Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #702

 

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 2 week challenge:

For this challenge, we are partnering with the 

Double Trouble Challenge. 

Double Trouble Challenge has long been a favorite of mine.

You are not required to enter the Double Trouble Challenge, but if you'd like to have a little fun while creating your card this week....

 Here are the items required for their challenge: 

 

First: Create a project using as many colors as you wish using either traditional rainbow colors or pastels suitable for Easter or springtime. 

Second:  Use the Tuesday Morning Sketches' image along with the rainbow colors.

Third:   If you used rainbow colors and the Tuesday Morning Sketch, enter your project at Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge.

 

 

Here is a Mother's Day card that I created for both challenges:

 

 

I used Stampin Up tulip paper in a rainbow of colors.  Then I printed a digital image by Power Poppy and colored those tulips to match, fussy cut the image, and used foam tape to pop it onto my card.  I used Spellbinders Circle Dies.  And the sentiment was computer generated.

I hope you'll play along with both challenges.

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.

  Don't forget that this TMS Challenge will run for 2 weeks to coincide with the DTC.

Send a Smile 4 Kids April Challenge #236

The theme for the April Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Cards 4 Mom/Special Ladies

 

Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them! 

 

Here is one of the Mother's Day cards I made.  

It is on its way to SAS4Kids.

 

The pre-colored image is a digi from Imagine That!

Paper scraps are all SU.

 

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

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #701

 

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:

 

This sketch gave me pause.  First I tried stenciling the circles, but I didn't know where to go from there.

Next I tried die cutting the circles and gluing them on.  But then I realized I had 12 circles, not 9.

I tried cutting the correct number of circles, gluing them on, embossing the sheet, and then using another die to created the stitching around the outside.  Then I rotated the design, embellished it and stamped an anniversary sentiment, and it is ready to send off to my granddaughter at the end of the month.

 

 

Here are my first two attempts:

 

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.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #700

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

Here is a new sketch for you to try:

I'm just about finished making Mother's Day cards.  So I started making Father's Day cards.  

 

I thought this was an easy design and great for using scraps.

 

 

 

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.

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challengs #699

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

Here's the sketch for this week:

 

and my card:

 

I used a From the Heart Pigwit digi stamp and sentiment. 

 

   

 

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.

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #698

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

This week we have a brand new sketch for you to try.

I really had to put on my thinking cap for this one!  My hexagon dies are in Pennsylvania.  I'm in Florida.  Hmmm!

Since sketches are meant to be a jumping off point, I thought I'd try using triangles instead.   But there was something about that card front I didn't like.  Then I discovered I could make hexagons with 6 little triangles.   How'd I do?

I'm getting an early start on Father's Day cards for SAS4Kids, 

although this would make a fine birthday card, too.

 

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.

Send a Smile 4 Kids March Challenge #235

 

 Welcome to 2023 at SAS4K!

The theme for the March Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Cards 4 Boys.

 

Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them! 

 

Today I'd like to share the card I made for my grandson's 18th birthday.  He loves baseball.  From the time he was small, he was always the happiest when he was outside and had a ball in his hand.  Turning 18 is such a momentous age.  He will graduate High School in a few months and in a few more he will enter Messiah University where he has already committed to playing baseball with their team.   We are so very proud of him!

 

I like to make special cards for the grandkids.   This card has a zip strip across the front.  It hides the gift underneath.

 

In case you'd like to try a card like this, here are some directions.  I hope they are not too confusing:  Cut a piece of white card stock 4" x 5 1/4".  Using a die, I cut the zip strip 2" down from the top of the card and then removed the strip.  Next I glued the baseball paper onto a piece of red cs the same size as the white piece and cut a zip strip in the same location as the white piece.  Do not remove this zip strip. The white piece was carefully glued onto the front of an A2 navy card, only applying adhesive to the very edge of the paper.  That allows you to slip a gift card, cash, or even a note into that opening between the two layers.  Just make sure the top of the gift card shows in the slot and can easily be removed.  Then you can glue the card front onto the white piece, lining up the 2 slots.

I carefully folded the zip strip back about 3/8" and wrote PULL on the tab. 

 

  

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

March 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

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.