Let Heaven and Nature Sing!

I wanted to get a couple Christmas cards done each month and I am trying to do it yet for March. I had this one colored and put it together. This adorable elf is from Mo Manning and the sentiment is from TLC, Create. For March, I kept it green in color.

Cardstock: Bazzil
Stamp:  Mo Manning - see above for direct link
Sentiment: TLC, Create - let Heaven and Nature Sing!
Pom: Creativity
Spectrum Noir glitter pens
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges
Mo's Digital Pencil - Ch. 301 Anything Goes with a Mo Manning image
Sketch Saturday - Ch 653
CHNC - Ch. 535 Anything Christmas with optional star or more
Christmas Kickstart - Ch. 48 Green Christmas
ABC Christmas - E for Elf
CCAYR - E for Elf
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch 75 Cheers 

Friends in high places

Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie, and the image is Raggedy Ann sit on a Cloud and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create. For my card, I put Spectrum Noir on the stars and flicked some of the extra paint on the sky part of the background.  I have a dry embossed background of clouds. You have all week to grab this wonderful image.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Raggedy Ann sit on a cloud

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - 

Stars:  Hobby Lobby

Bling:  Duct Tape

Ribbon:  Michael's

Spectrum Noir

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 378 - 379 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 421 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Ch. 386 Anything Goes

Cost a lot like Christmas

LAST DAY of the Catch the Bug Awkward Holiday Chaos Day 7 which is "Was BINGO one of Santa's reindeer?"  There is our Friday Freebie and we have a BINGO board to go with it.  We have Stella Christmas which how can you not have humor with all of this awkward challenges?  I also used a retired elf.  I used ALL the BINGO items!!! So I have a card in overload and Stella's sweater is sure UGLY.  Hope you have some fun with this challenge.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations;  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Paper Studio; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella Christmas & Elf cc

Spectrum Noir

Poms:  Recollection

Star:  Making Memories

Divine Twine

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Die:  Sugar Pea 

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional stickers

International Art & Soul - Ch. 47 Funny Christmas

Addicted to Stamps - Ch. 169 Christmas Non-traditional colors

Create with Stamps - Ch. 33 Santa or Gift

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use stitched dies

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 86 Non-traditional colors

Courage

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug, and the theme is Cowboys and Cowgirls.  I used the image, Cowboy Saddle and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Cowboy Saddle (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Courage Saddle Up

Spellbinder:  Small and Large petite ovals

Star:  Memory Keepers

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - October

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 356 - 367 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 223 Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 413 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 401 Anything Goes

Paige's Graduation

My son's girlfriend will be graduating in a few weeks, so I made this card for her. I used an image from Bugaboo, called Graduation Girl Digi Stamp.  Today there is a new challenge starting at Catch the Bug which is an Anything Goes.  There are so many wonderful stamps at Bugaboo and there is always a weekly freebie.  For the background I had some fun playing with my Distress Oxide inks.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Graduation Girl Digi Stamp (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Small petite Oval

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Star:  Hobby Lobby

Photo Corner:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Inks:  Distress Oxides - Broken China, Salty Ocean, Fossilized Amber

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 451

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 204 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 378 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 528 Anything Goes

QKR - Ch. 294 Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Ch. 188 Anything Goes

Snow flies when you're having FUN!

I wanted to make a Christmas card since I've only made one for this month.  I used an image from Bugaboo which I think has been retired.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Snow flies

Hemp:  Hemptique & May Art

Stars:  Dress It Up

Ribbon:  Michael's

Pearls: Paper Studio

Spellbinder:  Small and large petite ovals

Challenges

Come & Get It - Sketch

CHNC - Ch. 346 Anything Christmas optional Nativity

CHNC Extra - August

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 172 Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - August Use Yellow

CRAFT - Ch. 429 Christmas

Dream Valley - Ch. 161 Christmas Animals

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 136 Add a star

Tons of Birthday Wishes

I never seem to have enough masculine birthday cards in my stash so I made this one since I really like the sketch this week at Atlantic Heart and so this will be my second take on the this one.  The first one I made was a sympathy card and this one is for a male birthday.  The sentiment is from TLC and some paper I've had in my stash from Bo Bunny for quite some time.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Tons of Birthday Wishes

Spellbinders:  Small circle, Star circle

Ribbon:  Offray

Star:  Hobby Lobby

Challenges

Atlantic Heart Sketch - Sketch 198

CHNC Patterned - February

Alphabet Challenge - X marks the spot

613 Ave Create - Ch. 194 Anything Goes

Jolly Tag

Catch the Bug has the Holiday Chaos which day 3 is to have a tag with red and white stripes.  So I colored this adorable bear on a candy cane image called Christmas bear - bear with candy cane.  I added some stickles on his hat and a pom.  The sentiment is a sticker.  The base of the tag is from the $3 area at Target.  I truly bought the tags because I wanted the container from Target, hehe.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Tag base: Target

Sticker:  Recollection

Twine:  Target

Punch:  EK Success

Stickles

Pom:  Creativity

Challenges

Catch the Bug - Holiday Chaos day 3 Gift tag using red and white stripes

QKR - Ch. 220 Christmas Tag

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 217 Traditional Christmas color

CI - Ch. 387 (Photo/colors)

Incy Wincy - Tic Tac Toe (candy cane, star, holly)

Warm Winter Wishes

We went from being 70 degrees on Thursday to be in the 40's today with it being very windy so it is a significant change.  So having a snowman card is totally appropriate.  The sentiment is from a great set at TLC.  The image is called Snowman with Tree Hat and the papers are from the Eskimo Friends Kit.  I have a battery on this card so that it lights up.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Foam Tape

White Chibi Light

Copper Tape

Battery

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 308 Cute or Anything Christmas

CHNC Extra - November

ABC Christmas - W for Wishes

Alphabet Challenge - S for Stars

In the Pink - Ch. 107 Winter

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 327 Digi Girls or hats

Creatalicious - Ch. 103 Use a sentiment

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 98 Any Holiday

My heart belongs to soldier in uniform

My card is using Soldier Sam from Imagine That digistamp and the paper is from TLC.  Since it is the 4th of July, I thought it would be a perfect card for the occasion.  Thank you to all of those who serve and have served our country.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Proud to be Patriatric

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations, Recollections

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

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Button:  My Favorite Things

Jute:  May Arts

Spellbinders:  Banner

Stickers:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 432 Add a banner/flags

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 64 A Star is born

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 195 Red, White & Blue

CHNC Patterned - July

His Star

Here is another Nativity card that I was able to come up with an adorable image from Saturated Canary.  My sentiment is from a great set at TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe 

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection

Stamp:  Saturated Canary - the King

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Divine Twine & Hobby Lobby

Gems:  Recollection

Challenges

Incy Wincy - Sketch

CHNC - Ch. 252 Nativity 

CHNC Extra - October

ABC Christmas Challenge - V for Very Cute

12 months of Christmas link up - Ch. 10

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch 333 Stars