Recycling last year's Christmas cards

 After Christmas we have a short week to put decorations away and pack for our winter in Florida.  I always put the Christmas cards we receive in a pile until we return in the spring.  Then I go through and salvage pieces of cards that can be recycled and usually sent to SAS4Kids.  I thought this cute stocking was definitely a keeper.

This month I am participating in

The Cat Lovers Christmas Kickstart Challenge 

 

This is my cat card #2 for the challenge.

 

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #728

 

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's my card based on the sketch...

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

The Design Team invites you to stop by

 and visit their blogs, too.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

Tangii

 

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

Send A Smile 4 Kids October Challenge #242

 

The theme for the October Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Holiday/Celebration Cards 4 Kids

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

 

There are lots of things to celebrate when you are a patient in a children's hospital: a visit from someone special, getting a cast off, good test results, solid foods ....  Some may seem small to you or me, but they may be huge to someone else, and definitely worthy of a Celebration card!

I have 2 cards to share with you this month.

Both cards feature papers and stamps from CTMH.  The balloon digital image on the second card is from Bugaboo Stamps.  I thought I'd let the recipient do the coloring.

 

 

 

 It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

October Holiday/Celebration Card 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

 

 

Cat Lovers Christmas Kickstart Challenge

Look! I've added a new gadget to my blog!

I'm surprised I remembered how to do that!

You might want to check out 

The Cat Lovers Christmas Kickstart Challenge 

this month,

but only if you like cats and prizes.

Here's my cat card #1 for the challenge:

Since I make a lot of cards for Send A Smile 4 Kids, cute animal cards are my favorites.   This card has a background I made from CTMH paper scrap strips, then embossed and added a fussy cut precolored digi from Deedee's Digis on a die cut oval.

 

Challenges:

Cat Lovers Christmas Kickstart Challenge #79 - Christmas + cat themed 

Digi Choosday Challenge week 39 - AG

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #149- AG

Make My Monday Challenge #210 - create your own background

Simon Says Monday Challenge - add some texture

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #159 - AG

Thanks for stopping by.

Top Priority

When I finally got to spend some time in my craft room today, my top priority was making a birthday card for a young man, turning 19 and just starting college.   I spent some time searching for an idea on Pinterest with no success.  I was on my own.

I selected paper first and then a Happy Birthday die.

I was not too thrilled with the result. I set it aside and started again with different paper.  The second piece of paper turned out more to my liking.

It was nice finding those SU donkeys all colored and fussy cut in the box with the stamps! 

 

 

I used CTMH stamps to finish my first attempt, which will go in the SAS4Kids box. 

 

Still on my work area were 2 die cut "Birthday"s.  I cut a third one from a scrap of paper and 3 balloons and glued them on another piece of paper, and then stamped "Happy" 3 times up the side.  Another card for the SAS4Kids box.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Challenges:

If you give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #185 - Black

Seize the Birthday Challenge #270 - Repetitive Die Cuts

Just some lines and sparkles

 So yesterday I saw a card on FB that I thought was so pretty and wanted to CASE it.  Only one problem.... I didn't have the die that was used on the card.  I sent a picture of the card to a crafting buddy and told her my dilemma.  To which she replied, 'what die?  I just see lines and sparkles'.

This card is nothing like the card I saw on FB.  Instead of using a die for the background I just got out a pen, a ruler, and some remains of a sheet of Dazzles.  Who needs the die?

For Count Dracula I used a very old InkaDinkaCling Rubber stamp from my stash.  The image is paper pieced.  I wish you could see the shine and texture on the cape.  The sentiment stamp is from CTMH.

This card was made with the intent of entering it in the current Double Trouble Challenge # 149 

Scrappers Trick and Treat. 

 

 Additional challenges I am entering:

Park Hopping, My Happy Place  October Challenge - Inspired by a Theme Park

Crafting Happiness Challenge #147 - Halloween 

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October AG 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #727

 

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's my card based on the sketch...

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

The Design Team invites you to stop by

 and visit their blogs, too.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

Tangii

 

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