Bunny Fabulous Day Card

Hope you're having a great day! My hubby is working today, so I took advantage of the time to myself to make this Bunny Fabulous Day Card. It's been a long time since I made a square card and Cute Card Thursday has a square challenge this week, so I made a square card. The image is called Morning Glory Bunny from Whimsy Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. I've hoarded the floral patterned paper for awhile, it was a freebie from a magazine from 2012, but it goes really well with the image. The sentiment is by Hero Arts and I added a stamped yellow butterfly and three purple sequins for detail and that's it. I'm glad you stopped by!

Challenges entered:

• Allsorts: Make It Girly
• Crafter's Castle: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday: Square
• Southern Girls: Anything Goes

Autumn Bunny Card

Hello and happy Wednesday! My hubby was home the last couple of days, so there was no crafting going on at my house. He is at work today, but then he will be off tomorrow through the weekend. While I had some time to myself today I made this Autumn Bunny Card using a stamp by Whimsy Stamps called Bunny in Leaves (retired). The image was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with a square alterations framelit die by Tim Holtz. Since the image is on the larger size, I opted to make a square card. The layout is from the sketch at Cheerful Sketches Challenge. The leaves and plaid patterned papers are from the Fall Blessings paper pad by Carta Bella (2015) and were matted to Shaded Spruce cardstock by Stampin' Up!. There is no added embellishments to this card, just a sentiment from the Harvest Tails stamp set by Newton's Nook. That's it and thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Anything Goes
• Cheerful Sketches: September Sketch
• Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Fall Goes
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Fall is in the Air
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Use Punches or Dies at Crafty Catz

Happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Catz. The challenges are always anything goes with an optional twist. This weeks option is to Use Punches or Dies, super easy! The sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies and I've used their Hoppity image. We would love for you to play along. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

Challenges entered:

• Cute Card Thursday: Bugs or Butterflies
• Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

The last couple of days have been super hot here in Oklahoma. In the morning my outdoor rabbits will be eating grass but in the afternoon they are laying around in my flowerbeds where it's shady. I like to watch them, so I usually check on them several times a day. Below is a picture out my back window of one laying down by the bushes. My hubby put the white piece of lattice up to help give more shade and the rabbit will lay under it. The birds love to use the lattice to rub their head and bodies on, it's fun to watch. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Think Summertime at Crafty Catz

Hello and happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Catz and this week the theme is Think Summertime. Summertime can mean different things to each of us and for me I think of bunnies, butterflies and flowers. My hubby and I aren't "summer people," so I enjoy the creatures and beauty of the season. We would love for you to play along and share what summertime means to you! For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE.

Card supplies:

• Paper: Thick white cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock by Stampin' Up! and patterned paper from the Summer Bliss paper pad by Echo Park.
• Stamps: Bunny digital image by Di's Digi Stamps, retired butterfly stamp by Stampin' Up! and sentiment by Unity Stamps from ...With You I'm Home sentiment kit May 2018.
• Inks & Coloring: Memento black for sentiment and Copic markers for image.
• Other Stuff: Stitched circle die by My Favorite Things, deckle scissors by Fiskars, butterfly punch and glimmer stickers.

Photos of my outdoor Cottontail Rabbits:

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes
• Sunny Day Crafting: Any Animal

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

Owl Love Card

It's been a long and crazy day around my house! So, to help reduce my stress I made this Owl Love Card. The colors were inspired by the current Pretty in Pink challenge at Inky Paws. Pink isn't a color you see often on my card creations but this time of year it's perfect for Love/Valentine's Day Cards. I thought the cute owls from the What a Hoot stamp set by Newton's Nook were perfect for this card. They were colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating dies. The sentiment stamp is by Stampendous! To create the pink background Distress Oxide inks in Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick were used on mixed media paper. The paper was spritzed with water and then a heat gun was used to dry the wet spots. Picking the patterned paper was the hardest part! The stripes by Doodlebug Designs are subtle and I thought it worked well with the design. Then I decided to add some stitching and the final touch were three clear sequins. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Newton's Inky Paws: Pretty in Pink
• Simon Says Stamp: Patterned Paper
• Southern Girls: Stitching
• 4 Crafty Chicks: No Winter Blues
• Creative Moments: Anything Goes

Beautiful Finch Card

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday. It's a holiday weekend here in the United States and I know a lot of families have outdoor plans, but I am not a fan of hot weather. This weekend I'm still recovering from surgery so not much is on my agenda.

Today I'm sharing my second card for the Jessica Lynn Original digital image launch. This Beautiful Finch Card features the lovely Beautiful Finch image. I have several American Goldfinches in my backyard so I decided to color my finch yellow. The patterned paper is a new one by Stampin' Up! called Serene Scenery and I thought it made a lovely background for the Beautiful Finch. Since the paper did most the work on this card I kept the layout minimal and just added a few sequins and some twine. The sentiment is by Stampendous! and I've been waiting to use it for a while, "A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." That's it! Come back again tomorrow for more Jessica Lynn Original inspiration.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Morgan's Artworld: Use Patterned Paper
• Rudy's Rainbow: Hip to be Square

Fall Text Bird Card

Well, it's goodbye to September 2015!!! If I had to pick a favorite month, it would probably be October. The crisp fall air, pumpkin bread and of course... Halloween, what's not to love? However, there are a few hours left in September and I wanted to share this Fall Text Bird Card. I dug deep into my Stampin' Up! patterned paper stash and used one of my all time favorites, Comfort Cafe. This was one of the first papers I purchased as a customer of Stampin' up! and I had a lot of fun using it on this card.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2: Sketch
• Mod Squad: Anything with Wings
• Where The HeART Is: Text
• Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes

Fall Text Bird Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede and Pool Party cardstock and Comfort Cafe dsp all by Stampin' Up!.
• Stamps: Text Bird by Hero Arts and Flower Shop by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Cajun Craze and Summer Starfruit by Stampin' Up!
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Little Leaf Sizzix die, pansy punch and Stampin' Up!.

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

Happy Squirrel Fall Card

Doesn't he look happy? This is how I imagine my face looks when I'm buying new craft supplies! When I saw this new Autumn Squirrel digital stamp from Bugaboo it immediately put a smile on my face and went into my shopping cart. I think it's super cute! I colored the image with Copic markers using colors from the color challenge at Tuesday Throwdown. The layout is from this weeks Stella Says Sketch challenge at Catch The Bug. All patterned papers are from the Sweater Weather paper pad by DCWV and the cardstock colors are Bermuda Bay and Summer Starfruit by Stampin' Up! Following the sketch for details, I used Bermuda Bay twine and three Cajun Craze candy dots. The sentiment stamp is from Sugar Pea Designs and was stamped with Memento Black ink. The finished size of this Happy Squirrel Fall Card is 5.25" square. That's it! I'm glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is also entered into the following challenges:

• City Crafter: Fall has arrived!
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday: Anything Goes w/ twist Color Me Autumn

Oh My Gooseness! Card

Good day and I hope it's been a lovely one for you. I have a cute square card to share. This Oh My Gooseness! Card was made using a Doodle Pantry digital image. Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the challenge at Creative Knockouts to make a humorous card. In general, I think I'm funny. However, my humor is slightly sarcastic and not everyone appreciates this type of humor. So, I decided to go a safe route and stick to cute and funny. I searched my images and found this goose image that comes with a fun sentiment. It looks like these two geese are spreading a little gossip. I used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday for the card design. The orange patterned paper is from the same digital image file and the blue is by Doodlebug Design. I stamped the yellow flowers using Daffodil Delight ink and the Petite Petals stamp set by Stampin' Up!. I used some rick rack to add a little detail and a orange stamped bitty butterfly. I think it turned out pretty good and I hope you like it too! Thanks for stopping by.

This Oh My Goodness! Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
• Creative Knockouts: Humorous
• Doodle Pantry: Anything Goes
• Come and Get It: Cute Animals