All spruced up

Again I only had time for a quicky.  For this card, I used an image from Doodle Pantry and a sentiment from TLC.  For this card I made it into an easel card and put two spruce branches on the corners.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - 25th & Pine
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Doodle Pantry - Windowbox Wishes
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - All Spruced Up
Border Punches:  Martha Stewart
Spruce Branches:  Sizzix
Brad:  Recollection
Jute:  May Arts
Poinsettia:  Prima
Spellbinder:  Label One
Ink:  Distress - Old Paper
Button:  Stash

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 233
CRAFT - Inspirational Picture

Basic Grey - Ch. 108 Cold & Frosty (25th & Pine)
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 174 Snowbirds
Bearly Mine - Ch. 113 Christmas Traditional Color (Red and Green) using die cuts
Crafty Sentiments Design - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - November
Inky Impressions - Ch. 135 Hats, scarves and gloves
Sentimental Sunday - Ch. 182 Winter Wonderland
Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 60 - Some snow
Just Us Girls - Ch. 216

TY from the bottom of my heart

I need a break from the fall colors, even though it is my favorite season.  I made a thank you card using pink and brown.  The sentiment is from TLC that comes as from a 4-piece set.

Patterned Paper:  Nitwit
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Company; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinder:  Picot Circle; small circle; pennant
Ribbon:  stash
Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
Deconstucted Sketch - Sketch 128
Paper Pretties - PWC285 Brown and Pink
Twist of Faith - Ch. 64 With Thanks
Sentimental Sunday - Ch. 181 Giving Thanks
Papertake Weekly - Ch. 181 Giving Thanks
Card Craftter's Circle - Ch. 102 Thankful - Thank You
QKR - Ch. 65 Give Thanks- Thanksgiving - Thankful
Brown Sugar - Ch. 69 Anything Goes

Decisions, decisions

I can't believe that there are just a little over 30 days until Christmas!!! Things have been so crazy at our house with my husband now being bed bound so we have had to move furniture or make lots of adjustments.  I'm sorry if I'm not keeping up with everyone's blogs and leaving comments since I'm not on my computer as much.  I try to get some quick glances when I get a chance.  My employer has been wonderful and is allowing me to work part-time so I can be home with my husband.  We have hospice, but the nurse only comes once a week as well as the aide; otherwise, I do all of his cares.  Since I am a nurse and he has been in the hospital multiple times, he is familiar with "my way" and prefers that.  It is easier to be a nurse and feel like I am doing something, than the helpless wife who sees him in pain.  It's just that the rest of the house is a mess and I don't have as much time to do my cards right now.  I do a couple here and there just as a quick stress release.  My step-daughter is arriving later today from Orlando, FL.  Not only is she going to freeze her butt off when Sunday it is suppose to be a high in the single digits with the windchill, I think she is going to "freak out" when she is face to face with her Dad after not seeing him for several months.  She has not been coping the best so I have arranged for a grief counselor to meet with all of the kids on Friday so hopefully that will help.  I feel bad, because I haven't even started to think of presents for Christmas yet so I feel so far behind.
I made a CAS card following the Freshly Made Sketches for this week.  The sentiment is from TLC.  Now at least I can add one more card to the pile.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Naughty or Nice, decisions, decisions
White thread
Snowflakes:  Dress It Up

Challenges
Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 113
Dream Valley - Ch. 70 Clean and Simple
Craft Your Passion - Ch. 189 Buttons Galore
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 12 Snowflakes
Delicious Doodles - Ch. 63 No Design Paper
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Ch. 152 For a child
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas  Extra - November

Mouse balloons

I can't believe how fast this week has gone.  I colored this image while my daughter was getting her hair done last weekend while I was waiting for her at the salon, but it has taken me this long to find the time to put it together.  The image is for this months progressive challenge at "From the Heart" and the sentiment is from TLC.

 

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  From the Heart - Balloon Ride
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Believe banner tag
Markers:  Stampin' Up - Real Red, Temping Turquise
Stickles
Button:  Stash
Divine Twine

Challenges
From the Heart - Monthly Challenge
From the Hearth - Sketch 43
Totally Papercrafts - Ch. 193 Clean & Simple
One Stitch at a Time - Ch. 190  Use a digi
Dream Valley - Ch. 70 Clean and Simple
Craft Your Passion - Ch. 189 Buttons Galore

It's all about the turkey

It's getting close to Thanksgiving which my step-children are coming to visit.  They live in warm weather states so they will be shocked to come to our cold weather.  The big debate is what to do for the holiday since my husband isn't able to go out anymore.  I have to work the days before so it will be hard to prepare for a group so we will have to see how this all plays out.  For my card I used a colored image from Melonheadz that I won and the sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Fall to You

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Melonheadz - Talk Turkey

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - It's all about the turkey

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Pendant:  Prima

Bling:  Michael's

Challenges

Tuesday Morning - Sketch 224

Melonheadz - Give Thanks, Thanksgiving

Digi Haven - Happy Fall

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 105 Gem, gem, gem

There She Goes - TSG233 - Thanks or Thanksgiving

Paper Pretties - PWC284 Give Thanks

Eureka - Ch. 65 Color Inspired

QKR - Ch. 63 Anything Goes - Harvest

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 58 Autumn Colors
Lacy Sunshine - Ch. 21 It's a Bling Thing
Love to Create - Ch. 91 Thanksgiving/Thanks
Delightful - Thankful

Sending you blessings

Here is another card that I made for my Mother to add to her sympathy pack for Christmas.  I used the sentiment from TLC.

 

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Flowers:  Prima
Brads:  Paper Studio
Bling:  Michael's
Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug & Sizzix

Challenges
Sketchbook Saturday - Sketch 109
Cupcake Inspirations - Ch. 236

Make It Monday - Ch. 166
Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing
Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 105 Gems, gems, gems

Winter scene birthday

I needed a birthday card for my uncle.  I always find it harder to make masculine cards.  I have this gorgeous image from Stitchy Bear that was perfect since we did get a little snow this week.  The sentiment is from TLC.

 

 

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection

Stamp:  Stitchy Bear - Delicious Doodles -Lake Winter

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Happy Happy Birthday

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Twine:  Devine Twine

Button:  Stash

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 56

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 193 Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Ch. 166

Papertake Weekly - Snow and Ice

Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing

Splitcoast- CC452