Shaker Christmas card

 Hi everyone,

I have another Christmas card to share tonight. This one was made for the Tic, Tac Toe challenge # 259. I used the elements from the center down blocks: Plaid, Ribbon/Twine, and a frame.  I turned it into a shaker card using a double layer of foam tape around the frame. I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by.

Rainy days Oct 2024

Hi everyone, 

It has been a very rainy weekend here on the west coast. We have experienced an atmospheric river here the last couple of days, which made this card feel like a great idea for the Color Throwdown challenge #815. 

The card is made from a cut & embossing folder from Studio Light as part of their wonderful Autumn collection.  Thanks for stopping by and stay dry!

 

Another Halloween card October 2024

 Hi everyone, 

Today I am sharing another Halloween themed card for two challenges.  I'm using the Halloween theme challenge # 495 from TGIF challenges. #tgifc495, and Sketch Saturday challenge # 762. The vinyl sticker is from Elizabeth Crafts, and the striped paper was from some old packaging I had. I got the purple foil edge paper from the Dollarama. 

Flower window card May 2024

I made this card with some leftover flower paper and a simple flower sticker. I wasn't too sure what I was going to do with the paper until I found the sketch for Freshly Made sketch #636. It's not a perfect likeness to the sketch because the length of the strips weren't long enough. I colored the image using Tria markers.

I hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Bugaboo chocolate fantasy

 

Hello friends, 

How is everyone these days?  I hope you are well and healthy. I have to admit, I haven't been as creative the last little while as work as been very busy, so today is a mental health day for me. I got to enjoy that chocolate fantasy this morning when no alarm was going off. This image is another from Bugaboo digital stamps. I just love her images. I was disappointed when I found out the new printer I bought is not designed for cardstock, so I had some struggles until I figured it out. I am so glad it worked because I don't know what I would do without my bugaboo images. This image came at the perfect time for my co-worker's birthday, as she is as big a chocolate fan as I am. It is so perfect for her. I also used the bugaboo sketch challenge #817. 

I would also like to add this to the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments challenge: Anything Goes + sentiment

Colour Crazy Craft challenge: Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenges 2043: Anything Goes

The house that stamps built: Anything goes

Penny's paper crafty challenge blog: Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Cherry Blossoms

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to post an update with a recent card I made.  The cherry blossoms outside made me think of this stamp from Stampendous.  It's a pretty simple design, but I love this stamp, and it seemed to go so nicely with the free paper from Cardmaking and Papercraft Kate Knight 2010 design I had in my stash. I used Copic markers to color it. I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use Dies or punches. I used a nestabilities die.
Through the Purple Haze Challenge # 167 - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes.

I hope that everyone is safe and healthy at this time.

Owl birthday

Hi everyone,

How time flies by, again. It seems like I never post Christmas cards because I am always so busy during that time of year, so I have skipped that again and moved onto new birthday cards.  I turned to my favorite Catch the bug challenge blog "Stella says sketch challenge #805" to use a sketch that would work for the owl. When I looked at my last post, I realized that I used some of the same papers. They are great colors, and although they are suppose to be a Christmas paper, I find it works for much more than Christmas. The owl is a die set from a card making magazine that I got. The embossing folder is from Lifestyle crafts, and I believe the branch is from Sizzix. It comes with cherry blossoms, but I haven't ever used the flowers.

Relax and enjoy

Hi everyone,

When I saw this freebie a few weeks ago from Bugaboo stamps, I just had to play with it. It will make a great retirement, birthday, or Father's day card. I am sure I will be using this image again, and again. I used the sketch challenge again this week, but I did want to keep it simple as it will be for a guy.  I colored the image with copics and other alcohol markers. The "enjoy" is from Jillibean soup. Thanks for stopping for by.

Catch the bug sketch challenge #716

My very first 2019 Christmas card

Hi everyone,

While I was working on the Sketch challenge for Catch the bug, I thought I would work on my first Christmas card of the year. This reindeer looks alot like me when thinking about Christmas gifts. Thanks for stopping by.

Stella says sketch challenge #715.

Happy Halloween 2019

Hello everyone,

I think this is the first Halloween card that I have ever made, but I couldn't resist this Bugaboo image. I saw the "Catch the bug" sketch challenge #715, and wanted to participate. I like the sketch challenge because that's sometimes the hardest part for me to figure out. I also like that it is a simple sketch, and what a great way to use my DCWV rock star paper! I wish you all a happy Halloween.