Happy We Are Friends

Hello weekend, I am being intentional in creating and sharing my cards as a part of my observance of Lent.  When putting together today’s card I used sketch inspiration from Try Stampin’ on Tuesday #445, some adhesive back K&Co paper, a Crafters Companion die for the scallop edge, a Love Nicole stamp for the sentiment, finished by adding a few pearls as embellishments.  I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge #109 over at Cardz TV.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend.  I hope you’ll come back soon!

Handmade Happy

Hello and happy Thursday, cold with sunny skies and wind.  Today’s drive by post is a card created using sketch inspiration from Fab Friday #183 and will be going postal later today.  I used pattern papers from the Pink & Main Pen Pals 6x6 paper pad, one of the cut a parts for the sentiment and a few Queen & Co. Silver pearls as embellishments.  Another signature clean and simple card done!  I am sharing this card for the pattern paper challenge over at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

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Happy Thoughts

Hello and happy Wednesday, nice temps but lots of fog in our area this morning.  Today's project share is a card created using sketch inspiration from Tuesday Morning Sketches #543.  When I saw their post yesterday I immediately knew I was going to create a card using this sketch.  I used papers  from the Echo Park Have Faith 6x6 paper pad, a MS butterfly punch, EK Success scallop edge punch and a Hampton Arts stamp for the sentiment.  I added some Stickles to the butterflies but you really can't see them in the picture.  I'm also sharing this card for the Card TV Anything Goes challenge #108.

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You”re Tea-riffic

Hello and happy Sunday, it’s early and I have lots to do so I am doing a quick drive by post.  Today’s card uses sketch inspiration from Atlantic Heart #356, paper from Ki Memories Growing Garden 6x6 paper pad, a Sizzix die and the teapot is Disney themed die that I picked  up from HL on clearance last year. The flower came from my little bowl of  ‘stuff to use later’ the sentiment is a Fiskars stamp and some Bo Bunny candy dots.  I am sharing this card for the Use Your Stuff #392 Circles challenge and the Tea Party challenge over at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful week; come back soon!

CIU #194 - Favorite Color

Hello and happy Friday, the snow came and left in a matter of hours.  Today’s project is my latest design team for the  Cut it Up challenge blog.  The theme for challenge #194 is Your Favorite Color which for me is red!  We have two sponsors for this challenge  STAMPlorations  and  Creative Embellishments.

I put my card together using a sentiment die from STAMPlorations,  paper from the DCWV Classic Christmas 12x12 paper pad,  a die from the Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle set, added some sticklers and my card was done!

Now that you have seen my project I hope you will head over to the Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration.  Create and share a project using your favorite color and a die for a chance to win a gift certificate from one of our sponsors.  The challenge starts today and ends Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at noon EST.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend.

Matching PJs

Hello and happy Wednesday; cloudy skies, seasonal temps and the possibility of flurries tomorrow.  Today's project share is another 8 1/2 x 11 LO created using a picture taken of my daughter and I on Christmas morning.  This is one of those projects where I really pulled out a bunch of miscellaneous items from my stash and loosely followed a Pagemaps sketch and put it together.  This is one of those projects that I just needed to finish because I had taken it to several crops and never worked on it.  I am going to another crop this weekend so I hoping to get more LOs done since cardmaking seems to have taken over.  I'm sharing this LO for the Anything Goes challenge #108 over at Cardz TV and #43 over at Love to Craft.

Thank you for your visit and I hope you'll return soon.  On Friday I will be sharing my latest design team project for the Cut it Up challenge blog.

Monday Musings

Hello and happy Monday and President's Day, I am working so no holiday for me!  Today's project share is another clean and simple card using sketch inspiration from card sketch #163 over at Sketch N Scrap.  I used papers from the My Mind's Eye Dwell 6x6 paper pad, a Sizzix Jen Long doughnut die, some Jolee's bling and the stamp for the sentiment.   I added some wink a stellar to the doughnuts but you can't see it in the picture!

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Love You so Much

Hello Friday and Happy Valentine's Day.  Let the weekend begin, lots of happenings;  Baby Girl home for the weekend, play time with the RVA Scrappers, church and then roadtrip to take Baby Girl back to school.   Today's project share is another signature clean and simple  card using sketch inspiration from Tuesday Morning Sketches #541.  I used papers from the Love Nicole True Love 6x6 paper pad, cut the owl using the Create-a-Critter 2 Cricut cartridge, ribbon, gems and a stamp; all intentional items from my stash!   I'm sharing this card for the Valentine's - Anything Goes challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2 and challenge #108 at Cardz TV.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and your a wonderful weekend.

Love

Hello and happy Thursday, cold and rain in the forecast.  Today’s signature clean and simple card was created using inspiration from CAS(E) this sketch #358.  The papers came from the Pebbles Be Mine  and the Love Nicole True Love  6x6 paper pads.  This is has to be my shortest post ever!

Thank you for your visit, hope you will come back tomorrow for my last Valentines project for the year.

To the Moon and Back

Hello and happy Wednesday, a break from the rain today but more rain in tomorrow’s forecast.  Today’s project share is the card that I created for Baby Girl, she loves unicorns.  I used sketch inspiration from  Atlantic Hearts #355, papers from the My Mind’s Eye Dwell 6x6 paper pad (non traditional colors), Recollections cut & emboss set,  a Jillibean  Soup stamp for the sentiment and a few Hero Arts gems.  I even added some wink of stellar to the unicorn and stars but it’s hard to see in the picture!  I was up well past 12 this morning so it is going to be a long day and I need to do some chores this evening so I can’t take a nap.  I am sharing this card for the Just us Girls #522 Trend Week - Stripes.

Thank you for your visit, I hope you will come back tomorrow!

Hugs & Kisses

Hello and happy rainy Tuesday, I wanted to stay home in bed but as life would have it I couldn't!  I'm hoping  to share different Valentine's cards everyday this week.so today's card share is one where I used only scraps, not sure which paper pad since the cover had been tossed sometime ago.  This is it for that pad as I won't be using anymore papers from the pad and the remaining sheets will go in the donate pile!  I used sketch inspiration from Sketch N Scraps Monthly FB challenges where we were to use sketch #92, polka dots, hearts and words on our card.  In addition to my scraps of paper I used some heart ribbon, a HL puffy heart sticker and a Recollections rubber stamp for the sentiment.  This was the first time I used that particular stamp!  This card was made, signed and sent on the same day!

Thank you for your visit, hope you'll return tomorrow!

Hello

Hello and happy Monday, cool temps with rain in the forecast for this afternoon.  Today's project share is another Valentine's Day card created using sketch inspiration from Mojo Monday #530.  The pattern papers are from the My Mind's Eye Lucky in Love 6x6 paper pad, Amy Tangerine Hello die, a Sizzix scalloped circle die a  circle punch and a few Paper Studio gemstones as embellishments.  Most times I have mixed feelings about my creations but I do like this one!  I'm sharing this card for the Love/Valentine's Day challenge #149 over at Always Fun Challenges.

Take care, wishing you and yours a wonderful week!

Fall Chic

Hello and happy cold Saturday.  Happy Birthday to my dad who will never see this post!  Today we will be heading to JMU to continue celebrating our Baby Girl who has grown into a young woman but will forever be my Baby Girl!  Today I am sharing one of the LOs that I created for her 8 1/2 x 11 album.  I used pictures taken on Thanksgiving Day as she was headed out to dinner with one of her friends.   All the papers used with the exception of the base came from my scrap stash along with the miscellaneous embellishments and I cut the title using the Forever Young Cricut cartridge.  I am sharing this LO for the Anything Goes challenges over at Cards TV #107 and Love to Craft #43.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful and safe weekend,

CIU #193 - Love is in the Air

Happy Friday and hello weekend!  Today's project share is my latest design team project for the  Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #193 is Love is in the Air - Valentine’s Day and our sponsor is CAS-uall Fridays.

When putting my first Valentines card for the year together I used sketch inspiration from Tuesday Morning Sketches #540, paper from the Pebbles Be Mine 6x6 paper pad and a Recollections stamp and die set.  I like the card but for some reason I was thinking it needed something else more intentional items from my stash.  I am sharing this card for the My Heart is on Fire challenge #413 over at  Shopping Our Stash.

I hope you will head on over to the  Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration, create your Valentine’s Day project (using a die) for a chance to win a gift certificate from CAS-uall Fridays.  The challenge starts today and ends on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at noon EST.

Thank you for visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend.

Happy Birthday Esperanza

Hello and happy Thursday, the day is almost over but I still wanted to share.  It has been raining all day and I am happy to finally be back in RVA.  Today I am sharing another one of the cards that I made for Baby Girl.  I used sketch inspiration from Try Stampin on Tuesday #44w, paper from the My Mind’s Eye Well Hello 6x6 paper pad and an unbranded sentiment stamp and number die.  I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge #148 over at Always Fun Challenges.

Celebrate You

Hello and happy Wednesday, mild temps and rain showers in our area.  This week has been hard on me emotionally so I haven’t had time to blog which was not my intention this week.  Today I am sharing one of the cards that I created for my daughter, her birthday is tomorrow  but I have been trying to celebrate her all week.   This is something that we did before she left for college so I am trying to maintain it in some form.   I made some 4x4 cards and sent one each day with a small gift, this will be the first she won’t be home for her birthday.  She wanted to come home for the weekend but she has a school commitment on Saturday so we will go up to take her out for dinner.

Loads of Love

Hello and happy Saturday, sunny skies and mild seasonal temps today.  Today I am sharing a card that I made using the Recollections Valentines stamp and die set that I picked up in Michaels last week.   My dad’s birthday is next week so this card is for him from my daughter.  The wood veneer hearts  and cloud die has been in my stash forever.   Now that I am typing this post I am wondering why I didn’t color the truck green, since his truck is green!   I am even more amused at that road that I created!   I am sharing this card for the newly acquired stash challenge over at The Sisterhood of Crafters blog.

Thank you for your visit, I hope you are enjoying your weekend.