Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #706

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

Here is the sketch for this week:

And here are two cards I made:

 

 

I can't wait to visit your blogs and see what you do with this sketch!
 

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

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

Tangii

 

      You can be sure that one of us will be visiting you.

Teacher Thank You

This year, more than any other year, 

all teachers deserve a 

Huge 

Thank You!

 

 This cute bear is a digital stamp from QKR Stampede. The image was colored with pencils and blended with gamsol.  It was easy to fussy cut this one.  The sentiment is a CTMH stamp.  And the dies used for the letters are from Sizzix.

 Challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #42 - AG with a critter; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #267 - Thankful; Color Crazy Challenge Week 36 - AG; If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #150 - This colorful inspiration photo definitely has a school theme.

 

Mojo Monday Move

My grandsons will soon be looking for Thank You cards for their teachers.  My daughter-in-law, a teacher herself, mentioned Saturday that there were only 28 days left.  

When making and giving cards, I often try to make them reusable giving the recipient the opportunity to send it on.  It's simple to use a post-it note or put the inside sentiment on another sheet of paper and use a strip of removable glue.  Then I address an outside envelope and include another with the card for re-mailing.

(Inside: one removable dot holds the bottom so you can slide a gift card behind the stamped index card)

 For this card I followed the Mojo Monday Sketch and used mostly CTMH products (fundamental papers and the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge) with the exception of the markers, the Skittles from Double Click and the ribbon, which I salvaged from a little gift bag I received with a recent stamp order.  It took me 2 days to get it untied!

If you visit my blog often, you may recall my flurry of preparations for the family Mother's Day Luncheon Saturday.  Those preparations included stripping my craft table, so it could be used as a dining room table. 

And, while most everything has been returned to it rightful place, I haven't moved my "stuff" back downstairs, yet, or emptied the silverware from the dishwasher.  I won't need the fancy silverware until Thanksgiving.  But, I did need to make my Mojo card!

Card operations have temporarily been moved to the spare bedroom where I stashed my "stuff" and stuff my "stash". 

Today's Challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #447- I really like this sketch and plan to use it again tomorrow for the Joyful Stars May Blog Hop.  Hope you return for a fun Father's Day card.

 

Double Click Skittles Challenge - Teacher Appreciation

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #126 - sentiment only, no image

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite patterned or embossed paper and why 

I really love these Fundamental Papers by Close to My Heart.  You get the best of both worlds.  One side has a pattern and the flip side is embossed.  And they come in a wide variety of colors with matching embellishments, too.  If I had to choose between patterned or embossed.... I would probably choose embossed because I like the texture.

Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the 

Joyful Stars May Blog Hop

and a new 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.

 

End of School Thank You #7

Using some vintage style paper and kraft CS, this thank you can go to just about anyone at school from the classroom teacher to the speech or trumpet teacher, the classroom aide, principal, even the poor janitor who gets the job of retrieving the kick balls off the roof.

The "Thanks" stamp is by CTMH and actually reads "Thanks a bunch".  I covered the part I didn't want to use with a piece of tape before inking, then removed the tape before stamping.  Easy Peasy.

Challenges:
DRS Designs Challenge #176 - Easy as 1-2-3 (1 star brad, 2 tags, 2 DP)
Always Playing with Paper Challenge #36 - Celebrating Teachers
Make My Monday Challenge - Use Kraft Card
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Thank You
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #237 - AG with Appreciation

End of School Thank You #5

This card will be suitable for one of the YMCA After School Program aides at my grandsons' school.  They need a big thanks, too.  

I really had to dig deep in order to find a CTMH stamp that I liked for the current Tutti Fruiti Challenge at Heart 2 Heart.  I finally found this "berry" good stamp in an old booking set.  

Other challenges I am entering today include:

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #87 - Anything Goes with a twist: add texture (twine & puffy flowers) 

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #98 - Old Favorites

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #237 - Appreciation

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #91 - Thank You

Simply Create Too Challenge #86 - Keep It Simple

Creative Knockouts Challenge #90 - Sentimentally Yours

TTFN

I'm working a card for the bus driver next.

 

Memorial Day Mojo & AHSC; End of School Thank Yous #3 & #4

The Baseball Tournament is over.  My grandson's team took Second Place out of 10 teams.  The boys did a really great job!

Of course, it is Mojo Monday.  I came home and got right to work on my Tall & Skinny Card, for 

 Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #399, 

another Thank You Card for one of the boy's teachers.

While the creative juices were flowing and I was enjoying being out of the hot sun, I made Thank You Card #4 to enter in the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 109.

 

That's all for today.

Stop by tomorrow for my Tuesday Throwdown Challenge Design Team  Inspiration.

End of School Thank You Cards #2

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.  The weather is just fabulous for my grandson's baseball tournament, which started Friday evening and finishes up tomorrow.  There are 10 teams playing.  Right now, our team is #1.  But they still have to get through 2 more games tomorrow before they collect the big trophies.  I've made 18 dozen cookies for the snack bar to sell.   And the kids just love those blue raspberry slushies, even though it turns their lips and tongues (sometimes their shirts) blue.  They look like smurfs walking around.

Needless to say, I've been a little busy which is why I have a quick and simple card to show you today. 

I think this one will go to Nick's 4th grade teacher.  

The stamp is from CTMH.

Challenges:

Creative Corner Challenge - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #86 - Keep It Simple 

Creative Knockouts Challenge #90 - Sentimentally Yours 

Love to Scrap Challenge #54 - Anything Goes 

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #237 - with Appreciation 

I'll be back tomorrow, after the baseball games are over, with my Mojo Monday Card which will also be Thank You Card #3.

 

End of School Thank You Cards #1

It's time to make those thank you notes for my grandsons' teachers, teacher aides, after school aides, and bus driver.  If I do one a day, I'll have all 7 finished in time.

For card #1 I've used the free digi Elephant and Gifts provided by Gerde Steiner Designs for the 72 hr. Weekend Challenge.

The image was printed on the card base and on dp; then paper pieced onto the card base.   Those tiny flowers sure were fun to fussy cut!  The 'Thank You' sentiment is a CTMH stamp.  Other sentiments were computer generated. There is room to write the teacher's name above the inside sentiment and space below to sign the card.

Other challenges:

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #157 - Graduation or School Related

My Time to Craft Challenge #293 - Zoo Animals

Addicted to CAS Challenge #64 - Animal

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #91 - Must say Thank You

Dragons Lair Designs Challenge - A Bouquet of Flowers

Simply Create Too Challenge #86 - Keep it Simple

Simply Papercraft Challenge #5 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #107 - Always Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #132 - Cute + a sentiment

Deedee's Digi of the Month

Yesterday I posted a graduation card.  

Also needed at the end of the school year are teacher appreciation cards. 

I thought this month's digi set from Deedee was perfect for just that:

I wouldn't miss entering 

Deedee's April Digi of  the Month Challenge

or these other fun challenges:
4 Crafty Girlz Challenge #16 - Anything Goes
Creative  Knockouts Challenge #33 - Furry or Feathery Friends
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #91 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Antics
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #128 - Anything Goes
 

My grandsons were here today for our annual egg dyeing.  My DIL forewarned me that Matt wanted to make Minion eggs (those goofy yellow guys with blue overalls and goggles from Despicable Me).  I always try to oblige.  He was happy with the result:

 And my granddaughter stopped by with Layla, 2 months old yesterday. 

Her mother didn't bring her in the laundry basket.  I was between loads and it just came in handy. 

Check out that dimple!  She's already learned to multi-task.  She can giggle and toot at the same time!