Sunflower Blues

Hello! Finally made time to get inky....well sorta?!! As the only ink is the sentiment I guess I should say get crafty instead?! Anyway...As soon as I saw the current Tuesday Morning sketch I KNEW what I wanted to do! Perfect time to break in this new Sunflower die set that I got from Stampin Up! I did get the matching stamp set too but didn't use it on this card. I went with non traditional colors, I think I'll get more use of the set doing that? But believe me there will be Fall cards and colors used too in the future! I added a button tied with some ribbon to my Sunflower center. Finished it off with a strip of the same ribbon on the sentiment panel. I'm happy with the way this one turned out! I see lots more "Sunflower" cards in my future! Hoping to have more time in the craft room again. My youngest son and his puppy have headed back to school! Puppy's take a bit more work that cats, just sayin!! ;-) That's it for now thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! Challenges are listed below.

 ~ Challenges ~
Tuesday Morning Sketches ~ Sketch #564
A Gem of a Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Allsorts ~ Flowers all Over
Crafty Friends Challenge ~ Birthdays

Peaceful Poppies

Hello! Wow what a year 2020 is turning out to be??! Been almost 2 months since my last post. Just getting back into my stamp room this past week. Didn't intend to have that break! My husband ended up in the hospital. They say he had a mini/silent stroke. They expect a full recovery with time and therapy. So thankful it could have been so much worse. That and now dealing with the COVID-19! Thoughts and Prayers to everyone as we get through these difficult times.

When I saw the pretty new poppy stuff in the Stampin Up mini catalog I just had to get some of it! Waited a bit to long though and the dies were out of stock but so hoping they come back in and I can still order them?!! If and when they do I just may have to add a 2nd pack of the BEAUTIFUL paper too! Think I have made about 7 or 8 with it already? Manly just using the paper and sentiments. Can only imagine what I will make if I can get those poppy flower dies too. Anyway thanks for stopping by. If all goes well maybe I'll be able to post a bit more often now again. Challenges I used for my card are listed below. See you again soon!

 ~ Challenges ~
The Paper Players ~ Tic Tac Toe (Middle line across die-cut, spring, birthday)
Try Stampin On Tuesday ~ Sketch #450

Puppy Dog Eyes

Hello! It's Tuesday so that means it's new sketch time at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I recently picked up this older used SU set called For Father, perfect for those masculine cards! This particular image was done with my Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I used some jute ribbon and brads for my first band/strip. The second one is some card stock scraps. I was happy with the end results! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has come up with this week.

Carol
Debbie
Jenee
Melissa
Patti

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5th Avenue Floral

Hello! It's new sketch time over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This week it's one of my sketches, a pretty simple and easy one. Hope you can come play along. The flowers are from a SU set called 5th Avenue Floral. I colored them with my Copics, hand cut them and finished them off with some pearls. The leaves are from a Spellbinder die, the sentiment is from a Verve set. I added extra texture with the help of 2 of my favorite embossing folders CB Swiss Dots and SU Square Lattice. Happy with this one! Thanks so much for stopping by ans be sure to stop by and check out what the rest of the DT has come up with this week.

Carol
Debbie
Jenee
Melissa
Patti

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Love

Hello! Today I have a Valentine to share with you. I recently came across this SU die used for $10 and just had to grab it up! The heart is cut out of a pearlescent white lightweight cardstock. It really shimmers although you can't really tell in my photo. I cut out extra flowers to give it more dimension and added pearls to them. The "love" die cut is from a Peachy Cheap online deal. I was going to add my ribbon/bow across the top of the card but than I thought if I but it over the heart it kinda looked like a box of Valentine candy?! Anyway I was very pleased with how this one turned. Thanks so much for stopping by! List of challenges is listed below.

 ~ Challenges ~
Die Cut Diva's ~ Love is in the Air
Mod Squad ~ Have a Heart
The Crafty Addicts ~ Anything Goes/All loved up
A Gem of a Challenge ~ Have a Heart
SheepSki Designs ~ Red/Hearts/Romance/Love

Thinking of You

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches it was my turn to pick a favorite sketch from this past year. I went with this lovely sketch by Melissa. Love all the layers and those little flags. It was the perfect sketch to showcase some of this lovely new designer paper that I just got from Stampin Up called, Petal Garden. My sentiment is from Justrite and the leaves surrounding it are from Paper Smooches. I wanted to make this a Mother's day card but didn't have the right size sentiment to fit the die cut I had chosen. Love the colors so pretty! Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT had made this week.

Carol
Debbie
Jenee
Melissa
Patti

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Window Kitty

Hello! I've been wanting to make one of these window cards FOREVER!! I'm ashamed to say I've had the die for a LONG time (years even maybe) and I've finally broken it out and played. I don't think that I'll ever be able to use this die without adding a kitty in the window though?! Looks naked without one! I love how this turned out. I want to try adding "curtains" sometime but thought it was too much with the tree for this card? Will have to come up with a non Christmas theme too. Thanks so much for stopping by an have a great day! Challenges are listed below.

 ~ Challenges ~
SCS Falliday Fest ~ Home for the Holidays
Cat Lover's Hop ~ Anything with a Cat

Gears and Cogs

Hello! It's Tuesday so that means it's time for another new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. It's a nice and easy one this week. It looked like a good one for a vintage style card so that's what I went with, gave me the perfect excuse to use some of the Gears & Cogs I bought off Amazon recently! I paired it with this Stampin Up motorcycle image, added some distress inks and also distressed my edges. Perfect masculine card! Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to stop by an check out what the rest of the DT has come up with this week.
Carol
Debbie
Jenee
Melissa
Patti
Wanda

Thanks a Latte

Today I have another card to share with you for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog hop.  I just love this cup image from the Stampin Up Perfect Blend set, which I sadly now seem to have misplaced. :-( I fear it may have fallen in the trash and got thrown out?! I'm glad I had stamped up a bunch of images when I first got the set to play with and paper piece. Will be sad when those are all used up. I paired it with the Tim Holtz coffee cup embossing folder. Embossed on Kraft cardstock and than ran my white ink pad over it. Used some scraps of paper, ribbon, and twine off my table to finish it off. The sentiment on the cup is from a different company and at the moment I can't think of the name? Picked it up at a stamp show. Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check back tomorrow for the new Tuesday Morning Sketch!

Sweet Hydrangea

Hello and Happy Tuesday!! It's time for another great sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches and this is my take on it. I deviated a bit this week but I love how it turned out.  Found this image when digging thru my already colored images box and decided to go with it. It's from the Because I Care stamp set from Stampin Up. The papers are Paper Trey. Thanks for stopping by an be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created with this weeks sketch.

 ~ Challenges ~
Crafty Friends Challenge ~ B is for....Bows and Blossoms
Deep Ocean Challenge ~ Flowers Everywhere
Inky Chicks ~ Flowers

Stockings Were Hung....

 

Hello! It's Tuesday so it's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches! This time round it's the annual anything goes and it will run for 2 weeks. Hope you can join us! Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has made.

My card uses some stockings that I stamped an punched out. It was a SU stamp set and punch that I had borrowed from a friend awhile back. Thinking I really should have bought these when they were out because they make really cute baby cards too with a little creative cutting! I used my brick embossing folder to try to make it look like my stockings where hung at a fireplace. Challenges I'm entering are listed below. Thanks for stopping by an have a great day!

 ~Challenges ~
A Gem of a Challenge ~ Anything Christmas Goes
The Ribbon Girl ~ Dec Any Image Challenge

Winter Birthday

Hello! It's Tuesday so that means it's time for another fun sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches! My card uses a combo of stamps. The cardinal is a small stamp I found in the $spot at Michael's the other year. The Happy Birthday frame around it is a Stampin Up stamp I found in the used bin at a local stamp store. Paired them together to make a nice winter/masculine type birthday card. Make sure to check out the other DT cards also. List of challenges is below. Thanks for stopping by!

~ Challenges ~
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Creative with Stamps Challenge ~ Use a bird

Give Thanks

Hello!! Today's card uses my favorite tree stamp of all time! It's a Stampin Up classic. I used different colored inks to make it a fall card instead of the more traditional green tree. I love how it turned out. I over layed  it with a Verve scripture stamp, this was a past Mojo sketch also. Challenges I'm entering are listed below. Thanks for stopping by an have a great day!


 ~ Challenges ~
SCS Falliday Fest ~ Colors of Fall
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #175 ~ Shades of Autumn
Paper Craft Crew Challenges ~ Fall into Fall

Mr. & Mrs.

 

Hello! Today's card is for the CAS(E) this Sketch #190 challenge. My mind went straight to wedding card when I saw this sketch. Perfect time to break in this new Kaisercraft die I bought! I used a Stampin Up embossing folder an added some nailheads to flower centers and a MFT Fancy Flourish as accent. I think it would look nice with just pearls as flower centers too? Maybe for my next one! It's also for the CCEE Stampers Challenge #1637 ~ Die Cuts / No Stamping. Thanks for stopping by an come back soon.

Bundle of Joy

Hello! Today's card uses the Freshly Made Sketch #253. It's also for the One Crazy Stamper Sept. challenge which is Babies. Good challenge for me as I am low on Baby cards! This card is very CAS and White for me!! I turned some SU stockings into a pair of baby booties. Wish I would have bought this stamp set an punch when it was out! Thankfully stamping friends like to share their toys an I was able to borrow a set an play with it. Thanks for stopping by an have a great day!

May Flowers

 Hello! I was surfing around looking at some challenge card entries this weekend an that took me off on some bunny trails! One of those trails lead me to this sketch challenge over at Try Stampin - or not- on Tuesday! As soon as I saw the sketch I thought of this flower branch from the Stampin Up Thought and Prayers set. LOVE how this one turned out! I will be making more in different colors an various sentiments for sure. Thanks for stopping by an have a great day!

~ Supply List ~
Stamps ~ SU Thoughts an Prayers, Close to my Heart sentiment
Paper ~ White, Black, Coastal Cabana, PTI DP's
Ink ~ Black
Accessories ~ Mini flower punch, MS Butterfly punches, Rhinestones

Thank you

Hello! I dug out a set that i haven't used in awhile,was a lot of fun coloring. This one came together pretty quickly. I think i need to make more in different colors and sentiments for my stash. Challenges are listed below. Thanks for stopping by a have a great day!


 ~ Challenges ~
Party Time Tuesday ~ Anything Goes
TTCRD ~ Anything Goes


 ~ Supply List ~
Stamps ~ SU Because I Care
Paper ~ White, Black, Enchanted Evening,  DCVW DP
Ink ~ Black
Accessories ~ Rhinestones, Ribbon, Paper Doily

Sun-Ripened Raspberries

Hello! Ready for another sketch from  The Sweet Stop??!  I'll admit this sketch had be stumped and i didn't get it done till the last minute but i'm very pleased with the end results!! I did end up moving the placement of my ribbon/twine to one that i thought suited my card a little better though. Be sure to check out what the other sugar babies have made this week. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

Cathy McCauley

Ceal Pritchett

Faye Wynn-Jones

Marlena Peduzzi

Melissa Shultz

Monika Davis

Robin Parker

Stephanie

 ~ Supply List ~
Stamps ~ Stampin Up Sun-Ripened, Stampabilities Faded Text BG
Paper ~ White, Fresh Aspargus, Lavender Moon, Scarlet Jewel CS & Gingham DP
Ink ~ Black, Antique Linen
Accessories ~ Twine, Button, PTI Border die, SU Tulip embossing folder

Blossom Punch

Hello! Found a new sketch to play with that was perfect for my new Blossom pucnch! This is for the Try Stampin' On Tuesday challenge. I've had this piece of burlap laying on my desk forever and i thought it would go nicely with this sketch! Love how this one turned out, think i might make a few more with different colors/sentimemts. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

 ~ Supply List ~
Stamps ~ Savvy Stamps sentiment
Paper ~ Terracotta Tile, Baja Breeze, Cream, K&Co DP
Ink ~ Really Rust
Accessories ~ SU Blossom Punch, Swiss Dots CB folder, Button, Twine, Burlap

Smile!

Hello! Today i have another card to share with you using this month's sketch at The Craft's Meow! I just love that name, being a HUGE cat Lover and all! :0) I left off the little sentiment tag this time around since i went with the sentiment inside of the doily. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

 ~ Challenges ~
The Craft's Meow ~ Sketch
Delightful Challenges ~ Thinking of you

 ~ Supply List ~
Stamps ~ SU Hello Doily, Studio G sentiment
Paper ~ Pink Pirouette, Black, White, DP
Ink ~ Colorbox Frost White, Spun Sugar, Black
Accessories ~ Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Rhinestone Butterfly