Chickadee Birthday Wishes

 I have an aunt that likes chickadees so I ordered a die just for making a card for her. It has been on back order so it just made it and my card ended up being a little late.

Patterned Paper: Memory Box
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Die: Simon Says - Layered Chickadee, My Favorite Things & Sizzix
Sentiment: Spellbinders
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Gems: Recollections
Ribbon: Michael's

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 223

Crafty Animals - Ch.58
2 Critter Crazy Challenge - Ch. 59

Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 70 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 529 - 5330

Mom rainboot with flowers

I have set a goal to use my stash of dies that has a layer of dust on them and have never been used. For this one I was encouraged by the photo inspiration for JUGS. I used Sizzix, Impression Obsession and Die Version. I dry embossed the white background with Cuttlebug folder. For the watercan I ink distressed it with distress ink of Old Paper and Tea Dye. I had fun using my scraps.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Dies: Sizzix, Impression Obsession and Die Version
Ink: Distress - Old Paper and Tea Dye
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 145 Mother's Day of for a special lady
Dies R Us - Ch. 167
As You Like It - Favorite Season (Spring or Summer) and why/ Spring it's when the growing season starts anew and it's a rebirth and everything feels fresh.
Crafty Calendar - April Spring/Easter
Crafty Friends - Ch. 151 For the ladies/girls
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 218 Easter/Spring
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 52 Spring
Dragonfly Journeys - April showers bring may flowers
Incy Wincy - Colors of Spring and/or Embossing wet/dry
JUGS - Ch. 581 Photo Inspiration 

Hope your birthday is PURE MAGIC

 I just love Mo Manning images and this Wiz is no exception. I had so much fun making this birthday card and playing with all the stars. I have dry embossed the purple background, die cut the borders, and have dies of stars popped up. 

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Mo Manning - Wiz (see above for direct link)
Ink:  Distress - Broken China
Dies: My Favorite Things; Spellbinders
Sakura jelly glitter pen
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Pop dots

Challenges
Cheerful Sketches - April 2021
Mo's Digital Pencil - Ch. 302 Anything Goes with Mo's image
Dies R Us - Ch. 167 Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 397 Add a sentiment
Crafty Catz - Ch. 547 Anything Goes with optional embossing
Fab ' n Funky - Ch. 519 Embossing Wet or dry
Seize the Birthday- Ch. 212 Anything Birthday with optional spring flowers

Let's celebrate the gift of you

My friend Andrea came up with this wonderful sketch last week at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I had it made, but just didn't get it posted.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create and the shaker is a pre-made that I picked up on clearance from Hobby Lobby. I embossed the white and pink papers. This is just a fun and magical birthday card for a young lady.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection
Cardstock:  Bazzil: Recollection
Shaker:  Paper Cuts
Die: Spellbinder - Large Circle; My Favorite Thing - Banner
Gems:  Duct Tape
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug

Challenges
Double Trouble - Ch. 79 Make it Magical
Dies R Us - Ch. 165 Make it Magical
Seize the Birthday - Ch. 210 optional sketch
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 271 An animal and a sentiment
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 522 All occasions
Unicorn Challenge - Ch. 63 Make it feminine
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 312 All about occasions

Polish Merry Christmas

We didn't always celebrate our heritages and diversity is a new concept. My father is born here in the US and so were his parents, and grandparents. However, they settled in an area in Wisconsin where there were people of Polish decent that spoke a dialect of Polish. So when my Dad when to school he knew how to speak this Polish and not English.  He went to a one room school house and had to stay in from recess to get extra English lessons. To this day he can not say words with "th" and has even gone for speech therapy. 
I made a Merry Christmas card using a die cut from Memory Box.  


Patterned Paper:  A Paper Rose
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Die Cut: Memory Box; Sizzix
Flowers:  Prima
Punch:  Martha Stewart



Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 514 Anything Christmas with optional something that starts with "H"
Christmas Kickstart - Ch. 41 Festive Florals
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 263 Anything Goes with a sentiment
CCAYR - November for family and /or friends
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 47 Glitter/Sparkle and Christmas
The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Ch. 82 

Dream higher and deeper

Well here is something totally different that I did. I finally played with my Lavinia Stamps and made a scene with VersaFine ink. I made an two easel cards and on the inside I heat embossed a Lavinia sentiment and then added some die cuts and a button to have it stamp up. I just love seahorses and this Sebastian. He's so intricate.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamps:  Lavinia - Sebastian (see above); Seaweed, Seaweed2, Sea Bubbles
Sentiment:  Lavinia Deeper than the ocean
Ink:  VersaFine - Black
        VersaFine Clair - Green Oasis, Verdant, Paradise, Blue Belle, Fantasia
Button:  Stash
Hemptique
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Stampendous
Dies:  Paper Rose & Cottage Cutz

Challenges
Lavinia World - Ch. 32
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 450 - 451 Anything Goes
little red wagon - Ch. 560 Give us your backgrounds
DL Art Thankful Thursday - Ch. 264 Animals
Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 172 Oceans
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Ocean / Beachy
If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 147

HB with stars TMS 561

Today I simple card using several Spellbinder dies for a masculine birthday card. I just never seen to have enough of them around. Be prepared next week is a big celebration at Tuesday Morning Sketches and there will be LOTS of prizes!

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Spellbinders:  Stars; Pennant

Challenges

The Male Room - Ch. 139 Use Die cuts

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 55 Anything Goes

Inkspirational - Ch. 216 Sketch

Dream Valley - Ch. 228 All Occasions

Intertwine Squares TMS 557

Today at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have a new challenge. For this card I dry embossed the background with little roses and then die cut the squares and put the flowers in the middle.  I didn't add a sentiment since I am undecided on what occasion I will use this for.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections

Embossing Folder:  We are Memory Keepers

Die:  My Favorite Things

Flowers;  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Make your own Background

Always Fun - Ch. 165 Layers

Crafty Catz - Ch. 508 At least 2 layers

Love to Craft - Ch. 47 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 152 Flowers and a sentiment

TMS 547 I wish you comfort

Today at TMS there is a new sketch challenge and I made my card using patterned papers and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I need to make a large stash of sympathy cards for my Mom and I just thought that these papers were perfect for it. I prefer to have these made ahead since they are so difficult to make when emotional and the mojo isn't flowing.  Maybe this card would be more appropriate for what is happening now.
Well I managed to find a microwave and it's the same brand as the 30 year old one that I had, lol.  I think we will be on lock down starting tomorrow, but I will still have to go to work. Be safe and take care.

Prize this week is a $10 Gift Certificate (can be used on-line)

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - I wish you comfort
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Petite Ovals
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
CHNC Patterned - March
QKR - Ch. 390 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 430 - 431 Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Wk 12 Anything Goes
Creatalicious -  Ch. 183 Anything Goes with optional layer it up

For someone special...75

It was my Godmother's 75th birthday earlier in the month and this is what I made for her. It has die cuts, flowers, washi tape, bows and lots of love.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations; Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; DCWV

Die Cuts:  Sizzix; Creative Expressions

Flowers:  Prima

Ribbon:  TCW

Washi Tape:  Recollections

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - October 2019

CHNC Patterned - October

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 408 - 409 Anything Goes

Creations in Pink - Ch. 15 

Crafty Sentiments - Birthday

Paper Girls - Ch. 185 Birthday

Tulip Birthday

I needed a break from all the Christmas in July cards and made a birthday card to add to the stash I'm making for my Mom.  I pulled out some die cuts that I haven't used and decided to put them to use.  So here is a tulip die from Tutti Designs and Happy Birthday from Sizzix.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Die Cuts:  Tutti and Sizzix

Challenges
Atlantic Heart Challenge - Ch. 325
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 396 - 397 Anything Goes
Creations in Pink - Ch. 12
Double D - Birthday

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch. 474 Pretty in Pink

Sympathy on the Loss of your Father Mojo

I have a friend who had to have hospice get involved because his Dad took a sudden decline. His Dad was an Army Chaplin. Over the past few years he has gone through Multiple Myeloma treatment and now most recently Lung Cancer.  So since I have a background in Oncology and hospice, he had lots of questions for me.  So I thought that I would get a card prepped since from the sound of things...it won't be long.
The sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I used a couple dies, dry embossed the background and some Tim Holtz stars.

Patterned Paper:  Authentique

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Loss of your Father

Die Cut:  My Favorite Things

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Stars:  Tim Holtz

Challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch 519

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 438 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create - Ch. 223 Anything Goes with optional use your flags colors

Crafty Friends - Ch. 114 Use 2 or more patterned papers

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 231 BINGO & sentiment (Pattern Paper / Embossing / Die Cut)

Pink Carnation Happy Birthday

Here is a card that I made for my Mom's stash that I am making for her.  I used a Sizzix oval die, Tim Holtz floral die, Spellbinder die and heat embossed the sentiment.  I added some pearls.  Since my Mom has nine sisters, I thought I could make quite a few female cards, lol.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Stampendous

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Art

Spellbinder:  Fancy Tag

Dies:  Sizzix

Pearls:  Recollection

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 509

Creations in Pink - Ch. 11

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 588 Birthdays

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 304 For the Girls

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Any Occasion

Inkspirational - Ch. 190 3 or 5

Turn your face to the sun

I wish that we would get some sunny days instead of all this rain. Today there is a new Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and the image is Flower pots.  My card has a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This is such a fun image and can be used for so many occasions so be sure to grab it while it is available for the next week.

Patterned Papers:  Sweet Shoppe - Rose Garden
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Core-diations
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Flower pots
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Be like the flower
Dies:  Sugar Pea
Punches: Martha Stewart
Bling:  Mark Richards
Ribbon:  Michael's
Ink:  Distress - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Sisterhood of Crafters - Three B's (Bees, birds, butterflies)
Alphabet Challenge - F for flowers
Fab 'n Funky - Ch.444 June Blooms
Crafting by Designs - Summer Fun
Penny Paper Crafty -  Ch. 434 Anything Goes

My fake plants died...

Today starts a new Stella Says Sketch at Catch the Bug.  For my card I used the image, Grumpy Gertrude fake plants.  I thought I put Glossy Accents on her glasses, but by mistake it was Crackle Accents...oops. I embossed the die cut behind the image and rubbed it with sandpaper.

Patterned Paper;  Paper Studio; Bazzil

Cardsotck:  Core-dinations; Paper Studio; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Grumpy Gertrude fake plants (see above for direct link)

Spellbinder:  Label #5

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Bling:  Paper Studio

Flower:  Paper Studio

Crackle Accents

Ink:  Distress - Old Paper

Embossing Folder:  We are Memory Keepers

Sandpaper

Challenges

Creative Knockouts - ch. 300 Embossing Delight

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 228 Nature and sentiment

QKR - Ch. 350 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Wk 22 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 457 Crazy Egg with twist coffee

Alphabet Challenge - E for Embossing Folder

Wishing you a joyful Christmas

I am trying to keep up with the goal of doing several Christmas cards each month, but I have to make up for the beginning months when I didn't get some completed. This is a stamp called Make it Snappy - JOY from Bugaboo and the color scheme from Color Throwdown.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Make it Snappy - Joy (see above for direct link)

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Ribbon:  Michael's

Embossing Folder:  JoAnn's

Gem:  Mark Richard's

Dies  My Favorite Things

Challenges

Color Throwdown - Ch. 542

CHNC - Ch. 437 Anything Christmas with optional a tree or two

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 10 Anything Christmas

Christmas as Sweet Stampin' - May Anything Christmas with optional snowflakes

Sparkle Christmas - Ch. 100 Let's see some holly

JUGS - Ch. 487 Bold letters

Candle Lantern

I wanted to challenge myself this year to make more CAS cards, but so far I haven't been doing it.  So I tried with Christmas card.  I used the same die cuts and sketch and changed the layouts. I have soooooo many craft embellishments and supplies that I feel dedicated to fill up space so CAS cards freak me out. This style is more comfortable than the CAS which I posted previously.   I left sentiments for both to go with this weeks CHNC Challenge.

Patterned Paper: Recollection

Cardstock:  Recollection

Die Cuts:  Tutti and My Favorite Things

Ribbon:  Michael's and Hobby Lobby

Flower:  Hobby Lobby

Gems:  Recollection

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 487

CHNC - Ch. 422 Anything Christmas optional with no sentiment

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 424 Christmas

ABC Christmas - A Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 6 Anything Christmas

Double D - Looking Back in Time

Crafty Catz - Ch. 446 Anything Goes with optional Ribbon/ Lace