Which Witch?

Here are two cards featuring two different Bugaboo Witches?  

I just couldn't decide which witch to post.

 The sentiment stamp and frame are from CTMH.

Challenges:

Bugaboo Crafty Challenge #9 - Anything Goes with a Bugaboo Image 

The Ribbon Girls September Challenge - Any Image + Ribbon

Show Us Your Pussies Challenge #22 Week #4 - Furrything Goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #261 - Anything Goes

DLArt Challenge #213 - Halloween

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #497 - Trick or Treat

Aud Sentiments Challenge #189 - 2 Word Sentiment

 

Bears Everywhere & CTMH Card Class 9/26/17

The other day, while shopping, my friend and I came across one inexpensive sheet of cute teddy bear stickers.  

We had one of those discussions ... are you going to buy them?... well, do you want to buy them? ... I don't need to buy them...

really, I don't need to buy them either, but they are cute....

so who's going to buy them?... Okay, then. I'm going to buy them!

And I did!

Not that it mattered which one of us bought them.  They are going to end up at Send a Smile 4 Kids.

Challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge #144 - Hello

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #424 - Bears

Cards In Envy Challenge - Easy as 1-2-3

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #142 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #351 - Anything Goes

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Yesterday at Joyce's CTMH card class we welcomed back Carol and said goodbye to Cindy.

We also polished off one really yummy lemon sponge pie!  

Thanks, Joyce.  (She knows it's my favorite!)

In between we made these cards:

And the mailman brought me this card, made by my friend Betty.

 And I'm truly grateful for all my crafty friends and blog visitors.

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #362 with Sugar Pea Designs

More Than 1 Fold is the theme for this week's 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.

Today I've used the  Merry Christmoose stamp set 

by  Sugar Pea Designs

to create a scene on this Triple Step Pop Up Christmas card.

(A tutorial for this Triple Step Pop-Up Card  can be found at Splitcoast Stampers.)

Card front.

My teamies have worked very hard on their More Than 1 Fold projects to inspire you to join this week's Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.  Please check out their projects on the Tuesday Throwdown blog and visit their blogs for more details. 

I hope you'll also have time to visit the Sugar Pea Designs store, where you'll find a nice selection of stamps and dies.

I really love making cards with multiple folds and can't wait to see all the entries for this Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.  

I always hope I'll find a new fold to try.  

Challenges I am entering:

Pile It On Challenge #134 - Feathers/Scales and/or No Patterned Paper 

Always Fun Challenge #25 - Anything Goes

Christmas with the Cuties Challenge #10 - Christmas Animals

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #176 - Anything Goes 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #281 - Old and New (The stamp set is new; everything else is old.) 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #352 - Anything Goes; option for a male 

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #319 - Any Holiday 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything Christmas 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #151 - Fancy Fold 

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge # 80 - Christmas Animals

Purple Leaves???

There was a card similar to this on pinterest.  I thought it quite unusual but very pretty at the same time.    So, I decided to give it a go using some CTMH stamps from my stash.

Challenges:

The Challenge Blog #55 - Leaves 

Do Al (1) Challenge #9 - Autumn Equinox 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #89 - Use a 2 word sentiment 

Mod Squad Challenge - Leaves 

Little Red Wagon Challenge #412 - Leaf It To Me 

 

HB GG and Aunt Eileen

About a month ago I posted a baby card I made using a drawing by my BFF's granddaughter, Layla.  I made two more birthday cards using her drawings, one for her great grandmother...

(card front featuring a Layla's drawing of the cat sleeping on the arm of GG's sofa)

(inside of card)

and also one for her Aunt Eileen ...

(This drawing is of Aunt Eileen's new puppy.)

(inside)

 Layla's brother has the next birthday.  I can't wait to see what she draws for on his card.  Last year it was a big hippopotamus!

This is really easy to do with any drawing.  

Scan the image.  Save it.  

I open the image in my Paint program, 

resize it and print it just like a digi.  

Speaking of hippos, 
here is the baby card I made for Eileen's new little boy. 

The stamps are from CTMH.

Challenges: 

The Ribbon Girls September Challenge - Any image + ribbon

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Patterned Paper 

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #175 - Anything Goes 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Sept 19 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Animals Challenge #6 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Pop It Up (I used foam tape to pop the hippo's head.) 

That's it for now.  

I have a couple new badges I'm anxious to add to my blog.

Enjoy your day and thanks for your visit!

Bugaboo Owl & CTMH Card Class 9/19/17

Normally when I take pictures to share with you, I try very hard to hold the camera steady and straight.  Then I take multiple pictures to make sure I get a good one.  And this afternoon it dawned on me that if I intentionally put the card on an angle, all that is totally unnecessary.  

 Works for me!

Challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Fall Colors 4 Kids 

Make My Monday Challenge #55 - Autumn Colors 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #196 - Autumn

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #175 - Anything Goes 

Always Fun Challenge #24 - Fall Colors 

Paper Minutes Challenge #504 - Autumn Magic 

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Golden Harvest 
Do-Al(1) Kreatives Challenge #9 - Autumn Equinox

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Here are the cards we made at Joyce's CTMH card class yesterday.

The last card (3 photos) is actually from the From the Heart card kit that CTMH has as a special this month.    There are several variations you can make with this 12 card kit.  Click the link above to see more pictures.

TTFN!

Bugaboo Witch

We have a couple hours between my grandson's baseball games on this beautiful late summer day.  

It's just enough time to post this Halloween card.  

The digi image, colored with markers, is from Bugaboo stamps.

The bats are from one of the CTMH cricut cartridges.

And the embossed sentiment is a CTMH stamp. 

Challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge:  Bingo (I used the bottom row: Sentiment, Sparkle, Bugaboo Image.)

 

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge #206 - Anything Goes with Bugaboo Stamps

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - 4 of Something (bats)

Crafty Catz Challenge #384 - Halloween

 

Leftovers again? + CTMH Card Class 9/12/2017

Today I am sharing 2 cards I made from leftovers.  

Did you see the upright z-fold card I made for the Joyful Stars CTMH September Blog Hop? 

I managed to make birthday cards for both my brothers with the bits and pieces remaining.

Some papers are just good to the last scrap!

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 432 - Use at least 2 dps 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Sept 12th - Anything Goes 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Sentiment as Focal Point; no images 

Seize the  Birthday Challenge - Birthday; optional topping balloons

Scrapy Land Challenge #73 - Anything Goes (I used a die from DieVersions.) 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Oh Boy! (masculine)

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Anything Goes with die cutting or embossing

 

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Here are the cards we made at Joyce's card class on Tuesday.

Well, my husband's birthday cake should be cool enough to ice.

Take care.  Thanks for stopping!

 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #360 with Power Poppies

This week Tuesday Throwdown 

is having a Birthday Challenge, 

sponsored by Power Poppy. 

  The sentiment and images on this birthday card

 are from the Power Poppy

Pure Prairie Bouquet Digital Stamp Set. 

Just for a change, I'll show you the inside of the card first.

 I've used the Spotlight Technique for the front of the card.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

And be sure to enter your birthday cards in this week's

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.

You'll find the digi set I used and many more beautiful designs by Marcella Hawley, in both digital and clear polymer, at

 Power Poppy.

 

Challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #41 - Something Beginning With "F" (flowers) 

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #95 - Birthday 

Di's Digi Challenge - Ribbon, Lace, Twine and/or Cord (twine) 

A Gem of a Challenge #202 - Use Kraft Card or Paper (borders)

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #174 - Anything Goes 

 

Final Anniversary Card

This is the third anniversary card I needed to make for this month.  That only leaves one baby card on my "Cards To Make" list for September. 

Speaking of leaves, I decided to go all out fall today. 

front

inside

 The "Anniversary Wishes" Stamp is by Verve.

All other stamps and cricut cuts are by CTMH.

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #432 - Embossing (I used dry embossing.)

Aud Sentiments Challenge #188 - Anything Goes + a sentiment 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #171 - Anything Goes + Ribbon 

Just Add Ink Challenge #376 - Just add "d" (My d's are distressing and dimensional tape to pop the smallest leaves.) 

Create With Stamps Challenge #18 - Leaves 

A Perfect Time to Craft September Challenge - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #51 - Anything Goes 

Scrap & Craft Inspiration Challenge #7 - Autumn Colours

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Wedding or Anniversary 

The Ribbon Girls Challenge - Anything Goes 

 

 For more projects using some of the new CTMH products,

check out the

September CTMH Joyful Stars Blog Hop. 

 

Joyful Stars CTMH September Blog Hop

Welcome to the September

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.  

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

 

 The first card I am sharing is an upright z fold card.

 For this card I have used the CTMH September SOTM set, new Two-toned Cardstock,  Basic Fundamental Paper, and Black Dots.

The second card features the "Merry Christmas"
cut from the CTMH Flower Market cricut cartridge covered in Liquid Glass, Two-toned Cardstock,  Basic Fundamental Paper, and Silver Shimmer Trim.

Now, since this is a blog hop, you might have arrived here from Tracey Pierce's blog.

Your next stop is  Lucy Marino's blog.   Lucy is new to the hop and I can't wait to see what she has created.

 
The hop is circular. So if you are just starting here, simply continue hopping until you find your way back, making the full circle.  If you get lost, the complete list of participants is on Joyce's blog. 

I am entering the z-fold card in the following challenges:

Scribbles Design Challenge #56 - Power of Words

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of 9/5 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - No digis

Little Red Wagon Challenge #410 - Give Us Your Background (I stamped mine.)

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge Week 3 - Vacation or Thank You

Aud Sentiments Challenge #188 - Anything Goes + a sentiment
Pile It On Challenge #134 - Feathers or Scales

 

Halloween

Today I'm packing up some cards to mail off to SAS4K.  

I made these 4 cards this morning to add to the box.

Halloween sentiment and cricut cuts are from CTMH.

Challenges:

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Week 36 - Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 36 - Anything Goes 

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #177 - Something beginning with "D" (Devil in Disguise) 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #188 - Anything Goes + a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - no digis 

Back to my packing.  

I may even get to the post office before it closes.

Anniversary Wishes

My calendar says there are three anniversaries this month for which I need cards.  Two of the couples will be receiving this card for their special day....

 The sentiment is a Verve stamp.  The butterfly is fussy cut from a Power Poppies digi image, colored with watercolor pencils, then blended with clear Wink of Stella. The stitched circle is a die cut by LaLaLand.  It is popped on a SU doily, which is glued over a fancy frame die cut by Spellbinders.  

Challenges:

Star Stampz Challenge - 2 or more die cuts 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + a sentiment

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of 9-5 - Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - die cuts and/or embossing

Scrapy Land Challenge #73 - Anything Goes with die cuts

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #171 - Anything Goes with Ribbon

 

Getting these 2 baby blankets, 

2 outfits, and a stuffed bear to fit

 in a medium size postal box was harder than actually making the blankets.

They are now on their way to my BFF's daughter in AZ.

Hopefully the package will arrive before the wee babe. 

Bugaboo Fall Trio

I'm really liking this piece of fall paper I found in my stash.  And I love using it on colored card bases.  Since the cards get packed up and sent to Send a Smile 4 Kids, I think the colored bases are cheerier and fun.

Challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Cute Fall or Halloween Cards 4 Kids

Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes 

Bugaboo Crafty Challenge #8 - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Challenge #36 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of 9/5 - Anything Goes 
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #173 - Anything Goes