Dog Sympathy Card

Hello! On Monday I learned of the tragic passing of a dog from the apartment complex where I work. So, I made this Dog Sympathy Card for the owner's. Losing a pet is heartbreaking and sometimes the little things help to get us through.

This Dog Sympathy Card is pretty simple to create. The cloud paper is by Kaiser Craft from the Little Treasures Collection. A die cut cloud using a Puffy Cloud border die by Lawn Fawn. The heartfelt sympathy sentiment is by Unity Stamps from the No Better Words sentiment kit (December 2020). A dog silhouette die cut made using a Cricut machine and then three blue heart sequins added for detail. That's it and thanks for stopping by.

  

Snow Much Card - TMS #625

Well... hello! Can you believe it's Tuesday again and the end of September? The holiday season is upon us and I can always use extra thank you cards during the holidays. This Snow Much Card was made using this weeks sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. The large snowflake was cut using my Cricut machine and the smaller snowflakes are die cuts. Everything was adhered to a piece of patterned paper from the retired Snowflake Splendor dsp by Stampin' Up!. The Thank You Snow Much sentiment is from the retired Snowflake Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up! and that's it. We would love for you to join us this week. The design team created some very clever inspiration for you this week! Click HERE to check out their designs and all the challenge details. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! ❄❄❄ 

Mini Slimline Card - TMS #601

Hello! It's been a little crazy this past week at my house. My hubby had a total knee replacement last Monday and I've been taking care of him. Right now I'm feeling very sleep deprived and ready for things to get back to normal. 🥱

This weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches is a break from the normal A2 card. It's a Mini Slimline Card sketch designed by me. The dimensions are 3.5" x 6". I do hope you will give it a try and join us this week. I'm giving away a prize of 6 colored mini slimline envelopes by Taylored Expressions to a random player. So, don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sketch #601:

Happy New Year Card

It's here, a brand New Year and a new decade! This year one of my resolutions is to get my crafty stash organized. I have a bad habit of starting a new project without cleaning my desk, which just piles on the mess. I'm also going to try to use what I have and buy less. I did way too much emotional shopping last year after my brother passed away. This Happy New Year Card was made with supplies that have been in my stash for many years. The patterned paper is from the Sweet Sorbet dsp by Stampin' Up! from 2014. My very neglected Cricut machine was used to cut the star and I've had the Happy New Year stamp since 2015. I don't usually send many New Year cards, but this year I plan to send a few. This card is linked to the Celebration challenge at Dragonfly Journeys and the Anything Goes challenge at Cute Card Thursday. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a healthy and happy 2021!

Door Hanging - TMS Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends! It's the last Tuesday of 2019 and I hope you will join us in our annual anything goes challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. It has to be new and it has to be crafty but it doesn't have to be a card. I've made a Door Hanging for my nephew for his bedroom at my parent's house. He really likes dinosaurs, so I used some patterned paper by Doodlebug Design. The T-Rex image was a free online download. All letters were cut with my Cricut machine using the Alphalicious cartridge. Everything was adhered onto a comic book board, which is thick, the perfect size and my hubby has a ton of them. That's it! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will play along with us this week. 

Canine Sympathy Card

Hello and happy Friday! Do you ever get into a crafting slump? Lately I've had a hard time getting motivated to make anything. It hasn't stopped me from buying supplies but using them is a different story. Well, I'm sure it's temporary. 

This Canine Sympathy Card was made for a coworker who recently lost her dog. I've used this design before, but if you've followed my blog for a while then you know I love to see the same design in different colors. You can see the original card HERE. The colors for this card was selected to coordinate with the heart dsp which I pulled from my scrap bin. The dog silhouette was cut with a Cricut machine and the flower is a Spellbinders die cut. That's pretty much it. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered: Simon Says Wednesday (Anything Goes), QKR Stampede (Anything Goes) and Watercooler Wednesday (Anything Goes).

Congrats Card with Star

Hello! Hope all is well in your world. Last week was crazy for me, so I didn't do any card making. This past weekend a young boy we know along with his team won the Lacrosse finals in their age group. They worked hard all season and did a great job. My hubby and I decided to send him a card to acknowledge his accomplishment and this Congrats Card with Star is what I made for him. The colors were selected to match the team colors. The star was cut with a Cricut machine and the Congrats sentiment is from The Paper Studio. All papers are from my scrap bin and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafters: Anything Goes

Dog Sympathy Card

Last night before I went to bed I checked my Facebook feed and was heartbroken to read one of the dogs from Animal Aid of Tulsa named Stella passed away. Her story is tragic as she was shot in the head and left to die. Animal Aid and veterinarians worked with her and ended up removing one of her eyes. It had been seven months since her rescue but she had night terrors from her abuse, phantom nerve pain and so much psychological damage that she was miserable. Her caregivers made the hard choice to free her of her suffering. She was a victim of abuse and abuse is what killed her. May she rest in peace!

This Dog Sympathy Card was made for Stella's caregivers. I know they put a lot of love, time and effort into her recovery and their hearts are broken. Their work is so important and I hope this card helps in some way. The layout for this card came from this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. If you have animals give them an extra hug today. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Animals: Anything with Animals
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything with Animals
• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #471

Photo of Stella

Sketch

Star Celebrate Card

Happy 4th of July! This holiday is always low key for us. We usually stay home and make sure the cats don't get too scared from all the neighborhood fireworks. Our oldest cat is thirteen and she gets calming treats, the loud noises really bother her. The youngsters are a little more resilient, but they all hide until the quiet night returns. So, if you're out having some fun... have a little extra fun for me!

This Star Celebrate Card is pretty simple. The layout is cased from one of my cards from February 2014. It's easy to duplicate and I really like the star focal point. The star was cut with my Cricut machine using the George and Basic Shapes cartridge. All patterned paper is from the Patriotic Parade paper pad by Doodlebug Design Inc. A strip of silver glimmer paper was used for some sparkle and the celebrate sentiment is retired by Stampin' Up!. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Cards in Envy: Twinkle Little Stars
• Crafty Gals Corner: Red, White and Blue 
• Craftaholics R Us: Any Holiday Cards
• Simon Says Stamp: Red, White and Blue

Floral Frame Mom Card

This weekend is Mother's Day and this is the card I made my mom. The Floral Frame stamp and die set is by Taylored Expressions and the flowers were colored with Copic markers. The letters for MOM were cut with my Cricut machine. Picking the colors for this card was the hardest part but I think it turned out pretty. Thanks for stopping by and if you're a mother of a human or a fur baby... I wish you a happy Mother's Day this Sunday.

This Floral Frame Mom Card is entered into the following challenges: Crafting By Designs - Mother's Day, Crafty Creations - Anything Goes, Crafty Gals Corner - Add a Flower, Cute Card Thursday - Flowers and Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything Goes.

Cute Snowman Card

Hello crafty friends! There are still plenty of Christmas in July challenges online right now, so I decided to make another Christmas card. This Cute Snowman Card features a digital image by From the Heart Stamps called For the Birds. I just love the little birds perched on the snowman's arms. The image was colored with Copic markers and some Stickles added below the snowman. To accent the snowman's hat I used some white Tulip puffy paint. The layout if from this weeks sketch at Mojo Monday and all patterned papers are from the 25th and Pine paper stack by Basic Grey. To cut the snowflakes I used a Cricut machine with the Christmas Noel Cartridge. Behind the snowman image is a strip of silver glitter tape by Recollections and that sums it up. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Cute Snowman Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• Tuesday Throwdown: Christmas in July
• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Snowman
• Cards in Envy: Christmas in July
• The Crafter's Cafe: Christmas in July

Happy 18th Birthday Card

My niece is turning eighteen this Friday and I decided to make her birthday card including the number eighteen to celebrate this significant occasion. I used the sketch at Mojo Monday for the card layout. The patterned papers are by Glitz Designs with a strip of black glitter tape by Recollections in the middle. For the sentiment I masked the word holiday from a happy happy happy holiday stamp and replaced it with birthday. I cut the number 18 using my Cricut machine and added some loose sugar cube glitter by Martha Stewart to the white numbers. The eighteen is accented by a bling circle by Recollections.  Now, I used the eight in the same way the Cricut machine cut it, but does it look upside down to you? I thought about turning it with the small end up but went with how it was cut. The accent cardstock colors are Pool Party and Lost Lagoon. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Happy 18th Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday: Anything Goes w/ Bling Twist
• Glitter n Sparkle: Anything Goes

Star Thanks Card

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful day! This afternoon I spent some time making this Star Thanks Card for The Paper Players color challenge. The colors are: Real Red, Whisper White and Night of Navy. To create my center panel I used watercolor paper, Night of Navy stampin' pad and my large Aqua Painter. Once the panel was dry I layered it to a slightly larger piece of Night of Navy cardstock. I cut the stars using my Cricut machine and then layered them with silver star stickers. To break up the panel I used silver ribbon that I recycled from holiday packaging. The thanks stamp is from the new Another Thank You stamp set by Stampin' Up! After stamping the sentiment with Real Red ink I used oval punches and layered them together. That about sums it up. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Casual Congrats! Card

Happy Monday afternoon! I hope you're having a wonderful day. It's been nice and sunny here in Oklahoma today. I would like to say that I stayed outside and enjoyed it, but no. I had a dentist appointment this morning and then went to work for two hours and then stayed in my craft room. The card I made is for one of my clients. I recently wrote a contract for her to buy her first home. I'm really excited for her and I hope she will like this Casual Congrats! Card.

The inspiration for this card came from "The Magic of Kits" article in the new Stampin' Success magazine. Stampin' Up! has a new kit available called Happenings Simply Created Card Kit (133329). It includes pieces for making 15 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" cards. My card wasn't made with the supplies from the kit but I did base the layout from one of the featured designs. I used patterned paper from the Sweet Sorbet sale-a-bration collection. It's free until March 31st with a fifty dollar purchase. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Casual Congrats! Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Paper Players: Clean and Simple with Star(s)
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Handmade New Year's Card

Hello! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! My crafting buddy was sunning himself in my craft room, so I couldn't resist hanging out with him and making a card. This Handmade New Year's Card was inspired by the photo challenge at Just Us Girls. I kept the design casual to play along with CAS-ual Fridays Happy New Year challenge.  I went with a monochrome brown color scheme. You can't really tell from the picture but the light tan is a glitter card stock by DCWV, which adds some sparkle. The clock patterned paper is by Karen Foster and the text print paper is from Stampin' Up!. The New Year sentiment is from a clear mini stamp set by KaiserCraft (CS926). There are only a couple of days left in 2013 and I hope you enjoy them. Thanks for stopping by!

My Handmade New Year's Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Just Us Girls: Photo Inspiration
• CAS-ual Fridays: Happy New Year
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards: New Beginnings
• C.R.A.F.T.: New Year, New Beginnings, New Baby
• Speedy Fox and Friends: Happy New Year

Holland Lop Thanks Card

Some of my favorite cards are made with a specific purpose/reason. This Holland Lop Thanks Card was made for a very cute reason. On Monday I came home a little earlier than usual and I checked my back porch as I always do. I feed my backyard cottontails, squirrels, and birds some seed on my back porch. I'm always looking back there to see what is eating and on Monday I saw a furry little body that wasn't a cottontail. I got closer and noticed it was a juvenile Holland Lop rabbit. Well as luck would have it I had some rabbit food that I recently bought so, I took some outside and watched this little rabbit eat like it was starving. I decided to call my dad because I wasn't sure if I should catch it or leave it. He told me to catch it and I did. The poor little thing was really skinny and pretty weak. I knew I couldn't keep it but I wanted it to have a good home so once again I call my parents. They live in the country and have a rabbit hutch and they agreed to keep it. I kept it overnight and then met my parents the next evening. Now the rabbit, which I named Snickers, has a good home and I can see it when I visit my parents. It's funny because I'm pretty sure my mom thought after I moved out of the house I would stop bringing home stray animals to their house, but so far that hasn't stopped me.


Snickers

To make this card I searched several different digital stamp websites until I found this Holland Lop wabbit image from Doodle Pantry.  It's so cute and fit the theme of my card perfectly. I added some dark area shading with my Copic markers to better resemble Snickers coloring. The Thanks So Much sentiment and scalloped circle was cut using my Cricut machine, the leaves are a die cut and the pansy flower is a punch both by Stampin' Up!. Well, thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!

My Holland Lop Thanks Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Doodle Pantry: Use a Doodle Pantry Image
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Use a Digital Stamp
• Flutter By Wednesday: Open, use a butterfly or fairy
• Happy Campers: Show us Your Flowers
• 365 Cards: In the Garden

When I'm with You Card

Good morning! It was an early morning for me. My Crafting Buddy (aka My Cat) is not feeling well and he woke us up every hour from 3am-6am. So, I figured I might as well get up and call the vet to schedule an appointment. Then I made my hubby Applesauce Chobani Pancakes for breakfast and did a load of laundry. Now... I'm ready for a nap.

I made this When I'm with You Card using the sketch from Sunday Stamps. I have to be honest and tell you.... this was the first time I made a banner for one of my cards. To create the banner I used the Pretty Pennants Cartridge and my Cricut machine. The image panel features a stamp from the For the Birds stamp set by Stampin' Up!. I sponged on the clouds and grass and colored the rest with a blender pen and my stampin' ink pads. The final touch was a small amount of dazzling details added to the water drops. Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!

My When I'm with You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sunday Stamps: Sketch
• Craftin Desert Diva's: Summer
• Incy Wincy Designs: Things with Wings
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Oldie but A Goodie: In the Garden (For the Birds stamp set)

When I'm with You Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Coastal Cabana card stock and Coastal Cabana patterned paper from the Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper collection.
• Stamps: For the Birds
• Inks: StazOn Jet Black and Classic stampin' pads in Bashful Blue (retired), Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, and Melon Mambo.
• Other Stuff: Blender Pen, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, white twine, dazzling details, Cricut machine, Pretty Pennants Cartridge and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.
 

Caring is Everything Card

The first Monday of July and a big milestone at the Mojo Monday challenge blog. They are celebrating their 300th challenge. That's awesome! To participate you have to make a card using their sketch, post it to the Internet and link it to their challenge. So come on...make a card a play along!

This Caring is Everything Card is full of bright colors that have a nice summery feel. The patterned paper from the Party Collection by Pebbles made it easy to select the right accent colors for this card.  When I started this card I was going to keep it simple and minimize the layering...but, as I was working with the paper and colors I decided it would look better with the real red card stock accenting the layers. It took a little bit longer to make but I really like the way it turned out. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

My Caring is Everything Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• 'ABC' Challenges: Anything Goes
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Caring is Everything Card Supplies:

• Paper: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red card stock by Stampin' Up! Aqua card stock from The Paper Studio and glitter green card stock is from DCWV.
• Stamps: Flower Shop stamp set and Papillon Potpourri stamp set both by Stampin' Up! and sentiment stamp by Print Works.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.
• Other Stuff: Sewing machine, thread, Big Shot, Polka Dot embossing folder, Cricut machine, Storybook Cricut cartridge, George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge, Pansy Punch, Bitty Butterfly punch and Itty Bitty Shapes punch all by Stampin' Up!, rhinestone basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

Star-Spangled Celebrate Card

It's been a long time since I've sang the Star-Spangled Banner. We used to sing it in grade school, a very long time ago.  Do you remember the lyrics???

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Click here to read the rest of the lyrics

 

We are approaching the Fourth of July here in the United States and the inspiration for my card today was our flag. This Star-Spangled Celebrate Card has some broad stripes and bright silver stars to ignite your patriotic spirit. The stars were cut with the Cricut machine and I added some stitching for detail. The colors are Pacific Point and Whisper White from Stampin' Up! and the red stripe paper is by Recollections. The celebrate sentiment is from the TPC Studios greetings stamp set and I punched it out using my oval punches from Stampin' Up!. The final touch was a few rhinestones for some bling around the sentiment. Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day! 

 

My Star-Spangled Celebrate Card is entered into the following challenges:

• 'ABC' Challenges: Red, White & Blue
• Paper Playtime: Red, White & Blue
• Sisterhood of Crafters: Stars and Stripes
• Simply Create Too: Colors in Your Country's Flag
• My Time to Craft: Spots and Stripes
• Lexi's Creations: Summer Holidays
• Creative Craft: A Stitch in Time

Man of Steel Card

Oh boy, The Man of Steel Superman movie is in theaters and my hubby is ready to go see it. He's been talking about it for months and now it's time to see if it lives up to all the hype. That's the one bad thing about an iconic super hero movie, you either love them or you're disappointed. I'm always entertained but I don't care if the movie follows a "story line", but my hubby has a different opinion on this issue.

I made this Man of Steel Card for my husband. The chain focal image was made using the Superman Cricut cartridge. I cut the layers in various colors and layered them to get the finished project. I embossed one end of the white card stock with the Tim Holtz Riveted Metal embossing folder. The Superman patterned paper has been in my stash for a very long time just waiting for me to use it. I kept thinking I might make a scrapbook page but that could be years away... so I used it. Now, I have a special card to give to my Superman. Thanks for stopping by and have a SUPER day!!!

My Man of Steel Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Use it Tuesday: Masculine
• Crafting By Designs: Father's Day/Men/Male
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: It's All About the Boys!
• Crafting for all Seasons: One for the Guys
• DL.ART: Father's Day/A card for a Man