Hello Friend

This morning I saw the new Sketch Saturday and I was inspired to use the scraps of paper that I had on my desk to make a card.
 

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment: American Crafts
Die: My Favorite Things; Crafter's Companion
Punch: EK Success
Flowers: Recollection
Bling: Paper Studio

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Ch. 659
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 489 - 490 Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 315 All things Feminine
Incy Wincy - Mother's Day and/or Flowers
Dream Valley - Ch. 247 Embellish It

To my Wonderful Friend on Mother's Day

One last one with bright floral design and sentiment from TLC, Create.  I had to add some butterflies also with bling and pearls.

Patterned Paper: Recollection
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Sentiment: TLC, Create - To my friend on Mother's Day
Punches: EK Success; Fiskars; Tonic; Martha Stewart
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
Bling: Duct Tape
Pearls: Recollections

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 601
Crafty Friends - Ch. 151 Ladies/girls
Creatalicious - Ch. 209 Anything Goes with optional slim line
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 144 Slimline card
CHNC Patterned - April 2021 

We really click!

I have had this image colored for a long time, but finally put it together. It's from Imagine That Digi Snappy Sandy and the paper is from Selfie Sandy.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That Digistamp

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Imagine That Digistamp - Snappy Sandy, Selfie Sandy (see above for direct links)

Camera:  American Crafts

Glimmer Mist

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 573 

Creative Playground - Ch. 7 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Card for a Special Friend

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 591 Bright Colors

QKR - Ch. 357 Anything Goes

You're an accomplice

Today at Catch the Bug it's New Release Day and the image is Fanny March and then for my card I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I know that they are truly clovers, but I needed a funny card for a friend so I went with making them into pink flowers, lol.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp - Bugaboo - Fanny March

Sentiment:  TLC, Crreate - More than a friend

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Bling:  Recollection

Die:  My Favorite Things

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 397  (too late to post)

Creations in Pink - Ch. 7 Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 38 Make it girly

CCC  Digi Creations - Ch. 101 For the Girls

Dragonfly Dreams -  For a special female

Crazy for Challenges - C4C474 Flowers

A true friend

Today it's Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and the image for the week is Cute Puppy.  For my card, I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This reminds me of the dog we had growing up which was a Springer Spaniel. Our pets mean the world to us.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Cute Puppy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Easy Company True Friend

Bling:  Duct Tape

Ribbon:  Simplicity

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil :  My Favorite Things

Challenges

Feeling Sketchy - Ch. 212 (see sketch above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 376 - 377 Anything Goes

little red wagon - Ch. 487 Lions & Lambs (and other animals)

Incy Wincy - Let's Use Ribbon

Creative with Stamps - Ch. 36 Friends

Dream Valley - Ch. 197 Four legged friends

Crafty Animals - Ch. 24

Colorful Friend

Today was the start of a new Challenge at Catch the Bug and the challenge is a Photo inspiration.  For my card, I used an image from the Goofy Snowmen Set and a sentiment from TLC, Create. It took me 3 days to get my Internet access fixed and I finally had to have them come out to my house so I am back in business.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Goofy Snowmen Set
Sentiment:  TLC, Create- Such a colorful friend
Circle Punches:  EK Success
Ribbon:  Michaels
Sakura Jelly Glitter Pen
Snowflakes: Jolee

Challenges
Winter Wonderland - February Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Ch. 104 Gemstones/Pearls
little red wagon - Ch. 485 Baby, It's Cold Outside
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 428 Christmas
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 90 Weather
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - February

Friends don't judge each other

I guess I am on a roll lately pulling out some vintage images...maybe I'm feeling nostalgic. Maybe it's because I'm crabby...I had a leak in my basement last week so I called the plumber and he said that it was the pressure tank for my well and that it needed to be replaced (which he didn't do).  So my Dad said is it like that commercial he is just the monitor to tell you how bad the damage is I guess was the truth so he put duct tape on it so it wouldn't be leaking all over the basement floor for me.  Then my Dad told me to turn the water off when I wasn't using it.  Then they didn't come back until Tuesday afternoon to remove the "bleeders" from my well line because the new tank will have them in it.  Then they came out first thing this morning.  So after they left, I finished getting ready and my master bathroom is on the 2nd floor and I couldn't get any water of the sink so I had to call them back to tell them that there is not enough pressure in the system.  So they have to come back, but I have to go help my friend babysit her Grandson because she has an appointment this afternoon.  So I'm so frustrated with the plumbers.
 Here is a vintage image that comes with a sentiment from TLC, Create which I think is so true. For this card, I embossed some yellow paper and then distressed the images with Memento gray ink.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Friends Don't Judge

Ink:  Memento, London Fog

Embossing Folder - We Are Memory Keepers

Bling:  Recollections

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Challenges

Try Stampin on Tuesday - Ch. 338

Little Red Wagon - Ch. 411 Distress It

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 362 For a friend

613 Ave Create - Ch. 201 Anything Goes with optional distress it

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 256 Anything Goes

First Friend Best Friend Forever

My Mother's Birthday is in the beginning of May and I made this birthday card for her using a stamp that I got from Unity.  I had several of there stamps from years ago, but when the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop came out and when a fellow blogger and a past DT member that I worked with Cynthia had a Unity posting I saw some of the newer stamps and fell in love with them.  I picked up this set called, First Friend, Best Friend Forever which is not listed on the site and they recently had it as a freebie if you ordered a certain amount of stamps so I'm not sure if it is still available.  I just love the sentiment, which I put on the inside of the card.  My Mom doesn't come on my blog so she won't see it.  I added some white butterflies and pearly accents to the card besides I used Derwent Watercolor pencils instead of Copics.  I put green bling on the card since her birthday is in May and the birthstone is Emerald and to match the leaves.

inside of card

Cardstock:  Recollections; Bazzil

Watercolor Paper:  Artist's Loft

Stamp:  Unity - First Friend, Best Friend, Forever

Sentiment:  Verve - Simply Amazing

Ink:  Distress - Black Soot; Seedless preserves

Embossing Folder:  We Are Memory Keepers

Ribbon:  Michael's

Bling:  Paper Studio

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Dermont Watercolor Pencils

Tim Holtz Water color brush

Pearly Accents

Challenges

Allsorts - Wk 412 I spy something with "B" (Birthday, Bouquet, butterflies, bling, bow, blue, buds)

RRR - Ch. 162 Put a bow on it

Aud sentiment - Ch. 178 Use a stamp for your sentiment

4CC - Ch. 347 Butterflies

DDD - Birthday (Happy 50th to Lisa)

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 474 Birthdays

Creatalicious - Ch. 113 Birthday

The Card Concept - Ch. 71 Fresh Flutters (Clean and Layered)