Saturday, February 29, 2020

Exercise pushing my luck

Today at Catch the Bug is a new Saturday Challenge and our theme is "Funky Folds".  For my card, I used image Stella Push My Luck.  For my card fold, I used Spring Fold Card.




Patterned Paper:  Fancy Pants
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection
Stamp & Sentiment:  Bugaboo - Stella Push My Luck
Star Dies:  Spellbinder
Dies:  My Favorite Things
Glossy Accents

Challenges
Brown Sugar - Ch. 298 February 2020
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 160 Die Cuts/ Punches
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 245 Anything Goes with sentiment
Dream Valley - Ch. 219 Hand colored image
Crafty Sentiment - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 265 Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 451 Use your favorite color (Red, white and blue)

Mojo 531 Loss of Son

Several sympathy cards I have had to make lately because of necessity. This one I made for my son. One of his best friends from high school committed suicide and unfortunately the funeral is tomorrow. So he told me that he was coming to town....so I quickly pulled this together so he would have a card for the funeral.  Then we had discussions on what to write. I feel so bad for him. My son who is nearly 24 years old who is usually not for a loss of words was in shock and speechless for one of the few times that I have seen. I got a chance to meet my new pup, Colt.






Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Press Pause
Cardstock:  Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Loss of  Son
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
Mojo Monday - Ch. 531
The Male Room - Ch. 130 Use Embossing
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 260 All about Occasions
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 428 - 429 Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 496 All about Occasions
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 251 Embossing


Friday, February 28, 2020

TSOT 446 Sympathy for Wife

It's to the point where I need to make several Christmas cards each month and several sympathy cards as well.  I am making them for my stash as well as for family members.  This card is using a sentiment from TLC, Create.  The patterned paper is from Sweet Shoppe, Press Pause.




Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Press Pause
Cardstock:  Stampin' Up; Recollection
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Loss of Wife
Punches: EK Success
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Pop Dots

Challenges
As You Like It  - Favorite Flowers and why? I just love most flowers. With the sympathy card I went with the Wild Orchid Craft Chrysanthemums.  They are so open and cheery and come in a variety of colors.
Crafty Catz - Ch. 495 Anything Goes with optional use pretty paper
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 260 All about occasions 
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 496 All about occasions 
Use your stuff - Ch. 392 Circles
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 37 Anything Goes with Flowers

Winter Wishes Winter Fairy

Today at Catch the Bug it's Friday Freebie and we have this adorable Winters Fairy. For my card I stamped the sentiment from a Verve (retired stamp set). I was on a monochromatic theme with this mint green and added sparkle with clear Spectrum Noir pen and Sakura jelly glitter pen.
Welcome to my new follower Autumn Zenith.







Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Winters Fairy
Sentiment:  Verve
Ink:  Distress - Pistachio
Die:  Sizzix; My Favorite Things
Punches:  EK Success
Sequins:  Stash
Flowers:  Recollections
Spectrum Noir
Sakura jelly glitter pen
Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 478 Anything Christmas with optional gold
The Sisterhood of Crafters  - Patterned Paper
Your Next Stamp - Ch. 133 Inside and Out
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 37 Anything Goes with optional flowers
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 160 Die Cuts/ Punches
Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 19 Anything Christmas
Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round - February Hearts or Love
Sparkles Christmas - Ch. 109 Ornaments

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Floral You've bee in my thoughts

Today we have a new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  For this card, I used a pre-colored image from Beccy's Place Bird and Blossom digital stamp and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I added some bling.  I always like to have sympathy cards in my stash.





Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  Beccy's Place - Bird and Blossom (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - You've been in my thoughts
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals
Bling:  Recollections
Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges
Beccy Place - February
Crafty Friends - Ch. 129 Gemstones / Pearls
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 245 Anything Goes with a sentiment
CHNC Patterned - February
Jan's Digi Stamps - Ch. 8 Anything Goes

She is fierce

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release day or when an older image gets put into the new store. Today we have bm crawling and I have a sentiment from TLC, Create.


Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye; Stampin' Up
Cardstock:  Stampin' Up; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - bm crawling
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - She is fierce
Punches:  EK Success
Die:  My Favorite Things
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart
Flowers:  Prima
Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges
CHNC Patterned - Februay
Color My Heart Color Dare - Ch. 382 Purple Monochromatic
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 37 Anything Goes with Flowers
Allsorts - Wk 560 Make it Girly
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 338 Flower Power
Make My Monday - Ch. 116 Critters
Crafty Animals - Ch. 35

Monday, February 24, 2020

Happy Anniversary to the perfect duet

Today is my parent's 52nd Wedding Anniversary. They will be coming back from a vacation in Mexico for a week. I made this card for them from Art Impressions using Perfect Duet Set.  I added some Distress Oxide Ink to the edges of the one layer card and then to the inside edges.  As well as some glossy accents on the curing iron and glasses and bling for the earring and robe button. Now my Dad is not bald and is proud that he doesn't have much gray hair so I had to add hair to the image.




Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Art Impressions - Perfect Duet (see above for direct link)
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
        Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean
Bling:  Recollections
Glossy Accents

Challenges
CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 111 Wedding / Engagement / Love
Cute Card Thursday - ch. 622 Square
Dream Valley - Ch. 219 Hand colored images
Pattie's Creations - Ch. 167 Love, Love, Love
Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 160 Wedding / Friends / Valentines / Anniversary
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 465 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 245 Anything Goes with a sentiment

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Hello Gnome

I have so many designs of things that I want to do, but then I get caught up with having to make the required cards for my DT work, family/friend birthdays/events and then that regular job that interferes with my crafting. So I was so excited today when I got a chance to make a fun card for my OWN stash. This is using mint and black some colors that I really like.  I took an image that from Pattie's Creations Party Gnomes and only used one of them. I added Glossy Accents to the heart.







Patterned Paper:  Core-dination
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Pattie's Creation - Patty Gnomes (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  Sizzix
Washi Tape:  Paper Studio
Glossy Accents
Hemptique
Flower:  Prima
Pearl:  Recollection

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Ch. 598
Pattie's Creation - Ch. 167 Love, Love, Love
Double D - Hello
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 204 Add a Heart
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 451 Use your favorite color
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 495 CAS
Crafty Sentiments - Favorite color combo
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - W anything you wish (washi tape)
lil red wagon - Ch. 537 Have a Heart


Saturday, February 22, 2020

Birthday Wishes coming your way

Today at Catch the Bug is a new challenge and it's a Photo Inspiration. For my card, I used the image Sunbonnet Flowers and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I dry embossed the white background.






Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Sunbonnet Flower (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Birthday Wishes coming your way
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals
Gems:  Michael's
Ribbon:  Offray
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Die:  Die'sire
Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - February Ch 177
Creatalicious - Ch. 181 Anything Goes with optional embossing
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 622 Square
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 338 Flower Power
DL Art Thankful Thursday - Ch. 253 Pink and/or Red
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes
QKR - Ch. 386 Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Ch. 129 Gemstones/Pearls
Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 45 Girls Only


Friday, February 21, 2020

Winter Wishes Sunbonnet

Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie and we have Sunbonnet Winter.  For my card I used a sentiment from Verve and heat embossed it.  On the side I dry embossed and rubbed blue ink on it.  Grab her while she is available for the next week.



Cardstock:  Bazzil; Stampin' Up; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Sunbonnet Winter
Sentiment:  Verve (retired)
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts
Ink:  Distress - Tumbled Glass
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Spellbinder:  Large Circle; Small and Large Petite Ovals
Bling:  Recollections & Prima
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart 

Challenges
Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 45 Girls Only
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 495 CAS
Papercraft Challenge - Ch. 55 Winter fun
Creatalious - Ch. 181 Anything Goes with optional embossing
Use your stuff - Ch. 392 Circles (Die cut and bling)
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 622 Square
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes


Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Wishing you a TUB FULL of fun!

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release or a old image is added to the new store. Today we have Rottweiler Bath and I have a sentiment from TLC, Create. I made my background with Distress Oxide inks. I added some sequins.
My son just got a 7 month German Short Hair pup on Sunday so I am a Grandma again!



 Colt 2/17/20

Colt with his brother

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Rottweiler Bath
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Tub full of fun
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals
Sequins:  Stash
Ribbon:  American Crafts
Inks: Distress Oxides - Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - February Ch. 177
Crafty Animals - Ch. 35
Make My Monday - Ch. 116 Critters
Always Fun - Ch. 150 Animals
Your Next Stamp - Ch. 132 Create Your Own Background
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Easter Bunny Time

Today at Catch the Bug is a new Stella Says Sketch and for my card I used Cute Easter Rabbit and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This image I colored a long time ago and it was sitting in a drawer on my desk so I'm glad that I was able to fussy cut it and use it.  I felt like the stores....Valentines is over and now I have my Easter creations out, lol. Actually since it's been so cold and we are going to have it warm up for a day or two just to get MORE SNOW! I want to go into hibernation until this season is done. The white background is dry embossed with little flowers which doesn't photograph well when I live in an igloo, haha.  Just wish that I could ship some of this wet stuff to my friends on the other side of the world. Have a great day!





Patterned Paper:  Heidi Swapp
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Cute Easter Rabbit (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Easter Bunny Time
Die:  Sugar Pea
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder:  We Are Memory Keepers

Challenges
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 258 All about occasions
Creatalicious - Ch. 181 Anything Goes with optional embossing
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 621 CAS
QKR - Ch. 385 Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 204 Add a heart

Saturday, February 15, 2020

You're worth celebrating!

Today at Catch the Bug there is a new challenge and it's a BINGO.  I was able to do a black out again and use all the elements (otherwise I just can't decide). My image is Bug Flower Teddy and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I was looking for a bright cheery card since we have it snowy and cold with temps below zero....and I am tired of winter. We had our first snow on Halloween so it seems to be lasting forever!





Patterned Paper:  Core-dinatioins; Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: Bugaboo - Bug Flower Teddy (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - You're worth celebrating
Button:  Stash
Divine Twine
Die:  My Favorite Things
Ribbon:  Michael's
Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things
Sakura Jelly Glitter Pen
Pearls & Bling:  Prima

Challenges
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 332 Sketch (see above)
lil red wagon - Ch. 536 Wild One
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Ch. 129 Gemstones/Pearls
Crafty Animals - Ch. 35
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 621 CAS
Seize the Birthday - Ch. 183 Show your white space
Watercolor Wednesday - Ch. 258 All about occasions