Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Another level up! Happy Birthday

My nephew turns 10 on Thursday and I made this card for him using the Mo Manning image, Evan with ipad. And I had to make it in Packer colors naturally being in Wisconsin. Do I made my background with smooshing Distress Oxide inks of green and then adding some washi tape.



Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Mo Manning - Evan with ipad (see above with direct link)
Washi Tape:  Recollections
Distress Oxide - Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Lucky Clover, Pine Needles

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 432 - 433 Anything Goes
Mo Manning - Ch. 289 Anything Green with a Mo image
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 343 Anything Goes
Allsorts - Wk 565 Men and boys
Sweet Stampin' - Make your own background
Make My Monday - Ch. 119 Make your own background

Look Your Grandest

Today at Catch the Bug it's New Release day or when an older image is brought in the new store and today we have Spring Bird Summer Dress.  For my card I used an Easter greeting from TLC, Create.





Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Spring Bird Summer Dress
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Easter comes grandest
Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon
Eggs:  Recollections
Sakura jelly glitter pen
Stencil:  My Favorite Things
Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Challenges
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 627 Easter
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 432 - 433 Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Ch. 132 Spring
Dream Valley - Ch. 222 Spring Colors
QKR - Ch. 391 Anything Goes

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Have one Ginger Good Holiday

Today at Catch the Bug there is a new Stella Says Sketch.  And I am trying to keep up with making some Christmas cards so I had to sneak one in before the end of the month.  The image is from a set called Gingerbread Candy Set and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.





Patterned Paper:  Recollection
Cardstock:  Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Gingerbread Candy Set
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Have one Ginger good Holiday
Punch:  EK Success; Fiskars
Dies:  Spellbinders Delightful Circles; QuicKutz
Stickles
Ribbon:  Michael's
Embossing Folder:  Cuddlebug

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 432 - 433 Anything Goes
CHNC - Ch. 483 Anything Christmas with optional include a star, two or more
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - March Gingerbread
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 264 All occasion cards
Krafty Chicks Challenge - Ch. 500 All occasions
The Creative Crafters - Ch. 26 Anything Goes

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Bunny with Basket

I am planning to get around to blogs this weekend....this working is interfering with my crafting time. I wanted to post this card where I found an image from Mo Manning, Bunny with Basket that I colored up a LONG TIME agon and it was sitting in a pile. So I grabbed a patterned paper from TLC, Create.  I dry embossed a white piece of cardstock and then spritzed with Glimmer Mist. I added some flowers and flourishes and hid some eggs between the flowers. And naturally the bunny needed a pom tail. I did the basket in green that reminded me of the plastic ones that I had as a child.




Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Easter Brings Posies Paper 2
Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  Mo Manning - Bunny with Basket (see above for direct link)
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Eggs:  Recollections
Stickles
Die:  My Favorite Things; QuicKutz
Embossing Folder:  Sizzix
Glimmer Mist
Pom:  Creativity

Challenges
Mo Manning - Ch. 289 Green with a Mo Manning image
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 118 Cute Animals
CRAFT - Ch. 550 Easter/Spring
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 627 Easter
Time Out Challenge - Ch. 158 Lots or little purple
YNS - Ch. 135 Cute Critters
Crafty Catz - Ch. 499 Anything Goes with optional use kraft
Double D - Spring


Friday, March 27, 2020

Whole lot of DIRT

Today it's Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and we have Garden Bunny.  My sentiment is from TLC, Create. I made this an easel card. I just hope that Spring is coming soon...tired of the cold. And I think this world needs some flowers to bloom and cheer us up.






Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Garden Bunny
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Every flower that blooms
Spellbinder:  Pennant
Flower:  Prima
Sakura jelly glitter pen
Stencil:  My Favorite Things
Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Challenges
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 453 Sketch (see above)
Crafty Calendar - March more than one fold
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter with a sentiment
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 118 Cute Animals
CRAFT - Ch. 550 Easter / Spring
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 253 Spring
Allsorts - Wk 564 Anything in the Animal Kingdom
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Ch. 145 The Glorious Greens


Thursday, March 26, 2020

Basically your fantastic and I'm so glad that you exist

Today is the Purple Day Blog Hop in awareness of Epilepsy. Epilepsy is a group of disorders that is characterized as having seizures.  There are different types of Epilepsy and different types of seizures. As a nurse, I have worked with many individuals with Epilepsy and it is wonderful to see the advances that have been made in this field.
So please join me along with my wonderful crafting friends who have joined to promote this awareness. There are chances to win prizes along the way.
Lisa (that's me)

I made two cards.  The first card, has a wonderful image from Ike called Puppy Love and a sentiment from TLC, Create. And my second card has an image from Digi Doodle called You Have my Heart and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I made this a side step card.






Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Ikes - Puppy Love (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - So glad that you exist
Die:  My Favorite Things
Ink:  Distress -Dusty concord

Challenges
Feeling Sketchy - Ch. 237
Creatalicious - Ch. 183 Anything Goes with optional layer it up
Love to Scrap - Ch. 131 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters - Ch. 26 Anything Goes
Time OUT - Ch. 158 Lots or little of purple




Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Stampin' Up; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamp:  Digi Doodles - You Have My Heart (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Basically You're Fantastic
Punches:  Fiskars
Spellbinders: Heart
Flower:  Prima

Challenges
Penny Paper Crafty - Ch. 467 Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 49 For the ladies
Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Feminine
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Ch. 128
Crafty Calendar - More than one fold

Purple Day BLOG HOP

Watch for the Purple Day Blog Hop that will be coming in just a couple of hours.  Great creations and a chance to win prizes!!!!

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

It's Easter! For Peeps Sake

Today at Catch the Bug we have a New Release of Wee One Easter Bunny Boy and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Just love all these fun cheery Easter colors. I am hopeful that we will still be able to celebrate Easter.





Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Carstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Wee One Easter Bunny Boy
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Easter for Peeps Sake
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles
Eggs:  Recollections

Challenges
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter with a sentiment
Papercraft Challenge - Ch. 56 Pastel Colors
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 467 Anything Goes
QKR - Ch. 390 Anything Goes

TMS 547 I wish you comfort

Today at TMS there is a new sketch challenge and I made my card using patterned papers and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I need to make a large stash of sympathy cards for my Mom and I just thought that these papers were perfect for it. I prefer to have these made ahead since they are so difficult to make when emotional and the mojo isn't flowing.  Maybe this card would be more appropriate for what is happening now.
Well I managed to find a microwave and it's the same brand as the 30 year old one that I had, lol.  I think we will be on lock down starting tomorrow, but I will still have to go to work. Be safe and take care.




Prize this week is a $10 Gift Certificate (can be used on-line)




Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - I wish you comfort
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
CHNC Patterned - March
QKR - Ch. 390 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 430 - 431 Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Wk 12 Anything Goes
Creatalicious -  Ch. 183 Anything Goes with optional layer it up

Monday, March 23, 2020

Tulip Bunny Gift Bag

I think that everyone is feeling the panic of what is happening with the virus and going stir crazy from not being able to be social, but for us crafters to be crafting is not as bad as others.  I am still having to go to work, but I have offered to donate projects to my daughter who is a school teacher and she refuses them. We have patients who are upset about their routine clinic appointments being cancelled and when they are offered televisits or phone calls they are upset with that option. I understand that it's not ideal, but it's for their protection. Now this morning I had my microwave oven "go out" and I don't use it that often, but now it's just another inconvenience to deal with right now.  Luckily for the world my coffee pot still works, lol.
For my anything but a card project I had to laugh, because I made a gorgeous gift bag for my daughter....just don't know if I will be able to give it to her, lol. It is using the image Tulip Bunny that I put onto a gift bag that I picked up from Target.  Oh well....there is always next year.  Hang in there and stay safe.



Cardstock:  Bazzil
Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations
Stamp:  Tulip Bunny (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  Tim Holtz
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Fern:  Cottage Craft
Gift Bag: Spritz from Target

Challenges
Not Just Cards - March
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 247 Spring/Easter
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 626 Just for Fun
CRAFT - Ch. 549 Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 205 Flowers
Crafty Sentiments - Spring is coming

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Animals Down Under

I was playing with my Distress Oxides and making some backgrounds and put together this simple but fun card using a die cut.  Just wish that I had more time to play.


Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Inks:  Distress Oxides - Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed
Die:  Paper Rose - Kangaroo in Forest

Challenges
Allsorts - Wk 564 Anything in the Animal Kingdom
Crafty Animals - Ch. 36
Mix It Up - Ch. 35 Anything Goes with optional smooshing
Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Floral variations with repeat sentiments

I made some computer generated sentiments for my Mom's stash. And yes there are sympathy and a birthday card. So I did repeating text lines and then several different layouts using some flowers. I actually tried to have fun with the sympathy and do a rainbow theme along with the black and white.  Each situation is different so I was trying to take that into consideration. On the birthday card, the pink sequins didn't photograph well.


Patterned Paper:  Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Flowers:  Recollection


Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - We Are Quirky
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Ribbon:  Offray
Flowers:  Recollection
Brads:  Paper Studio


Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Beautiful Everyday; Coredination
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Flowers:  Recollections
Ribbon:  Michael's
Sequins:  Creativity

Challenges
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 205 Use Flowers
CHNC Patterned - March
Crafty Catz - Ch. 498 Anything Goes with optional ribbon or twine
Time OUT - Ch. 157 Birthday
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 40 Anything Goes with optional for Her
Color My Heart Color Dare - Ch 385 Inspirational Photo

Friday, March 20, 2020

You're still the one

Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie and we have this wonderful image of  Jack and Diane Sign It. I added a sentiment from TLC, Create to the sign. I made this a Center step card
Today my kids are both off from work so they got together so their dogs could play because everyone is going stir crazy. I miss seeing everyone.


Gus and Colt

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Jack and Diane Sign It
Sentiment: TLC, Create - You're Still the One
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts and Recollections
Ribbon:  Michael's and Really Reasonable Ribbon

Challenges
Always Fun - Ch. 154 Flowers
CRAFT - Ch. 549 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 467 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 430 - 431 Anything Goes
Jan's Digi Stamps - Ch. 10 Anything Goes
CHNC Patterned - March

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Birthday Wishes Balloon Bear

Hope you had a Happy St. Patrick's Day if you choose to celebrate. I am far from Irish, but I had to wear some wild green stretch leggings that made me look like a leprechaun today, lol.
Today at Catch the Bug we had a new release of  Balloon  Bear 02. For this I kept it simple with stenciled clouds, Glossy Accents on the balloon, and sentiment from My Favoritey Things.  And it had to be green for St. Patrick's Day, hehehe.
Stay safe in this crazy time!  It's never been a better time to stay inside and craft!




Wild leggings for today, lol.

Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Balloon bear 02
Sentiment:  My Favorite Things Little Birthday Notes
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
       Distress Oxide - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things
Glossy Accents

Challenges
Time Out Challenge - Ch. 157 Birthday
Seize the Birthday - Ch. 185 Anything Birthday with optional topping touch of green
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Ch. 145 The Gorgeous Greens
DL Art Thankful Thursday - Ch. 255 Anything Green
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch 252 Green
Alphabet Challenge - Y for Youngsters