You deserve the royal treatment

I had this image printed out as a freebie that I had in my stash along with this sentiment from TLC, Create.  I really have to get cleaning since I want to sell my house instead I just find things to finish and craft instead. I think I just have to buy a house then I will get serious lol.

Patterned Paper: American Crafts
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Image: Unknown freebie
Sentiment: TLC, Create
Dies: My Favorite Things
Spellbinder: Banner
Ribbon: Michael's
Bling: Me and My Big Ideas
Ink: Distress Broken China
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Challenges
Alphabet Challenge - B for Bird
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Ch. 183 M for Monochrome
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 398 Wings and Things
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 145 Mother's Day or for a Special Lady
Crafty Animals - Ch. 49
Dragonfly Dreams- Feature a creature
Unicorn Challenge - Ch. 64 Include an animal

You are a Beam of Sunlight

I had this image that I had printed off a long time ago and it was sitting in my craft area and I finally put it together. It is from Faery Ink and my sentiment is from TLC, Create. Since Saturday was the first day of spring and I am so ready for it, I had fun putting this card together. I added sparkle to the wings with a Spectrum Noir pen which doesn't show up well in the photo.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Faery Ink Birds Nest Big Hair Fairy
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts
Dies: Spellbinder & Quic Kutz
Spectrum Noir
Doilies: Recollections

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - March 2021
Crafty Catz - Ch. 543 Anything goes with optional make it magical
Allsorts - Wk 616 Spring Flowers for the 1st day of Spring
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 483 - 484 Anything Goes
Inkspirational - Ch. 235 Fur or Feathers   I went with feathers for the birds and fairy

Rose Oval Happy Birthday to You

Today at Catch the Bug we have an older image that is brought into the new store and it's Oval Rose Frame.  I used a sentiment from Stampendous and heat embossed it.  I added some pearls, lace and roses to finish the card.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Oval Rose Frame (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Stampendous

VersaMark

Embossing Powder: Hampton Art

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Lace:  American Crafts

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls:  American Crafts

Challenges

Dragonfly Dreams - Ribbon, Lace and/or Pearls

Always Fun - Ch. 161 Female/Mom

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 256 Celebrations

Joy of Sets - May  (Roses, Things that fly, Pearls)

Double Trouble - Ch. 56 Birthday Blowout

    Thing 1 Birthday
    Thing 2 Joy of Sets (see above)

Sweet Stampin' - Bright and Beautiful

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 505 Anything Goes

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

Birthday Chick

Today starts a new Saturday Challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is Things with Wings. So for my card, I used Easter chick flower and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Have a great weekend!

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Easter Chick Flower (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Birthday Chick

Dies: Tutti; Spellbinder

Flowers:  Recollection

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Divine Twine

Challenges

Crafty Animals - Ch. 36

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 36

QKR - Ch. 389 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 430 - 431 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk. 563 Lots of Dots

Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 262 All about Occasions 

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 112 Embossing

Freya Fairy with Hare

I am still working with the Lavinia stamps and trying to figure out how to get the effects that I want. I made a background of distress oxide inks. Then I stamped the images this time instead of embossing them. I am not as happy with the results. I added Spectrum Noir to the wings and stars to give a glimmer and sparkle.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Ink:  Distress Oxides:  Soot; Wilted Violet; Salty Ocean; Twisted Citron; Pine Needles

Stamps:  Lavinia - Freya; Meadow Grass; Woodland Hares; Fir Tree 1; Toadstool Mini; Stars 1 mini

Spectrum Noir - clear

Challenges

Lavinia World - Ch. 21

Mix it Up - Ch. 35 Anything Goes with Smooshing

Crafty Creations - Ch. 407 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 562 Anything with wings

Crafty Animals - Ch. 36

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 466 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

You really measure up

I had this card ready, but just didn't get it posted last week for the Sketch Saturday Challenge. The week was crazy with my BFF's daughter losing her brand new FIL.  My office mate who ruptured her achilles tendon while I had my sinus surgery has been non-weight bearing and then fell and broke a rib.  So she was off due to having pain so I was working extra so it's just been crazy. Later today I will be driving to see my parents and kids.  I plan to take this card that I made for my daughter to use since she is a teacher and wanted some special thank you cards.  It is from Darcie's Stick Together. I have been trying to get quite a few cards done this month.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp and Sentiment:  Darcie's Stick Together (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Enamel Dots:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Double Trouble - Ch. 36 Round and Round

   Thing 1 Round Card

   Thing 2  Tic Tac Toe  (Yellow, Animal, School)

    Joy of Sets

   Thing 3 Something with School

Cardz for Galz - Ch. 103 Wings

CRAFT - Ch. 525 Back to School

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 29

Crafty Animals - Ch. 29

Hey, Gull friend!

I just had to get this stamp from Newton's Nook, Gull Friends.  And I heat embossed the sentiment. I noticed that I must have pressed hard to smudge the "l", but thought it would look like gull poop, lol. I dry embossed waves on the background.

Cardstock:  Recollection; Bazzil

Stamp:  Newton's Nook - Gull Friend (see above for direct link)

Versa Mark

Embossing Power:  Hampton Art

Spellbinder;  Small Pinking Circle; Fancy Banners

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Stencils: My Favorite Things (Waves, Clouds)

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Frayed Burlap, Denim, Broken China

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Challenges

My Favorite Things - MFTWSC450

Inky Paws - Ch. 104 Color Challenge (see above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 400 - 401 Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 198 Emboss It

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 103 Wings

Dragonfly Dreams - No patterned paper

Crafty Animals - Ch. 29

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 29

Robin Thankful for you

My Aunt needed some thank you cards so this is one that I made for her using Susan Louise Clears which I haven't used in quite a while. It's a transparent film with an image. I have a dry embossed background and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Susan Louise Clears

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Thankful for you

Punch:  EK Success

Brads:  Making Memories

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Divine Twine

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 394 - 395 Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Things with Wings

Crazy for Challenges - C4C491 Something with a bird on it

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 28 

Crafty Animals - Ch. 28 

Sweetest Christmas Wishes

Here is my card for this weeks Thursday Inspiration at Imagine That Digistamp.  I used the pre-colored image of Angel Bear with Star and added some red Stickles to it.  I printed the sentiment on the paper.

Patterned Paper:   Sweet Shoppe

Carstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & sentiment:  Imagine That Digistamp - Angel Bear with Star (see above for direct link)

Star:  Hobby Lobby

Tree dies:  Quic Kutz

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Stickles

Challenges

Atlantic Heart Sketch - Ch. 236

The Paper Players - Ch. 368 Tic Tac Toe (Tree, Christmas, Silver/Gold)

CHNC - Ch. 357 Anything Christmas with optional something with wings

CHNC Extra - November