Sending Sunshine to Maddy

I've been busy making another card for Maddy, the young girl who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (you can read about it here: Cards for Maddy). As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my good friend's daughter died of this horrible disease just two short months ago. So that's probably why Maddy has been on my mind so much. I hope my card will bring some cheer to Maddy as she goes through this painful ordeal.

 

For this card, I used this cute pre-coloured freebie digi from Scrap Happy Paper Crafter   The sentiment is a freebie digi from Desert Diva.  Thank you both!  I mounted the "picture" to look like a Polaroid.  Other supplies used were: cardstock (Recollections), DP (Glitter Max), decorative tape (Loblaws), sunshine stamp (Studio G), ink (VersaFine - Onyx Black). alphabet,  heart stamps, and butterfly accent (Dollarama).  I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #83 Summer
Crafting by Designs Anything Goes
Crafty Catz #189 Say it with Flowers
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by: Anything Goes
Digi Haven Fun with Flowers
House of Gilli #53 Bright Colours
One Stitch at a Time #170 Anything Goes
Pollycraft Challenge Blog #1 Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays #161 All Things Digital Plus a Sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Cards for Maddy
Sister Act Card Challenges #13 Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge Blog #177 Summertime
The House That Stamps Built DCC619 - Summer
Use it Tuesday #58 Bring on the Sunshine (My hoarded item is the alphabet stamps - I have many sets yet I never use them.  I also hoard butterfly embellishments, and this is the first time I've used these chipboard ones.)

Thank you for looking at my card. I am so grateful for all your comments. Have a wonderful day!

Butterflies for Maddy

I've been busy making cards for Maddy, the young girl who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (you can read about it here: Cards for Maddy).   As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my good friend's daughter died of this horrible disease just two short months ago. So that's probably why Maddy has been in my thoughts so much.  I hope my cards they will bring some cheer to Maddy as she goes through this painful ordeal.

For this card, I used a beautiful digi called Butterflies in the Grass by Floppy Latte which you can find at Stitchy Bears Digi Outlet.  I coloured it with pencils (Faber Castell). Other supplies used were:   cardstock (Recollections), DP (Glitter Max), sentiment stamp (Anita's), ink (VersaFine - Onyx Black), and gems (Dollarama). I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Wings

Crafty Calendar Things with Wings

Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Anything Goes

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps #76 The Letter "B" (butterflies)

Hiding in My Craft Room #104 Freestyle
House of Gilli #53 Bright Colours
In the Pink #23 Pink with Wings
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog Don't be Square (I went with rectangle)
One Stitch at a Time #170 Anything Goes
Send a Smile 4 Kids For the Girls
Sentimental Sundays #161 All Things Digital Plus a Sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Cards for Maddy
Sister Act Card Challenges #13 Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Not Cute
Totally Gorjuss #190 Wings

Thank you for looking at my card. I am so grateful all your comments. Have a wonderful day!

Squirrel Miss You

I made this card for my BF - from the squirrels at the local park.  They miss him!  He used to walk there a a lot and would take peanuts to feed them.  This is something he really enjoyed.  Then he got busy with school and homework and life in general.  (As a side note, he went back to community college as an adult and got the highest average in his class!)  Well, school's out and he's working now, so I think it's time he started visiting the the squirrels at the park again - and so do they! 

For this card, I requested this cute little squirrel digi from Trimgym's Digistamps, Papers and Images for her monthly challenge, and I'm just getting my card entered under the wire - this is the final day!  I coloured the squirrel with pencils (Stampin' Up!) and then fussy-cut.  The "Miss You" sentiment is a freebie digi from Digital Doodling which I printed and then overstamped with a tag from Studio G.  Then I fussy-cut and doodled a stitched border around it.  The little acorn is part of a stamp from Michaels, coloured with pencils and fussy-cut.  The photo was taken at the local park which I found through a Google search.  Other supplies used were:  cardstock (Recollections and unknown brown from my stash), hemp twine (MultiCraft Imports), ink (Ranger Sea Shells - Sea Grass and Color Box - Mudslide), black marker (Staedtler).  I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #48 Boy/Man
Little Claire's #34 Male Theme
One Stop Challenge #232 Add a Tag
Paper Makeup Stamps #94 All Tied Up
Polkadoodles #26 Animals
Sassy Studio Designs #183 Tag Sale (add or create a tag)
Sentimental Sundays #161 All Things Digital Plus a Sentiment
Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog #6 Manly, Masculine, Dads
Sister Act Card Challenges #13 Anything Goes
Trimgym's Digistamps, Papers and Images - Male, Birthday, Summer (Male - this card is for a man)

Thank you for looking at my card!  I am grateful for all comments.  Have a wonderful day!

Card #4 for Maddy

This is the fourth card I've made for Maddy, the young girl who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (you can read about it here: Cards for Maddy). As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my good friend's daughter died of this horrible disease just two short months ago. So that's probably why Maddy has been on my mind so much. Anyway, I decided to make some more cards for Maddy and hopefully they will bring some cheer to her as she goes through this painful ordeal.

For this card, I used a sweet digi called Ankhi from Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet (you can find it here) which I coloured with pencils (Faber Castell). Other supplies used were: cardstock (Recollections), DP (Glitter Max), flower punches (EK Success), sentiment stamp and gems (dollar store). I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Charisma Cards #25 Recipe 3-2-1 (I used 3 flower embellishments or 3 strips of DP, 2 flower punches, 1 image)

Crafting for All Seasons #55 Make it Girly

Crafty Catz #189 Say it with Flowers

Crafty Sentiments Girl Power

Digi Haven Fun with Flowers

One Stitch at a Time #169 Not a Square (I went with rectangle)

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #133 Girl Power
QKR Stampede #45 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Cards for Maddy
Sister Act Card Challenges #13 Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at my card. I really appreciate all your comments. Have a wonderful day!

Card #3 for Maddy

This is the third card I've made for Maddy, the young girl who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (you can read about it here: Cards for Maddy).   As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my good friend's daughter died of this horrible disease just two short months ago. So that's probably why Maddy has been in my thoughts so much. Anyway, I decided to make some more cards for Maddy and hopefully they will bring some cheer to her as she goes through this painful ordeal.  

For this card, I used a cute digi called Fairy Pat from Crafty Sentiments Designs which I coloured with pencils (Faber Castell).  Other supplies used were:  cardstock (Recollections), DP (Glitter Max), butterfly punches (Martha Stewart and EK Success), sentiment stamp and gems (Dollarama).  I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Wings

Crafting for All Seasons #55 Make it Girly

Crafty Calendar Things with Wings

Crafty Sentiments Girl Power (I used a Crafty Sentiments image)

Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge Mermaids/Fairies/Fantasy

Hiding in My Craft Room #104 Freestyle

Love to Create Challenge Blog #71 Colour Inspiration

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #133 Girl Power

QKR Stampede #45 Anything Goes
Scrappers Delight #2 Die Cuts or Punches (I used 2 butterfly punches)
Send a Smile 4 Kids For the Girls
Sentimental Sundays #160 For the Girls
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Cards for Maddy
Sister Act Card Challenges #13 Anything Goes
Speedy Fox and Friends #166 Purple
Totally Gorjuss #190 Wings

Thank you for looking at my card. I really appreciate all your comments. Have a wonderful day!

Another Card for Maddy

You might remember I made a card last week for Maddy, the young girl who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (you can read about it here:  Cards for Maddy).  Well, I just can't get this little girl out of my mind.  You'll also remember that my good friend's daughter died of this horrible disease just two short months ago.  So that's probably why Maddy has been in my thoughts so much.  Anyway, I decided to make some more cards for Maddy and hopefully they will bring some cheer to her as she goes through this painful ordeal.  By the way, I noticed there is a new address to send her cards:

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Maddy Justice - Patient
262 Danny Thomas Place
Attention Mail Stop 108

Memphis, TN 38105

 

 

For this card, I used a freebie digi image and sentiment from Birdie Brown.  Check out her blog - she has some great freebies!  Many of you know I'm a cat person, but I love this little Rockin' Doggie!  I coloured him with pencils (Faber Castell).  Other supplies used were:  DP (Glitter Max), flower punches (EK Success), cardstock (Recollections), and gemstones (Dollarama).  I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Birdie Brown - Use her current freebie
Clearly iStamp #1 Colour Challenge:  Red, White, and Blue
Crafty Catz #189 Say it with Flowers
Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired by:  Red, White, and Blue
Delightful Challenges Red, White, and Blue
Digi Haven Fun with Flowers
Hiding in My Craft Room #104 Freestyle
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog #58 Red, White, and Blue
QKR Stampede #45 Anything Goes
Scrappers Delight #2 Die Cuts or Punches (I used 2 flower punches)
Send a Smile 4 Kids For the Girls
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Cards for Maddy
Sister Act Card Challenges #13 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #86 Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at my card.  I really appreciate all your comments.  Have a wonderful day!

Musical Kitten Thank You

I made this card to thank my parents for taking my BF and I out to dinner last weekend to celebrate my BF's graduation (he went back to community college as an adult and he achieved the highest average in his class!).  I used this adorable freebie digi from Digital Two for Tuesday - it's a great blog - they have lots of amazing freebies!  I coloured the image with coloured pencils (Faber Castell) and mounted it with foam tape.  Other supplies used for this card were:  cardstock (Recollections), embossing folder (Cuttlebug - Allegro), ink (Staz-On - Timber Brown), twine (unknown source, bought at flea market), sentiment stamp, pre-folded card base, flowers, butterfly charm (Dollarama).

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

AnnaBelle Stamps AC165 Colour Challenge:  Cocoa, Waterfall, Pumpkin
Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Digi Makeover Challenge #94 All Tied Up
Party Time Tuesdays #126 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox #46 Use Something Metal (the charm is metal)
Tuesday Throwdown #153 Glitz and Glimmer (it's hard to see in the photo, but the flowers each have a glitter layer)
Word Art Wednesday #86 Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog - I am grateful for all your wonderful comments!

Fluffles Coal Again

I guess I'm on a roll with Xmas cards.  This time I stamped with Fluffles the Cat (Stampendous), embossed in gold (The Artful Stamper), and coloured with watercolour markers (Tombow).  Other supplies used were:  snowflake stamp (The Old Island Stamp Company), ink ((Brilliance - Moonlight White), watermark ink (VersaMark), cardstock (Bazzill Basics, Staples), gold marker (Pilot).

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #47 Fur or Feathers
Challenges 4 Everybody #23 Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #130 Xmas Greenery
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra June - Anything Goes Xmas
DL.ART Thankful Thursday - June Anything Goes
Hobbycutz Challenge #9 Anything with "H" (it's a holiday card)
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#5 Critters
Party Time Tuesdays #126 Anything Goes
Quirky Crafts Challenges #13 Everybody Wants to be a Cat
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenges #12 Anything Goes
The Hobby House #1 Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges #7 Animal Love
Through the Craftroom Door June 25-July 2 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #86 Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at my card! I am grateful for all your wonderful comments!

Xmas Birds Holiday Magic

I like to make Xmas cards throughout the year.  Here's a quick and easy one I made by recycling a beautiful bird image from a card I received last year.  Waste not, want not!  Here are the supplies I used to make this card:  sentiment stamp (All Night Media), ink (Clearsnap Ancient Page - Cardinal), pre-folded card base (Dollarama), red cardstock (scrap, source unknown), gold twine (Uniek).

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #47 Fur or Feathers
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Wings
Challenges 4 Everybody #23 Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenges #138 Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Things with Wings
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #130 Xmas Greenery
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra June - Anything Goes Xmas
DL.ART Thankful Thursday - June Anything Goes
Hobbycutz Challenge #9 Anything with "H" (sentiment is Holiday Magic)
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#5 Critters
Sister Act Card Challenges #12 Anything Goes
The Hobby House #1 Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door June 25-July 2 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #86 Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at my card!  I am grateful for all your wonderful comments!

Butterfly Tag Thinking of You

I like to make "thinking of you" and "just because" cards for my parents, and I mail them every week or so. My parents don't live near me, and I think they really look forward to these cards!  Here are the supplies I used for this one:  sentiment stamp (The Old Island Stamp Company), swirls stamp (Paper Pleasures), ink (Ancient Page - Chocolate), cardstock (kraft - Stampin' Up!, white - Recollections), DP (pumpkin, waterfall - Memory Star, and cocoa - Carson Dellosa), butterfly and border dies (Spellbinders - Fanciful Flight and Classic Edges One), butterfly punch (EK Success), tag punch (Marvy Uchida), twine and gems (dollar store).

 

 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

 

A Blog Named Hero #26 Tags

AnnaBelle Stamps AC165 Colour Challenge:  Cocoa, Waterfall, Pumpkin

Crafts and Me Challenges #138 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #86 Anything Goes

 

Thanks for looking at my card!  I am so grateful for all you wonderful comments!

 

 



Card for Maddy

I just read about a project called Cards for Maddy and I knew I had to make a card for this young girl.  Please read her story.  She has Acute Myeloid Leukemia and, sadly, my good friend's 21-year-old daughter just passed away from AML in April.  I hope my card finds Maddy well.

To make this card I used a pre-coloured freebie digi stamp from Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps - I love this adorable cat princess!  She has lots of other great freebies too!  The paper is from Trimgym's Digi Stamps, Papers and Images and I really like the colours in this one.  Other supplies used were:  sentiment stamp (Sunshine Designs), cardstock (Recollections, Walmart), flower punches (EK Success), ribbon and gems (Dollarama).  I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #47 Fur or Feathers (I went with fur)
Challenges 4 Everybody #23 Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #212 Recipe:  Image, Pearls or Rhinestones, Ribbon, Sentiment
Crafty Ribbons Challenge Flowers Galore (I used floral paper and punched flowers)
House of Gilli #53 Anything Goes with Bright Colours
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#5 Critters
My Heart Pieces Use a Digi
Quirky Crafts Challenges #13 Everybody Wants to be a Cat
Sentimental Sundays #160 For the Girls
Simon Says Stamps Blog Cards for Maddy
Sweet Pea Stampers For the Children
Sweet Stampin' Cute and Cuddly
The Hobby House #1 Anything Goes
The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Digi Makeover Challenge #94 All Tied Up
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge PNDC7 Animal Love
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenges #172 Flowers and Bows
Trimgym's Digi Stamps, Papers and Images Male/Birthday/Summer (I went with summer)
Word Art Wednesday #85 Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at my card!  I am very grateful for all your comments!

Birthday Dog

I really like this party dog digi stamp that I got from Trimgym's Digistamps, Papers and Images so I decided to make a birthday card for one of my brothers.  I coloured the image with Tombow watercolour markers.  Other supplies used were:  sentiment (Penny Black), sheet music stamp (Stampington and Company), ink (StazOn - Timber Brown), cardstock (Recollections, and the dark brown is unknown from my stash), watercolour paper (Canson), embossing folder (Cuttlebug - Happy Birthday).  You might wonder about the "purrfect day" sentiment on a dog card, but it's an inside joke - about 3/4 of the cards I make feature cats!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

AnnaBelle Stamps Colour Challenge - Cocoa, Waterfall, and Pumpkin
Crafty Catz Anything Goes or Add Some Embossing (I used Cuttlebug embossing)
DL.ART Father's Day or Card for a Man (this is for my brother)
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog Father's Day or Male Card (it's for my brother)
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #5 Critters
The Hobby House #1 Anything Goes
Trimgym's Male/Birthday/Summer (I went with male and birthday)

Thanks for looking at my card!  I am grateful for your comments.

Summer Relaxin' Kitty

I posted earlier about the cards I made for my 12-year-old niece.  She has been in the hospital, and we're still not sure when she's coming home.  This card, however, is for her sister, who's 10, just in case she's been feeling left out.  I chose this sweet pre-coloured freebie digi from Free Dearie Doll Digi Stamps and I mounted it to look like a Polaroid picture.  The sentiment is a freebie from StampArt Design by Kathryne.  Other supplies used were:  cardstock (Recollections), decorative tape (Loblaws), butterfly punch (EK Success), embossing folder (Cuttlebug - Divine Swirl), and gems (Dollarama). 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Blessings Ink Amusing Challenge - Water Fun
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog BSCB-47 Summer
Challenges 4 Everybody #23 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #167 Let's Play Dress-up (this cat is dressed up in a bathing suit)
Crafty Catz #188 Anything Goes / Add Some Embossing (I used Cuttlebug embossing)
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog Fun in the Sun
Creative Corner Challenges Summertime
Di's Digi Designs Summer Fun
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #176 Animals
Jo's Scrap Shack #5 Critters
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog LRSBC57 Summer Theme
Milk Coffee Summer Fun
My Heart Pieces Use a Digi
One Crazy Stamper Summer Fun
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #70 Summertime Fun
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #132 Anything Goes with Swirls (Cuttlebug Divine Swirl embossing)
Quirky Crafts Challenges Everybody wants to be a cat
QKR Stampede #44 Summer Fun
Sentimental Sundays #160 For the Girls
Sister Act Card Challenges #12 Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers For the Children
Sweet Stampin' Cute and Cuddly
The Corrosive Challenge Blog #177 Summertime
The Hobby House Anything Goes
The House That Stamps Built DCC619 Summer
Word Art Wednesday #85 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking at my card!  I am grateful for all comments. 

Glitter n Sparkle - Tag

I have great news!  I am now on the DT for Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog.  I’m very excited about it!  So my first assignment is Challenge 38 – Tags, and I received this lovely image from one of our generous sponsors, The Stamping Chef, called “Through the Rabbit Hole” to work with.  You can find the stamp here.  Here are the supplies I used to make this tag:  coloured pencils (Faber Castell), DP (Basic Grey), cardstock (Recollections), flower and leaf punches (EK Success), oval dies (Nellie’s Multi Frames), tag template (X-acto), and ribbon and gems (dollar store). 

 

I would like to enter this tag in the following challenges:

Totally Paper Crafts - #172 Flowers and Bows

A Blog Named Hero #26 Tag

Digi Haven Fun with Flowers

Charisma Cardz Challenges #24 Pink and Green

Bearly Mine Challenges #91 Flowers Galore

Thanks for looking at my tag!  I appreciate all your wonderful comments!

 

 

 

Watermelon Girl Get Well Wishes

Wheeee - This is my brand-new blog!  I still don't have any of my badges added but I'll figure out how to do everything soon enough.  This is all very new to me but it's a lot of fun! 

 

This is my first blog post, and it's about a get-well card I made for  my 12-year-old niece who is still in the hospital.  This time I chose a pre-coloured freebie digi that I got from Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps, and I added the cute “Kitty with Bow” digi that I won from Inky Impressions by Nicole.  I coloured it with pencils and then fussy-cut and popped up with foam tape.  The sentiment is a freebie from Desert Diva.  Other supplies used were:  cardstock (Recollections), die cuts (Nellie’s Multi Frames Circles, Spellbinders Nestabilities Eyelet Circles), embossing folder (Cuttlebug Spots and Dots), coloured pencils (Faber Castell), ribbon (Michaels), gems (Dollarama).  I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #46 – Ribbon or Twine

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog BSCB47 – Summer (what says summer more than watermelon?)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #212 – Recipe:  Image, Pearls or Rhinestones, Ribbon, Sentiment

Crafty Catz #188  – Pick and Mix - Anything Goes and Add Some Embossing (Cuttlebug embossing)

Creative Corner Challenges - Summertime

Eureka Stamps #44 – Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenges IIC11C#113 – Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles #176 - Summer
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog LRSBC57 – Summer Theme
Milk Coffee - June 20 – Summer Fun
My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenges - June 20 – Use a Digi
One Crazy Stamper - June – Summer Fun
Paper Makeup Stamps Blog – Digi Makeover Challenge #93 – Punches/Dies
Papertake Weekly Challenge - June 18 – Hot, Hot, Hot (use reds, hot pinks, oranges, yellows – red is my main colour)
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #70 Summertime Fun
Simon Says Stamp June 19 – Summer Fruits
Sister Act Card Challenges #12 - Anything Goes
Stampin’ for the Weekend June 21 – Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers - June – For the Children (this if for my 12-year-old niece who’s in the hospital)
The House that Stamps Built DCC619 - Summer
There She Goes Clear Stamps TSG212 – Anything Goes
Tok Bobok - June – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #85 – Anything Goes

Thank you for looking at my card!