Hello Spring

 Today we have it raining all day and I have large puddles all over my yard. The birds were playing in them and it was driving my cat crazy. I know we need the rain, but I want more sun and some warmer weather. I made this card at the beginning of the month, but just haven't had a chance to post it. It is using some dies that I have had and just not used. 

Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  Tim Holtz
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: My Favorite Things; Tutti
Punches: Fiskars
Gems: Hobby Lobby

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - April 2022
lil Red Wagon - Ch. 650 What did you make for Easter?
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Blossoms
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 449 Wings and Things or Furry Friends
Time Out Challenges - Ch. 212 Spring

I'll bee there for you.

 I found another image that I had printed and just hadn't colored (which is now retired)....so sad. I feel that bees are so important so that they continue to pollinate our flowers and our circle continues. I added Spectrum Noir to the wings.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: retired
Ink: Distress - Wilted Violet
       Distress Oxide - Broken China
Spectrum Noir
Bling: Recollections
Flowers: Prima
Dies: Waffle
Stencil: My Favorite Things - Clouds

Challenges
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 52 Spring
Incy Wincy- Borders and Bright Colors
Crafty Animals - Ch. 49
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 49
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 681 Wings
Cardz 4 Galz- Ch. 144 Slimline cards

Gardeners

Well I am not a gardener. My Dad was a potato farmer; however, I have no desire to have a garden, heck I can't even keep plants alive. The cat I have now I don't think would bother a plant, since she doesn't go after flower bouquets like my male cat did. She went and got a hair cut today so she had enough drama. I went out to get some groceries the other night and when I came home....my garage door wouldn't open. Today I had a repair person out and as my Dad predicted "my spring was out." Needless to say $600 later I can get my car in the garage and we missed garbage day. So obviously I did some coloring to try to help my stress and got this new image from Twistoon and a sentiment from TLC, Create. 

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Twistoons - George Gnome Wheelbarrow (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Garders all day in beds
Washi Tape:  Recollections
Ink - Distress Oxides - Squeezed lemonade
Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 599
Scribbles Designs - Ch. 98 Spring Fling
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 680 Anything Goes
Time Out - Ch. 184 Inspired by Words
Love to Scrap - Ch. 144 Spring Forward
Do-A1(1) Kreatives  - Ch. 52 Spring
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 553 Stamp Act

Wishing you SUNSHINE and HAPPINESS

Well we always think of April showers bring May flowers so I did my Spring card for the Mo Manning challenge using Reaching for Rainbows and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Lillybee Designs

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp : Mo Manning - Reach for the Rainbow (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sunshine and Happiness Spring

Punches:  EK Success & Martha Stewart

Squins:  Stash

Die:  Sizzix

Spellbinder:  Flower

Sakura white jelly pen

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - April 2020

Mo Manning - Ch. 290 Spring with a Mo image

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 631 Dotty

Double Trouble - Ch. 55 Spring Things
   Thing 1 - (Sun, red, blue, umbrella, raindrops)
   Thing 2 ArtsyStamper Digitals - Ch. 14 SpringTime

   Thing 3 (umbrella, raindrops, boots, sequins)

little red wagon - Ch. 546 April Showers

Spring is a Reminder

Today at Catch the Bug it's Oldies but Goodies day and I used the image Birdhouses along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I made this a side step card.  We are finally getting things to turn green and have signs of spring.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinatins

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Birdhouses (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Spring is a reminder

Punches:  EK Success; Martha Steward

Flowers:  Recollections

Embellishments:  Dress it Up

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Challenges

Mix it Up - Ch. 36 Fancy Folds

Pearly sparkles - Ch. 50 Bunnies, Birds and/or Bears

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 113 Add a Flower/Flowers

Dragonfly Dreams - Add a flower/Flowers

Crafty Calendar - April Add a butterfly

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Happy Birthday or Fun Fold or both

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 478 Roses

the Gift of You

Today at Catch the Bug it was New Release Day and we have Flower Trio.  And I have a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I used a rainbow of colors and had fun coloring this one.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Flower Trio
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Celebrate the gift of you
Die:  My Favorite Thing
Bling:  Paper Studio

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 180
CHNC Patterned - April

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 47 Flowers

The Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 240 Flowers

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 249 10th Birthday

Happy Birthday TMS # 551

Today at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have a new challenge that starts with this sketch.  I used a die cut that I have in my stash and added some flowers to it to bring a spring design.  I used a variety of strips from a paper pack that was great to use  up some scraps.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardsotck:  Bazzil; Recollections

Die Cuts:  My Favorite Things; unknown sentiment

Ribbon:  Michael's

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls:  Recollections

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - April

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 47 Flowers

The Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 240 Flowers

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 249 10th Birthday

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 477 Spots or Dots

We BEE-lieve in YOU

Today there at Catch the Bug there is a new Friday Freebie Bugaboo Bee 03. I made my card and used a sentiment from TLC, Create. This is such a cutie so you have the week to grab it.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Paper Studio; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Bugaboo Bee 03

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - We Beelieve in You

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

       Distress Oxide - Broken China

Dies:  My Favorite Things; Sizzix

Punch:  Fiskar

Ribbon:  Michaels

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Spectrum Noir

Bling:  Basic Grey

Challenges

The Cutie Pie - Ch. 146 Bunnies, Bears and other B's

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 630 Wings

Sparkles Monthly - Ch. 127 Spring is in the Air

Dream Valley - Ch. 223 Things with wings

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 346 Spring is on the way

QKR - Ch. 394 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 434 - 435 Anything Goes

A Place To Start - April Use ribbon and/or bows

Bunny with Basket

I am planning to get around to blogs this weekend....this working is interfering with my crafting time. I wanted to post this card where I found an image from Mo Manning, Bunny with Basket that I colored up a LONG TIME agon and it was sitting in a pile. So I grabbed a patterned paper from TLC, Create.  I dry embossed a white piece of cardstock and then spritzed with Glimmer Mist. I added some flowers and flourishes and hid some eggs between the flowers. And naturally the bunny needed a pom tail. I did the basket in green that reminded me of the plastic ones that I had as a child.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Easter Brings Posies Paper 2

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Bunny with Basket (see above for direct link)

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Eggs:  Recollections

Stickles

Die:  My Favorite Things; QuicKutz

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Glimmer Mist

Pom:  Creativity

Challenges

Mo Manning - Ch. 289 Green with a Mo Manning image

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 118 Cute Animals

CRAFT - Ch. 550 Easter/Spring

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 627 Easter

Time Out Challenge - Ch. 158 Lots or little purple

YNS - Ch. 135 Cute Critters

Crafty Catz - Ch. 499 Anything Goes with optional use kraft

Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring

Double D - Spring

Whole lot of DIRT

Today it's Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and we have Garden Bunny.  My sentiment is from TLC, Create. I made this an easel card. I just hope that Spring is coming soon...tired of the cold. And I think this world needs some flowers to bloom and cheer us up.

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Garden Bunny

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Every flower that blooms

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Flower:  Prima

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Challenges

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 453 Sketch (see above)

Crafty Calendar - March more than one fold

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter with a sentiment

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 118 Cute Animals

CRAFT - Ch. 550 Easter / Spring

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 253 Spring

Allsorts - Wk 564 Anything in the Animal Kingdom

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Ch. 145 The Glorious Greens

Tulip Bunny Gift Bag

I think that everyone is feeling the panic of what is happening with the virus and going stir crazy from not being able to be social, but for us crafters to be crafting is not as bad as others.  I am still having to go to work, but I have offered to donate projects to my daughter who is a school teacher and she refuses them. We have patients who are upset about their routine clinic appointments being cancelled and when they are offered televisits or phone calls they are upset with that option. I understand that it's not ideal, but it's for their protection. Now this morning I had my microwave oven "go out" and I don't use it that often, but now it's just another inconvenience to deal with right now.  Luckily for the world my coffee pot still works, lol.
For my anything but a card project I had to laugh, because I made a gorgeous gift bag for my daughter....just don't know if I will be able to give it to her, lol. It is using the image Tulip Bunny that I put onto a gift bag that I picked up from Target.  Oh well....there is always next year.  Hang in there and stay safe.

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Stamp:  Tulip Bunny (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Tim Holtz

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Fern:  Cottage Craft

Gift Bag: Spritz from Target

Challenges
Not Just Cards - March
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 626 Just for Fun
CRAFT - Ch. 549 Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 205 Flowers
Crafty Sentiments - Spring is coming

Blossom Word Block

Welcome to my new follower Tania B, leave me a message so I can follow you too. Today at Catch the Bug we have a new release which is Blossom Word Block. I did two different variations of this image. I had a lot of fun with it. First, I pulled out my distress oxide inks and did some smooshing of the inks.  I added some bling to the butterfly in the image and then added to die cut butterflies along with some enamel dots.  I ran a strip of washi tape diagonal across the patterned paper. For the second card, I used my Copic Markers and colored the image and high lighted the word blossom. I added a doily and ribbon. It just makes me hopeful for spring.

Update on the sad side, yesterday I got the bad news that my wonderful cat was not responding to the treatment at the UW Veterinary Clinic at noon.They now believe that she had lymphoma. So I finished work with a required meeting I had then I went to pick Jazzy up and brought her home so that her sister from the same litter would have a chance to say good-bye. We then we to our regular vet and my little girl is now in heaven with my husband. I sent her with an extra kiss to give to him since I know that she will cuddle up with him and give him my kiss. 

Card 1

Patterned Paper: Paper Studio

Cardstock: Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Blossom Word Block

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick; Cracked Pistachio; Squeezed Lemonade

Enamel Dots:  Paper Studio

Bling:  Recollections

Washi Tape:  Recollections

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Card 2

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Blossom Word Block

Doily:  Recollections

Ribbon: Michael's

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - March

Mix it Up - Ch. 35 Anything Goes and Smooshing

Crazy Catz - Ch. 495 Anything Goes with optional pretty papers

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 623 Spring Fever

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 161 Anything Goes

the Sisterhood of Crafters - Patterned Paper

the Sketchy Challenge - Ch. 161 Anything Goes

QKR - Ch. 387 Anything Goes

Floral Butterfly Thank You

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is Back to Nature.  For my card I used, Floral butterfly thank you.  This is a card that brings me hope that we will have spring after we had a dusting of snow Wednesday and rain all day Thursday with the temps COLD again.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Floral Butterfly Thank You (see above for direct link)

Bling;  Recollections

Ribbon:  Michael's

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Your Next Stamp - Ch. 111 Florals

DL Art Thankful Thursday - Ch. 242 Anything Spring

Let's Craft and Create - Ch. 146 Anything Goes with optional beautiful butterflies

Pattie's Creations - Ch. 157 Flowers 

Brown Sugar - Ch. 289 April Spring or Fall

Sun plus rain = Flowers

Today at Catch the Bug is New Release Day and the image is Umbrella 03 and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I love this color combination. We have been getting little bits of rain so we will have to see if we get our flowers.

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Umbrella 3 (See above)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sun plus rain = Flowers

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Flower:  Recollection

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges

Crafty Calendar - April 1 Ribbon/ 2 or more DP

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 102 April Showers

The Paper Players - Ch. 436 Plaid or checks

Sweet Stampin' - Mellow Yellow Spring

Daffodils

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release and for my card I made an Easel Card using Daffodil Water Can and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Remember the Easel Card, is a sample of what can be used on the Saturday Challenge for Unusual Folds.  I sprayed a piece of white cardstock with Heidi Swapp Spray to get the shimmer.

Pattered Paper:  Core-dinations

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Daffodil Water Can

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Daffodils Word Art

Buttons: Bazzil

Jute:  May Art

Ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Spray:  Heidi Swapp

Border:  Punch:  Fiskars

Spellbinder:  Lacey Circle

Ink: Distress - Mustard

Challenges

Allsorts - WK. 513 Use Yellow

Word Art Wednesday  - Ch. 380 - 381 Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 188 Spring is Here!

Sisterhood of Crafters - Let's Celebrate Spring

Sketch Saturday - Wk 557 Using Sket 328 (see above)

Happy Easter Bunny With Eggs

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's to make a card with Unusual Folds so I made a Side Step Card (I reversed it to have the image on the right and the step on the left). For my card, I used image EB Eggs and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create. On the steps I put grass that I punched and flowers.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - EB Eggs

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Easter Simply

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Punch:  Martha Stewart; EK Sucess

Flowers:  Recollections

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 380-381 Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 93 Flora or Fauna

little red wagon - Ch. 490 Hop to it

Alphabet Challenge - A for Animals

Crafty Friends - Ch. 106 Use Spring Colors

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 291 Outside Fun

Celebrate April: Spring, Easter, Flowers

Today there is a New Release at Catch the Bug and the image is Easter Chick Flower and for my card I have a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I am hoping that we get Spring here in Wisconsin, we have had all of our snow melt and have had some issues with flooding.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations; Recollections

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Easter Chick Flower

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Celebrate April

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Flowers:  Prima

Enamel Dots:  Recollections

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 400

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 447 Polka Dots

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 378 - 379 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 512 Feathered Friends

Crafty Animals - Ch. 24

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 113