Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #619

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

Here is this week's sketch:

 

At first sight, my flower dies and stamps started running through my mind.  And then I started seeing balloons on strings.  Shooting stars and rockets made a mental appearance.

The mere thought of snowflakes on this hot day was what I decided upon.  As I leafed through my winter stamps, this CTMH holly branch stamp caught my eye.  And I still managed a bit of snow using a SU embossing folder and crystal effects along the branches.  The cardinal stickers and red bling are from my stash.  And the sentiment is a CTMH stamp.

Here's my card:

 

How will this sketch inspire you?

 

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 

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

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

Have a great and crafty day!

 

 

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #572 - Christmas 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #281 - AG with a sentiment 

Jingle Belles Challenge - Cardstock Christmas

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Dry Emboss 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #109 - AG  ***

Allsorts Challenge Week 637-8 - Add some sparkle 

 

 

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This card was a Top Pick at:

 

Starburst cards

 The little boy who lives next door will soon be celebrating his 7th birthday.  His party theme this year is Super Mario Brothers.  I was lucky to find a great card on Pinterest featuring Mario.  That led me to Jessica Lewis' blog, scrap sprinkle crop, where I found excellent instructions. 

Here is a picture of her card:

 

This is my version:

It took a while, but I managed to cut all the right shapes and sizes using various dies and punches. The papers and stamps are from CTMH.

And while I had that pack of papers all spread out, I made another birthday card for my grandson, who will be 20 on Monday.

Just couldn't throw it out!

 The other day a friend sent me a few die cuts in the mail....

She had taken a Thank You card that she had received, cut off the back, cut the front in half, put the two halves together, taped the ends, and made a nice secure pocket in which to send the die cuts.  It was a very pretty pocket.  I carefully removed the tape so I could reuse the paper and make this flowery birthday card.

I just couldn't throw out that pretty paper.

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #618

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

Here is this week's sketch:

For my card, I used some SU stamps and dies that I hadn't tried before.  After a bit of experimenting, I decided I liked the effect the glitter foil gave to the stained glass square.

 

 

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 

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

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

Have a great and crafty day!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

Challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 31 - AG (I used sharpies to color in the glass panel before applying the glitter foil.)

Just Add Ink Challenge #566 - Just Add a Frame

 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #108 - AG

Send A smile 4 Kids August Challenge

 

 The theme for the August Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Thank You

or Anything Goes 4 Kids.

 

The "thanks" is a die cut from My Favorite Things.  

The VW and sentiment are stamps from Taylored Expressions.

I used a lot of leftover cs strips to make the background for this card.  Once I had glued them together and cut it to size, I popped it in an embossing folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug for a bit of texture.

 

 It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

August 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:

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #321 - Masculine

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday August Challenge - Boys or Men

Creative Knockouts Challenge #413 - AG

Aud Sentiments Challenge #280 - AG + a sentiment

Cut It Up Challenge #231 - Make Your Own Background (thanks is a die cut from MFT)

Crafters' Cafe Challenge #271 - AG

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge 8-2021 - AG

A Bit More Time to Craft July Challenge - AG

Hay! Happy Birthday

 

 

Today I've used the precolored version of the free* Pretty Calf digi set  provided for the August Imagine That! Digi of the Month Challenge  to create this birthday card for Double Trouble Challenge # 90, Are You Kitten Me?.  Thing #1 has requested the use of a cute or baby animal.  Thing #2 has asked for a pun.  And Thing #3 would like everyone to also enter Challenge #53 at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies.

I am also sharing this card at these additional challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #280 - AG with a sentiment; Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #152 - Dies and/or Punches (I used dies for the 3 circles and the sentiment piece.); **Krafty Chicks Challenge #571 Week 1 - Stamp Act; Ike's World Challenge #147- AG option: animals; Through the Craft Room Door Aug. 3rd Challenge - AG; Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Birthday Celebration;

**This card was a top pick at Krafty Chicks Challenge.

 

 

*free, if you participated in the previous DSTM challenge.  If you haven't played in the past, Pretty Calf digi can also be purchased this month in the Imagine That! store at a discount.  Use it in the August challenge and you receive next month's digi free.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #617

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

Here is this week's sketch:

 

I'm working on some Christmas cards for SAS4K.  I thought this would work for the teens/tweens.

 

(CTMH papers, Santa stamp, and Ho Ho Ho cricut cut)

 

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 

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

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

Have a great and crafty day!