Congratulations, Anna and Josh

This is to send congratulations to a granddaughter on her recent engagement.  What a happy event!  The sentiment is from QKR Stampede.  I used a heart embossing folder from Darice, some brads from me stash, and Spellbinder circle dies.
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Love is in the Air:   Simon Says Stamp Monday 
Any;hearts:   Creatalicious
 
 

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

Sympathy card for Janine

This card will go to a friend from church whose mother passed away this week.  Until recently, her 88 year old mother joined our quilting group to help as she was able, so this loss has touched us all.
Image - Lily Cross digi by QKR Stampede;  WeRMemoryKeepers leafy embossing folder;  Darice Sympathy embossing folder; C.C. Designs butterfly die; Spellbinder oval dies;  denim blue cs; coloring of image and edging of oval and sympathy panel - water color pencils and aqua pen;  corner rounder punch; pale blue sheer ribbon.
Sketch (shapes were changed):    VLV Sketches.blogspot.com
Water color; blue; kindness:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
D - denim blue, die, digi & butterfly:   Butterfly Spot
Hand colored image:   Star Stampz
Sympathy:   Pink Gem 
Any (die, punch optional):  Creatalicious
Any:  House that Stamps Built
           Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 
           Word Art Wednesday
           

DT card for Crafter's Cafe Challenge #188 - Lots of Bling

I used Heart Doodle 5 by Scribbles to create this card with lots of bling - the theme for the current challenge at Crafter's Cafe.  We hope you will join us!
I used several different shades of shimmery Twinkling H20's to color the hearts, and a shiny gel pen to highlight the border doodles as well as the sentiment (It is a freebie from Scribbles.)  The pink background is shimmery cs.  I added pink gems and metallic cord for more bling.  Red glitter along the border provides even more bling - but I mostly covered it with the cord!
Sketch:  Sketch Saturday
Love:    City Crafter
Any:   Country View Challenges 
            Crafty Gals Corner
            Inspiration Destination 
             Creatalicious
            Crafty Sentiments
            Digi Choosday 
            Word Art Wednesday 
            Classic Design Team
            World Wide Open Design Team Challenge
            

Ice cream and cake

Image by TLC (check the site for freebies!).  Pattern paper by Recollections.  Twine, dark pink cs.
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Birthday (inspired by photo #2 and #3):   Double D
Layers:Tuesday Throwdown
Any:   A Bit More Time to Craft
           Crafty Gals Corner
           Inspiration Destination
           Creatalicious

DT Card for QKR Stampede Challenge #278 - Anything Goes

We hope you will join us this week for the Anything Goes Challenge at QKR Stampede.  You may enter as many as 3 times for a chance to win digi images - the deadline is 4 p.m.. EST on Thursday.  If you use QKR/Eureka images and win, you get more images!  See you there...
This image is called Bathing Turtle.  The sentiment is also from QKR Stampede.  I added some sparkle to the soap suds, and tied it with Baker's Twine. I used 3 different papers for the background, as well as the dark green.
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
New to me (image, sentiment):   A2Z Scrapbooking
Pattern Paper:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 
Pattern design inspiration:   Cupcake Inspirations
Any:   Angies
           A Bit More Time to Craft 
           A Perfect Time to Craft
            Cards Galore
           Creatalicious
           Art Impressions 
           Love to Scrap
           Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
           Classic Design Team  

Sympathy, using Blue

Unfortunately, I need to add to my stash of sympathy cards.  This older SU image is a favorite of mine - I have lost track of the name.  I used water color pencils for some subtle coloring.
Sketch:  Your Next Stamp
Things with Wings:   House that Stamps Built 
Monochromatic:  Card Mania
Any - optional wishes:   Creatalicious

ImagineThatDigiStamp Guest Designer card

ImagineThatDigiStamp Mason's MP3

I recently posted a couple of cards for the modern teen girl, so decided it was time to give the guys equal time.  Right now, I don't have any teen boys to make cards for, but I know they can be a challenge!  I think this set with Mason offers some possibilities.    I have been enjoying my stint as guest designer at ImagineThatDigistamp.    Check the current anything goes challenge, ending Sept. 1, here.

I colored Mason with Prismas, and fussy cut the headsets for a bit of extra electronics.  The embossing folder is a steampunk design, and the chevron DP is from an ImagineThat set called Pixel Perfect Background.

CHALLENGES:

Sketch:   Sketch Saturday

Glitter:     Creatalicious

Any:    Crafting Circle

            A-step-in-the-darkness 

            Cards Galore 

            Crafty Sentiments

            Through the craft Room Door 

             Digi Choosday

             Lemon Shortbread