XOXO Kitty Card

Valentine's Day is only a short two weeks away! Although I don't make too many cards for this occasion, I couldn't resist this new image by Gerda Steiner called Love You Kitten. This little cross eyed kitty is super cute! I found the image through another challenge where this card was linked and I knew immediately I had to have it. Luckily, I'm just in time to link up to Gerda's monthly challenge using this image.

To create this XOXO Kitty Card I used last weeks sketch from The Paper Players with a couple of changes. The patterned papers are from the new Love Blossoms paper pad by Stampin' Up! (140548). The image was printed twice on white cardstock. One image was die cut using a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. The second image was colored with Copic markers, fussy-cut, Stickles and glossy accents were added and then adhered on top of the other image with dimensionals. To pull in the flowers from the patterned paper I stamped and punched two Petite Petal flowers and adhered them to either side of the XOXO sentiment. Two candy dots were added to the center of the flowers and some green leaves were punched using the Bird Builder punch. That's it!

This XOXO Kitty Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Gerda Steiner: Monthly Challenge
• Sweet Stampin': Valentine 
• Crafty Friends: Animals/Birds
• My Time To Craft: Love is all around

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Music Good Job Card

Hello! This year I'm only making cards with a purpose. Yesterday I mailed off 16 Valentine's Day Cards for the Cards From the Heart Card Drive. Last night I made this Music Good Job Card for my niece who performed in a choir concert last Friday. It feels good to make cards you know someone will enjoy.

To create this Music Good Job Card I've used a sketch from The Paper Players Challenge. The sketch was perfect to fit the larger Good Job sentiment by Stampology into a circle. I used a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things along with my Big Shot. The You Rock sentiment was created using the Crazy About You stamp set by Stampin' Up! I used the color red for my niece's school colors. The red patterned papers are by Authentique and the music note paper is from The Paper Studio. For some sparkle and detail three gold sequins were added and that's it!

This Music Good Job Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Paper Players: Sketch
• Use Your Stuff: Sequins or Glitter
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes

A lot of my time lately has been spent sewing! This Peanuts Blanket is my latest project and I've made baby burp cloths to match. 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Feel Better Card with Bird

Maybe you know someone who hasn't felt well lately and you want to make them a handmade card. This week we have the perfect challenge at Tuesday Throwdown for this occasion, our theme is Under the Weather and our sponsor is CraftyGirl Creations. For my card I used the image called Bird Doodle. This sweet bird is sure to brighten someone's day. We would love for you to play along with our challenge this week. Click here for all the challenge details and to view the wonderful inspiration the design team created. You have until mid-day Monday Jan. 25th to link your creation.

The colors used on this Feel Better Card are Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Basic Black by Stampin' Up!. To color the bird I used Warm Grey and Flesh Pink Copic markers. The vine was colored with and Old Olive Stampin' Write marker and then I went over it with a Dim Green Copic marker. To pull in the same colors as the stamped Petite Petal flowers I used some patterned paper from the Pretty Petals paper stack by Stampin' Up!. Three sequins were added to the flowers and the final step was stamping the Feel Better sentiment from the Sassy Salutations stamp set by Stampin' Up!. That's it!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin': Things with Wings

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Cupid Valentine's Card

Hello and happy Friday! I've been making Valentine's Day cards and wanted to share with you my latest creation. This Cupid Valentine's Card was made using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I've used some new supplies and old supplies to create this card. The new items include the patterned paper by Kaisercraft from their XO Collection and the Cupid die cut by Impression Obsession. The older supplies include the sentiment by TPC Studios, Watermelon Wonder, Crisp Cantaloupe and Soft Sky cardstock and Watermelon Wonder ink by Stampin' Up!. I used my Cricut machine to cut out the focal shape using the Storybook cartridge. That's it!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• Fun Cuts: "H" is for Heart
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Something Old, Something New
• Crafting With an Attitude: Anything Goes

Panda Love Valentine's Card

Snowflakes are falling in Oklahoma today which makes for a great day to create Valentine's for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. The card drive is organized by Winter Sims and she distributes the cards to hospitals for the kids who are hospitalized to receive a Valentine's Card on Valentine's Day. This is my fourth year to participate and I hope you will participate this year too!!! I usually create three or four designs and make multiples of each. There are strict guidelines for what can be used on the cards, so please CLICK HERE and read Winter's post before you start creating.

My Panda Love Valentine's Card uses a new to me digital image fron Deedee's Digis (no longer available, shop closed) and patterned papers from the retired Stacked with Love paper stack from Stampin' Up!. The Love sentiment is from TPC Studios and was stamped using Memento black ink. Everything was adhered flat onto the card to make it easier to ship and that's it.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar: Anything Goes
• Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday: Hey, What's New? (image) 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Happy New Year 2016 Card

My intentions were to post a New Year's Card on New Year's Day... well that didn't happen. It seems when my hubby is on vacation I don't get anything done as planned. So, better late than never, here is my Happy New Year 2016 Card.

The layout is from this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch and I've used a digital image from Doodle Pantry. I absolutely love all the birdies by Doodle Pantry! The diamond patterned paper comes with the image and the green and orange papers are from the Happy Day paper pad by Pebbles. To add some sparkle I added five purple rhinestones by Recollections. If you look closely you can tell that I fussy-cut the birds hat and popped it up on dimensionals. The sentiment stamp is by Print Works and was stamped using Memento black ink. That pretty much sums it up.

I hope you have a healthy, happy and super crafty New Year!!!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• Cards in Envy: Shiny New Year
• Doodle Pantry: Any Digital Image Goes

Frosty Snowman Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! It's time for our first challenge of 2016 at Tuesday Throwdown and "Winter Wonderland" is our theme. Our sponsor is mygrafico and they graciously provided their Frosty Friends digital stamps for the design team to create our inspiration. We would love for you to join us this week! You have until mid-day Monday January 11th to play along. Click here for all the challenge details and to view the design team inspiration.

My card features a snowman wearing a top hat with a cute little bird perched on his mitten. I used Copic markers to color the image and added three gray rhinestones down his front. The patterned paper is by Bo Bunny from their Altitude Collection. I used the computer to create the word snow and then cut them out using a pair of Fiskars decorative scissors. The cardstock colors include Baja Breeze and Night of Navy from Stampin' Up!. For a little shimmer I added three silver sequins and that's it.

I hope to see your creation in the gallery this week at Tuesday Throwdown. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Frosty Snowman Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Craftin Desert Divas: Let It Snow
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes