Notes for hubby

My husband is a pastor and I've made him cards to send "from his desk" but he now wants to send a handmade card to each visitor that comes to our church, so I'll be making lots more for him.  Doodle Pantry's "Assemble Together" set makes it quick and easy to make several at a time.  For these, I used the colored image, added the sentiment, cut them with Spellbinders, added some coordinating paper and I was good to go. 

Check them out...

As I said, my image and sentiment are Doodle Pantry's Assemble Together.

The images were cut out with Spellbinders Standard Circles, Labels Three, and Large and Small Labels.  My DP is MME Lost & Found Two "Sunshine."  I made 6 all together today...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

In deepest sympathy - TMS #297

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

I've updated this post to show you 2 cards.  The mailman was slow so I didn't have the stamps from the first card in time for my Tuesday post, so here it is...

This card is the least enjoyable card to make: a sympathy card.  But this kind of card is so necessary and can mean more to a friend than the 'fun' kind of card.  This one is pretty simple and I turned the sketch...

Here is our sketch for the week... 

This week's sponsor is DRS Designs.

My DP is Paper Studio and my image is Calla Lily Sympathy Frame from DRS Designs.


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!!

Thinking of you - TMS #296

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

Here's my card for today...

Supplies...
DP Prima "Believe"
Spellbinders Petite Ovals
TH "tea dye" distress ink
Hemp
Buttons
Snow Crocus image and sentiments from Doodle Pantry... our awesome sponsor this week!!

Here's our sketch for the week...

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!! 

Giddy up! - TMS #295

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

I've got a fun card for you today...

I think this little guy is so cute!  My kids are growing up very quickly, and while I truly am thankful for and am enjoying my 4 teenagers, I sometimes find myself missing the days of riding horsey and all that other fun kid stuff!  
My DP is a WR Memory Keepers 6x6 journal card.  I trimmed it and embossed it using Darice Basket Weave BG.  The Chevron ribbon is Paper Studio.  My cuts are Spellbinders Standard Circles and Petite Ovals.  My image and sentiment are from our sponsor this week... Bugaboo... Wee One Cowboy - Giddy Up.   We're always thrilled to have Bugaboo sponsor!!

Here is Melissa's wonderful sketch for this week...

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!! 

"Hello friend" and some fun info

Just a quick post to share  a card and also some news.  First, here is my card...

This cute little guy comes from Doodle Pantry Aussie Critters.  I combined some of the digi paper that comes with this set, printed it, then cut it and the black mat with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A.  The image and sentiment were cut with Spellbinders Standard Circles.  I added the polka dot ribbon then popped up the circle.  Simple and easy, but still  cute.  

Now for the fun news...

Laurie, Doodle Pantry's owner/illustrator, is having 10 Days of Inspiration and Prizes at the Doodle Pantry Blog.   She started April 2, so today is day 4 and it will continue until April 11.  She is showing some of her creations and offering a prize just for commenting! Read all about it HERE then check out all the posts so far, comment, and maybe you'll win! 

Have a Blessed Resurrection Sunday tomorrow!!

Thinking of you - AIMPDC4

Can you believe it is April already???  It really is April 1st... that's no joke!! :)

Today, Doodle Pantry's Ants in My Pantry Digital Challenge 4 begins at noon.  Head over to the blog to check it out HERE.  The theme is "anything digital goes."

When I make "thinking of you" cards, they are usually intended for someone who needs the encouragement that I'm thinking of them and praying for them.  But this card was made to send for a just-for-fun "thinking of you."
 

Isn't he cute?  Wouldn't this make you smile?   It's a pretty simple, one layer card.  I combined patterned and plain digi papers and added the colored image and sentiment.  All I had to do then was add the bow and googly eyes.  

My digi paper, image, and sentiment are from Autumn Critters.  

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

Easter blessings - TMS #294

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  This week, we are excited to have an SVG company sponsoring, so that's what you see on my card today...

Our sponsor is SVG Attic... 

My little lamb comes from the set JGW Happy Easter.  I took the "image" and put it on my card, but this little guy is made for a shaped box.  Lots of cool stuff in this set!!  {I cut him using Make-the-Cut and made a shadow layer so he'd stand out better against the white background.} 

I stretched our wonderful sketch by Melissa...

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!! 

Hot cocoa - TMS #293

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

Spring is officially here, but we've had a couple of days with temps only in the 20's, and some of my family (and our teamie Jessi) still have piles and piles of snow, so it's really more hot cocoa weather than flip flop time!  

My image is Heather Valentin's Rory's Hot Cocoa from Sweet Pea Stamps... our sponsor for this week!  We're happy to have Sweet Pea as a new sponsor!!

This week, we are playing with one of my sketches...  I hope you like it!

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!!

Monkey talk

Good Monday morning to you!  I've got a fun card to show you.  This month, Laurie, Doodle Pantry's owner/illustrator is taking a short break from drawing, but we've got a very cute card cut set for you!  Lori McCrosky is our SVG/template designer and she made this great set!!

My DP is Prima Stationer's Desk. 

The hearts are cut with Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Hearts.

This e-cuttable set is called "Punctuate It!"  

My image and sentiment are from Monkey Barrel...

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

Easter Blessings!

Happy Saturday to you!  I've been cleaning and decided I needed  a break for something fun.  I've got an Easter card for you...

My image and sentiment are FTHS's Easter Trio.  I received it free for playing along with the Feb Free Stamp of the Month Challenge.  It is colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  My DP is DCWV Spring & Summer 6x6 Corrugated Stack.  A bit of grosgrain ribbon and 2 brads (that match better IRL!!) were all I needed.

Challenges...
FTHS March Digital Stamp of the Month Challenge - must use Easter Trio
Sister Act #98 - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #365 - spring fever (anything spring related)
Addicted to Stamps and More #136 - anything goes
Fab 'n Funky #251- spring into colour
Stamp and Create March - Is it spring yet?
{PIN}spirational Challenge #136 - photo inspiration (flowers)
Addicted-to-Stamps #100 - Celebration (there is no greater even to celebrate than what we celebrate at Easter - the resurrection of Jesus Christ!!!) 
Word Art Wednesday #175 - anything goes with Scripture or uplifting sentiment


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

The Lord is good! TMS #292

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

This week we have a wonderful sketch to play with!  This is one that I know I will be using again and again!!  

Here's my card first...

My DP is Authentique "Journey."  My image and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry's Daily Devotion.  

I made a double bow of hemp and colored the pistil of the Recollections flower. 

(I think that's the pistil! It's been a looooooong time since I took any science classes!)

Now here's Melissa's wonderful sketch!!  Definitely a keeper and will be a go-to!

This week I am sponsoring... with a prize of... Spellbinders Labels Eight!  I use my set of these a lot!!! 

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!! 

Cotton candy!! :)

I've got a "sweet" kid's card for you today.  It's got cotton candy on it!  {I love cotton candy even though I'm not a kid!!  My kids buy it for me at Christmas. :)}  It does seem that there are fewer and fewer places to find it fresh which is very sad!   I know it's pure sugar, but it's soooooo yummy! 

So here's my cotton candy card...

My image and digi paper are from Doodle Pantry's Cotton Candy Ants.  The sentiment is cut using Spellbinders Ribbon Banners and the image is cut with Petite Ovals.  The are both inked with TH faded jeans distress ink.  A few buttons and some AC ribbon are all my simple embellishments.

Challenges...
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #86 - for a child
Crafting From the Heart #50 - anything goes
Fab 'n Funky #250 - focus on the image
Sister Act #97 - anything goes plus blog hop
Through the Craft Room Door Mar 10-16 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Friends - TMS #291

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

Today, I've got a couple of "howling" friends for you!  I love to sing and my best friend loves to sing, so maybe I'll send this card to her.  

My DP is Studio Calico "Story Time."   My image and sentiment are from Make A Joyful Noise from Deedee's Digis... our sponsor for this week!!   They are cut out with Spellbinders Labels One. 

Here's Melissa's wonderful sketch...

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!! 

Hubby's birthday card

I've got a bit of a lovey dovey card to show you.  The inside is much more mushy than the outside, but I'm not showing you that part! :)  I gave this to my husband for his birthday. He loved it.  As with every card I make him, he put it on the wall above his desk. ♥ Isn't that sweet? ♥

My image is Stamp Fairy "Patches Love 1" (sadly, Stamp Fairy has closed) colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  The sentiments are Inkadinkado, and the DP is MME Lost & Found Two "Rosy."

Challenges...
Sentimental Sundays #248 - anything goes
Sister Act #95 - anything goes 
Seize the Birthday - birthday + the optional "topping" of masculine

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!! 

TMS #290

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

Here's my card for this week's challenge...

Oops!  Sorry, I cut the edge off in my pic!

My DP is pink paislee "London Market."  The main panel is embossed with Darice Large Petal EF.  The circles are cut with Spellbinders Standard Circles.  The ribbon is American Crafts.  My image is Polka Dot Flower and the sentiment is 1 Line Just a Note from DRS Designs.  My flower is colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  I added an adhesive enamel dot in the center.  

DRS Designs is our sponsor for this week's challenge!   Play along for your chance to win!

Here's our wonderful sketch designed by Jenee...

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!!

Need help with those candles??

Happy March 1st!   Today at noon, Doodle Pantry's Ants In My Pantry Digital Challenge begins.  It will run from today until March 25th and the winner will be announced March 26.  The theme is "anything digital goes."  Check it out at the Doodle Pantry Blog.

My card is a fun one!  We all have that friend that we tease about their age... this is for them!

But they can prove they are still young and can play with it... the fan has an Action Wobble behind it...

My image and sentiment are from Vintage Fan. 

Be sure to come play along with this month's challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Love the Lord

Wow!  This is my 4th post today!   I wanted to use this verse on a card before the WAW challenge ran out and I found a few more to play with, too.  

*My Tuesday Morning Sketches post can be found HERE.
*My Doodle Pantry Release post can be found HERE.
*My Doodle Pantry Clear It Out sponsorship post can be found HERE. 

The verses is Mark 12:30 - the free word are from Word Art Wednesday.  It is cut out using Spellbinders Labels 18 and inked with TH faded jeans.  My DP is Prima "en francais" and the border punch is EK Success.  A bit of grosgrain ribbon and adhesive pearls finished it off.

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #171 - anything goes w/ provided word art or uplifting sentiment
Craft-Dee BowZ Feb - anything goes with a handmade bow
Tuesday Throwdown #233 - anything goes
Our Daily Bread ODBDSLC228 - no coloring
The Pink Elephant TPE287 - anything goes 
Die Cut Divas Feb - words, quotes, sentiments
Stamp and Create Feb - all you need is love (no greater love than the love of God and loving Him in return!)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

I moose-tache you!

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*Scroll down or click here for my Doodle Pantry release post*

 
Have you ever seen a moose?  They are an amazing animal!  Have you ever seen a moose with a 'stache???  I bet not!  LOL  Keep looking and you will...  ;-)

Today, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Clear It Out Challenge .  This week the theme is "animals" and stash item is "striped paper."

Here's my card...

This cute guy is from Little Critters. 

The pic is a little dark, so here's a close up so you can see his mustache better! 

So... dig out your animal stamps and your striped paper and play along this week at Clear it Out for your chance to win some Doodle Pantry images!!

One day at a time - DP release

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  Life is a wonderful gift from God!  But every life has battles and struggles, and sometimes, we have to take it one day at a time.  Sometimes, it's one minute at a time, but no matter what, we can rest knowing that God is in control!

This beautiful Morning Glory image is from Doodle Pantry.  It's a previous release that Laurie has colored and added digi papers to.  Just look at this gorgeous set!!

Morning Glory Color Plus

Today, there are a couple of new sets available, too - including an adorable teeny butterfly set that is FREE with purchase - and remember that the Tuesday releases are 25% for that day!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Little cutie - TMS #289

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  No time for chit chat today, just right to my card...

I am totally a cat person, but I even have to admit that this puppy is just about the cutest ever!!  He is a freebie from All Dressed Up... our sponsor for this week's challenge!!  All Dressed Up is an Etsy shop, and Wendy's images are sooooo adorable!!!!

The winner will receive 2 digis from this fun shop!!

Our fun sketch is by Melissa...

Challenges...
Crafting From the Heart #48 - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door Feb 24 - Mar 2 - anything goes
613 Avenue Create #112 - anything goes + optional twist: birthday (I went with anything goes)

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the wonderful 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!! 

He loves me...

Valentine's Day is over, but I've got a sort of a lovey-dovey card for you.  Birdbrain is trying to figure out if "he loves me..." or "he loves me..." :)  I do like Valentine's Day, but I am so thankful for a sweet husband that tells me and shows me EVERY day of the year that he loves me!

I took my Spellbinders and cut out of the DP so that my image and sentiment would show through rather than layering them on top.  I popped it up for a bit of dimension.  

My image is "Loves Me Birdbrain" which is the February free digi from From the Heart Stamps.  This image is required for FTHS February Digital Stamp of the Month Challenge.   I'm also submitting this to Sister Act #94 [anything goes] and Through The Craft Room Door Feb 17-23. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!