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

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

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 446

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

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

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

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch. 487

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

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

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

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

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 597

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

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

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 Animals - Ch. 35

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 204 Add a heart

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

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 35

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

Crafty Sentiments - Use red