May your day be brighter - TMS #546

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

This is a week of mixed feelings for me.  (As has been the last few months! I've gone from happy to sad and back again in a split second!)  Yesterday, we left NY. This has been our home for 15 yrs and we're sad to leave this place and our friends that have become family here!  (Ps. 56:8 tells us that God keeps our tears in a bottle... mine must be HUGE!!)  
But even as I'm sad to leave, I'm excited about the future and the next plan and place that God has for us!  

Here is my card for today...

I really cannot tell you how I made this because it was awhile ago, and I don't remember details.  Also, I've had my craft room packed up for several weeks, so can't go looking. :D 
(I do have a blessing to share... the house we bought is large enough for me to have craft space!  I didn't think that was going to happen, so I'm very thankful!!) 

Here's the sketch for this week...

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Just celebrate - TMS #545

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Today we've got something different and fun for you.  Our sketch is tall! :)

Here's my card...

My DP is Recollections Regent Street.  My image and sentiment are Tim Holtz.  

Here's our super fun sketch for the week...

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Only you - TMS #544

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

I'm not sure what my paper is.  I'm moving in a couple of weeks and all my stuff is packed, so I have nothing to refer to.  :D  I know my sentiment stamp is Heidi Swapp.  


Here's our sketch for this week...

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

JOY gift bag - SCC #110

This year is flying by!  I'ts March 1st, and that means it's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #110!  This month's theme is "anything but a card," so it's time for other creative Christmas projects!!

I used a red gift bag from the dollar store, DP from K&Co Mod Holiday, Glitter Cutouts (the snowflakes) from DIY Holiday,  letters created and cut with Make-the-Cut, and a wreath made with Impression Obsession Scribbled Circles, a MS branch punch, a hole punch, and baker's twine.

I could not get a very good pic, but this is really cute IRL!  (The colors actually do match!)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Thinking of you - TMS #543

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  We had a great time revisiting our favorite sketches from last year, but we're playing with all new sketches now!! 

This was very easy to make, and I love the simple elegance of it.  The flourish is from Raisin Boat "All About You" and I stamped and heat embossed it on the DP.  The border is a MS border punch.  I adhered that to black CS and cut the panel with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.  My sentiment is from Raisin Boat "Oops A Daisy."     

Here's our sketch...

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Embossed thanks - TMS #542

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This week is our last revisited sketch, so next week, it'll be a new one!  I do love replaying our sketches, but it's also fun to have a new one each week.

This was quick and easy to put together, but I really like it!!
My BG is embossed with Cuttlebug Thank You Words EF.  The die cut sentiment is from a Cuttlebug plate... With Gratitude.  I used Unbranded Stitched Rectangles, Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics, and Sizzix Banners dies.  

This is Patti's favorite  (sketch #512)

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Classic masculine birthday + more - TMS #541

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got 3 cards to show you today!!  Here's my fave...

For this card, my image and sentiment are from The Project Bin "Classic Man."  I used the Paper Studio "The Great Rock Island Route" DP.  I used Spellbinders Standard Circles, Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics, and unbranded Stitched Scalloped Rectangles from Cheapo Dies.The doily is Recollections, and the twine and adhesive dots are from my stash.  


Here's #2...

This image is from Sunny Studio "Happy Camper."  The DP is Pink Paislee "Outfitters" and everything else is from my stash.  


Now for #3...  (This was actually the inspiration for the sketch way back when, but I didn't share it then.)

I believe the DP was from my scrap box and I know the image and sentiment are Doodle Pantry.  


This sketch Melissa's choice to revisit from 2019... (sketch #511)

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

From the pastor's desk - TMS #540

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This week, I made a card for my husband to use.  I've done several using this image in the past, but had several printed and thought this would be a good sketch to use one. 

**Sherry who commented about the image... I'm unable to reply through email to your comment, so if you comment again with a way to contact you, I will.  I have many printed that I'd gladly send to you.  Or contact me at sfoster (at) midtel (dot) net.

This is an awesome colored image and sentiment from Doodle Pantry.  I was on the DT before it closed a few yrs ago.  Still love the images!  (I need to use the ones like this that I have left soon so my hubby can use them.  He is leaving the pastorate next month and going to be academic dean of a Bible translation school.  Sad to leave NY and the ministry here, but we're so excited to see what the Lord has in store!!)
My DP is MME Portobello Road.  I used Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics, CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles, and Sizzex Banners dies. 

This week, we are playing with LJ's favorite.  (This was sketch #507)

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Be merry - SCC #109

Welcome to February!!  It's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #109!  Our theme this month is "Ornaments"!

Supplies:
DP - MME Vintage Christmas
Ornament die - Memory Box Swirl Ornament
Sentiment - My Craft Spot "Joy to the World"
Dies - CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles, Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics,  Die-Versions Stitched Circles, Spellbinders Standard Circles

Come play along HERE and get a head start on your Christmas cards for this year!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Warmest wishes - TMS #539

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This past Christmas, I gave/sent over 120 handmade cards.  Not sure if I'll be able to do that again this year, but I'm trying to work on my stash early.  

This was fun and very easy to make.  The mittens are stickers that I've had forever!  I think I got these the first year I started making scrapbooks... in 2005!!!  I had to add some glue to them because the adhesive was so old. :D  
I had a bit of trouble finding paper that matched them, but this page from Crate Paper Peppermint worked.  The sentiment is from SSS Build A Snowman and cut out with Die-versions Stitched Circles.  

Here's our sketch... this is Lisa's favorite from last year... (sketch #507)

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Birthday balloons - TMS #538

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This is a birthday card for a friend's little girl who just turned 1!  

For this card, I used Die-Namics Happy Birthday Balloon die, AC My Baby DP, Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Petite Scalloped Ovals, and CB Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The "1" is an AC Thicker. 


Here's our sketch... this is Kitty's favourite... (#515)

Challenges...
Dies R Us #137 - birthday
Simply Create Too #156 - monochromatic



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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Buffalo Plaid Christmas

Most of my cards are for my design teams, but sometimes I just play around and make a card for fun.  Such as this white Buffalo check card...

This is pretty basic, too, other than my BG.  I found some stencils at Tuesday Morning that were intended for cookies, but they are in my craft room and will probably never ever make it to the kitchen!!  :D
I used the Buffalo plaid (AKA gingham) stencil and used my blending brush and added black ink to white cardstock.   I used 2 different sized snowflake punches and embossed them with CB Swiss Dots.  My sentiment is Pink & Main's Merry Christmas stamp and die set.

Challenges...
Christmas 24 #002 - anything goes
Christmas Crafts All Year Round Jan - anything Christmas or Holiday goes
Merry Little Christmas #18 - January anything Christmas goes
ABC Christmas A or B - A is for anything goes or B for bingo (I did A)
Little Red Wagon #532 - Christmas
Scrapy Land #130 - anything goes w/ brand SL sells (Pink & Main)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - use a stencil
Happy Little Stampers - January anything goes w/ dies


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

You're sew sweet - TMS #537

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

My image and sentiment are clear stamps from Neat & Tangled "Crafting is My Jam." My DP is Recollections Regent Street.  I used Spellbinders Classic Squares and A2 Matting Basics.  The "tape measure" is an adhesive tape that I've had forever.  I added tiny buttons from Buttons Galore & More for the dot element. 



This week's sketch is my favorite from last year...  (This was #501.)

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Beautiful you - TMS #536

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

As usual, we are revisiting the teams' favorite sketches from the previous year, so the design of this card may look familiar if you're a regular player... 

My image/sentiment are from Neat & Tangled "Bloom" and colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  My DP is Bo Bunny "Early Bird."  I used Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics and Standard Circles.  The greenery is a MS branch punch.


Our sketch is Andrea's favorite (sketch #508)...

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Gingerbread Christmas - SCC #108

A whole new world year!!! :)  It's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #108 with the theme of "for a child."  I got to choose the theme for this month. :)

Most cards I make are made with adults or an entire family in mind, so it was fun to create just for a child...

And this will be fun for a child... I used an Action Wobble behind the image...

 My image is a pre-colored digi from Imagine That Digistamp "Gingerbread Scene."  My paper is K&Compnay Mod Holiday. I used Double Stitched Rectangles and Stitched Banners from Cheapo Dies.  I also used a MFT Ric Rac die.


So I know Christmas was just a week ago, but it's now 2020!  It's never too early to start getting ready for this year.  ;)
Please come and play along this month! (Just click on the underlined words.) Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Snowpeople TP - TMS #535

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This week is our Annual Anything Goes challenge!  Literally... anything goes!!   And this challenge lasts for 2 weeks, so you have until January 5 to link up your creation.  

But first, I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas!!  May the Christ of Christmas fill your heart and home with joy!! 

Now on to the challenge... I've got embroidered toilet paper to show you!! :)

Aren't they cute??!?  This is so fun!  If you do machine embroidery but have never embroidered on TP, I encourage you to do it.  It's so fun and there are so many awesome designs just for TP.  You can use just about any 4x4 design that is not too dense.  

I discovered it is best to hoop the stabilizer and pin the TP to it.  I have hooped the TP, but pinning helps keep it from tearing.

I made several different designs for a craft show earlier this fall. Some of them are so funny!  This makes a great gag gift or a fun gift for that person who has everything! 

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Happy birthday - TMS #534

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Today I have a birthday card to show you...

My DP is Prima Stationer's Desk.  I can't remember where my digital image is from... it's another printed-and waiting image in my stash.  It's colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  The sentiment is The Project Bin Classic Man.  The ribbon is from my stash, and the branches are a MS punch.  


Here's our sketch for the week...

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Happy Christmas - TMS #533

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I'e got another Christmas card to show you... not because I needed to make another, but because this image has been on my table for awhile.  I finally colored it and used it! 

My image is a digi from From the Heart Stamps (a shop now closed) that I colored with  my Spectrum Noir markers and a white gel pen.  My DP is Graphic 45 A Christmas Carol.  The snowflakes are a MS punch.  

Here's our sketch by Andrea... 

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Swirl ornament - TMS #532

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

My card is pretty simple, but still pretty, IMHO.  My paper, which doubles as my sentiment, is First Edition A Christmas Story.  The ornament is Memory Box Swirl Ornament, and my bow is a gold fiber from my stash.  Simple but elegant.

I actually made 3 cards with our sketch using different shapes for the corner element... the ornament above, a tree, and a circle.

Here's our sketch... 

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

Andrea
Kitty
Lisa Lynn

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Winter wonderland - SCC #107

December is here!!  Christmas is only 24 days away!!! :)   It's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #107 with the theme of "Winter Wonderland."

Have you even taken a sleigh ride?  If not, you have missed out!  Hearing the crunch of snow under the runners, seeing the snow sparkle in the moonlight, and... getting snow down your neck as you pass snow-laden tree branches! :)  So much fun!!!  And that's my definition of a winter wonderland, so here's my card...

My image is Sweet n Sassy Stamps Old Fashioned Christmas clear stamp that I stamped with VersaMark Black Onys and heat embossed.  I inked the panel with TH faded jeans and antique linen distress ink and cut it out with Spellbinders Classic Squares.  I just held a small circle and inked over it to get the moon.  My DP is Graphic 45 Christmas Carol.  It's hard to see, but I cut the bottom half with Poppystamps Stiched Landscapes.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Build a Snowman.  It's cut out with Stitched banners from Cheapo Dies.  The ribbon is from my stash.

This card makes we want lots of snow and to take a sleigh ride!!  (A storm is coming today, so I may get the lots of snow part!) Sweet memories growing up!

Please come over and play along this month!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!