Butterfly Thanks

Hi, everyone!  I have one more card to share today!  I wanted to use my brand-new STAMPlorations Butterfly Cover Plate die that I bought during Shery's spring sale.

My card began with an alcohol ink background on yupo paper using various shades of blue (Ranger, Adirondack).  I added a butterfly die-cut in white (STAMPlorations Flutter Zen 2) with two blue gems adhered to the body.  I die-cut the sentiment from a scrap of the same alcohol ink background (STAMPlorations Thanks a Latte Phrase) and trimmed the extra words.

I would like to support the following challenges: A Bit More Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG UE; Arty Divas 22 AG 5/5; Butterfly Challenge 142 Y for Yale Blue plus Butterfly 1/3; Dare 2B Artzy In the Garden 2/3; DL.ART May Linky AG UE 1/d; Incy Wincy AG 5/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/5; STAMPlorations Spring Fling Blog Hop and Linky Party Spring 4/5; STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes AG UE; STAMPlorations May CAS AG CAS Optional Pink 3/6; Through the Craft Room Door AG 2/2; UnstampaBelles 100 Wings and/or Wind with Twist Predominantly White and Blue 1/4; Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Quarantine Day 56

Hello again!  I'm back with a coffee-themed card! This week I've been inspired by the 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. There are already over 900 link-ups and the hop is going on until Friday!  Wow, that's a lot of amazing inspiration!  Thank you to Amy and her team for this fun hop!

I was going for some humour with this card, but it's more like the story of  my life at this time, haha!  I used a fun pre-coloured image from Free Dearie Dolls and I fussy-cut so I could pop her up on foam tape.  Behind the girl is a beautiful mandala designed by Mia at Craftartista.  This one is Mandala 8  - it's a free image and she has other free mandalas as well (thank you!).  I printed this one in grey ink and fussy-cut so it would look like a doily.  Mia is having a 3rd Blogaversary Celebration and I am pleased to participate. Congratulations, Mia!

Continuing on with my card, I created the Quarantine Diary title in Word.  I fussy-cut a fun sentiment from Taylored Expressions, which was a freebie at one point (thank you!).  I made the vertical word Coffee with digital Scrabble tiles. The background paper is from Echo Park, and I finished the card by adding some puffy stickers (pencil, coffee cup, and clock).  

I would also like to support the following challenges:  A Bit More Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG UE; Crafting Happiness AG Optional Red UE; Crafty Catz 507 Spots and/or Stripes 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper May UE; Double Trouble 57 Week 2 Brown Bag-It Day and Red (Thing1 Kraft, Thing2 Crafting Happiness Challenge, Thing3 Red) 3/4; Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Make it Feminine 1/3; Show Us Your Pussycats 54 Furrything Goes UE; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5; Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Fabulously Feminine UE; Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Tasty Treats

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a winter holiday card!  My goal this month was to make three holiday cards and this is my third, so I did it!  Yay!

I upcycled these hot cocoa tags from last Christmas.  I embossed kraft cardstock with Die'sire Embossalicious Let it Snow and adhered a sparkly red scalloped rectangle frame (Gina Marie Designs).  I stamped a sentiment (Your Next Stamp Waddles Holiday Food Truck) and finished the card with a few white snowflake sequins and some punched snowflakes in red glitter (Recollections punch).

I would like to support the following 10 challenges and/or events:

1. 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, or Apple Cider UE
2. Crafting Happiness AG Optional Red UE
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas AG Optional Use Silver UE
4. Double Trouble 57 Week 2 Brown Bag-It Day and Red (Thing1 Kraft, Thing2 Craft Happiness Challenge, Thing3 Red) 2/4 
5. Get Creative 91 Make it Sparkly (red glitter frame) 2/3
6. Pammie's Inky Pinkies AG 1/3 C10
7. Rudolph Day May AG Christmas 1E C10
8. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5 
9. The Outlawz Festive Fridays Christmas UE
10. Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Consciousness

For my Tuesday Morning Sketches Design Team card, see here.

Hello again! I'm back with another coffee-themed card!  I've been inspired by the 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. There are already over 700 link-ups and lots of amazing inspiration!  Thank you to Amy and her team for organizing another fun hop!  I made this card for hubby and he got a kick out of it!

I started with the background by stencilling the coffee rings and splotches with Brushed Corduroy Distress Oxide on a kraft panel, which I die-cut with a stitched rectangle (Gina Marie Designs) and then layered onto red cardstock.  This funny image, including the sentiment, is Bugaboo Stamps Gus Tidbits Consciousness and I coloured it with markers and fussy-cut so I could pop it up on foam tape.  I also fussy-cut the sentiment and adhered with foam tape.  

I recycled a coffee sleeve (see photo below)!  I've been wanting to use this on a card for ages and finally did!  I trimmed and layered it according to the sketch below and then stamped the sentiment (Your Next Stamp Happiness is You).  I also included the caution words from the coffee sleeve, which I thought were fun and worked well with the sketch.  I printed the buttons in red (Scribbles Designs freebie, thank you!), fussy-cut, and adhered.

My card design was inspired by Sketch Saturday 611:

I was also inspired by these 8 challenges: 

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Coffee, Tea or Cocoa product from any sponsor (Your Next Stamp) UE

Die Cut Divas Make it a Beverage (stitched rectangle die) 4/4 

Double D Begins with M (man) 2/3

Double Trouble 57 Week 2 Brown Bag-It Day and Red (Thing1 Kraft, Thing3 Red) 1/4

Pixie's Snippet Playground 378 (Snippets are recycled coffee sleeve, kraft and red cardstock) 1E C10

Scribbles Designs 89 Brads, Buttons or Bows 1/3

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Recycle (coffee sleeve) 1/5

STAMPlorations May Stencil AG w Stencil UE

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

TMS 556 - Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello, everybody!   It's Tuesday already! That means we have a brand-new sketch for you at Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I made a coffee-themed card so I could join the fun at the 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

This cute image is from Gerda Steiner Designs, and I coloured it with markers and fussy-cut.  I believe this image has retired as I couldn't find him in the shop; however, Gerda has several other cute coffee critters to choose from (including a freebie), and she's also a Super Sponsor at the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (thank you, Gerda!).

Digital image:  Gerda Steiner Designs Mr. Mouse with Coffee
Clear stamp:  Avery Elle Woodland Wonders (sentiment)
Die:  Maya Road Vintage Doilies
Patterned paper:  Doodlebug Cream and Sugar
Other:  American Crafts twine, red gems

Here's our Sketch 556, designed by Patti. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!

I would like to support the following challenges: A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG UE; Ally's Angels 34 AG 3/3; Arty Divas 22 AG 4/5; Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Coffee, Tea or Cocoa product from any sponsor (Gerda Steiner) UE; Cardz TV 115 AG 3/3; Colour Crazy 20 AG 2/2; Crafter's Castle AG 3/3; Crafty Catz 507 Spots and/or Stripes 1/3; Crafty Friends 136 Add Embellishments (gems, twine) 3/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper May UE; Creative Fingers 186 AG 3/3; Cute Card Thursday Critters UE; Die Cut Divas Make it a Beverage 3/4; Digi Choosday AG 1/2; DL.ART May Linky AG UE 1/d; Double D Begins with M (mouse) 1/3; Gem of a Challenge 11 AG 3/3; Gerda Steiner Share Your Designs UE; Incy Wincy AG 4/5; Jan's Digi Stamps May AG 4/5; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Papercraft Business May AG 3/3; Polkadoodles 21 AG 2/2; Virginia's Show and Share May 4/4; Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Coffee Chick

Hello, everyone!  I'm back with my second card today for the 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Check out the link for details on how you can take part!  My card features the adorable Coffee Chick from Gerda Steiner Designs, who is one of the generous Super Sponsors of the hop (thank you, Gerda!).

I coloured the image with markers and fussy-cut so I could pop her up on foam tape.  I embossed yellow cardstock and die-cut some patterned and burlap paper so I could assemble a background according to the sketch below.  I stamped a sentiment and embellished the card with some purple gems.

Digital stamp:  Gerda Steiner Designs Coffee Chick
Clear stamp:  Personal Impressions Everyday Cat (sentiment)
Die:  Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rounded Squares
Patterned paper:  DCWV Painted Pastels, Crafts Burlap
Embossing folder: Couture Creations Crazy Daisy
Other:  Gems

My card design was inspired by Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch 170, created by sketch artist Lisa:

I would also like to support the following challenges: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Critters 3/5; A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG UE; Arty Divas 22 AG 3/5; Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Coffee, Tea or Cocoa product from any sponsor (Gerda Steiner) UE; Crafty Friends 136 Add Embellishments (gems) 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper May UE; Creatalicious 187 AG Optional Pink and Purple 2/3; Cute Card Thursday Critters UE; Die Cut Divas Make it a Beverage 2/4; DL.ART May Linky AG UE 1/d; Gerda Steiner Share Your Designs UE; Incy Wincy AG 3/5; STAMPlorations Spring Fling Blog Hop and Linky Party Spring 3/5; The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions DCC M620 ~ Spring Flowers 3/3; The Outlawz Monday Greeting Flowers with Embossed Background 1/3; Virginia's Show and Share May 3/4; Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Rose Blooms and Coffee

Hi, everybody! The 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is happening right now! I always enjoy this hop so I got busy and made a few coffee-themed cards; this is the first. Check out the link for details on how you can join the fun, as well as the awesome list of sponsors!  My card features an image from STAMPlorations, one of the generous Super Sponsors of the hop (thank you, Shery!).

This gorgeous image is STAMPlorations Rose Blooms and Coffee, and it was a freebie at one point; there is a new freebie now (thank you, Shery!).  I coloured the image with markers and fussy-cut so I could pop it up on foam tape.  I die-cut some patterned paper to make a background according to the sketch below.  For the sentiment, I used STAMPlorations Just Thank You Clear Sticker on a stitched banner die-cut (I received a sample of these stickers in my recent order - thank you, Shery!). To finish the card, I punched two butterflies and added some red gems.

Digital stamp:  STAMPlorations Rose Blooms and Coffee
Die:  Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles, Gina Marie Rounded Stitched Rectangles, MFT Die-namics Stitched Fishtail Flags Stax
Patterned paper:  DCWV Scripts and Music Notes, DCWV Elegant and Serene
Other:  Sentiment sticker (STAMPlorations Just Thank You Clear Sticker), Recollections small butterfly punch, red gems

My card design was inspired by Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch 169, created by sketch artist Heather:

I would also like to support the following challenges:  A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG UE; Ally's Angels 34 AG 2/3; Arty Divas 22 AG 2/5; Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Coffee, Tea or Cocoa product from any sponsor (STAMPlorations) UE; Cardz TV 115 AG 2/3; Colour Crazy 20 AG 1/2; Crafty Friends 136 Add Embellishments (gems, punched butterflies) 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper May UE; Creatalicious 187 AG Optional Pink and Purple 1/3; Creative Fingers 186 AG 2/3; Die Cut Divas Make it a Beverage 1/4; Gem of a Challenge 11 AG 2/3; Incy Wincy AG 2/5; Jan's Digi Stamps May AG 3/5; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Polkadoodles 21 AG 2/2; STAMPlorations Spring Fling Blog Hop and Linky Party Spring 2/5; STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes AG UE; STAMPlorations May CAS AG CAS Optional Pink 2/6; The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions DCC M620 ~ Spring Flowers 2/3; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG (didn't do twist) 1E; Through the Craft Room Door AG 2/2;Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Happy Bee-day

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a bee-themed card!

I started by stencilling the honeycomb background with Distress Oxide and then I die-cut the white panel with a stitched rectangle.  I stamped the flowers, fussy-cut, and adhered.  I stamped the bees, coloured with markers, fussy-cut, adhered, and applied Stickles to the wings. I heat-embossed the sentiment in white on a black scrap, matted onto a yellow scrap, and then adhered with foam tape.

Clear stamps:  STAMPlorations Blossoms Spray 1 (flowers), Joy Clair Bee Kind (bees), Pink and Main Bee Happy (sentiment)
Die:  Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles
Stencil:  Honey Bee Stamps Hexi Background
Ink:  Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide, Gina K Designs Amalgam, Versamark
Other:  Ranger White embossing powder, Stickles Diamond

I would like to support the following challenges:  2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Critters 2/5; A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft AG UE; A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG UE; Ally's Angels 34 AG 1/3; Arty Divas 22 AG 1/5; Cardz TV 115 AG 1/3; Craft Stamper Take it Make it May AG 2/3; Crafter's Castle AG 2/3; Creative Fingers 186 AG 1/3; Creative Moments 191 AG Optional Twist Birds and/or Bees 1/3; Dare 2B Artzy In the Garden 1/3; Gem of a Challenge 11 AG 1/3; Get Creative 91 Make it Sparkly (Stickles on wings) 1/3; Incy Wincy AG 1/5; Jan's Digi Stamps May AG 2/5; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday We're All a Buzz 1/5; STAMPlorations Spring Fling Blog Hop and Linky Party Spring 1/5; STAMPlorations May Stencil AG w Stencil UE; STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes AG UE; STAMPlorations May CAS AG CASE Optional Pink 1/6; The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions DCC M620 ~ Spring Flowers 1/3; The Outlawz Festive Friday Birthday UE; Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2; Tuesday Throwdown 457 Tic Tac Toe (image, a die, embossing) 1/3; Virginia's Show and Share May 2/4; Word Art Wednesday 440-441 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

TMS 554 - Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hi, everyone!  It's Tuesday already!  That means we have a brand-new sketch for you at Tuesday Morning Sketches! I decided to make a winter holiday card.  My goal this month is to make three, and this is my second one. All of the stamps are from Your Next Stamp.

  

My card began with the background.  I decided to make my own background paper by heat-embossing a bunch of small holiday stamps in white on kraft cardstock. I layered this panel onto a white card base.

I stamped, coloured, and fussy-cut the bunny gingerbread image so I could pop it up on foam tape. I added Star Dust Stickles to the gingerbread's cap.  Behind the image I layered a mini doily and behind that is a stitched vellum rectangle. I stamped the sentiment on a red scrap and then punched three snowflakes from the same scrap. 

Clear stamps: Your Next Stamp (image and sentiment from YNS Christmas Cookie, tiny stamps on background from YNS Snowfall, YNS Waddles Holiday Food Truck, YNS Christmas Morning, YNS Sprinkles Happy Holiday, YNS Sweet Holiday Greetings)

Die: Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle

Punch: Recollections Small Snowflake

Other:  Doodlebug Mini Doily

Here's our Sketch 554, designed by Debbie. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!

I would like to support the following challenges: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Critters 1/5; A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; ABC Christmas J for Joy UE; Cardz TV 114 AG 1/3; Colour Crazy AG 1/2; Craft Stamper Take it Make it May AG 2/3; Crafter's Castle AG 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas AG Include a Tree(s) UE; Creatalicious AG Add Sparkle (see Stickles) 1/3; Creative Fingers AG 1/3; Cute Card Thursday AG UE; DL.ART May Linky AG UE 1/d; Gem of a Challenge AG 1/3; Jan's Digi Stamps May AG 1/5; Papercraft Business May AG 2/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; Polkadoodles 19 AG 1/2; The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up AG Christmas Optional Deck the Paws 2/10; Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2; Virginia's Show and Share May 1/4; Word Art Wednesday 438-439 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk1; Your Next Stamp Lots of Layers 1/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!