Not a day over fabulous

 Hello and happy Friday to you all!

Here's a festive card I'd like to share:

I used markers that matched as close as possible to the colors

of that background panel. For some sparkle,

I dotted the centers of all the stars with some Nuvo Glitter Drops.

Of course, with my crack photography skills,

you can't see that. LOL!

I liked this so much, that I made a couple

more cards with the same design,

I just changed either the sentiment or the

background paper:

The new challenge at Seize the Birthday #311 prompts us to NOT use

any flowers on your card, so I'll be linking up there.

Also, Just Us Girls #788 has a birthday challenge this week.

Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have a great weekend!

Take care.

Supplies:

Stamps: Spellbinders - Awesome Birthday; Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Dandelion

DP: Doodlebug Designs - Lot's O' Luck; Simple Stories - Hello Summer

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; LDR Design- Arched & Scalloped Arched dies; Queen & Co. - Stitched Rectangle die; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Paper Players #748, Seize the Birthday #310, Just Us Girls #785

 Hello and welcome!

I just realized I haven't posted here in almost a month.

July was a busy month for us, what with everyday life, 

the constant battle of weeding this lovely 

bermuda grass out of the flower beds and veggie garden, (and with

the intense heat wave it's been slow going), and

one of my sisters flew out to visit us for 10 days.

We even took a mini trip to the beach!

First time in two years. It was heavenly!

So now I am back in my craft room, trying to

get the mojo going again. I combined a

few challenges to make this card:

I love aqua/teal/turquoise colors so that's what I

used on my card.

Seize the Birthday #310 challenges us to use our favorite

color, and I paired that with the sketch at 

The Paper Players #748. Since I used a stencil on

the card base, I'm also linking this up

at Just Us Girls #785.

That's all I got for now. Thank you so much for visiting!

I hope you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Blue Raspberry

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Flickering stencil; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Pink & Main - zig zag circle die; Cuttlebug - Divine Swirls EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

FMS #691 & JUGS #780

Hello and happy Sunday to you all!

I have one more card that I made last week to share.

Combining the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #691 and

the mood board from Just Us Girls #780, 

I came up with this:

I love the contrast of the beach scene and those gorgeous orange

flowers! I don't know what type of flowers they are in the

photo, but they reminded me of poppies, so that's 

what I used. I also liked that the photo is darker in the 

lower left and upper right, so after I stenciled

my waves, I blended those corners on the panel to

mimic it.

Another simple sentiment on the inside finishes my card.

I think what took the most time for this card was trying to mix

the different orange inks I have. I have some from various companies

but no full sets, so maybe I should make swatches. It could happen. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Poppy Fields & dies, Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Cantaloupe, Tangelo, London Fog, Northern Pine, Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Pumpkin, Cotton Candy; Altenew - Peach Perfect; Versamark

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: MISTI; Avery Elle - Double Pierced Rectangle die; Echo Park - Catching Waves stencil; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

 

Beary Happy Birthday

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm sharing a card I made over the weekend for

a couple of challenges.

The current challenge at Just Us Girls #760 is to CASE a DT 

member's project. All of them are amazing, but I kept on 

returning to Bobby's adorable card. I switched out the heart

embossing folder she used for a quilted heart cover plate.

I also had the bear she used but made a birthday card instead,

my bear is holding a balloon instead of a heart.

Here is the inside:

Since I used Kraft and Red on my card, I'm also linking this

up at Seize the Birthday #298.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a good day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Catherine Pooler - Over Coffee

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Heart Hugs dies; Sunny Studio - Quilted Hearts Landscape cover plate; Poppy Stamps - HBD die; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

Hiking through the snow

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Today I'd like to share a winter

themed birthday card:

As usual, this is a mixture of old and new products. The new products are

the boot dies. Also, the grass die cuts were a gift from my friend, Jules,

who was just in town, so we were able to meet and catch up.

I love it when crafty friends can actually meet face to face! 😊

Here's the inside:

There are a few challenges I'd like to enter this at. First is the current

sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Second, Just Us Girls has a die cut challenge.

Lastly, AAA Birthday calls for a winter themed birthday card.

We are supposedly getting some snow within the next hour. It's a rare

occurrence where I live, so I'm kind of excited to see it.

(I just don't want so much of it I have to shovel! LOL!)

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday (and dies)

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Spellbinders - Wander Boots dies, Sm & Lg Standard Circle dies; Picket Fence Studios - Scene building grass tufts dies; Darice - Snowflake Background EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Gold Glitzy Snowflake

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

In my effort to crank out Christmas cards,

here's yet another card that I've made:

I die cut the snowflake from some holographic gold

paper that I've had forever. It looks really cool when you

move the card around. I kept the snowflake theme by

using a snowflake cover plate on the back panel.

I even rummaged in my stash for some blue 

rhinestones to glue to the center. 😊 

I heat embossed the sentiment in gold, die cut it, and

glued to the panel. Another sentiment finishes the inside.

Because I had all the materials out, I made a few more:

I'm playing along with the current challenge at Just Us Girls, 

which is a color challenge this week: gold, white & blue.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps & dies: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Versamark; Taylored Expressions - Blueberry

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions:

DP: mystery gold holographic paper

Accessories: Gina K. - Snowflake die; Honey Bee Stamps - snowflake cover plate; Sunny Studio - slimline basic borders die; MISTI; WOW! - gold EP; heat gun; Darice - rhinestones

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Glue Dots

'Tis the season

 Hello and welcome!

In my last post, I used this

adorable sweater wearing moose.

I had so much fun with it that

I made a couple more cards using it:

This time, I grunged it up some. Once I blended the stenciled

backgrounds, I added some Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges

then splattered both black and white paint on them.

Here's the inside:

Both cards are very similar. I just flipped the colors and

used two different die cut sentiments.

There's a few challenges out there that I'd like to enter:

Jingle Belles - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - animals

Just Us Girls #750 - stencil week

Just Add Ink #725 - stencils

That's all I have for now. I'm still in Christmas card

making mode, so you'll probably be seeing more of

those here. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Altenew - Hunter Green, Crimson; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo; Memento - Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Poppy Stamps - Nordic Moose die and Nordic Motif stencil; My Favorite Things - scalloped rectangle die; Spellbinders - Make It Merry dies; DecoArt Americana acrylic paint - white & black; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Arts glue; SA - tape runner, foam squares

Irish you a Hoppy Birthday

 Hello and welcome!

Anybody else dragging from losing an hour of sleep? 😴

It probably didn't help that I stayed up late reading a book. LOL!

Anyway, I'm here to share a card I made for 

a few challenges.

Gotta love a beer themed punny sentiment!

Here's the inside:

I have a friend whose birthday is March 17th, so I challenge

myself to send her a card that gives a nod to that holiday.

That's it for now. Have a great day and thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #717

Freshly Made Sketches #626

Addicted to Stamps and More #463

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Hoppy Days & dies; Simon Says Stamp - Wooly Lucky

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe; Staz On - White Cotton

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Nicole - scalloped square die; Paper Rose - stitched square die; Spellbinders - standard & scalloped circle dies; DecoArt - Snow Writer; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares