Another anniversary lighthouse

Another version of a previous card -for another late anniversary greeting.  This couple also enjoys RV travel along the Oregon coast - and so do we.  This is such a lovely vintage picture - a freebie from TLC.  It was new to me to make these cards.   The sun is die cut from what was probably my first Cuttlebug purchase all those years ago -from an alphabet set I think is called Olivia.  I tried to die the edges of the image with coffee - did not turn out too well!


 Sketch:   Try stampin on Tuesday
New:   Simon Says Stamp Monday
            Die -cut-divas

Another recycled card - Christmas 2019

I am continuing to try to make a little dent in my stash of old cards,  The image, star, and verse are all parts of the same card.  DP - Faith and Hope pad; shiny ribbon; Spellbinder circle dies  The verse reads:  The wise still seek Him.
Sketch:   Feeling-Sketchy 
Sentiment:   Audsentimentschallenge
Christmas:   Creative Knockouts
                       Die-cut-divas
Stars:   Simon Says Stamp Monday  
Star Struck Starry Night:   Unstampabelles

This is for challenge #229 at the Crafter's Cafe.  You have two weeks to complete your entry, and there are several options:  use a stencil, or Halloween and/or the colors purple, orange and black. As you can see, i used the colors for the Halloween theme.  The sponsor is DeCosse's Dynamite Doodles, and I selected the following to complete my card:  
Trick or treat bundle - textured papers - light purple grunge; dark purple grunge;
Trick or treat bundle -  General elements  -  two pumpkins (upper left); green moon face and witch hat;  happy Halloween sentiment
I used Spellbinder dies for the circles, and some ribbon from my endless stash.
I fussy cut the small images - good thing I mounted on white cs, as my macular degeneration is kind of acting up today and I struggled with cutting. I have learned that  mounting on white hides uneven cut edges!  The images are all pre-colored.  I added some Stickles to the sentiment for the shine.
Challenges entered:  
 Sketch:  Mojo-Monday 
Autumn/Halloween:  Patties creations
 Halloween colors/any:   Angies digital stamps 
 Fall  colors:   Die-cut-divas
 Any, with Spellbinder dies:  Dies r us
  Pumpkin inspiration:  Cupcake inspiration 
 Any:   Pammies inky pinkies
             Craft-deebowz

 

HappyBirthday, Terry

Perfect for our son-in-law.  He loves to fish!
Oval dies - Spellbinder'
Image -  Bugaboo - Gus, the fish whisperer  (watercolored)
DP -  Karen Foster, Gone Fishing
Washi Tape
Sketch:  Catch the Bug
Birthday:   Diecuttindivas
Any:   Dies r Us 
             Die Cut Divas

another 5.5x8.5

Image - TLC pre-colored digi; silver mesh ribbon; narrow blue ribbon; brand new Quick Kutz die

Sketch:    Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
New:      Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge
                Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge 
                Die-cut-divas

Thanks to Evelyn

This is similar to yesterday's card  the sketch and bg are different.
Image - TLC pre colored freebie;  papers - Lily of the Valley; Recolllections watercolor; die cut by Cheery Lynn.
New - scored card base (a friend got a new box full at a yard sale and gave it to me).  I seldom make 8.5 x 5.5 cards, but this included 100 envelopes so I may as well use them!  I will give this card - and more - to her as a thank you.
New:  the TLC image has been in my file but this is my first time to use it.

Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
New:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
            Die-cut-divas    
Any - with vendor die cut:    Scrapy land
                                                Dies r Us: 
Any:  Word Art Wednesday 

For Art and Mary

This is for friends who are experiencing health issuesl
Image - TLC pre colored freebie;  papers - Lily of the Valley; Recolllections watercolor; die cut by Cheery Lynn.
New - scored card base (a friend got a new box full at a yard sale and gave it to me).  I seldom make 8.5 x 5.5 cards, but this included 100 envelopes so I may as well use them!
New:  the TLC image has been in my file but this is my first time to use it.
Resolutions: 1) - to do a better job of remembering friends and church members in need of a lift;     2) -to stop hoarding my supplies (e.g. - the papers here) - with my advancing macular degeneration I may as well use them as I probably do  not have years and years of card making left.    3)  get back to regular card making.
Sketch:   Feeling-Sketchy
New:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
            Die-cut-divas    
Resolution:   Cut it Up
Any - with vendor die cut:    Scrapy land
                                                Dies r Us: 
Any:  Word Art Wednesday

No stamping for MMTPT232

I have missed a lot of SplitCoastStampers Teapot Tuesday challenges, but certainly wanted to join last week.  Anita has been supplying cards for her chemo group to use - but Anita herself is not always feeling up to making more cards.  The Teapotters are helping her out by sending an extra card or two - mostly thank you and birthday cards.  I made this one, and will enclose a few others from my RAK stash.  If you would like to know more, here is the link. 
I used this pretty floral image from a "store bought" card I received.  Supplies:  washi tape, Spellbinder Labels die, Cuttlebug sentiment from Olivia set - probably the first CB set I ever bought!
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Autumn:   Use your stuff
                   Die-cut-divas 
                    Dare2bartzy
Flowers:  Dream Valley
Inspiration:    Give a crafter a cookie
Any:   Word art Wednesday
            Paper nest dolls

Silhouette Christmas 2018

I tried something new for this card - I used gold sticker strips to add a border to the card.  The left side features rick rac and a couple of gold strips. The silhouette image is a Stampendous stamp and the die cuts are Spellbinders.
Sketch/colors:  Your Next Stamp
Christmas:   Cutitup challenge
                      Dreamvalleychallenges
                      fussyandfancy
"B" = Bethlehem border:  Pennyblackatallsorts 
silhouette, with die cuts:   Die-cut-divas
New to me technique - sticker border :  Pileitonchallenge
 
                       
 

Bird House - DT card for QKR Stampede Anything Goes challenge #294

Please join us again this week for the Anything Goes challenge at QKR Stampede.  You may submit up to 3 entries by 6 p.m. Thursday, and have an opportunity to win some new images.  There is a category for Eureka/QKR stampede images, and another for others.  (Hint - use your cute QKR's!)  This time I selected an image called Bird House & Vines, and a verse to go with it.  I colored with Twinkling H2O's and some watercolors.  The panel with the cute trees is cs from WeRMemory Keepers, and the other is from my stash.  The larger bird is a Cheery Lynn die cut, and the tiny birds are punched.  I added a Cuttlebug border die cut with some metallic cord and a button.
Sketch, with some orange:   Cuttlebug Mania
May Flowers:   Die-cut-divas
Flowers:    Dies R Us 
Winged things:   Art Impressions
Hand colored image:   Star Stampz
Patterned Paper:   Crafty Hazelnuts Patterne Paper
Any:    Crafty Gals Corner
              Word Art Wednesday
             Jo's Scrapshack
 
 

Have a Blessed Easter

 

I am a bit late with the greeting - just not time to add to the blog!  We are having a good day - hubby's pain has eased a bit over the past couple of weeks and he is feeling more like getting out a little.  We attended the youth breakfast at church before services.  Otherwise it is a quiet day.  It is good to share with you the joy of the resurrection. 
Image and sentiment by QKR Stampede; Cuttlebug border die.
Sketch:    Your Next Stamp
Easter:     Cut it Up
                 Aud Sentiments
                 Deep Ocean
                 Die Cuttin Divas
Die Cuts (10 Ch Max):    Southern Girls
Any:    Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  
            Die-cut- Divas

SCS TeaPot Party #495

This card will go to a couple in Hawaii.  He is having major health
 issues, and she is struggling to cope with the situation.  I added the musical note because  music is important to him.





















Scripture TLC digi; Spellbinder circle dies; chalk for distressing. gold mesh strip; ribbon, distressed edges.  The musical note is from a new packet of die cuts I just got (Paper Wishes).
Sketch:  Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Distressing:   C.R.A.F.T.
Layer it up:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Something new:   Die-cut-divas
Blue:   Pink Gem 
Any:   House that Stamps Built 

Sympathy remembering Wendy

Sadly, I need another sympathy card.  My sister's step daughter passed away yesterday.
This uses a stamp by SU and I can't think of the name.  I used watercolor pencils and an aqua pen for the soft look.    The die cut (Spellbinder) sentiment is from my stash,  and the embossed butterflies are a Darice folder. The gold  ribbon is new.
I am also trying to reach a goal of 300 cards for the year - I should be on track!
Sketch:   VLV Sketches
Tic Tac Toe (middle row):   House that Stamps Built 
Something new:    Penny Black at Allsorts
                                Die-cut-divas
Layer it up:  Tuesday Throwdown 
Embossing, die cut:  Cuttlebug Mania
Goal:   Cut it Up
Blue:   Simon Says Stamp Monday

Sympathy - Cross and Blossoms

I will most likely use this for a sympathy card.  The stamp, one I have had for a long time, is Cross & Blossoms,  by Paper Inspirations.  I stamped it on subtly patterned paper - all in tones of blue/blue green.  The mats and leaves are a dark teal.  The strip on the left  (patterned paper) is from a set of banner dies (Spellbinder) that I have had for a while, but have not used - so they are new to me. The leaves are from a Sizzix die, and the background is a butterfly folder by Darice.
Sketch:  Sketch-Tanten
New (banner border):   Die- Cut-Divas
                                         Penny Black at Allsorts
                                         Allsorts
Flowers:   Cuttlebug Mania 
Die Cuts:    Happy Little Stampers
Blue:    Simon Says Stamp Monday
Any & Fav. color:  Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Pattern paper:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 
Any:    Polkadoodle
             
            

Monochrome Thanks for fall

Paper from DCWV fall stack; Cuttlebug Thanks die; Close to my Heart Stamp, VersaMagic Gingerbread ink; gold cord.  The background has no stamping - the design is all part of the DP.
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Signs of the Seasons:   Heart 2 Heart
Fall:   House that Stamps Built
           Dies r us 
Thank you:   Cut it up Challenges
                       Cuttlebug Mania
Thankful:   Die-cut-Divas
                    Creative With Stamps (10 ch max) 

SCS DTGD - Lydia

I used last week's Sketch Saturday design, but missed the deadline for posting it!  This is one more of the cards from my SCS gallery (posted 8-8) that I want to add to my blog.  I used some Oriental DP (DCWV) that I need to quit hoarding.  I added a die cut blossom, sentiment, and some cord.
Die cuts:  Die-cut-Divas
Pattern Paper:   Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper
Any:    A Bit More Time to Craft
            Cards Galore

SCS DTGD ~ Thanks

Another card I previously posted in my SCS gallery (8-8).
Spellbinder Majestic Elements for the frame; Cuttlebug -Thanks; shaving cream bg.
Any, using a die:  Die-cut-divas.

Vintage golf, HB Walter

 This is for my brother.  He enjoys golf, but also likes history, so I thought this vintage style image - an oldie from Stampin' Up - would be suitable.
Chalk sponging on image; distressed edges; Washi tape; Grass die by Die-namics; DP from my stash.


Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Chalk:    Chalk n Stock
Let's Distress:   Art Impressions 
Any, with dies:   Happy Little Stampers
Summer fun:     Die-cut-divas 
Masculine:     Dies r Us
Boyz Rule:      Love to Scrap
Any:     Penny Black at Allsorts 

SCS Tea Pot Party 448 - red hat

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This week the SplitCoastStampers Tea Pot Party cards go to Sue in Canada being treated for an aggressive cancer.  She has many interests, including the Canadian Crown Jewels - I understand that is the Canadian version of Red Hatters.  So I  have a red hat with lots of jewels!  I inserted clear gems with the scalloped die cut, gave her some pearls and that huge diamond ring!  The DP is Lily of the Valley, and I added rick rack.  This packet is marked $.19 - it was in a bundle I got at a yard sale a while ago, and I need to start using it up.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Rick Rack:   Double D
Red:   Julia Spiri
Any, with twist of red:   Digistamps4joy
Pink, with a die:   In the Pink 
Red or pink:    Die-cut-Divas
For the ladies:   Morgans art World
Feminine:   C.R.A.F.T.
 
 

QKR DT card - Challenge #221 ~ Christmas - non-traditional colors

This candle image by QKR Stampede works well for non traditional colors - the colors I selected remind me of the glow of candle light.  We invite you to enter the challenge at QKR Stampede this week, using non-traditional colors for your Christmas card.  Check out what my fellow design team members have created to get some great ideas!  You may enter up to 3 times by 6 p.m. EST Friday Dec. 16 - and you have a chance to win digis from QKR Stampede!
Image and sentiment - QKR; DP - Faith, by Paper Studio; Spellbinder oval dies; scrap of metallic gold paper, gold ribbon, piece of a gold floral stem. The image is colored with Prisma pencils, and I shaded both the image and sentiment with gold chalk.  White enamel accents add dimension for the candle drips.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:  
Sketch (rotated):    Sketch Saturday    
Vintage Christmas:    Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Non-traditional colors:   Crafty Catz
Winter holiday:    DLArt
Christmas:     Kitty Bee 
                        Dies r Us
                        Christmas at Sweet Stampin 
Die cuts:    Creative Craft Cottage
Sparkle:    Digistamps4joy
Shine:     Cuttlebug Mania
Chalk:     Chalk n Stock. 
2 patterns:   Pile it on
Layers:    Die-cut-Divas
Any:      Lemon Shortbread
               Classic Design Team 
               Inspiration Destination 
               CCC Digi Creations