I sea it's your birthday

Today there's a new Stella Says Sketch at Catch the Bug.  For my card, I used Seahorse and the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Seahorsin' Around which I heat embossed. I made this a fun shaker card and found some washi tape that I had in the wave design.

And for those of you who celebrate have a Safe and Blessed Easter!!!

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Seahorse (see above for a direct link)

Sentiment:  Lawn Fawn - Seahorsin' Around (see above for a direct link)

VersaMark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Sequins:  Stash

Red double sided tape

Foam tape

Washi Tape:  Stash

Challenges

QKR - Ch. 393 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Ch. 187 Anything Birthday with optional Spring Fling

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch.242 On, In or By the Sea

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 476 Birthday

lil red wagon - Ch. 544 Mix 'em up (Bugaboo / Lawn Fawn / My Favorite Things)

Get Creative - Ch. 90 Make a shaker card

Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 266 All about occasions

Living the Dream

Now I think that we all need to protect ourselves from the Covid-19 virus. The patients that I have seen in the hospital have been VERY sick.  We are all trying to learn something new to stay home which is something that our generation has not had to do before. So not to overwhelm the healthcare system I understand; however, this hoarding of toilet paper and food items I do not understand, and is not logical to me. So that is what my card is making fun of. Did people not wipe of use toilet paper before? My septic system only likes certain brands so this is a disaster for me when I can't find it. I just can't imagine what the history books are going to say on this one, OMG.
For my card, the stamps are older from Stamps by Judith & Heather. The sentiments I made on the computer.

inside

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Smartphone; Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Stamps by Judith & Heather - Large Standing Frog; Plunger and Toilet Paper

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Punch:  Creative Memories

Challenges

Try Stampin' On Tuesday - Ch. 452

CHNC Patterned - April

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 434 - 435 Anything Goes

Double Trouble - Ch. 54 Hip to be Square

   Thing 1 Square

   Thing 2 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 37

   Thing 3 Old Stamp from Judith & Heather

Crafty Animal - Ch. 37

613 Ave Create - Ch. 232 Anything Goes with optional geometric shapes

The Male Room - Ch. 133 Make Me Laugh

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 454 Anything Goes

Happy Easter Cross

I made a bunch of background papers by blending my Distress Oxide Inks which is Just so much fun. I wanted to do more card for Easter and just haven't had time. One that I wanted to make for a special Aunt is used a Spellbinder Cross that is also embossed, a sentiment from Lawn Fawn, flowers and some pearls. She is an elegant and refined lady so I think this is perfect for her.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Recollections

Spellbinder:  Cross

Flowers:  Paper Studio and Recollections

Pearls:  Recollections

Inks:  Distress Oxides:  Mustard Seed; Citron; Cracked Pistachio

Challenges

Dies R Us - Ch. 142 Anything Goes with any brand that DRU sells (Spellbinder and Lawn Fawn)

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 164 Easter/Spring

The Card Concept - Ch. 132 (Clean and Layered)

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 206 Easter/Spring

little red wagon - Ch. 544 Mix'em up (Spellbinder and Lawn Fawn)

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 254 Easter

Always Fun - Ch. 157 Easter

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 43 Anything Goes with Easter

Watercooler Wednesday- Ch. 266 All About Ocassions

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

Happy Birthday to You TMS 549

Today we have a new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and for my card I made a monochromatic red card using a die cut from My Favorite Things and also heat embossed a sentiment from the All About You.  I dry embossed the white paper and put a white flower with a red enamel center on one side of the sentiment and a button with twine on the other.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp: My Favorite Things -   All about You (see above for direct link)

Die:  My Favorite Things - You (see above for direct link)

Punch:  Martha Stewart & Tonic

Divine Twine

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

VersaMark

Enamel Dots:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Color My Heart Color Dare - Ch. 387 Red Monochromatic

As You Like It - Favorite Buttons or pearls and why? (Buttons, because you can add them plain or with twine for additional color and texture)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 432 - 433 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 248 Anything Goes

International Art & Soul - ch. 80 No focal point

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 501 Stamp Act

You're egg'stra special

Today at Catch the Bug we have a older image that is added to the new store, Easter Bunny I found one .  I have a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Being spring I had to add some butterflies and bling.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio; Recollections; Bazzil

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Easter Bunny I found one

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Eggstra Special

Flowers:  Recollections

Bling:  Recollections

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Punches:  Martha Stewart

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals

Embossing Folders:  We are Memory Keepers

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - April 2020

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 336 color challenge (see above)

613 Ave Create - Ch. 232 Anything Goes with optional use geometric papers

Artsystampers Digitals Challenge - Ch. 13 Things with Wings

Use your Stuff - Ch. 395 Easter

Crafty Calendar - April Add a butterfly

Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings

Always Fun - Ch. 157 Easter

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 43 Anything Goes with Easter

Crafty Animals - Ch. 37

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