Here is the other sympathy card that I made using another die cut and lots of layers.
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny
Cardstock: Recollection
Die: Tutti Designs
Pearls: Recollections
Challenges
Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Sketch 187
Love to Craft - Ch 53 Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Ch. 45
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 45
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 486 Anything Goes
For my Mom's Christmas present I make her a stash of sympathy cards and this year I have made this butterfly as a sympathy card for her. I love the bright colors. I don't think that sympathy cards need to be boring and dull since they need to celebrate the life of a special person.
Patterned Paper: Core-dinations; Bo Bunny
Cardstock: Core-dinations: Recollections
Die: Cherry Lynn
Pearls: Michael's
Challenges
Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Sketch 186
Love to Craft - Ch 53 Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Ch. 45
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 45
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 486 Anything Goes
I decided to make a shaker card for my parents for Christmas. I used a sentiment from TLC Create and a shaker kit from Kat Scrappiness.
Just for a quick update - NO squirrels in my attic, my Dad, brother and son came over last Sunday and found that it was a RACCOON!!! Since it was a lone raccoon it was probably a female since they den alone for the winter since they don't want a male around when they have their babes. She didn't want to leave my warm attic, but with MUCH coaxing from the guys she left. They cleaned up the mess she made, put some new insulation in and replaced the screen on my fan that she ripped out to get in. She tried to come back for several nights which I didn't appreciate and the temperature dropped. So it got quite cold and windy so I'm sure she found a new shelter.
For those of you who celebrate have a Merry Christmas!
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil: Recollections
Sentiment: TLC, Create - Merry Christmas Mom & Dad
Punches: EK Success
Dies: My Favorite Things
Sequins: Recollections
Flowers: Hobby Lobby
Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - December 2020
CHNC - Ch. 521 Anything Christmas with optional use "Christmas"
Always Fun - Ch. 194 Christmas
As You Like It - Favorite person to create for family or friend and why (family, they appreciate it when they know that you make it special for them)
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 470 - 472 Anything Christmas
Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Last minute makes
Well I used to be a DT member of Tuesday Morning Sketches and I just loved this sketch. So I made a monochromatic Christmas card using some patterned paper and dry embossing the background with stars. I used some die cuts and punches to make this quick and simple card.
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Recollections
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Die: Sizzix and QuicKutz
Punch: Hobby Lobby
Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketch - Ch 585
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 72 Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 472 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 470- 472 Christmas
the Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas/Winter
Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 182 Christmas or Winter
Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Last minute makes
Well it's surprising, but this year, I just haven't had the desire to color images. I feel like my Copics sit in the corner while I work from home and give me dirty looks. And to be honest, since I started working from home and moved most of my crafting supplies out of my office....I haven't colored once. I have found a TON of die cuts that I also have not used and felt guilty so I have been trying to use them. I don't feel depressed, I have just found too many things to do in my house now that I am forced to be home that ignored for so long. I am scheduled for a Copic class in January and hope I find some desire with that.
For this card, I used die cuts from My Favorite Things. I have the sentiment as "Happy" and then thought I could use it for birthday, anniversary or just because.
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Dies: My Favorite Things
Ribbon: Offray
Embossing Folder: Sizzix
Challenges
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC520
My Favorite Things - MFT Color Challenge 155
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 472 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters - Ch. 35 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Ch. 486 Anything Goes
Patterned Paper: Authentique, Paper Studio
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamp: TLC, Create
Sentiment: TLC, Create - Cozy Little Christmas
Ink: Distress Oxide - Old Paper
Poms: Cretivity
Die: My Favorite Things
Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - December 2020
CHNC - Ch. 519 Anything Christmas with optional quick and easy
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 45
Crafty Animals - Ch. 45
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 72 Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge Y Your Favorite Things (Patterned Paper, Square Card)
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes
I haven't done much posting, because I have been cleaning my house which I really have neglected for quite some time. I always had an excuse, work, design teams and I just needed to get it done. Now that I have been working from home, it was driving me crazy to have my office be the only clean area. I found cards that I started and just never finished and here is one of them. I had this pre-colored image from Paper Shelter and had some liquid pearls on it. So I put it together with some papers I embossed and distressed and a left over piece of Christmas paper that I don't even know who the maker is and now this is how I feel after doing my cleaning, lol.
Patterned Paper: Unknown
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamp: Santa Collection
Sentiment: Retired Verve digital stamps
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
Punches: EK Success
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug & Sizzix
Holly: Hobby Lobby
Liquid Pearls
Tim Holtz Distressing Tool
Challenges
The Paper Shelter- Ch. 451 A Christmas Card
Dream Valley - Ch. 238 Christmas
CHNC - Ch. 518 Anything Christmas with optional things with wings
Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 135 Christmas/Winter
Creative Knockouts - Christmas Delight
Scrapping 4 Fun
Well we are getting closer to Christmas and on that frenzy to make those cards. Here is one with a new die cut from Simon Says and I found some gingham ribbon in my stash that I wanted to use.
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Cardstock: Basic Grey; Core-dinations; Bazzil; Recollections
Die: Simon Says - Ho (see above for direct link)
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Ribbon: stash, unknown
Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 515 Anything Christmas with optional add a button/2 or more
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 533 Christmas
Holly & Ivy - Ch. 83
HSS - Ch. 352 Photo Inspiration
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 464 - 465 Anything Goes
We didn't always celebrate our heritages and diversity is a new concept. My father is born here in the US and so were his parents, and grandparents. However, they settled in an area in Wisconsin where there were people of Polish decent that spoke a dialect of Polish. So when my Dad when to school he knew how to speak this Polish and not English. He went to a one room school house and had to stay in from recess to get extra English lessons. To this day he can not say words with "th" and has even gone for speech therapy.
I made a Merry Christmas card using a die cut from Memory Box.
Patterned Paper: A Paper Rose
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Die Cut: Memory Box; Sizzix
Flowers: Prima
Punch: Martha Stewart
Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 514 Anything Christmas with optional something that starts with "H"
Christmas Kickstart - Ch. 41 Festive Florals
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 263 Anything Goes with a sentiment
CCAYR - November for family and /or friends
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 47 Glitter/Sparkle and Christmas
The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Ch. 82
I have been wanting to make at least two Christmas cards per month. With all that is happening in life and the added stresses for everyone, I have been making my cards that have some sarcastic humor. I think that we need to laugh and that is the only thing that we seem to be able to do for fun lately. I got a new stamp set from Whimsy with these Christmas girls and added my own sentiment. Now I think that I will be on the naughty list forever. I actually want to make a red-headed version of this same card and send it to my ex-husband, lol.
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; the Paper Shop, Recollections
Stamp: Whimsy - Gossip Holiday Girls
Memento - Tuxedo Black
Snowflake: Recollections
Sentiment: Computer generated
Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 514 Anything Christmas with optional something with the letter "H" (horns)
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 263 Anything Goes with a sentiment
CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 120 Christmas is on the way
Creatalicious - Ch. 198 Anything Goes with optional humor
Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas/Winter
Incy Wincy - Color Challenge
I have this adorable bear that I colored with Copics and Prisma pencils. It’s from Trinity Stamps. I wanted to use something other than traditional fall colors.
Well I am having too much fun being sassy and thinking who I am going to send my naughty cards to. Well when I saw this stamp set at Whimsy I just had to order it right away. I know I know I might be permanently on the naughtly list myself, but it will be worth it.
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: Whimsy - Loads of Cheer
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress Oxide - Broken China
Reindeer: Dress it Up
Gems: Michael Richards
Stencil: My Favorite Things
Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Ch. 633
CHNC - Ch. 513 Anything Christmas with optional make your own background
ABC Christmas Challenge - U Up in the air, V - Vixon (on the roof and reindeer on my card)
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 657 Stamping
Merry Little Christmas
I've had this Art Impression stamp for years and finally got it colored. It needed just a little extra sass, and well knowing me, I found it. For I am one that really only likes the white meat so I thought it was perfect. The challenge at Art Impressions is the little things well it's not the whole turkey just part of it, lol. This also has a wobbler piece so the front of the card is the butt that looks like it is running away.
Patterned Paper: DCWV
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp: Art Impressions - Gobble til you Wobble
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: My Favorite Things - Clouds, circle
Punches: Martha Stewart: Grass; Fence
Pop Dots
Wobbler
Sentiment: Computer generated
Challenges
Art Impressions - Ch. 290 Tiny Treasures (Breasts)
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 657 Stamping
Use Your Stuff - Ch. 408 Autumn/Fall
Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 178 Autumn
Make My Monday - Ch. 134 Masculine
Growing up in Wisconsin and being raised out in the country, we always had lots of pinecones around. Now I love when I go into the craft stores or places where they have them scented with cinnamon. It just reminds me of the large trees from the woods and seeing fresh white snow on them during the winter. I just love this Tim Holtz die cut and it goes perfectly with the HSS sketch.
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Dies: Tim Holtz - Festive Trims; QuicKutz
Stamp: Tim Holtz - Mini Holidays 2
VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Stampdendous
Pearls: Jolee
Bling: Bo Bunny
Punch: EK Success
Challenges
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 350 Sketch
Sparkles Christmas - Ch. 117Vintage
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Ch. 27
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 499 Christmas
Simon Says Wednesday Stamp Layer it up
The Holly and the Ivy - Ch. 81
12 Months of Christmas Link UP - Ch. 70 Color Challenge
CHNC - Ch. 513 Anything Christmas with optional make your own background
I got a new die from My Favorite Things and thought that it would make a great Christmas card.
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Die: My Favorite Things - Stacked Merry; Sizzix - Oval
Sequins: stash
Punch: EK Success
Bling: Recollections
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug; Sizzix
Challenges
Cheerful Sketches Challenge - October 2020
CHNC - Ch. 512 Anything Christmas with optional add a flower or more
CRAFT - Ch. 573 Anything Goes with optional Christmas
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 372 Embossing Delight
Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 27
Sparkles Christmas - Ch. 117 Vintage Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy - Ch. 81
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 70 Color Challenge
I had a Halloween card that I wanted to make because I just think that the sentiment set is too funny.
Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye
Cardstock: Recollection
Die: My Favorite Thing
Sentiment: My Favorite Thing
VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Stampendous
Washi Tape: Recollection
Corner Rounder: Creative Memories
Challenges
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC511
Aud Sentiments -Ch. 262 Halloween/Fall Sentiment
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 656 Halloween
Try It on Tuesday - Halloween
CHNC Patterned - October
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 468 Funny Sentiment
Incy Wincy - Halloween and/or Fall/Autumn colors
Here is a second card using the MFTWSC510 sketch. I used the female doctor set and made my own sentiments for a birthday card for a cousin who is a podiatrist.
Patterned Paper: Paper Studio; Core-dinations
Cardstock: Bazzil; the Paper Company; Recollections
Stamp: My Favorite Things - BB Doctor's Ordersnull
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Bling & Brad: Recollections
Flower: Prima
Spellbinders: Hearts and Pennants
Challenges
Seize the Birthday - Scraps
My Favorite Things - MFTWSC510
Penny's Paper Crafy - Ch. 481
CHNC Patterned - October
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 460 - 461 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 655 Dies and punches
Patterned Paper: Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: My
Favorite Things - BB Sweet Birthday Wishes
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Versa
Mark
Punch: Marks Stewart
Embossing Powder: Zing
Challenges
Seize the Birthday - Scraps
My Favorite Things -
MFTWSC510
Penny's Paper Crafy - Ch.
481
CHNC Patterned
- October
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 460
- 461 Anything Goes
I got a new Christmas stamp set from My Favorite Things which is perfect for making cards for my Grandpups.
Patterned Paper: Core-dinations; Recollections
Cardstock: Bazzil: Recollections
Die Cut: Paper Rose - Dummy or Pacifier
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamp: Fiskars
Spellbinders: Label & Picot Circle
Divine Twine
Ribbon: Simplicity
Pearls: Recollections
Challenges
Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Ch. 190
Creations in Pink - September
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 458-459 Anything Goes
