Your Love Keeps Lifting Me

Hello there..again.  Thanks so much for staying with me tonight to see what I have created.  I have done one more Valentine's Day card.

Yep, that's right.  No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.  There is no image that was colored with my trusty Crayolas.  LOL.  This one uses a fabric flower and a wooden button as the focal image.

I know it looks like the sentiment is crooked, but it's not really.  It's supposed to look that way because of what it says.

Thanks so much for keeping up with me today.  I hope y'all have a great night and God bless.

Recipe:
Sentiment: Gina K Designs
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Recollections, GP
Paper: Love You stack by The Paper Studio
Flower: Recollections
Button: My Stash
Leaves: My Stash
Ribbon: Baker's Twine in Black and White
Charm: Prima
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, glue dots, Glossy Accents, Cutterbee Scissors

Challenges:
Cardabilities--#92  Sketch
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards--One Button, One Flower, One Bow
Sweet Stampin' Challenge--Sentiment Only
Pink Gem Challenge--#112 All You Need Is Love
Card Mania--Love is All Around
Love to Create--#102  Red/Pink
A Creative Romance--Show Some Love
Sunflowerfields--Valentine's Day
Ooh La La--Use a Heart
Simon Says Stamp--Use Your Favorite Technique or Favorite Stamp (My favorite technique is lots and lots of layers.)
The Crazy Challenge--Love is in the Air
Creative Embellishments--Photo Inspiration
Ladybug Crafts Ink--For the One I Love

Challenge # 99 Digi Darla

Good Morning!  It's Monday and the start of a new week.  That means the start of a new challenge at Digi Darla's Challenges.  This week is a photo inspiration.

Isn't this a beautiful picture?  I just love vintage. So, since our inspiration comes from this vintage photo, I decided to make my card a vintage one with lots of pearls and flowers.

I don't usually add as much stuff to my cards as I did this one, but I was on a roll.  I just kept adding and adding.  The darker, smaller roses I made using a 5 petal flower punch.  I learned the idea from JJ Showers.  She uses a bigger punch, but I went with a smaller one because I think they fit cards better.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and sharing some of your time with me.  I am so grateful for each one of you.  Have a wonderful Monday and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Sewing Jar (Digi Darla)
Sentiment: Cardmaking Magazine Freebie set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Metallic Gold pen
Cardstock: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Ivory, Pink (Recollections)
Paper: DCWV
Roses: Large (AC Moore), Small (handmade by me)
Pearls: Walmart
Lace: Walmart
Tools: Glossy Accents, Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, hot glue gun, 5 petal EK Success punch, paint brush (for curling petals)

Happy Hearts' Day

Welcome to my blog.  I am so glad that y'all took the time to come see me.  I have a really cute card for ya today.  It uses a paper piecing pattern from Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc, which fits the Totally Paper Crafts challenge for this week.

I tried to show the movement of the baking pan.  I put it on an Action Wobble for the Card Makin' Mama's  challenge. 

I also used the Fancy Tags Spellbinders Dies to make the sentiment so that it followed the Crafty Hands challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me.  I hope y'all have a wonderful night...guess what..tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Paper Piecing Pattern  Scrapbooks ETC
Sentiment: Nina Brackett's Heartily Yours stamp set available at Gina K Designs
Ink: Distressed Inks Vintage Photo, Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Ivory, Red Recollections
Papers: The Paper Studio
Gems: Black Rhinestones Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Classic Ovals, Classic Scalloped Ovals, Cuttlebug, Cutterbee Scissors, Inking Tool from Tim Holtz, Zig 2 way Squeeze and Roll glue pen, Double sided sticky tape, Action Wobble, pop dots


Other Challenges Entered:
Tuesday Throwdown--Baked Goods
Dazzling Divas--Color Challenge
Cute Card Thursday--So Sweet
My Heart Pieces--Love is Life

Snow People

Howdy y'all.  I have a card to show off today.  I used an image that I found online for free when I first started with digi stamps.  I have no idea who designed it, so if you know, please leave me a comment and tell me so that I can give props.

I used my BIC markers and Spectrum Noir markers to add some color to this image.  After printing out the image on Neenah Super Smooth White card stock and coloring it, I rounded the corners.  The sentiment is from Gina K Designs and I used a 1 1/2" circle punch to give it a snowball appearance.  I inked the edges with DI Broken China.  The striped "paper" is actually a sticker from HOTP.  I then added a strip of Dark Blue card stock from Recollections across the bottom.  The card base is a light blue from Colorbok.  To finish off the card, I added three blue gems from Queen and Co.

I thank y'all so much for stoppin' in to check out my card.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish Challenges--#147 Winter with Snow
Digi Sketch Challenge

Old Friends

Thanks for coming back to see what I have created.  I used an image from Beccy Muir and a sentiment from Gina K Designs.  

My challenge this time was to make a masculine card. I have been wanting to use this image for a while, but haven't had a chance until now.  I love it.  It reminds me of my grandpa.  He used to wear work boots like this all the time.  My relationship with my grandpa was a very special one.  I miss him terribly.

I started with a square, Chocolate card base from Recollections.  After coloring the image, printed on Neenah card stock,  with colored pencils, I rounded the corners and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I used a mat of Crumb Cake and a mat of Cajun Craze from SU for the image.  I rounded the corners of those two also.  The DP is from DCWV.  I added a strip of Vellum to the right hand side after notching the ends.  I used my Nestabilities to cut out the sentiment circle and scalloped circle, (Cajun Craze).  I inked the circle with DI Vintage Photo, then stamped the sentiment.  I added a brown square piece of card stock and adhered the sentiment on top of it with a pop dot.  Adding three brads from Recollections finished off the card.

I hope y'all enjoyed your visit today.  I appreciate it.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
My Time to Craft--#209  Men Only

Love You

Welcome back friends.  I have another card to show y'all this morning.  The challenge for this card is Love and it's the first time I have joined in on this challenge.

The image is from Just Some Lines.  There actually is a tea pot service in the bottom right hand corner of the image, but I just wanted to show the love between a girl and her doll so I added this fabric flower from my stash in the corner.  The brad center is from The Paper Studio.  Hobby Lobby had all The Paper Studio products on sale for 40% off this weekend, so I stocked up.

I used my colored pencils on this image, which I printed on Neenah card stock.  I started out with a 5.5"x5.5" card base in Dark Blue from Recollections.  I matted the image on the same Dark Blue. I cut a square piece of Yellow card stock from Recollections then cut it in half diagonally.  I did the same thing with  the DP from Heidi Grace's One Fine Day.  I adhered them to the card base using one of each.  I used two strips of the Dark Blue card stock and added two strips of the striped DP from Heidi Grace and placed them behind the image.  I added a sentiment from Gina K to finish off the card.

Thanks for stopping back in today.  I have two more cards for y'all this morning, so stay tuned.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Just Some Lines-- Love

Do You Love Me?

So, we are now on card #6.  I am actually getting tired. Imagine that.  Hopefully I will make it through the other 5 before I crash.

We are in a Valentine's theme so this one follows right along.  It's a darling image.

See, I told you he was cute.  I used my colored pencils and OMS to color this little guy.  He's looking kinda worried that you won't check the yes box, isn't he?  This image is from QKR Stampede.  I used Gina K heavy base weight White for the card base.  The black card stock that you can see on the left side, just peeking out is from Recollections.  The DP is from last Valentine's Day and is designed by Studio G.  I stocked up afterwards when all the Valentine's products went on sale at Walmart.  I used my Fiskar's border punch and made a lacy square because I don't have that set of Nestabilities yet.  Key word being "yet".  I punched the white strip too.  The three little hearts in the upper right hand corner I cut out of the patterned paper.  Because the image is do detailed and involved, I didn't think it needed alot of extras.

Thanks for hanging in there with me as I update my blog.  I truly appreciate all the sweet comments y'all leave.  I read each and every one.  I love the feedback that I get from them.

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday.  God bless.

Challenges:
QKR Stampede--#24  Love is in the Air
Tuesday Alchemy--#49 Anything Goes

Romance

Good Morning, y'all.  It's 3:25 am here in the cold state of PA and I am still up.  This insomnia is kicking my butt.  So, I am putting my wakefulness to good use and catching up my blog.

The card I have for y'all today uses a very cute stamp from Great Impressions.  This is the first stamp I have used from this company and I like it.  I makes a very crisp impression.  I didn't do a lot to the image itself because I wanted that vintage look.

The only color on the image itself is on the groom's bow tie and hat band and the bride's flowers in her hair.  I like the way it turned out.  I trimmed it down and matted it on Burgundy card stock from Colorbok.  The mauve colored strip is also Colorbok.  The pink is Recollections.  I used Gina K's heavy base weight ivory for the base.  The DP is DCWV.  I am trying to use up my stash because I am sure there are going to be lots of new product that I am going to want.  I inked all the edges in DI Vintage Photo and added a little flower in the corner.  I didn't put a sentiment on the front because I wanted the focus on the image.  The sentiment is inside.

Thanks for checking in.  God bless y'all today.

Challenges:
Crafts4eternity--#109  Romance
One Stop Craft Challenge--#214  Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy--#49 Anything Goes

Feeling Sketchy #44

Howdy folks.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I have a nice springy card for y'all today.

I decided to use shades of green for this card.  I am so waiting to see the first signs of Spring.  I guess we will know for sure tomorrow if it's coming or if we have to suffer through six more weeks of this cold stuff.  If Phil sees his shadow tomorrow I swear I'm going to shoot that little groundhog.  It's all fun and games, but what people don't realize is that groundhogs are blind.  He isn't going to see his shadow at all.  Oh well, such is life.

I started with a SU Crumb Cake base.  I used a Happy Birthday Embossing Folder on a piece of Glitter Green card stock from DCWV.  I used two strips of DP from Gina K Designs Wisteria Lane paper pack.  I used my Cuttlebug and die cut a scalloped circle to put behind the little girl (Provo Craft).  The sentiment is from TCP.  I stamped it in Memento Bamboo Leaves and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  The little birthday cake is from a swap that I was in a couple years ago.    I used pop dots on the girl and the cake.

Thanks for stoppin' in today and I hope y'all enjoy your weekend.  God bless ya!

Challenges Entered:

Feeling Sketchy--#44

Through the Craftroom Door--anything goes

Mojo Monday #278

Good Evening friends.  At least it's evening here in NE PA.  It's cold too.  No temperatures higher than 25 for the weekend.  Man, I'm ready for some warmer weather.  Not hot mind ya, but warmer.

The card I have for y'all today uses the same DP (DCWV Glam Girl) and color scheme as the previous one.  I just love that DP.

I started with a 6" square card base from Gina K.  Each layer is 1/4" smaller than the first.  I used a beautiful shade of purple, but for some reason it looks blueish in the picture.  The Purple, Turquoise and Pink card stocks are from Recollections.  The white is Gina K heavy base weight and layering weight white.  The cute girl image is from Cuddlebug Cuties.  She has some of the most gorgeous girl digis.  Jump over and check her out when y'all have a chance.  She blesses us with free ones every now and again.  I colored the image with my colored pencils and OMS.  I cut her out and used pop dots for dimension.  The sentiment stamp is from TCP and I used my Nestabilities to die cut the sentiment and the scalloped circle.  I added some gems to finish off the card.  

I followed the Mojo Monday Sketch for this week and after I put the card together, I realized I should have made the white panel a little smaller so that the banner strips showed better.  They are there, but at the bottom and only the tails show.

Thanks for stoppin' in today and I hope y'all have a blessed day.


Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday--Sketch #278

You are so very special Mermaid

Welcome friends.  I hope everyone had a wonderful day.  Tomorrow is Friday so for those of you who have to go out of the home to work, I pray y'all have a great day!

This first card uses an image from Anne Fenton.  If y'all have never used one of her images, I have to tell ya, y'all are missin' out.  She is a fab artists with some of the cutest digis ever.

I colored this cute little mermaid with my colored pencils and OMS. I chalked the sky background and added a bit of sunshine at the top.  For this card, I actually picked the background paper first and colored the image to match the paper.  The DP is from DCWV Glam Girl pad.  I used Gina K heavy base weight white for the 5.5" card base.  The turquoise and pink card stocks are from Recollections. I used a beautiful turquoise ribbon from Offray and wrapped it around the back ground paper and tied a knot-bow.  The sentiment I printed off of my computer and matted it on Hot Pink card stock from Recollections.  I added three pink gems and three turquoise gems from Queen and Co. to finish off the card.

I appreciate y'all stoppin' in to check out my creation.  I hope to see ya back on the next post.  I just want to thank y'all for the wonderful comments you have been leaving.  It's a blessing to me.  Have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door--Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges--One for the Girls 

White Card

Well, it's nice to see y'all again.  Come on in.  I have a card for y'all today that is a little out of my comfort zone.  I don't normally do tone on tone cards, just because I am not good with them. 

This card is a white on white card.  No image this time, just a nice sentiment.

The picture is a little dark, but everything except the sentiment is white.  To make this card, I started with a piece of Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight White card stock.  I ran the front of the card through an embossing folder from Darice.  I like this brand of embossing folder and it's cheaper than Sizzix or Tim Holtz.  Although I will never give up on Tim's products, sometimes it's nice to find a good quality product for a good price.   I took another piece of GP white card stock and ran it through the same embossing folder.  I used my Cutter bee scissors to cut out just the frame of the embossed card stock.  I stamped the sentiment (Tami Mayberry)  on the frame in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I used pop dots to give the frame some dimension.  I added four cream colored, flat back pearls from Queen and Co. to finish off the card.  I would definitely consider this one a CAS.

Thanks for stoppin' in today.  This is the last post for today.  I will back with some more creations tomorrow.  God bless y'all.

This card is for the Outlawz Challenges--Sunday's CAS

Sunflower

Hello there.  I'm so glad to see that y'all are back to visit.  I hope you like what we have for y'all today.

This beautiful card was made using an image I received in a swap.  It's a beautiful sunflower, which is one of my most favorite flowers.  They are so bright, tall and sunny.  I love the seeds in my salads too.

I colored this beauty with my colored pencils and OMS.  I used a white gel pen to add some highlights to the leaves and flower when I finished coloring.  

To put this card together, I started with a standard A2 size card base made from SU Chocolate Chip card stock.  The patterned paper I used is from Gina K Designs Wisteria Lane collection.  I cut it to 4"x5.25" and adhered it to the card base.  The next layer is Very Vanilla from SU and is cut to 3.75"x4.75".  The next layer is Burnt Orange from Colorbok.  It's cut at 3.50"x4.50".  The image itself is cut to 3.25"x4.25".  Before adhering them all together, I cut a slit into the image layer just big enough to slide the ribbon through.  I tucked it around behind the image and wrapped it around the burnt orange layer and the vanilla layer and pulled it around to the front.  I adhered the image layer onto the other two and onto the card.  I tied the bow to finish off the card.

I am so happy y'all chose to take a stop in today.  I hope you liked the card.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls--#173  Inspirational Photo Challenge

Beary Cute

Hello friends.  Come on in.  Kick back and sit a spell.  Hope y'all are doin' good today.  I have something for y'all to see.

Cute, right?  I pulled out one of the first stamps I ever bought for this card.  I have been using alot of digis and thought I would go "old school" for this one.  This is a Hot Off the Press stamp from Paper Wishes. I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Very Vanilla card stock from SU.   I colored him with my colored pencils and OMS.  The little blocks in the corners come in the same stamp set along with the Beary Cute sentiment.

To put this card together, I started with a white card base from Gina K.  It's a standard A2 sized card.  I cut a piece of Old Olive from SU to 4"x5.25" and ran it through the Swiss Dot Embossing Folder.  The next layer is the light green plaid from American Crafts which is cut at 4.75"x3.5".  I used my Cuttlebug to cut out the image with Spellbinders Nestabilities in Classic Circle Large and Petite Scalloped Circle Large.  While still in the die, I used DI Peeled Paint ink to sponge around the perimeter of the image. I matted the image on the scalloped circle.  Before adhering the image to the card, I wrapped a piece of cream colored ribbon from Offray around the plaid paper and tied a knot on the right hand side.  I then used pop dots to adhere the image.  I stamped the welcome greeting in Memento Rich Cocoa onto Very Vanilla card stock, trimmed it down and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I centered the greeting towards the bottom.  I stamped five little block images, colored them with my colored pencils and fussy cut them out.  They were run through my Xyron and adhered to each corner.  The fifth one is on the inside.

I am so glad you decided to come on in and sit a spell.  It's time for me to go, but I will be back to visit with you soon.  God bless y'all.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Red Carpet Studios--#21 Teddy Bears
Created with Love--#26 Baby Shower

Embossing

Man, I almost forgot to post this card so that I could enter it into the Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #111 for this week.  I already posted it on the Outlawz site for this week, but forgot to blog it.  The challenge over at Penny's for this week is to use embossing, either wet or dry.  I chose dry.  I had this cool piece of embossed card stock that has a beautiful flower design on it, so I used that.  It's from DCWV.  The card base is Gina K's heavy base weight white cards stock. The back ground paper is also from DCWV.

The sentiment stamp is from Fiskar's and I bought it at Jo-Ann's last year.  I cut it out with my EK Success label punch and then punched out a black one.  I cut the black one in half and attached it on the ends.  I added a black brad (Recollections)  to each end and used pop dots to adhere it to the card.  In each corner I added a black, flat back pearl (Queen and Co.) to each corner of the embossed card stock.  It's pretty CAS, but I like it.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed Monday!

Butterfly Girl

Welcome back friends.  Hope you are all doing well.  I am enjoying our brief respite from snow this weekend.  It's pretty cold, but no snow.

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  The challenge this week is a sketch.  This is also for the ABC Challenge Blog.  I chose to use a pretty little girl from Sweet Coloring Pages.  I colored her with my colored pencils and OMS.  The sentiment I printed out from Microsoft Word.

I matted the focal image and the sentiment both on Sparkly Gold card stock from DCWV.  The card base is Gina K's heavy base weight white.  The butterfly is from Special Moments which I have only found at the Dollar Tree.  Sometimes you can find some nice things there.  If you are lucky, they will have Miss Elizabeth products and her lines are beautiful. 

I hope you enjoyed yourself here today and stay tuned for a few more cards over the next few days.  God bless you and have a wonderful Sunday.

Round Card

I'm back.  Just like a bad penny, I keep showing up..hehe.  I found another challenge site this week.  I am so very addicted to these challenges.  If I could just get as excited about scrapbooking the thousands of pics I have as I do about my card making, I wouldn't be so far behind.  Such is life I guess.

This card is for Robin's Fetish Challenge blog.  I have hear her name before, but never checked out her site.  It's pretty cool.  Challenge 143 was to create a round card.  I chose to use my Spellbinders Classic Petite Scallops and Classic Circles to make this card. It's small, but will work perfectly for the tag on a gift bag or just a little pick me up card.

To make this card, I used the largest scalloped die in the set and cut two from Old Olive card stock from SU.  I then used the next size down and cut out two Early Espresso pieces.  I used the third largest Classic Circle for the greeting. To get the strip of patterned paper (AC) I cut the strip to 1.25" and centered the same die that I used for the brown card stock and ran it through the Cuttlebug.  It cut the scallops that I needed to line up the card but left the sides straight.  I then matted everything together.  The sentiment is from a Tami Mayberry set called Faithful Florals that I ordered from Gina K Designs while they were having their 40% off sale in December.  I really like the sentiments in that set.  I used Memento Rich Cocoa for the sentiment and Anna Griffins Rose for the flower.  I used my score board to put a crease at the top of the second set of circles so that when the recipient opens the card it will open without bending the back.

I sure hope you guys are having a good week so far.  Only two more days left..ain't that grand?  Thanks for stopping in today and God bless y'all.

Mojo Monday #276

Welcome back friends.  Today's card is for this week's sketch.  I turned the sketch and in order to fit my image, I enlarged the card a little bit.  It's an odd size card,  4" x 6.5".  The image is a Digi Darla stamp that I colored in with my colored pencils and OMS.  I used a glitter gel pen to color in the stars and curly Q's.

The sentiment is a freebie that I found online.  One of these days I will remember to write down the designer when I print them out.  I have them all saved on my computer by illustrators, but do you think I could find it..nnnoooo.  When I do, I will come back and update this post to give proper credit.  I matted the sentiment on a piece of Gold card stock from Gina K.  The same Gold card stock is behind the focal image.  The blue star DP is from DCWV.  I used the Fiskar's Scalloped Border Punch to do the navy blue card stock and the white card stock, both by Colorbok.  I used a white gel pen to add faux stitched on the navy blue.  I used pop dots on both the sentiment and the image, which was cut using Spellbinders Classic Circles Large.  Both are also inked with TCP Silver ink.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you all have a blessed day.

Saturday Sketch

Hello peeps.  How is everyone this snow covered morn?  I woke up this morning to about 3 inches of snow.  Granted it's not alot compared to what Utah just received last week, but for me, it's plenty.  

Today's card was made to enter the Sketch Saturday Challenge.  I used an image from the internet for free.  I colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers.  I used Spellbinders to cut out the image.  The sentiment is from a new stamp set I just bought from Gina K Designs called Heartily Yours.  The background paper is from my stash and the card base is Gina K's 120#: base weight white.  I added some sparkle twine for accent.  The image is inked in DI Vintage Photo and the sentiment is inked in Lady Bug from Memento.

I think it turned out pretty cute.  If any of you know who designed this digi stamp, I would love to know.  I cannot remember where I got it from so I can't give proper credit.  Thanks for stopping in today to see my latest creation.  Have a blessed day!

Some New Work

Howdy everyone.  It's been a long time since I have posted any new cards.  I have truly missed blogging and showing my work.  I have also missed crafting.  I wasn't able to craft for the whole month of November and most of December.  I have been doing a little at the time.  I still have to take it easy because of my neck, but it's getting easier to sit for longer periods of time.  I go  back to the surgeon on the 17th for a check up and an x-ray to see how I am healing.  I'm believing for a complete healing that confounds the doctor.  Thank You, Jesus!

For my first card, I made it for the Mojo Monday Challenge and Through the Craftroom Door weekly challenge.  I made it for my dad who had a knee replacement on October 29th.  He had some major issues after surgery and I have been keeping up with him by phone, but thought he might like a little cheering up.  I thought the card was appropriate considering.

Isn't this little turtle too cute?  I am not sure who is from.  I spent 30 minutes looking through my computer to find him and I can't.  I know he's on there somewhere.  Anyways,  I colored him with colored pencils and OMS.  I fussy cut the grass and put the little guy behind it.  I chalked the background before adding the turtle and grass.  I stamped the butterfly (Recollections Garden Gnome set) and used my BIC markers to color it in.  I added a little bit of Sakura Clear Star glitter pen on the butterfly trail.  I printed out the sentiment, inked the edges and pop dotted it onto the image.  The patterned paper is from Gina K's Wisteria Lane paper pack.  The card base and the strip of cs are from my stash.  I inked the edges in Distress Ink Vintage Photo.

I really like this card and I hope my dad does too.  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you guys haven't forgotten me since I have been gone for so long.  God bless you and have a wonderful weekend.