Hedgie St. Patrick's Card - TMS #594

Dia dhuit to my Irish friends or hello if that suits you better. Today at Tuesday Morning Sketches we start our 2021 sketches with one designed by Melissa Craig. Since St. Patrick's Day is getting closer I decided to make a cute card to send to my youngest niece. My family does have an Irish history, so I make a few cards to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The Hedgie image used on this card is by Bugaboo Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers.  The fun papers are from the Lots O' Luck paper pad by Doodlebug Designs (2018) and the shamrocks were punched and adhered to 1" circles. That's it! I hope you will join us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!  

Sketch #594:

Hedgie Birthday Card

Hooray for Friday! 😊 Although my hubby had his hair cut on Tuesday and Thursday he got a text from the lady who cut his hair, she tested positive for Covid. They were both wearing masks, but he is now on quarantine at home. We are praying he doesn't get it!

I made another birthday card to play along with the 11th Birthday Bash at Catch The Bug. This Hedgie Birthday Card is for day 4 which is a bingo challenge. I used the middle row across: die cut, Bugaboo image, 3 layers. The papers might look familiar... I used the boy colors on the card posted on Monday. I arranged the papers the same but changed the image shape and sentiment placement. I think it turned out pretty cute! This card is also entered into the Anything Goes challenge at Aud Sentiments. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Owl Birthday Card

Happy Wednesday! I have a quick post to share this Owl Birthday Card that I made using the Birthday Bash Sketch at Catch The Bug. The image is called Cute Owl by Bugaboo Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. Since the image has flowers I decided on floral paper from the Sunshine and Blue Skies paper pad by Simple Stories (2019) along with a blue polka dot by Bo Bunny. Everything was adhered flat and the sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Avant-Garden. I'm also entering this card in the All About Occasions challenge at Watercooler Wednesday. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.  

Mouse Birthday Card

Good day crafty friends! I'm going to let you in on a little secret... I think mice are adorable. There are no shrieks or screams when I see one and as long as they stay outside we live in peaceful harmony. 😊

This Mouse Birthday Card was made to play along at the Day One Catch The Bug 11th Birthday Bash. The theme this year is Woodland Friends, so I used the Mouse Big Balloon digi by Bugaboo. Copic markers were used to color the image and then I used a stitched rectangle die to cut it out. All patterened papers are from the Happy Birthday paper pad by Echo Park (2017). Three red stars were added for detail and the birthday sentiment stamp is from the retired Bonanza Buddies stamp set by Stampin' Up!. That's it and thanks for stopping by.

Thanksgiving Card - TMS #578

Good day crafty friends and welcome back! Today is the start of a new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I know you're going to love this sketch designed by Melissa Craig. It's perfect to use scrap papers or to cut that new paper pad you just bought. I did a little of both. The Happy Thanksgiving sentiment was already stamped left over from last year, so I started with that and then picked papers that went with the Bugaboo image.

We would love for you to play along this week! The design team provided a variety of inspiration and you can find their designs and all the challenge details HERE. We look forward to seeing your creations! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Miss You Card with Dog

Hello! The days keep flying by but my crafty mojo has been on the fritz lately. It's not because of the lack of supplies because I have plenty and still enjoy ordering new stuff (ha). When I sit down at my craft desk I look around online and then just walk away. I know I'm struggling with the passing of my brother and I'm sad. It's just going to take a lot more time!

This Miss You Card with Dog was made using the Stella Says Sketch challenge at Catch The Bug. The sketch is for a square card, but I rarely send a square card through the mail. So, I condensed it into a rectangle A2 card. The image is called Flower Puppy and it was colored with Copic markers. The floral paper is from the Memory Box Cottage Meadow paper pad and the Miss You die cut is by Impression Obsession. A little flower was added for detail and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Catch The Bug: Stella Says Sketch #810
• Crafty Animals: Anything with Animals
• Cute Card Thursday: Critters

Sketch:

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

Heart Bear Card - TMS #538

Tuesday has arrived again! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are playing along with Kitty's favorite sketch from 2019. It was from challenge #515 and you can see the original post HERE. This sketch was one of my favorites too, I love the angled panel behind the image. Since my crafty mojo is in short supply these days, I decided to make another Valentine card. This Heart Bear Card features a Bugaboo digital stamp called I Heart You Bear and it was colored with Copic markers. The background paper has been in my stash for many years and it's from the XO Collection by KAISERCRAFT. We do hope you will join the challenge this week. For all the details and design team inspiration click HERE. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday.

Challenges entered:

• Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper: Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafters: Anything Goes 

Sketch:

Sheep Birthday Wishes Card

Howdy! The final day for the 10th Birthday Bash for Bugaboo Stamps is a photo inspiration challenge. This Sheep Birthday Wishes Card is what I made using the colors from the photo and the Friday Freebie image (get it while you can). My parents raise sheep... well my dad does all the work. Next month there will be ten ewes having babies on the farm. They are so cute when they are babies. So, of course I had to play along with this challenge. I'll be saving this card for my dad's birthday.

Here are a few crafty details, all patterned paper is from the Down on the Farm paper pad by Doodlebug Design (2018), the Birthday Wishes die cut is from the Birthday Top Edgers set by Impression Obsession and the image was colored with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Blends markers. 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 Animals
• 2 Sisters on the Blog: On and around the Farm
• Catch The Bug: Photo Inspiration - Farm Theme
• Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Photo:

Celebrate Pig Birthday Card

Hello! It's been awhile since I've sat down to make a card just for fun. There has been a lot going on in my life lately. My hubby had total knee replacement surgery in mid December and while I was taking care of him I got sick. Then, you guessed it, he got sick. It has been a rough and bumpy road but we are slowly getting back to something that resembles "normal".  I really wanted to make a card for the Bugaboo 10th Birthday Bash, so I made this Celebrate Pig Birthday Card to play along with Day 4. It's a bingo challenge and I used the middle row across: twine, Bugaboo image and die cut/punches. The Pig - Birthday Presents image was colored with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Blends markers and the papers are from the It's a Celebration paper pad by Carta Bella (2014). A celebrate die cut was added for a sentiment and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Make Your Mark
• As You Like It: Anything Goes
• Catch The Bug: Down on the Farm - Bingo
• Double D: Fun with Balloons
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Pick of the Patch Card - TMS #527

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another new sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch is pretty simple and can be utilized for a wide variety of occasions. I went with Halloween and made this Pick of the Patch Card for my three year old nephew. He recently went to the pumpkin patch and had a great time, so I thought all the pumpkins would be fun. The image is called Halloween Peeker Ghost by Bugaboo Stamps and the sentiment is from a Newton's Nook stamp set called Boo-tiful Night. Three orange stars added to the green strips of paper to follow the sketch and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping.

We would love for you to join us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches! You can find 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 and I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted-to-Stamps: Add a Pumpkin
• Alphabet Challenge: P is for Poppies or Pumpkins
• Crafting Happiness: Halloween

Sketch #527:

Mummy Halloween Card

Hello! The hubby and I decorated our front yard last night for Halloween. We have a dozen inflatables and we put lights on the trees and bushes. It makes it fun for the kids and our yard is known for it's Halloween decorations. My favorites are the black cats and one of our neighbors told us that her daughter blows kisses to them when they drive by, so cute.

Well, onto this Mummy Halloween Card featuring a retired image by Bugaboo Stamps. It's been printed for a while and I thought it would work well with the current Stella Says Sketch challenge. I mixed several different patterned papers and used a trick or treat sentiment from the Happy Howl-oween stamp set by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the image and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. One more Halloween card done and about six more to go to have enough for my family and friends. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Catch The Bug: Sketch
• Dragonfly Dreams: Use Black (a lot or a little)
• QKR Stampede: Anything Goes

Picture of our yard from last year:

Sketch:

Autumn Critters Card - TMS #520

Happy Tuesday! I hope you're ready to play along with this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. It has some fun angled panels which I always enjoy. The design team has a variety of inspiration for you this week and we are lucky to have two guest designers joining the fun. Click HERE for our inspirational creations and challenge details. To play along with the challenge you'll need to link your creation by 8 pm on Sunday.  😊

To create this Autumn Critters Card I decided to rotate the sketch. I've had this critter image by Bugaboo Stamps printed for awhile and thought it was a good opportunity to use it. The plaid paper is by Lawn Fawn and the leaves are from the Fall Break paper pad by Carta Bella. To finish off the card nine glimmer stickers were adhered to follow the sketch and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Challenges entered:

• Allsorts: Autumn
• Catch The Bug: Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends: Autumn Colours
• Dream Valley: Autumn Colours

Sketch #520:

Birthday Bird Card - TMS #515

Happy Tuesday! I hope you're staying cool during these hot summer days. If you need an excuse to stay in your craft room then you're in luck because today is the start of another sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. The sketch was designed by Melissa Craig and I love the angled square behind the image. We would love for you to join us this week! You have until 8 pm EST on Sunday to link your creation. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

This Birthday Bird Card features a digital image by Bugaboo Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. All patterned papers are from the Birthday Wishes paper pad by Echo Park (2015). The birthday sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts and was stamped with Memento black ink. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Brown Sugar: Anything Goes
• Catch The Bug: Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin': Spots and/or Stripes

Sketch #515:

Merriest Wishes Card

Good day! I have a quick post to share this Merriest Wishes Card. It was inspired by the Christmas in July photo/movie challenge at Catch The Bug. The movie is White Christmas and the photo is a wonderful snow woodland scene (see below). So, I used more white than normal with some fun foil polka dot paper. It looks silver and when light hits it there is a rainbow look. It's by DCWV pastel foils mat stack and it was paired with a Bugaboo image called Winter Birds - Snowman. The image was colored with Copic markers and die cut with a Taylored Expressions scalloped frame. On my craft desk was this cute squirrel from a retired Newton's Nook set that I colored months ago and I decided it was perfect next to the Merriest Wishes sentiment. That's it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. I'm also entering this card into the challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Photo inspiration:

Welcome Spring Card

It may be Summer but I'm thinking Spring. I send out more cards in Spring and Fall, so I thought I would work on cards for those seasons. I'm also trying to use the digital images I already have printed and this Spring Friends image by Bugaboo Stamps was perfect to go with the current Stella Says Sketch challenge. After selecting the patterned paper from the Hoppy Easter paper pad by Doodlebug Design the image was colored with Copic markers to coordinate. Some scraps were used for the three banners and the sentiment is from the Woodland Spring stamp set by Newton's Nook. For easy shipping everything was adhered flat and that's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you come back again soon.

Stella Says Sketch #712:

Birthday Card with Bugaboo Puppy

Hello! It's late, that means this is going to be a very quick post to share my latest card. This cute puppy image by Bugaboo Stamps has been printed for awhile, so I decided to color it and make a birthday card. The patterned papers are all from the Happy Birthday paper pad by Echo Park (2017) and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Three star sequins were added for sparkle and the happy birthday sentiment is from the Perennial Birthday stamp set by Stampin' Up!. That's it! Wishing you a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered: Catch The Bug (Anything Goes), Creative Knockouts (Birthday Wishes), Simply Create Too (Anything Goes/Patterned Paper Twist) and QKR Stampede (Anything Goes).

Dog House Note Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share my latest card that I made for the anything goes challenge at Catch The Bug. It may have taken me three days to make this Dog House Note Card, but at least I finally finished it. The image is called Dog House by Bugaboo Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. A mix of patterned papers were used, the floral is from the Patio Party paper pad by American Crafts (2017) and the green gingham is by Recollections. The sentiment and flower were selected from my bin of extras and I punched some green leaves to accent the flower. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.  

After the Rain Card

This week continues to be crazy and stormy here in Oklahoma. We had several nights of tornado warnings, with tornados causing damage throughout the state. Too much rain has fallen and the rivers are swelling to the point the dams are releasing water and it's flooding the surrounding land. Some homes have been swept away by rising waters, others have flood damage and the saga isn't over. More rains could compound the issue. Our home is safe for now but if the waters rise more than expected it could affect us. At this point I'm praying the rains stop and the flood waters recede. Additional prayers are welcome!

During the week our local weather teams have worked extra hard to keep us safe and stayed on the air during tornado warnings for hours. I made this After the Rain Card thinking about sending it to our favorite Chief Meteorologist Dan Threlkeld and his team at Channel 8 as a thank you card. The image is called Umbrella Mouse by Bugaboo Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. All papers are by Authentique from the Refreshed Collection (2018) and some stitching was added for detail. Some Nuvo drops were added to the umbrella and sequins added for sparkle. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Make Your Mark
• Catch The Bug: Bingo (top row across)
• Color Throwdown: Colors
• Crafty Creations: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesdays: All About Occasions 

Bunny Trio Card - TMS #499

Good day friends! I'm sharing this Bunny Trio Card made for the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge that starts today. This week is challenge #499 and that means next week is #500! So, set a calendar reminder to join us next Tuesday for a Blog Hop and prizes. For this weeks challenge you have until Sunday at 8 pm EST to link your creation. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

When I first saw this sketch I knew that Bugaboo Stamps had the perfect block images to use on my card. Since I needed to finish up my Easter cards I used the Bunny Block Trio and colored it with Copic markers. Some bright plaid paper from the Hoppy Easter paper pad by Doodlebug Designs was used for the background and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Easter
• Cute N Crafty: Easter
• Use Your Stuff: Easter/Spring

Sketch:

Added a sentiment, flower and butterfly before I mailed it.