New sketch challenge

 Hi everyone, 

I know it has been a long time since I posted.  I have been posting more on my instagram feed, t.made.gallery, more out of convenience than anything else. I have still been creating, although, not as much. Life certainly has changed since my last post here.

I have been working on Christmas cards, and wanted to try this sketch at Freshly Made Sketches:

Here is my card for the current challenge #564:

Hopefully, you will see me more often here or on instagram.  Take care, and thanks for stopping by.

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. 

A bear birthday

Hello all,

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.
I have another post today for the Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge - Bear with Me. Who doesn't need a cute birthday bear greeting?  I coloured the image using a combination of Copics and Tria markers. I like doing the fine details with the old style Tria markers because they have a fine point. I had the ribbon in my scraps, and the paper is from DCWV.
I am also submitting this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge blog #580 - I spy something with a "B". (bear, balloon, box)
Dream Valley Challenges - All occasions
Mojo Monday - sketch 541.
I wish everyone a good day.  Thanks for stopping by.

Jungle Friends

Hello all, 

I hope everyone is safe and healthy.  It feels like we are living in a strange jungle ourselves. I am very grateful for our low numbers in BC, and to all those who help with the fight to keep those numbers low. 

This stamp set has been sitting in a drawer for some time, and I just had to use it again.  I think it's so sweet. It is from Autumn Leaves. I used mostly Copics to colour the images. I got a large ink dribble on the tree, so I used the bird to hide it, but it works with the design from the Bugaboo Sketch challenge # 811.

I also used the colour challenge from Bugaboo June challenge.  I would also like to submit this card into the following challenges:

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge blog #246 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog week 26 -Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments design challenge blog - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge blog #189 - Anything Goes

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and keep crafting!

Simple & sweet

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all safe and healthy.

I made a simple and sweet card for any occasion using the Bugaboo photo inspiration @ Bugaboo Challenge Blog. I used the Bugaboo Dollar flower bug, and coloured it with
Copics and Tria markers.  I stamped the butterfly in the left corner from an old clear stamp set.  The paper is from "Colored Pencil" by Recollections from Michaels.

I would also like to submit this to:
Stamping Sensations Say It with Flowers challenge
Moving along with the times challenge #118 - flowers
Love to Craft challenge - Anything goes

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.