Happy Birthday from the gang

This card I made for my supervisor who is taking the week of her birthday off because she is celebrating a special decade....just want a good review so I didn't want to mention it. Added some Stickles and Liquid Pearls for sparkle and shine. Also did some paper piecing which I haven't done in quite sometime.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Art Impressions - Birthday Wishes

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Art

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Stickles

Liquid Pearls

Challenges

Art Impressions - Ch. 267 Make it Sparkle  (Stickles and Sakura jelly glitter pen)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 406 - 407 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 450 Anything Goes
QKR - Ch. 366 Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Wk 40 Anything Goes

Dreaded Birthday Monster

I made a birthday card using a retired image from Bugaboo and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I did paper piecing on the monsters.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Monsters1

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Dreaded Birthday Monster

Punches:  EK Success

Die:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie - Ch. 80

CHNC Patterned - November
Dream Valley - Ch. 166 Birthdays
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes with optional kraft base

You have my full support!

I made this card for Mom who had breast cancer eight years ago.  And we talked about it yesterday about her treatment since we know of someone else in the family who was diagnosed with a different cancer.  I worked in Oncology Reserach for 8 years and have spent much of my nursing career working with cancer patients.  I think that it is great that we support breast cancer; however, I wish we had support for all cancers and weren't so specific for just breast cancer.  Unfortunately there are so MANY types and the others don't get the same recognition and support.  All cancer sucks and no treatment is fun or goes on without interrupted the person's life.  I lost my husband almost four years ago to cancer and it was hard to watch him deteriorate over time. Cancer affects EVERYONE!
For my card, I used a set from Imagine That Digistamp called BCA Full Support and paper from Awareness Ribbons Pink as well as the Sweet Shoppe.  I did paper piecing on the bra.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That Digistamp - Awareness Ribbons Pink; Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Paper Studio; Recollections
Stamp & Sentiment:  Imagine That Digistamp - BCA Full Support (see above for direct link)
Dies:  My Favorite Things & Spellbinder
Flower:  Recollections
Embellishment:  Dress it Up

Challenges
Verve - Viva la Verve October Sketch
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 367 Paper Piecing
Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 97 Breast CA Awareness
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Pink October
In the Pink - Ch. 126 Ribbons and/or bows
Allsorts - Wk 437 Think Pink
Cardz for Galz - Ch. 58 Monochromatic
Crafting with Dragonflies - Ch. 91 Pinktober

My Feelings for you are STRONG

I just had to get this stamp from Sugar Pea called Stay Strong and I used the sketch layout from Your Next Stamp.  I paper pieced some green leopard print paper for his outfit since I'm making this card in March.  I kept the card simple.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp and Sentiment:  Sugar Pea (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Challenges

Your Next Stamp - Sketch 59

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 160 CAS

613 Ave Create - Ch. 195 Anything Goes with optional stamps no digis

Crafty Catz - Ch. 361 Use mainly green

Creative Knockout - Ch. 184 Lots of Green

You look dachshing celebrate in style

Imagine That Digistamp has a new release today, Dachshund Party which I used for this cute birthday card.  I just had to paper piece the sweater and balloon with some paper from Sweet Shoppe.  I was so excited to do a card that wasn't for Christmas, and I have several birthday cards that I need.  I added a yellow liquid applique to to the areas of the party hat and sweater.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollectiions

Stamp:  Imagine That Digistamp (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Die:  Little B

Bling:  Mark Richards

Border Punches:  Fiskars

Liquid Applique - Yellow

Challenges

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 162 Christmas or Birthday

Robyn's Fetish - Ch. 345 Square or rectangle cards

Craft your Passion - Ch. 341 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 139 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Spring is just ducky

We are having some gorgeous almost summer-like weather the past couple of days so no complaints.  I am going to a friend's home tonight for a cook out which seems like forever since we have been able to do that.  Tomorrow I have to admit a patient on Sunday so I wanted to post my card early today.  This image is from Imagine That called Rainy Day Fun and the sentiment is from TLC.  This card would work perfectly for the Imagine That Spring is in the Air Challenge which is going on until May 6th.  I did some paper piecing with this card which was just some extra fun.

Patterned Paper:  ATD; Dee's Delights

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Spring is just ducky

Flower:  Recollection

Button:  JoAnn Basics

Jute:  May Arts

Hemptique

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 87

Crafter's Cafe - Ch 147 What season we are in (spring)

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 52 April Showers

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 226-227 Anything Goes