Violet Thanks Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Violet Thanks Card I made using the Stella Says Sketch #809 challenge. Purple and green are my favorite colors and I love it when they are paired together. The Violet Watering Can image is digital and it's by Bugaboo Stamps and was colored with Copic markers. All the papers were sitting on my craft desk from other recent cards. You really can't go wrong with gingham and polka dots! The thanks sentiment is retired by Stampin' Up! and that's it. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Make Your Mark
• Catch The Bug: Stella Says Sketch
• Make My Monday: Use Digital Stamp
• Watercooler Wednesday: Anything Goes

Butterfly Big Hugs Card - TMS #552

Hello crafty friends! It's Tuesday again and the start of another challenge sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This Butterfly Big Hugs Card is pretty simple, I'm haven't felt very creative this last week. I'll sit at my desk and just look at stuff and then do nothing. Hopefully you're creativity is doing better! We would love for you to join us with this sketch designed by Melissa Craig. You can find all the challenge details and design team inspiration HERE. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch #552:

 

Pretty Squirrel Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Pretty Squirrel Card I made. It features the Nibbles stamp by Unity Stamps and was colored with Copic markers. I adore squirrels and find them to be very entertaining! This card along with a donation will be sent to a local wildlife rehab facility called Wild Heart Ranch. They raise hundreds of orphaned or injured squirrels every year. I've been to their facility a few times and I truly admire the work they do for the wild critters. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered: Crafting Happiness (Anything Goes/Use Purple Option), Crafty Catz (Anything Goes/Add Sentiment Option), Cute Card Thursday (Dotty!) and QKR Stampede (Anything Goes).

Beautiful Day Card

Hope you're having a Beautiful Day! Since Mother's Day will be here in a few weeks, I decided to start making a few card options. I recently purchased the new Cheerful Daisies stamp set by Sunny Studio Stamps and decided to use it to create this Beautiful Day Card. It was a lot of fun stamping all the images once I found the ink colors I wanted to use. The flower colors were inspired by a Gerber Daisy plant I rescued last year. Ink colors include: Guava by Lawn Fawn, Flirty Flamingo by Stampin' Up!, Sunflower by Lawn Fawn, Crushed Curry by Stampin' Up!, Jalapeno by Lawn Fawn and Call Me Clover by Stampin' Up!. The sentiment stamp is from the WPlus 9 Doodle Buds stamp set and the lattice background is from a Sunny Studio die called Frilly Frames Lattice. A little butterfly was added for extra detail and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping.

So glad you stopped by!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks: All Occasions
• Simon Says: Flower Power
• Southern Girls: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Noel Card - TMS #551

Welcome back to the start of another sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This card features a Noel image by Power Poppy and it was colored with Copic markers. It's unusual for me to make Christmas cards this early in the year, but the image worked well with the sketch so I went with it. Whatever occasion you need a card for we would love for you to join us this week and try this sketch designed by Debbie Foster. For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday.

This Noel Card is entered into Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge which is anything goes/option to use a house or building. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Happy Cake Day Card

Hello and happy Saturday! The sun is shining here and it looks like it's going to be a nice day. Our state is still under a shelter in place order, so I haven't left the house much lately. The hubby will take me on a drive for a few miles to get some sunshine but that's about it. Hopefully you are doing well!

This Happy Cake Day Card was made with my nieces in mind. Fun bright colors and a cute cat eating cake, because birthdays are all about the cake. The stamp set is called Newton Loves Cake by Newton's Nook and Copic markers were used to color the image. After coloring the images the coordinating dies were used to cut out them out. The background papers are from the Summer Splash paper pad by Pink & Main, three 1 1/4" circles were added along with a little strip of green scrap paper for extra detail. That's it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Birthday Sentiment
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
• Inky Paws: Birthday Theme
• Seize the Birthday: Birthday Spring Fling

Floral Congratulations Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Floral Congratulations Card I made this afternoon. Hopefully I'll have a reason to use it sometime soon. The Knock on Wood challenge at Simon Says stamp is what prompted the design. I used patterned paper from the Pretty Things paper pad by MME and Old Olive cardstock by Stampin' Up! for the matting. The flowers are from the Everything is Rosy stamp set by Stampin' Up! and were die cut with the coordinating dies. Ink colors include: So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake and Old Olive. The congratulations sentiment is from Impression Obsession and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered: C.R.A.F.T. (Create Your Own Embellishment/Flower) and Simon Says (Knock On Wood).

Sympathy Card with Flowers

Good day! Last week my uncle's mother passed away, so I made this card to send. It's a little more colorful than I normally make for a sympathy card but I wanted to use a grouping of flowers with the iris. Copic markers were used to color the flowers and the coordinating die cuts used to cut them out. The iris is by Divinity Designs and the remainder of the flowers are from the retired Falling Flowers stamp set by Stampin' Up!. A little stamped butterfly was added and the sympathy sentiment and that's it. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered: Paperminutes (Sympathy/Grief) and The Crafter's Cafe (Flowers).

Monkey Birthday Card - TMS #550

Hello and welcome back for the start of another sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch is designed by Patti and it's pretty open for your creative spin. I used the new Cheeky Monkey stamp by Your Next Stamp and colored it with Copic markers. The patterned paper and circle mini garland are both by Doodlebug Design. To finish it off I added several silver star stickers by Sticko and that's it. We would love for you to join us this week. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Monkey Birthday Card is entered into the anything goes challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs.

Sketch #550:

Animal Pile Up Easter Cards

Hello and happy Easter! This week went by really fast and I didn't have time to share all the Easter cards I made. I'm sharing three cards in this post and they all feature the Spring Pile Up image by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the images and then they were die cut using the coordinating die. The Happy Easter die cut sentiment (pictured below) is from the coordinating die set. When making my cards I rarely make two exactly the same. I always change the papers and colors to make them look different. However, when pressed for time I will use the same layout over and over. For these Animal Pile Up Easter Cards I did take some extra time and created different layouts. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

• Alphabet Challenge: A for Anything Goes
• My Time To Craft: Easter Cuties
• Southern Girls: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes 

EGG-cellent Easter Card

Happy Easter! Today I'm sharing the card I made for my four year old nephew. He currently loves dinosaurs, so I found this cute dinosaur image on Etsy by Mystitchbackintwine. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was fussy-cut. The EGG-cellent Easter sentiment was made with the computer and the patterned papers are from the Dino Friends paper pad by Echo Park (2016). It's definitely a non-traditional Easter card but he loved it and that's what matters. Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Challenges entered: Crafty Friends (Anything Goes) and The Sisterhood of Crafters (Kid's Cards). 

Newton's Rain Boots Card

Hello! This week is going by really fast and I realized I still needed to make my card for the Inky Paws sketch challenge. So, this morning I colored this Newton's Rain Boots image and made this card. The papers are from one of my favorite Doodlebug Designs paper pads called Hello Sunshine (2014). I loved it so much I bought three of them. To color the image I used Copic markers in colors to coordinate with the paper. For the sentiment I decided to use a Thinking of You stamp from the Woodland Spring stamp set by Newton's Nook. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it.

The As You Like It Challenge this week is: Animals or People - which is your favourite and why? My answer is animals, because they make me smile. Most my cards have cute critters and I rarely use images with people on my cards. My stash is full of cute critter images and I always notice cards created by others with cute critters. So, animals win! 🐼😺🐰

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Critters
• As You Like It: Animals or People
• Craft Rocket: Furry Friends
• If You Give a Crafter a Cookie: Anything Goes/Photo Inspiration
• Inky Paws: Sketch

Bunny Friends Easter Card

Happy Wednesday! Over the next few days I'll be sharing the rest of the Easter cards I made. They have all been mailed and I'm happy to say I reached my goal of 15 cards. 😊 I'm hoping they will bring a few smiles during this stay at home order we are under right now.

This Bunny Friends Easter Card features an image by Gerda Steiner. The design is simple and easy! Copic markers were used to color the image and then a stitched square die was used to cut it out. The sentiment is by Unity Stamps from the Bunny- Keep You Forever sentiment kit. A little yellow butterfly was added for detail and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafting Happiness: Anything Goes/Easter
• Gerda Steiner: April Share Your Designs
• Stinkin' Inkers: Crafter's Choice
• Use Your Stuff: Easter
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Favorite Peeps Easter Card

Hello! The last few days I've been busy finishing my Easter Cards and this Favorite Peeps Easter Card is one I made. It features stamps from the Newton's Peeps stamp set by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the images and the coordinating dies used to cut them out. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day! 🌺

Challenges entered: Always Fun (Easter), Crafty Cardmakers (Easter), Show Us Your Pussycats (Furrything Goes/Meowy Easter) and Through The Craft Room Door (Anything Goes).

Butterfly Dreams Card - TMS #549

It's Tuesday again! These weeks in self-isolation are flying by. My hubby has been home with me for the last couple of weeks and it looks like he will be here until April 30th if not longer. So, I'm thankful I have plenty of crafting supplies to keep me busy!

This week our sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches is perfect to make a quick and easy card. I decided to make a card for one of my nieces, so I used pink. The focal stamp is one I picked up from the dollar bin at Michael's a couple of years ago. We would love for you to join us this week! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Don't forget to have your creation linked by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Thanks for stopping by and stay well!

Challenges entered:

• Artsystamper: Things with Wings
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/For the Girls Twist
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Sketch #549:

Hoppy Easter Card

Hello! Last night I wrote a list of family and friends I usually send cards to and realized I still need about 10 more Easter cards. So, that's what I will be working on over the next few days. Thankfully I've already created the designs I'm using, I just need to make the cards. 🐰

This Hoppy Easter Card features images by Newton's Nook from their Hop into Spring and Bitty Bunnies stamp sets. Copic markers were used to color the images and the coordinating dies were used to cut them out. The patterned paper is from the Hello Easter paper pad by Echo Park (2018). Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes + Sentiment
• Crafty Sentiments: Easter
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• The Paper Funday: Anything Goes w/ Easter Twist