Give Thanks

Hey there! The days just seem to be whizzing by lately. I've been working on Christmas cards, trying to get caught up ~ OY! But I did finally manage to get a card made for a challenge or two. This one is for Color Hues and Sunday Stamps.

 

Using Carved Pumpkin and Peeled Paint inks, I randomly stamped a panel using PRS leaves, grid and dots. After die cutting it with a PPP banner I added it to a panel cut with an Altenew cover plate. I opted for ribbon as the top portion of the Sunday Stamps sketch then popped on a DeNami circular sentiment. I'll hand deliver this one to my mom and dad so a button seemed like a good finishing touch. I haven't used one of those in a while!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Say Cheese!

 

It seems like it's been forever and a day since I played along with a challenge. I managed to remedy that this morning! This one is for Sunday Stamps.

 

Isn't this camera/floral image cute? It's by Simply Graphic and I bought it with my photographer hubby in mind. His favorite subjects are birds, but he does throw in a flower or butterfly if they cooperate! I think I'll set this one aside for his birthday. 

I hope they don't mind that I flipped the sketch. The positioning of my focal tag might be a bit off too. Oh well, I hope they like it!

Thanks for spending a little time with me. I love it when you do!

It's Birthday Time!

 

Our great nephews, identical twins, will be turning six next month! This calls for a couple of action themed cards for the little fellas! I've used the Sunday Stamps sketch for the designs. Take a look...

 

I had a couple of ninjas in my 12 Kits of Occasions leftovers. They were a perfect pairing with brick stenciled (WF) panels. I put them on wobblers, I think the boys will enjoy that! I flipped the sketch for the second card to flow with the direction of the ninja.

 

One for Mr. Kristian and one for Mr. Adrian!

Sending warm and feathered hugs!

Hey there! When I saw the new challenge graphic at Sunday Stamps, I knew I wanted to play along. I don't use orange often so this was a good chance to step outside of my box.

Trust me when I tell you I had to fight my way out of that box! I started out with flowers and an epic water coloring failure. Then I thought I would turn to my tried and true Copics... another disaster. I scratched the whole flower idea and brought out a feathered friend and my go to polka dots. A little whimsy, a little sparkle. Ahh, much better!

 

The orange didn't get the best of me, see ya!

Joy

Hi sweet peeps! I'm squeaking one in at the last minute today for the Sunday Stamps challenge. 

Once again I've used 12 Kits of Occasions leftovers. The stripe and garland papers are from my stash along with the PPP sequins in the shaker.

 

Off I dash to their gallery. Have a great weekend!

Just for You!

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. Yes, it was different and quiet. But that gave more silent moments to reflect on our Savior and what he did for all of us. 
 
I have a cheerful card to share today, something we all need right now. This one is for the Sunday Stamps challenge. 

I used some leftover feather paper as the background for this happy little PPP bird. I tucked in a few punched feathers and a PRS sentiment. A sprinkling of my favorite aqua rhinestones added a touch of sparkle.

Did it cheer you up a little? 

Hope so!

Just Because

My week has gotten off to a stuffy feeling icky start. But I can only be idle so long, even when I'm sick. So I mustered up the energy to make a card. 

The ladies at Just Us Girls are looking for stripes and Sunday Stamps has a terrific sketch using a tag. I took the opportunity to use one of my favorite layered tags. Take a look...

I added the striped PP to a marshmallow card base then layered on the tags. The little girl (colored with Copics) is a Pure Innocence digital image I bought a few years ago. The tags are topped off with a SB bow. I love how sweet this looks!

Okay, I'm off to idle away the afternoon.

Sending Hugs

The color combo at Sunday Stamps was just too pretty for me to pass up. Besides that, it was the perfect opportunity for me to ink up this Altenew set that's been sitting around unused for months. I know...shameful!

They want us to use three colors from their graphic along with a neutral of our choice. I chose gray as my neutral color and love the way this turned out. Hope you do too!

Happy winter!

Hi friends! I'm popping in for a quick minute today to share a card I'll be adding to the galleries of two challenges. The first, Inspired By. with those adorable red mittens in their inspiration photo and the second is a new to me challenge called Sunday Stamps. I discovered them while visiting my friend Claire's blog. Their sketch was perfect for the strips I had already stamped for the Inspired By challenge. 

The teeny red mittens (DeNami Design) and cup (Precious Remembrance Shop) were both stamped on white strips cut with a Pretty Pink Posh border die.I used the same die on some PP. My scallop circle is an inlaid die cut with the sentiment circle popped up on foam tape. And finally, a PPP twine and bows die cut to top it all off.

I'm off to run a few errands.

Wishing you a day filled with blessings!