Yellow Bird Hello Card

It's a sad goodbye to the month of May! Besides it being my birthday month we generally have nice weather in May and lots of new baby critters show up around my house. Recently I've seen several baby birds at our seed feeders and a parent is feeding them. It's fun to watch them flap their wings while they are being fed.

When I saw the photo inspiration challenge at Catch The Bug was a Meadowlark I knew I had to play along. I love birds but more specifically I love yellow birds. All the paper on this card is by Crate Paper. The Calling Bird image was die cut using a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was matted to a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock. The Hello sentiment by TPC Studio was stamped using Early Espresso ink. Three brown sequins were added for some sparkle and that's it!

This Yellow Bird Hello Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Photo Inspiration
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes

Feminine Patriotic Card

It's a little past my bedtime but I slept in on Memorial Day and now I can't go to sleep. This doesn't happen very often but I'm sure the mid-day espresso beverage didn't help my dilemma. Since I couldn't sleep I decided to make a card using this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. It's Tall & Skinny week and I do love making this size of card. The finished size of this Feminine Patriotic Card is 3.5" x 6". This card was made with a female soldier in mind as the recipient.

The patterned paper on this card is from the American Beautiful collection by Pebbles and it coordinated nicely with Marina Mist cardstock by Stampin' Up!. Using Spellbinders Die D-Lites called Bloom One the flower was die cut, layered and anchored together with a blue polka dot brad. Three die cut green leaves from my stash of extras were added around the flower. The You have Made a Difference sentiment by Hampton Art was stamped using Night of Navy ink and the final touch was some denim colored twine from The Twinery. That's it!

This Feminine Patriotic Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch #450
• Simply Create Too: Red, White & Blue
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
• Left of Center: Stripes and/or Dots

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

Enjoy Your Summer Card

Hello! Summer is officially three weeks away but it's starting to feel like it here in Oklahoma. The last couple of days have been humid and warm. Having warm weather is fine, it's the humidity that I don't care for, it creates really bad hair days. Bad hair days with long hair = an updo!

I have a quick post to share the card I made using this months image for the progressive challenge from Gerda Steiner Designs. The image is called Mouse with Drink and my mouse is drinking lemonade. The card base was a freebie I got from the local scrapbook store last year. I did the yellow stamping and sentiment while at the store during a demonstration, but I never completed the intended project. So, I have rescued it and made this Enjoy Your Summer Card. The image was colored with Copic markers and cut into an oval shape to fit inside the scalloped die cut. To add a little more interest I used a pretty floral paper from my scrap bin on both edges. That's it!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Gerda Steiner Designs: May Progressive
• Crafting with Dragonflies: Animals
• Crafty Friends: Summer Time 

Umbrella Nap Relax Card

Happy Friday evening! It's the beginning of Memorial Day weekend and I thought a card with a relaxing theme was in order. I made this Umbrella Nap Relax Card using a Happy Hoppers House-Mouse Designs stamp. Bumble is pretty cute and looks very relaxed napping under the umbrella. The image was colored with Copic markers. Using Lil' Inkers stitched rectangle die cuts for the image and the 1.5" stitched sun added to the top of the panel. I've used a layout from Paper Play Sketches challenge. All patterned papers are from The Paper Studio and I stamped the Relax sentiment using Staz On Jet Black ink. The final touch was adding three blue sequins and this card was done.

Wishing you a safe and lovely Memorial Day weekend!

This Umbrella Nap Relax Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Paper Play Sketches: Sketch #008
• Cute Card Thursday: Holiday/Vacation!
• Crafty Catz: Get Ready for Summer
• Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes

Floral Sending a Smile Card

My neighbor and I got together this afternoon for a little crafting time at her house. Typically I don't like to pack my supplies but every once in awhile I give in. So, I printed the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches and brought only what I needed to complete this Floral Sending a Smile Card. I wanted to use some of my new supplies from the upcoming 2016-2017 Stampin' Up! catalog. Used on this card is the new Playful Palette patterned paper and Love & Affection stamp set both are sneak peeks at new product. For a sneak peek at all the new in colors, which I love, click here to see a card I made. When all was said and done we had a nice time visiting and I made something pretty too. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #343
• Quirky Crafts: April Showers bring May Flowers
• Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes w/ Flower Twist

Birthday Card for a Child

Happy Tuesday! This week at Tuesday Throwdown our theme is For a Child and we are sponsored by Digital Delights. My card is featuring their Birthday Mickey Monkey image and I paired it with patterned paper from the Cherry On Top paper stack by Stampin' Up!. The design team has some super cute inspiration this week. Click here to check out all the challenge details and design team inspiration. You have until mid-day on Monday, May 29th to play along.

The layout for this Birthday Card for a Child is from the Sketch Saturday Challenge. When I was coloring the image I noticed my lightest tan Copic marker is going dry, on top of that I tried a new white cardstock which did not allow the alcohol markers to blend well. So, I'm not really happy with how the coloring came out on this card. It's probably a good thing it's for a child, hopefully they won't notice.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday: Sketch #413
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Retirement Card

Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog. Today I'm sharing a card I made for my aunt, she recently retired from 30 years as a Home Economics Teacher.  The Mulberry Wood bear and his puppy image are from Crafter's Companion. I stamped the image using Memento black ink and colored it using Copic markers. The sentiment came with the stamp set. Since the image is on the larger side, this card is 5.25" square. Your getting a sneak peek at some new patterned paper from the upcoming 2016-2017 Stampin' Up! catalog called Affectionately Yours. I really love the colors in this designer paper series. To finish the card I used three punched banners and a yellow pansy flower. That's it!

This Retirement Card is entered into the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes w/ Optional twist
• Alphabet Challenge: Furry Friends
• Ellibelle's Creative Moments: Something Colored