Colors of Green ...

Butterflies dot springtime with flitting airy kisses. ~Terri Guillemets, "Spring flight & grounding," 2014

Hi everyone! This month I am helping out with our Color Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.
Our sponsor is Alex Serbia Designs. https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign?ref=usf_2020

The colors this fortnight is monochromatic greens and I am using a sweet simple buttefly from our sponsor for this clean Thinking of You card

Supplies used (5.5 x 5.50)

• Digital image (Pretty Butterfly) from Alex Serbia Designs printed on Hammermill Color Copy
• Banner punch from Stampin Up!
• Card candy from my stash
• Card stock from Pen + gear & The Paper Studio Base)
• Embossing folder (Daisy Bed) from Altenew
• Glitter glue from Studio G
• Ink from Momento
• Promarkers
• Sentiment from Unity Stamps

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges for more challenges and Inspiration!

Kindness ...

That life is to my liking which is made up of little deeds, little sacrifices, little kindnesses. ~Birthday letter quoted in J.R. Macduff, Birthdays, 1893

Hi everyone! This month I am helping out with our Color Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Our sponsor is Free Pretty Things For You - https://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com. Make sure you check them out as they have a wide array of free digital papers, tags and embellishments as well as some amazing sets you can purchase.

This challenge requires us to use a turquoise blue plus two color of choice and a twist we pick. Once again, I selected a lovely digital paper from FPTFY in shades of blue … hard to see in the picture but it does have turquoise in it as well as the darker blue and white. My twist is off the edge with the snowy butterfly. I picked up the turquoise with pearls on the butterfly’s body plus I pulled in a bit of the peach and yellow.

Supplies used

• Digital snowflake papers from FPTFY printed on Hammermill Color Copy
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base)
• Memento Ink
• Pearls from my stash
• Sentiment from Unity Stamps
• Shimmer paper from Neenah

 Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges for more challenges and Inspiration!

 

(Hugs) Cara

Babycakesdnd: August Release 1

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”

~ Khalil Gibran 

Good Morning!

Sandra has added 7 fun new digi images to her ETSY SHOP! This week I am using #3228 Party Mermaid

I really got a kick out of coloring this fun mermaid. The hardest part was trying to figure out what colors I wanted to use. I also wanted to try my hand at some sort of sunset background and while not perfect, I am pleased with the results.

Here is a close up of her tail where I added the clear wink of stella.

Supplies

Image printed on Stampin Up Whisper White Card Stock

Judikins: Paper Glaze; Memories: India Ink; ProMarkers; Sizzix: Embossing folder; Stampin Up!: Cardstock; Unknown: Kraft cardstock, Sentiment & Shell border die; Clear Wink of Stella 

Don’t forget to visit her Facebook page where there is always something happening!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643440135938124/

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

Bright and Sunny Days...

If we tarry a little while, we shall behold a sunset on the ocean,—a sight worth traversing a kingdom to see. How finely the sands glow in the amber light, what a beautiful purple gleams on the crests of the tiny waves! The colours have changed as if by the moving of a fairy wand—a happy union of fire and its great antagonist. ~Henry James Slack (1818–1896), The Ministry of the Beautiful, "Conversation II: Footsteps on the Sand," 1850

Good evening ...

Once again, I am late getting a post up and running. For a retired person, I sure seem to be busier than ever. LOL

Today started a new color challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

It is my week to pick the challenge and I decided to go with a summery beach feel.

Here are the colors. You must use all 3 and there is an optional twist of by the Seaside.

Our sponsor this month is Maris Digis with a prize of 3 images to her store. So come on and play along with us.

Here is my card

Beach sand (yep - real sand)

Card stock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!

Cloud embossing folder from Stampin Up!

Face stamp unknown

Fiskar wave border punch

Ink from Stampin Up! and Palette

Stamp & die set "Sunny Days" from Spellbinders

Hope to see you soon! Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

My time of year!

November gave her scented sprigs

Of Spruce and Larch and Pine...

~James Rigg, "The Progress of Queen Flora, Adorned by a Hundred Wild Flowers," Wild Flower Lyrics and Other Poems, 1897

Good morning my fair friends and followers,

Today is the first of November ... I know many people dislike the coming of autumn but I love it. I always have. I love the different shades of gold, copper, brown and yellow in the trees. Everything seems to hold a warmth that is lacking in the pastels of Spring and the brightness of Summer.

I don't know how else to explain it but this time of year sings to me and I feel myself relaxing into it.

(sigh)

Today is also the start of the Monthly Progressive Freebie challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Our sponsor this month is DisDigiStamps with this really cute image done by Di Carubia.

Card size is 5 x 7

 Supplies

Image "Micemas" Post by Di Carubia colored with Copics and Prisma color pencils

"Holiday Greetings" from The Angel Company

Black India Ink from Memories

Card stock from The Paper Studio

Glitter card stock from Recollections

"Swiss Dots" embossing folder from Cuttlebug

Bow punch from Stampin Up!

"Labels Collections" die from Stampin Up!

Snowflake sticker from Wal-Mart

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

I have entered the following Challenge(s)

Crimbo Crackers #118, Die Cuts

LTCCB #4 - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #31 - "Anything Goes"

Boo! ...

Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title. ~From Scooby-Doo

Good morning Friends and Followers... I hope you are having a great week and are ready for all the little trick or treaters this weekend. I enjoy Halloween but not the scary stuff many of my friends seem to prefer. 

I find no pleasure having the living daylights scared out of me and won't watch horror flicks, preferring to watch Hocus Pocus, Nightmare before Christmas or It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

I like Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Good Witch and Hot Stuff the Little Devil! LOL ...

Anyway, whatever type of Halloween you prefer, I hope you have a fun one!

Today is the start of a new Color challenge at The Outlawz ...

  

Our Sponsor this month is Mari Digis Digital Stamp Store

and the prize is these three images

Here is my card

Card size 5 x 7

Supplies

• Digi Image "Movie Time" from Mari Digis Digitial Stamp Store colored with Copics
• Bats from my stash
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio, Bazzill and Stampin Up!
• Die: "Pumpkin Jack" and "Mini Scary Jack" from Sizzix
• Embossing folders:"D'Vine Swirl" and "Midnight Haunting" from Cuttlebug, "Wood grain" from The Paper Studio
• India Ink from Memories
• Sentiment from "Spooky Phrases" by Martha Stewart

Thanks for stop by!

(Hugs) Cara

Believe in your Dreams ...

God gives us dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them.

~Author Unknown

Good morning .... 

Indeed another Tuesday has arrived and so has another color challenge at the Outlawz.

Our sponsor this month is Pickled Potpourri and I am using this lovely image "Petunia Frame"

Our challenge this week is to use the colors Sunshine yellow, Peppermint pink and Royal Purple. The added twist is butterflies.

Card size is 5.5 x 5.5

Supplies

Digi image "Petunia Frame" from Pickled Potpourri

Colored with Copics and Prisma Color Pencils

Cardstock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!

Sentiment from Studio G

Dies: "Daisy Flower Topper" from Spellbinders, "Label Collections" and "Beautiful Wings" from Stampin Up!

Flower punch from Marvy

Embossing folder: "Damask" from Sizzix

Pearls from Stampin Up!

Glitter glue from Studio G

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and don't forget to stop by The Outlawz to play in any of the 7 daily challenges!

Mom, With Love

Call your mother. Tell her you love her.

Remember, you're the only person who knows what her heart sounds like from the inside.

--- Rachel Wolchin ---

Good morning!

WOW - April 1st already! 

I'm still in Japan enjoying my vacation but our time here is growing short. Soon, my daughter and I will be heading back to the United States and settling back into the Everyday!

In the meantime, you can head on over to the Outlawz and check out the new Progressive Freebie Challenge which has commenced for the month of April!

Our sponsor this month is Andrea Norris of SheepSki Designs and she has given us a wonderful image this month!

Supplies:

Digital Image from Andrea Norris (Sheepski Designs) colored with Copics and Prisma Color Pencils

Card stock from The Paper Studio and American Craft

Die: "Labels Collection" from Stampin Up!

Sentiment from Stampin Up!

TTCRD Magazine - Upcoming challenge

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends. ~Margaret Thatcher

Hi there Everyone!

Just a post to remind you all that the July-August edition of Through the Craft Room Doors is scheduled for release in the next week and it is chock full of awesome tutorials, articles, projects and inspiration!

Here is my card for the Christmas themed challenge but you have to check out the magazine/website to get all the details!

Hugs!

Cara

To my Mother In Law

To My Mother In Law

Thank you for raising the Love of my life

Size 5 x 7

Card stock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!

DP unknown

Die: Flower Brambles from Provocraft

Die: Butterflies from Stampin Up!

Die: Banners from Stampin Up!

Ink from Stampin Up!

Sentiment unknown

Thanks for stopping by!

(X) Cara

Slinky tart for the Husband

They're not gray hairs. They're wisdom highlights.

Author Unknown

Good morning!

Today is my husband's birthday!

There is a story behind why I purchased this image.

You see, I am blind in my right eye and I always tell my husband someday I am going to get me an eye patch and bling the dickens out of it.

When I saw this image from Slinky Tart, I laughed and laughed ... then I bought the image and made his card! LOL

Card size 5 x 7

Supplies

Digital image "Big Tease" from Slinky Tart

Prisma Color pencils & OMS

Card stock from The Paper Studio & Stampin Up!

"Clockworks" Embossing folder from Cuttlebug

"Romantic Rectangles" die from Spellbinders

"Sprightly Sprockets" from Spellbinders

Gears #1 from Sizzix

Sentiment die from Little Yellow Bicycle

Rhinestones from Recollections

Chalk from Stampin Up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cara

Happy Birthday Mom!

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world

 someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ~ Tom Bodett

Good morning Everyone!

Today is my Mom's 79th Birthday!

I took her to dinner Friday night to celebrate and spend the evening with her.

This is the 5 x 7 card I made or her based on the sketch below using some of the goodies I received from my friend Sandra who lives in the Netherlands!

I distressed and inked the edges to give it a more vintage feel.

This sketch was found on Pinterest but tracked down to HERE

SUPPLIES

Card stock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!

DP "My Reflections Ariana" from Close to My Heart

Stamp & Die "Clocks" from Sizzix

"Flora Flourishes" Die from Spellbinders

Heart Brad from my stash

Pearl dots, homemade from pony beads

Yellow flowers from Michaels

Blue & White Flowers and leaves from Scrapberry's

Pink flowers I made using Prima Flowers

Ink from Stampin Up & Close to my Heart.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cara

Pay attention to your dreams ...

Pay attention to your dreams — God's angels often speak directly to our hearts when we are asleep.

~Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994

Hi there!

Today is the start of a new CAS challenge at The Outlawz and it is my day to post.

December is my favorite time of year ... I love the lights and the music and all the fun decorations for the Holiday Season!

It's also my birthday this month and as long as I can remember, my mother has given me an Angel for my birthday.

They are a sweet reminder that I was born during a very special time and they truly fascinate me on every level. I just love them and they are all over my house, even when it is not Christmastime.

This week your challenge is to create a CAS card or project with an Angel or Angel Wings.

Can't wait to see what you create for us!

Here's is my card!

SUPPLIES:

Size 4.25 x 5.50

Card stock used for card base and wings from The Paper Studio

The gold vellum is from my scrap bin

"Layered Wings" die from Sizzix (Tim Holtz Alterations)

"Wings: Embossing folder from Sizzix (Tim Holtz Alterations)

Sentiment from "All Year Cheer II" by Stampin Up!

Sequins from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Outlawz Clean & Simple Challenge: To the Dogs!

The dog is a yes-animal, very popular with people who can't afford to keep a yes-man.

~Robertson Davies

Good morning!

Today is the start of another Clean & Simple Challenge at The Outlawz Challenge Blog.

This week it's my turn to post so lets get started!

Did you know that July is National Hot Dog Month?

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates that over seven billion hot dogs will be eaten by Americans between Memorial Day and Labor Day. During the July 4th weekend alone (the biggest hot-dog holiday of the year), 155 million are "wolfed" down!

That's a lot of hot dogs!

My challenge for you this week is to create a card or project featuring a dog or dog related item!

Just keep it CAS and have fun!

My A2 Card features Snoopy at his best .... napping! The image from Stampendous is called "Snoopy at the Beach". I colored the image with Prisma Color pencils and OMS then I added Aleens Paper Glaze to his sunglasses!

Additional Supplies:

Card stock, Thought bubble (Photo Album Fun) & Sentiment (unknown set) from Stampin Up!

"Flames" Ef from Darice

Thanks for stopping by!

Your comments make me happy. And as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

(Hugs) Cara

Happy Mothers Day!

Mother.

That was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.

 DeWitt Talmage

Hello!

Mothers Day is tomorrow but my plan is to take my mom out for lunch and maybe a movie today.
For those Mothers out there, I hope your day tomorrow is awesome and you are treated as royalty!

This is the card I made for my mom!

Size 5 x 7

SUPPLIES

Card base - unknown - bought years ago!

Card stock from Stampin Up!

DP from Me & My Big Ideas & Provocraft

Pink corrugated strip - stash

Pink gem - stash

Silk flower - stash (from a flower stem I deconstructed a while back)

Sentiment - unknown

Swiss dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug

Diamond pane embossing folder part of Wedding Suite set from Cuttlebug

Marvy scalloped square punch

Marvy square punch

And this sketch by Kim Keane for "My Creative Sketches"

Thanks for stopping by!

{Hugs} Cara

Thankful for ...

Happy Sunday afternoon! Although I still have a few more to do, I am close to finishing up my Thanksgiving cards so I can get onto finishing my Christmas cards!

***EDIT - THIS CARD WAS A FEATURED CARD FOR THE WEEK 10-21-13 AT THE OUTLAWZ CHALLENGE BLOG***

MY CARD

SUPPLIES: Card stock (Stampin Up!), Sentiment (Inkahootz!), Swirls (Autumn Leaves), Ink (Pallet Hybrid Ink & Stampin Up!), "Bricked" Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Leaf & rhinestones (Stash)

CARD CHALLENGES ENTERED

Please click on the links below and visit these sites for more fun and inspiration!

Challenges 4 Everybody: Challenge #31 Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards: Challenge #50, Autumn, Not Halloween

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything goes


I USED THIS CARD FOR INSPIRATION
 Tami Mayberry, Gina K Designs 

Cropping for the cause - Part 1

Good afternoon ... I am playing catch up again.

A couple of weeks ago some friends and I participated in "Cropping for the Cause" event.

The proceeds will benefit a group that puts together bags for women who have, or are preparing to undergo surgery for breast cancer.

I have never participated in a crop event like this one. I didn't get a lot accomplished, but I had a fantastic time, made some new friends and received some lovely gifts just for coming. My friend won the raffle for a coach purse!

I am so looking forward to this event next year!

Here are two of the cards I managed to make between all the chatter and laughter!

Halloween Cards - inspired by one seen on Pintrist!

SUPPLIES: Card stock (Stampin Up!), Design Paper (Unknown - apparently I cut the mfg strip off before recording in :o[ ), Sentiments (Martha Stewart), Honeycomb die (Paper Trey Ink), Embossing border (Cuttlebug - Anne Griffin Acanthus), Skull (Cuttlebug skull with embossing folding), Spider (gift from friend - but I think she used a MS punch), Googlie eyes & Rhinestones (Stash)

Thanks for stopping by!
Cara

Life Unscripted ... Butterfly

5-12-13 Outlawz Clean & Simple Challenge - Guest Design Team Member Wk2

Happy Mothers Day!

I hope all you moms out there have a truly fantastic day!

This is also week 2 for me as a Guest Designer for The Outlaws Clean and Simple Challenge.

The theme this week is Butterflies.

I created this card using SU! Swallowtail butterfly.

Because the paper I choose to use is textured with some glitter the the ink did not fully transfer and I love the affect! I cut it out and attached to the card based leaving the wings free floating so they can be bent to look as though he is perched on the card. I stamped the body a second time, cut it out, blinged up with some glitter and attached with a foam dot for a more 3-d look.

The sentiment is from Hampton Arts and I added a touch of fine glitter.

Thanks for looking!
Cara

Sending Hugs ...

5-5-13 Outlawz Clean & Simple Challenge - Guest Design Team Member Wk1

Remember a while back when I posted that I'd been asked if I would like to be a Guest DT for the Outlawz May CAS Challenge?

Well today is the day! First card posted .... !

The theme is "Hug a Pet" since this next week is "Be kind to animals week" and National Hug week"