Buttons and Bows

To all my friends that celebrate here in the US - Happy Mother's Day! Whether you have children, furry family members or a pet rock it doesn't matter. And especially during these Covid pandemic times when we can't always be with our loved ones it makes it so much harder. Hugs to all.
I found an image that I had in my stash and finally got it put together from Paper Shelter My Style and the sentiment is from Create with TLC. It reminds me of one of my daughter's dance costumes.

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Cardstock:  Stampin' Up; Recollections
Stamp:  Paper Shelter (see above for direct link)
Sentiment: TLC, Create - Buttons and Bows
Ink: Distress - Old Paper
Lace: Hobby Lobby
Border: Fiskars
Die: Lifestyle Arts
Hemptique
Buttons: Stash
Punch: Martha Stewart
Ribbon: Michael's
Spellbinder: Pennant

Challenges
Paper Shelter - Ch. 468 Color It
Cheerful Sketches - May 2021
Dies R Us - Ch. 168 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Ch. 550 Anything Goes with optional flowers, twine, gems
CHNC Patterned - May 2021
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 400 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 685 Anything Goes

Wishing you a Cozy Little Christmas

 I found an image that I had colored some time ago from TLC, Create and I have been having a desire to make vintage/shabby chic cards lately. I got a quote on Friday to have some squirrels removed from my attic and I'm not happy about the cost, but I can't allow them to stay and cause more damage. So I am not feeling any love for squirrels, mice or woodpeckers unless they are on cards so this week they are costing me a bundle.

Patterned Paper:  Authentique, Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  TLC, Create
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Cozy Little Christmas
Ink: Distress Oxide - Old Paper
Poms:  Cretivity
Die:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - December 2020
CHNC - Ch. 519 Anything Christmas with optional quick and easy
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 45
Crafty Animals - Ch. 45
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 72 Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge Y Your Favorite Things (Patterned Paper, Square Card)
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes

Merry Christmas with pinecones

Growing up in Wisconsin and being raised out in the country, we always had lots of pinecones around. Now I love when I go into the craft stores or places where they have them scented with cinnamon. It just reminds me of the large trees from the woods and seeing fresh white snow on them during the winter. I just love this Tim Holtz die cut and it goes perfectly with the HSS sketch.

Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Dies: Tim Holtz - Festive Trims; QuicKutz
Stamp: Tim Holtz - Mini Holidays 2
VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Stampdendous
Pearls: Jolee
Bling:  Bo Bunny
Punch: EK Success

Challenges
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 350 Sketch
Sparkles Christmas - Ch. 117Vintage
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Ch. 27
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 499 Christmas
Simon Says Wednesday Stamp Layer it up
The Holly and the Ivy - Ch. 81
12 Months of Christmas Link UP - Ch. 70 Color Challenge
 CHNC - Ch. 513 Anything Christmas with optional make your own background

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

He is Risen

I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy. I am still working, but my work as a nurse has been slow. I work in insurance and we have less people having surgery and in the hospital. But the people in the hospital are sick. It just makes me sad that no matter how sick they are they can't have many visitors, even if they are dying which breaks my heart. So that's why I craft....to deal with my stress. I was asked why I am making so many cards right now. I cannot see my family or friends and I know that people are suffering physically and emotionally so that is my way of dealing with it.
And for the upcoming Easter holiday in another vintage looking card, I found a freebie image that I had in my stash from Magic Moonlight and a sentiment I put on the bottom from TLC, Create.  I distressed the papers. I added a couple of butterflies with some bling, some roses and a gold ribbon.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Magic Moonlight

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - He is Risen

Flowers:  Recollections

Butterflies:  Martha Stewart

Die:  My Favorite Things

Bling:  Recollections

Ribbon:  Offray

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings

Dragonfly Dreams - Add a flower/flowers

Crafty Calendar - April Add a butterfly

Always Fun - Ch. 157 Easter

Use Your Stuff - Ch. 395 Easter

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 254 Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 629 Ribbons

Crafting Happiness - Ch. Ch. 43 Anything Goes with optional Easter

let Heaven and Nature Sing!

I am on a vintage kick this past week. I think it's because Easter is on my Grandmother's birthday and I miss her and it brings back memories of old.  So here is a Christmas card that I made using a sentiment from TLC, Create which I covered with Distress ink.  I used the image from Graphic Fairy.  I distressed the edges of my paper and cardstock.  I added a feather that I had behind the image.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio; Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Graphic Fairy - freebie

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - let Heaven and Nature Sing

Punches:  EK Success

Sequins:  Stash

Feather:  Stash

Flowers:  Recollection

Snowflake:  Dress it Up

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Ink: Distress - Old Paper

Challenges

Christmas Card Throwdown - April Sketch

CHNC - Ch. 484 Anything Christmas with optional funny

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 64 Blooming Botanicals

Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings

Winter Wonderland - Angels / Anything with Wings

Crafty Catz - Ch. 500 Anything Goes with optional for the girls

JUGS - Ch. 530 Feathers

little red wagon - Ch. 543 Blue

Double D - Banners

Extraordinary Lady

Welcome Ana my new follower.
I have not posted a card in a bit since the Bugaboo DT has been on break, I have been busy with my family through the holidays and I am needing to have sinus surgery later this month since my right sinus is occluded ad I can't get rid of the infections that I have had for over 6 months so I am needing to have physicals and scans.  So 2019 will be better once I have surgery and can move on.
I wanted to start the new year with something different that I haven't done in awhile which is a vintage card.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create and the image is a free download, but I don't recall where I got it.  I distressed the edges of my papers, added some vintage buttons, feathers, flowers and lace.
With the wet snow that we had today...I wish that I had a hat this big so that my hair wouldn't have gotten so wet walking into work. lol.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Ephemema Wood, Kraft Basics, Elegant Papers

Cardstock:  Recollections

Image:  Vintage Photo - free download unknown source

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - TLC, Create - Extraordinary Lady

Distress Tool - Tim Holtz

Lace:  Hobby Lobby

Vintage Buttons:  Recollection

Flowers:  Recollection

Feathers: Stash

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - January 2019

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 368 - 369 Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - Ch. 117 Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Ch. 11 Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Ch. 30 Anything Goes

Hope you feel Chirpy again soon!

I wanted to make a Get Well card and used an image and sentiment from TLC, Create to make this vintage card.  I distressed the edges and added some ink also.

Patterned Paper;  Sweet Shoppe - Moment in Time

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Vintage Cherry Blossom Birds

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Hope you feel Chirpy

Punches:  EK Success

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon

Lace:  Offray

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Ink:  Distress - Old Paper

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 218 Get Well or Sympathy

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 203 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - April

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 377 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 332-333 Anything Goes

Blooming Beauty

Here is a vintage card that I made using an image and sentiment from TLC, Create.  The pansies remind me of  my Grandmother.  I distressed the edges of my papers and ink distressed my sentiment.

Patterned Paper;  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Spring Flowers Journal Card

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Blooming Beauty

Divine Twine

Flowers:  Prima & Recollection

Ink:  Distress - Old Paper

Distress Tool

Bling:  Duct Tape

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 324 - 325 Anything Goes

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Tic Tac Tuesday #2 (Ribbon/Twine/Flowers/Dots) (Purple/Flowers/Glitter)

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 197 Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Ch. 174 Vintage

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 26 Flowers

Crafty Catz - Ch. 407 Anything Goes with optional layer it up

Hip & Hop and Big News

Well I have been wanting to make this card for sometime to re-cycle or upcycle.  I used a tag and twine that I got from a Black Sheep that I bought as a decoration for Easter.  I thought  it looked vintage and was perfect for a card.  I pulled the twine out and cut it into three pieces and put it back into the tag.  I also have some BIG news that I got a nursing job so I have to start working full time on March 19th so I have one more week of freedom.  It will be great to have health care benefits again instead of paying for horrible insurance.  It has been nice to not have stress and I have to knock on some wood, but I have not had any colds or sinus infections this past year and I have been exercising regularly so I just hope that I continue with my good behaviors when I go back to work. I will also have to go to bed at a decent time.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Doily:  Recollections
Tag:  Hip & Hop
Ribbon:  Michael's
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 191 Recycling
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 66 Furry Friends
Crafty Animals - Ch. 12
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 12
613 Ave Create - Ch. 207 Anything Goes optional reuse/upcycle
Dream Valley - Ch. 174 Vintage
Let's Craft & Create - Anything Goes with optional Easter
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 26 Flowers
Crafty Calendar - Add a tag or make one

Cleared for take off

I wanted a male card, and I just love this sentiment and paper which is from TLC, Create.  I ink and distressed the papers.  I found some tickets that I had in my stash.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Cleared for Take Off 3

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Unknown freebie

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Cleared for Take Off

Spellbinder:  Small petite oval; Ribbon Banner

Ink:  Distres - Old Paper;  Weathered Wood

Divine Twine

Tickets: Stash

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Distress Tool:  Tim Holtz

Challenges

The Male Room - Ch. 77 Vintage

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 363 Anything Goes

Simon Says - Wednesday add a sentiment

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 107 Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Ch. 18 Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown -  Ch. 375 Distressing

Sweet Stampin' - Men's Cards

Baked with Love

I love vintage images, but just don't get a chance to play with them as often as I like.  Here is one from TLC, Create as well as the sentiment.  I distressed the edges of it as well as the paper.  I also ink distressed the sentiment.  I found some lace in my stash that I forgot that I had, but I don't even know where I got it.  It reminds me of my Grandmother.

Patterned Paper:  Prima

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Making a List

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Baked with Love

Ink:  Tim Holtz - Distress - Old Paper

Doily - Recollection

Flowers: Recollection & Paper Studio

Lace:  Unknown

Pearls/bling:  Prima

Corner:  Momenta

Distress Tool:  Tim Holtz

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - January

Get Creative - Ch. 65 Use Pearls & Lace

Double D - Kitchen is the Heart of the Home

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 375 Distressing
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 318 - 319 Anything Goes

Snow Play Vintage

I made this easel card using an image from TLC, Create as well as a Christmas sentiment.  I also made it as a brown monochrome card.  I used some textured paper and used a die cut to put it behind the image and sentiment.  I added some white acrylic paint on the flowers to look like snow.  I pulled out some gold photo corners, buttons, and ribbon.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Christmas Countdown
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Textured Paper:  EK Success
Dies:  Sugar Pea; My Favorite Things - Wonky Rectangles
Buttons:  Stash
Jute:  May Arts
Flowers:  Recollections
Ribbon:  Michael's
Photo Corner:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Acrylic Paint:  Accent

Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 353 Christmas optional Black, white & 1 other color
CHNC Extra - October
12 Months of Christmas - Ch. 34 Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - October Monochrome Brown
International Art & Soul - Ch. 18 Monochrome
Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 100 Animals
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 7 Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 197 Fancy Folds

Coffee and friends...the perfect blend

Today I again, wanted to make cards for the Fall Coffee Blog Hop, but I did make cards, but I needed to make for an upcoming DT release so I wanted to get my samples done and I still have one more that I am thinking on how I want to do it.  Then I went to a friend's so we could do our weekly Sunday "take the baby Granddaughter for a walk".  After that we ordered pizza and talked and then I came home to watch the Green Bay Packers which was disappointing.  Then finally I got a chance to make a few after a late night...when I should be sleeping.  So here is one, using an image and sentiment from TLC, Create.  If you go to the TLC, Create site, Paulette has some wonderful freebies that are perfect for the coffee blog hop.

Patterned Paper:  Creative Imaginations

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Woman drinking coffee tea vintage

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

Doily:  Recollections

Challenges

Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Crazy for Challenges - C4C403 Sketch

CHNC Patterned - September

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 211 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 495 Add a banner/flag

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 300 - 301 Anything Goes

Friends don't judge each other

I guess I am on a roll lately pulling out some vintage images...maybe I'm feeling nostalgic. Maybe it's because I'm crabby...I had a leak in my basement last week so I called the plumber and he said that it was the pressure tank for my well and that it needed to be replaced (which he didn't do).  So my Dad said is it like that commercial he is just the monitor to tell you how bad the damage is I guess was the truth so he put duct tape on it so it wouldn't be leaking all over the basement floor for me.  Then my Dad told me to turn the water off when I wasn't using it.  Then they didn't come back until Tuesday afternoon to remove the "bleeders" from my well line because the new tank will have them in it.  Then they came out first thing this morning.  So after they left, I finished getting ready and my master bathroom is on the 2nd floor and I couldn't get any water of the sink so I had to call them back to tell them that there is not enough pressure in the system.  So they have to come back, but I have to go help my friend babysit her Grandson because she has an appointment this afternoon.  So I'm so frustrated with the plumbers.
 Here is a vintage image that comes with a sentiment from TLC, Create which I think is so true. For this card, I embossed some yellow paper and then distressed the images with Memento gray ink.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Friends Don't Judge

Ink:  Memento, London Fog

Embossing Folder - We Are Memory Keepers

Bling:  Recollections

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Challenges

Try Stampin on Tuesday - Ch. 338

Little Red Wagon - Ch. 411 Distress It

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 362 For a friend

613 Ave Create - Ch. 201 Anything Goes with optional distress it

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 256 Anything Goes

Good sister or bad sister

Today I have to go to parents to celebrate my Dad's Birthday and my brother will be there with his family and my daughter will be there.  My son is in SC so he won't be able to attend.  We are having a late dinner since my parents have plans to go to a craft show during the day.  I gave both of my parents a hard time about this because my Dad will be 74 years old and said that he was at the stage in his life that he was "Waiting to die."  So I asked him, "Why are you going to a craft show, you don't need to buy anything that my brother and I will have to dispose of?"  He laughed and just said he likes to look around and see what people make and do to waste their time.  Growing up I was the good one and had the good grades and didn't get in trouble and my brother was just the opposite.  I moved away for college and never went back and my brother lives 5 miles from my parents so now the roles have reversed and he is the good one and I'm the bad one.  Funny how that works....hmmm.
For my card, I used a great image from TLC, Create.  I distressed my papers, and kept it simple with added some bling, hemp and a rose.

Patterned Paper:  Prima

Carstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Vintage Tag Good Sister or Bad Sister

Hemptique

Flower:  Recollections

Bling:  Mark Richards

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - September

613 Ave Create - Ch. 201 Anything Goes with optional twist distress it

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 188 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 432 Use at least 2 DPs

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 173 Anything Goes

Happy Holidays

Here is another Christmas card using a vintage image from TLC, Create as well as a sentiment.  I distressed the edges of the paper and on the image I put some Distress "Old Paper" ink.  I put two blue feathers behind the image as well as added some lace and a beautiful white poinsettia.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - 

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Holidays

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Lace:  Simplicity

Flower:  Bazzil

Feathers:  Stash

Ink:  Distress Tim Holtz - Old Paper

Challenges

12 Months of Christmas - Ch. 32 Traditional Christmas Colors

CHNC - Ch. 347 Christmas optional make it Girlie

CHNC Extra - August

ABC Christmas - P for People Q for quick R for Red (People and Red)

Alphabet Challenge - L for Lovely Lace

ATG with TLC, Create - Ch. 13

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 99 Chevron Chic