Birthday wishes - TMS #590

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Here's my quick and easy, but still nice, birthday card...

My paper is from my scrap box.  (I'm really, really trying to use what I have rather than buying more even though buying new paper is so much fun!!! LOL)  My sentiment is from Raisin Boat's You Said It! and is heat embossed.  My flower is Tim Holtz Small Tattered Flowers, and the brad is from my stash.  

This week, we are revisiting Margreet's favorite from last year.  Sometimes I take a little (or a lot of) poetic license with the sketches, but I followed this one very closely...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Thanks - TMS #589

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

My paper is DCWV Pastel Patterns.  My image is from iralamijashop.  My sentiment is Raisin Boat You Said It!  The button is PaperTrey Ink Buttoned Up #1 die tied with a bit of twine.  I also used Pink & Main Layered Slim Line Dies.  

This week, we are showcasing Debi's favorite from last year...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Wishing you comfort - TMS #588

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  We're still working of favorites of 2019 and this week it's mine.  This was sketch #563 on July 14.

Unfortunately, I've needed several sympathy cards recently so I made one with this sketch...

The paper from MME Portobello Road is a soft teal and looks much better IRL.  My rose is Die-namites Rosy Rose.  The sentiment is from JustRite Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments. 

I took some poetic license with the sketch, as you can see...  (If you want to see my previous card with this sketch, click *here*)

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Hibiscus thank you - TMS #587

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  We had a lot of wonderful entries in our Annual Anything Goes challenge!!  Thank you for playing!!  

I had hoped to have extra time in my craft room over the holidays, but... nope, did not happen.  I do need several thank you cards, so I popped in and put one together pretty quickly...  but didn't like it, so I made another... this one.  

My DP is Simple Stories Simple Vintage Botanicals.  My flower is Sunny Studio Hawaiian Hibiscus.  I have to admit that I had this stamp/die in mind when I created this sketch last year.  I stamped the flower with Catherine Pooler Coral Cabana, Samba, and Rockin' Red.  I cut the leaves from a scrap using a leaf from TH Small Tattered Flowers. My sentiment was sitting on my desk just waiting to be used. ;)  

Here's our sketch for the week.  [You don't have to use hibiscus. ;) ]   We are revisiting the DT's favorite sketches from last year.  Andrea's choice is first up...   

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Have a Sweet Christmas - SCC #120

Happy New Year!!!  Only 51 weeks until Christmas!! LOL  

At Sparkles Christmas Challenge, we play all year long to try to be ready when Christmas comes around.  2020 was a bit of a challenge in many ways, one of which was my card making, so I'm hoping to do better this year.  So here is my first card of 2021...

Our theme this month is Holiday/Christmas Treats, so I've got a gingerbread house...

If you think the shape looks, odd, it's because it is partially open in the pic.  Here's the inside...

My image and sentiment were in my printed-and-waiting-to-be-used box, so I'm not completely sure, but I think they are Doodle Pantry. 

We'd love to have you start your cards and come play along with is at Sparkles Christmas Challenge! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

The most wonderful time of the year - TMS #586

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Only 3 days 'til CHRISTmas!!!  :)   This is our Annual Anything Goes challenge!  No sketch, no limits.  And this challenge goes for 2 weeks, so you've got time to play even at this busy season.  Maybe even with some new toys you find under your tree.  ;)  

I have a fun project to show you... embossed ornaments!  What do you think?  Take a look and then I'll explain how to do it.

"the most wonderful time of the year"

"in this house we laugh play & we jingle all the way"

(I must have moved on this one.  It didn't emboss as clearly as the others.)

"Don't get your tinsel in a tangle"

My sentiments are SumMore Fun Tangled Tinsel.  I used VersaMark, white embossing powder, and ribbon from my stash. 

To do this, use an anti-static tool or bag on the ornament.  Ink the stamp with VersaMark, hold it in the palm of your hand (curving it slightly in your hand), and firmly press the ornament into the stamp.  Pour the embossing powder on and gently heat emboss.  Take your time, being sure to keep the gun moving.  Add a bow and enjoy!  

I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!  See you in 2021!

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Rustic Christmas - TMS #585

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I really should be at the point of mailing my Christmas cards rather than still making them, but... this is 2020!  Enough said. 

After putting this all together, I realized I had cut the squares in a way that makes them all blend together rather than show distinctly, bit I didn't have time to fix it.  It's ok IRL, but not so great in this pic. :/ 

My paper is the Paper Studio Pine St Square. I love the rustic look of this!!

My sentiment is Raisin Boat Formal Phrases.  My tiny snowflakes are a little punch that I got when I first started paper crafting in 2005!  

Here's our fun sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Joy - TMS #584

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Yep, still making Christmas cards! :)

My paper is the Paper Studio Pine St. Square.  The mittens and sentiment were in my huge file of printed and waiting stuff, so I cannot remember where they are from.  Some baker's twine from my stash finished it off.  

I created this sketch based on a card that I made back in the spring...  

Obviously, a grad card.  My cap is from Sweet n Sassy "Congrats Grad."  I heat embossed it as you can see better in the next pic.  The paper was from my scrap box.   and how funny that I used the same twine... 7 months later! LOL 

Here's the sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Non-Traditional Christmas - SCC #119

 It is December!  The month of Christmas is here!  And soon after... 2020 will be over!!!  

(This is my second post today.  If you're looking for my Tuesday Morning Sketches post, keep scrolling or click HERE.)

What a year it has been!   I'm sure you've faced your own battles this year with the huge impact that Covid-19 had on our world.  Maybe you've struggled a lot.  Maybe this didn't personally affect you much.  Either way, it has been tough for so many.  I hope that as we look toward this Christmas season, you know the truth of Christmas!  Jesus Christ was born in a manger, lived a perfect life, and gave His life on the cross of Calvary so that every person who trusts in Him can know they have a home in heaven one day.  Trusting the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Savior not only gives us hope for eternity, but brings joy and peace in this life!  If you would like me to share more about this blessed truth with you, please contact me!

So when you enjoy your Christmas tree, your snowmen, your family and friends, don't forget to keep Christ as the center of you CHRISTmas!! 

For our challenge this month at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #119, our theme is non-traditional colors.  If you know me, this is not usually me.  I love my red and green! :)  But I am pleased with this card... 

Depending on your monitor, this might look more blue.  IRL it is a pretty teal green.  Looks great on my iPhone, but  looks an odd blue on my Dell laptop, so I'm not sure which you're seeing... sorry! 

My paper is Graphic 45 Christmas Carol.  I clear heat embossed and die cut the trees which are My Favorite Things O Christmas Trees.  My sentiment is Sweet n Sassy Stamps Christmas Tags and cut out with Spellbinders Ribbon Banners.  My hills are Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes.  

Please come join us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Christmas season!!

Jeremiah 29:11 - TMS #583

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

A non-Christmas card for a change! ;)  My sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps "God's Will" clear stamp.  This is one of my favorite verses in all of Scripture!!  What a comfort this is during a year like this!   The verse is stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx and heat embossed.  It's cut out with Spellbinders Petite Ovals.  My DP is Pebbles "Family Ties."  The border punch is Martha Stewart.  

Here's the sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Merry - TMS #582

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

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends!  I have so much to be thankful for on any given day, but today I am especially thankful that my whole family is together right now!  We are in FL where our girls are in college, and they will be coming home with us this weekend and finishing the semester online from home!  I'm a happy mama!  

But enough about me, here's my card...

This was such an easy card!  I have had this 12x12 pad for several years.  The paper, the penguin sticker, the sentiment sticker, and the green piece all came from this Paper Studio Happy Hootin' Holidays Scrapbook Pad.  My snowflakes in the corner are a MS punch. I also used Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics and Die-Versions Stitched Circles.   

Here's our sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Peace on Earth - TMS #581

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

This is a pretty simple slimline card.  It looked better in my mind, but oh well. I will put DP rather than Kraft if I make another like it. I didn't want the background to be too busy, but this ended up being too plain. LOL

My BG panel border is MS Diamond Star punch.  My image is CTMH "Glory to God."  It is heat embossed so has a shine IRL that's nice.  My branch is Die-Namites "Budding Branch."  You can't really see it behind the twine bow, but my button is made with Poppystamps Stitched Buttons Dies. 

(When you hold the heat gun under the paper, it embosses so smoothly!!) 

Here's our sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Shimmery poinsettia - TMS #580

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I'm making Christmas cards every chance I get, and this is no exception.  (I've had more time this past week since we had to quarantine when my husband tested positive for Covid. He's on the mend, but had a pretty rough week!)  

When I chose this paper, I thought it was more iridescent and less purple. (I do not like purple!)  But this is actually very beautiful in real life!  My paper is Canson Effects.  The poinsettia is Darice Poinsettia.  The sentiment is Pink & Main Merry Christmas.  

In this close up and you can see the shimmer.  

I had actually made the card in this next pic first but was not happy with it. I didn't cut enough layers of the flower and though not bad IRL, it's nothing special.  I forgot to take a close up of this.  The gold paper has the same shimmer as the above paper.  

Here's our sketch... 

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Snowflakes - TMS #579

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  The temps have been getting below freezing here at night, so I'm ready for snow!  I've heard we don't tend to get a lot here, so I have to create some of my own. ;) 

My paper is Echo Park Christmas.  My snowflake is Darice Large Snowflake die.  My sentiment is Raisin Boat Holiday Wishes.  

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

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

NOEL - SCC #118

 Happy November 1st!  Only 54 days until Christmas!  If you're still making cards, come over and join us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #118!  The theme this month is "Gold and/or Glitter." For my card, I went with the gold...

I used a black A2 card.  The gold paper is Canson Effects.  I cut a small panel of black with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics and dry embossed it with Darice Crackle.  My "NOEL" is Xcut Noel Mini Die.  I added some sheer ribbon from my stash, tied it with a small bit of twine, and added the snowflake from the center of the "O."   

The gold paper has a bit of shimmer that is really pretty IRL! 

This card is so much better IRL, and it was pretty simple to make, so this might be one to "mass produce" this year since with our move and working a lot, I'm still way behind in my cards.  And... there's a very real possibility some friends just might get a purchased card this year.  :O

Please come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!   

 Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Love you to pizzas - TMS #578

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I"ve got a fun card for you today... 

My paper is all from my scrap box.  My pizza and sentiment are Jillibean Soup stamp and die set.   

Here's our sketch... as you can see, I stretched it sideways. :)

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Merry Christmas x 4 - TMS #577

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got some more Christmas cards for you.  I've actually have 4!  This sketch is so fun that I kept creating with it. :)

I was shopping on Saturday and went into Tuesday Morning.   I love to check out their craft aisle!!  That's where I found this paper.  I really didn't NEED anymore Christmas paper, but my pads are getting low, so this wasn't a total impulse buy. ;)  It is Echo Park Christmas.   This is a beautiful double sided pad!  I used Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics for all my panels.  The strips were cut with my trimmer. A little twine bow finished them off. 

The reason I made 4 cards was that these sentiment blocks were all on a page, so it was easy, peasy.  :) 

Which do you like best? :)

Here's our sketch...

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Silver snowflake Christmas - TMS #576

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Time is flying, so I'm working on Christmas cards whenever I have a chance.  Here's one with this week's sketch...

I was searching for some red paper in my scrap box and came across this card with the front already embossed.  (I think it's Sizzix Snowflakes.)  My sentiment is Pink & Main Merry Christmas die.  My snowflakes are Sweet N Sassy Stamps Small Snowflakes.  The sentiment and snowflakes are cut from a silver paper.  Very pretty IRL!!  Here's a closeup so you see the shine a bit better...

Here's our fun sketch... can't wait to see what you do for the side element! :)

Challenges...

Crafty Friends #146 - use more than one die (snowflakes and sentiment)

Sweet Stampin' - use your old stash (my card and paper are well over 5 yrs old!)

Cute Card Thursday #655 - use dies & punches

Krafty Chicks #528 - Christmas

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

Slimline birthday - TMS #575

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

I'm joining the slimline trend today...

I don't have any slimline dies yet, but I have a trimmer, so I made a "tall" card.  

All of my paper was from my scrap box.  My flower is Hero Arts Mum Stem stamp and die.  My sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Birthday Greetings.  I always have trouble getting sequins to stay on a card, so I just punched some tiny circles for the dot element at the bottom of our sketch...  

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

Andrea

Debi  

Margreet

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

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

A Christmas Hello - SCC #117

 Happy October 1st!   It's time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #117!  Our theme this month is "Vintage Christmas."

My card is vintage in the paper and sentiment though the card itself isn't exactly vintage.  

My paper is the Paper Studio "Old World Winter."  My sentiment is Flonz Christmas Poems.  I love the vintage look to this!  I cut it and framed it using Spellbinders Petite Ovals.  I had some crinkly ribbon I had made a few years ago and made my double bow with it.  Though it doesn't look like it in the picture, it actually matches really well.    

Time is flying toward Dec 25... got all your cards made?  If not, let us help inspire you and please play along with us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Have a blessed day!!