Have a moo-velous birthday

If you are looking for the Miss Rach Autumn Orange sample card see the post below.  This is the other card that I made today well I was commissioned to make of sorts.  I was asked by my son to make this for his girlfriend, and then he stopped by to pick it up today on his way to go visit it.  It isn't as though I got paid with $$$.  He did spend 15 minutes with me to help trim my long-hair Siamese cat.  I usually take her in to get her groomed since my husband passed she will get mats in her fur, but she gets so worked up and she sweats so badly through her paws and cries so I thought I would try to do it myself so she wouldn't have to travel.  We actually did an OK job.  My son would like to make cards with me when he was younger which is not something I'm sure he would tell his Army buddies, and he is great blender with Copics.  I don't mind making cards for people, except him since he is sooooo picky and fussy.  He once made me a layout sketch which I thought was near impossible to follow and that's how I made my first pop-up card.  He liked this card, except for that it was a pre-colored image since he expected me to hand colored it - though he thought it was cute.  His girlfriend worked on a dairy farm so we both thought it was appropriate.  I have a container of colored straws since I find them appealing and never know what to do what to do with them, but I made candles out of them.

front of card

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection

Stamp:  Dee Dee's - Party Animals

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Have a moo-velous birthday

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Stickers:  Recollection

Straws:  Target

Die:  Quic Kutz

Punch:  EK Success

Challenges

In the Pink - Fancy Folds or Shaped Cards

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 399 Birds/Animals

Inky Impressions - Ch. 277 Our Furry Friends

Melonheadz - Tic Tac Toe (Digi, die cuts, fancy fold)

Dream Valley - Ch. 119 Shaped Cards

Fur-ever grateful for you

Today starts a new challenge at Miss Rach  Autumn Orange and the FREEBIE with fox friend.  For my card I used a sentiment from a wonderful set at TLC that has 4 sentiments and 3 images.  I don't know if it is feeling like fall since tonight it is to get down into the low 20s and hopefully up to 54 by later in the day.  In northern WI, they had snow yesterday so I CAN'T complain.....yet.  I will just have to be like this adorable little fox and bundle up.  My Dad is planning to come and blow the leaves out of my gutters and bring my snow blower and then he takes my lawn mover so I don't have too much in my garage.  We will do some last minute yard work knowing him so my day will start early.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Recollection:  Paper Company

Stamp:  Miss Rach - Fox Friend

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

Spellbinder:  Label Eleven

Punch:  EK Success

Flowers: Prima & Recollection

Jute:  May Arts

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Challenges

Sweet Sketch 2 - Sketch 74

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 144 BINGO (Embossing, Digi, Die cut)  (Patterned Paper, flowers, die cut)

Inky Impressions - Ch. 277 Our furry friends

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 45 Thank You or Thankful

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 209 Anything Goes

Naughty or Nice - Ch. 21 Monochrome Thanks

Eureka - Ch. 166 The colors of Fall

QKR - Ch. 165 Give Thanks

Polkadoodles - Wk 46 Autumn/Fall colors

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 399 Birds/Animals

SLS - Ch. 15 Autumn/Fall is in the Air

Crafty Creations - Ch. 302 Give Thanks

My son is my hero, GO ARMY

I realized this morning when I was making a card, that I hadn't made a card for my son for Veteran's Day so I  knew I had the perfect sentiment from TLC.  My son is attending college and in the Army Reserves; however, he has applied to go for Active Duty.  I know that he prefers the military life which is hard for me because I think it is a great service it is just that they take away all their rights.  So I can't call when I want or visit when I have time off.  They have so many restrictions and they haven't done anything wrong unlike people who are jail who happen to have more rights.  For all the people who serve I naturally don't want any harm to come to them since I do feel that they take such a risk to defend us.

So Happy Veteran's Day to all who do or have served and to Best Wishes to their families!

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Can you see me now?

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Go Army

Punches:  EK Success

Spellbinder:  Star  Circle

Die:  Cherry Lynn

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

Challenges

Mojo - Sketch 423

Craft your Passion - Ch. 287 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 85

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 209 Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Remembrance

Happy Birthday and all that carp

Today happens to be my Uncles's birthday that came with my Dad to work on my house.  So I wanted to make him a special card so I did a different layout.  He likes to fish so I used a wonderful image from Miss Rach called Winter catfish which is available in her ETSY shop for $1.  I found the perfect sentiment from
TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Talk to the Animals

Cardstock:  Paper Company:  Recollection

Stamp:  Miss Rach (see above for direct link)

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

Dies:  Die-namics

Buttons:  My Favorite Things

Twine: Hemptique

Spellbinders:  Small and large petite ovals

Challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 96 More than one fold

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - Ch. 116 Birthdays

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Oh deer, winter is here!

It sure feels like winter is here with the cold temps.  Miss Rach has the Brown Paper Challenge going until Friday the 13th.  I used the Deer Friend for my card which is available in the ETSY shop for $1.  There are also a lot of FREEBIES that can be used for the challenge. The sentiment is from a set at TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock: Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollection

Stamp:  Miss Rach (see above for direct link)

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

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Glitter Gems:  Recollection

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 386

CHNC - Ch. 254 Bright or sparkly colors

CHNC Extra - November

CHNC Patterned - November

So very thankful

My uncle did a lot of staining on the outside of my house so I made this as a thank you card for him.  He actually used a paint brush, but I found these images from Dr. Digi.  I put Glossy Accent on the paint to give it some dimension and shine.  The sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned Paper: Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Dr. Digis - Paint roller and paint can

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

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Die:  Sweet Pea

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Glossy Accent

Ink:  Memento - Potter's Clay

Tim Holtz distress tool

Challenges

SSSC - Sketch 294

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - BINGO (Embossing, Digi, die cut)

Tuesday throwdow - Ch. 270 Thank you

Fan-tastic Tuesday - Ch. 111 somthing with "B" (brown, bucket of paint)

What do you mean Santa has enough Reindeer?

I just think this Bugaboo image and sentiment is too funny.  I like to give some Christmas cards with humor for a couple of my friends.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollection

Stamp: Bugaboo - Enough reindeer

Spellbinder:  Small and large petite ovals

Pearls:  Recollection

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Stella Says Sketch - Sketch 317

Catch the Bug - November anything Goes

CHNC - Ch. 254 Bright or sparkly colors

CHNC Extra - November

12 month Christmas link up - Ch. 11

ABC Christmas Challenge - V for Very Cute

Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 157 Christmas critters