A Halloween Hello

 This year, I just hadn't had the time to sit down to find and make Halloween cards. Then I received this beautiful card from a fellow nurse, Arlene when I was feeling stressed and it just made my day. One day I hope to be a nurse just like her......RETIRED, but that seems so far off, lol. So I thought that I should make a new Halloween card to send her, but oh my where are my distress oxides and even worse my Halloween stamps? So I decided to use an image from Beccy's Place Toil and Trouble and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things BB witch way is the candy.  I found my box that had my twine so I added plenty of that on my tag.

See below for some picture of my adorable kitten.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park; Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp: Beccy's Place (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  My Favorite Things (see above for direct link)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Twine: Divine Twine; Darice

Challenges
Beccy's Challenge - October
Cupcake Inspiration - Ch. 530 Halloween Fun

Double Trouble Challenge Ch. 95 Include a witch
Sweet stampin' challenge blog - All Hallows Eve
Use Your Stuff - Ch. 434 Hallowe-en or pumpkins
Paper Shelter - Ch. 489 Halloween

here are a couple pictures of my helpful kitty when I was trying to cut out some pajama pants for my daughter.

A cuppa Cocoa soothes the soul

I haven't been keeping up on my Christmas cards, so I am trying to get some done with some images that I had sitting in my stash. This is one from Torico and a sentiment from TLC Create. I used pop dots on the smaller hearts.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock: Bazzil and Recollection
Tag: Recollection
Stamp: Torico digital
Sentiment: TLC, Create - Cocoa soothes the soul
Punches: EK Success, Fiskars
Ribbon and twine: Michaels
Ink: Distress - Fired Brick
Pom: Creativity

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - June 2021
Sparkles Christmas - Ch. 125 A Krafty Christmas
Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Red and Green
Crafty Catz - Ch. 554 Anything Goes with optional Tag, you're it
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Ch. 186 K is for Kraft
CCAYR - June something with K or L (Kraft, love, layers)
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 54 Small and big (hearts)
Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 35 Anything Christmas
CHNC - Ch. 545 Anything Christmas with optional winter fun

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

Baby Girl Pacifier Cards

I got a new die cut from Paper Rose and I made several variations. I used sentiments from a Fiskars stamp set from long ago.

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

Graduate the time is now!

Today at Catch the Bug it's Friday Freebie and it's Bird Graduating along with a sentiment from TLC, Create. It's so unusual this year with not having a traditional graduation ceremony and parties. I think that the seniors just want the cards and cash and parties with their friends, lol. So I dry embossed a wood background and the red circle has the words "congrats, bravo, way to go".  Had to add some googly eyes for this silly owl.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Bird Graduating

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Graduate the time is now

Spellbinder;  Pennant

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug

Die: My Favorite Things

Twine:  MayArts

Sakura Jelly White Pen

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Googly Eyes:  Darice

Challenges

Stick It Down - Sketch

Crafty Animals - Ch. 38

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 38

Let's Craft and Create - Ch. 159 Anything Goes with optional Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 480 Cute Critters
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 633 Anything Goes
A Place to Start - Create a custom background

You're worth celebrating!

Today at Catch the Bug there is a new challenge and it's a BINGO.  I was able to do a black out again and use all the elements (otherwise I just can't decide). My image is Bug Flower Teddy and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I was looking for a bright cheery card since we have it snowy and cold with temps below zero....and I am tired of winter. We had our first snow on Halloween so it seems to be lasting forever!

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinatioins; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp: Bugaboo - Bug Flower Teddy (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - You're worth celebrating

Button:  Stash

Divine Twine

Die:  My Favorite Things

Ribbon:  Michael's

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Sakura Jelly Glitter Pen

Pearls & Bling:  Prima

Challenges

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 332 Sketch (see above)

lil red wagon - Ch. 536 Wild One

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Ch. 129 Gemstones/Pearls

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 35

Crafty Animals - Ch. 35

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 621 CAS

Seize the Birthday - Ch. 183 Show your white space

Watercolor Wednesday - Ch. 258 All about occasions

Crafty Sentiments - Use red

Celebrate tag cards

I am trying to make some cards for my family for their stash. So I made a couple of quick tag cards using a some scraps of paper. I really don't like to make multiples of the same card so they are slightly different.

Patterned Paper:  gcd

Cardstock:  Paper Studio; Core-dinations; Recollections

Tag:  

Flower:  Recollections

Enamel Dot:  Paper Studio

Ribbon:  Offray

Sequins:  Stash

Twine:  Darice

Spellbinders:  Pennants

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 422 - 423 Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - January Add a tag

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 491 All occasions

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C519 Use some ribbon

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 449 Layered die cuts

Sweet Stampin' - Use your scraps

Hay there....

Well it's almost here the Catch the Bug 10th Annual Birthday Bash which starts on Saturday, but to get ready there is a perfect Friday Freebie with this horse that comes in two versions. My sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Hay there

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Many, many more

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Buttons:  Stash

Hemptique

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Challenges

Stick it Down - January Card

Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 125 Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff - Ch. 389 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 332 Celebrations

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 420 -421 Anything Goes

Merry Christmoose Holiday Critter Chaos Day 5

Today at Catch the Bug it's Holiday Critter Chaos Day 5 ad it's Critter Chuckle of making a humorous creation using eh photo as inspiration.  For my card, I used Make it Snappy Merry Christmoose.  And, I thought that my moose was all tangled up in the lights and he even has his mouth tied with the lights so the cat and dog left him to go steal the milk and cookies and didn't share, lol. That's why he has the googly big eyes because he can't believe that they abandoned him all tangled, where we are not shocked at all.  I added a couple of charms on a knotted line in the corner.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Make it Snappy Merry Christmoose (see direct link above)

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Charms:  Card Connections

Eyes:  Creativity

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 468 Anything Christmas with optional use "Merry"

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 242 Christmas/Winter

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 27 Christmas

Paper Girls - Ch. 190 Holiday Lights

CIC - Ch. 485 Holidays (see above)

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - December critters

Creatalicious - Ch. 177 Anything Goes with optional Christmas with a reindeer

OMG Here's hoping you forgot too!

Today at Catch the Bug is New Release day and we have Girl Speech Bubble and I have a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I love this image because this is how I dress...with leggings under my skirt or dress because I have to have a place to put my insulin pump.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio and Recollections

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Girl Speech Bubble (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Hoping you forgot bday

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Twine:  Darice

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Enamel Dot:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 575

Sweet Stampin' - Spots and/or Stripes

Seize the Birthday - Ch. 171 Anything Goes with optional topping flowers

DL Art - Ch. 246 Birthday

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 398 - 399 Anything Goes

Glass Slippers of Summer

So sorry, but I'm late! Wednesday is Humor Me day at Catch the Bug and I meant the post my card last night, but these antibiotics that I am on for my sinus infection that I have to be on for 21 days are just wiping me out...so I just thought I will do it after work on Wednesday.  So here I am now...in the middle of the night on the 4th of July, hehe. For my card, I used that it's Bikini Day on July 5th and used image Beach Gal and a new sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Beach Gal (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Flip Flops Glass Slippers

Twine: Natural Fibers

Die:  My Favorite Things

Flip Flops:  Dress it Up

Challenges

Crafty Sentiments - Bright Colors Challenge

little red wagon - Ch. 504 repeat day

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 195 Summer Fun
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 437 Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Ch. 166 Anything Goes with optional 2 or more DP

Happy Birthday Deer

I had a friend ask me to make a birthday card for a son. So I used this Impression Obsession stamp and colored it with my Prisma colored pencils and gamsol.  I wet embossed the Verve sentiment..

Patterned Paper:  Authentique

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Impression Obsession

Sentiment:  Verve

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Prisma Pencils

Gamsol

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Challenges

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 143 Birthday

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 303 For the Boys

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 434 Keep it Simple

Crafting by Designs - Happy Birthday

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 221 Boy/Men and/or weather

Let's Craft & Create - Ch. 148 Anything Goes with optional you're the man

Crafty Calendar - June masculine

Side by side or far apart...

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme this week is a BINGO. For my card I used all the items, my stitching is a stitching die cut. My sentiment is from TLC, Create. I made this an easel card.

 

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Bugaboo Brat 001 and Bugaboo Brat 002

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Side by Side Friends

Spellbinder:  Small and large circles

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Divine Twine

Charm:  Embellish It

Buttons:  Dress it Up

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Washi tape:  Recollection

Flower:  Recollection

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 160 Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Ch. 202 Only Girls Allowed
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 243 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday  - Ch. 386 - 387 Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie - Ch. 135 BINGO  (all items, but lace)

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

All aboard the 3 Birthday Train

My friend asked me to make a card for her grandson who is turning 3 who loves trains so this is what I made for her. The sentiments are from TLC, Create.  The "3" is a digital image from the Sweet Shoppe.  The train I stamped from the Alley Way (which I think is out of business now). I made this a pop up box card.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  The Alley Way - Christmas Express

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Track & 3 - Sweet Shoppe - Little Steam Engine(retired)

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Sentiments:  TLC, Create - All aboard the birthday train & Bday 3

Divine Twine
Straw - stash

Challenges 
 Brown Sugar - Ch. 288 Transportation
Crafty Sentiment - Shaped Cards
Incy Wincy - For the Men and the Boys
Double Trouble -  thing 1 Silver track and wheels
     thing 2 Brown Sugar (see above)
     thing 3  Train
Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 215 Cards to die for