Thank you for raising your son

Paulette at TLC, Create release a new sentiment in the monthly club which I requested for Mother's Day and I used it in this card.  I distressed the edges with ink.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Bird Chirping

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Thank you for raising your son

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Bling:  Recollections

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch 495

CHNC Patterned - May

Creatalicious - Ch. 114 Anything goes with optional girls/Mother's Day

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 280 - 281 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 179 Flowers and sentiment

You're the cat's meow!

This past week, Imagine That Digistamp came out with a new release and this image is from one of those, it is from Girls Night In.  I did some dry embossing and distressed the sentiment with ink.  I have a picture of one of my cat's in their Mickey Mouse cat bed in my office.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

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

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug; Paper Studio

Spellbinder:  Small cirlce; Pennant

Bling:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 157 Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 193 Embossing

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 280 - 281 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 413 Embossing

Mix it Up - Ch. 1 Embossing

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 476 Anything Goes

Hope you have a ROCK'N Christmas

I feel like I'm behind on my Christmas card stash for this upcoming year so here is one that I made using a guitar playing Santa from Gerda Steiner and a sentiment from TLC.  I dry embossed the background and the die.

Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Gerda Steiner - Santa Rock

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Hope you have a Rock'n Christmas

Ink:  Memento - Lady bug

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug

Gems:  Duct Tape

Die:  Sizzix

Challenges

Atlantic Heart Challenge - Sketch 210

Gerda Steiner - Share your designs

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 193 Embossing

CHNC - Ch. 331 Anything Christmas

CHNC Extra - May

12 month Christmas link up - Ch. 29 Cute Christmas

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 168 Inspired by Film, Book or Music (Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree)

Allsorts - Wk 413 Embossing

Mix it Up - Ch. 1 Embossing

Winter Wonderland - Add some sparkle or bling

Crazy for Challenges - C4C383 Music

Sweet Dreams

Here is another new release from Imagine That Digistamp called Bedtime Monique.  I made this a Center Step Card.  I embossed the background behind the image.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

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

Bears:  Martha Stewart

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Punch:  EK Success

Challenges

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 46 Shaped Card

Pink Gem - Ch. 193 Embossing

Allsorts - Wk 413 Embossing

Mix it Up - Ch. 1 Embossing

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 280- 281 Anything Goes

Girls Night In your place....or mine?

Imagine That Digistamp has a new release today of this wonderful set called Girls Night In.  I get together with a group of nurses on a regular basis this is a perfect card.  We have been friends for over 25 years and have been thick and thin.

Patterned Paper:  Jillibean

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

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

Die:  My Favorite Things
Spellbinder:  Star Cascade

Challenges

Dream Valley - Ch. 155 Blue and yellow

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 157 Anything Goes

Come & Get It - Make it square

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 191 Friendships

Creatalicious - Ch. 114 Anything Goes with optional girl/Mother's Day

I'm with the bride(s)

I have a wedding to go to this weekend of a same sex wedding.  It is not easy to find such images or sentiments.  For this card, the image is from Just Inked and the sentiment is from Pixel Scrapper.

Patterned Paper: Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Just Inked - Just Married - Brides

Sentiment:  Pixel Scrapper - Wedding Words

Ribbon:  Michael's

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Bling:  Paper Studio

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Sandpaper

Sakura jelly glitter pen on veils and headpiece

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 111

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 156 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - April

Hanna & Friends - Ch. 272 Glitter

Sisterhood of Crafters - The letter "B" (Brides, basket, bling, beautiful)

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 340 Embossing

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 90 It's hip to be square

Allsorts - Wk 412 I spy with letter "B"  (Brides, basket, bling, beautiful)

Wisdom from a Cowboy

I just had to color this adorable image from QKR called Cowboy for the Feathered Friends Challenge.  I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I kept is rather simple.  I did use Copics and then for the owl I did use Prisma Pencils for the texture of the feathers.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  QKR - Cowboy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Wisdom from a Cowboy

Ink:  Memento - Lady bug

Prisma Pencils

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch 400

QKR - Ch. 240 Feathered Friends

CHNC Patterned - April

Sisterhood of Crafters - The letter "B" (blue, brown, bird, bandanna, beak)

Allsorts - I spy - letter "B" (blue, brown, bird, bandanna, beak)

International Art & Soul - Ch. 6 Wings

CI - Ch. 404 Animals

Give a Crafter a Cookie - Ch. 67 Animals