Tea, anyone?

When I saw this week's sketch for the Atlantic Hearts Challenge,

  

I had no idea how I was going to accomplish it.  Since I'm not at home to enjoy the nor'easter and the snow it is bringing to my friends and family, I do not have access to my stash.  I only brought 2 stamp sets with me, one that came with the CTMH Heartstrings WOTG Card Making Kit and an additional sentiment set.  I didn't know how much time I'd have to craft, plus the car was loaded. Luckily, I pulled a tea cup stamp out of a box of stuff my friend didn't want any more.  I've yet to see a tea cup stamp I didn't like. Tea cups are my undoing when it comes to stamps.  And making CAS cards are always a challenge for me.   But, amazingly, when your stash is far, far away, it is much easier to manage CAS.

(Sentiment stamp is CTMH.)

Here are the challenges I am entering today:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #92

Corrosive Challenge #216 - Winter Blues 

Red Rubber Inspiration Challenge #204 - Focused on Stamping
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #44 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #246 - Always Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge #46 - Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - CAS
Paperminutes Challenge #368 - Coffee or Tea

T & S Mojo Monday

T & S is my abbreviation for the Tall & Skinny theme used at the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge the last Monday of the month.  I've made my card 3.5 x 5.5 today.  But to be perfectly honest, it might not stay that way.  Sometimes I take the front of the card and remount it on a normal A2 card base before I send it out.

(All products are from the CTMH Heartstrings WOTG Card Kit.)

I am entering this card in the

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #382.

This is when I would normally ask you to pop over to The Muse Challenge to vote on my card.  But there are so many fab cards there, even I can't vote for mine!  You might want check them out.  My favorites are 5, 25, and 37 (I love tea cups.)  
Speaking of tea, mine has gotten cold.  
Time for a fresh cup.

Have a great day!

and to the gals back home -

Stay safe in the snow!

Dachshund in Love

This cute little pooch is the digital image for this month's January Challenge at Gerde Steiner's Designs.

(stamp and papers are CTMH)

My granddaughter has one of these wiener dogs, Romeo, who protects my great-granddaughter with all the ferociousness he can muster. 

Challenges I am entering today:

Gerde Steiner Designs January Challenge - Dachshund in Love

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes 4 Kids

Pile It On Challenge #53 - Hearts and/or flowers 

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #248 - Animals

Sketchy Colors Challenge #240 - Red and Turquoise

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #184 - Any Holiday

Wags n Whiskers Challenge #146 - Hearts

Boy's Birthday

My grandson has reached double digits this year, celebrating his 10th birthday today.  Although baseball is his first love, right now he's in the middle of basketball season. 

Here I've coupled a basketball word art digi image from Digi Darla with some sports DP and added a computer generated sentiment.

This simple card is going to find it's way into the following challenges:

Sassy Studio Designs Challenge #265 - It's Raining Men

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #3 - Let's Hear It For the Boys 

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #96 - Male Birthday

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - For a Man 

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes 4 Kids

Gem of a Challenge #136- Birthday Card for a Boy

Dream It Up January Challenge - Birthday

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #54- Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #135 - Items starting with "b" (ball, basket, birthday)

 

 

Happy Birthday, Nick!

Good luck in the Pinewood Derby, Matthew! 

Miss you both!

Happy Birthday, Bob!

Birthdays have a way of just creeping up and surprising us, especially when they end in a zero.
Hope you have a great day, Bob!

Just Ink Lined is the designer of this cat digi named Mojo. You can find it free right here.

This card has been submitted to the following challenges:

Cards in Envy Challenge - Going Gray 

Crazy 4 Challenges #270 - Opposites 

Alphabet Challenge - Y for Years 

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge #210 - Numbers 

Sassy Studio Designs Challenge #265 - It's Raining Men

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #3 - Let's Hear It For the Boys 

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #96 - Male Birthday

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - For a Man 

Perfectly Rustic Challenge # 39- Animals

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #54 - Anything Goes 

 

Origami Heart Card

This is the second card I made yesterday using origami folding and CTMH Heartstrings paper and stamps.  I never made this particular heart design before.  It was a little tricky but it does turn out great.  I've been working with this CTMH paper pack the last couple of weeks, and really like it.  If you didn't see yesterday's post, scroll down to see the cool origami bow I made.

I'll be entering the following challenges with this card:

Sister Act Card Challenge #90 - Anything Goes

Wags  n' Whiskers Challenge #146 - Hearts

Aud Sentiments Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #149 - Valentine's

DRS Designs Thursday Challenge #158 - Hearts

Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Button It

Fab n Funky Challenge #243 - Button It

Simon Says Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Get In Shape (rectangle, heart, arrow, circle)

Time Out Challenge #23 - Valentine's Day (Twist-Hearts)

  sponsored by :

Handmade Bow

This morning I got up and had a hankering to do some origami.  

I love paper folding. 

I'm going to try to sneak this card into the January Challenge at Craft-Dee-Bowz. 

The theme is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

(The papers are Heartstrings from CTMH.)

While shopping this afternoon, my mother mentioned that my aunt has a wedding anniversary in February.  Although I intended this as a Valentine's Day card, it just might become an Anniversary card.

I'll be submitting this card to the following:

Lil Red Wagon Challenge #273 - No sentiment.text

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #211 - Anything Goes

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door Jan 20-26 Challenge - Anything Goes

Come back tomorrow to see another card with origami.