead of time, but for this one I am ashamed to admit, I was late!!  We were very busy, then away, and I just got my daughter's card done today... her birthday was yesterday.  :(    

After I wrote 'the recipe', I thought of better ways to say it, but she was pleased with it.

I'm submitting it to these challenges...

~Birthday Sundaes - inspiration photo

~Celebrate the Occasion - any occasion using blue and white

~The Stamping Boutique Challenge - cool colors

~Echo Park 'Splash' paper

~recipe card digi stamp from The Stamping Boutique

~cupcake stamp by Scrappy Cat

~American Crafts ribbon

~Paper Studio brads

~Tim Holtz distress Stickles on icing (hard to see in pic)

Thanks for looking!!!!

I'm back! :-)

We had a wonderful vacation in VA last week!  Got to see some dear old friends (though they are not old!!!), have great family time, learn a few historical things at Colonial Williamsburg, and scream like crazy on the coasters at Busch Gardens!!  It was soooo much fun but it was sooooooo HOT!!

Here's a taste of our time...

Our home away from home:

Colonial Williamsburg ~
Governor's Palace:

It was so hot that there were not a lot of 'towns people' walking the street so I got excited when I saw this guy on his horse and went over to get his pic.  He waved at me.  I wondered what he was doing then realized that he was "George Washington" and taking part in a reenactment down the street.  Oops!  I almost kept George Washington from saving the day!  LOL

The Capitol Building:

Busch Gardens ~
The water rides were very welcome!!!

"Alpengeist"  My favorite! Very twisty! :D

"Griffon" - 4 second pause then a 90 degree drop!  My family is in the second row. I rode this one, too, and it is a lot of fun!!

 They have lots of beautiful animals!

Home again ~

We had a great time but now back to real life!   My daughter's birthday was yesterday and here is her birthday cake... turtle cheesecake!!

Yummy!!

I hope to spend some time in my carft room today so should be posting again soon.

Have a great day!!!

"Howdy Pardner" boy's card

I have not put a sentiment inside yet but I think this will probably end up being a birthday card.  Cards for boys are always a challenge for me, so I'll probably need it for that.
This for the current Cards for men challenge.



~"howdy pardner" from Old West
~cowboy from A Child's Year
~baker's twine and gel pen doodling

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Mitten card - Warm Holiday Wishes

It was over 90 today and I got in our pool for the first time this summer... then came in and made a Christmas card!  :-)

This is for...

jingle belles ~ "holiday leftovers" (all paper is from my scrap drawer)
Celebrate the Occasion ~ Christmas shaped card
Bitten by the Bug 2 ~ mittens from Joys of the Season

~paper from my  scrap pile
~mitten cut at 5" and welded for the card
~Inkadinkadoo stamp
~baker's twine
~black ink

Thanks for looking!!!!!

Fashionista birthday card

I made three cards today and now I will take a 'vacation' since we actually are leaving for vacation on Thursday!   I had hoped to get a couple of LO's done, too, but wasn't able to.  At least I got my house cleaned and most of the laundry done today.  :D

This is a birthday card for a girly girl... a shoe!  Of course, even my non-girly girls love shoes!

I am submitting this to 3 challenges:

Birthday Sundaes ~ orange, green, and white (and birthday wording, as always)

Getting Cricky with K Andrew ~ "fashionista"

Stampin' Sisters in Christ ~ "what works for you" Jas. 2:18,19 

     - favorite item for stamping (I most often just use a sentiment)

~DCWV Sweet Stack patterned paper

~frame and shoe outline from Graphically Speaking, welded

~Old Olive SU ink

Thanks for looking!!!

"cool wishes" summer birthday card

The Cricut Cardz Challenge #82 asked for a card with summer apparel or accessory.  Sunglasses seemed like  a good choice and when I started thinking about that, "cool wishes" seemed appropriate.  

~A2 card from Kraft paper

~DCWV Hippie Chic cardstock

~Echo Park Splash patterned paper

~flower from George

~'cool wishes' from OA welded

~sunglasses from EDPD, 3 layers of shiny Slice paper

~Paper Studio brad and a little bit of bling

Thanks for looking!!!!!

"splash" LO

I don't have a lot of water pics for this year yet, so I went looking through my pics from last year.  In July '10, we celebrated my parents 50th anniversary with a week of family activities.  We started with a couple of days at their cottage.  It was sooooo much fun!!!  Swimming, boating, food, fun, and unfortunately, sunburn!   Last fall, I got my pics printed from that week, but I didn't do much with them then.  This has me inspired to get at them and make a scrapbook for that special time!

These pics fit the sketch from Sketchy Thursdays this week and a water theme fit the criteria over at Fantabulous Cricut.   I'm submitting this to Getting Cricky with K Andrew's summer fun challenge, too.

(All the colors look a little 'dull' in the pic.  They are much better IRL!)
~DCWV summer words paper
~Coredinations and Paper Studio cardstock
~DCWV Tahiti Beach for the flags
~glossy accents to look like water droplets
~Sybil Green font for 'splash' cut and shadowed in MTC  **I noticed how much the asterisk looked like a water drop, so added a few for accents

Thanks for looking!!!

Have a Beary Happy Birthday!

Always good to have birthday cards on hand!  This will add to my collection.  This was a quick and easy card to put together since it needed to be CAS.  I didn't even put ribbon on it!  I didn't realize I could make a card without ribbon!!  :D

Challenges...

Birthday Sundaes ~ anything goes birthday with birthday wording on front

Tuesday Morning Sketches ~ follow sketch

Stampin' Sisters in Christ ~ clean and simple  

What I used...

~Kraft paper card

~Bazzill cardstock

~birthday paper from my stash

~computer generated sentiment (waterfalls font)

~digi stamp from Stitchy Bear Stamps  (I really like this guy... I have him both colored and uncolored)

~2" round and 2 1/4" scalloped punches

~Paper Studio brads

Thanks for stopping by!!!

'Christmas in July' card

Still working at my Christmas cards!   This week was quite easy to be inspired.  A couple of challenges want Christmas cards and the sketch from another fit this theme well.  I was pleased with this card and might even 'mass produce' this one for this year.

Mojo Monday 198 ~ follow sketch 

jingle belles ~ starts or stripes forever

Celebrate the Occasion ~ "Christmas in July (no red)"!!! * *now when I even hear the word Christmas, I see red - no, I don't get mad, I really see the color because to me Christmas is red & green, so this was a bit out of the norm for me, but I was able to do it. :D  They are having a DT call so head over there if you are interested in that, too!

Thank you, jingle belles, for picking this as a shining star this week!!!!!

What I did...

~Kraft paper A2 card

~Christmas paper from my stash

~computer generated sentiment cut with 2" round punch

~2 1/4" scallop punch

~star cut in MTC

~yellow strip embossed with Swiss Dots

~ribbon from my stash

Thanks for looking!!!!

1st Tacky Tuesday entry - cool "sweet" treat thank you card

This is my first entry for the "Tacky Tuesday" challenge on Facebook from September Ninth's blog.  

This week the challenge is to use a "cool treat" cut or SVG and use the word "sweet" in the sentiment.

I had made a popsicle card a couple of months ago and thought this cut would be great for this challenge.  This says "thank you" on the inside. 

What I did:

~5" popsicle from Doodlecharms

~Welded 2 popsicle shadows for the card base in Kraft paper

~cut another shadow for the front so the fold does not show

~cut the whole popsicle in light tan

~cut the 'frozen' part in pink Bazzill

~"U R so sweet" from Doddletype (the paper glitters a little)

~white gel pen for doodling

~American Crafts ribbon

Thanks for looking!!!!