Tuesday Morning Sketches #260

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

I've got a card for you.  There is no sentiment on the front of this one because I embossed before I realized I had not done it!  :P  This is my daughter's birthday card.  She turned 18, so she's no longer a little girl, but she's got the red hair!!  :)  This is pretty CAS, but it was made with a lot of love!!!

Supplies...
~Recollections "Portobello Road" (I think it is actually a masculine stack but I love this page!)
~Hand Stained Bias Tape from Kraft Outlet
~CB Swiss Dots embossing folder {This is the first EF I ever bought.  I have a few, several, lots, too many to admit to, almost 100, not enough embossing folders, but this one still gets used the most!}
~Recollections adhesive pearls
~Gretchen Loves Roses digi from Your Next Stamp colored with Spectrum Noir markers

Our sponsor this week is Your Next Stamp.  Play along to win!!

Our sketch is by Jessi...  This is a great sketch that can be CAS or layered and embellished!!

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

Celebrate today!

Today we are celebrating!  This is my oldest daughter's 18th birthday!!  (We actually started celebrating yesterday since my parents and sister were visiting but had to head home today.)   So I have a birthday card to show you.  It's not her card (I'll show you that later), but it is a birthday card. ;)

My image is Cupcake Ants from Doodle Pantry.

Challenges...
613 Avenue Create #81 - anything goes w/ optional "party time"
Through the Craft Room Door July 22-29 - anything goes
Seize the Birthday - String or twine or anything goes (I did AG)
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #70 - polka dots
Sister Act Challenge #67 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Happy Birthday - TMS #259

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

I've got a birthday card to show you.  I apologize for the poor quality of my pic.   Sunday we had my daughter's homeschool graduation and party.  At the beginning of the service, I took out my camera and it was broken!  So I'm relying on my phone until I can get it looked at.  Not fun!

Here's our wonderful sketch by Melissa...

This week, DRS Designs is our sponsor and was generous in supplying the DT with images.  Thank you so much!!

My image is Dogwood Branch and the sentiment is Small 1 Line Happy Birthday.  The image is colored with Spectrum Noir.  My DP is pink paislee "London Market."   My image is cut out using Spellbinders Mat Basics, and the fancy cut behind it is Spellbinders Fleur de Lis.

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

Roughin' it!

My kids are going off to camp in a few weeks, and I want to send a note for each of them to read mid-week.  I was going to make a basic "hello" or "thinking of you" but decided to try to go with the camping theme!  One of my DD's saw me working on this and said, "I'd be totally content roughing it."  Good thing... the camp is the Wilds!  (Haha!  She doesn't realize she's probably going to get this one!)

My image and sentiment are from one of this month's releases at Doodle Pantry.  It's Happy Trails Camper.  This set is FREE with any purchase for a few more days... until July 24.  Hurry over! :)
My DP is 7 Gypsies, the image is cut with Spellbinders Labels One and distressed with TH vintage photo, and the brad is MM Antique Copper.

This week, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Pile It On challenge #29 - Summer Fun, so play along there for a chance to win some DP goodies!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Big Eyed Beauty - TMS #258

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   You are going to love this week's creations!  We are sponsored by My Besties and all Sherri's images are all have such beautiful big eyes!  I am so amazed at the expression these artists are able to portray!

Here is my card...

My image is Big Eye Big Head Dolls Digi IMG726...

Here is my sketch... :)

As I said, our sponsor is My Besties... check out the shop... about 40 pgs of images!!!  Play along for a chance to win 5 images of your choice!

 

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

Bunny hugs

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!!  I've been sick but am feeling better this evening.  I think I just needed some crafting therapy! :)  I've got a cute card to show you...

Isn't this image adorable?  I did not add a sentiment yet because this could be a "thinking of you" card, it could be a baby card, it could be a birthday card... so many possibilities!   My paper is scraps and so is the ribbon.  Yay for using bits and pieces!!!  My image is Doodle Pantry Bunny Friends. 

Challenges...
Sister Act #65 - anything goes
TTCRD July 8-14 - anything goes
{PIN}spirational Challenge #115 - photo (I went with the colors)

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

Celebrate the Season -TMS #257

Wow!  Three Christmas cards in a row!  I just might be ready by Dec! (of 2015, maybe!!! LOL) 

It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches and we've got a fun sketch for you this week plus this is our JUDGED CHALLENGE with a TWIST!!  The twist is to use blue, green, and black on your card!  I am back from vacation and will be visiting your blogs again and can't wait to see your creations, so please play along this week!!

On my card, the green is a bit difficult to see... the washi is blue and green... 

 

my supplies...
Close To My Heart "Glory To God" clear stamp set
Canvas Corp Blue & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse DP
Recollections washi tape
OLD ric rac that had belonged to my MIL
Blue and green baker's twine

our sketch...

our sponsor...
Patti Rowe, a Close To My Heart consultant.  Thank you, Patti, for sponsoring!!!

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

Doodle Pantry Christmas in July!

Tomorrow is July 4th and we'll be enjoying barbecues and fireworks and... I've got a Christmas card for you!!  :)

Today is Doodle Pantry's July Release and Challenge.   There are fewer than normal new sets because Laurie and her family are in the midst of a move!!  She is awesome because I can't begin to imagine trying to create anything is the midst of getting a house sale-able and moving not to mention that she injured her hand last month!!!
SO... in addition to the new sets, some of us are showcasing previous releases in conjunction with the challenge theme... "Make it Christmas" OR "Make a Splash" so if you are remembering that Christmas is only 174 days away, you can create something Christmas-y, or if you are just trying to keep cool, create a project with water (or water creatures or swimming, etc!)

I went with "Christmas"!  (Though if you have to decorate a cactus for Christmas, you are probably in need of a splash in some cool water, too!! LOL)

My DP is Paper Studio, image cut with Spellbinders Postage Stamp, AC ribbon, and star brad.   My cactus and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry's Holiday Cactus.

So play along with our "Christmas" or "Make a Splash" Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge to win some DP images of your own!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Christmas and Canada! - TMS #256

Happy Tuesday to you!!!  And Happy July 1st to you!!!   That means Happy Canada Day to my Canadian peeps!! :)  I've got something for you if you scroll down a bit. ;)

It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches and we've got a wonderful versatile sketch and wonderful sponsor!  (But don't we always??!!??)

My card is a Christmas card...  I know, I know... not very July 1st-ish!

I used fancy pants "winterland" DP, Sweet 'n Sassy Small Snowflake Dies, and Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Tags Clear Stamp Set.

Here's the great sketch by Melissa...

 

You may have guessed that our wonderful sponsor is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!!!

Now for my Canada Day card!!  I took the sketch and stretched it tall for this card...

Isn't this cute???  I miss spending Canada Day at my parents cottage in NB, enjoying family, swimming,  water skiing, and getting sunburned!!  Always got sunburned!!

When I saw this Canada Day freebie from Whimsie Doodles, I couldn't resist her!!  My DP is AC "Jolly." It is actually a Christmas pad! LOL  I thought the "snowflakes" matched the sparkler!

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

Flowers and more flowers

Hi!  I hope you're having a great weekend!  This is a scheduled post as I'm on vacation!!!!  :)  I hope I'm having a good time! :)

I've got a couple of floral cards for you...

These both were made using Floral Jug from Doodle Pantry.  FYI, this set is FREE with any purchase!!!!

I used a few different scraps of paper on these cards and several different embossing folders... Sorry, I can't remember what they all were.

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

Congrats Graduate -TMS #255

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!   I've showed you a few grad cards I've made, but this one is special... it's for my daughter!  We home school and are planning her graduation and party for next month, but she is ALL DONE!!  Both of us are excited!! 

Since we home school, we don't technically have school colors but she loves mint so that's what I chose to use!  She especially loves mint Chevron!  I didn't only make a card, but I made a little gable box that matches, too.   (These pics make them look a bit more blue than they really are.)

Our sketch is a great one by Melissa...

Our sponsor is Digital Delights by Looby Lou!

The grad image is Flower Power Daisy Graduates, the sentiment is Congrats Graduate Sentiment, and the box is Gable Box SVG Cut File all from Digital Delights.  The Chevron is digital paper from Lilly Ashley's Etsy shop.  The number DP is Recollections "Charming."  The image and sentiment were cut with Spellbinders Petite Ovals.  Regular burlap and brads finished it off.

We're taking off on vacation today so my blog visiting will be very limited for the next 2 weeks, but I'll be back and checking you out after that!   

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris - she's off this week

Melissa

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

Super Dad!!

This is the card I made for my kids to give my husband for Father's Day, then I forgot to post it! :P

 

My image is Super Birdbrain.  It is From the Heart's June Stamp of the Month Challenge image.  I've wanted to play along here for awhile and just never made it happen, but when I saw this image at a couple of friends' blogs, I knew I had to get this one and start playing along!   The DP is DCWV All About Boys,  the image is framed with Spellbinders Postage Stamp, and the huge brad is from Making Memories.

I am entering this in these challenges...

FTHS June Free Stamp of the Month Challenge - must use Super Birdbrain image

Sister Act Card Challenge #62 - anything goes

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

A Sweet Friendship - TMS #254

Yay!!!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!!  :)   Fun sketch, wonderful sponsor, and some amazing inspiration for you over at TMS!!

Here is my card...

As I'm posting this, I realized I forgot my original plan.  When I first saw the sketch, I thought it would be neat to make the oval a window and put my image on the inside.  Oh well!  Too late now! LOL   I used Doodle Pantry's Porch Swing for my image, sentiment, and BG paper.  The border punch is MS and I used Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Petite Scalloped Ovals.  I added adhesive pearls to the center of the tiny Prima flowers.

Here is the sketch...

 

Our sponsor is Doodle Pantry!!  Play long for your chance to win some awesome images!!  So many fun, or quirky, or realistic, colored and outline images, with digi papers to choose from!!  Yeah, I'm on the DP DT, too! :)

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

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

"Because I Care"

I've got a fairly simple but pretty card to send a friend who needs a bit of encouragement.

 

My image is Daffodil & Sweet Pea COLOR Plus from Doodle Pantry.   This card was one of several I made for a friend who loves "modern" communication like FB and texting but wants to get back to sending hand written notes from the heart. 


Challenges...
Pile It On #23 - use patterned paper
Sentimental Sunday #210 - anything goes plus sentiment
Lexi's Creations #118 - for a friend 
Word Art Wednesday #136 - anything goes (Scripture or uplifting sentiment)
Sister Act Card Challenge #61 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have  blessed day!!!

For Dad -TMS #253

Father's Day is Sunday!!  Have you made your card for your dad and/or husband yet?   If not, I can help you.  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches and I think this week's sketch works very well for a masculine card.  It had better... this week is our Judged Challenge with a Twist and the twist is "Masculine"!!!

Here's my "manly" card...

My image is "Tools" from Beccy's Place.  The DP is 7 Gypsies "Venice."  This paper is wonderful for masculine cards!!   The sentiment is from Raisin Boat's "Time Flies" clear set.  Some black twine finished it off. 

This week's sketch is one that I designed...

And this week's sponsor is ME!  :)  Play along with us this week and if you follow the sketch and do the twist ("Make It Manly"), you will be eligible to win the prize.  What is the prize, you ask??
It is a set of Spectrum Noir markers!  It's the 6 pc set "Essentials."  You know you want them!!! :)  So play along!!

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee 

Jessi
Kris

Melissa

Make your manly card and come play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!! 
 

Sock Monkey Grad - TMS #252

Hi!  It's Tuesday and time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  I'm having fun making grad cards and this week I have another one.  This one is the best, I think, because I love sock monkeys!!!  They are soooo cute!  {I'll let you in on a secret... my hubby even bought me sock monkey pj's!! :) }

This is a wonderful sketch by Melissa... Remember that you can flip or turn the sketch, use different shapes, and make it your own... we just need to be able to see the sketch in your creation! 

 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps!!  Playing with Bugaboo images is always fun!!!  Play along with us and you could win some Bugaboo images!!

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

Angela

Bonnie
Jenee

Jessi
Kris - She's off this week for her son's grad :)

Melissa

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

Doodle Pantry's June Release!!

Can it really be June already???  This month my oldest finishes high school!  It just doesn't seem possible!

Enough crying... the positive side of it being June 1 is that we have Doodle Pantry's June Release!!   Scroll down to see them all.  After you take a look at my card, of course! ;)

 I LOVE this sentiment!! 

I used Vintage Gentleman...

My DP is 7 Gypsies Venice, the image is cut out using Spellbinders Labels Three, all edges are inked with TH "walnut stain," the lace is Paper Studio, and the antique copper brad is Making Memories.  The 'twine' is a thread pulled from burlap. :)

I'm going to show you all the new sets available this month, but here is some good news first!!!

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JUNE 2014 SPECIALS

The NEW JUNE 2014 releases are 25% OFF ONLY from June 1st thru 4th

No coupon needed to get the June special, prices are already reduced on the new June releases!

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Vintage Gentleman, Liberty Bell, and Carousel Horse 5 are all new sets!!

The following sets are all previously sold at CDS and newly colored!  Great sets!!  Many would be wonderful for Father's Day cards and gifts!!!!

 Classic Bug & Gas Can - this set is FREE with purchase June 1-24!!

 Classic Cars 3

Dirt Rides

Gone Fishing

Mini Summer Trio

Porch Swing

Smooth Sailing & Map

USA Charlie

Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 47 starts today at noon at the Doodle Pantry Blog!  The theme is "Make It Manly" so find your manly supplies, create something wonderful, and play along!!!  This month there will be *THREE* randomly chosen winners!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Please go check out the wonderful new release at Doodle Pantry then be sure to play along with the challenge!!

Have a blessed day!!