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 

Pet Sympathy Cards

We are struggling with the lockdown and challenge of not knowing what to expect and stress of change. However, it also affects our critters. I am amazed at home many pet sympathies I had to make. To I made a group of 4 similar CAS designs since I need so many. I have had two lose cats and 2 lose dogs.  One that lost a dog also had their cat get seriously injured.  So then that's just another stress losing a pet during this difficult time. I lost a cat a few months ago and I know my other cat is still struggling with the lose of her sister. So we can just love our critters and I know that they are trying to help us cope.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Spellbinders:  Dog D-lite, Cat D-lite, Heart

Die:  Paper Rose

Embossing Folder:  Darice

DivineTwine

Challenges

Simon Says Monday - It's a Dog's Life

Simon Says Wednesday - Animal Fun

AAA CAS Game - Ch. 165 Up to one third with repeating image

Happy Little Stamper - May Die Cuts

Crafty Animals - Ch. 38

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 38

Unicorn Challenge - Ch. 54 Use dies

Show Us Your Pussycats - Ch. 54 Furrything Goes

S is for silence and snowflakes

I made this card using an image and sentiment from TLC, Create.  I used my Distress Oxide inks and did the background.  Then added some Snowflake shavings to the trees and ground as well as the flowers.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Christmas Mist Papers 6; Fancy Pants

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Reindeer and Tree Silhouette

Sentiment:  S is for silence and snowflakes

Flowers:  Recollections

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Ink:  Distress Oxides:  Lucky Clover and Faded Jeans

Stampendous Shaved Ice

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 357 Anything Goes Christmas optional something with wings

CHNC Extra - October

Allsorts - Wk 439 Christmas Creatures

The Male Room - Ch. 72 Silhouttes
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 501 Vintage/distressing

Christmas Card Throwdown - Ch. 20 Stash (Canvas and/orWood)

Wild for You

I couldn't help myself....I had to invest in the new Distress Oxide Inks.  For this card, I did blending of the Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick and then sprayed water on top, heat it, and then stamped an image from Sweet and Sassy.  For the background, I put the three inks on my craft sheet sprayed water on that and ran my watercolor paper through it and heat it and repeated the process it several times until I got the final color.  Then I sprayed water on the top and heated that.  I stamped the sentiment which is from My Favorite Things.  It was a lot of fun.

Watercolor Paper:  Artist's Loft

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Sweet and Sassy

             My Favorite Things - PI - Wild for You

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick

        Distress - Black Soot

Spellbinder:  Pennants

Challenges

The Challenge - Ch. 91 Sketch

If you give a Crafter a Cookie - Ch. 73

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 168 Anything Goes

International Art & Soul Ch. 12 Elements of Nature

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 248 Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 198 Animals