Uplifting Birthday with Keep Fit Kenneth

 Many people start off the New Year by going to the gym or trying to get into shape. Here is Keep Fit Kenneth from Dr. Digi’s still at the end of January going strong. He’s wishing some lucky person “an uplifting birthday”. What enthusiasm!!

Patterned Paper: K & Company; Paper Studio Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections Stamp: Dr. Digi's - Keep Fit Kenneth (see above for direct link) Sentiment: computer generated Star punches: Paper Studio

Challenges Cheerful Sketches - January 2022
Crafty Cats - Ch. 579 Anything Goes with optional book/book print (Rocky) lol Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 288 Something beginning with "P" (Power, Pain, Progress) Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 543 2 or more patterned papers

Happy Birthday Tom

 Well I know it's been a long time since I have posted. I am in the processing of selling my house, but in July I moved into a condo.  I still have not unpacked my crafting supplies and my family was shocked that I had to have the movers come back a second day because I had soooo many things in my basement for craft supplies. Unfortunately my 13 year old Siamese cat passed away a month before the move and I was devastated. It was the first time that I was alone in the house. The day after I moved into my new place I got myself a new lilac lynx Siamese kitten that I named Polly after my great Grandmother Appolonia. This kitten is polydactyl, which is that she has an extra digit on each paw. So it's like she has a thumb and it looks like a mitten. Breeders consider it a sign of good luck and having her is she is my good luck charm. She is adorable and makes me smile and laugh.  So that's life. I am still trying to adjust to the new place and slowly find some time to craft.
I had to make a card for a friend who had a birthday this month. I used an image from Homebrew Herman from Dr. Digi's. And I put Glossy Crackle on the beer mug. I also used the background paper from Dr. Digi's beer backing papers.  

Patterned Papers: Dr. Digi's; Recollection; K & Company
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp: Dr. Digi (see above for direct link)
Sentiment: Computer generated
Glossy Crackle
Spellbinders: Stars
Punches: EK Success

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 217
Dream Valley - Ch. 257 Circles
Crafty Creations - Ch. 426 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Ch. 259 Anything Goes with optional twist add some layers

Birthdays like golf.....don't keep count

My co-worker was off this entire week so I had a crazy and long week of working a lot of hours. So therefore, even though I am needing to pack I need some time to destress. I saw this sentiment on Pinterest and just thought it was too funny and appropriate. So here is a quick and fun birthday card that I made.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Clubbin' It
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Nellie's Choice - Golfer
Ink:Versafine
Ribbon: Michael's
Tag: Recollection
Punch: Martha Stewart
Die: Spellbinder
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Challenges
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 220 One for the Boys
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Ch. 186 K is for Kraft
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 527 For the Boys
DL ART Thankful Thursday  - Ch. 279 Birthday
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 689 Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. for the Boys/men
Creatalicious Challenge - Ch. 212 Anything Goes with optional for a boy
Word Art Wednesday Ch 495 - 496 Anything Goes 

I demand a RECOUNT!

I needed a quick masculine birthday card for one of our administrators. I had the dotted paper sitting on top of my paper pile and already had Gus printed out so....I colored him up and put it together using the SSW2 layout. Then I hoped that I didn't offend him with the sentiment with the political times that we are in. He laughed when he received it.
 

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp: Bugaboo - Gus Birthday Recount
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: Offray
Bling: Marc Richards
Glossy Accents

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 198
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 475- 476 Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Ch. 414 Out with the Old (paper and pre-printed digi)
Seize the Birthday - Ch. 206 topping transparency or vellum
Cute Card Thursday - Ch 670 Birthdays 

Misson Control, We have a Birthday!

I needed to have a masculine birthday card so I used this adorable astronaut to make my card.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  MFT - BB Space Explorer
Ink: Versafine
VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Zing
Punch: EK Success
Die: Sugar Pea

Challenges
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC524
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Ch. 205 addl topping Snowy Background
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Ch. 155 Boys are Back in town
CRAFT - Ch. 582 Anything Goes

Happy Birthday to You with buttons

I gave my Mom a whole gift bag of sympathy and birthday cards so I figured better get working on the next batch.  I tried to make this one a little more masculine so I used buttons instead of flowers.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Stampendous
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Ranger
Buttons: stash
Twine: May Arts
Spellbinder:  Small Circle: Eyelet Circle

Challenges
Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge - Ch. 401
Allsorts - Wk 605 Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 77 New Year or Any Celebration (Happy Birthday)
Crafty Friends - Ch. 148 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes

Happy Birthday TMS 562

Today Tuesday Morning Sketches is celebrating 11 years! So they are having a party with SIX prizes to give away and some special prizes. Melissa is having the first sketch she designed as the layout. For my card, I made a birthday card using a new die cut that I got from My Favorite Things.  I added some fun paper that I found on the bottom of my stash from the Paper Studio and added some twine and star sequins. I thought this would work for a masculine card which I never seem to have enough of.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Sentiment:  My Favorite Things - Happy Birthday

Divine Twine

Sequins: Stash

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 446 - 447 Anything Goes

613 Ave. Create - Ch. 235 Anything Goes with the sentiment as the focus

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 170 Birthday

Get Creative - Ch. 93 Birthday

Let's Craft & Create - Ch. 161 Anything Goes with optional stars and stripes

Make My Monday - Ch. 126 Stars and/or stripes

HB with stars TMS 561

Today I simple card using several Spellbinder dies for a masculine birthday card. I just never seen to have enough of them around. Be prepared next week is a big celebration at Tuesday Morning Sketches and there will be LOTS of prizes!

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Spellbinders:  Stars; Pennant

Challenges

The Male Room - Ch. 139 Use Die cuts

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 55 Anything Goes

Inkspirational - Ch. 216 Sketch

Dream Valley - Ch. 228 All Occasions

Deer Scene Happy Birthday Brother

I made a bunch of blended ink backgrounds and punched out this deer landscape.  So here is a birthday card that I made for my Mom's stash. I used some washi tape, dry embossed the navy piece and framed the landscape.
Well I did it! I went out to dinner with 2 other nursing friends tonight and we went to a restaurant. We actually ate outside since it was cool, but sunny. Then we went to one of my friends places to continue our conversation. Now as I said when I did my Stella post previously I may talk smart, but I don't usually drink alcohol and I didn't tonight, but my girlfriends were celebrating that we were able to finally get together. I did have a piece of carrot cake.

Cardstock: Recollections

Deer Landscape Die:  Unknown maker

Die:  Tutti

Inks:  Distress Oxides:  Faded Jeans; Peacock Feathers; Salty Ocean

Washi Tape:  Recollection

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - It's a Man Thing

613 Ave Create - Ch. 234 Anything Goes with optional create a blended background

Allsorts - Wk 494 Embossing Wet or Dry

Sweet Stampin' - Die Cuts and Punches

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 208 You're the Man

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 638 Masculine

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 459 Special Guy

Crafty Animals - Ch. 39

Dragonfly Dreams - Make It Masculine

Alphabet Challenge - E for earth bound animal

As you like it - Scene or not and why? (Scene, looks more realistic and 3D)

Happy Pawther's Day

Today we start a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is "The Man, The Myth The Legend".  Now I had my Father's Day card done so I made a card for my daughter's partner.  And since they have a dog together I used, Guy Walking Dog and made my own sentiment. She loved it!
On a sad note for the Catch the Bug DT, I just want to let you know that earlier this week my fellow DT member Julie Temple passed away from surgery complications. She will be greatly missed for her wonderful creations and sweet personality. Hugs and prayers go to her family.

Patterned LillyBee & Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Guy walking dog (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Ink:  Colorbox

    Distress Oxide Broken China

Stencil: My Favorite Things

Spellbinders:  Pennant; Dog D-lite

Pop Dots

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - It's a Man Thing

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442 - 443 Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 208 You're the Man

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 638 Masculine

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 459 Special Guy

Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Masculine

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 246 Father's Day

As You Like It - Scene or Not and why (Scene, helps make it look more realistic)

Always Fun - Ch. 166 For Dad

You're PLANE awesome

Here is a one layer card with lots of clouds made with a stamp set from Lawn Fawn called Plane and Simple. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone of making layered cards to making more one layer and CAS cards. I feel like a fat person wearing a bikini. There is NO patterned paper, yikes. And I lived.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn - Plane and Simple (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

        Distress Oxide - Broken China

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

Lawn Fawnatics - Ch. 78 Make a scene

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - It's a Man Thing

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Masculine

CRAFT - Ch. 558 Masculine

Sweet Stampin' - Masculine

Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Masculine

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 52 For the Boys/Men

Double Trouble - Ch. 58 Gear it Up for the Guys

   Thing 1 Masculine

   Thing 2 Use Your Stuff - Ch. 399 Masculine or Father's Day

   Thing 3 Circles (wheel on airplae, window on jet)

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 459 Special Guy

Love to Scrap - Ch. 138 For the Boys

Perfect Fit - Happy Father's Day

I made a card for my Dad for Father's Day using an image from Scribbles, Nut and Bolt and a computer generated sentiment.  I am frustrated now that I am posting it because I realize that my spellcheck changed it from "you're the"  to "your" so I am going to have to re-do the sentiment. I used Tim Holtz Woodgrain distressed cardstock and strayed it with Distress Spray.

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Cardstock:  Tim Holtz Woodgrain Cardstock; Recollections

Stamp:  Scribbles - Nut and Bold

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Spellbinder:  Heart; Small Circles

Button:  Stash

Hemptique

Ink:  Old Paper

Distress Spray:  Walnut Ink

Challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 245 Sketch

Scribbles - Ch. 89 Brads, buttons or bows

Alphabet Challenge - D for dry embossing

As you like it challenge - Favorite embellishment and why (buttons, great for a masculine card when you don't want to look to frilly)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 440 - 441 Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday - Ch 272 Anything Goes with a masculine twist

Time Out Challenge - Ch. 162 Visual Image

Artsystamper Digitals - Ch. 16 It's a guy thing

Have a TOADally unFROGettable day!

Today I have card that I made for fun since I enjoy using the Mo Manning images. I have a stamp that I got as part of the Patreon Program.  It's a cutie called Beau. And my sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I dry embossed the background and followed the sketch for Mo's challenge for this month.  I just had to make it monochromatic.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Beau

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Have a TOADally unFROGettable day

Ink:  Distress - Mowed Lawn & Distress Oxide - Broken China

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles

Flowers: Prima and Recollections

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Stencil - My Favorite Things

Challenges

Mo Manning - Ch. 291 Sketch (see above) with Mo Manning image

the Paper Girls - Ch. 200 All about Boys

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 49 Anything goes with optional for the kids

The Creative Crafters - Ch. 28 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Ch. 506 Anything Goes with optional twist Outdoors

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 471 Anything Goes

Thank you for your service

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release or where an older image is brought into the new shop and this week we have AKV Army Salute and I made my own sentiment. I feel for those in service because I don't think that they can do social distancing and they live in a very different world. As a nurse, I have worked with a lot of vets and I have a lot of respect for them. My son will be finishing his tour in July.

Patterned Papers:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - AKV Army Salute (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  computer generated
Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa
Spellbinder:  Pennant

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 438 - 439 Anything Goes
QKR - Ch. 397 Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 129 Make it Masculine
CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 114 For the Men/Boys
The Male Room - Ch. 135 The sentiment in focus
CHNC Patterned - May

Another level up! Happy Birthday

My nephew turns 10 on Thursday and I made this card for him using the Mo Manning image, Evan with ipad. And I had to make it in Packer colors naturally being in Wisconsin. Do I made my background with smooshing Distress Oxide inks of green and then adding some washi tape.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Evan with ipad (see above with direct link)

Washi Tape:  Recollections

Distress Oxide - Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Lucky Clover, Pine Needles

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 432 - 433 Anything Goes

Mo Manning - Ch. 289 Anything Green with a Mo image

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 343 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 565 Men and boys

Sweet Stampin' - Make your own background

Make My Monday - Ch. 119 Make your own background

Wishing you comfort 342

Unfortunately I had to go to a funeral of a friend from high school whose husband passed away. It was a tragic incident.  So I pulled together a more masculine looking card from strips of paper to follow this sketch and used a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Supplies - will list later, short on time this afternoon

Challenges
Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge - Ch 342

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 412 - 413 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - November

QKR - Ch. 372 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 124 Add buttons and/or bows

Born to Ride

I made this card for my children to give to my ex-FIL for his upcoming birthday. He is in his 70's and takes his wife riding so I thought this was a perfect card for him. They are just upset that they have to share, lol. The image is from Art Impressions, Born to Ride, the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I just used this sentiment the other day with birthday pigs so another use for the sentiment, hehe.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp: Art Impressions - Born to Ride (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Going hog wild for your birthday

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Bling:  Paper Studio

Pipe cleaner - stash, to attach the images together

Die:  My Favoite Things

Challenges

Art Impressions - Ch. 262 Gingham

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 596 Embossing

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 234 Masculine & Sentiment

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 444 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 312 Tic Tac Toe (Stamp rubber / Embossing / Die cut - punch)

Plaid Loss of your Husband

Here is the card that I made for the Groom's Mother who just lost her husband. I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  It's been a rough week being an emotional roller coaster. Sometimes that is how life is....

 

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Loss of your Husband

Punch:  EK Success

Spellbinder:  Teardrop circle

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Ribbon: Really reasonable ribbon

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 421

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 147 Deepest Sympathy or Get Well

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 234 Masculine and a sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 596 Embossing

Scribbles - Ch. 80 Include a sentiment

Sports Loss of your Father

Last Saturday I went to my BFF's Daughter's wedding which was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. This is a group of 3 other nurses and myself that have been friends for 30 years and it's just wonderful to see our babies grown and moving on with their own lives. Then the sad part....the Groom's Father was scheduled for a triple heart bypass surgery on Wednesday and instead God decided to take him that night after the wedding when he went to sleep.  So this beautiful couple went from being on cloud 9 from getting married to being devastated with the loss of an immediate family member. As a person that has lost a husband...I know what it is like to see your kids hurt and I think that's why this is hitting me so hard beside knowing all the people involved.
So this is the card I made for the Megan and her new husband Jason on the loss of his Father. It is using a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Jason wrote a letter that was endearing tribute to his Dad and thanked him for being at all of his sporting events so that's why I thought this was appropriate paper for him.

Megan and her Dad

Friends for 30 years

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Loss of you Father

Punches:  EK Success

Die:  My Favorite Things

Button:  Stash

Hemp:  May Arts

Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C498 Sketch

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 400 - 401 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 234 Masculine & Sentiment

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 225 I spy something beginning with "A" (Athletic items)

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 147 Deepest Sympathy or Get Well

CAMPING

I have friends that love to camp and I have to laugh because they say it's a "cheap" vacation.  Then when you add up the cost of the camper, supplies, food, gas and everything that goes with it no longer ends up being a deal.  So I had to make this card for the next time this discussion comes up, lol.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Art Impressions - Ole Buck Set
Sentiment: computer generated

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

Art Impressions - Ch. 262 Gingham

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 400 - 401 Anything Goes
If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 123 (see above)
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 468 Masculine
Pinspirational - Ch. 245