Mourning Dove Nest

Hello and Happy Easter! No Easter eggs here, just a couple of Mourning Dove eggs. Last weekend I mentioned a Mourning Dove pair cooing to each other on the roof of the house. This week my husband noticed they built a nest right by my front door in one of my potted plants (the plant is not alive, but that's a different story). I'm really excited to have a close-up view of this natural event. Although, on Friday evening I was a little concerned because we received a pretty good hail storm and the mama Mourning Dove was being hit with hail. I was afraid she would fly off, but she didn't. She sat there and kept her eggs safe and warm.

I hope you had a wonderful Easter. I'll share more pictures when the chicks hatch. Thanks for stopping by!

On a totally different subject.... is anyone else having problems uploading pictures to blogger???

Cricut Silhouette Card

Hello all you night owls! I've been hiding in my craft room this evening and I created this Cricut Silhouette Card for this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. My Cricut machine was the very first tool purchased for scrapbooking and card making. My hubby bought it for me many years ago for Christmas. In the beginning I used it all the time but as my tool selections expanded I used it less and less. So, tonight I made a point to use it. I cut the focal silhouette image using the Cindy Loo cartridge and used the shadow function on the pool party accent color. The background patterned paper comes from SEI, the vanilla sunshine collection. The butterfly and corner accent patterned paper is from the Sycamore Street dsp by Stampin' Up! The pool party buttons and twine are also from Stampin' Up! I didn't use a sentiment on the front of the card because I didn't want to limit it's use to a specific occasion. Sometimes it's best to leave your options open. Well, it's getting late. Thanks for stopping by!!!

My Cricut Silhouette Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• Simply Create Too: Animals (little deer and squirrel in image)
• Hiding in My Craft Room: Freestyle! Anything Goes

Blossom Birthday Card

A few of my favorite crafting tools were used to create this Blossom Birthday Card. They are:

• Blossom Punch
• Elegant Butterfly Punch
• Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set
• Modern Label Punch
• Word Window Punch

All the supplies listed are from Stampin' Up! and I would definitely call them my go-to tools for beautiful handmade cards. I created this Blossom Birthday Card using this weeks sketch from The Paper Players. The sketch was designed by Anne Marie Hile and I love it's versatility. I know I'll be using this sketch again. The colours came from this weeks ColourQ challenge to use: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Always Artichoke, Lucky Limeade, and White, card stock colours by Stampin' Up!. I can honestly say before this challenge I had never used Always Artichoke, but after using it, I really like it. The inside of the card is decorated and stamped with "Have a Great Birthday." I don't always decorate the inside of my cards but this one seemed to need it. I hope you have a FABulous day and thanks for stopping by!!!

My Blossom Birthday Card is entered into the following challenge:

• The Paper Players: Sketch
• ColourQ: Colour
• Charisma Cardz: Happy Birthday
• Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

 

Wooly Lamb Easter Card

Last month I bought some adorable vintage children's playing cards from the 1960's. My intent was to use them in making Easter cards, but somehow they were pushed to the back of my crafting table and forgot about. Luckily, I was cleaning my creative mess yesterday and I created this Wooly Lamb Easter Card with one of the playing cards. The design comes from this weeks sketch at Sketchy Friday. I really struggled with the papers and colours for this card but it turned out okay. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

My Wooly Lamb Easter Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sketchy Friday: Sketch
• The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
• Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Grab Some Thread
• Use it Tuesday: All About Spring (all papers and ribbon over a year old)

Simple Easter Card

Last night I finished all the Easter cards I needed to make. The last card I created was this Simple Easter Card. There are no fancy embellishments but I LOVE it! I added stitching to give it a little more detail but with the gingham checks it's a little hard to see. The finished size is 4" x 5.5". Thanks for stopping by!

Simple Easter Card Supplies: White and lilac card stock by Core'dinations, Gumball Green card stock by Stampin' Up!, and Green Gingham patterned paper by Paper Pizazz. Easter Chicky pre-coloured digital stamp by Fred She Said. Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, modern label punch, and word window punch all by Stampin' Up!

My Simple Easter Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Addicted to CAS: Spring
• Sentimental Sundays: Stitching
• Penny's Paper-Crafty: Gingham and/or Checks

Painted Egg Easter Card

Good afternoon! It's been a busy Monday at my house. Laundry, dishes, the usual clean up after the weekend. I did manage to make this Painted Egg Easter Card using the Easter Egg Ants pre-colored digital stamp from Doodle Pantry. I've been using several pre-colored images because I'm running out of time to finish my Easter cards and they are a wonderful quick solution. I've kept the design simple because I'm making multiples of this card to send to the boys in the family. I'm trying to eliminate spending extra on postage, so there are no large embellishments. The chevron patterned paper is from Bella BLVD and the yellow glitter paper is by DCWV. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

This Painted Egg Easter Card is entered into the following challenges:

• ABC Challenges: Easter Cards
• Whoopsi Daisy: Use a Digi
• Kaboodle Doodles: Easter or Early Spring
• Send A Smile 4 Kids: Anything Goes 4 Kids
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Easter Greetings Card

Well, another weekend bites the dust. We did go to the movies to see OZ The Great and Powerful. It was definitely worth the price of a ticket. The colours and visual effects were beautiful. I didn't read the reviews or spoilers before I watched it, I just went and enjoyed the story. 

To finish off my weekend I made this Easter Greetings Card using a sketch from the Come and Get It challenge. The sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said, so I popped over to their site and purchased this adorable Easter Chicky pre-colored digital stamp. I just loved it the second I saw it and couldn't wait to make this card. Well, thanks for stopping by and have a terrific week!

This Easter Greetings Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Come and Get It: Sketch
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
• The Squirrel and The Fox: Easter or Passover
• One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Easter Greetings Card Supplies: White card stock, yellow dots patterned paper by The Paper Studio, chevron patterned paper by American Crafts, certainly celery card stock by Stampin' Up!, and baby pink pearl card stock by Core'dinations. Easter Chicky digital stamp by Fred She Said and computer created and printed sentiment. Finishing Touches Edgelits by Stampin' Up!, Itty Bitty Flower punch by Stampin' Up!, brads and gemstones by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.