Heartfelt Roses Card

Hello! I hope you are doing well. This afternoon I decided to make a card for a couple of challenges. I combined the Inky Paws Challenge to use Polka Dots with the Spring Flowers theme at Simon Says Monday Challenge. To create this Heartfelt Roses Card I used two stamp sets from Newton's Nook: Heartfelt Roses and Monarchs. To color the images Copic markers were used. There may be no such thing as blue monarch butterflies, but I love the blue contrast with the flowers. The scalloped heart was cut using the Heart Frame Dies by Newton's Nook. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that pretty much sums it up. Thanks for stopping by!

Handmade Card for Mom

Hello! It's a rainy day here in Oklahoma. I ran a few errands this morning and then decided to play in my craft room. After digging through my stamp sets, I decided to use the Always stamp set by Pink & Main to create this Handmade Card for Mom. My mom likes the color blue, so I found a pretty floral paper in the New Day paper pad by Echo Park (2022) that reminded me of her. It coordinates nicely with the stamp set. I used Copic markers to color the image and then added a sentiment using the Best Mom Oval stamp set by Newton's Nook. The coordinating dies were used to cut out the image and then everything was adhered flat. That's it, so glad you stopped by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafter's Cafe: Easter and/or Flowers
• Simon Says Monday: Make Your Mark
• Stamping Sensations: Anything Stamped/CAS Option
• The Creative Crafters: Anything Goes

Sweet Wishes Card

Good day! As fast as the weeks are flying by, I figured I should get a few more Valentine cards made. This Sweet Wishes Card features an image from Penny Black called Little Charmer. It was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating die. The card layout is simple and I used the Scallops & Rectangles nesting dies by Unity Stamps for the layers. Nothing fancy, just a sweet and simple handmade card. I'm entering this card into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge (Anything Goes/Option: Something New) and the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge (Photo Inspiration). Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!❤

Valentine Card with Cat

Good day crafty friends! This Valentine Card with Cat was made using this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. They are revisiting their favorite sketches from 2022 and Debbie picked one I designed from last March. It was my last post as part of the design team and you can see that post HERE.

To create this card I used images from Newton's Nook called Newton's Valentine. The images were colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating dies. Patterned paper from the Lots of Love paper pad by Doodlebug Designs (2021) were used. Some die cut grass and a die cut XOXO sentiment were added and that's it.  So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crazy for Cats: Anything CAT Goes
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Too Cute
• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch

Taking Care of Me Card

Hello! Two weeks ago today we rescued an older kitten that was crying in our neighborhood. He was super hungry, but very affectionate. It seems he was probably dumped. We have other cats in the house, so the first night my hubby slept in his car with the him. We tried finding a rescue that would take him, but they were all full. So, we are keeping him. There must be a reason he ended up by our house. I've always said, "if you wait long enough a cat will find you".❤

This Taking Care of Me Card was made for the veterinary hospital who took care of him. The image is called Cat's Meow by Unity Stamps and was colored with Copic markers. I think it turned out pretty cute. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Allsorts: Add a Sentiment
• Critter Crazy: Anything Featuring a Critter
• Sweet Stampin': Anything BUT a Birthday Card
• The Creative Crafters: Anything Goes

Rescued kitty:

Simple Feel Better Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Simple Feel Better Card. It features a sentiment stamp by Stampendous! and patterned papers by Photo Play from the Under the Weather paper pack. A die cut heart was added and everything was adhered flat. That's it! A quick and Simple Feel Better Card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!💗

From My Heart Card

Good day! We have snow on the ground here in Oklahoma and I always enjoy it's fleeting existence. It doesn't usually last more than a couple of days and that's a good thing for my aching joints. I venture outside to feed the birds and then quickly get back inside. Snow days are great crafting and napping days!  

To make this From My Heart Card I start with the color challenge at Color Throwdown to use Pink, Red, Cranberry and Kraft. These colors naturally lend themselves to a love or Valentine's Day card. The sentiment stamp is from Whimsies & Wishes and the little dog image is from the Love is in the Air stamp set by Reverse Confetti. The heart Kraft paper is from a paper pad I've had since 2012 called With Love by American Crafts and the other papers were from my scrap bin. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm also entering this card into the With Love challenge at Simon Says and the All About Occasions challenge at Watercooler Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

So Tweet Card - TMS #642

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are revisiting Patti's favorite sketch from 2021 and she selected the sketch from challenge #603. Since Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, I decided to use the Newton's Valentine image on this So Tweet Card. Copic markers were used to color the image and it was die cut with the coordinating die. The papers are from the new Lots of Love paper pad by Doodlebug Designs and I created the sentiment on the computer. That pretty much highlights the details. We would love for you to join us this week. Click HERE for all the design team inspiration and challenge information.

This So Tweet Card is entered into the Inky Paws challenge to use hearts. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

LOVE Card with Cat

Good day! I have a quick post to share this LOVE Card with Cat. It was inspired by several challenges that you will find listed at the bottom of this post. My goal this year is to make better use of the items already in my stash. While grieving the passing of my brother over the past couple of years, I've done a lot of online crafty shopping. Now it's time to use all those goodies. This card features a cat image by Reverse Confetti from the LOVE is in the Air stamp set. The image was colored with Copic markers and die cut with the coordinating die. A large LOVE die cut by Reverse Confetti was layered and adhered flat. All patterned papers are from the French Kiss paper pad by Doodlebug Design Inc. To add some sparkle a thin strip of glitter cardstock was added and that's it. Thanks for stopping by!💗

Challenges entered:

• C.R.A.F.T.: Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts: Anything Goes
• Reverse Confetti: Love is in the Air
• Simon Says Wednesday: Four Legged Friends
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

Love Card - TMS #639

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are revisiting Debbie's favorite sketch of 2021 and she pick the sketch from challenge #594. For that challenge I made a St. Patrick's Day card, so this time I created a Valentine/Love Card. We would love for you to join us this week! You can find all the challenge details and design team inspiration HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!❤

Hoots For You Card

Good day! It's been awhile since I've played along at Inky Paws. Their current challenge is a color challenge, so I though I would give it a go and this Hoots For You Card is what I created. The stamp set used is called Love Owl-ways by Newton's Nook and I also used their cloud stencil. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with the coordinating dies. Some glossy accents were added to the eyes of the owl. The paper layers were cut with the Newton's Nook Frames & Flags die set and everything was adhered flat. Well, that's about it. I appreciate you stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day. 

Love You Card - TMS #638

Hello! It's the first Tuesday of the New Year and we are back with a sketch challenge this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches. We are starting the New Year off with our favorite sketches of 2021 and this week was my pick and the sketch is from challenge #612. It's always fun to look back on what everyone made the first time. For this Love You Card I used a newly acquired stamp called Little Charmer by Penny Black and colored the image with Copic markers. Once colored I used the coordinating die to cut it out. The patterned papers are from the Cupid & Co. paper pad by Echo Park (2020) and the love you dies are by Momenta. That's it! We would love for you to join us this week. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!  ❤

Challenges entered: Crafting Happiness (January Anything Goes) and Simon Says Monday (Something New).

Golden Anniversary Card

Good day! Last week my parents celebrated their 50th anniversary. Not many couples make it to this milestone. To recognize their special day I made them this Golden Anniversary Card. It's a very simple design utilizing the pretty golden heart patterned paper by My Mind's Eye from the Yes, Please paper pad. The Happy Anniversary sentiment and 50 were heat embossed with gold embossing powder. That's it! A simple and easy card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Mother's Day Card - TMS #605

Hello! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have a great sketch by Melissa Craig. I decided to use it to make my Mother's Day Card. The image (retired- Zinnia Bouquet by Taylored Expressions) had been colored during a coloring challenge, so I picked my papers to coordinate. I really like the yellow paper with hearts and couldn't find anything I liked better. It's definitely a bold choice for me, but we only live once.  😊

We would love for you to join us this week! For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week!

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Mother's Day
• Just Us Girls: Trend Week/Layers

Sketch #605:

Tall Heart Card - TMS #589

Hello! It's time to revisit another sketch from 2020 at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this week Debi picked one I designed. It was originally posted on March 10, 2020 challenge #545 and you can see that post HERE. The sketch is a tall and skinny design with simple elements, no fancy supplies needed. Feel free to make whatever size of tall and skinny card you prefer. Several years ago when I started making this size card I made them to fit into a #10 envelope, the finished size of this Tall Heart Card is 4" x 8 1/2". This was way before slimline border dies were a thing. It's a nice size to break up the routine and do something different. I would love for you to give it a try and join us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches. To view all the wonderful design team inspiration and for all the challenge details click HERE. You have until 8 pm EST on Sunday to link your creation. 

This Tall Heart Card features papers from the new Cupid & Co. paper pad by Echo Park. The heart image was made using a Hero Arts stamp and the Love You die cuts were made using dies from Momenta. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Sketch:

50th Anniversary Card

Good day! This past weekend my Aunt and Uncle celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It's a wonderful milestone and I made this card for the occasion. Due to Covid there was no big family celebration, so hopefully the postal service delivered their card without delay. 😊

To make this 50th Anniversary Card I used the retired Number of Years stamp set by Stampin' Up! along with the coordinating framelits. Shiny gold metallic paper was used as the base layer then a layer of foiled gold hearts paper both by The Paper Studio. I die cut a decorative heart using the retired Bloomin' Heart thinlit die before adhering and then adhered the golden embossed Happy 50th Anniversary. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm entering this card into the All About Occasions challenge at Watercooler Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Simple Birdie Notecard

Good day crafty friends! I have a quick post to share this Simple Birdie Notecard featuring the Note this Birdie image from Unity Stamps. The patterned papers are from the new Love Notes paper pad by Doodlebug Design and they were matted to a piece of red cardstock. The design is simple and everything was adhered flat. I find if I spend a lot of time on a card I'm less likely to give it away. So, hopefully this card will actually get mailed. ☺ I'm glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (Use a Critter), Crafty Friends (Animals/Birds), Crafty Gals Corner (Add a Heart!), The Crafter's Cafe (Anything Goes) and QKR Stampede (Anything Goes).

Had Me at Meow Card

Hello! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I always save making my hubby's card for last. That way I'm not tempted to give it to him super early. This Had Me at Meow Card is the card I made him. It's purple, which is my favorite color, and it features cats from the Newton's Sweetheart stamp set. The kitties were colored to look like our first two house cats. They are no longer with us and we miss them everyday. The die cut hearts were made using the Stacked Hearts die by Simon Says Stamp. Two patterned papers were used and they were both from my scrap bin. Everything was adhered to a piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock by Stampin' Up and then adhered to the white card base. That's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you have a lovely Valentine's Day!

Challenges entered:

• As You Like It: Favourite Animal*
• Aud Sentiments: Love/Valentine Sentiment 
• Crafty Gals: Add a Heart
• Simon Says: Two or More Patterned Papers
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions

*Cats are my favourite animal because they closely resemble my personality. Sometimes I want to be left alone, sometimes I want cuddles, the food I ate yesterday... well today I can change my mind and not like it anymore. 😊You get the idea. 

All Nine Lives Card

Good day crafty friends! We finally got snow this morning and it's really pretty. Our cats have been glued to the windows because I feed the birds and there have been a ton in the backyard. It's made for a wonderful day to stay inside!

This All Nine Lives Card was made for an anniversary that falls on Valentine's Day. Two Newton's Nook stamp sets were used, Newton's Sweetheart (cats, hearts and sentiment) and Newton's Valentine (little flowers). Copic markers were used to color the images and then they were die cut with the coordinating dies. The grass was die cut using Newton's Land Borders Die. There are small red hearts all over the red paper by Doodlebug Design and a large heart was die cut and then a piece of marble paper adhered behind. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations: Anything Goes
• Inky Paws: Colors
• Paperminutes: Valentine's Day
• Show Us Your Pussycats: Furrything Goes   

Meow-entine Card

Good day! The month of January is almost over and Valentine's Day will be here soon. I mail a few handmade cards for this day of Love. Mainly to immediate family and a few family friends. This Meow-entine Card was made for one of my nieces. A few challenges were considered when creating this card. I knew I wanted to use the new Newton's Valentine stamp and coordinating dies. The image was colored with Copic markers and some Stickles added to the hearts for sparkle. Some fun patterned papers were mixed for the background and the sentiment was heat embossed onto black cardstock. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Cute Card Thursday: Valentines
• Inky Paws: Hearts
• Krafty Chicks: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: All About Occasions