Try Stampin' Or Not on Tuesday

 I am fully aware that today is Monday.  

Some days I'm not too sure.  But today, I am.  

This week's challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday gives you the option of making a card with or without stamping. And it also gives you the option of following the sketch or the technique or both. 

 

Generally, if I'm in for a penny, I'm in for a pound.  So I did both.

(The front stamps are from CTMH, colored with markers and fussy cut.)

(The butterfly was a leftover, just laying on my table.  The sentiment is SU.)

By making this a top fold card, it was very easy to insert a clear piece of acrylic for the see through section.

Challenges:

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #507 - see above

Dare 2 B Artsy May Challenge - Flowers 

Stamping Sensations May Challenge - Beautiful Blooms 

Moving Along with the Times May Challenge #130 -  A Bouquet of Flowers

Creative Knockout Challenge - Finish the Inside 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #97 - Color It 

 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #423 - Tic Tac Toe (I chose the diagonal line, Flower,Butterfly, Purple) 

  

 

Thanks for visiting.

Hope you'll be back tomorrow to see the new sketch for 

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

and join the fun there. 

Monday Make

Today was a hectic one.  Bank, Drug Store, Grocery Store, Gas, Hospital, Post Office.....  I needed a little crafting to take my mind off everything else.  Normally, I would turn to the Mojo Monday sketch.  With that weekly challenge closing I was a bit adrift.  Then I opened my email and saw a fabulous tutorial from Beccy's Place.  Thank you, Beccy!

Here is the card I made following Beccy's Altered Double Display Card tutorial. 

I added a belly band to hold the card together for mailing.  The papers are a magazine freebie.  The digi images and sentiment are from the Bullion Roses Set from Beccy's Place.  The lower part of the sentiment (and wishing you a speedy recovery) was computer generated and added below the digital sentiment before printing on the pink paper.  Flowers and leaves were colored with watercolor pencils and blended with clear Wink of Stella.  For the belly band I used a scalloped circle punch, a border punch, a stitched circle die, some lace, ribbon and a charm.

Challenges:
Beccy's Place June Challenge - Anything Goes with an image from Beccy's Place
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #150 - Flowers
Pile It On Challenge #131 - Fancy Folds
The Ribbon Girls June Challenge - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #163 - Anything Goes
Scor-Pal  More Than One Scor Challenge #38 - Ribbon, Lace, Trim

Oh my!  Look how late it has gotten!  

Almost time to call it a day!

Good night.

Great Impressions Stamps Card Set

Once the flowers start blooming, it isn't long before you start to see butterflies.  I thought I'd share a set of cards I've made using the Great Impressions Stamps Butterfly Frame H226S.
 I find a simple set of cards tied with a pretty ribbon makes a useful and lovely hostess gift.

I wrote the sentiments on the computer, aligning them with the right margin and spacing them far enough apart to accommodate the frame.  After printing them, it was easy to stamp the frame around the sentiment, color it with markers and pencils and then fussy cut.

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The Great Impression Stamps  May Challenge has just begun.
Check it out here.  

Ouch!

 I have been suffering from "snow bird" lag the last couple of days, not even turning on this computer.  But I'm beginning to feel a bit more like myself.  After missing 2 months of my grandsons' basketball games, we got to see Nick's team advance to the finals this morning.  Go, Boys!  Here's hoping they can win again tomorrow and take home the trophies.

So it's time to get back to blogging.
I made this card for one of the gals on our Tuesday Throwdown DT.
Sometimes when you are suffering from a big OUCH, a simple note from a friend can make your day.  

That's a new hat stamp I picked up in Florida.
Papers are from SU.  Sentiment stamp is CTMH.

Challenges: 
Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #17 - Woman or Women
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #15 - Always Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Purple Haze
Stampotique Designers Time Challenge #234 - 30 minutes or less
Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything Goes


Joyce, my CTMH consultant and good buddy, had a fun workshop this week.  If you'd like to see the 10 cards we made Thursday (in 3 hours), they are posted on her Joyful Creations blog.

Now, I have to get the rest of my craft supplies unpacked and a card made for the March Joyful Stars Blog Hop Thursday and one for an upcoming  Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.   

First.... a cup of hot tea!

Speedy recovery

Knee surgery has to be one of the worst!  Anyone who has to endure the rehab deserves a card and wishes for a speedy recovery!  

(Using new products from CTMH: Charlotte Paper Pack & Kiss It Better Stamp Set)

Challenges: 

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge #233 - Super Scraps Saturday 

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenge #120 - Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #123 -  Anything Goes

That's it for today.  If you have time, stop back tomorrow to see my first Big Buckle card.  

Fall?

My DH said it is supposed to go down to 46 degrees overnight tonight.  

Then he uttered the words electric blanket. 

 I'm just not ready for that yet.

But I am going to share a "Fall" card with you today.

I was fortunate to win a few digis from QKR Stampede recently and I thought this one was very timely.

It is called Scarecrow and Leaves (digi 18806)  and can be found here.

My friend, Mickey, was the inspiration for this card.

fall stamp is CTMH

inside sentiment computer generated

This is my entry for these wonderful challenges:

613 Avenue Create Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Come and Get It Challenge - Use a Digi with an Autumn Theme 

The Corrosive Challenge #208 - Autumn/Fall

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #77 - For a Male

Creative Corner Challenge - Male

Simply Create Too Challenge #70 - Fall/Autumn

Milk Coffee Challenge - Colors of Autumn

The Male Room Challenge #18 - Autumn/Fall 

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Stitching (The paper was in my stash from last year.) 

PDE Linky Party - Puns

 I forgot to show you the cute little monster I won in the raffle at the Christmas Card Extravaganza yesterday (see previous post for the great cards we made).   Isn't he cute?