Serene orchids

I found this image I had from Jeremiah Ketner "Orchids" and I just love the image. I have a distress oxide background that I made a while back so I don't even remember the colors that are involved. I love the deep in thought, serene look which is where I feel that I have been as I have been trying to go through my belongings and pack up my house as I am getting ready to move. When I get to the craft area I think I will have a much different look...….

Cardstock: Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp: Jeremiah Ketner - Orchids
Spellbinder
Ribbon: Offray
Gems: Paper Studio

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 207
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 497  Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite coloring medium and why? (Copics, love the blending of the alcohol markers and the variety of colors)
Creatalicious Challenge - Ch. 211 Anything Goes with optional for any woman
Dies R Us - Ch. 169 Anything Goes (Spellbinder)
Let's Craft and Create - Ch. 170 Anything Goes with no patterned paper

Allsorts - Wk 625 12th birthday Anything with Happy Bright and Sunny Colors  

You deserve the royal treatment

I had this image printed out as a freebie that I had in my stash along with this sentiment from TLC, Create.  I really have to get cleaning since I want to sell my house instead I just find things to finish and craft instead. I think I just have to buy a house then I will get serious lol.

Patterned Paper: American Crafts
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Image: Unknown freebie
Sentiment: TLC, Create
Dies: My Favorite Things
Spellbinder: Banner
Ribbon: Michael's
Bling: Me and My Big Ideas
Ink: Distress Broken China
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Challenges
Alphabet Challenge - B for Bird
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Ch. 183 M for Monochrome
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 398 Wings and Things
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 145 Mother's Day or for a Special Lady
Crafty Animals - Ch. 49
Dragonfly Dreams- Feature a creature
Unicorn Challenge - Ch. 64 Include an animal

Happy Nurse's Day

I made another card using the Paper Shelter Cute Nurses and a sentiment from TLC, Create. Naturally as a nurse myself this is a holiday that I celebrate, lol. It's just funny since the hat is still a symbol of nursing and nurses haven't worn hats for MANY years! And now they basically are wearing haz mat suits due to Covid.

Patterned Paper: TLC, Create
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamp:  Paper Shelter (See above for direct link)
Sentiment: TLC, Create - Happy Nurse's Day
Dies: My Favorite Things

Challenges
Paper Shelter - Ch. 465 Girl Power
Creations in Pink - Ch. 33
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 272 Anything Goes with a sentiment
Crafty Friends - Ch. 151 For the ladies/girls
Always Fun - Ch 209 Pastel colors 

For the Mommy to Be

Just trying to get ready for all the spring cards that I need and here is a fun one. The sentiment is from TLC, Create. I kept it to yellow and green since they don't know if they will be having a boy or girl.

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment: TLC, Create - For the Mommy to be
Spellbinder
Bling: Recollections
Flowers: Prima
Enamel Dots: Paper Studio

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Ch. 654
Sweet Stampin' - Special Woman
Creative Knockouts - For the Girls
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 485 - 486 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments -Ch 272 Anything Goes 

Let's celebrate the gift of you

My friend Andrea came up with this wonderful sketch last week at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I had it made, but just didn't get it posted.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create and the shaker is a pre-made that I picked up on clearance from Hobby Lobby. I embossed the white and pink papers. This is just a fun and magical birthday card for a young lady.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection
Cardstock:  Bazzil: Recollection
Shaker:  Paper Cuts
Die: Spellbinder - Large Circle; My Favorite Thing - Banner
Gems:  Duct Tape
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug

Challenges
Double Trouble - Ch. 79 Make it Magical
Dies R Us - Ch. 165 Make it Magical
Seize the Birthday - Ch. 210 optional sketch
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 271 An animal and a sentiment
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 522 All occasions
Unicorn Challenge - Ch. 63 Make it feminine
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 312 All about occasions

Rose Oval Happy Birthday to You

Today at Catch the Bug we have an older image that is brought into the new store and it's Oval Rose Frame.  I used a sentiment from Stampendous and heat embossed it.  I added some pearls, lace and roses to finish the card.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Oval Rose Frame (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Stampendous

VersaMark

Embossing Powder: Hampton Art

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Lace:  American Crafts

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls:  American Crafts

Challenges

Dragonfly Dreams - Ribbon, Lace and/or Pearls

Always Fun - Ch. 161 Female/Mom

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 256 Celebrations

Joy of Sets - May  (Roses, Things that fly, Pearls)

Double Trouble - Ch. 56 Birthday Blowout

    Thing 1 Birthday
    Thing 2 Joy of Sets (see above)

Sweet Stampin' - Bright and Beautiful

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 505 Anything Goes

Have a Fabu-LASH Birthday

I have a girly birthday card using an image and sentiment from TLC, Create.  My daughter went through a streak in her teens when we were replacing her mascara every other week!!! Her Grandmother still bought multiple tubes for Christmas which she appreciated, lol.

inside

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; recollection

Stamp:  Mascara

Sentiment:  Have a Fabu-lash birthday

Flowers:  Recollections

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Bling:  Paper Studio

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - January

Creations in Pink - Ch. 18

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 333 Finish the Inside

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 555 More than a single word

Art Impressions - Ch. 274 Shades of Pink

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 422 - 423 Anything Goes

Birthdays it's all about lots of pink

Well I finished a whole week of Monster cards for the Catch the Bug Birthday Bash and I also made some masculine birthday cards so to be fair I needed a more feminine one.  So I went all pink with this birthday cake from Scribbles and they are celebrating a birthday too.  I added pearls to the layers of the cake and some to the corner of the card.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Cardstock:  Core-dinations:  Recollections

Stamp - Scribbles - Layer Cake

Sentiment :  TLC, Create - All about the cake

Die:  My Favorite Thing

Ribbon:  Wrights

Flowers:  Recollections

Ink:  Memento Angel Mist

Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges

Scribbles - Ch. 73 It's Birthday Time Again

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 486

Creations in Pink - Ch. 6 Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - January make it flowery

CHNC Patterned - January