Happy St. Patrick's Day to Ewe!

My heritage is 100% Polish so it is funny that I make St. Patrick's Day cards, but I just love some of the images and green is my son's favorite color.  I also just like to have fun.  I made this card using a paper from TLC that I got from a club (a new club will be starting on March 8th, you can check that out here).  The image and sentiment is from Bugaboo.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Irish Party Papers 3
Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo (see above for direct link)
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Border punch:  Fiskars
Twine:  Divine Twine
Bling:  Michael's
Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges
Sweet Sketch 2 - Blast from the past sketch 201
Catch the Bug - BINGO (Shamrock, bling, sentiment)

Cupcake Inspirations - Ch. 299 Cute Critters
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 78 Lots of  layers
Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 105 Lots of layers

Loss of your Mother

I know I have been posting a lot of cards lately, but it just so happened that I have switched jobs and had an opportunity to have some time off in between.  I was planning to do some cleaning and organizing of my house, but I found it much more fun and fulfilling to make cards instead.  It happens to be the one year anniversary today since my husband's death.  That is why I am needing to do the cleaning.  I did manage to go through clothes and take 15 rubbermaid bins to the Salvation Army for donation.  So I'm working on it.  Since my husband was ill, I took nursing jobs to best take care of him and fit in with the family.  However, now that my children are busy with their lives, I can now focus on my career again so I have taken a nursing management position.  I am excited for this opportunity, but may regret it after I have a different stress in my life, hehe. The sad part is that I have to start with training on the day shift which is at 6am which is when I am usually going to bed so.....this is a big adjustment to switch schedules once again.
The other sad part, is that I have had a need for quite a few sympathy cards lately.  I made this one for a great aunt that passed away.  The sentiment is from a wonderful set at TLC.

Patterned Paper:  TLC
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Core-dinations, Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinders:  Heart circle, small circle
Ribbon:  TW
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug; Sizzix

Challenges
Craft Your Passion - Ch. 250 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 48 Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 233 Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Layer It On

Loss of your Daughter

My daughter came home this weekend which I was so excited to spend time together.  On Friday, she received a call that she is an Assistant Manager at the Resident Hall and that for some unknown reason they needed to perform CPR on a 19 year girl.  My daughter was upset that she wasn't there, but it is rare that she comes home.  On Tuesday, it will be a year that my husband, her step Dad passed away so we were emotional to begin with.  Then on Saturday night she received another phone call that the young lady passed away.  My daughter was very upset thinking about the poor parents who were going to be coming to pick up the belongings at some point.  Needless to say....I couldn't sleep.  I made this card for my daughter to give to the parents.  I know that my daughter understands grief and loss and she has a lot of compassion.  I just know what it is like to lose a spouse; however, I can't imagine losing a child.  We always feel it isn't fair when someone so young dies and hasn't lived a full life.  My prayers and thoughts go out to all who have lost children or young ones, especially this week.  I just took 7 rubbermaid bins to the Salvation Army of my husband's clothes since this is the first I was able to part with those things.  It has been a process and I'm moving on.
For my card, I used a wonderful sentiment from a great set at TLC.  I also used a vintage image from TLC.  I kept the card rather simple.

 

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Across the Miles
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Ink:  Memento; Rich Cocoa
Spellbinders:  Small Circle; Heart Circle
Pearls:  Recollection
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
Crazy for Challenges - C4C274 Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 361 Floral Delight
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 47 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Ch. 249 Anything Goes

Cowgirl

I colored this adorable image from Imagine That.  It comes from a wonderful kit, and that is where I got the patterned papers.  The sentiment is from TLC.    I just had to add a metal charm of a western hat.  This card has many layers.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That (see kit for direct link)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see kit for direct link)

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

Charm:  Watch us charm

Embossing Folder: Lifestyle Craft; Sizzix

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Jute: May Arts

Ribbon:  Target

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Digi Sketch - Love is Love, (S)

Catch the Bug - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Papertake Weekly - BINGO (Ribbon, free, blooms)

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 232 Use metal

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 361 Floral Delight

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Happy Anniversary

This upcoming week, my parents will celebrate 47 years together.  They are a wonderful example for our family.  It is rare that they are home, since they are always on the "go" doing something to make the most of their days.  They exhaust me just hearing about what they do, and they say they are retired.  Usually I make them a mushy, sentimental card, but this year I went for funny.  I actually used Sizzix card embossing dies and real poker chips and a deck of cards for the inside.  My Mom doesn't check my blog, but she does look at facebook.  I added some Crystal Accents on the eyeglasses.  My Dad doesn't have gray hair, but I thought it looked better on the image.  The sentiment is from TLC on the outside and Bugaboo on the inside.

Patterned Paper:  K & Company
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella and Gus marriage cards
Sentiment:  TLC, Create(see above for direct link)
Poker chips and cards: unknown
Twine:  Twinery
Embossing Folders:  Sizzix
Crystal Accents

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 45
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Digi Sketch - Love is Love (T)
Craft Your Passion - Ch. 249 Anything Goes

Many thanks

I can't believe we are into February already.  I finally was able to get together with my sister-in-law and her family the other night for dinner.  We still needed to do our Christmas exchange which seems so weird, but we have been on different schedules and have been having so much going on.  It was wonderful to finally sit down and talk.  I want to send a thank you card for the wonderful gift so this is what I came up with.  I used a sentiment from TLC.  I outlined the white pieces with a gold leafing pen.

Patterned Paper:  Trimmies
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Gold Leaf Pen
Flower:  Prima
Twine:  Darice
Embossing Folders:  Sizzix

Challenges
Mojo - Sketch 385
Colour Q - Ch. 280

CRAFT - Ch. 299 CAS
Sister Act - Ch. 94 Anything Goes

It's Yarr Birthday

I have this tough pirate from 2 cute ink which I colored according to their color challenge.  I used a sentiment from a great set at TLC.  I kept the card rather simple for a male card.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  2 cute ink:  Pirate Birdie
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinder:  Small and large circle; Small and large petite oval
Buttons: Dress it Up!
Jute:  May Arts
Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Challenges
Freshly Made Sketches - Ch. 174
2 Cute Ink - Ch. 123

4 Crafty Chicks - Ch. 234 Things with Wings
Eureka - Ch. 128 Birds of a Feather
CRAFT - Ch. 299 CAS

Frosty

Here is a card that I made using a white embossed snowflake background put on white paper.  I inked the edge of the sentiment which is from TLC and the paper with grey ink just to define the edges.  For the sentiment I punched it out as a Spellbinder pennant and just cut off the banner portion.  I added a white zig zag ribbon and white snowflake punches with a gem in the center.  I put a snowflake button on the "o" in frosty and a bling on the ball of the cap.  As cold as it has been here lately, this is how I feel getting from my car to a store is that I have to skate there.  Today we are to warm up and then drop back down again.  At least we aren't getting hit with inches of snow so it could be worse.

Cardstock:  Recollections; Core-dinations

Stamp:  QKR - digi 7902

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Frosty

Button:  Dress it Up!

Bling:  Mark Richards & Recollection

Punch:  EK Success

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Ink: Memento - London Fog

Ric Rak : Wrights

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Challenges

QKR - Ch. 127 Critters

Eureka - Ch. 128 Birds of a feather

Papertake Weekly - BINGO ( Die Cut, free, glitter;    ribbon, gems, punches)

Creative Corner - Winter Fun

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 124 Gems & Glitter

Incy Wincy - White on White with a touch of color

4 Crafty Chicks - Ch. 234 Things with wings

Happy Easter

I made my first Easter card of 2015.  I used the beautiful color swatch from Color Throwdown.  I also incorporated the Papertake BINGO into this card.  I added Stickles to the flowers to give them the glitter.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  QKR - Digi 10607

Lace:  Hobby Lobby

Punch:  Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Spellbinder:  Small & Large Circle; Grand Circle; Nested Eggs

Buttons:  Stash

Flowers:  Recollections

Stickles

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 288
QKR - Ch. 127 Critters
Color Throwdown - Ch. 330

Papertake Weekly - BINGO (Buttons, Lace, Blooms;      Die Cut, free, glitter)

Friends don't let friends wine alone....

I just had a blast coloring this Bugaboo image.  I added a little Crystal Accents to all the wine and eye glasses.  I also put some pearls on the earrings.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Friends wine alone
Flowers:  Prima
Brad:  Paper Studio
Crystal Accents

Challenges
Friday Sketch - Ch. 88
Catch the Bug - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 76 Floral Delight
Little Miss Muffet - Ch. 104 Anything Goes

Side by side

I made this card using the SOTM from Deedee's digis.  I used a sentiment from TLC.  I had a heart that was left from a die cut that I used on another card.  I happened to have some orange and black twine...I just don't know where it came from.  I made it a CAS card.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Deedee's Digi's - Forever Friends
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Side by side friends
Heart: Cherry Lynn die cut
Twine:  Unknown

Challenges
Deedee - SOTM February
Craft your passion - Ch. 249 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 47 Anything Goes
Sister Act - Ch. 93 Anything Goes

Hip Hip Hooray

I colored this image from Mo Manning and used a sentiment from TLC to make my card.  I used some bright colors for the jersey.  I put a ribbon on the project with a bow, but used a button as a hockey puck. We have it so cold right now that the kids can only play indoors since it is about 2 with windchills blowing. I know the states out East are getting hit with lots of snow at least we don't have that coming right now.  No matter what - everyone needs to bundle up and stay safe! 

Patterned Paper:  Trigym
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Mo Manning - Lil' Hockey Guy
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Hip Hip Hooray
Button:  Stash
Ribbon:  Offray
Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug & Sizzix

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 348
Mo Manning - Ch. 247 Boys
Sparkles - Ch. 65 One for the Boys
RRR - Ch. 111 Buttons & Bows
Brown Sugar - Ch. 133 Use a Bow and a die cut
Incy Wincy - Use a punch or a die cut
TTCRD - Anything Goes

a little salty to cut the sweet

I thought of this image as ice cream and salt instead of butter and salt, hehe.  I have the perfect sentiment from TLC.  I just think the image is so adorable, and I made a CAS card.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  2 cute ink - Sweet and Salty
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Spellbinders:  Small and large circle

Challenges
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 256
Sister Act - Ch. 93 Anything Goes
OSAAT - Ch. 230 Love
Incy Wincy - Use a punch or die cut

Forget me not

For this card, I used the stamp of the month From the Heart to make my card.  The wonderful sentiment is one from TLC.  I used textured cardstock for this card and kept to the yellow and hues of purple.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  From the Heart - Loves Me Birdbrain
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
From the Heart - Sketch 97
From the Heart - SOTM February
Crazy for Challenges - C4C273 Purple Valentines
Southern Girls - Ch. 104 Winged Things

Candy cane mouse

Well I just had to color up this cute little image from Bugaboo being a mouse with a candy cane.  I put Liquid Pearl on his tail and some Stickles on the fur of his cap.  For the sentiment is one from TLC.  I kept with traditional colors and kept it simple.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Candy cane mouse
Sentiment:  TLC, Create- Share the season love
Spellbinder:  Heart; Scalloped Heart
Stickles
Liquid Pearls
Ribbon:  Target

Challenges
Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 173
Merry Monday - Ch. 145 Candy canes
CRAFT - Ch. 298 Traditional Christmas Colors
CHNC - Ch. 216 Love/Hearts/Red
CHNC Extra - February
CHNC Patterned Paper - February

Y'owl have a nice day now

It was Kris' birthday at Imagine That so I made this card for her...it's just a day late.  It is using the wonderful Birthday Bash set.  The sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Imagine That - Birthday Bash (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Spellbinders:  Pearl Effects; Pennant
Ribbon:  JoAnn Basics
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Divine Twine
Button:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Deconstructed Sketch - Sketch 188
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Ch. 72 Add some twine
Incy Wincy - Use a punch or a die cut
Brown Sugar - Use a bow and a die cut

Love

Well I pulled out my MFT die cut and finally used it!  I kept my card rather simple.  I added Stickles to my die cut and the flowers.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Music and Lyrics
Carstock:  Bazzil
Die: My Favorite Things
Flowers:  Prima
Stickles

Challenges
MFTWSC - Sketch 215
Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 103 Hearts
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and Flowers
4 Crafty Chicks - Ch. 233 Valentine's

Wild Thing

I just had to get this image from Mo's since I just love almost ALL of her images. I have a nephew who has a PUG and this just reminds of his pup.  I kept the card simple.  I did add Crystal Accents to the heart to give it a glossy look and depth.

close up of heart

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Pug love

Spellbinders:  Small and large Petite ovals

Divine Twine

Crystal Accents

Circle Sayings: K & I 

Challenges

Sweet Sketch 2 - Sketch 44

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 57 Puppy Love

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 103 Hearts

4 Crafty Chicks - Ch. 233 Valentine's

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 231 Love is in the Air
Fan-tastic Tuesday - Ch. 72 Add some twine

Groovy kind of LOVE

I grew up with my Mom wearing lots of high heel shoes, and owning LOTS of shoes! Well we could just say that shoes are her "thing" so when I saw this stamp at Bugaboo....I just had to get it.  My Mother has shoe trees to store. It is quite a system.  I used to say that my Mom was short; however, that is no longer politically correct she is height challenged so she has shoes in a variety of heights. Now that she received breast cancer treatment she had a side effect of some peripheral neuropathy so she is not able to wear the skinny spiked heels anymore or put as much pressure on her toes.  She will love this card with the bling! The sentiment is from TLC which can be found in two different sets.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Valentine Heel
Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Ribbon: American Crafts
Spellbinder:  Small and large circles; Scalloped circle
Border punch:  Fiskar
Bling:  Paper Studio & Mark Richards

Challenges
SSS - Sketch 303
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 103 Hearts
Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 123 Love is in Air

You're just my type

I made this card using a wonderful vintage image from TLC and background paper from Echo Park.  I kept it simple.  I added some mini buttons on the bottom of the page.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)
Ribbon:  Michael's
Spellbinder: Small and large circles
Buttons:  Dress it up

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 287
Colour Q - Ch. 279

RRR - Ch. 111 Buttons & Bows
4 Crafty Chicks - Ch. 233 Valentine's