Happy Thanksgiving Card

Good day! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, so I would like to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my crafty friends. I feel grateful to have crossed paths with so many wonderful talented individuals through sharing our love of cardmaking. It truly helps me get through some tough times! Wishing each of you a wonderful day whether you live in the United States or abroad.

The image on this Happy Thanksgiving Card is by Newton's Nook from the Autumn Newton stamp set and was colored with Copic markers. A mix of papers were used, the plaid is by Photoplay and the polka dots are by Echo Park. The sentiment was purchased on clearance at Hobby Lobby several months back. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm so glad you stopped by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafting Happiness: Fall Animals
• Crafty Creations: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• The Paper Funday: Anything Goes/Thanksgiving Twist
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Birthday Card - TMS #531

Welcome back and happy Tuesday! It's time again for the start of another sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch was design by Melissa Craig and it has a sentiment focused design. The only large die cut sentiment in my stash is a happy birthday die cut by Stampin' Up!, so that's what I used. The swirls were made using a die cut by Impression Obsession with silver glimmer paper. We would love for you to join us this week! It's Thanksgiving week here in the United States along with the largest shopping day of the year, but don't let that stop you from playing along. 😊 You have until 8 pm EST on Sunday to link your creation. For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. I look forward to seeing what you create.

This Birthday Card is linked to the anything goes challenge at Always Fun Challenges. Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch #531:

Frankly Awesome Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share a card I made for a local hot dog restaurant my hubby and I like to visit. We go about once a month and they are always really friendly, so I used the Frank the Fun Dog stamp set by Unity Stamps to make this Frankly Awesome Card. The image was colored with Copic markers and then fussy-cut. A mix of hot dog inspired colors were used and I heat embossed the sentiment. To add a little sparkle three light blue sequins were added. That's it. I'm glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

The sun was bright when I took the photo of this card and the colors don't look great. It looked better in person!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes w/ Spots/Stripes Option
• Sweet Stampin': Pop of Red
• Tuesday Throwdown: Punny Sentiments
• Watercooler Wednesday: Anything Masculine Goes

Thankful Fox Card

Good day! It's gloomy outside today with overcast skies and scattered showers. So, I've been working on my Thanksgiving cards. I need to mail them on Saturday which means time is running out.

This Thankful Fox Card was made using the sketch from the Inky Paws Challenge. The fox image is from the Harvest Tails stamp set by Newton's Nook and was colored with Copic markers. Patterned papers are from the Fall Market paper pad by Carta Bella with cardstock colors in Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Suede by Stampin' Up!. I liked the way Becky Noelle added the die cut sentiment on her card, so I found a thankful die and followed her lead. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• DL.ART: Thankful
• Inky Paws: Sketch
• Shopping Our Stash: So Thankful
• Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes 

Sketch:

Thanksgiving Card - TMS #530

Hello and happy Tuesday! We are starting a new sketch today at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I would love for you to join us this week! I'm using the sketch to make several Thanksgiving cards. It's a pretty simple sketch and easy to make multiples if you're short on time (like I am). The design team used a variety of occasions for their examples. Click HERE for all the inspiration, challenge details and this weeks prize. Just remember to have your creation linked by 8 pm EST on Sunday.

The images on both of these Thanksgiving Cards are by Newton's Nook and were colored with Copic markers. I have fun playing with patterned paper and it's the main reason I started making cards. When I make multiples they are really not the same, because I use different papers. I rarely make two identical cards. Everything on these cards were adhered flat for easy shipping and I chose not to add any embellishments. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Thanksgiving Raccoon Card entered into the following challenges:

• Artsystamper: Give Thanks
• Crafting Happiness: Fall Food
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
•  Southern Girls: Anything Goes

Sketch #530:

Christmas Card with Pink

Happy Friday! I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope all is well in your world. Even though I need to focus on Thanksgiving cards I caved and made a Christmas Card with Pink. The colors were selected to play along with the Inky Paws challenge that closes today. I'm not a big fan of pink, so it usually takes a challenge to make me use it. I figure one of my nieces will get this card for Christmas.

The images and sentiment are from the Festive Fawns stamp set by Newton's Nook. In fact, with the exception of the inks, papers and rectangle die all other supplies used on this card are by Newton's Nook. They include: Forest Scene Builder Die and Land Borders Die. Copic markers were used to color the images and the coordinating die cuts were used with a Big Shot. For the focal panel I did a little ink smooshing using Tumbled Glass distress ink. That's pretty much it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks again for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark
• Cute Card Thursday: Festive!
• Inky Paws: Colors (teal, green, pink and white)
• Jingle Belles: Baby, It's Cold Outside
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Forest Animals 

Newton's Thanksgiving Card

Good day crafty friends! Last night I was looking at the calendar and realized I still need to make several Thanksgiving cards to get them mailed in time. I definitely need to focus and stop getting distracted! So, this afternoon I made this Newton's Thanksgiving Card using the photo inspiration from {PIN}spirational as my starting point. The layout was based off a card my Samantha Mann from last years release debut of the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp set. The images were colored with Copic markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. To add some detail I dusted off the sewing machine and added some stitching with ivory thread. That's it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Cardmakers: Thankful
• {PIN}spirational: Photo Inspiration
• Simon Says: Thank You/Thanksgiving
• Tuesday Throwdown: Fall/Holiday
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Merry Christmouse Card - TMS #529

Hello and happy Tuesday! It may be fall but it feels like winter outside! The cold nip in the air is a good reminder that Christmas in on it's way. Do you have your cards done? If you need some inspiration we would love for you to join us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch was designed by Melissa Craig and the design team has created a variety of inspiration for you. We are also welcoming Lisa Lynn who joined our design team and will rotate bi-weekly with KT Fit Kitty who joined us last week. I hope you will join the fun! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday.

This Merry Christmouse Card features an image from the retired Merry Mice stamp set by Stampin' Up!. The image was the perfect size to fit the sketch and it was colored with Stampin' Blends markers. The patterned papers are form the Wrapped in Plaid dsp from this years holiday catalog. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Optional Christmas Twist
• The Cutie Pie: Add an Animal
• Winter Wonderland: Use Holly and/or Ivy

Sketch #529:

Because of the Brave Card

Good day! It's Veteran's Day here in the United States and I made this Because of the Brave Card to mark the occasion. When I think about all the sacrifices made by the soldiers and their families throughout the history of our nation it's always emotional. Saying thank you doesn't seem like enough!

The image and sentiment on this card are from the Home of the Brave stamp set by Jessica Lynn Original and Copic markers were used to color the image. The papers were selected to coordinate with the colored image and three stars added for some sparkle. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes  

Fall Floral Thinking of You Card

Hello! There are many times in life that a Thinking of You Card is needed. This Fall Floral Thinking of You Card was made for my grandmother. She has dementia and the last month has been really rough for her. Yesterday I went through all of my cards and none of them were what I wanted to send, so I made this one special for her.💜

A couple of years ago I saw a card by Nancy Leedy and fell in love with the colors and floral arrangement. She used the Birthday Blooms stamp set with the leaves from the Colorful Seasons stamp set both by Stampin' Up!. I would have never thought of combining the two stamp sets without seeing her card. It's taken me a couple of years to use the two together but I'm really happy with how it turned out. Now I have the perfect card for my grandmother. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Thinking of You
• Watercooler Wednesday: Feminine Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Using different colors for the flower I made as second card to send to a family friend who is fighting pancreatic cancer. 

Thanksgiving Card with Squirrel

Good day! Over the next few weeks I'll be making several Thanksgiving cards to send to family and friends. When creating this Thanksgiving Card with Squirrel I was thinking "what could be more thankful than a squirrel with a arm full of nuts". We have several squirrels that frequent our backyard and I buy them nuts, I'm a sucker for cute critters.

The images featured on this card are by Newton's Nook. They are from three different stamp sets, but the squirrel is from the Harvest Tails stamp set and they were colored with Copic markers. To create the sunset I used distress oxide inks and the scene die cut is called Birch Tree Collage by Simon Says Stamp/Memory Box. As usual, everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Critters
• Addicted to Stamps: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Thanks/Thanksgiving
• The Paper Funday: Anything Goes/Thanksgiving Twist

Wishing Joy Card - TMS #528

Happy Tuesday! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are happy to welcome KT Fit Kitty to our design team. She will be a co-designing with Lisa Lynn and they will alternate weeks. I'm thrilled to be working with both of these talented ladies.

This weeks sketch was designed by Debbie Foster and it made me think of a neglected snowflake die I had tucked back in my cabinet. It's been a while since I've used it and I'm trying to use my older supplies. So whether you have something older or something new to use, we would love to see your take on this weeks sketch. You have until 8 pm EST on Sunday to link your creation. Click HERE for the design team inspiration and challenge details.

Challenges entered: Artsystamper (Monochromatic), Crafter's Castle (Anything Goes), Dragonfly Dreams (Christmas/Winter) and Dream Valley (All That Glitters).

Sketch #528:

Latte Birthday Wishes Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Latte Birthday Wishes Card. The Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop started on Friday and this is the first card I've had time to make. The papers are by Bo Bunny from the Stay Awhile collection and they were already on my desk from a card I made last month. I decided to use a Tim Holtz image from the Fresh Brewed stamp set and Copic markers were used to color the image. The sentiment is by Jaded Blossoms from the Coffee Break stamp set and it was heat embossed using Vintage Pearl embossing powder by Ranger. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and two sequins added for a touch of sparkle. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes/Scrap Your Stash
• Brown Sugar: Anything Goes
• Coffee Loving Cardmakers: Coffee LoversFall/Winter Blog Hop
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
• Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes