Patriotic Eagle and Flag Vintage

I have a bunch of vintage images from TLC,Create and I just don't get a chance to play with them as much as I would like. Since it's Memorial Day Weekend I was inspired to use this wonderful eagle. I was able to pull out some buttons, ribbons, twine, hemp and do some distressing.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Patriotic Eagle and Flag Tag Vintage

Ribbons:  Michael's

Buttons:  JHB & LeButton

Hemptique

Divine Twine

Tim Holtz distressing Tool

Challenges

The Card Concept - Ch. 135 (see above, Vintage)

Daring Cardmakers - Birds of a Feather

Scribbles - Ch. 89 Brads, Buttons or Bows

Crafty Catz - Ch. 507 Spots and/or stripes

Path of Positivity  - Ch. 80 Furry or Feathery Friends

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 351 Embossing Delight

Pearly Sparkles - Ch 51 Add a ribbon and/or bow

Crafty Friends - Ch 136 Add embellishments

Age is IRR-Elephant

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's a Recipe (2 Patterned Papers, 2 ribbons and 2 buttons). For my card, I used the image Critter balloons - elephant along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I did a layer of Crakle Accent and then Glossy Accent on the balloon. Check out to see what all the other DT members made.
I was talking to my Mom (who is retired) and asked her if she had sent a birthday card to her sister and she said "No, I've been too busy to go buy one."  She hates to ask me to make cards for her because she says I'm too busy with working and everything. However, since I make cards it irritates me that she purchases cards and I have to make my DT cards anyway.  So I offered to make her some as time permits to increase her stash of birthday and sympathy cards which seems to be her need.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Critter balloons - elephant

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Age is Irr-elephant

Glossy Accent & Crakle Accent

Ribbon:  Really reasonable ribbon

Buttons: Stash

Jute:  May Arts

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil - My Favorite Things

Challenges

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 143 Birthday

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 194 Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Paper Shelter - Ch. 388 Stripes and/or Dots

Crafting by Designs - Happy Birthday

Creatalicious - Ch.165 Anything Goes with optional spots and/or stripes

Butterfly tag So sorry for your loss

I am needed to replenish my stash and here is a sympathy card that I made.  I used a tag from Bugaboo and a sentiment from Imagine That Digistamp.  I put Glossy Accents on the water drops.  For this project I actually used Prisma pencils and Gamisol.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Whatever the Weather

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Tags Word Butterfly bubbles (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Imagine That Digistamp - Sentimental Thoughts (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  Bazzil; Hobby Lobby; Michael's

Glossy Accents

Prisma pencils

Gamisol

Challenges

4CC - Ch. 386 With Sympathy

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 195 Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Tag

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 451 Butterflies

Pumpkin Thanks

I have to admit that one of my favorite things is to blend Distress Oxide Inks and make my own background paper.  I actually found my heat gun that my Dad had packed away for me when he was cleaning my basement and it was like Christmas opening a present (since I had replaced it) so now I have one upstairs in my craft area and one downstairs.  So I do my ink blending upstairs and my embossing downstairs so it works out well.  For this card, I just had FUN!!!

Cardstock:  Recollections
Multi-Media Paper:  Strathmore
Stamps:  Newton's Nook - Pick a pumpkin

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Wilted Violet & Spiced Marmalade

        Memento - Tuxedo Black

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Ribbon:  Michael's & Offray

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 422

Inky Paws - Ch. 56 Color Challenge

Kraftin' Kimmie - Ch. 400 Distress Inks

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 497 Trick or Treat

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes