Just for you

Another card to add to my stash.  I used Washi tape, patterned paper, and Prima flowers from my collection.  I seldom stamp directly on the background paper - I need to remember I can do that!
Sketch:   Feeling-sketchy.
Any, using a stamp:  Lavinia World Challenges
Use pink:     Penny Black at Allsorts

Thinking of you

I need to replenish my supply of generic thinking of you cards.  I really like this sketch to display verses.  Word Art has such a lovely selection  This has been in my file since late 2014  The sentiment is from my computer. I used the heat gun to frizzle the ribbon ends, and used Labels dies for the "tag".
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketch
Bow:    Craft-deebowz 
Any:     Happy little stampers
              The house that stamps built 
              Word art Wednesday
 

Feb 15 challenge at the Crafter's Cafe

Lil patch of CaftyFriends

The current challenge at the Crafter's Cafe is to use embossing and/or fancy folds - take your pick!  I chose to emboss the background - this time, I embossed both the pink mat and the white layer using a Quick Cutz Vine folder.  The image is the Old Roses Frame  from our sponsor Morgan's Art World.  If you look at the other DT designs you will notice that I flipped the image - I think it works either way!  You will also notice that I am still struggling with coloring due to macular degeneration,  I used Twinkling H2O's for a shiny finish. This is inspired by the song "Red Roses for a Blue Lady".   I hope we see you at the challenge!
 All things bright and beautiful:  Stamping Sensations
 Anything but a Square:  Addicted-to-stamps-
Typography:   Smon Says Stamp Monday
Love Song:   Cut it up 
Any:  Lil Patch of crafty friends
           Angies
            Crafters Castle
             Corrosive Challenges  

God is good

This is a statement made often by members of our church, so I decided to create a template I can use on thinking of you cards for some members.  For backing, I used some pieces from a DCWV stack I have had for a while.  There are 8 layers.  I used Spellbinder dies for the circles.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Layer it up:   Crafting by Designs
Any, with vendor die:   Scrapyland Blog
Colors of winter:   Your Next Stamp
Any:    Angies
             Word Art Wednesday
             

Using a corner die

Sentiment and pre-colored image by Beccy's Place (Thank you!); unknown die; butterfly punch, shiny gems on butterflies; oval die by Spellbinders; sheer ribbon; watercolor paper bg by Recollections.  Local:  the edging die reminds me of the metal work we have decorating our front door.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning sketches
Local:  Beccys place 
Green, gems and a butterfly:   Butterfly Spot 
Gems:   Allsorts 
Any:    Pink Gem
             Scrapyland

Pre colored image and sentiment  Beccy's Place; small butterfly punch, glitter flakes (flower centers); corner die; glossy accents and gems (on butterflies); cloud embossing folder; floral Washi tape.
"G" - green, gold, grape, gems, glossy accents, glitter, butterfly -  Butterfly spot challenge.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches 
Keep it local (butterflies):  Beccys place

Teapot Party sends cards to cancer patients

Check out the weekly challenge at SplitCoastStampers, MMTPT534.  This week our cards go to a group called Card Care Connection.  Feel free to join us in supporting that group - but no verse on the inside of the card.
I dry embossed the background, and die cut the butterflies and greeting from a recycled pecan pit box!
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches.happ
Dies:    Happylittlestampers
 Any:   Creatalicious challenges

Crafter's Cafe - DT card for challenge #201 - Travel and/or Relaxing

This pre-colored image by one of the sponsors,Polkadoodles (Primrose, the Darling Buds)  is great for the current theme at the Crafter's Cafe.  She is definitely relaxing among the flowers and butterflies.  Please check out the details of the challenge - Travel and/or Relaxing - and join us during the next two weeks.  There are great prizes available!.
Image - precolored digi by Polkadoodles;  papers - Garden Party by DCWV; punched butterflies
Challenges entered:
Sketch:     Creativesketchygirls:  
 warm wishes:   Pileitonchallenge
Flowers:  (10 ch max)   Southerngirlschallenge
Any - option - use yellow (flowers):  Craftycatz
Any:   Polkadoodle
           Crafting-with-friends
           Jo'sscrapshack
           Simonsaysstamp Wednesday 

Patriotic BIrds

Image - AI Windows on the World series; coloring with Prismas and a red marker'; Ribbon by Model Crafts' DP from AMuse; butterfly punch.  The edge of the image is heat embossed with Old Gold - a bit hard to tell in the photo.
Sketch:    Feeling-Sketchy
The written word:   Country View
Patriotic colors:    Art Impressions
In the Garden:    Penny Black at Allsorts
Bright and cheerful    Simon Says Stamp wednesday
Red, white, blue:   Gem
Any:   Crafty Sentiments
           Angies      
          Josscrapshack
         Word Art Wdnesday

You've been on my heart

QKR Stampede - Challenge 301
DT card - Anything Goes 

I seem to be on a run of doing bright cards - not my usual style, but the colors seemed to fit this image.  This is for challenge #301 at QKR Stampede.  We hope you will join us with a maximum of 3 entries - if your card is a winner you could select this or other images.  There are 2 winners - one for using a QKR Stampede or Eureka image, and the other for any image.  The deadline for entries is 6 pm Thursday, EST.

This image combines a sentiment with the image - you will find it in the shop under the title  "On my heart".  It is also available without the verse - called Butterfly and sunflowers.  This is perfect for so many occasions when you want to remind some one you are thinking of them. The image was colored with Prismas.  I used patterned papers from my stash; violet cs for mats; my Victoria embossing folder;  sheer raspberry ribbon from Pizzazz Aplenty; shiny rhinestones and a die cut butterfly from my collection of pre-cut items.  The butterfly and flowers certainly remind me of summer!
Challenges entered:  
Sketch:  Cheerful Sketches
Tic Tac Toe diagonal (gems, embossing, ribbon):  Housethatstampsbuilt
The written word:   Country View 
Bright colors:   Dare2bartzy 
Bright and cheerful:   Simon says stamp Wednesday
Embossing:    Die cuttin Divas
Summer:   Thats Crafty
                   Cuttlebug Mania 
Flowers:    Crafting by Designs
Anything that Flies:   Patties Creations 
Butterfly:    Double D 
You're on my mind:   Tuesday Throwdown
"V"  vertical, violet, and a butterfly:   Butterfly Spot
Any :   Crafting with an attitude 
            Crafty Sentiments
            A bit more time to craft 
           Whoopsi daisy  
            Creative Fingers
           Paper Nest Dolls
           Word Art Wednesday



 
 

Turtle Day

Unknown image from my stash; misc. papers; Cuttlebug HI die cut; spellbinder rectangle dies; Die-namics grass die; Prismas to color; die cut butterfly from my stash (I have a lot of die cuts sent to me as RAK's)
Sketch:   Die-sketch-tanten-challenge
Use a turtle:    Die Cuttin' Divas
Things with wings:   Crafty Calendar
Butterflies:    Allsorts Challenge
                       Cuttlebug Mania
H is for Hunter Green:    Butterfly Spot
Any:         Cards Galore

For Scott's recovery

Stamp - LightHouse Scene by Hero Arts; misc. DP, dry embossing, Cheery Lynn bird dies, QKR sentiment; water colors; edging with ink pad.
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Any, with Cheery Lynn die:   Scrapyland
Surf's Up:    Frilly and Funkie
Wings:    Incy Wincy
                Crafty Calendar 
Birds:      Dies r Us           
Any:     Penny Black at Allsorts
             Cards Galore
 
 

DT card for QKR Stampede challenge #295 - Anything Goes

This will go to a special member of our church who is having some health issues.  The QKR Stampede digital image is called "At the park"; the sentiment is from their sister company - Eureka stamps.  We invite you to participate in our weekly anything goes challenge - you have until Thursday at 6 p.m. to submit up to 3 items.  You may win images in either category - QKR / Eureka or "other".  I hope to see your creations there.
The image is colored with Prismas. I tore the image and edged it directly from an ink pad for a shabby look - a favorite technique for distressing.   The top layer is a freebie digital from TLC, and the coral mat is dry embossed. For more texture I used an acrylic dot for the center of the Prima flowers.  Sheer ribbon and a bow complete the card.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:  
Sketch:    Tuesday Morning Sketches
For a special lady:   Di's Digi Designs
Flowers:   Sasayaki Glitter
Hand made bow:   Craft-Dee Bowz
3D element:    Quick Quotes 
Any:  Crafters Castle
           A Bit More Time
           A Perfect Time to Craft 
 
 

Pink flower - DT card for QKR Stampede #292 - ATG

I hope you are ready for another anything goes challenge at QKR Stampede.  You may have up to 3 entries - deadline is Thursday, 6 pm EDT.  The winner can select 2 digis - and there are 3 images for a winner using QKR/Eureka images.  Check out the inspiration by my fellow team members at the QKR Stampede blog. 
 This image is called "flowers"; the sentiment is also from QKR Stampede.  I used watercolors, Washi tape, sheer ribbon, a small butterfly punch, circle dies, and paper from my stash.
Challenges:   
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Hand colored image:  Di's Digi Designs
                                      My Creative Scoop
Small butterflies:  House that Stamps Built
Small:   Pile it On
Spots/Dots:   Incy Wincy
Flowers:   Allsorts 
                  Love to Scrap
                  Rubber Buggy
                  Whoopsi Daisy 
Flower Power:   A2Z Scrapbooking 
Dies and punches:   Creatalicious
Pastel:    Star Stampz 
Die cut, Digi, Dimension:     Butterfly Spot
Any:     A Bit More Time
             Artistic Inspiration
             Crafting-with-Friends
             Digichoosday. 
             Paper Nest Dolls
             Pammies
             Crafters Castle
             Pinspirational
             Through the Craft Room Door  

 

"New" birdhouse stamp

I stopped by a yard sale on Saturday - and really had to restrain myself.  They were selling stamps (even sets) for a quarter or fifty cents!  I selected several I thought I might use - now I am kicking myself for not just getting them all and then giving them away.  This is called Neighbor Birds by Stampington.  I colored with Twinkling H2O's and watercolor pencils.  The sentiment is from SU Year Round Cheer - a set that had not even been mounted.
Sketch:   Feeling Sketchy
Animals:   C.R,A,F,T.
Feature creatures:   Penny Black at Allsorts 
Wooden birdhouses:   Frilly and Funkie
Tic tac toe diagonal (DP, fav color, stamp): Aud Sentiments 
Any/not square:    Cute Daisy May
                                Fab n Funky 
Use DP:   Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper 
 Any:    Word Art Wednesday

Tea Pot Party #503

These delicate blossoms, together with shades of purple, remind me of spring and Easter.  The stamps are by Verve;  Washi tape, a glittery purple flower, some gems, twine and DP by the Paper Studio complete the card. The mats for the card and the circle are also purple.   I used Spelbinder circle dies.  This week the SplitCoastStampers Tea Potters will send cards to a 16 year old special needs girl who is battling major illnesses, and needs some encouragement.  If you are interested in sending cards to individuals in need of cheer, you are welcome to join us here.
Sketch:   VLV Sketches
Spring:    Simon Says Stamp Monday
                 Cuttlebug Mania.
Ultra violet:   Incy Wincy Designs
Monochromatic:    Die-cut-Divas
Circles:    Pile it On 
Easter inspired:    Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 
                

Baseball and circles

This is to go to the brothers of a young girl having heart surgery - based on the Tuesday Teapot party at Splitcoaststampers.  Dearie doll image, papers by Paper Studio, Cuttlebug "hi" die, Die Namics baseball die.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Circles:   Pile it on

For MMTPT502 - 5 year old Payson

This week, the destination for SplitCoastStampers Teapot Party is 5 year old Payson.  She has alrady had 2 heart surgeries and faces more.  The challenge is to use a border (an embossed Darice sentiment).  She likes purple and cats - and of course the hearts (various dies) represent her surgery.  The image is by Dearie Dolls, colored with water color pencils.  I added some sequins - usually a favorite of little girls!  I have trouble arranging items at random - they just don't look right!  Ideas?
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Cats:    Show us Your Pussies
Layers:    Crafty Catz
Die cuts:   Creative Knockouts
Have  a Heart:   Addicted-to-Stamps
Feminine:   Creative Craft Cottage  
Circles:    Ple it On
Fairy tale - 3 kittens/lost their mittens:  Allsorts 
  (Can you see the kitten showing its bare paws?  And I think the mother is there, too!)

Any, with critter:   2crafty Critter Crazies

SCS Tea pot party #500

Once again, I have used this Impression Obsession stamp (borrowed from a fellow stamper) to create a card for the 500th challenge at the Tea Pot Party at SplitCoastStampers. If you are looking for a heart-warming place to send your extra cards, try us out.  Each week teapotters create cards to send to someone in need of cheer and support.  (This week is a bit different - we can send to someone we personally know, and I will send this to a former member of our church who has moved due to health issues.)  The theme of the challenge is a mode of transportation - well, I am stretching that a bit, but I wanted to try out this borrowed stamp and pair it with the scripture from TLC.  I completed the card with an embossed piece, Washi tape, and shiny gems.  I also had to "stretch" the sketch due to the size of the stamp.  This is similar to a previous card, but I used white rather than beige, and the layout is different.  If you have seen both - which do you prefer?
Sketch:  Stella Says Sketch
Critter:   2 Crafty Critter Crazies
Animal:   Mod Squad
For a friend:   Aud Sentiments 
Nature:   Southern Girls (10 Ch. Max)
Any - with TLC verse:   Create-with TLC- Challenge
Any:   Corrosive Challenges 
            Lemon Shortbread
            Word Art Wednesday

DT Card for QKR Stampede Challenge #284

It is time for another Anything Goes challenge at QKR Stampede.  You are allowed up to 3 entries and winners will receive digital images from QKR - there is a bonus if you use QKR or Eureka images.  The deadline is 6 p.m. Thursday.  We hope to see you there!  The image I used is called Bouquet, and I also used a QKR Stampede sentiment.  The coloring is with water color pencils and an aqua brush.   The narrow strip is Washi tape, and the papers are all from my stash.
Sketch:   VLV Sketches
Spring:   Crafty Sentiments 
Colored image:  My Creative Scoop 
2 or more layers:   Crafty Calendar
Mood board - flowers:  VO Stamps
Flowers:   Pink Gem 
                  Dragonfly Dreams
TicTacToe - dies, DP, pastels:   House that Stamps Built
Any:   Angies
            Paper Nest Dolls 
            Crafting with an Attitude
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
            Corrosive
            Digi Choosday
            Lemon Shortbread