Make you a basket case

Today at Catch the Bug there is a new Stella Says Sketch Challenge. And for this I used Happy Easter to ewe and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I had to use some googly eyes on this silly sheep and make him a "black" sheep. I always tell it as it is so that's why I love the black sheep.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Happy Easter to Ewe

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Wisdom all work

Spellbinder:  Label 10

Border punches:  Fiskars

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Flowers:  Recollection

Googly Eyes:  Creativity

Challenges

As You Like It - Favorite Spring or Easter and why? (Easter - It's such a wonderful celebration with everyone getting dressed in their Sunday best and kids getting excited for finding their Easter baskets)

Crafty Animals - Ch. 36

little red wagon - Ch. 540 etc.etc.etc (3 columns of paper)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 162 Anything Goes with add flowers

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 341 Border time (pink border under patterned paper and blue borders around middle column of patterned paper)  

Sparkles Monthly - Ch. 126 Easter

PINspirational - Ch. 258 (rainbow of colors)

For a special teacher

Today is a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is Schools Out or Teacher Appreciation. This is one that is dear to my heart since my daughter is a 4th grade teacher. She actually won the Middle School Teacher of the Year so I am so proud of her. This is her 3rd year teaching and she had wonderful recommendations from previous parents even. For my card, I used Big Books Girl and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Big Books Girl
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - for a special teacher
Flowers:  Recollection
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Spellbinder:  Large Petite Oval

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - May 2019
CHNC Patterned - May
Crafty Catz - Ch. 461 Anything Goes with optional female
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 439 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Advice from the Season Autumn

Today there is a new release of sorts from Catch the Bug called Jar Autumn and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  It just seems like we have skipped Autumn and gone straight to Winter with as cold as it has been, today we are to have a high of 26. YIKES! I had fun with this image because I love these colors.

Patterned Paper:  Target

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Jar Autumn

Ink:  Memento - Potters Clay

Sakura Jelly Glitter Pen

Gems:  Recollections

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ribbon:  Offray

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 360 - 361 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 228 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 271 Border Time

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 84 Pumpkins

Crafty Friends - Ch. 96 Use 2 or more DP

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 34 Autumnal Colors
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 216 Add a ribbon/bow with a sentiment
Addicted to Stamps - Ch. 168 Anything Goes with optional use ribbon

Cat on bookshelf bookmark

Today is a quick post...I meant to get this done sooner, but life got crazy.  I had the image colored and finally put it together.  Since the image had books....I wanted to make a corner bookmark and followed the tutorial on making it which is the first time I made this one.  This is the progressive challenge at Gerda Steiner using Cat in Bookshelf.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  DCWV; Recollection

Stamp:  Gerda Steiner - Cat in Bookshelf (see above for direct link)

Flowers: Paper Studio

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges

Gerda Steiner - March

Show us your Pussies Cats - Ch. 28 Furrything Goes

Crafty Animals - Ch. 12 

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 238 Border Time

Not Just Cards - March

Boo to you!

I actually made another CAS Halloween card using a Bugaboo image.  I added some beady eyes to the ghosts and colored the image.  I put Molotow masking liquid on the dot stars and then used a Sakura jelly glitter pen to color them in.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Halloween Tag Set

Border Punch - Fiskars

Ribbon:  Michael's

Gems:  Recollection

Beady Eyes:  Darice

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Molotow masking fluid

Challenges

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 423

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 79

Double D - Fright Night

Crafty Calendar - October Challenge Halloween

Crafty Catz - Ch. 387 Anything Goes with optional CAS

In gloomy moods

We all have our days....however, I have a close friend that I think is going through depression.  She is a nurse friend and can not decide if she wants to retire, but was recent let go from her last job and that is not fun for anyone.  She has her Master Degree, but there are not a lot of openings in management right now as I know since I am looking for work as well.  She just turned 60 years old so she is at the age where her health insurance is at the most expensive rate and her husband is retired.  She could afford to retire, but did not plan on it so she would have to make a few adjustments.  I think she should meet with a financial planner and with the health problems that both her and her husband have they should downsize and sell their large expensive home since they have difficulty keeping up with the yard work.  Needless to say, they procrastinate and she is in a funk.  I try getting her to go for a walk and she will only go for a block and complains the whole way.  Yet then she also is concerned about her diabetes that has developed and her weight gain.  I have another close nursing friend that we would like to sit down and talk to her about depression and getting some treatment and our concerns about her health.  So I made this card for her as the ice breaker or appetizer to start the conversation.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinder:  Heart Square
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Bling:  Recollections
Flowers:  Recollections

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 409
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 288 - 289 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Ch. 257 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 165 Anything Goes
International Art & Soul - Ch. 11 Flowers
ATG with TLC, Create - Ch. 12 Anything Goes