November Freebie with Rick St. Dennis

Happy Friday.  Today I have a card that I created using the November Freebie from Rick's newsletter..Priscilla Pilgrim.  Isn't she just the cutest little mouse?

I colored her with Crayola colored pencils and OMS. I picked papers from a Me and My Big Ideas Layered paper pack.  I followed  the Seems a Little Sketchy #51 sketch to make this card.  The ribbon and button are from my stash.  I printed out the sentiment.  Each piece was inked with DI Vintage Photo.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy
Robyn's Fetish--Thanksgiving
Sentimental Sundays--Falling into Autumn
Penny's Paper Crafty--Lots of Layers
Card Makin Mamas-  Sentiments
V's Sweet Ideas--Color Challenge


Thank y'all for stopping by today.  Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

I Only Have Eyes for You

Welcome back to my blog.  I sure do appreciate y'all taking the time to come see me.

I have a cute card that uses an image from Little Miss Muffet called Monsters Lou and Tia.

I thought they were pretty cute.  I used my colored pencils on them after printing the image and sentiment off on Neenah White Card Stock.  The card design is from Seems a Little Sketchy.  The card stock is Recollections and SU.  The DP is DCWV and American Crafts.  I punched out a ton of little stars with an EK Success punch from a scrap piece of DCWV star paper.  The sentiment is matted onto SU Old Olive and a cool Glittered Blue DP.  I used pop dots to add height to the word "Eyes".

I hope y'all enjoyed this card today.  I pray everyone has a great 4th of July tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy--#42
Little Miss Muffet Challenges--#64 Seeing Stars
Papertake Weekly--Anything Goes with optional animal/creature theme

Turtle in the Rain

Welcome back friends.  I have another card for y'all this afternoon.  This one  uses an image and sentiment from QKR Stampede.

I love turtles and this one has the cutest expression. I used Spectrum Noir pens to add color to this little guy.  I matted the image and sentiment on a panel of green DP from DCWV.  The card base is A2 size and made from SU Old Olive.  The background DP is also DCWV.  After I had the card together, I added some Glossy Accents to the rain drops.  This was a very easy card to make.

I hope y'all are enjoying your Wednesday evening.  Have a great night.  God bless.

Challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy--#38
Creative Craft Challenges 2--#9  All About Animals
Penny's Challenges--#125 Animals

Bloom Card

Well, I have one more for y'all this morning.  Thanks for hanging in with me.

This card uses a sentiment from Annabell's.  I enlarged it to take up most of the card front and die cut it with Labels 10 from Nestabilities.

For the back ground, I used five different DPs from the Colorbok Woodhaven collection.  I trimmed them down to 1"x5" and adhered them to a 5.25" square Gray SU card base.  After die cutting the sentiment, I used my Crop-a-dile to make two holes on each side to slide the ribbon through.  I actually like the bow this time.  I have a hard time making my bows look right, but this one turned out pretty well.  I didn't add any embellishments to this card so that it would follow the sketch for this week at Seems a Little Sketchy.

Thanks so much for hanging with me today.  Have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy--#37
Card Making' Mamas--Ribbon

You Are A Blessing

Card #4 (See Irish Dancers for short post explanation)

Image: Pink Gems (BIC Markers, Chromatix Pens, Glitter Gel Pens)  Neenah Super Smooth White card stock
Sentiment: Fred She Said
CS: Gray--SU; Cream and Yellow--Recollections
DP: DCWV
Inks: DI Vintage Photo
Buttons: my stash

Challenges:
Shopping Our Stash--# 92 Border Punches
Seems a Little Sketchy--#34
Created With Love Challenges--#31  Anything Goes
Pink Gem Challenges--Button It

Hello Butterfly

Hi there.  I'm glad to see ya.  Sit down, grab a cup of coffee and relax.  The card I have for y'all today has a bit of a story behind it.

First off, let me say that my camera is doing that funny yellow thing again.  I am beginning to think there is a lot of base yellow in the DP I was using.  My last two cards didn't do this.  

I am on a bit of a butterfly kick.  I just love them.  Not only are they beautiful but they symbolize change, new birth, and renewal. I saw a quote the other day that says, "What the caterpillar views as the end of life is just the beginning for a butterfly."  That is so true.  The other reason why I am partial to butterflies is that they are the symbol for LUPUS.  For those of you who don't know that that is, click HERE.  LUPUS is an auto immune disease that strikes indiscriminately.  My grandmother had it, my uncle and my aunt both have it.  My doctor checks me every six months for the markers.  I am already presenting with symptoms, but haven't tested positive yet.  Thank God.

Now, on to the card.  I used another set from HOTP to make this card.  I started with a mint green card base from Colorbok which is 5x5.  I added a panel of pink card stock from Recollections. I cut out the elements and layered them onto the card after inking the edges with Vintage Photo DI.  I added a rub on vine from HOTP to finish off the card.  

Thanks so much stopping by tonight.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:

Seems a Little Sketchy--#33

Country Hearts

Hi there.  Well, we made it back from Virginia with no problems.  We had a wonderful rental car.  I didn't want to give back that 2012 Chevy Impala with the heated seats.  It was so comfortable and great on gas.  My dad is doing good.  He's home.  He actually didn't have a stroke.  They found out that he has something in his neck pressing on the nerves of his arms.  He is going to have to have almost the same surgery that I did.  I offered to give him my neck brace, but he didn't find that very funny.  HE HE...I did.  He still has to have prostate surgery after this neck surgery.  He looks pretty bad.  I think he's lost like 100 pounds during all these complications.  Please keep him in your prayers.  I truly appreciate it.

Now, on to my card.  This sweet Valentine's card uses a Floppy Latte digi.  I printed out two copies of the stamp on GP card stock and colored one in with BIC Markers.  I cut out the hearts and applied them to the second image.  I used a red BIC to color in all the little hearts in the frame.  I matted the image on red card stock from Recollections. The DP is from The Paper Studio.  I matted the whole thing on a Basic Black (SU) card base.  I added two brads from Recollections and a piece of ribbon from Offray to finish off the card.

Thanks for stopping in today y'all.  I truly enjoy reading all the comments that y'all leave.  Thanks so much.  God bless.

Challenges:
IDIC--#146  Paper Piecing
Seems a Little Sketchy--#36

Just Married

Hello Friends.  I found another challenge site.  That puts me up to about 25 per week.  I'm addicted.  It's sad.  I think I really need some kind of 12 Step Program.  Maybe I will start one for us peep who are addicted to card making. I will call it the 12 Step Challenge. LOL.  I think it sounds pretty good.  Maybe our first challenge will be Step 1: Use 1 flower. HAHAHA!! What do you think? Sounds like a plan doesn't it?  Each challenge will be a new step.  Step 2: Use 2 patterned papers.  Step 3: Use 3 rhinestones.  ETC.  Yeah, I have completely lost my mind.  On to my next card. 

This one was really fast and easy.  I loved the sketch that we were challenged to use over on Seems a Little Sketchy.  It was pretty CAS, but I added to it.  You know I can't stop with one or two embellies.  I love all the "stuff."

The stamp I used was a little one from Studio G that I picked up in the dollar bin at Michael's.  I love those little dollar stamps.  Some of them are very cute. You can even combine alot of them together to make different focal images. I stamped the image and sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black.  I used my Spellbinders to cut out the image and emboss it, then used a Scalloped Circle for the backing.  The sentiment I cut out with my EK Success Label punch.   I used Whisper White from SU for the card base.  It's a little smaller than usual, only 4.5x4.5, but with such a small image, it fit better being smaller.  The black layer is 4x4 and is Basic Black from SU.  The red layer is 3.75x3.75 and is from Recollections.  The DP is DCWV and is cut to 3.5x3.5.  I used pop dots to adhere the sentiment and added three flat back pearls from Queen and Co on it.  There are three cream colored flat back pearls in the top right hand corner, but they look gray in the picture.  I figure I can use this card for my BIL and soon to be SIL in September for their wedding.  As soon as she decides what her colors are going to be, I am going to start on making a photo album for her.  I wish she would decide so that I can get started.

I sincerely thank you for stopping by today.  Let me know what you think about my 12 Step Challenge.  I want to see how many people need the program..hehe  Have a wonderful day and God bless you.