To my Wonderful Friend on Mother's Day

One last one with bright floral design and sentiment from TLC, Create.  I had to add some butterflies also with bling and pearls.

Patterned Paper: Recollection
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Sentiment: TLC, Create - To my friend on Mother's Day
Punches: EK Success; Fiskars; Tonic; Martha Stewart
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
Bling: Duct Tape
Pearls: Recollections

Challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 601
Crafty Friends - Ch. 151 Ladies/girls
Creatalicious - Ch. 209 Anything Goes with optional slim line
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 144 Slimline card
CHNC Patterned - April 2021 

With Heartfelt Sympathy and butterflies

I gave my Mom a whole gift bag of sympathy and birthday cards so I figured better get working on the next batch.  I find it symbolic to add butterflies to sympathy cards. As we have a rebirth into a new life.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Verve
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Ranger
Punch:  Martha Stewart
Spellbinder:  Large Circle: Picot Circle

Challenges
Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge - Ch. 401
Allsorts - Wk 605 Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Ch. 148 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 540 Anything Goes 

Have a Sweet Day

I just love the sketch from My Favorite Things and took advantage to make several cards this weekend since I needed some birthday cards. I used this BB Sweet Birthday Wishes and then I embossed the sentiments.

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

Butterflies and flowers With Sympathy

Each month I try to keep up with a stash of cards for Christmas and sympathy. For this sympathy I went out of the box and made a slim line design using my new dies from Studio Katia. And I used a sentiment die cut from Creative Expressions.  Then I pulled out some punches from Tonic for the flowers and Martha Stewart for the butterflies.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Company; Recollections

Dies:  Studio Katia; Creative Expressions (see above for direct links)

Punches:  Tonic; Martha Stewart

Pearls:  Michael's

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 454 - 455 Anything Goes

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 51 Butterflies

The Sisterhood of Crafters - It's the thought that counts

JUGS - Ch. 551 Wild Card Butterflies

Watercooler Wednesday - ch. 286 All about occasions

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 522 All occasions

Embossed tulips you are in my thoughts

Today I made a card with blending distress oxide inks for the background then I heat embossed Early Tulip Bouquet from Picket Fences Studio in white and the sentiment in a dark purple.  I added some white butterflies and then distressed the edge with ink. I have been playing with my inks and having fun.
Welcome to my new followers. Just and update and thank you for your prayers, Jessica, my cousin is home from the hospital and will be recovering at her parent's home. I believe that prayers help so much more than we can ever know. Hugs.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Picket Fences Studio - Early Tulip Bouquet (see above for direct link)

VersaMark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts; Stampendous

Inks: Distress Oxides - Picked Raspberry; Peacock Feathers; Wilted Violet

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges

Allsorts - Wk 576 Embossing wet or dry

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 354 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Ch. 227 Summer Colors

Crafty Friends - Ch. 137 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Ch. 133 Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - June Flowers

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442- 443 Anything Goes

Rainbow Unicorn

Today starts a new Stella Says Sketch at Catch the Bug and I just love this sketch. I used Sweet Unicorn 01 for my card.  I added a couple of extra Martha Stewart punched butterflies with some bling added to the center.  I outlined the clouds and the path of the butterflies with Sakura jelly glitter pen so I have sparkle and shine on this card also with the ribbon base. This sketch will be until July 5th since we have monthly sketches for the summer.
Now on my philosophical side, the meaning of the rainbow is of God as listed in Genesis, and the clouds of destruction. I think that we are going through lots of challenges at this time and whether you believe in God or not we need a positive focus. And I believe that the rainbow does that even if you just see it as the light that shines after the rain. I don't usually ask for personal favors, but I have a family member, Jessica my cousin who is struggling with life right now and is in the hospital. Her family isn't able to visit her due to the Covid precautions. So if you could please send happy thoughts and prayers for her, I would greatly appreciate it because she feels alone and is need of support. Thanks so much.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Sweet Unicorn 01 (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  Michael's

Bling:  Recollections

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 472 Anything Goes

Get Creative - Ch. 92 Fantasy

Pattie's Creations Challenge - Ch. 171 Things that fly

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 637 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 130 Anything Goes

As You Like It - Scene or Not (why?)  Scene because it looks more realistic

Live Love Laugh

Today at Catch the Bug we have New Release or older images that are brought into the new shop. For my card the I have Chinese live love laugh symbols.  I used the new Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Speckled Egg Ink and also blending it with Distress Oxide Frayed Burlap. Then I added 3 layers of Tutti Fairies and layers of Martha Stewart Butterflies.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Chinese live laugh love symbols

Dies:  Tutti Designs

Punches:  Martha Stewart

Pop Dots

Inks:  Distress Oxides - Speckled Egg & Frayed Burlap

Challenges

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Make your own background

Always Fun - Ch. 165 Layers

Crafty Catz - Ch. 508 At least 2 layers

CRAFT - Ch. 557 Decoupage / 3D

Allsorts - Wk 574 Magical Worlds

Get Creative - Ch. 92 Fantasy
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Favorite Technique (blending of distress oxide inks)

Best wishes Butterflies

I wanted to make a card using my Hot Foil Machine and the colors of the color throwdown I was drawn to.

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections
Spellbinders: Hot Foil Plates
Punches:  Tonic & Martha Stewart
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls:  Recollections
Sequins:  Stash

Challenges
Color Throwdown - Ch. 592
International Art & Soul - Ch. 83 Flowers & Butterflies
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 48 Anything Goes with optional Nature
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 633 Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Ch. 397 Flowers and/or Butterflies
Crafty Friends - Ch. 135 Flowers

Spring is a Reminder

Today at Catch the Bug it's Oldies but Goodies day and I used the image Birdhouses along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I made this a side step card.  We are finally getting things to turn green and have signs of spring.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinatins

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Birdhouses (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Spring is a reminder

Punches:  EK Success; Martha Steward

Flowers:  Recollections

Embellishments:  Dress it Up

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Challenges

Mix it Up - Ch. 36 Fancy Folds

Pearly sparkles - Ch. 50 Bunnies, Birds and/or Bears

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 113 Add a Flower/Flowers

Dragonfly Dreams - Add a flower/Flowers

Crafty Calendar - April Add a butterfly

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Happy Birthday or Fun Fold or both

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 478 Roses

He is Risen

I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy. I am still working, but my work as a nurse has been slow. I work in insurance and we have less people having surgery and in the hospital. But the people in the hospital are sick. It just makes me sad that no matter how sick they are they can't have many visitors, even if they are dying which breaks my heart. So that's why I craft....to deal with my stress. I was asked why I am making so many cards right now. I cannot see my family or friends and I know that people are suffering physically and emotionally so that is my way of dealing with it.
And for the upcoming Easter holiday in another vintage looking card, I found a freebie image that I had in my stash from Magic Moonlight and a sentiment I put on the bottom from TLC, Create.  I distressed the papers. I added a couple of butterflies with some bling, some roses and a gold ribbon.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Magic Moonlight

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - He is Risen

Flowers:  Recollections

Butterflies:  Martha Stewart

Die:  My Favorite Things

Bling:  Recollections

Ribbon:  Offray

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings

Dragonfly Dreams - Add a flower/flowers

Crafty Calendar - April Add a butterfly

Always Fun - Ch. 157 Easter

Use Your Stuff - Ch. 395 Easter

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 254 Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 629 Ribbons

Crafting Happiness - Ch. Ch. 43 Anything Goes with optional Easter

You're egg'stra special

Today at Catch the Bug we have a older image that is added to the new store, Easter Bunny I found one .  I have a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Being spring I had to add some butterflies and bling.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio; Recollections; Bazzil

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Easter Bunny I found one

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Eggstra Special

Flowers:  Recollections

Bling:  Recollections

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Punches:  Martha Stewart

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals

Embossing Folders:  We are Memory Keepers

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - April 2020

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 336 color challenge (see above)

613 Ave Create - Ch. 232 Anything Goes with optional use geometric papers

Artsystampers Digitals Challenge - Ch. 13 Things with Wings

Use your Stuff - Ch. 395 Easter

Crafty Calendar - April Add a butterfly

Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings

Always Fun - Ch. 157 Easter

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 43 Anything Goes with Easter

Crafty Animals - Ch. 37

Blossom Word Block

Welcome to my new follower Tania B, leave me a message so I can follow you too. Today at Catch the Bug we have a new release which is Blossom Word Block. I did two different variations of this image. I had a lot of fun with it. First, I pulled out my distress oxide inks and did some smooshing of the inks.  I added some bling to the butterfly in the image and then added to die cut butterflies along with some enamel dots.  I ran a strip of washi tape diagonal across the patterned paper. For the second card, I used my Copic Markers and colored the image and high lighted the word blossom. I added a doily and ribbon. It just makes me hopeful for spring.

Update on the sad side, yesterday I got the bad news that my wonderful cat was not responding to the treatment at the UW Veterinary Clinic at noon.They now believe that she had lymphoma. So I finished work with a required meeting I had then I went to pick Jazzy up and brought her home so that her sister from the same litter would have a chance to say good-bye. We then we to our regular vet and my little girl is now in heaven with my husband. I sent her with an extra kiss to give to him since I know that she will cuddle up with him and give him my kiss. 

Card 1

Patterned Paper: Paper Studio

Cardstock: Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Blossom Word Block

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick; Cracked Pistachio; Squeezed Lemonade

Enamel Dots:  Paper Studio

Bling:  Recollections

Washi Tape:  Recollections

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Card 2

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Blossom Word Block

Doily:  Recollections

Ribbon: Michael's

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - March

Mix it Up - Ch. 35 Anything Goes and Smooshing

Crazy Catz - Ch. 495 Anything Goes with optional pretty papers

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 623 Spring Fever

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 161 Anything Goes

the Sisterhood of Crafters - Patterned Paper

the Sketchy Challenge - Ch. 161 Anything Goes

QKR - Ch. 387 Anything Goes

Live Love Laugh Fairies

Today at Catch the Bug it's New Release day or an older image is brought back into the new store and today we have Live, Love, Laugh Fairies. For this card I made this a large image and ran my cardstock through my Distress Oxide inks and heat set them and then spritzed some water on it.  I added some clear Spectrum Noir on the flowers and small bling on through out the background. So there is sparkle and shine that doesn't photograph well.  The ribbon also is sparkly and the cardstock is a glimmer.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Live Love Laugh Fairies

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Bling:  Recollections

Spectrum Noir - clear

Distress Oxides:  Worn Lipstick; Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade

Challenges

Always Fun - Ch. 148 Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Ch. 43 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 424 - 425 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 492 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Ch.491 Anything Goes with optional Favorite Colors (Yellow, Pink, Orange)

You give my heart butterflies

I wanted to make a card with no patterned paper and with a unique no traditional Valentine image. I found this freebie on Pinterest and the sentiment is computer generated.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Pinterest

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 33 Anything Goes with optional twist love

Crafty Sentiments - Use Hearts

Crafty Friends - Ch. 128 Love/Romance

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 619 Valentines

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 243 Anything Goes with a sentiment

We're Praying for You - 340

Today I am posting a sympathy card that I made using a sketch from Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge.  For this card, I heat embossed a sentiment from a retired Verve stamp set. I added some punched butterflies and a flower.
I can't believe that's November 1st already. Last night for Halloween we had 4 inches of snow for the kids to trudge through....I didn't even have a chance to get my steps shoveled off, argh. It took my 1.5 hours to get to work. I love snow on my cards just don't like driving in it, lol.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Verve

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Flower:  Recollections

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Ribbon:  Michael's

Glue Dots

Challenges

Atlantic Heat Challenge - Ch. 340

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 239 Anything Goes with a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 410 - 411 Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 108 Something that starts with "S" (Sympathy, Stripes, silver)

Crafty Creations - Ch. 401 Anything Goes

C4C507 Sympathy

I still need to make a bunch of sympathy cards for Mom.  So here is one with a sentiment from TLC, Create using the newest sketch for Crazy 4 Challenges.

Patterned Papers:  My Minds Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sympathy on the Loss of your Wife

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Punches:  Martha Stewart

Challenges

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C507 Sketch (see above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 410 - 411 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - October

little red wagon - Don't forget about me

Incy Wincy - Use something metallic

Allsorts - Wk 542 Add Gold and/or Silver

No matter how you slice it

We're back from our vacation at Catch the Bug, so it's time for a new challenge and today is a Photo Inspiration.  For my card I used, Kidz Bella Watermelon Peeker and a sentiment I generated on my computer. Since the image has a butterfly, I added a border of gorgeous butterflies.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe, Core-dinations, Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Kidz Bella Watermelon Peeker

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Spellbinder: Large circle

Ink:  Memento - Ladybug Red

Die:  Sizzix

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - August

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 400 - 401 Anything Goes

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 39 Butterflies

Seize the Birthday - Ch. 172 Anything Birthday with optional Butterflies

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 103 Wings

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 106 Summer

Turn your face to the sun

I wish that we would get some sunny days instead of all this rain. Today there is a new Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and the image is Flower pots.  My card has a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This is such a fun image and can be used for so many occasions so be sure to grab it while it is available for the next week.

Patterned Papers:  Sweet Shoppe - Rose Garden
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Core-diations
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Flower pots
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Be like the flower
Dies:  Sugar Pea
Punches: Martha Stewart
Bling:  Mark Richards
Ribbon:  Michael's
Ink:  Distress - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Sisterhood of Crafters - Three B's (Bees, birds, butterflies)
Alphabet Challenge - F for flowers
Fab 'n Funky - Ch.444 June Blooms
Crafting by Designs - Summer Fun
Penny Paper Crafty -  Ch. 434 Anything Goes

You make my heart blossom

There are so many wonderful Valentine images out there, but just like Christmas cards I get tired of all the traditional colors and styles.  So I found this image which being a nurse I thought was wonderful, and typed up my own computer sentiment.  I then went with a red, green and yellow color theme and more so with flowers and butterflies using the heart as a vase.

Patterned Paper Teresa Collins

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Image:  Preguntas by Mabm

Sentiment:  Computer:  Diner font

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Button:  Stash

Flower:  Recollection

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Challenges

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 133 I heart you

Simon Monday Challenge - Love is in the Air

CRAFT - Ch. 498 Love/ Valentines

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 88 Dimensional Element