Who Needs Chestnuts?

Hello there.  I was able to get another card made today.  We had an outdoor concert at church tonight and then Kierstynne had a baton twirling parade tonight.  It was pretty neat.  All of the floats were covered in twinkling lights and the girls' batons were glow batons.  It didn't start until 9:00 pm or so.  

I made a Christmas card with a cute image from Doodle Pantry called Candy Cane Ants.

These are some cute ants for sure.  I didn't like the way they had just dots for eyes so I redid them with a white gel pen and a black Zig marker.  The papers are all from My Mind's Eye.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great Sunday and God bless.

Challenges I am Entering:

Sentimental Sundays--Christmas in July

Sunday Stamps--It's Pink

Fab N Funky--Walk on the Wild Side

Gone Fishing

Hello.  Thanks again for stopping by to take a gander at what I have been up to.  I have gotten another card done, so I thought I would share it.

I used another image and sentiment from Doodle Pantry.  This one is called Gone Fishing.

I really like the way the sky turned out.  I tried something new and it looks like a real sky.  I used papers from a DCWV My Guy stack.

Thank you again for stopping by.  Have a great day and God bless.

Challenges I am Entering:

Cards Galore--Anything Goes

Mema's Crafts--August Anything Goes

V's Sweet Ideas--Anything Goes

Creative Moments--Anything Goes with a Sketch

C.R.A.F.T.--Wish You Were Here

Inkspirational--Designer's Choice: Use Markers or Pencils  (I used Pencils)

Potty Time

Good Morning again.  Thanks for joining me today.  I have another card that I created this morning.  I've been home alone since yesterday afternoon.  My husband is away on his annual guys weekend in Philly and my daughter is at her great grandmother's.   It's been so quiet.  Lots of crafting time. :)

This card is a bit out of the norm for me.  Lots of parts.  I used a pre colored image from Doodle Pantry called Potty, hence the title of this post.

In order to fit all the pieces on this card, I made it a 5x7 size.  I like the way it came out.  I did follow a sketch to create it. I also used my new paper pad, Barnwood Pretty, on this one.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  Take care and God bless.

Challenges I am Entering:

Craft Your Passion--Flower Power  (My flowers are on the patterned paper and the toilet)

Crafting From the Heart--Anything Goes
Feeling Sketchy--#97

Ooh La La --Vintage

Simple Create Too--Old/Vintage
4 Crafty Chicks--Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments--Thinking of You type sentiment
Crafty Girls--Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday--Vintage

Motorcycle Mania

Good Mornin' Friends.  I was able to go shopping yesterday for some new supplies. Mostly I picked up some organizing items.  I have made so many cards that I have an over abundance.  So, I bought 5  16qt. tubs to store them in.  I think I will make up sets of cards for Christmas presents this year.  I also found some really good deals at Jo Ann's.  Almost everything I bought was on sale.  I bought my first set of Gelatos today.  I used them to make my card for this post.  I also found the most beautiful paper pad at Hobby Lobby.  It's called Barnwood Pretty from the Paper Studio and I can't wait to use some of the papers.  All of the Spare Parts embellishments were on sale for 50% off.  Yep, I made out like a bandit.

I used images from Doodle Pantry called Motorcycle Mania to create my card.  I also used the Ombre Technique.

I really like the way the Gelatos work.  I used a paintbrush and water to blend the colors together.  I watched a video on Youtube that shows how you can use your fingers to blend them too.

Thank you for checking out what I created today.  Have a wonderful Saturday.  God bless.

Challenges I am Entering:

Doodle Pantry--August Challenge

Words 2 Scrap By--From Darkness to Light

Mod Squad--I've Got the Blues

Milk Coffee--2 or more Die Cuts

Alphabet Challenge--M is for Men Only

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge--Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge--Favorite Things (Motorcycles, Banners, Digis, Square Cards)

OMCF #10

Good morning.  Thanks for joining me today.  I truly appreciate the time that y'all take to check out what I have been doing.

This week starts a new challenge at Open Minded Crafting Fun.  Challenge #10 already.  We've been been having a ball with our challenge blog.  We've had some wonderful entries in the past 9 challenges. Thank you for helping to make our challenges fantastic.

Our challenge for #10 is "USE SOME RIBBON". Seems pretty easy, right?

We have some wonderful sponsors this challenge too.

Make sure to take a second or two and check out these sponsor's sites.  You will find some wonderful images there.

I used a Doodle Pantry image to create my card.

This image is "Vintage Phone" and I like it.  My grandmother had a phone like this in her house when I was a child.  I remember it well.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:

Image and Sentiment: Doodle Pantry's Vintage Phone

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol

Cardstock: Darice, Neenah Solar White

Papers: Glasses and Staches by The Paper Studio

Ribbon: Seam Binding

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders for Creatopia Labels 6 Dies, Lots of Circles Embossing Folder

I Burn for You

Hey there.  Smile, I have one more for y'all tonight before I call it quits for the night/early morn.

This cute card uses last months progressive freebie from Doodle Pantry.  For those of you who don't know how that works, you must use a Doodle Pantry image to make a card/project.  Link it to the blog and you will receive that month's featured image. So, for this month, I am using last month's featured image and will receive Easter Peeps for free.  Great deal right?

Thanks so much for sticking with me today.  I hope y'all have enjoyed my cards.  Have a great day/night and God bless.

Recipe:
Image and Sentiment: Hearts Afire from Doodle Pantry
Cardstock: Recollections, GP
Papers: DCWV
Ribbon: The Ribbon Boutique
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop dots,

Challenges:
Doodle Pantry--February Monthly Challenge
A Little Bit Crafty--Man Up
The Male Room--Valentine's
Ladybug Crafts--Be Mine

You Add Color to My Life

Hello friends.  I know I said I only had one card for Friday, but it's close enough to Saturday so I wanted to post this one. :)

Isn't this a bright and cheery card?  I like it.   It's nice to do a card with a Spring feel to it.  It's been a while.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.  I love to see ya.  I hope y'all have a great weekend and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Doodle Pantry
Sentiment:  Same set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Pens, BIC Markers
Cardstock: Colorbok
Papers: The Paper Studio Celebrate pad
Gems: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Paper Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cutterbee Scissors

Challenges:
Glitter n Sparkle--#68 Stitching
Penny's Paper Crafty--#161 Easter
MFP Speedy TV Color Challenge--#7 Bright Colors
Alphabet Challenge--Y is for Young
Creative Fingers--#21 Stitching
Daring Card Makers--Stripes
Frosted Designs--Polka Dots

Doodle Pantry #42 Challenge

Hi there!  Today's card is for the Doodle Pantry  monthly challenge.  You can use any image you would like and you will be entered into the drawing at the end of the month.  If you use a Doodle Pantry image, you will receive the Fire Heart set free. What a great deal.  Even if you aren't picked as the winner, you can still get a free set.

I used Cocoa Cup Ants to make my card.  I think they are so cute.  When you buy the set, you get both the colored and the outline images.  I used the colored one this time.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Stamp: Doodle Pantry Cocoa Cup Ants precolored digi
Sentiment: From the set
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White, Recollections Black
Papers: Digital Papers from the Doodle Pantry set
Gems: Queen and Co. Brilliant Blue
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, Canon Ink Jet Printer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Pop dots

Day 20 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Howdy y'all.  It's Day 20 and we only have 11 more to go.. That is so sad.  I am really diggin' this blog hop.  I'm going to miss it when it's over.  I am learning so much and seeing so many great projects.   My Wicked Blogger buddies so totally ROCK!

For today, I have made a cute card.  I used a Doodle Pantry image called "Frankenbirdie."  I think he is so totes cute!

I used a precolored digi for this card.  I die cut him with Spellbinders and added a sentiment from the set.  The card stock is Recollections and the patterned paper is DCWV.  There's not too much to say about this card.  It was pretty quick and easy.

Thanks for stopping today.  Make sure to hop on over to Terra's blog for all the winners, sponsors and rules.  And don't forget to leave some love for all the other Wicked Bloggers on the roll to the right of this post.  See y'all tomorrow.

Doodle Pantry Monthly Progressive Challenge

Hello my friends.  I hope today finds you well.  I have been working hard in my craft room the past couple of days and this is one of the cards I have created.

This cutie is from the Berry Mice digital set.  For those of you who don't understand how the Progressive Challenge works, let me give you a quick explanation. When you join, you must purchase your first set.  That set can be which ever Doodle Pantry image you like.  Make your creation and link it to the current challenge.  Once you do that, you will receive through email the featured set for the month.  When you receive your set, make your card from it and post it on the next challenge.  This is an ongoing challenge and as long as you make a project for the month, you will receive the next set of images.  It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

To begin, the image and sentiment were printed out on Neenah card stock.  I then chose two different DP, one from American Crafts and one from Colorbok.  The Purple card stock is from Colorbok.  I followed an old sketch from MFT to make this card. The lacy scallop strip is Martha Stewart.  I used my Lacy Circles and Classic Circles Large Spellbinder Dies to die cut the center circles.  I then fussy cut the mouse and bowl of blueberries and used pop dots to add them to the center.  I matted the sentiment onto a piece of the purple card stock and added it to the top right square. 

I hope y'all enjoyed this little sweetie and will take the time to join Doodle Pantry Progressive Challenge this month.  God bless y'all.

DoodlePantry Monthly Challenge

Good Afternoon Friends.  I hope everyone's week got off to a great start.  School is less than a month from ending and I cannot wait.  I am so done with this school year.  I'm praying next year will be much better.

The card I have for y'all this post uses one of the cutest little birds I have ever seen.  It is a Doodle Pantry pre-colored digi and background.

Isn't he just a cutie?  I love the cornstalks too.  I printed out the image and an extra farmer bird on GP card stock.  I cut around the second bird and used pop dots to add him to the back ground.  The background paper is from the same set.  I matted everything on a Delightful Daffodil card stock from SU.  The sentiment is from the set and matted on the same yellow card stock.  

Thanks for stopping by to visit today.  I will be back either tonight or tomorrow with some more eye candy for y'all.  God bless.

Challenge:
Doodle Pantry--Anything Goes

You Crack Me Up

Card #6  Please see Irish Dancers post for explanation of short post.

All elements of this card are from Doodle Pantry.  This is the first time I have ever used a Digital Paper.  I like it.  The image is precoloured, I just trimmed it out.

The card base is a premade one from DCWV and the gems are from Queen and Co.

This is a sick girl card. :)

Challenges:

Doodle Pantry--DPDC32

An Anniversary Waltz

I have an anniversary card y'all this morning.  The image is a Doodle Pantry image that I colored with my American Craft's Chromatix markers.  I also used my BIC markers for some of the elements.  

I started this card with a card base made from SU Basic Black.  I used a piece of fancy paper from DCWV that I have been hoarding. My daughter keeps threatening to call the show Hoarders if I don't start using up my stash.  I keep telling her I'm not a hoarder that I'm a collector, but she doesn't buy it.  I also die cut a piece of silver glitter card stock to mat the image on.  I inked the edges of the image with DI Vintage Photo and used some ribbon from Offray.  To finish up the card, I added some black pearls from Queen and CO.

Thanks for looking at my project.  I truly appreciate it.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Pink Gem Challenge--Add a Bow
2 Sisters Challenge Blog--Romance
Red Carpet Studio--#25 The Wedding Singer
Retro Sketches--#52 Use a "Retro Sketch"  I chose sketch #43 to make my card.

Pig Me Up

Hi there.  I have one more card for y'all.  I left this one on my desk, so I forgot to post it earlier.  This cute little card uses a Doodle Pantry image which I colored with my colored pencils after printing it on Neenah Super Smooth White card stock.

I used this cute little piggy on another card, but I'm in love with him.  I decided to make this one black with a little white patch on his eye.   

I began this card with a Basic Black (SU) card base.  I actually made a standard size A2 card this time.  The background DP is DCWV All Girl pack.  I matted the image on a Pink panel from Recollections after rounding the two right side corners.  I also rounded the pink corners.  I added a piece of pink and black polka dot ribbon from The Ribbon Boutique.  It's one of the spools of ribbon that I bought at Hobby Lobby on Saturday for $1.84.  I added three pink gems from Queen and Co. to finish it off.

Thanks for looking at my newest creation.  I hope y'all love this little oinker as much as I do.  God bless.

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday--#246

Challenges 4 Everybody--#14 Anything Goes

Dream Valley#51 Ribbon and Bling

Crafty Bloggers--#8 Anything Goes
Milk Coffee Challenge--Make it Cute!

New Mercies

Good Morning friends.  I hope y'all are enjoying your Saturday.  It's 4:15 am in the morning here, so I'm sure most of you aren't up yet.  I haven't gone to bed yet.  The Sandman past right by my house again.

Today's card uses a digi from A Day for Daisies.

Isn't this just a sweet little image.  I am loving my new Neenah card stock.  I used my BIC markers on this image too.  Love, love, love it..  The sentiment is from Doodle Pantry.  They have some wonderful Christian sentiments on their site..HERE.  They also have lots of Freebies for you to try.

The card base is a nice chocolate brown from HOTP.  The DP is from DCWV.  I added some blue gems to finish it off.

Thanks so much for taking a look.  God bless y'all.

Challenges: 

A Day For Daisies--#63  Pink Polka Dots

Hogs and Kisses

Good evening my friends.  I hope y'all's Thursday was a good one.  Tomorrow is Friday and since I am leaving for VA, I am posting the last of my challenge cards tonight. I won't post again until Monday, so I hope y'all have a great weekend.

This first card is a cutie.  At least I think so.  This one is for all my country girlfriends out there.  Even if you ain't the least bit country, y'all have to find this card cuter than a bug's ear.

See, I told ya.  Cute as a pigs ear, right?  This adorable little guy is from Doodle Pantry.  I love the stamps you can find there.  I think I'm hooked.  My digi file folder is overflowing.  

Putting this card together was very simple.  It looks like alot, but it's actually not.  One DP, two CS , some coloring and a little fussy cutting.  That's it.  The DP is Studio G from last year.  To get the swirls and little hearts, I just cut them out of scraps of the DP and colored them with a light pink BIC Marker and added glitter gel pen.  I used a black card base from SU, a piece of pink and white DP as a small mat and printed my image on Gina K White.   And of course, cutie is colored with my colored pencils and OMS.

Thanks so much for stoppin' in today.  I hope y'all have a great night.  God bless.

Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish--#145 Have a Heart
Created with Love--#27 Valentine's Day
ABC Challenges--#15  Candy Hearts

4.25" Card

Howdy y'all.  I'm back with another post for today.  I am trying to get everything posted and linked up because I am going to Virginia tomorrow to visit my dad.  He isn't doing to well.   Back in October he had is knee replaced and had alot of problems with it healing.  While he was in rehab, he started bleeding internally and they couldn't figure out why.  After running some tests they found out his prostate is messed up and he had colon cancer.  Last week he went in for surgery for the colon cancer.  He came through that beautifully and the surgeon said she got it all and it hadn't spread.  Two days ago, he had a mini stroke which left his right arm pretty much useless.  I feel the urge to go and visit with him.  It's been over a year since I have seen him.  I don't want to put off a visit and then have to live with a load of guilt if anything were to happen to him.  So, my husband took tomorrow off and we are leaving in the morning to go for a visit.  Please keep my dad in your prayers.  He needs all of them he can get.

Now, on to the cards.  I made a cute one using an image that I found online for free.  I colored it teal with my colored pencils.  I added some glitter gel pen to the lace part of the bra.  I used a blue glitter gel pen to fill in the ribbon.  The sentiment is from Scrapalicious. 

I used a medium shade of blue from Colorbok for the card base.  I found two scraps of blue in my stash and matted them onto white card stock.  I cut out a scalloped circle with my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities and then ran it through the Swiss Dot EB.  I used pop dots to adhere the bra on top of the circle.  I finished the card and looked back at my list where I realized it was supposed to be a CAS card.  This isn't very simple although it's clean.  So, I made another card.

This is a CAS card.  I used a beautiful burgundy card base from Colorbok.  I printed out this Scripture from Doodle Pantry onto GP white card stock.  I matted it on light pink from Recollections.  I added a lacy circle die cut and wrapped a piece of pink satin ribbon around the front.  I added the sentiment with pop dots and this CAS card was finished.

I need to pay more attention to my list.  But, I have another card to add to my stash because of my mistake.

Thank you for stopping in today.  I hope y'all have a great day.  I am going to try and finish up the few challenges I have left on my list and get them uploaded before I leave.  If not, I won't be posting again until Monday, so you guys have a great weekend if I don't see ya before.  God bless.

Challenges:
The Outlawz Challenges--CAS 4.25" square
TTCRD--Anything Goes

Little Princess

Good Morning y'all.  Can you believe it?  I am actually posting during the daylight hours. :)  Shocking, isn't it?

Today's card is a sweet baby card.  I used a Digi Darla image.  I used my colored pencils for this image.

I think this is a sweet little image.  The sentiment is from Doodle Pantry.  I merged the two images to make one and trimmed them to 3.25"x 4".  I used a beautiful green card stock from Colorbok and a light pink from Recollections as mats for the image.  The green DP is from DCWV and the pink DP is from Bo Bunny.  The only embellishments are the flowers in the corner.  They are from Recollections.  I used the same green card stock for the card base.

Thank you for taking the time to stop in today.  I hope y'all have a great Thursday.  God bless.

Challenges:
Sentimental Sundays--#140 New Beginnings
Love to Create--#51 Celebrate