Sometimes don't you just want to SCREAM

 I think that we all have days when we want to scream and can understand when someone does. Especially during these crazy Covid pandemic times. I think that everyone has their own personal issues and then we just add the layers of dealing with others, politics, finances, health, personal believes, faith and we just get blasted with social media and it's overwhelming. As a nurse that gets to review inpatient hospital stays I can honestly say that people are having more mental health admissions, suicide attempts, alcohol and drug related admissions, accidents and then just not going to the doctor so more late diagnosis of cancers, heart disease and many conditions.
 That's why I make my cards to de-stress. Please remember to find time for "you" and take care of yourself. Hugs.

Patterned Paper: Sweet Shoppe - Strawberry Jam
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp & Sentiment:  Mo Manning - Wanna Scream
Ink: Distress - Fired Brick
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Tim Holtz distress tool

Challenges
Mo's Digital Pencil - Ch. 303 Anything Goes with Mo's image
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 606
Penny's Paper Crafty- Ch. 596
Word Art Wednesday- Ch. 491 - 492 Anything Goes
Allsorts- Wk 624 Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite coloring medium and why? Copics, I enjoy the blending that the alcohol markers provide and I find them relaxing to use.
Aud Sentiments- Ch. Ch. 275 For the girls with a sentiment

Buttons and Bows

To all my friends that celebrate here in the US - Happy Mother's Day! Whether you have children, furry family members or a pet rock it doesn't matter. And especially during these Covid pandemic times when we can't always be with our loved ones it makes it so much harder. Hugs to all.
I found an image that I had in my stash and finally got it put together from Paper Shelter My Style and the sentiment is from Create with TLC. It reminds me of one of my daughter's dance costumes.

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Cardstock:  Stampin' Up; Recollections
Stamp:  Paper Shelter (see above for direct link)
Sentiment: TLC, Create - Buttons and Bows
Ink: Distress - Old Paper
Lace: Hobby Lobby
Border: Fiskars
Die: Lifestyle Arts
Hemptique
Buttons: Stash
Punch: Martha Stewart
Ribbon: Michael's
Spellbinder: Pennant

Challenges
Paper Shelter - Ch. 468 Color It
Cheerful Sketches - May 2021
Dies R Us - Ch. 168 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Ch. 550 Anything Goes with optional flowers, twine, gems
CHNC Patterned - May 2021
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 400 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 685 Anything Goes

Some people don't believe in Superheroes

I made a Father's Day card using word art from TLC, Create. I distressed the word art and several papers. I punched out some stars and popped up two of them to make this card. I tried to keep it simple for a masculine card.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Punches: Fiskar
Tim Holtz distress tool
Bling: Paper Studio

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Ch. 656
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 556 All occasions
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 314 All about occasions
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 487 - 488 Anything Goes
Always Fun - Ch. 210 Anything Goes  

CIJ Day 4 at CTB Rock'n Christmas

Today is Day 4 and we are moving along on the Christmas in July celebration at Catch the Bug and it's a BINGO challenge. I always like to use all the elements for a full card which I did this time. The sentiment is from TLC, Create. I found an older post from 2014 of Julie's where she used blue and brown as my inspiration.

Julie's image from 2014

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Christmas Rocking Horse

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Hope you have a Rock'n Christmas

Punches:  EK Success

Dies:  Birch Press

Ribbon:  Michael's

Divine Twine

Brads:  Making Memories

Snowflakes:  Jolee

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Ink:  Distress Old Paper

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 499 Anything Christmas with optional use die cut or punch

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 187

Fezziwigs Festive Frolic - Christmas with Summer Colors

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 448 - 449 Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 24 Anything Goes

International Art & Soul - Ch. C. 88 Christmas card based on a carol or song (Rocking under the Christmas tree)

Crafty Calendar - July Add a ribbon

To the Sweetest Man I Know!

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release day and we have Dad Cupcake.  I added my own computer sentiment on my brown monochromatic card.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Dad Cupcake (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress - Old Paper

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles; Stars

Ribbon:  Offray

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - It's a Man Thing

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Says Masculine

Sweet Stampin' - Masculine/Father's Day

Always Fun - Ch. Ch. 166 For Dad

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Make it Masculine

CRAFT - Ch. 558 Masculine

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 246 Father's Day

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 52 For the Boys/Men

Dies R Us - Ch. 146 It's Dad's Day

Double Trouble - Ch. 58 Gear it up for the guys

   Thing 1 Masculine Project
    Thing 2 Use Your Stuff - Ch. 399 Masculine or Father's Day
   Thing 3 Circles

Love to Scrap - Ch. 134 For the Boys

Walk on the Wild Side

Today I wanted to make a more masculine birthday card for my Mom's stash. I found this lion in my pile which is from TLC, Create and I added a heat embossed sentiment from Art Impressions. I found some left over ribbon pieces which were the perfect colors and distressed my papers.

Patterned Paper:  Out and About at the Zoo

Cardstock:  Bazzil and Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Walk on the Wild Side Lion Vintage Tag

Sentiment:  Art Impressions - Birthday Wishes

Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

VersaMark

Ribbon:  Offray, Michael's MayArts

Hemptique

Die:  My Favorite Things

Tim Holtz:  Distress Tool

Challenges

QKR - Ch. 398 Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 38

Crafty Animals - Ch. 38

CHNC Patterned - May

Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 272 Anything Goes with optional masculine twist

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 635 Critters

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 457 Tic Tac Toe  (Image / die / embossing)

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

let Heaven and Nature Sing!

I am on a vintage kick this past week. I think it's because Easter is on my Grandmother's birthday and I miss her and it brings back memories of old.  So here is a Christmas card that I made using a sentiment from TLC, Create which I covered with Distress ink.  I used the image from Graphic Fairy.  I distressed the edges of my paper and cardstock.  I added a feather that I had behind the image.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio; Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Graphic Fairy - freebie

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - let Heaven and Nature Sing

Punches:  EK Success

Sequins:  Stash

Feather:  Stash

Flowers:  Recollection

Snowflake:  Dress it Up

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Ink: Distress - Old Paper

Challenges

Christmas Card Throwdown - April Sketch

CHNC - Ch. 484 Anything Christmas with optional funny

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 64 Blooming Botanicals

Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings

Winter Wonderland - Angels / Anything with Wings

Crafty Catz - Ch. 500 Anything Goes with optional for the girls

JUGS - Ch. 530 Feathers

little red wagon - Ch. 543 Blue

Double D - Banners

Valentine Greetings Vintage card

I have an image from a freebie site from many years ago and I didn't save who the maker was. I distressed the edges as well as distressed the edges of my paper.  This reminds me of my Grandmother who I miss greatly. She always gave such vintage looking cards and had doilies at her home.

Patterned Paper:  Authentique

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Unknown
Doily:  Wilton
Divine Twine
Flowers:  Recollection
Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 250 Love is all you need

Double D - Hearts

Aud Sentiments - Love/Valentine with sentiment
Dream Valley - Ch. 218 Love
Always Fun - Ch. 149 Love/Valentine
Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 126 Add a Heart
Allsorts - Wk 558 Add a Heart
Sweet Stampin' - All you need is love
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 424 - 425 Anything Goes

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

Don't #@*! me off...

Today at Catch the Bug it's Stella Says Sketch and for my card I used, Stella Tidbits - Hide Bodies.  Actually I kinda have felt this way this past week, lol.  This is one that I have colored for quite sometime and finally had the perfect opportunity to use.  Check out what my teamies made.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardsock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Paper Studio
Stamp:  Bugaboo Stella Tidbits - Hide Bodies
Ink:  Distress - Old Paper
      Colorbox - Chalk
Spellbinder:  Large Petite Oval; Pennant
Ribbon:  Offray
Glossy Accents

Challenges

Crazy for Challenges - C4C496 Sandcastle, sand, beach
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 441 Anything Goes
QKR - Ch. 359 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Ch. 292 Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Wk 31 Anything Goes

Cat got your tongue?

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is a BINGO.  I was able to use all the elements.  I used a new image called, Kitty Your Purrfect along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Have a wonderful weekend and be safe!

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Can we keep it

Cardstock:  Recollections; Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Kitty your Purrfect (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Die:  Tutti

Ribbon:  American Craft

Lace:  Paper Studio

Button:  My Favorite Things

Divine Twine

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 411

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 245 Anything Goes

Your Next Step - Ch. 116 Pets

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 27

Crafty Animals - Ch. 27

Show us your Pussycats - Ch. 43 Furrything Goes

Mojo Sending you a little prayer

I needed to get a sympathy card made, and I thought that the Mojo sketch would work perfectly for this. I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I wanted to distress my papers with ink and with the Tim Holtz distress tool. So then I added some bling and a flower to added a little chic.
For those of  you who celebrate....Happy Easter!

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sending you a little prayer
Ink:  Distress - Old Paper
Bling:  Recollections
Flower:  Recollections
Tim Holtz Distress Tool
Divine Twine

Challenges
Mojo Sketch - Ch. 513
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 382- 383 Anything Goes
CHNC Patterned - April
Sparkles Monthly - Flowers or Religious
Cute Card Thursday - Ch.578 Flowers

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

To a timeless classic

Since I am always needing to add to my masculine birthday stash, I made a simple card using a pre-colored image from Doodle Pantry (which is now out of business) with a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Doodle Pantry - Classic Cars 2

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Birthday Timeless Classic

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 392

Allsorts - Ch. 503 Make it masculine

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 211 Trains, Planes and/or Automobiles

ATG with TLC Create - Ch. 26

Extraordinary Lady

Welcome Ana my new follower.
I have not posted a card in a bit since the Bugaboo DT has been on break, I have been busy with my family through the holidays and I am needing to have sinus surgery later this month since my right sinus is occluded ad I can't get rid of the infections that I have had for over 6 months so I am needing to have physicals and scans.  So 2019 will be better once I have surgery and can move on.
I wanted to start the new year with something different that I haven't done in awhile which is a vintage card.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create and the image is a free download, but I don't recall where I got it.  I distressed the edges of my papers, added some vintage buttons, feathers, flowers and lace.
With the wet snow that we had today...I wish that I had a hat this big so that my hair wouldn't have gotten so wet walking into work. lol.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Ephemema Wood, Kraft Basics, Elegant Papers

Cardstock:  Recollections

Image:  Vintage Photo - free download unknown source

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - TLC, Create - Extraordinary Lady

Distress Tool - Tim Holtz

Lace:  Hobby Lobby

Vintage Buttons:  Recollection

Flowers:  Recollection

Feathers: Stash

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - January 2019

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 368 - 369 Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - Ch. 117 Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Ch. 11 Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Ch. 30 Anything Goes

Deer Merry Christmas

I have another deer card that I had put together and now finally get a chance to post.  It is also using a Sizzix die cut and I heat embossed the sentiment.  I distressed the edges of my papers.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Studio; Recollections

Stamp:  My Minds Eye

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Zig

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Flowers:  Recollections & Hobby Lobby

Die Cut:  Nestabilities 33; Sizzix

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 387 (see sketch above)

Color Throwdown - Ch. 523 (see swatch above)

Double D Challenges - Run Run Rudolph (see mood board above)

The Cupcake Inspiration - Ch.460 (see above)

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 109 (see above)

CHNC - Ch. 416 Anything Christmas with optional things with wings

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 364 - 365 Anything Goes