Seashell Thinking of You Card

A happy hello! It's still busy at my house, so not much crafting going on. I've been doing research on dishwashers. Ours went out and we need to buy a new one, but I'm not sure what brand is best. The old one lasted 18 years and was a Kenmore, but they don't make them anymore. However, I did take some time this morning to make this Seashell Thinking of You Card. It features the Newton's Seashell image and the layout is from the current Inky Paws sketch challenge. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with the coordinating die. The papers are from a Bo Bunny paper pad called Escape To Paradise (2018). Some twine was added and everything was adhered flat. That's it, pretty simple. So glad you stopped by and enjoy your day!

Challenges entered: Crafty Catz (Anything Goes/Twist: All About Girls), Inky Paws (Sketch), Just Add Ink (Inspiration Photo) and Simon Says (Anything Goes).

Inky Paws sketch:

Just Add Ink photo:

Birthday Bouquet Card

Good day crafty friends! The month of May has many birthdays of family and friends, including mine. I think it's fun to make a card for myself and this Birthday Bouquet Card is this years make. The main stamp set used is called Bouquet Buddies by Hello Bluebird. This set is a good mix of stamping and coloring. The cat and dog were colored with Copic markers and the bouquet of flowers were stamped with colored ink pads. Two butterflies from the Springtime stamp set were colored with Copic markers and added for more color. The happy birthday die cut was a freebie from Simon Says Stamp back in 2017. Everything was adhered to the yellow Lawn Fawn Speckled paper layered onto the scalloped Gorgeous Grape cut using a die set by Unity Stamps. Everything was adhered flat and that's it. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Dragonfly Dreams: Butterflies and/or Flowers
• Seize the Birthday: Faux or Real Stitching
• Simon Says: Layer It Up
• Stamping Sensations: Anything Stamped/Option: Floral and Fauna
• We Love Stamping: For a Lady (or Girl)

Old Buzzard 70th Birthday Card

Hello! It's been busy at my house and crafting has taken a backseat to other priorities. However, my dad turns 70 in a few days and I needed to make his birthday card. The Old Buzzard stamp set from Whimsy Stamps was perfect for this occasion. Copic markers were used to color the images and then they were die cut with the coordinating dies. The Connected Tile die from Whimsy Stamps was used to give the buzzards a place to perch. The background paper is from the It's a Party paper pad by Pink & Main (it's been in my stash for awhile). To finish off the card the number 70 was stamped using an Echo Park classic numbers stamp set. Then it was punched with a 1" circle and layered with a green scalloped circle. That pretty much sums it up. I appreciate you stopping by and I hope you have a lovely day!

Challenges entered:

• AAA Birthday: Let's Party
• Addicted to Stamps: Any Occasion
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Twist: Hand Coloured Image
• Craft Rocket: Birthday
• Critter Crazy: Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
• Passion for Markers: For the Men/Boys

Simple Bird Card

Good day! It's been cloudy and raining today. So, I decided to use a paper with clouds by Kaisercraft and make this Simple Bird Card. I really love the sentiment by Stampendous! and the birds on a wire dies are from Spellbinders. A few sequins to finish it off and this card was done. A very simple and quick card!

Challenges entered:

• Krafty Chicks: All Occasions
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Thank You Card with Squirrel

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Thank You Card with Squirrel that I made for a local wildlife rescue. A couple of months ago I found a squirrel that had been hit by a car but it was still alive in the middle of the road. I stopped and got the squirrel safely off the road. Then called several rescues to see if I could get help. A group called Wing-It agreed to let me take it to their vet. Unfortunately, it's head injuries were too great, so the vet ended it's suffering. Even though the outcome wasn't what I hoped, I really appreciate their help! 

The squirrel image is called Nibbles from Unity Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. I did search through several paper pads until I found the brown floral. It's from the Family Traditions collection by Webster's Pages. I've been hoarding this paper for awhile, but I love how it looks with the squirrel. Well, thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Daisy Garden Card

Hello and happy Earth Day! Usually I like to go outside and do some spring cleaning and plant flowers on Earth Day. However, today in Oklahoma it's just way too windy. So, I decided to play with the Daisy Garden stamp by Stampin' Up! instead. The colors used include: Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya, Evening Evergreen, Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody. A butterfly from the Butterfly Gala stamp set was added and the sentiment is from the retired Special Moments stamp set from sale-a-bration. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Alphabet: B is for Blooms
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Opt: Twine or Ribbon 

Bunny Enjoy Your Day Card

Happy Easter! I hope you are having a lovely day. We are spending a quiet day at home, which gave me time to finish this Bunny Enjoy Your Day Card. It features the Color Layering Bunny stamp and die set by Hero Arts. As soon as I saw this set I knew I wanted it, I adore the bunny. It reminds me of the cute baby bunnies we find in our backyard. After stamping the outline of the bunny with Memento black ink, I used Crumb Cake ink from Stampin' Up! for the detail stamp. A little Copic coloring in the ear and nose was added. The flowers were colored using Stampin' Blends markers in Lovely Lipstick and Granny Apple Green. I do love the fine tip on the Stampin' Blends for small spaces like the stems and petals of the flowers. The enjoy your day sentiment is from the Simply Sentiments set by Reverse Confetti and a little butterly from the Butterfly Gala set by Stampin' Up! was added. The blue background paper is from the Speckles paper pad by Lawn Fawn and the grass paper is from Doodlebug Design Hoppy Easter paper pad (2019). Everything was adhered flat with the exception of the bunny, it was popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. That pretty much sums it up. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!🐇

Challenges entered:

• As You Like It: Favourite Floral or Cute (This is hard to choose, but cute wins)
• C.R.A.F.T.: Spring/Easter
• Crafty Gals Corner: Spring/Easter
• Fab 'n' Funky: Feature a Creature
• We Love Stamping: Favourite Stamp (Color Layering Bunny by Hero Arts)

Rejoice Rabbit Card for Easter

Hello and happy Monday! This time of year is my favorite for making cards. I love making cards featuring rabbits and there are a ton of cute rabbit images available. For this Rejoice Rabbit Card for Easter an image from Waffle Flower was used along with the coordinating dies. The image was colored with Copic markers using: E00, E50, E21, E30 and E33 for the rabbit. A piece of purple woodgrain paper from the Simply Spring paper pad by Doodlebug Desing (2019) was used and I ran it through the Big Shot with a Stitched Whimsy die by Stampin' Up! to give the edge detail. Everything was adhered flat and that's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• {Cupcake Inspirations}: Use Rabbits
• Dragonfly Dreams: Spring/Easter
• Double D: Easter
• Stamping Sensations: I Love... (rabbits)
• Sweet Stampin': Easter Spring Mood Board

Using different papers:

Get Wellie Soon Card

Good day! It's getting late, but I wanted to post this Get Wellie Soon Card just in case my tomorrow doesn't go as planned. 😊 The colors were selected to play along with the Inky Paws challenge to use: Pistachio Green, Golden Yellow, Navy Blue and White. It was fun trying to figure out what images to use with these colors. I finally decided on Newton's Rain Boots and used Copic markers to color. Once the images were colored the coordinating dies were used to cut them out. The yellow striped paper is from the new Springtime paper pad by Newton's Nook and the Pistachio Pudding polka dot is retired by Stampin' Up!. Some die cut grass was added and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: Animals of any Kind
• Inky Paws: Colors
• Krafty Chicks: Stamp Act
• Shopping Our Stash: Under the Weather/Get Well
• Show Us Your Pussycats: Furrything Goes

Dogwood Birds Card

Hello and happy Wednesday! I have a quick post to share this Dogwood Birds Card. When the Dogwood Trees are in bloom they are very pretty. So, I thought this Dogwood Birds stamp by Stampendous! was perfect for a Spring card. The image was stamped with Memento black ink and then colored with Copic markers. Then the image was layered onto a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock* and then adhered to a piece of floral paper from the Cottage Meadow paper pad by Memory Box. The Thinking of You sentiment is very retired from Stampin' Up! (Wetlands stamp set) and it was punched with an oval punch and layered onto a Granny Apple Green cardstock* punched scalloped oval. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

*Cardstock from Stampin' Up!

Challenges entered:

• Dream Valley: Anything Goes
• ModSquad: Anything Goes
• Simon Says Monday: Easter/Spring

Woodland Fox Card

Good day! The sun was shining and it was a nice day today. While searching through my Facebook feed I noticed a local wildlife rescue organization that I support was requesting donations to help with feeding costs for a couple of baby fox kits. So, I made this Woodland Fox Card to mail along with my donation.🦊 

The fox image is from Unity Stamps and Copic markers were used to color the image. A pretty floral paper from Whimsy Stamps was used along with a strip of gingham from my scrap bin. A little pink flower accents the sentiment circle and everything was adhered flat. That pretty much sums it up. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Allsorts: Any 'Real' Animal
• Crafty Animals: Anything Goes with an Animal
• Creative Knockouts: Anything Goes
• Critter Crazy: Animals as Focus
• Krafty Chicks: Anything Goes

Brightly Colored Note Card

Hello! It's beginning to look like Spring outside. My daffodils have bloomed and the trees are budding. So, I decided to make a Brightly Colored Note Card using papers from Doodlebug Design and an image by Whipper Snapper Designs. The paper is from the Hello Sunshine paper pad (2014) and it's been in my stash for a very long time. I liked this paper so much that I bought three of the paper pads. The Just a Note sentiment is retired by Stampin' Up! and I used some very retired oval punches also by Stampin' Up!. The layout is one we used at Tuesday Morning Sketches back in 2019 (click here for link). It worked perfectly for the image size. Everything was adhered flat and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!🦋

Challenges entered:

• Allsorts: In the Garden
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Option: Easter
• Just Us Girls: Photo Inspiration
• Stamping Sensations: Stamp Something for Spring
• Sweet Stampin': Use Your Older Stash

Butterfly Card with Foil

Good day! We are getting some rain today, so I've postponed my Monday errands. Instead, I'm sharing this Butterfly Card with Foil that I finally finished. The butterfly design is a toner card front from Unity Stamps and I used distress inks to color, then wiped it well with a paper towel before foiling. To finish the card I added a purple embossed strip and one day at a time sentiment and that's it. I'm entering this card into the Beyond The Blue, Foiled Again! challenge. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!🦋

Make Me Smile Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Make Me Smile Card that I made inspired by the upcoming arrival of Spring. It makes me happy when the butterflies and flowers return. The dull winter landscape can definitely use some color about now. To make this card I used the Newton's Flower Garden stamp set and colored the images with Copic markers. The oval dies are from Avery Elle and the Patterned paper is from the Sun & Fun paper pad by Pebbles (2019). Everything was adhered flat and that's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!🦋

Challenges entered:

• Allsorts: Feminine
• Craft Rocket: Use an Animal
• Creative Knockouts: Spring is in the Air
• Daring Cardmakers: Hello Spring!
• Inky Paws: Think Spring!
• Simon Says: Favorite Things (cats, butterflies & flowers)

Some Bunny Card - TMS #648

Hello! Today is my last design team post for Tuesday Morning Sketches. It's been an honor and joy to be part of the team. The bone spurs on my hips make it painful to sit for extended periods of time. So, what used to take me a couple of hours to make now takes a couple of days to complete. I'll still be making cards, but surgery and recovery are in my future. 

I do hope you will join us this week using my last sketch. The design team did a fantastic job and you can find their inspiration and challenge details HERE. For my card I used the Hoppy Greetings image and coordinating die by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the image. The patterned papers are from the Hello Easter paper pad by Echo Park (2018). Since the background paper has lots of fun words, I decided to leave the sentiment off where it's indicated on the sketch. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by!🐇

Sketch #648:

Tenth Year Blogiversary

Wow! Today marks the tenth year since I started this Savvy Handmade Cards blog. I want to thank all of my followers! As of today I have 196 followers and 622,484 page views. It's amazing how much has changed in the past ten years. When I started making handmade cards I used a lot of stickers for images and sentiment stamps. Over the years my stamp collection has grown and now I color a lot of my images with Copic markers and use coordinating dies to cut them out with my Big Shot. I still love using patterned paper! There is just something about pretty/cute paper that makes me happy. I don't know what's in store for the next ten years, but I've enjoyed sharing my handmade cards with you. 😊

This Tiger WOWzers Card was made for my niece. She is a senior in high school and has decided to attend East Central University, where I graduated, to pursue her education. The university mascot is a tiger, so I couldn't resist using the Tabby Tigers stamp set from Whimsy Stamps. To add some detail I used the Connected Rectangle die from Whimsy Stamps. Everything was adhered flat and three sequins added for some sparkle. That's it! I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 

Challenges entered:

• Cardz 4 Galz: Zoo/Safari Animals
• Crafty Animals: Anything Goes with an Animal
• Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Colours of Spring Option
• Critter Crazy: Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
• Dragonfly Dreams: Something to Make You Smile

Food Friends Card - TMS #647

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have a fun sketch where you can make your own scene. Some of my favorite cards are scene cards. Although I do have to admit, once I make them I have a hard time parting with them. For that reason I prefer simple scenes when I'm creating a card. So, whether you like simple or elaborate scenes, we would love for you to join us this week. For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. I hope to see your creation in the gallery!

To create this Food Friends Card I used a stamp set by Newton's Nook called Woodland Picnic. Once the images were stamped they were colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating dies. The patterned papers are from the Summer Lovin' paper pad by Carta Bella (2014). Some die cut grass and sun were included in the scene and everything was adhered flat. That's it! I'm entering this Food Friends Card into the Food and Drink challenge at Make My Monday. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Sketch #647:

Extra Hugs Card - TMS #646

Good day! Thanks for stopping by and checking out this Extra Hugs Card created using this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. The sketch was designed by Melissa Craig and it's perfect for a quick card. The image and sentiment used is from the Hug a Bunny stamp set from Unity Stamps and it was colored with Copic markers. A little butterfly was added to add a pop of yellow. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. We would love for you to join us this week. For all the design team inspiration and challenge details click HERE. Just remember to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Enjoy the rest of your day!🦋

Sketch #646:

Simple Feel Better Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Simple Feel Better Card. It features a sentiment stamp by Stampendous! and patterned papers by Photo Play from the Under the Weather paper pack. A die cut heart was added and everything was adhered flat. That's it! A quick and Simple Feel Better Card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!💗

Feminine Strong Card

Good day! The sun is shining today but it's still really cold outside. So, I thought I would share this Feminine Strong Card with you. I've used this sentiment from Unity Stamps before on a masculine card. It's a sentiment that really resonates with me! The background paper is from the Pretty Thing paper pad by MME (2019) with a little bit of Bo Bunny damask peeking out from under the sentiment. A layered butterfly from my extra stash was added and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered: Creative Knockouts (Anything Goes), Krafty Chicks (All Occasions) and Watercooler Wednesday (Anything Goes/Final Challenge). 

You are Loved Card

Hello! It's cold today here in Oklahoma, so I plan to stay indoors most of the day. I will go out to feed the birds, but it will be a very quick trip outside. My hubby says the birds will be fine, but I feel bad for them especially when I have food to feed them. What can I say... I don't want them to go hungry. 

This You are Loved Card features an Altenew word die accented with a white butterfly stamped using the Monarchs stamp set by Newton's Nook. The floral paper is from the Girl Squad paper pad by Pebbles and the heart paper was a scrap I found on my desk. I love it when you find things that match already waiting to be used. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm entering the You are Loved Card into the anything goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. Thanks for stopping by!💗

In My Heart Card - TMS #645

Good day crafty friends! We are back this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches with another new sketch and this one is by me. I do hope you will give it a try and join us this week. It's perfect for using scraps! You can find the design team inspiration and challenge details HERE. Just remember to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. 

This In My Heart Card was made for my oldest Aunt who has taken care of my grandmother for the last several years. My grandmother had dementia and passed away last week. Although we truly lost her  a couple of years ago. Her passing will be a big change in my Aunt's life. The colors for the card were inspired by all the pretty pink flowers at my grandmother's funeral service. The damask paper is by Bo Bunny and the pink polka dot was a scrap on my desk. A floral image called Wonder Clusters by Altenew was added to the corner of the focal area. The sentiment is a very retired stamp from Stampin' Up! and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

On another sad note... the Watercooler Wednesday challenge is closing. I'm entering this card into their final anything goes challenge.😥

Sketch #645:

Merry and Bright Card - TMS #644

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are starting with our first new sketch for 2022 and it's by Debbie Foster. I ventured away from a literal interpretation and used the Christmas ornaments in place of the circle element. The sentiment banner is a little further down the card to give more space for the greenery, but I think you can clearly see the sketch in my interpretation. To make this Merry and Bright Card I used a stamp set by Pink & Main called Deck the Halls with a sentiment by Lawn Fawn and the images were colored with Copic markers. We would love for you to join us this week! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sketch #644:

Cute Dragons Valentine Card

Happy Valentine's Day! Today I'm sharing the card I made for my six year old nephew. He loves dinosaurs and dragons look like dinosaurs, so I used the cute Heart Kisses image by Dustin Pike. A mix of Copic markers and Stampin' Blends were used to color the image. The patterned paper is from the Dino Friends paper pad by Echo Park. A sentiment was added and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it, a simple Cute Dragons Valentine Card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.💗

Challenges entered: Colour Crazy (Anything Goes), Creative Knockouts (Love/Valentine's Day), Daring Cardmakers (My Sweet Valentine) and Stamping Sensations (Anything Stamped with Wings or Tails). 

Beary Special Card - TMS #643

Hello! Today at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are starting our last revisited sketch of 2021 and Tammy has selected sketch #631 as her favorite. Last time around I made a Thanksgiving card, so this time I made a Valentine's Day card. The panda image is by Gerda Steiner and it was colored with Copic markers. I made the sentiment with the computer and everything was adhered flat. We would love for you to join us this week! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by! 💗

From My Heart Card

Good day! We have snow on the ground here in Oklahoma and I always enjoy it's fleeting existence. It doesn't usually last more than a couple of days and that's a good thing for my aching joints. I venture outside to feed the birds and then quickly get back inside. Snow days are great crafting and napping days!  

To make this From My Heart Card I start with the color challenge at Color Throwdown to use Pink, Red, Cranberry and Kraft. These colors naturally lend themselves to a love or Valentine's Day card. The sentiment stamp is from Whimsies & Wishes and the little dog image is from the Love is in the Air stamp set by Reverse Confetti. The heart Kraft paper is from a paper pad I've had since 2012 called With Love by American Crafts and the other papers were from my scrap bin. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm also entering this card into the With Love challenge at Simon Says and the All About Occasions challenge at Watercooler Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

So Tweet Card - TMS #642

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are revisiting Patti's favorite sketch from 2021 and she selected the sketch from challenge #603. Since Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, I decided to use the Newton's Valentine image on this So Tweet Card. Copic markers were used to color the image and it was die cut with the coordinating die. The papers are from the new Lots of Love paper pad by Doodlebug Designs and I created the sentiment on the computer. That pretty much highlights the details. We would love for you to join us this week. Click HERE for all the design team inspiration and challenge information.

This So Tweet Card is entered into the Inky Paws challenge to use hearts. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

HAPPY Place Card

Oh... it's been a long week! My crafty mojo hasn't been great lately, so it has taken me several days to make this HAPPY Place Card. The Yoga Cat image is from Stampendous! and it does put a smile on my face. It was colored with Copic markers to coordinate with the colors in the Doodlebug Design paper. The plaid is from the Love Notes paper pad and the tiny floral is from the Floral-Graph petite prints paper pad. I made the sentiment with the computer and added a stamped flower from the Fab Flowers stamp set by Lawn Fawn. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!🏵

Challenges entered: Crafty Catz (Anything Goes/Option: Flowers), Krafty Chicks (All Occasions), Show Us Your Pussycats (Furrything Goes) and Simon Says Wednesday (Anything Goes).

Big Hugs Card - TMS #641

Well... I hope you are doing good and staying healthy. If you have time this week we would love for you to join this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge. We are revisiting Melissa's favorite sketch and it's from challenge #597. For this Big Hugs Card I used some older papers from Doodlebug Design, a die by My Favorite Things and a stamp from Lawn Fawn (Happy Hugs stamp set). For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

LOVE Card with Cat

Good day! I have a quick post to share this LOVE Card with Cat. It was inspired by several challenges that you will find listed at the bottom of this post. My goal this year is to make better use of the items already in my stash. While grieving the passing of my brother over the past couple of years, I've done a lot of online crafty shopping. Now it's time to use all those goodies. This card features a cat image by Reverse Confetti from the LOVE is in the Air stamp set. The image was colored with Copic markers and die cut with the coordinating die. A large LOVE die cut by Reverse Confetti was layered and adhered flat. All patterned papers are from the French Kiss paper pad by Doodlebug Design Inc. To add some sparkle a thin strip of glitter cardstock was added and that's it. Thanks for stopping by!💗

Challenges entered:

• C.R.A.F.T.: Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts: Anything Goes
• Reverse Confetti: Love is in the Air
• Simon Says Wednesday: Four Legged Friends
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Enjoy Your Day Card - TMS #640

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are still revisiting our favorite sketches of 2021. It's Debi's pick this week and she went with the sketch from challenge #605. I also enjoyed this sketch and it was just as much fun the second time. I hope you will be inspired to join us this week. For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. Just remember to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. 

To start this card I found the daffodil image already colored in my stash. Then I searched through almost every 6 x 6 paper pad I had until I found these two oldies from the For The Record 2 paper pad by Echo Park (2012). Lastly, the Enjoy Your Day sentiment was added and everything was adhered onto Peapod colored cardstock by Taylored Expressions. Well... that sums it up. So glad you stopped by!

Support Card

Good day! This afternoon I saw the challenge at Simon Says is Fun With Stencils, so I decided to play along. I used the Tumbling Leaves stencil with distress inks in Bundled Sage and Speckled Egg by Ranger/Tim Holtz. The stencil was used directly onto a piece of white brick paper by The Paper Studio and it was matted to a piece of retired Baha Breeze cardstock by Stampin' Up!. The One Day at a Time sentiment is from Verve Stamps and two little butterflies were added from my stash. That's it! So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Love Card - TMS #639

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are revisiting Debbie's favorite sketch of 2021 and she pick the sketch from challenge #594. For that challenge I made a St. Patrick's Day card, so this time I created a Valentine/Love Card. We would love for you to join us this week! You can find all the challenge details and design team inspiration HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!❤

Hoots For You Card

Good day! It's been awhile since I've played along at Inky Paws. Their current challenge is a color challenge, so I though I would give it a go and this Hoots For You Card is what I created. The stamp set used is called Love Owl-ways by Newton's Nook and I also used their cloud stencil. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with the coordinating dies. Some glossy accents were added to the eyes of the owl. The paper layers were cut with the Newton's Nook Frames & Flags die set and everything was adhered flat. Well, that's about it. I appreciate you stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day. 

Love You Card - TMS #638

Hello! It's the first Tuesday of the New Year and we are back with a sketch challenge this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches. We are starting the New Year off with our favorite sketches of 2021 and this week was my pick and the sketch is from challenge #612. It's always fun to look back on what everyone made the first time. For this Love You Card I used a newly acquired stamp called Little Charmer by Penny Black and colored the image with Copic markers. Once colored I used the coordinating die to cut it out. The patterned papers are from the Cupid & Co. paper pad by Echo Park (2020) and the love you dies are by Momenta. That's it! We would love for you to join us this week. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!  ❤

Challenges entered: Crafting Happiness (January Anything Goes) and Simon Says Monday (Something New).