Details to follow - and here they are. I again used an image from Beccy's Place. This card will go to the family of our daughter in law. Her 90 year old father passed away with complications from pneumonia - not the virus. He had been in relatively good health so this was unexpected. The simple Swiss Dots embossing folder works well with this image. I added ribbon and a bow.
Sketch/any: Beccys Challenges
Any: Pink Gem Challenge
Crafty Catz
Patties
Polkadoodle.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Word Art Wednesday
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Monday, November 18, 2019
K is for King - Christmas 2019
Here are more papers from my new pad - by Craftsmart. The Hope & Faith collection features many lines from traditional carols. The challenge is to make the pieces work with sketch challenges! This navy and gold is a personal favorite. Why did I chose this verse from Hark the Herald Angels Sing? Hubby and I always want to share the meaning of the first Christmas when we send cards
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
K is for King: beccys place
Christmas Carol: Daring Cardmakers.
Traditional Christmas: As you like it
Any: pinkgemchallenge
Word art
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
K is for King: beccys place
Christmas Carol: Daring Cardmakers.
Traditional Christmas: As you like it
Any: pinkgemchallenge
Word art
Friday, November 1, 2019
DT card fpr Crafter's Cafe challenge 130 - Travel - land, sea or air AND/OR Insects/Butterflies
For the next two weeks the Crafter's Cafe challenge gives lots of options: Travel - land,
sea or air
AND/OR insects/butterflies. I hope you will have a chance to join us - there are prizes offered, and you can add up to 3 images.
I used a pre-colored image from Dr Digi - Summer Holiday - colour'
It looks like a couple pieces of luggage flew off the rack - maybe not tied on well enough? I added a map in case it was needed...LOL!
Challenges entered:
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Any: Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Pink Gem
Polkadoodle
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Lemon Shortbread
Digichoosday - too late!
Through the Craft Room Door
AND/OR insects/butterflies. I hope you will have a chance to join us - there are prizes offered, and you can add up to 3 images.
I used a pre-colored image from Dr Digi - Summer Holiday - colour'
It looks like a couple pieces of luggage flew off the rack - maybe not tied on well enough? I added a map in case it was needed...LOL!
Challenges entered:
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Any: Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Pink Gem
Polkadoodle
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Lemon Shortbread
Digichoosday - too late!
Through the Craft Room Door
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
For Brian
This is for a nephew whose wife died suddenly after suffering a massive stroke.
These elements are all from my stash.
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Spots or stripes: Allsorts
Any: Lavinia World Challenges
Gem of a challenge
Polkadoodle
(no option) Angies Digital Stamps.
Word Art Wednesday
These elements are all from my stash.
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Spots or stripes: Allsorts
Any: Lavinia World Challenges
Gem of a challenge
Polkadoodle
(no option) Angies Digital Stamps.
Word Art Wednesday
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Crafter's Cafe Challenge #227 - School related and/or Tea and Coffee
As you can tell, I selected the school related theme for my Dt card this challenge at the Crafter's Cafe. I am just not sure that in this day of uncertainty many kids ride bikes to school, but it could be an option! The bike image is from Morgan's Art World. You have two weeks to complete this challenge and a chance to win some digis! I colored the bike with markers, and added various embellishments, including 3 green shiny dots in the top left - hard to see in the photo.. The panel right behind the bike is actually duck tape. It adds a bit of texture without being bulky. The other layers include papers from my stash.
Challenges entered:
Sketch: Tuesday Morning Sketches
Pile it on: Tuesday Throwdown
Bling (shiny dots): Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Back to school: Catch the Bug
\Any: Corrosive Challenges
Lemon Shortbread
Through the Cradt Room Door
Pink Gem
Challenges entered:
Sketch: Tuesday Morning Sketches
Pile it on: Tuesday Throwdown
Bling (shiny dots): Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Back to school: Catch the Bug
\Any: Corrosive Challenges
Lemon Shortbread
Through the Cradt Room Door
Pink Gem
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
For Anna
This is for our granddaughter who is an elementary teacher. I know that she really encourage reading so when I saw the TLC image I realized it would be perfect. Then I found this little pack of Mary Engelbreit school papers (by Studio8) on the top of my stack just waiting to be used. To accommodate the image and the 6x6 papers, I made a square card. The center part of the DP is embossed with the Cuttlebug happy birthday folder. (FYI - the main layer with the book border is all one piece.) The bottom strip is a bit of another sheet in this set.
I just realized I missed adding my link to the blogs. Maybe I can still catch a couple of these challenges!
Sketch ( turned): Tuesday Morning Sketches
Any: A Bit more time to craft
Cards Galore
Coloritcreateitshowitoff
Lovetocraftchallenge
Creative Crafters
Lemon Shortbread
Through the Craft Room Door
Pink Gem
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Asyoulikeitchallenge
I just realized I missed adding my link to the blogs. Maybe I can still catch a couple of these challenges!
Sketch ( turned): Tuesday Morning Sketches
Any: A Bit more time to craft
Cards Galore
Coloritcreateitshowitoff
Lovetocraftchallenge
Creative Crafters
Lemon Shortbread
Through the Craft Room Door
Pink Gem
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Asyoulikeitchallenge
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Hanna's shower
Our grandson and his wife are expecting their first child in November. just happens to be our first great grandchild. There will be a shower in a few days, so this is the card which has already been sent off. They are not revealing the sex, so I tried to make this neutral. I realize that on the screen the buggy looks blue, but IRL it is purple - a color chosen to go with the bg paper and the brads. This image has been in my files for a while - credited to Kinda Cute Cards. I colored with Prismas. The DP is by Paper Studio, and I used the fancy ovals from Spellbinders to back the fussy cut image. I think I obtained the jar full of baby brads as pert of a yard sale combo purchase - I have few baby cards to make so was glad of a chance to use some...including the Hugs. The strip behind the image is from a roll of wide gold mesh ribbon.
Challenges entered:
Sketch: The House that Stamps Built
Any: Pink Gem Challenge
Polkadoodle
Cards Galore Challenges
Challenges entered:
Sketch: The House that Stamps Built
Any: Pink Gem Challenge
Polkadoodle
Cards Galore Challenges
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Crafter's Cafe Challenge #220
The new challenge at the Crafter's Cafe is to use embossing, or have girls/women as a theme. I selected girls/women. The practical reason is that I needed a special graduation card for our granddaughter. The paper from DeCosse's Dynamite Doodles, In Flight, complemented the image from Julia Spiri ~Aviator Cat I also used the sentiment from the set Nothing is Impossible. I followed the suggestion of the artist and divided the sentiment - line 2 (Nothing is Impossible) is inside. Our GD likes her cat, but she will have to leave him behind as she heads for fighter pilot training in a couple of months. I used Spellbinder dies for the circles.
Sketch: Mojo-Monday
Any: Pink Gem Challenge
Digi Choosday
Show us your pussies
Through the Craft Room Door
Scrapy land-
Simon says stamp Wednesday Challenge
Word Art Wednesday
Sketch: Mojo-Monday
Any: Pink Gem Challenge
Digi Choosday
Show us your pussies
Through the Craft Room Door
Scrapy land-
Simon says stamp Wednesday Challenge
Word Art Wednesday
Sunday, October 28, 2018
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
Sketch: Tuesday Morning sketches
Local: Beccys place
Green, gems and a butterfly: Butterfly Spot
Gems: Allsorts
Any: Pink Gem
Scrapyland
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Crafter's Cafe - 2nd DT card for challenge #201- Travel and/or relaxing
This week I created a second card as a member of the Crafter's Cafe Design Team. This image is from Mari Digis Store. She is definitely relaxing - and probably dreaming of a vacation! Please join us during the next two weeks - there are great prizes available.
I used the spotlight technique and highlighted her cute little kitty - using a water color wash for the rest of the image. The background papers come from an old collection whose name is unavailable.
(footnote - I am struggling with the onset of macular degeneration - coloring images is a huge challenge so I am going to be using other techniques as I am most reluctant to give up card making!)
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Any, with a cat: Show us our Pussies
Holidays: Pink Gem challenge
Any: Jo's Scrapshack.
I used the spotlight technique and highlighted her cute little kitty - using a water color wash for the rest of the image. The background papers come from an old collection whose name is unavailable.
(footnote - I am struggling with the onset of macular degeneration - coloring images is a huge challenge so I am going to be using other techniques as I am most reluctant to give up card making!)
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Any, with a cat: Show us our Pussies
Holidays: Pink Gem challenge
Any: Jo's Scrapshack.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
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
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
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Graduation 2018
This year we have lots of graduations in our extended family.
Image (fussy cut) and sentiment - QKR Stampede; Congrats EF by Cuttlebug; Spellbinder oval dies; glittery gold star (chip board); gold sticker strips.
Sketch (10 Ch. max): Feeling- Sketchy
Graduation: DLart
3 of something (white, black, gold): Pink Gem
Any, with Spellbinder die: Scrapyland
Any, option of black and white: Crafty Catz
Any: Jos Scrapshack
Polkadoodle.
Image (fussy cut) and sentiment - QKR Stampede; Congrats EF by Cuttlebug; Spellbinder oval dies; glittery gold star (chip board); gold sticker strips.
Sketch (10 Ch. max): Feeling- Sketchy
Graduation: DLart
3 of something (white, black, gold): Pink Gem
Any, with Spellbinder die: Scrapyland
Any, option of black and white: Crafty Catz
Any: Jos Scrapshack
Polkadoodle.
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Get well
Vintage colored (free) image from TLC; Basic Grey cs, Prima flowers, Hot off the Press sentiment sticker.
Sketch: Your Next Stamp
Inspiration (color/flowers): Sum More Fun
1-image; 2 words; 3 panels: Unstampabelles
Get Well: Pink Gem
Any: Jo's Scrapshack
Polkadoodle
Sketch: Your Next Stamp
Inspiration (color/flowers): Sum More Fun
1-image; 2 words; 3 panels: Unstampabelles
Get Well: Pink Gem
Any: Jo's Scrapshack
Polkadoodle
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Sympathy
Unfortunately, my supply of sympathy cards is very low, so I need to add to the selection. This precolored digi has been in my file for quite a while - from Luna girl. I used a golden yellow for mats, and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and edging embossing folder for backing. The butterfly is from C Designs, and the half pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty.
Sketch: Your Next Stamp
Tic Tac Toe - left column: House That Stamps Built
Sympathy: Pink Gem
Sketch: Your Next Stamp
Tic Tac Toe - left column: House That Stamps Built
Sympathy: Pink Gem
Sunday, April 29, 2018
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
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
Monday, January 29, 2018
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
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Tag/book mark
I thought I would make a few simple tags to enclose in thinking of you cards - they can be used as inspiration or as book marks. The stamp is one I have had for a long time - by Rubber Stampede. I used chalk to sponge around the edges and added some yellow. Not much too it, but It will serve my purpose.
Tag: Simon Says Stamp Monday
Incy Wincy
Blue: Paper Shelter
Pink Gem
Tag: Simon Says Stamp Monday
Incy Wincy
Blue: Paper Shelter
Pink Gem
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Final Christmas 2017
I thought I had finished cards for 2017, but here is one more, using the same image I have already used a lot - it is an older freebie on a blog called Beyond the Fringe. Thank you! This card is alrady in the mail as of yesterday so I cannot re-do the photo - I just noticed that the gold sticker strips I used along the edge (below the stars) is not visible. For the integrity of the sketch - they are there! I printed the inside verse on a sheet of paper, and used the gold cord to hold it in place.
Sketch: Feeling-sketchy
Inspiration: House that Stamps Built
Christmas: Star Stampz
Sinkin Inkers
Fussy and Fancy
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge2
Pink Gem
Spirit of the Season: Dare 2b Artzy
Red and Green: Incy Wincy
Pattern Paper: Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper
Any: Morgans Artworld
C.R.A.F.T.
Tuesday Morning Sketches
Word Art Wednesday
Sketch: Feeling-sketchy
Inspiration: House that Stamps Built
Christmas: Star Stampz
Sinkin Inkers
Fussy and Fancy
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge2
Pink Gem
Spirit of the Season: Dare 2b Artzy
Red and Green: Incy Wincy
Pattern Paper: Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper
Any: Morgans Artworld
C.R.A.F.T.
Tuesday Morning Sketches
Word Art Wednesday
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Christmas Blessings 2017
Another design for this no name nativity die. The bg is the Cuttlebug Star folder, and I used the Cheery Lynn Blessings die. The oval is Kraft cs, and the bg is a rusty burgundy.
Sketch: Tuesday Morning
Christmas: Christmas Cards All Year Round
Cuttlebug Mania
Gem Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday
Winter Wonderland
Non-traditional colors: Mod Squad
Dragonfly Dreams
Pile it On
Any: Word Art Wednesday
Sketch: Tuesday Morning
Christmas: Christmas Cards All Year Round
Cuttlebug Mania
Gem Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday
Winter Wonderland
Non-traditional colors: Mod Squad
Dragonfly Dreams
Pile it On
Any: Word Art Wednesday
Silent Night
This is a great piece of DP, but hard to use on a card and terrible for the photo - it is the words to Silent Night. The sparkly ribbon and stars don't help the photo.
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Christmas: Gem Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge2
Simon Says Stamp Monday
Christmas with sparkle: Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Christmas: Gem Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge2
Simon Says Stamp Monday
Christmas with sparkle: Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
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