Wedding Card

This card was made for a family wedding.

It's that time of year!

 The plastic tag reads "All because two people fell in love".

 The bride chose gray, cream and pink for the wedding colors.

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door Week of May 28th - AG

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Wedding or Anniversary 

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge # 29 GD Card #2

Double Trouble " Brown Bag-It Day" Challenge is in its second and final week.  Won't you join the fun?

THING 1: Trouble Maker

says, "In celebration of National Brown Bag-It Day, I've asked the Unknown Comic from the late Gong Show to inspire our challenge. Use Kraft paper, even a paper bag for your project."

Don't get the Gong, come play aLong!

Don't stop here...for more fun check out the optional Sketch challenge below.

THING 2: Double Dare

says, "What a great sketch to use for Kraft as an accent in your design, so many choices of what panel(s) to use." 

It's Optional...if you use this sketch you can also submit to Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge #409 between the dates of May 28th - June 4th. Link your project HERE and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw. 

Use the DT cards below for ideas or use your own interpretation of the sketch. Feel free to change the orientation... rotate the sketch or use its mirror image. You may also modify shapes as long as we can see the basic sketch in your project. 

THING 3: Twisted Sister

says, "In my opinion I've been berry, berry good. Celebrate National Pick Strawberry Day with me and include strawberry(s) in your project and you can earn an additional chance at our random draw." 

Although not required, the sketch offers a perfect opportunity to use strawberry(s) as an embellishment or focal point.  

It was so awesome to be adopted into the

 Double Trouble Challenge family 

as a crazy cousin for the month of May 

that I made a second card.

For this card I used a precolored digi image of strawberries from Becci's Place, a kraft card base and kraft borders and I've followed the sketch above from Challenge #409 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

 

Challenges I am entering:
Try Stampin on Tuesday Challenge #409 -  see sketch above
Beccy's Place May Challenge - AG with one of Becci's images
QKR Stampede Challenge #349 - AG 
Polkadoodles Challenge week 21 - AG

Dreaming of Cake

Here's a little birthday card I made for a dear friend.

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations Challenge #158 - Happy Birthday 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #254 - Birthdays

Just Add Ink Challenge #458 - Just add Q,X,Y,Z  (The bear is catching a few zzzzzzzzzzzz's) 

Pile It On Challenge #154 - Beverage/Food 

And then I made three more cards like this 

to use up the sheet of DP.  

They are headed to SAS4K. 

Double Trouble Challenge # 29 Guest Designer

It's time for a new Double Trouble Challenge -

"Brown Bag-It Day" 

THING 1: Trouble Maker

says, "In celebration of National Brown Bag-It Day, I've asked the Unknown Comic from the late Gong Show to inspire our challenge. Use Kraft paper, even a paper bag for your project."

Don't get the Gong, come play aLong!

Don't stop here...for more fun check out the optional Sketch challenge below.

THING 2: Double Dare

says, "What a great sketch to use for Kraft as an accent in your design, so many choices of what panel(s) to use." 

It's Optional...if you use this sketch you can also submit to Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge #409 between the dates of May 28th - June 4th. Link your project HERE and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw. 

Use the DT cards below for ideas or use your own interpretation of the sketch. Feel free to change the orientation... rotate the sketch or use its mirror image. You may also modify shapes as long as we can see the basic sketch in your project. 

THING 3: Twisted Sister

says, "In my opinion I've been berry, berry good. Celebrate National Pick Strawberry Day with me and include strawberry(s) in your project and you can earn an additional chance at our random draw." 

Although not required, the sketch offers a perfect opportunity to use strawberry(s) as an embellishment or focal point.  

 It was so awesome to be adopted into the Double Trouble Challenge family as a crazy cousin for the month of May!
Here is the card I made to keep me out of trouble:
 
I used a kraft card base, 

the cute little digi squirrel from A Day for Daisies is enjoying A Bite of Strawberry, and I've followed the sketch above from

Challenge #409 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

I hope you'll be able to join the fun this week at 

the Double Trouble Challenge blog.

 

Challenges I am entering:
Try Stampin on Tuesday Challenge #409 -  see sketch above
Pile It On Challenge #154 - beverage and/or food (strawberries)
Crafters' Castle Challenge #17 - AG; Show us what you color with (I've used colored pencils.)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #26 - AG 
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #92 -AG 
A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge May #5 - AG 
Fabrika Fantasy Challenge #30 - Animals 
Sweet Stampers Challenge #32 - Animals 
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge May 20-June 1 - Embellishments

Sympathy Card & Birthday Card

Yesterday's project was created out of necessity but inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest. 

 The inside sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up.  

The rest of the stamps are from Close to My Heart.

Ten stamps total.

Peeking out from underneath the card is a matching envelope.

Challenges:

Papercraft Challenge #37 - Ribbons

Through the Craft Room Door Week of May 14th - AG 

Crazy 4 Challenges #483 - Flowers 

Speaking of peeking... here is today's project, a birthday card for my 92 years young, Godmother.
Where she lives, it is not unusual for a bear to visit.

You'll find a similar card here on Pinterest.

 These are CTMH stamps.  

The wood grained paper is from one of the new CTMH paper packs.  

I love the little design across the bottom.

 

Challenges:

Paperminutes Challenge #588 - Birds and Bees 

Crafty Animals Challenge #26 - AG 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #26 - AG

 

In a Nutshell House Mouse Card

Not a very elaborate Mother's Day card, but my mother liked it.  Face it, when it comes to Mother's Day cards, 

Moms like anything you make for them.  

I think it is some kind of law.

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #580 - Tie a Bow 

House Mouse Challenge #291 - AG; optional not square 

Through the Craft Room Door Week of May 13th - AG 

Stinkin Inkers Challenge - All Tied Up 

 

Mojo Monday Birthday Card

Today was a busy day.

I taught a card class this morning and then we had lunch together.  I always follow that with a stop at one of my favorite stores.

Then, once home, there are things to put away 

before I have time to "play". 

Mojo Monday Sketch #515 gave me the framework for the fun birthday card I made using a cute image from Whimsey Stamps called Cupcake Treat, which I colored with colored pencils.

 

Challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch #515 (see above) 

Pattie's Creations Designs Challenge #158 - Birthday

Crafter's Castle Challenge #17 - AG option "Show us what you color with" I used colored pencils.

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 19 - AG 

QKR Stampede Challenge # 347 - AG

Stamplorations May Challenge - Stamps & Cupcakes
 

Here are the cards the girls made at this morning's card class:

Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart May Blog Hop

Welcome to the May

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 new catalog is out so I'm sure you'll be seeing lots of new products.

 This past Saturday I attended Joyce Houck's annual Spring Fling, a fun get together where Joyce introduces some of the new items in the catalog.  This is one of the cards we made.  The yellow flower and green leaves and stems were already die cut for us.  We simply stamped and colored them.  Then, one by one, we cut an opening in the front of our cards using the same dies.  Then we glued the flower to the inside of the card.

I saved the pieces that I removed from the card front, stamped them and tucked them away to make this card.

The papers I've used are from the True Love and the Sweet Girl Paper Packs.  The flower Stamp Set and matching Thin Cuts are called Floral Delivery.

If you'd like to see the other cards we made at the Spring Fling, 

just click here.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Marie Flayer's blog.

Your next stop is Andrea Sherman's blog.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Challenges I am entering:
Cards 4 Galz Challenge #96 - Recipe: 1 image; 1 sentiment; 2 patterned papers; 3 embellishments
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #512 - Happy Birthday 
Crazy 4 Challenges #482 - Scraps

Tea-rrific Card

These coffee/tea cards are addictive.  It must be the caffeine!  I am trying to prep for a class on Monday and had one lonely strip of double sided paper leftover.  Not any more!

The tea pot die cut is from IO; the sentiment stamp is CTMH.

Challenges:
2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop

Latte Thanks

Quick post as I must be out and about today.

Another card for the 

2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop

 

featuring another Bugaboo digi image. 

I'll also be entering this in the 

Catch the Bug May Anything Goes Challenge.

Oh my!  I just noticed that I forgot to color the coffee in the cups.  

I must do that quickly before I forget again!

Have a lovely day!

Friendship Coffee card

This lovely sentiment and coffee/tea cup are digi images from Bugaboo stamps.

Another entry for the

 2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop. 

 

One Layer Father's Day Card

Time to start working on some Father's Day cards.

This will go right on the pile to SAS4K.

Thought I'd make this a one layer card on a kraft card base.

 The image stamp is from Rubbernecker's.
The sentiment is CTMH.

Challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #26 - AG with a critter

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #511 - Distress

QKR Stampede Challenge #346 - AG

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

And I had enough time yesterday to make this card using a Bugaboo digi image. 

Challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - For Dad from the kids 

Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch #709 -  

 

Mother's Day tea cups

This coming Sunday is Mother's Day.  Last week I mailed off all the Mother's Day cards I had made to SAS4K.  This set of cards will be set aside for next year.  

 I have absolutely no clue where I got the tea cup stamp. 

I stamped it on 3 colors of cs, fussy cut the cups, and stacked them.    The sentiment is definitely a CTMH stamp.

The papers are from Stampin Up.

(I received several comments on the background paper on yesterday's card.  

It was part of this same paper pack.)  

Challenges:

Spring/Summer 2019 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop -

 

  

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge - Food/Drink  (tea with lemon) 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #226 - Feminine + sentiment

Mod Squad Challenge - Mother's Day

Always Fun Challenge #109 - Female or Mom

A Place to Start Challenge - Tempting Techniques (I love to fussy cut and paper piece.)

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Anything Goes 

Pile It On Challenge #154 - Beverage 

and

 

Double Trouble Challenge -  

Spring/Summer occasion; Favorite drink; Link up with Three Amigos Blog Hop

Hope you play along!

 

Tea Time Card

In a set of miscellaneous stamps, a freebie from my Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, I noticed a simple little stamp perfect for the current Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  

And once again, a card is born....

This fun background paper is from Stampin Up.

Challenges:

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

A Gem of a Challenge Week 8 - AG

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #95 - Ribbon/Lace 

Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - Ribbon/Lace 

Pile It On Challenge #154 - Beverage

CTMH Spring Fling

Today was Joyce Houck's annual Spring Fling, 

a day to get together with friends, make cards, see and try out some of the products in the new CTMH catalog.  Circulating from table to table, we each made four different cards, stopped for lunch, and then made four more cards.  And there were door prizes, raffles and wonderful desserts.

Here are the cards we made:

A fun day was had by all 

except Joyce.

She was home sick! 
Thanks for a great day, Joyce.
Hope you feel better soon!

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I have one more card to show you today.

It's a CAS card, not my forte. 

 The stamps are CTMH.  The actual card measures 4 x 5.25 and is mounted on a 4.25 x 5.5 of brown cs.  This gives you a nice contrasting border when the card is closed and when it is open.  The little hearts on the top right are stamped and have just a drop of Liquid Glass on them to make them shine.  The scallops are a stamp, too.  I can't believe I got them straight!

Challenges:

2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop ( I can't believe there are over 300 entries and it is only the second day!)

The Alphabet Challenge - "C" for CAS

Creative Knockouts Challenge #296 - Friendship

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge - Food/Drink

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #339 - CAS

DL.ART May Linky Challenge - AG