Fish Wisperer

Here is my card that I made for the Bugaboo Challenge as a GDT for the Saturday Challenge which is a photo inspiration.  I used the Gus Fish Wisperer image and sentiment.  I had some great die cuts to match and made this a gate fold card.  I thought of my son, who just LOVES to fish when I made this card.

Catch the Bug Photo Inspiration

Trevor, my son, 2016

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Hook, Line and Sinker

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection

Stamp;  Bugaboo - Gus Fish Whisper (see above for direct link)

Dies;  Sizzix; Memory Box; Martha Stewart; My Favorite Things
Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - October

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 180 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 352 Anything Goes

Simon Say's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Santa Claus is coming to town

Well I didn't leave the country or fall off the face of the earth.  I had to get all my Christmas cards mailed and packages which I tend to mail out about 60 cards and then have the special ones for my close immediate family.  I had my last minute shopping to get done, and check my list twice.  My boyfriend is off until after the holidays and I have been spending time with him, but that takes away from my "me" crafting time.  The holidays turn people crazy and I dislike that.  I hope that people remember the reason for the season.  I agreed to help my boyfriend's daughter print some pictures that she was giving as a gift so we stopped at Best Buy to pick up some ink so I made sure I didn't run out in the middle of the process.  It was Tuesday evening and they had only one register open and the clerk was beyond rude.  I bought one movie and 3 inks and I asked for a bag and he pointed to the bags and I had to do it myself as he stood there and there was a line.  I was appalled besides the interaction I had about my credit card and Reward Card.  Then we went to PetSmart and there again there was only one register open, and the sales clerk was the opposite and as pleasant as she could be even with one of the dog toys we purchased didn't have a tag on it.  And I couldn't pass up a new home for my cats, hehe.
My son is on a work trip and left after Thanksgiving and I'm sure when he will be returning home, but he is in South Carolina.  I made this card for him since he is in the Army Reserves using an image and sentiment from TLC.  I embossed and distressed the sides of the card and made a gate fold card for him.  I put a pom on the hat of Santa.
Sorry this was such a long post today.  Just wishing everyone Christmas Spirit!

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections; Bazzil

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Santa's New Ride Retro

Sentiment:  Santa Claus is coming to town

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug

Sandpaper

Pom:  Celebrate It

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 312 Cute or Anything Christmas

CHNC Extra - December

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 383

CRAFT - Ch. 395 Anything Goes

Hanna & Friends - Ch. 264 Christmas

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 173 Christmas Delight

Melonheadz - Time for Christmas

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 141 Anything Goes

Have a Rockin' Birthday

I have quite a few birthday cards that I have to make this upcoming month.  Here is one that I made using one of the newer sets from Imagine That called Jammin' Janey and the sentiment is also from that set in the inside of the card.  This is a gate fold card.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Over the Hill

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Dies:  Sweet Pea & Die-Namics

Flowers:  Recollections

Brads:  Recollections

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch 343

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 190 Flower Power

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 295 For a child

QKR - Ch. 193 Birthday Cards

Alphabet Challenge - G for Girlie