MMM Week 46 & CAS-ual Fridays CFC50

Hi to all my blogging friends. I am so happy you chose to stop by to see my new creation for Operation Write Home*. 

Rubber Stamp Tapestry has these incredible new stencils that I have been dying to play with for a few weeks now!  They also have a set of concentric hearts that I just love and used for this card. You can see all of Susan’s new items at Rubber Stamp Tapestry by clicking here! 

Here is a close-up of the detail. I’m sure my stenciling will get better with practice, but I think it turned out ok.  I could not resist doing a Bluebird because I am seeing them all over the neighborhood.

The background technique is done using Tim Holtz Distress Inks and a blending tool. Once finished I used water to create the spots in the ink to make it look more distressed.  The pansy is one I made using one of Operation Write Home’s tutorials that you can see here. I need more practice to make mine as pretty as the ones in the tutorial, but I love making them!

The heart is a Sizzix Sizzlit and is stamped with a Rubber Stamp Tapestry sentiment.  This simple card is then finished with a pretty ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and some purple rhinestones.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:

Make My Monday MMM - Week 46 Birds or Animals

CAS-ual Fridays CFC50: Spring is here so show us your Clean And Simple creations
with flowers or trees.

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

STAMPS and STENCILS

• Rubber Stamp Tapestry
• Concentric Heart Template
• Springtime Robin Stencil Set
• Hello Sunshine Peg Stamp - Mini

PAPER – Recollections card stock

TOOLS

• Tim Holtz blending tool

INK – Tim Holtz Distress Inks

ACCESSORIES

• Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Purple rhinestones

MOJO MONDAY ON FRIDAY?

Hi cuties! What a GORGEOUS morning! After several days of clouds and rain, we awakened to sunshine and singing birds.  I had a nice walk with Joy and now enjoying my first cup of coffee. Temperature outside is 74 degrees at 9:15am! Oh yeah, that’s what I’m talking about….

Today I am sharing my Mojo Monday creation for this week. The MOJO238 sketch is from the very sweet and talented Mary Fish, and here is my card…..

These wonderful papers are from the K&Co Juianna 6x6 pack and the stamps, both sentiment and flower, are from Verve’s One Person set.  I love how well the RRR ribbon matched this paper. The pink flourish is from ZVA.

The pretty antique leaves and brad are from Tim Holtz.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:

Mojo Monday MOJO238

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

STAMPS

• Verve One Person

PAPER –  K&Co Julianna

TOOLS

• Big Shot
• Spellbinders
• Classic Squares LG
• Classic Ovals LG
• Big Scalloped Circles LG
• Memory Box Quinns Flourish

INK – Memento

ACCESSORIES

• Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Tim Holtz brad/leaves
• ZVA flourish
• White pearls

 

CAS-ual FRIDAYS CFC49 SKETCH CHALLENGE

Hi everyone! I’m back from my visit with my daughter and trying to catch up with house work, cards, and my blog.  Whew it was a fun week and now I am tired LOL.  I’ll share some pictures with you later in this post, but for now, let’s talk about cards.

Specifically, let’s talk about CAS-ual Fridays CFC49 sketch challenge card that I made.  It is that time of year for graduations and I have my first invitation.  So I made this graduation card using the CFC sketch.

The little framed window is popped up using foam tape.  Rubber Stamp Tapestry’s Sand Dollar and Starfish Border peg set was used to fill the window and create the path down to the sentiment. The sentiment stamps are from the stamp set I won in Stamp School’s February giveaway. 

Not a traditional graduation card, but for someone who loves the beach, I thought it would be appropriate. 

VACATION:

Here are a few pictures taken while I was with my daughter.

I love to watch Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on Food Network. One night we saw Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint on the show.  It was very close to where my daughter lives, and being a huge Bar-B-Que fan, I just had to go there. I definitely was not disappointed.  The Bar-B-Que was outstanding! It was tender, juicy and very tasty, so if you love Bar-B-Que (and since I am from the South that means PORK) and you are near Nolansville, TN, you must stop by Martin’s and give it a try.

Too bad we didn’t have any together, but I just love her pictures!

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:

CAS-ual Fridays CFC49

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

STAMPS

• Rubber Stamp Tapestry Sand Dollar and Starfish Border
• Stamp School

PAPER – Recollections card stock

TOOLS

• Spellbinders Classic Squares LG
• Big Shot

INK – Versacolor

 

DOODLE PANTRY SKETCH AND MUSCLE CARD CHALLENGE

Happy start of the week to you! Today is very special to me because I am going to see my daughter! There will be posts even though I am gone, so please come back to see all of the cards I have been working on for Operation Write Home* Stars and Stamps blog.
Before the card, a BIG WELCOME to my newest followers: Sarah and cteysko! I’m so happy you decided to follow my blog.
Today’s card is for the Doodle Pantry sketch challenge. I will have another post with other cards using this car image as it is just adorable and easy to use.  The papers are digital from the same package. The brown paper is Craftwell.

The frame was made using Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles LG and was lined with a liquid gold pen around the inner edge. The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping’s Ahoy Matey set.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:
OWH Stars and Stamps: Midweek Throw Down – Father’s Day
Doodle Pantry: Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge


I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:


*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?
hugs,


STAMPS

• Doodle Pantry
• Inspired by Stamping

PAPER – Craftwell card stock, Doodle Pantry
TOOLS

• 3” Circle Punch
• Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles LG
• Big Shot

INK – Inkadinkado
ACCESSORIES

Gold pearls

Liquid gold pen

Green baker’s twine – Really Reasonable Ribbon

MORE MUSCLE CARDS

Ah, Sunday afternoon. What words describe it best? Rest, relaxing, family, reading, crafting.  What words do you use to describe Sunday afternoon? Although I am retired, I still LOVE my Sunday afternoons. As a child, nothing was open on Sunday. You went to church, visited family and played with friends.  There was a “Blue Law” that kept all stores closed.  I know I am dating myself, but I just cannot get over how much our lives have changed, particularly on Sunday. Sometimes, it is hard to remember that nothing was open on Sunday…..absolutely nothing! And there was nothing on TV for kids, at least no cartoons, so we really had to be innovative to come up with things to do. I remember going to my grandparents’ houses on Sunday and playing with cousins, or with my brother.  Wow, so long ago!!

Today’s cards are for the Operation Write Home* Stars and Stamps blog challenge Midweek Throw Down – Father’s Day.  LOL I was just looking at the submissions for the challenge and realize I am going overboard. Please forgive me for posting so many, I just want to make sure I get all of my cards made in time for the Muscle Card challenge and Sandy opened the door with this Father’s Day challenge!

The papers are digital from Doodle Pantry’s Vintage Auto Digital Paper Pack and the car is from the Vintage Auto Color Plus pack. The brown paper is Craftwell.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:

OWH Stars and Stamps: Midweek Throw Down – Father’s Day

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

STAMPS

• Doodle Pantry
• Inspired by Stamping

PAPER – Craftwell card stock, Doodle Pantry

TOOLS

• Spellbinders Classic Squares LG and Big Scalloped Circles LG
• Big Shot
• Crop-a-dile
• Metallic pens
• Cuttlebug embossing folder

INK – Inkadinkado

ACCESSORIES

Gold pearls

Eyelets

Ribbon