Stay At Home

 

Hello Tuesday, another day of feeling like I need more sleep.  I am up trying to get in a drive by post since I am still feeling a little overwhelmed!  Today’s project share is another LO created to document some of the activities that we did while staying at home due to COVID.  This is one of those project that have been siting unfinished for a while so I am glad to finally get it done.    The activities included lots of card playing (in the beginning), the rug represents the redecorating, communion and trying new recipes while Zooming.  I used Tonic Studios cloud die, Love Nicole alphabet dies, the Freshly Picked, CTMH Artiste and My Community Cricut cartridges.  I am sharing this LO for the Anything Goes #121 over at Cardz TV.

Thank you for your visit, continue not be safe and hurry back.

I love You

Hello and happy Wednesday, more seasonal temps with some areas receiving sleet resulting in delays.  Today we are still celebrating Esperanza; today's project share is the Valentine's Day card that I will be giving to my daughter.  I created the card last Friday during the Friday Night Chat over at Scraps of Color.   I cut the dress using the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge and the heart buttons have been in my stash for so long I don't remember where I got them (they may be Recollections) and the stamp used for the sentiment is from Studio G.  I am sharing this card for the Valentine Cards or Treats challenge over at Pause Dream Enjoy.  Thank you for your visit and I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday.

Friday Musings

Hello and happy Friday, seasonal temps and lots going on as usual.  I'm back today to share a card created for the third Christmas Card challenge over at Soul Scrappers.  The challenge is to add the word  Christmas to your card.  If you're looking for some inspiration and challenges you should visit their site.  I started this card with the sentiment that I pulled from my stash from last year, used more pattern paper from the American Crafts Hot Cocoa paper pad, cut the ornament with the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge, added some sequins and the card was done.  Thank you for your visit and  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Thursday Musings

Hello and happy Thursday, sunny outside with calls for more rain later today.  Today I am sharing a super simple Father's Day card that I put together using the  1-2-3 Cards You Tube video from Organized and Creative Mom,  she is a Creative Memories representative so she uses their products in her videos. You use one sentiment, two shapes and three embellishments and your card is done and this card went postal today!  I used a kraft card base,  paper scraps from my stash, some flat embellishments, cut the mustache with the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge and a stamped sentiment.   I'm sharing this card for the Father's Day challenge over at  Bitten by the Bug 2.  Thank you for your visit, please come again soon.

Thursday Wanderings

Hello and happy Thursday, thankful for another day.  I am back today to share another card that I put together after watching Mary's video from Cardz TV for card #2 of her 2016 12 Days of Christmas Series. I used Mary card sketch #15 for inspiration.  I used Joys of the Season and  CTMH Artiste cricut cartridges, a wood grain embossing folder and distress ink.  I felt like the wreath needed something else so I added some glimmer mist which you can't see in the picture. I am so happy that I am I just might get my holiday cards in the mail early this year!  Take care and I hope you'll come back again soon.

I am sharing this card for the following challenges:

Bitten by the Bug2 - Christmas Wreath

Cardz TV - Anything Goes Designer's Challenge #5

Use Your Stuff - Christmas Card or Scrapbook Page

We Remember

Hello Sunday, today 15 years ago America suffered it's worst act of terror.  Today we pause and pray for the safety of our nation and especially those who serve and their families.  Today I am sharing an encouragement card going to a young person that has just started her armed services enlistment journey.   The  inspiration for this card came from OWH sketch #223, which I have my friend Felisa to thank as this skerch was included in one of her emails to me yesterday.  I used papers from the Colorbok Signature Old Glory paper pad, I cut the star using the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge.  I am sharing this card for the Super Scraps Saturday challenge #266  over at Hiding in my Craft Room.

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

Wednesday Wanderings

Hello and happy hump day!  The weather has been  relatively nice all week but I have sinus issues so I am dragging.  I'm trying to finish up some cards before I have to get ready for a busy weekend. Well I am back today with another guy card but not from the video hop but a card I put together for the FB card angel group.  This is the second card going postal to one of the other members father who is going through chemo right now. Since he likes the outdoors I decided to try to create a peaceful out door scene.   I used more papers from my enormous scrap pile and cuts from the CTMH Artiste and Suburbia cricut cartridges.

Saturday Musings

Hello and happy Saturday, it is currently raining cats and dogs but they have cancelled the total wash out!  My original plan was stay indoors all day but as life would have those plans have changed.  I am up trying to get in a little 'me time' in before we have to go out.

I am back today to share a wedding card that I made for one of my crafting besties.  I struggled with the card because I really wanted to do something a little different.  I used a large background stamp from Sizzix that I heat embossed.  The stamp was  gifted to me by the recipient of the card.  I cut the sentiment using the cricut CTMH Artiste cartridge, used gold paper from a MS paper pad along with a piece of ribbon and a few gems.   I am pleased with end result and happy that I was able to use more items from my stash!  I am sharing this card for challenge #223 - Heat Embossing over at  Use Your Stuff.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hello Tuesday

It's raining outside again today so I'm feeling like I should be asleep!  I am feeling like I am so behind and that I simply cannot catch up!  Today I am sharing a card that I put together for the man across the street that came knocking at my door in distress Saturday night.  He presented me with a store brought card that he wanted to know if I could alter it because he had purchased it for his daughter and he failed to read it in it's entirety!  I'm not sure if he was wanted to give it to her on Sunday for Mother's Day (she is not a mother) or her birthday is on Friday; nontheless it was a Mother's Day card!   He was so excited and happy, all items used were in my stash so all it cost me was time which is premium right now!

Take card and have a great week.

Happy Birthday Lucas

Hello and happy rainy Thursday!  I am feeling a little under the weather but I'm pressing on as there is always something to do.  So it's almost the weekend and National Scrapbooking Day is Saturday; what's on your agenda?  On Friday, my daughter and I will be volunteering at a festival,  we will  be attending a Mother's Day tea on Saturday and on Sunday we will probably go to church with my mom.

Today I am sharing another card that I put together for a young man that will be celebrating his 6th birthday on Friday; he is terminally ill so his parents requested cards for him through their local news and one of the FB card angels suggested that we send him cards too.  I am also sharing it for the Freestyle challenge over at Hiding in my Craft Room.  I think the pattern paper is from Karen Foster, something old that has been in my stash for a long time; I used the Create-a-Critter cricut cartridge for the dinosaur and the CTMH Artiste cartridge for the balloon!

Tale care.

Monday Musings

Hello and happy Monday, beautiful day here but back to much cooler temps tomorrow!  Back to work today after being off for a few days and of course I didn't get as much done as I had originally planned.  I did manage to have an evening of fun with one of my girlfriends as we attended a fundraising event that included seeing a musical of the play Little Shop of Horrors.  Today I am sharing a card that was created using inspiration from a you tube video over at Maymay Made it!  This was a wonderful way to use paper scraps and it means I am almost done with another 6x6 paper pad.  I even used one of the companion stamp sets for the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge for the first time.  I was so pleased with the way this card came out that I'll be using this technique again real soon!

Thank you for your visit, hope you'll come by again soon!

Tuesday Musings

Hello Tuesday, it's cold and dreary outside; it is snowing in some areas but not here so I am glad! I Yesterday was my father's birthday and since I got caught up celebrating my daughter I had to mail his cards in a hurry.  Today I am sharing another clean and simple card that I put together while I was making his cards.  I find these cards are easier and less expensive to mail!  I just used some scraps of paper from my stash including a small strip of handmade paper from a LO that I started over the weekend.  I cut the embellishment from the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge, added a few silver gems, popped it onto the card, stamped the sentiment and the card was done!  I'm sharing this card for this weeks no reds or pinks challenge over at Hiding in my Craft Room.

Happy Birthday Alexia

Happy Birthday Sister, despite the snow storm Jonas, I hope you have a wonderfully blessed day and awesome year!  I am sharing your card here because you won't receive it for another few days!

We are snowed in, the wind is blowing and I am not feeling well.  I was in the bed all afternoon once I got in yesterday and woke up last night and was up until about 2:30 this morning.  I haven't felt much like playing but I needed to finish the card that I am sharing today.  Today my youngest sister celebrates a birthday milestone, she is member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority so  that's why I chose red as the dominant color.  I created another shaker card using more paper for the Recollections With Love 6x6 paper pad along with sequins, ribbon, a few pearls, a stamped sentiment and a dress form
cut from the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge.

Take care and enjoy your weekend.

Holiday Greetings

It's Thursday and the week is winding down but I'm gearing up for two holiday parties and a flurry of shopping that has to be done!    I'm the type of person that sits down on Christmas Eve evening and wraps gifts and it looks like I'll be doing the same thing this year!  I'm back today to share another holiday card that I put together using paper from the same paper stack from a few days ago.  I really think it is American Crafts, need to confirm that the next time I use a sheet of it.  I cut the tag using my SLICE and the bow is from the cricut CTMH Artiste cartridge and the sentiment is a die cut with my Cuttlebug.

Take care and enjoy your day!

Science Project

I have been a little under the weather so I haven't really been crafting which means I haven't finished my Teacher Appreciation and Mother's Day cards.  I did manage to finish another LO for my daughter's school album which is what I'm sharing today.  This is the edited version of her Science project LO,  I changed the title after I had shared it for a FB challenge group yesterday!  I used DCWV papers, sticker embellishments from Recollections and jellies from Queen & Co.  I cut the title using the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge.

Take care and enjoy your day.

Hello Monday

Wow this trying to post everyday isn't easy and my projects are always simple but they take forever to come together!  Today's project is a card that I'm sending to one of co-worker's daughter, she is basic training for the marines so I thought a card would send her a card to encourage her.  I just used more scraps of paper from my stash, a MS butterfly punch and I cut the sentiment with the Artiste cricut cartridge.

Take care, come back soon.

Happy Valentine's Day

It's Thursday and we've had a little bit of a wintry mix here; the kids were out of school yesterday and went in two hours late today. DH was able to work from home but I had to wrap up, clean the car and come in both days.

Today's card is another project from my mountain of scraps, the more I use them the more I want to just toss them!  I think if I had organized them from the start I wouldn't feel this way.  I cut the heart from the artiste cricut cartridge and ran it through the cuttlebug and the little gems are from EK Success and I think I picked the stamp up from HL on clearance last year.

The sketch inspiration for this card is from sketch #380 over at Mojo Monday.  I am also sharing this card for the first 2015 Anything Goes blog challenge over at Scraps of Color.  Let's see if I can keep up this year since there's a new format.

Take care.

More Scraps

Yesterday was my birthday and I spent some time with my scraps, tossed some, organized some and played with others.  Today I am sharing two of the cards that I made,  the baby card will going postal this week to a couple that had a baby girl last week.   Both cards have one cricut cut along with  a few other embellishments from my stash.

I am sharing these cards for this week's challenge over at Hiding in my Craft Room for challenge #182 - Super Scraps.

Take care and have a wonderful week.

Wednesday Wanderings

Hello and Happy Wednesday,  welcome to another edition of my Wednesday Wanderings.

I'm back today to  share a card that I made using a video tutorial shared by Joy from Obsessed With Scrapbooking.  The link goes to her blog not the specific card because she has several on her blog using the CTMH Artiste cartridge.  The picture doesn't really do the card justice as I think it looks better in person and I will certainly be making more of these cards.  My scrappy friend Felisa from The Scrapin Diva is the enabler that introduced me to the Sizziz Card Frame Dies, after I went out and bought one she then told me I could make them with my cricut and that's when she pointed me to Joy's video.  So there you have the story behind the making of the swing card using the cricut, I will  share the card I made using the sizzix dies once I finish it.

Take care and try to stay warm because it is so cold outside!

World Card Making Day

Yesterday was World Cardmaking Day and I put this simple card together last night so that I could at least say that I participated.  The inspiration for this card came after I seen a card posted on Scraps of Color.  I used my cameo to cut the sentiment and this week's free file from the Silhouette Online store .  I cut the leaves with my cricut using the Artiste cartridge and paper from the Year Round stack from DCWV.  I still have lots to do but for some reason I can't seem to stop creating!