Tuesday Morning Sketches #602

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 This is my version of Sketch # 602.

 

The pretty corner flower die cut is from Pink and Main.

The dove and sentiment are CTMH stamps.

The center die is from Spellbinders.

And the embossing folder is from SU.

 

 

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #55 - Pretty Pastels

 

Crafty Hazelnut's April Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #86 - AG

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #264 - Flowers

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Spring colors and/or embossing

A Place to Start April Challenge #4 - AG, make it elegant

 

MFT Sketch Challenge

Keeping in mind the theme for Cardz 4 Guys and following the MFT Wednesday Sketch, I created this card.

The Cardz 4 Guys Challenge theme is the same as the premise for the NBUS Challenge - using that Never Before Used Schtuff  in your stash.  The sentiment stamp is from a Lawn Fawn set and is the only one I hadn't used.  The background stamp is from Papermania and is also new stamp.  The diamond embossing folder is by CTMH.  The embossing folder I used on the black strip is a Tim Holtz Sizzix stamp.   Oval dies are from Spellbinders and SU.  And finally, the fussy cut crow is a digi from Gecko Gals that I never used before.

 

Challenges:  Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #268 - Use something new to your stash; Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of April 13th - AG; Moving Along With the Times April Challenge #129 - Animals/Birds; Fab n Funky Challenge #519 - Embossing; Lil Red Wagon Challenge #597 - In the Air Tonight; Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #313 - All Things Masculine; 

NBUS Challenge #25 - 

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #537 -

    

Tuesday Morning Sketches #601

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

 

 This is the first card I made for Andrea's sketch.  Sketches are basically a great starting point.  When I posted this card below the TMS sketch, I felt I missed one of the key points, the 3 shapes.  I was going to put a seagull at the bottom for my third element, but he obviously flew off.  I know not where.  

I decided to make another card, now that I'm back in PA and have my entire stash at hand.

I am much happier with this version.

Since the card is a mini slimline, 3.5"x6", I decided to make and decorate an envelope, too.

 

 

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches. 

 Occasionally we have prizes and this week

Andrea is donating a prize: 6 assorted colored mini slimline envelopes from Taylored Expressions. 

 

 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

  Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

 

Challenges:

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - What's Your Angle (patterned paper, Artistry Cricut Tag, gold flower centers are CTMH) ; Cardz 4 Gals Challenge #144 - Slimline Card; Crafty Catz Challenge #546 - AG; Taylormade Cards 4 U Challenge - Serendipity; Inkspirational Challenge #236 - Grow;  Stamplorations April Stencil Challenge - AG (used Dots All Over stencil)

 

Happy Birthday With No Stamping

 Hello my crafty friends.

Today I'm sharing a card with no stamping.  With all the beautiful papers and wonderful dies in my stash, stamping isn't always necessary.   However, when I don't stamp, I feel just a little guilty.  And, honestly, I don't often post them on my blog.

 I specifically didn't put any stamping on this card  so that I could enter it in the Mix It Up Challenge # 4.

 

 The gorgeous paper is Graphic 45, leftover scraps from another project that I managed to piece together to use as the background.

The purple frame is from SU ornate layers dies.  Luckily, I found a sentiment sticker which was the perfect size for the cream cs with punched borders.   The butterfly stickers are from the same sticker sheet.

The die cut butterfly is 3 layers; a gold backing, a yellow layer, and a velum layer to tone the yellow down just a bit.  The die is from Crafter's Companion.

 

Challenges:

Mix It Up Challenge #48 - AG but No Stamping 

Allsorts Challenge #619 - Butterflies, Birds, and Bees

Crafty Catz Challenge #546 - AG 

Bastel-Traum Challenge #99 - Butterflies 

Simon Says Wednesdsay Challenge - Happy Birthday 

Make The Card Challenge #12 - Butterflies 

 

April Outlawz Progressive Challenge

 For the April Outlaws Progressive Challenge, participants in the March Progressive Challenge were given an image by Bugaboo stamps called Bug Brats Easter.

Image was colored with markers and fussy cut.  Banner was cut on the cricut and the sentiment is a CTMH stamp. 

Additional Challenges I am entering:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #442 - All Things Spring

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Easter/Spring 

Fab n Funky Challenge #518 - Easter

Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #155 - photo inspiration (eggs, bunnies, lots of spring colors)

 

The Crafting Challenge April - AG /Easter 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - AG + a sentiment 

My Time to Craft Challenge #454 - AG

Catch the Bug Week One Challenge - AG

 Have a lovely day.

Thanks for the visit. 

 

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Thought this might be a cute birthday card for a child in the hospital.  Even though most of the hospitals to which SAS4K  donates cards are not accepting them at the current time, I still have a box set aside to send out as soon as they are.

I used Stampin' Up stamps, 

which required minimal coloring with a marker.  

Here is this week's My Favorite Things Sketch, which I followed.

 

Challenges:

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #536 - see above 

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Happy Birthday 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #272 - AG + a sentiment 

Moving Along With The Times April Challenge #129 - Animals,Birds 

Thanks for visiting.  Hope you are having a wonderful day.

Double Trouble Challenge #81

 We just returned from 3 relaxing months in sunny Florida.

It's hard to get those gorgeous palms, the sunny weather, and peacefulness out of my head.

Hence, the theme of my card for DTC #81- Dream Bubble.

CTMH papers, Sizzix scalloped circle die, La la Land stitched circle die, CTMH Artist cartridge cricut cut clouds, and Stampendous House Mouse stamps colored with pencils.

 

Challenges:

House Mouse Challenge #337 - AG option Easter/Spring

Double Trouble Challenge #81 - Favorite vacation spot, cloud with words, play at Cupcake Inspirations, too.

Cupcake Inspirations # 516 - 

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #600

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

 

This week I've made a super easy card using  a piece of recycled striped paper, from a Thank You note I received in a CTMH order just yesterday, and bits and pieces from my scrap pile.  Circle dies are by Sizzix and "hi" die is from Momenta.
 

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

Challenges:

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Recycle/Reuse (striped paper)

Mix It Up Challenge #48 - AG;No Stamping 

Dies R Us Challenge #166 - AG (Sizzix dies used)

Die Cut Divas Challenge - Window or Aperture Card

A Perfect Time to Craft April Challenge - AG

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #137 - AG

Just Us Girls Challenge #578 - Stripes

Taylor Made Cards 4 You April Challenge - Serendipity (How coincidental that my CTMH order should arrive with a Thank You card in it that I could recycle for this card.)

 

 

MFT Challenges + Imagine That

 Here is a last minute Easter card I made to enter in the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge 

 

 

 and the My Favorite Things Color Challenge.

The Tea Cup Bunny image and Easter sentiment are freebies I received from Imagine That! Digistamps for participating in their March Progressive Challenge.  It is part of a new kit from IT! called Rosy Tea Party    I colored the image using watercolor pencils and blended them with clear Wink of Stella before fussy cutting.

 

Challenges:

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge - see above;  My Favorite Things Color Challenge - see above; Imagine That! April Digi of the Month Challenge - Tea Cup Bunny; My Time to Craft Challenge # 454 - Easter;

Send A Smile 4 Kids April Challenge

 The theme for the April Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Mother's Day Cards 4 Kids

or Anything Goes 4 Kids.

 

 

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

April Challenge.

(Cards only, please. And they need not be donated.)

 

 

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Bobbi

Sybrina

Mary

Karen 

April 

Celeste

 

 

Challenges I am entering:

 

Crafter's Castle April Challenge #40 - AG

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - For a Special Woman (sentiment was stamped)

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 14 - AG

Double Trouble Challenge #80 - Something, Anything, and Everything : create something new, color (I used watercolor pencils because they are easy to blend.), enter a partner challenge**.

Crafter's Cafe Challenge #263 - AG**

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge week of March 30th - AG

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - AG

DLArt April Linky Challenge - AG

Love to Craft Challenge #57 - AG

Crafty Hazelnut's April Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

A Perfect Time to Craft April Challenge - AG

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #137 - AG

A Gem of a Challenge #7 - AG

Dies R Us April Challenge #166 - AG with a metal die sold by DRU (I used Elegant Oval Dies by Spellbinders and Heart Border Dies by Pink & Main)

Tuesday Morning Sketches #599

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 This is the sketch by teamie Andrea for this week's challenge.  Thanks, Andrea!

 

This card is a combination of CTMH papers and a set of freebie stamps. 

 

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

MFT Challenges

You gotta play to win, so here are my entries for the

 My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #534 

      

and the MFT Color Challenge #162:

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #598

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 You would never believe how long it took me to make this relatively simple top fold card.  I wanted to duplicate the postage stamp die cut in the sketch.  Only one problem, I don't have a postage stamp die.  I do have a set of scalloped border dies from Pink and Main.  How hard could it be to make that shape with a border die?  Pretty darn hard! I'm sure I spent well over an hour making that one piece of this card. Next time I see a stamp die on sale, I am buying it!

 The Penny Black fussy cut bunny was colored with water color pencils and markers then blended. The sentiment stamp is CTMH, dp is from SU, the large scalloped border is from P&M also, and the embossing folder is by Darice.

 

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

 

 

 

Challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge # 235 - Fur/Feathers; Penny Black March Saturday Challenge - AG, optional flowers; Sweet Stampers Challenge #54 - Easter/Spring; Lost Coast Designs Challenge #118 - Where's My Hat?; Creations in Pink Challenge #32 - AG, Mainly pink; Crafty Animals Challenge #48 - AG with an animal;Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #85 - AG;Crafter's Cafe Challenge #262 - Seasons (spring); Animal Friends Challenge - Rabbit

Outlawz Progressive Challenge March 2021

 For the March Outlaws Progressive Challenge, participants in the February Progressive Challenge were given a darling Paper Nest Dolls digital image, Lulu Bee, to use. 

 

I used a stitched rectangle die from ODBD, a Momenta sentiment die, and a Sizzix corner die, with inlaid glitter pieces. The image was colored with markers and watercolor pencils.  The wings have a heavy coating of clear Wink of Stella.

Isn't that bee paper great?  I couldn't resist buying just one sheet even though I have enough paper to last several lifetimes!  

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks for visiting!

 

Challenges:

Outlawz March 2021 Progressive Challenge - AG with Lulu Bee image. 

Mix It Up Challenge #47 - AG, Inlaid Die Cuts optional (fancy corners).

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #60 - Use a digi stamp, Lulu Bee by Paper Nest Dolls

Crafter's Castle March Challenge #39 - AG

Crafty Calendar March Challenge - Feminine

Craft Rocket Challenge #79 - Use Dies and/or Spring