Chickadee for Aunt Toni

My Aunt Toni has always been a sweet person.  She would take four of us to her house for a week when she doesn't have any kids of her own - which is a big undertaking.  I remembering being homesick and she was so nice about it.  My uncle Jay and her have a gorgeous island off Minnesota where my family spent time last year.  My son enjoyed the fishing and my daughter enjoyed lying in the sun as well as going for a boat ride.  Aunt Toni would send my kids books for their birthdays and Christmas as well as jelly-bellies...and she continues to spoil them with some cash and jelly-bellies.  She has a "thing" for chickadees so I made this card that I plan to send for her birthday in February.  I just purchased this stamp specific to make this card since she has treated us all so special, I wanted to return the favor.

Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine  free digital downloads

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  Heinrich Company

Buttons:  JoAnn's Basics Prisma Pencils Ribbon:  Impression Obsession Challenges: Cute Card Thursday - Some New  (New Stamp Set)  http://www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes  http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/ Play Date Cafe Challenge   http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/ Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine - free digital downloads Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Paper Company, Recollections Stamp:  Mo Manning - Make a Wish Sentiment:  Free digital download Flowers:  Prima Ribbon:  Michael's Prisma pencils Lace:  Paper Studio Challenges: Sweet Wednesday Sketch 135 Mo Manning - Anything Goes Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine - Dots, DS store- art files Cardstock:  Paper Company, Core-dinations, Recollections Sentiment:  Close to My Heart Ink:  Memento, Rich Cocoa Flowers:  Prima Brads: Paper Studio Spellbinders:  Small Petite Oval, Small Scalloped Petite Oval Punch:  EK Success challenges: SC366 Paper Pretties - Brads PWC 187

* Pussy Willows Stamp Set

Resolutions

There She Goes Challenge is to come up with a card that includes a New Year Resolution and I thought this TLC sentiment was perfect since I tend to always be running late so my goal is to be ahead of time to appointments.

Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine, Miss Cutie Pie Vintage Christmas Papers

Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  Kenny K- Miss Thing

Sentiment:  TLC

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Bling:  Mark Richards

Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday

Kenny K - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Resolutions

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Color Throwdown

First for 2012

It just seems like the other day when we were worried about converting over to 2000 and now it is already 2012.  Unfortunately the Badgers lost at the Rose Bowl yesterday which was a BIG event here in Wisconsin.  However, I was told by a co-worker that it is the year of the dragon so that is a good thing.  It will be interesting what the year bestows.  I don't have a crystal ball.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Rosy

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  There She Goes - Winter

Ink:  Memento, Black Tuxedo

        Tim Holtz, Distress, Old Paper

Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Bling:  Hero Arts

Spellbinders:  Small Circle

Circle Punch:  EK Success

Challenges:

Mojo 222

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Stella Rose
Cardstock:  Recollections
Sentiment:  Gina K
Ink:  Memento, Rich Cocoa
Flower:  Recollections
Lace:  Paper Studio
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart
Spellbinders:  Eyelet Circle

Challenges:
Chupa Sketch

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Paper Company, Core-dinations, Recollections
Stamp:  All that Scraps - Max
Liquid applique
Lace:  Wrights
Spellbinders:  Large Circle

Challenges:
SSSC 149

Mo's fave

The challenge this week at Mo's is to enter your favorite 2011 favorite image.  I have entered many of the challenges so it is hard to choose.  However, the one that I did narrow it down to is Michael the angel.  I used it to make a baby boy card.  I included several of my favorites for the year in this post.

May 2011

April 2011

April 2011

June 2011

August 2011

October 2011

December 2011

I can't wait to see what 2012 has to bring!!!

Good bye 2011

New Years Eve 2011 and I have to work so this will be a very quick post.  I made one last card for this year using a stamp set from There She Goes by Torico.

inside

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Paper Company, Recollections

Stamp:  There She Goes

Sentiment:  Verve

Ink:  Memento, Black Tuxedo

Spellbinders:  Deckled Large & Small

Snowflake:  Quic Kutz

Pearls:  Recollections

Challenges:

Skipping Stones Designs - Sketch #108

There She Goes - Thanks

Winter driving

Several of the challenges are to make winter cards, and we had about an inch of snow for Christmas this year which is already gone.  For Wisconsin, we have been having a very mild winter; however we had some slippery roads with some freezing temps and light drizzle.  This morning my daughter went to go to the gym to work out before she had a doctor appointment and she was surprised when she did a 180.  Luckily, there weren't many cars on the road since she was out around 6am and she didn't hit anything or do any damage.  I met my parents mid-way to get my son and they saw a semi that had slip off the road and flipped over on the major highway.  Hopefully everyone stays safe with traveling especially when there is "black ice" and unusual weather out there.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl - Barrel of shame snowman

Sentiment:  Hero Arts

Ink:  Memento, Lady Bug

Spellbinders:  Lace Doily Accent

Ice Stickles

Buttons:  Stash

Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges:

Sweet Wednesday Sketch - Sketch 134

Sassy Cheryl's- snowman  http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/

Do You Stack Up - rainbow of colors http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

Patterned Paper:  Digital - Snowflakes Red

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Eggbert winter

           Digital free download snowflake circle

Snowflake punches:  EK Success

Bling:  Hero Arts

Ice Stickles

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Trim:  Wrights

Pop dots

Challenges:

Colour Q     

Paper Pretties - Winter Wonderful PPMC19

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Winter Wonderland  http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Patterned Paper:  TLC

Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Bazzil, Recollections

Doily: Little Yellow Bicycle

Digital image:  TLC

post card: Stampington

Ink:  Distress Ink - Walnut

Ribbon:  Michael's

Spellbinders:  Large & Small Deckle

Challenges:

Paper Craft Star - Coffee or tea?    http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/

TLC- Design Team Call - http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/2011/12/design-team-call.html  I have submitted this card for TLC design team call because I just love Paulette's free sentiments and have the link below.  I use the watermark that she designed for me on my cards, and she has lots of digital sentiments and expressions for a reasonable price in her store.

One last day

My son is staying with my parents during his winter break so I gave my Mother the sympathy cards for Christmas which she thought was perfect.  I took them back and plan to re-give them to her because I usually add the sentiments to the inside when I send them so that I can customize them; however, she would like the sentiments included which makes sense.  So I am working on that tonight for her and I had a chance to do one more using Jen's sketch for this week.

Patterned Paper:  K & Company - Amy Butler
Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Recollection
Sentiment:  Computer font
Spellbinders: Small Circle, Label #4
Flowers:  Prima & Recollection
Border punch:  Martha Stewart
Ribbon:  Creative Impressions
Binding:  Wrights

Challenges:
Deconstructed Sketch #32