It Is Well - TMS #471

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

For this card, I stamped the verse from Sweet n Sassy Hymn Blocks on watercolor paper with Versamark and heat  embossed with white.  I then sponged on TH  stormy sky distress ink.  I was trying for a more mottled look, but this is what I ended up with.  The DP is the Paper Studio the Linen Door.  My die cut is Darice Swirl Scroll die. 


Here's the sketch for this week...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Hello! - TMS #470

9/11 -- Today is the 17th anniversary of that horrific day.  May we never forget the lives lost nor the need to continue to stand for freedom!  {{If you are ever in NYC, please take time to visit the 9/11 Memorial!!}}

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Here's my card for this week's challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches!   

My flowers are a colored image from Doodle Pantry that's been sitting on my table awhile.  It's cut out with CottageCutz Stitched Circles.  My DP is the Paper Studio the Linen Door.  The "hello" is from an unbranded set of several words that I got from some deal of the day place awhile back.  The dark panel was cut with an unbranded rectangle set then the end cut with the same circle to fit the sketch.  


Here's our sketch for the week...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Joy to the World

It's been such a busy summer that it's been awhile since I've posted anything other than my design team commitment, but I had some extra time in my craft room, so I decided to make a Christmas card.  I searched for some challenges for inspiration and came up with this...

Here's a closeup of the front...

Supplies...
~Di's Digis "Merry Snowmen"
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Unbranded Stitched Nesting Banners
~the Paper Studio "Pine St Square" DP
~ribbon from my stash
~Clear sentiment from Sunny Studio "Christmas Chapel"


Challenges...
Di's Digis - fancy folds (I made an easel card)
Winter Wonderland - Christmas Joy (snowmen and singing carols both bring me joy!)
ABC Christmas Challenge - S for snow or T for teal (I went with S for snow)
Christmas with the Cuties #19 - the cutest snowmen
The Holly and Ivy Christmas #35 - anything Christmas goes
Merry Little Christmas Sept - anything goes Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge Aug 15 - Sept 14 - anything goes Christmas
Crimbo Crackers #166 - anything goes Christmas


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Masculine birthday - TMS #469

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got a bright and fun masculine birthday card for you today.  Masculine cards are always a challenge for me.  I feel like they turn out either too dark and dull or too feminine. *shrug* I suppose this could be given to a lady, but it definitely seems masculine enough for a man.  

The truck is a colored digi from Fred, She Said.  My DP is the Paper Studio Linen Door.  The scribbled circle is Impression Obsession Scribble Circles die.  The almost hidden border is a MS punch.  My sentiment is a TH cling stamp.  The red adhesive dots are the Paper Studio.  I'm happy with how this turned out.  For once, my pic is decent, but this looks even better IRL. :)  

Challenges...
Love to Scrap #113 - anything goes
Love to Craft #26 - Sept anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Sept - must use patterned paper
Always Happy Birthday Sept - always happy birthday 


That card above was actually the second card I made... after making the one below, I decided to try again because I wasn't happy with the die I'd used for the squiggly element (see sketch below) plus I missed an element!  Also, it came out looking so dark in the pic. :/

This one was quick and easy.  I used a verse printed and waiting, scrap paper, and a bit of ribbon from my scrap box.  The cross stitch rectangles and little flower are from Cheapo Dies. 


So here's the sketch...

And our prize this week is a pack of green, blue and red glitter brush pens by Arto....

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Baby congrats - TMS #468

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Here's my card for this week...  {{Sorry my post is a couple of hours late!!!}} 

I made this because I was going through my dies and realized I had never used this adorable little cow and that it would be perfect for this sketch!  Isn't she cute??!??   The die is an unbranded one from Cheapo Dies.  It's framed with Spellbinders Petite Ovals.  The clear sentiment is Pebbles "Baby."  It's cut with a fishtail from Spellbinders Lacey Pennants.  My paper is AC "My Baby."  A button and twine from my stash finished it off.

Here's our sketch for the week...

Challenges...
Fab 'n' Funky #405 - babies
Cardz 4 Galz #78 - dies and/or punches
Fussy and Fancy #219 - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #348 - #349 - anything goes w/ uplifting sentiment
Polkadoodles #34 - anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Aug - anything goes w/ dies


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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Get well - TMS #467

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Here's my card for this week's challenge...

Supplies...
-Bugaboo Nurse Bear Bandaide
-Spectrum Noir markers
-Crate Paper DIY Shop DP
-Spellbinders Labels 
-Raisin Boat Oops a Daisy clear sentiment
-Spellbinders Petite Ovals
-CC Designs Hearts & Arrows die


Here's the fun sketch for this week...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

faith, hope, charity - TMS #466

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Here's my card for this week's challenge...

My DP is DCWV Mariposa.  The verse is from Word Art Wednesday a very long time ago that I've had printed and waiting for awhile.  All my panels are cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and B.  The leaves are Spellbinders Foliage.  The flowers are Prima and I added Paper Studio adhesive pearls to them.  


Here's our sketch for the week...

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #346-347 - anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Polkadoodles #32 - anything goes
Everyday Art Challenge #429 - just words or a word die



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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

hello beautiful - TMS #465

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

My flower and sentiment are Hero Arts Color Layering "For You Flowers."   The ink is Studio G.  I'm kind of annoyed because the "hello" is straight, but the "beautiful" is not!  So just turn your head a bit sideways so you can't tell! ☺

Here's our sketch for the week...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Action grad - TMS #464

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!   I know this is late to be posting a grad card, but this is for a friend whose party is this weekend.  

I went old school... the mortarboards are on Action Wobbles! :)   Haven't used these in a few yrs.  

My paper is the remnants of a DCWV Graduation stack I got years ago.  The image and sentiment are Sweet n Sassy Stamps Graduations stamp and die set. Some baker's twine and a button finished it off.  

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Father's Day - TMS #463

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

I know, I know!  Father's Day is long past, but when I was making my cards last month, this sketch was perfect for the images I wanted to use.  I've actually got 2 cards to show you.

This one, I sent to my dad...  (he's a car/truck guy!)

And my kids gave this one to my hubby...

The truck is from Fred, She Said.  Can't remember where the best. dad. ever. came from.  Paper and ribbon from my stash.  Spellbinders Postage Stamp and Squares dies were used to frame the images.  The arrows are Momenta dies.  


Here's the sketch... isn't this a fun one?

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Love and a baby - TMS #462

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got 2 cards to show you this week.  The first one was easy because I let the paper do the work for me, but then I decided to actually follow the sketch! :D  

If you came from TMS, this isn't the card you clicked on, but it is the first one I created...

This DP is MME Paris & Co.  My sentiment is DRS Designs.  My circles are cut with an unbranded set of pierced dies from Cheapo Dies.  My chipboard heart is Studio 18.

Here's card number 2...

My DP is Heidi Grace Daydream.  My precolored image and sentiment are Doodle Pantry (closed).  


This is our wonderful sketch for the week...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Thank you - TMS #461

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

My week is crazy busy, so no time for much chit-chat.  My DP is scraps.  The black frame is Spellbinders Labels 18.  The oval is cut and emossed using CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  My sentiment is Heidi Swapp.  My flower is Spellbinders Blossoms 5.  I added twine and a brad from my stash.      

Here's the sketch...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Hello - TMS #460

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  We've got a really fun sketch this week!  Here's my take on it...

My DP is Authentique "Latest & Greatest."  I cut my small rectangles with a small die that cuts 6 at a time.  Its packaging is long gone, and I cannot remember where I got it.  My sentiment is Die-Versions.  I cut several layers to give it some dimension.  


Here's the sketch...

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Floral congratulations - TMS #459

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!   Here's my card for this week...

This card could be used for many occasions, but I'm using it as a wedding card.   My image is from ......  The sentiment is from Raisin Boat .....  Even after spotlighting the image, it still felt bare.  I don't own any sequins (I thought I had purchased some awhile back but could not find them), so I used a round punch to make some.  The paper used is sparkly, so they are really pretty IRL!  


Here's our awesome sketch...  

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Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Thank you - TMS #458

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!   My card is a "simple" thank you card, but still very pretty IMHO.  

I actually made 2...  This second one has the bow tied exactly like the sketch, but unfortunately, it was after I had used this one that I realized I had taken the pic before trimming the ribbon. Oops!  I did fix it before sending. :) 

Here's the sketch.  Like I mentioned, it's pretty simple, so the choice of paper, ribbon, and image/sentiment can really change it up...

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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Forever - TMS #457

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

This week's card is a wedding card.  I tried to make it an easel card, but that part didn't work out, so they'll have to open it up the old-fashioned way. :)

Supplies...

Neenah printed vellum
Cuttlebug Love Language EF
Inkadinkado clear sentiment
Studio 112 flourish clear stamp
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
SPellbinders Standard Circles
Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles
MS branch punch
the Paper Studio brad
silk flower from my stash


This sketch is so beautiful and I can't wait to see everyone's interpretation!!! 

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

BFF - TMS #456

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

Here's my card(s) for this week...

This Di's Digis Scruffy Kitty was half colored, so I finished her and made this card.  I wasn't really thrilled with it for several reasons, so I decided to try again.  I made a Christmas card. Wasn't sure which was better, so I decided to share both. :)

The shimmery paper is so pretty IRL! 

Here's the sketch... 

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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