Hello Spring

 Today we have it raining all day and I have large puddles all over my yard. The birds were playing in them and it was driving my cat crazy. I know we need the rain, but I want more sun and some warmer weather. I made this card at the beginning of the month, but just haven't had a chance to post it. It is using some dies that I have had and just not used. 

Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  Tim Holtz
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: My Favorite Things; Tutti
Punches: Fiskars
Gems: Hobby Lobby

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - April 2022
lil Red Wagon - Ch. 650 What did you make for Easter?
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Blossoms
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 449 Wings and Things or Furry Friends
Time Out Challenges - Ch. 212 Spring

Thanks teacher

Well the end of the school year is fast approaching so getting a card together for that thank you. This has been such a crazy year for teachers/students.  My daughter has taught 5 days a week all year which is amazing!

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Dies: Sugar Pea and Spellbinders
Random paper clips
glue dots

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 601
My Time to Craft - Ch. 455 Use Stationary
Sweet Stampin' - Use something not normally used for crafting (paper clips)
Dies R Us - Ch. 167 Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 144 Slimline
Creatalicious - Ch. 209 Anything Goes with optional slim line

Happy Anniversary

My friend Andrea came up with an awesome sketch and I made 3 cards using it. They were so fun and I just needed a variety of cards so it was perfect.
The first one I used the color scheme from JUGS for an anniversary card. I dry embossed the white paper with hearts and sprayed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I layered the colored papers us and added a ribbon on top of my border punch. I used my Spellbinder die cuts for the larger hearts and my Fiskars punches for the smaller hearts. Then the icing was to add a bling to each heart and the sentiment that I computer generated.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Sentiment: Computer generated
Spellbinders: Hearts
Border: Martha Stewart
Punches: Fiskar
Bling: Recollection
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Ribbon: Offray
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 601
JUGS - Ch. 580 Color challenge
Alphabet Challenge - Anniversary
Crafty Catz - Ch. 547 Anything Goes with optional embossing
Allsorts - Wk 620 Anything Goes with optional add ribbon
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 519 Embossing
As You Like It - Favorite stenciling or embossing (I did dry embossing and I like the texture )

I'll bee there for you.

 I found another image that I had printed and just hadn't colored (which is now retired)....so sad. I feel that bees are so important so that they continue to pollinate our flowers and our circle continues. I added Spectrum Noir to the wings.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: retired
Ink: Distress - Wilted Violet
       Distress Oxide - Broken China
Spectrum Noir
Bling: Recollections
Flowers: Prima
Dies: Waffle
Stencil: My Favorite Things - Clouds

Challenges
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 52 Spring
Incy Wincy- Borders and Bright Colors
Crafty Animals - Ch. 49
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 49
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 681 Wings
Cardz 4 Galz- Ch. 144 Slimline cards

Be Good this Christmas

I have been wanting to make at least two Christmas cards per month. With all that is happening in life and the added stresses for everyone, I have been making my cards that have some sarcastic humor.  I think that we need to laugh and that is the only thing that we seem to be able to do for fun lately. I got a new stamp set from Whimsy with these Christmas girls and added my own sentiment. Now I think that I will be on the naughty list forever. I actually want to make a red-headed version of this same card and send it to my ex-husband, lol.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil; the Paper Shop, Recollections
Stamp: Whimsy - Gossip Holiday Girls
Memento - Tuxedo Black
Snowflake:  Recollections
Sentiment:  Computer generated

Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 514 Anything Christmas with optional something with the letter "H"  (horns)
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 263 Anything Goes with a sentiment
 CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 120 Christmas is on the way
Creatalicious - Ch. 198 Anything Goes with optional humor
Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas/Winter
Incy Wincy - Color Challenge