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

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 178

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

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

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

Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring

Double D - Spring

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

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring

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

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.

Annabel

Darnell

Fikreta

Hetty

Janis

Ike

Kitty

Karen

Lori

Lisa (that's me)

Mia

Olga

Vick

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!!!!

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

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 179

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

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

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

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - 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

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

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

Crafty Animals - Ch. 36

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 36

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