Sometimes don't you just want to SCREAM

 I think that we all have days when we want to scream and can understand when someone does. Especially during these crazy Covid pandemic times. I think that everyone has their own personal issues and then we just add the layers of dealing with others, politics, finances, health, personal believes, faith and we just get blasted with social media and it's overwhelming. As a nurse that gets to review inpatient hospital stays I can honestly say that people are having more mental health admissions, suicide attempts, alcohol and drug related admissions, accidents and then just not going to the doctor so more late diagnosis of cancers, heart disease and many conditions.
 That's why I make my cards to de-stress. Please remember to find time for "you" and take care of yourself. Hugs.

Patterned Paper: Sweet Shoppe - Strawberry Jam
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp & Sentiment:  Mo Manning - Wanna Scream
Ink: Distress - Fired Brick
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Tim Holtz distress tool

Challenges
Mo's Digital Pencil - Ch. 303 Anything Goes with Mo's image
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 606
Penny's Paper Crafty- Ch. 596
Word Art Wednesday- Ch. 491 - 492 Anything Goes
Allsorts- Wk 624 Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite coloring medium and why? Copics, I enjoy the blending that the alcohol markers provide and I find them relaxing to use.
Aud Sentiments- Ch. Ch. 275 For the girls with a sentiment

Baby Girl Pacifier Cards

I got a new die cut from Paper Rose and I made several variations. I used sentiments from a Fiskars stamp set from long ago.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations; Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil: Recollections
Die Cut:  Paper Rose - Dummy or Pacifier
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamp:  Fiskars
Spellbinders:  Label & Picot Circle
Divine Twine
Ribbon:  Simplicity
Pearls:  Recollections


Challenges 

Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Ch. 190
Creations in Pink - September
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 458-459 Anything Goes

Winter Wishes Sunbonnet

Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie and we have Sunbonnet Winter.  For my card I used a sentiment from Verve and heat embossed it.  On the side I dry embossed and rubbed blue ink on it.  Grab her while she is available for the next week.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Stampin' Up; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Sunbonnet Winter

Sentiment:  Verve (retired)
VersaMark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Ink:  Distress - Tumbled Glass

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Spellbinder:  Large Circle; Small and Large Petite Ovals

Bling:  Recollections & Prima

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart 

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 597

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 45 Girls Only

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 495 CAS

Papercraft Challenge - Ch. 55 Winter fun

Creatalious - Ch. 181 Anything Goes with optional embossing

Use your stuff - Ch. 392 Circles (Die cut and bling)

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 622 Square

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes

a Baby is the sweetest gift

I have a cousin and friend who are expecting...and both are waiting for girls.  So one should be in February so I made this card using the Baby with Teddy digital image from Lili of the Valley and the sentiment is from TLC.  I also added a punched bear and a couple of flowers.

Patterned Paper:  K & Company

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Lili of the Valley (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - a Baby is the sweetest gift

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Die:  Die-Namics

Flowers:  Prima

Pearl:  Recollections

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 445

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 185 Celebrate something new (baby)

Sweet Stampin' - Something New (baby)

JUGS - Ch. 375 New (baby)

Crafty Calendar - Something New (baby)

Come and Get It - Something New (baby)

In the Pink - Ch. 110 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - What's New? (baby)

Crafty Sentiment - Something New (baby)