TSOT 413 Sending thoughts & prayers

I have one last card to post today because the sketch expires. It's another sympathy card using a Verve stamp and I made two cards.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Verve

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Die:  My Favorite Things

Ribbon:  JoAnn's

Hemptique

Pearls:  Jolee

Border Punches:  Martha Stewart & Fiskars

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 413

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Any Occasion 

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 230 Anything Goes with a sentiment

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

YNS - Ch. 117 Trio Include 3 of Something

Mojo 518 Sympathy cards

Here are two different versions of the Mojo Sketch 518 using a Verve sympathy stamp set to make two cards for my Mom.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Verve

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black; Rich Cocoa

Hemptique

Pearls:  Jolee & Recollection

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch 518

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 392 - 393 Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Any Occasion 

Crafty Friends - Ch. 113 Things that begin with "B" (Butterfly, banner, black/brown ink)

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 230 Anything Goes with sentiment

Pink Carnation Happy Birthday

Here is a card that I made for my Mom's stash that I am making for her.  I used a Sizzix oval die, Tim Holtz floral die, Spellbinder die and heat embossed the sentiment.  I added some pearls.  Since my Mom has nine sisters, I thought I could make quite a few female cards, lol.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Stampendous

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Art

Spellbinder:  Fancy Tag

Dies:  Sizzix

Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 509

Creations in Pink - Ch. 11

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 588 Birthdays

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 304 For the Girls

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Any Occasion

Inkspirational - Ch. 190 3 or 5

Bluebird

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's a photo inspiration. For my card, I used a pre-colored image Bird Trio Summer and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I like that the image is so cheerful and has so many great colors ad I used a paper to coordinate.  The photo has a rainbow kite which inspired me to the rainbow of colors and then I used floral buttons around the sentiment.
This has been a rough week.  We had audits at work.  My office mate and her boyfriend broke up so she was having an emotional breakdown daily. Then Friday morning my Uncle passed away after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer just a month ago.  So I few people that I am trying to cheer up. Then I had a water leak in my basement from a pipe last week and my air conditioning wasn't working this week when it's been the hottest all summer so my home repairs are just adding up this month.  Just hope July will be a better month.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Birds trio summer (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Bluebird def
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Flowers:  Dress it Up

Challenges
little red wagon - Ch. 503 Much Ado about nothing
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 230 Anything Goes with sentiment
Scribbles - Ch. 78 Make it square

Thanks a bunch

On Sunday when I went for my brother's surprise party and I was talking to my Mom about the cards that I will make for her stash, I was asking if she wanted sentiments on the inside or blank like I made for my daughter. My daughter said that she needed more cards and so did my son. So I guess I need to increase everyone's quota of "stash" cards.  So I have more work than I thought, lol.
Since my daughter is a teacher she wants thank yous to give to her kids/families that help her or do something special.  So this one is made with an image from Imagine That Digistamp called Punny Thanks.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Imagine That Digistamp - Punny Thanks

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Jute:  May Arts

Challenges

Creative Playground - Ch. 6

CRAFT - Ch. 519 Thank You

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 392 - 393 Anything Goes

QKR - Ch. 354 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Wk 26 Anything Goes

Blessings of Love and Joy

Today at Catch the Bug, it's a Friday Freebie and today the image is Nuts about couple and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  This fun couple will be available for the next week.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Nuts about couple (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Blessings of Love and Joy

Dies:  My Favorite Things & Sugar Pea

Ribbon:  Michael's

Flowers:  Recollection

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 292 - 293 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 246 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 436 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 230 Anything Goes and a sentiment

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Ornament Brats

Today is New Release day at Catch the Bug and we have Scene It Ornament Brats.  This is a fun image with three brats and four ornaments which I put on Glossy Accents.  Grab it this week while it is half price. Remember that we have the Christmas in July coming up and this would be great for that.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Scene It Ornament Brats

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Divine Twine

Flourish:  Quic Kutz

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Glossy Accents

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Spectrum Noir

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 569

CHNC - Ch. 443 Anything Christmas with optional use washi tape

CHNC Patterned - June

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 11 Anything Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Use Red and Green

Monster Truck

Today my baby brother turns 48 years old. He races remote vehicles with his son so I made this Slit Latch Gift Card Holder using an image from Bugaboo called Monster Truck and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Monster Truck (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - to my Supter Brother

Die:  Tutti

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

The Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 221 Boys/ Men and/or Weather

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 303 For the Boys

Not Just Cards - June Anything Goes

QKR - Ch. 353 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 392-393 Anything Goes

Age is IRR-Elephant

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's a Recipe (2 Patterned Papers, 2 ribbons and 2 buttons). For my card, I used the image Critter balloons - elephant along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I did a layer of Crakle Accent and then Glossy Accent on the balloon. Check out to see what all the other DT members made.
I was talking to my Mom (who is retired) and asked her if she had sent a birthday card to her sister and she said "No, I've been too busy to go buy one."  She hates to ask me to make cards for her because she says I'm too busy with working and everything. However, since I make cards it irritates me that she purchases cards and I have to make my DT cards anyway.  So I offered to make her some as time permits to increase her stash of birthday and sympathy cards which seems to be her need.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Critter balloons - elephant

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Age is Irr-elephant

Glossy Accent & Crakle Accent

Ribbon:  Really reasonable ribbon

Buttons: Stash

Jute:  May Arts

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil - My Favorite Things

Challenges

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 143 Birthday

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 194 Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Paper Shelter - Ch. 388 Stripes and/or Dots

Crafting by Designs - Happy Birthday

Creatalicious - Ch.165 Anything Goes with optional spots and/or stripes

Happy Birthday Deer

I had a friend ask me to make a birthday card for a son. So I used this Impression Obsession stamp and colored it with my Prisma colored pencils and gamsol.  I wet embossed the Verve sentiment..

Patterned Paper:  Authentique

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Impression Obsession

Sentiment:  Verve

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Prisma Pencils

Gamsol

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Challenges

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 143 Birthday

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 303 For the Boys

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 434 Keep it Simple

Crafting by Designs - Happy Birthday

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 221 Boy/Men and/or weather

Let's Craft & Create - Ch. 148 Anything Goes with optional you're the man

Crafty Calendar - June masculine

God bless you

Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie and it's this Mouse Big Flower and I have a sentiment from TLC, Create as well as the patterned paper. Sometimes life gets so crazy that I forget to stop and appreciate the small things that God has on this earth, and that is what this card means to me. So enjoy your day and weekend.

Patterned Papers:  TLC, Create - Retro St Pats Paper 8

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Mouse Big Flower

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - God bless you

Punches:  EK Success

Flowers:  Prima & Recollection

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Ink:  Distress - Broken China

Stencil - My Favorite Place

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 392-393 Anything Goes

CRAFT - Ch. 518 Summer

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 587 Summer

little red wagon -  Summer Fun

Crafty Animals - Ch. 27 

Gus Yappy Birthday

I had meant to get this card done quite sometime ago for the SSW2 Sketch Challenge, but obviously I didn't finish it in time. It was Gus's 2nd birthday in May and I haven't seen my Grandpup until this past weekend. I found this wonderful Whimsy stamp, West Highland Terrier.  Gus is a Teddybear, but they look similar. I cannot display the pictures that I would love to where my daughter, who is a teacher, takes him to school with her. He is excellent with the children. She has him certified as a therapy dog and he does help calm some of her kids with special needs. This is a write up that I found on-line about the breed.
 These energetic and lively dogs are excellent companions, and generally of a much more pleasant disposition than other dogs of similar size. Teddies are obtained by intentional crossing, specifically of a Shih Tzu with a Bichon or Bichon-Poodle mix, not just any two small breeds. They are fast gaining popularity as "designer dogs".

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Can We Keep It & Bow Wow

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Whimsy - West Highland Terrier (see above)

Sentiment:  Whimsy

Spellbinder:  Small and Large Petite Ovals

Button:  Stash

Divine Twine

bling:  Recollection

Challenges

Your Next Stamp - Ch. 116 Pets

2 Crazy Critter Crazies - Ch. 27

Crazy Animals - Ch. 27

Paper Shelter - Ch. 387 Ribbons and Buttons

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 434 Anything Goes

Attracting Men

Today at Catch the Bug is a New Release day and we have Wiggle the Bait.  I think this one is HILARIOUS!!!  I just happen to have the Spellbinder fishing set so it worked out perfectly with this card. I did a twisted easel card. The base for the inside is Core-dinations paper that I dry embossed and rubbed with sandpaper.

Patterned Paper:  Fancy Pants

Cardstock: Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp: Bugaboo - Wiggle the Bait

Spellbinders:  Die D lites - Fishing Trip

Buttons:  Stash

Hemptique

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Sandpaper

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - 10th Anniversary Celebration

Crafty Catz - Ch. 466 Anything Goes with optional twist male card/Father's Day

The Crater's Cafe - Ch. 221 Boy/Men and/or Weather

Dragonfly Dreams - For a Man/Boy

Crafty Calendar - June Masculine

Happy Pig

I have some stamps that I have colored, and are sitting on a pile waiting to be put together so I grabbed this adorable Happy as a Pig from QKR and used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Just love that curly tail, lol.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  QKR - Happy as a Pig (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - I love you more than pigs

Punches:  EK Success

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Divine Twine

Buttons:  Stash

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug & Darice

Challenges

Double Trouble - Ch. 30 Let the Troubles Begin / Stenciling embossing 

  Thing 1 Embossing Folders used two of them

  Thing 2 Also participate in challenge with 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (see below)
  Thing 3 Farm Animal  used pig

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 27

Crafty Animals - Ch. 27

QKR - Ch. 352 Anything Goes

Heart 2 Heart - Woodwork

Cat got your tongue?

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is a BINGO.  I was able to use all the elements.  I used a new image called, Kitty Your Purrfect along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Have a wonderful weekend and be safe!

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Can we keep it

Cardstock:  Recollections; Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Kitty your Purrfect (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Die:  Tutti

Ribbon:  American Craft

Lace:  Paper Studio

Button:  My Favorite Things

Divine Twine

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 411

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 245 Anything Goes

Your Next Step - Ch. 116 Pets

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 27

Crafty Animals - Ch. 27

Show us your Pussycats - Ch. 43 Furrything Goes

Turn your face to the sun

I wish that we would get some sunny days instead of all this rain. Today there is a new Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and the image is Flower pots.  My card has a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This is such a fun image and can be used for so many occasions so be sure to grab it while it is available for the next week.

Patterned Papers:  Sweet Shoppe - Rose Garden
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Core-diations
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Flower pots
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Be like the flower
Dies:  Sugar Pea
Punches: Martha Stewart
Bling:  Mark Richards
Ribbon:  Michael's
Ink:  Distress - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Sisterhood of Crafters - Three B's (Bees, birds, butterflies)
Alphabet Challenge - F for flowers
Fab 'n Funky - Ch.444 June Blooms
Crafting by Designs - Summer Fun
Penny Paper Crafty -  Ch. 434 Anything Goes

Oh say can you see...?

So sorry I am so far behind this week.  I share a job with a co-worker and she is off this week so I have to do the work by myself so I am overwhelmed.  I have been working long hours to keep up, then add that I am switching off this antibiotic sinus rinse to now a 21 day oral antibiotic regimen....and I am already exhausted. So if I don't get to your blog to visit this week please forgive me since I am having to make it to birthday, graduation and Father's Day parties. Some days just don't have enough hours in them, lol. Or my geenie, elf, fairy, or whoever is willing to help I don't discriminate has not arrived yet.
For this card, I used an Oldie Stella Calendar July USA.  On the right side I added a strip of red washi tape.

Enjoy your Friday and upcoming weekend.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - This is Life

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp: Bugaboo - Stella Calendar July USA (see above for direct link)

Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Washi Tape:  Recollections

Challenges

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 302 Washi Wonders

CHNC Patterned - June

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 245 Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - F for Flowers

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 229 Anything Goes & Sentiment