Magical Birthday

My sister-in-law has her birthday on September 3rd so this is the card that I came up for her.  I used an image from Saturated Canary along with a sentiment from TLC.  Now the bigger challenge....a perfect gift.

 

 

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create (colorful hearts 2)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollectioins

Stamp:  Saturated Canary - Sweater socks fariy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Have a magical birthday

Butterflies:  Martha Stewart

Pearls:  Recollection

Raffia:  stash

Lace:  Wrights

Spellbiners:  Small and large Circles

Stickles

Flowers:  Recollections & Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch 171

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 94 Anything with a B (butterfly, bow, birthday)

Digi Darlas - Ch. 77 Anything with a twist (digi, bow, butterfly)

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 284 Things with Wings

The Paper Shelter - Ch. 126 Lace and Pearls

Crafty Sentiments Design - Make it Girly

Dutch Dare - Ch. 232 Birthday Wishes

Polkadoodles - Wk 35 Fairy Time

Nuthouse

I think this sentiment from TLC is perfect because it describes how I feel lately.  Paulette also has some wonderful images to go with it.  The patterned paper is also from TLC from a club last year.

 

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Corre-dinations; Recollections

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

Hemp:  May Arts

Button:  stash

Ink:  Memento, rich cocoa

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges

Sweet Shop - Sketch 225

C4C200 - Animals

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything with a B (button, brown)

Inky Impressions - Ch. 123 Animals

Advice from the cat

I got this wonderful image at "From the Heart" and it is the stamp for this months progressive challenge also.  I thought it was perfect for the sentiment that was available at TLC.  For this card I used the sketch for this week and I made my own yarn balls using a piece of cardstock and wrapping it with twine.  I distressed the outside edge of the paper with my scissors.  We have 3 Siamese cats and they were rather active today.  I picked up some flowers at the Farmers Market and our male cat Casio loves to chew on flowers so I usually have to hide them.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  From the Heart - Cat's Out of the Bag
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Advice from the Cat
Spellbinders:  Small and large circles; Small and large petite ovals
Divine Twine
May Arts Hemp
Ribbon:  Michael's
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
Designed to Delight - Sketch 32
Desinged to Delight - August stamp of the month
C4C200 - Animals
A Gem of a Challenge  - Anything with B (bag, balls of yarn)
Inky Impression - Ch. 123 Animals

North Pole

We have been having hot humid weather this past week.  I feel bad for my daughter who has been in the dorm with no air conditioning.  One evening she had not been drinking enough and got a migraine headache and was vomiting, and I was worried about her dehydrating with the heat.  Luckily the other staff was wonderful and helped her through the night.  She has a great group of friends and they work well together.  For my card, I was trying to think of the cold snow that is to come in a few short months for Christmas and this is what I came up with.  I used an image from Bugaboo and have him sitting on a sentiment from TLC.  I wrapped Divine Twine around the card adding a small jingle bell.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Xmas brat boy elf
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinder:  Small Circle
Divine Twine
Jingle Bell:  Art Minds
Embossing Folder:  Paper Studio


Challenges
Merry Monday - Sketch #72
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Ch. 139 Cute
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - August
Dream Valley - For a Child

Happy Birthday Daddy

It's that time of year that I have several family members with September birthdays.  I used this fun image for my Dad's birthday card from Mo Manning.  The sentiment is from a club that Paulette had at TLC.   She will be starting with another wonderful club on September 8th.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe; Basic Grey; My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Mo Manning - King for the Day
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Birthday Daddy
Brads:  stash
Spellbinder:  Small circle; Swatch square

Challenges
Papertake Weekly - Ch. 83 Sketchie For All
Mo Manning - Ch. 199 Happy Birthday
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
QKR - Ch. 53 Anything Goes
Cards for Men - Ch. 17 Funny Birthday
613 Avenue Create - Ch. 34 Create Your Own Challenge
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - Ch. 77 Anything Goes
PTT - Ch. 135 Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Digi Days (Digital image & digital paper from Sweet Shoppe)

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom

My Godson was married before he went to Iraq several years ago, but never had a formal ceremony since they were both quickly deployed.  Now they decided to have a traditional wedding ceremony so this is the card that I made now using the wonderful image  "From the Heart".  The sentiment is from another wonderful set from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Ink:  Memento, tuxedo black & london fog

Stamp:  From the Heart - True Love

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

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Spellbinders:  Heart Circle, Small Circle

Border Punch:  Fiskkars

Pearls:  Recollections

Challenges

Designed to Delight - Sketch 31

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 93 Punch it Out

Papertake Weekly - Flower Power

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 176 Summer Flowers

Totally Papercrafts - Tags and Hearts

Just Inspiratioinal - see picture

Here is a picture of the couple walking out of the wedding ceremony.

Love is

I have a wedding card that I made for my cousin that is in a couple of weeks.  The wedding is out of state and my husband just isn't up to traveling so we won't be able to attend.  I have a present and this card that I will give to my Mother who is attending.  I was surprised when we received the formal invites that included that they were having a Star Trek reception.  So I thought this image with the Sock Monkey from Bugaboo was appropriate.  The sentiment is from a wonderful set from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Bearly Mine
Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Sock Monkey wedding couple 2
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Lace:  Wrights
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Spellbinders:  Eyelet Square; Small Petite Oval
Ink:  Memento, rich cocoa

Challenges
Bearly Mine - Ch. 100 Sketch
There She Goes - Ch. 221 Fur Friends
Craft Your Passion - Ch. 176 Summer Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Flower Power
Dutch Dare - Ch. 231 Animal Antics
Link Up for Pink - Ch. 16
Just Inspiratioinal - see picture

We wish you a Merry Christmas

It is 127 days until Christmas....so I have another card since there is a new sketch from Merry Monday.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create  Friends at Christmas Digi set
Buttons:  stash
Snowflakes:  Dress it Up

Challenges
Merry Monday - Sketch 71
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - August
CRAFT - Ch. 220 Christmas
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

School is a no brainer

I had this Sassy Cheryl image colored, but with moving my daughter back to college, I didn't get the card put together for the Black and White Sassy Cheryl Challenge.  Luckily there are several other school and other challenges it qualifies for.  The sentiment is one from TLC.

 

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye; Sweet Shoppe - Wise Guy
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl - First Day of school boy stamp
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinder:  Grand Circle
Button:  stash
light bulb:  Prima
Ink:  Memento, tuxedo black
Twine:  Natural Fibers
Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 272

Simon Says - Monochromatic

Paper Crafting Journey - Distressed/Vintage

Paper Pretties - PWC271 Back to school

Dutch Dare - Ch. 230 Back to school

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 282 Button Up

Melonheadz - Back to school

Dream Valley - Ch. 63 Monochrome

1st Day of School

Later today I will be helping my daughter move into her dorm room as she will be starting back for her training as a RA for the school year.  I just love the new image that Mo came out with last week, and I used that on my card along with a sentiment from TLC.  I wish I would have gotten a picture of my daughter when she had many of her belonging on our front lawn waiting for her Dad to stop by with his truck to pick it up to help her transport, but I wasn't quick enough.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil;  Recollections
Stamp:  Mo Manning - First Day Faye
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinder:  Square swatch
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts & Recollection
Divine Twine
Embossing Folders:  Quic Kutz & Cuttlebug
Pearls:  Recollection


Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 219
Mo Manning - Ch. 198 Something Sweet (sweet little girl going to school)
Paper Pretties - PWC271 Back to school
Eureka - Ch. 52 Blooms & Blossoms
Craft your passion - Ch. 175 Don't get your twine in a tangle
PTT- Ch. 133 Back to school
Dutch Dare - Ch. 230 Back to School
Color Throwdown - Ch. 255

Happy Bird day

I couldn't pass making a card using the new sketch design of Seize the Sketch.  I used a freebie stamp from Alley Way stamps for the inside and out to make this CAS card.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  Alley Way - Happy Bird
Sentiment:  Alley Way - Happy bird-day
Punch:  EK Success

Challenges
Seize the Sketch - Sketch 1
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 160 Pastel Rainbow
Just inspirational - Rainbow

Inky Impressions - Ch. 121 Anything with wings
Card Crafter's Circle - Ch. 88 Winged Things

Have a splashing good summer

I was trying to get this card done for Mo's Water Challenge, but just didn't get it in time.  Luckily, I just love this image since it reminds me of my son playing with the summer toys.  It also reminds me of my brother, since every year the only vacation our family would take would be to go to the Wisconsin Dells water parks.  The funny thing is that we don't live too far from there now, and I really avoid going there since I have been there so many times.  I have even talked my parents into taking my kids when they have wanted to go.  I went with my best friend and her daughter to look at wedding stuff the other day and we drove by the Dells and she said something and I sounded like a travel agent explaining the area.  I just wish I could fit into the same bikinis I wore back then, hehe.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Core-dinations, Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Mo Manning - bring on summer b
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Have a splashing good summer
Spellbinder:  Grand Circle; pennant
Ribbon:  K & I
Bling:  stash

Challenges
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch 169
Totally Papercrafts - Ch. 179 Summer Fun
A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 92 Summer
Glitter ' n Sparkle - Ch. 45 Summer Holiday

Have a sweet day

Well, I'm not a bird fan, but I do like this image from Imagine That.  The sentiment comes from a wonderful set from TLC .  I loved the simple layout of the Retro Sketch.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Recollection
Stamp:  Imagine That - Sweet Tea
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
Retro Sketches - Sketch 76
Imagine That - Progressive Challenge 11
Digi Darla's - Ch. 75 Fur, Feathers or fins
Flutter By Wednesday - Ch. 247
Perfect Sentiments Challenge - PSC86 Favorite Technique (dry embossing)

You are missed

This is the last week of my daughter being home from college.  She has boxes and bags scattered all over the living room as she is gathering her things to go back to school.  Since she is a RA she goes back on Sunday for two weeks of training.  It is always an adjustment to having her home, but I will miss her.  Since I send her a card a week, I have started my stash.  Here is one that I made.

 

Patterned Paper:  DCWV - Green Tea

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Meljen - Puppy Pilot

Sentiment:  TLC, Create -  You are missed

Divine Twine

Glossy Accents

Spellbinders:  Star Circle, Small circle

Challenges

The Sweet Stop - Sketch 223

Meljens - Ch. 172 Wishing You Were Here

Delightful Challenges - Make It Pop

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 281 Die-ing to punch

Brown Sugar - Ch. 54 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 175 Don't Get Your Twine in a Tangle!

Digi Darlas - Ch. 75 Fur, feathers or fins