That Might Look Good on a Card

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Monday was just too busy...

... to get my Mojo Monday Card finished and posted. And this morning I was out early to attend a simple 3 cards class. Now that I've gotten a load of wash started, I have time to show you what I've been making here at my home away from home.

First, here is my card for Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 430:

The digital image is Snow Friends by Bugaboo Digi Stamps. The hearts and sentiment are CTMH stamps. I colored the image and wood heart button with promarkers and used liquid pearts for the snow.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #430 -

Crafting When We Can Challenge #110 - Something New (the wood button, yarn bow, liquid pearls and red momento ink)

Great Impressions January Challenge - Lovey Dovey (valentine or bird)

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Valentine or Love Card for Kids

Catch the Bug January Bingo Challenge - (I have a bow, blue, and a sentiment)and red momento ink)

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Now here are the 3 cards I made this morning. Two of the cards are simple 1 layer cards, which aren't always that easy to do. The 3rd card involved some watercoloring using a waterbrush and ink from the lid of a stamp pad and was then embossed. The stamps and products used were all by Stampin' Up.

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We've also finished our first vacation jigsaw.

(Actually, my mother and hubby did most of it.)

Owl be back another day,

because I must tell you about yesterday's field trip!!!

Saturday, January 9, 2016

January 2016 Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars January 2016 Blog Hop!****

When I was helping Joyce (my CTMH consultant, stamping guru, and friend) at one of the stamping shows last fall, Betty asked me why I didn't do Joyce's blog hop. I said because I had never been asked and because everyone participating was a CTMH consultant and I'm not. Well, a couple weeks ago Joyce asked me if I'd like to join the hop. So here I am, the last stop on the hop, following a group of very talented CTMH consultants and stampers. Actually, the hop is a circle, so it doesn't matter if you are coming from my friend Betty's blog or if you start here on my blog. Just continue from blog to blog until you're back where you started to make sure you see all the fabulous projects.

For my project, I made an anniversary card following a tutorial for a Big Buckle Card.

It's a bit like a Bendy Foldy Card, but not exactly.

The papers are from the new CTMH Charlotte pack and the stamps from the current SOTM set, Beloved Bouquet.

If you didn't start with Joyce's blog, that's definitely where you want to go next.

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Flowers

Brown Sugar Challenge #180 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #306 - Flowers

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge - Looky What I Got (except for the stamp on the card front, it's all new)

Cardz 4 Gals Challenge #13 - Something New

Fab n Funky Challenge #286 - Something New

Inky Impressions Challenge #281 - All Things New
Double Click Skittles Challenge - Use a Flower

Thanks for stopping by!

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If you're thinking of making a Big Buckle Card and have a Cricut Explore, my friend Crystal has made a design space file for this card which she shares on her blog, Crafting with Crystal.

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.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Vacation Card Class

Normally, come Wednesday I am posting the cards that I made at Joyce's Tuesday CTMH card class. It was just too far to go to Joyce's class yesterday,
(Hopefully, Joyce will post the 4 cards they made back home, so I can see what I missed. hint! hint!)
but I did find a much closer class to attend. It was a very congenial group of women with 2 instructors. We moved between 4 tables to make these 4 cards:

There is a beautiful stamp under these matching die cuts flowers.

inside sentiment

There was a lot of die cutting to this card.

inside of card #2

This is a Pure Innocence stamp cut with a Pierced Oval Die from My Favorite Things.

My Favorite Things has a store in Eustis which I plan to visit before returning home.

(When I get home I'm sure I'll be adding just a few ribbons and embellishments.)

I know. I know.
That's only 3 cards.
The 4th card was the last one I made. Since it required a lot of coloring and it was getting late, I decided to finish it at home. After dinner last night, I pulled out my colored pencils and promarkers and got to work.

Unfortunately, the markers bled through the paper.

This morning I returned to my "away-from-home closet craft room" to remake this card.

Why the closet? you might ask. The table is a bit busy at the moment...

Getting back to the card ....
I did some cutting and added some patterned paper so you couldn't see the places where the marker bled through...

Time for a walk. Thanks for stopping by.

Monday, January 4, 2016

Mojo Monday has returned

and I, for one, missed their wonderful weekly sketches. Today I am using the new Stamp of the Month from Close to my Heart, Beloved Bouquet, with the new Charlotte designer papers and new black and gold ribbon to make my Mojo Monday card. I am working with limited tools right now, but I have done some fussy cutting and paper piercing to add interest to the card.

The challenges I am entering today are....

Mojo Monday Sketch Contest # 429 -

Blessings Ink Amusing Challenge - something new (everything but the black ink is new!)

Come and Get It Challenge - something new

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #169 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #25 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #344 - What's new?

Crafty Calendar Challenge January - something new

Crafty Friends Challenge #22 - something new

Sweet Stampin Challenge - something new

Crafty Hazelnut's January Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope it's sunny and warm wherever you are!

Enjoy your day!

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Sincere Thanks

Thought I'd give you a peek at this Thank You card.

I really like how it turned out.

Both stamps and products are from CTMH.

Challenges to which this card has been submitted include:

Just Us Girls Challenge #324 - Word Week: Thank You

QKR Stampede Challenge #172 - Feathers & Fur

613 Avenue Create Challenge #157 - Anything Goes w/ optional twist: CAS

Classy Cards n Such Challenge #118- Winter Blues

My DH is starting to clear the table so we can start a rainy day jigsaw puzzle.

Have a wonderful day!

Friday, January 1, 2016

Happy New Year!

Would you believe I made my first card of the new year sitting in the closet?

That's where I stashed my limited crafting supplies when we arrived at this beautiful January vacation home in The Villages, Florida, just 2 days ago. It's actually a fairly big walk-in closet with lighting.

Eventually, I'll find another more appropriate spot to make a few cards while we are here. It's just that I haven't gotten ink on my fingers for several days, or added a post to my blog, and I wasn't waiting any longer for either.