Baltimore train

I have been trying to use some of my stamps (which I have a lot of) and some ink.  My best friend had her birthday last week, and I plan to give her a pack of cards since she loves that as a gift.  Her husband worked for the railroad, so I thought a train card would be a good one.  I found a stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms and put it to use.  I embossed a background and found some buttons.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:  Distress - Old Paper & Walnut Stain
       Color Block - Charcoal chalk
Buttons:  Stash
Metal:  Tim Holtz
Ribbon:  Offray
Tag:  7 Gypsies
Jute:  May Arts
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
Mojo - Sketch 415
Cornish Heritage Farms - CHF 77 Make it Masculine
Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 88 Embossing
Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 153 Boys, Boys
Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 23 Button it up

Sweet as sugar cute as pie

Today I card using a pre-colored image from Imagine That Gertie Goose Fall and a sentiment from TLC.  I made a very simple gate card.  We actually had dinner last night at a local restaurant that makes their own pies and I was seriously thinking about taking one home, but decided I would be good and pass on it even though they looked sooooo yummy.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sugar pie cute

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Buttons:  Stash

Spellbinder:  Label Twenty Eight

Die Cut:  Sizzix

Flowers:  Prima

Challenges

Come and Get It - More than one fold

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 154 Something that begins with G (Gertie Goose, Green flourish)

QKR - Ch. 156 Midnight Snack (pie)

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 23 Button it Up

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 200 Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Photo Inspiration

Joy to the World

I was wanting to make a card for the Merry Monday challenge with holly, but I didn't get it done in time.  I had to go to a birthday party for my Dad who turned 70 earlier in the week.  It was a wonderful time with many of my relatives....and card making came second.  That's OK, because there are plenty of other challenges I can use this for.  I found this wonderful holly that I had as a freebie from Miss Rach (she has weekly freebies - and had several this past week).  I used my new Spellbinder die cut, which I just got.  I embossed the sentiment, which is an actual stamp and not a digi.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Miss Rach - Winterleaf

Sentiment:  Stampendous

Embossing Powder:  Ranger - Black

Versa Mark

Spellbinder:  Decorative Holly Frame (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  Michael's

Gold Leaf Pen

Challenges

TTCRD - Anything Goes

CHNC - Ch. 246 Festive Trees or Greenery

ABC Christmas - Things that start with R (ribbon)

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 154 Something begins with G (gold)

A snowflake promise - Ch. 5 Anything goes

CRAFT - Ch. 328 Christmas

Pinecone

When I saw the challenge at The Glory of Christmas for no stamp or digi....I thought it REALLY is a challenge, but I can do this.  I have a lot of wonderful die cuts and embossing folders so I can make this happen.  This is what I came up.

Glimmer Mist sprayed on the die cut

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Die Cut: Lifestyle Crafts & Verve

Punch:  McGill

Button:  Stash

Jute:  May Arts

Ribbon:  Offray

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug & Sizzix

Glimmer Mist

Challenges

Mojo - Sketch 414

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 23 Button it Up

The Glory of Christmas - Ch. 67 No stamp or digi

CRAFT - Ch. 328 Christmas

CHNC - Ch. 246 Festive Trees or Greenery

CHNC Extra - September

CHNC Patterned Paper - September

Christmas Cards All Year Round - September Country Christmas

ABC Christmas - Things that start with R (red button, ribbon)

Thought you could use a pig me up!

I don't know about you, but I'm glad this week is about over!  I've had car troubles, house repair problems that they found my concern was bigger than we planned, I didn't get get the job that i was waiting to hear on, my Dad and I got into an argument about my critters and he accidentally (so I think) let all three of them outside; however, it could always be worse.  The wonderful man that I seeing was golfing with three other guys the other weekend and it was raining in the am and they were on a coarse that was hilly.  On the 18th hole, he was in a cart with one other guy, Mark who was driving and there was a sign that said "Steep Hill".  He realized that there cart was going too fast and he hit the brakes which were wet, they locked, the cart turned/flipped over sideways on Mark's side and they rolled the cart.  Mark broke his neck in 3 places and is paralyzed from the waist down.  My  boyfriend is fine except for feeling horrible about his friend.  They were only drinking gatorade and were not goofing around it was a total freak accident and we just pray that he may regain some feeling or ability to walk again.
With that being said, my last card for today is using a wonderful image from Miss Rach which is available on her ETSY site for $1.  Miss Rach is having a Challenge on her blog with the theme being Apple Harvest. For this you are able to win an image from the ETSY shop, see HERE for rules of the challenge.  It is simple and fun.  She has several FREEBIES available today on her site that would qualify for the challenge a horse and a goat both with apples.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Miss Rach (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Imagine That - Farm Friends

Ribbon:  Michael's and American Crafts

Doily:  Recollection

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Apple:  Martha Stewart

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 200 Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Layer it Up

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 22 Hello September

QKR - Ch. 156 Midnite Snack

Crafty Gals - Ch. 36 Bingo (Flowers, ribbon, 2+ layers)

(Ribbon, hand-colored digi, sentiment)

(die cut/punches, hand-colored digi, 2+ layers)

Piggy with apple

Here is a gate card that I made using a previous freebie from Miss Rach.  Check out her site today because she starts her first challenge.  The theme is apple harvest and she has some FREEBIES that are perfect for you to use and you can win an image from her ETSY store.

Patterned Paper:  Crate

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Miss Rach - Baking pig apple

Sentiment:  Stampendous 

Ink:  Distress - Brick Red

Spellbinder:  Label Twenty Eight

Heart:  All My Memories

Challenges
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 76
Craft your Passion - Ch. 277
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 140 Anything Goes
Paper Shelter - Ch. 218 Charming

Horse with apples

This adorable horse will be the FREEBIE at Miss Rach today!  Also, today she will be starting her first challenge, and you will be able to use this image.  The sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollectioin

Stamp:  Miss Rach (see site for FREEBIE)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Apples collage

Border punch:  Martha Stewart

Flowers:  Recollection

Apple:  Jolee

Challenges

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 22 Hello September

613 Ave Create - Ch. 140 Create your own challenge

(Image, sentiment, solid color paper, flowers, paper punch)

Friday Sketch - Ch. 100