Trick or Treat

Hello again with my final Halloween card (really, I promise) for the season.  I need to get them in the mail by tomorrow so I HAVE to stop!!  For this card, I used this great sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches:

I have just about used up the DSP from Doodlebug's Halloween Parade paper pad.  The image is from Great Impressions, colored with Prismacolor penciles and Wink of Stella pens.  I shined up the shoes with Glossy Accents, added some white gel pen stars and teeny Pretty Pink Posh star sequins, and the sentiment (Hero Arts) was heat embossed with white detail EP.  The ribbon with the "bat" bow is from Michaels.

This card is going to one of my best witches...she's the one on the right!  LOL!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope your weekend is a good one!

Eat More Ham!

The turkey is runnin' for his life in this Thanksgiving card.  He's one of my favorites from Doodle Pantry in the "Eat More Ham" set.  I think this is my last Thanksgiving card for the year or I'll never get them in the mail on time!

The DSP is from Doodlebug Designs "Fall Friends" which is now almost gone :-(.  I added some burlap ribbon and twine on the felt flowers.  I used the current sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches #327, and just flipped the top two panels.

I'd also like to link up to the challenges over at Shopping Our Stash #228 - Thanks or Thanksgiving-themed and Doodle Pantry's AIMPDC #11 - Anything Goes. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Turkey Day!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #317

I needed a birthday card for a good guy friend and Tuesday Morning Sketches to the rescue!  I really liked this sketch and it was a great jumping off point to use a "new to me" stamp!

 

My friend is a chocoholic so, of course, I had to have chocolate frosting :-).  The Tim Holtz cupcake image was stamped on Ranger watercolor paper with StazOn Spiced Chai ink.  I used Distress inks to watercolor the image, Glossy Accents for a glowing candle, and a white Irresistible Pico Embellisher to add some sprinkles.  I layered the Crate Paper DSP on a MFT Kraft cardstock base, then added a gold paperclip star and a snippet of twine.  I hope he likes it and the best news is that this one will be mailed on time!  Thanks so much for stopping - I hope you have a wonderful weekend!



Happy Fall....already?!?

It was 90 degrees while I was making this card for the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #314.  But, they were talking about Pumpkin Spice Lattes (yum) on the news last night so I thought why not start the fall cards :-)

I love the Pumpkin set over at Doodle Pantry and used the images a lot last year.  I printed it twice so I could fussy cut the leaves and flower.  The digi background paper is from Doodle Pantry's Pumpkin Carving Ants set.  I die cut two circles out of corrugated cardboard and added some vines to mimic the image.  The sentiment is from The Stamps of Life.  The little clip and ribbon are from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now that I've put my paper away, I can turn the fan back on!

Home Sweet Home

My last card before another relaxing beach weekend...can't wait!  This card is for the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #311

Shopping Our Stash #212 - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (bling)

I guess you can tell where my mind was at with this one :-)

I used Prima's Seashore paper pad for the background layer and banners on a kraft card base.  The dreamy sand castle (Inkadinkado) was stamped in Stazon ink and watercolored with Distress Markers. There are twinkling diamonds in the sky and tiny pearls on the beach.  The seashell on the sentiment (Fiskars) tag was covered with Glossy Accents and sprinkled with microfine glitter for added bling.  I want to live there!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

TMS #310 - Hap-bee Birthday!

I have a few cards to post today since we've had some pretty gray weather :-)

The first card is for Tuesday Morning Sketches #310:

The blog post said it was a great jumping off point...I think I jumped way to the left!  I put it together from memory and obviously shifted a few things:

It all started with a room full of bees.  I had all these little bees floating around from another project!  I used the vase and flowers image from Doodle Pantry's Jargon Bundle - one of my faves.  I hope this isn't too far off the mark to qualify but if it is, I had fun making it anyway!  That's what it's all about, right?

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a hap-bee weekend!

TMS #309 - Sheltering Lights

I can't believe it's been 10 days since I posted a card!  Not complaining too much though...have had some wonderful weather and a terrific vacation :-)

Since I had to warm up my mojo again, I started with Tuesday Morning Sketches #309:

And since my vacation was on the coast, I thought this lighthouse from Doodle Pantry's "Sheltering Lights" set was perfect for my mood.  The card was masked off and inked in Memento
Tuxedo Black using MFT's large stripes background stamp.  I added a little faux stitching on the edges with a Signo white gel pen.  The banner is from Sizzix Banner Triplets set in black and white.  The sentiment is from the same Doodle Pantry set and the starfish, black rhinestones, and gold thread are from my stash.

Hope y'all are having a great summer - thanks for stopping by!  You can check out Doodle Pantry's big Summer Sale here --- 30% off!

Let's Chill!

Can you believe it's July 1st!  We've had awesome weather in June (which is not normal).  Our summer usually starts about now.  Today does mark the start of Doodle Pantry's AIMPDC #7 and it's a bumper crop of cherries this year too!  I just had to use the "Cherry Nice Mice" set to celebrate both!

I used the latest sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches:



TMS #307



I flipped it upside down and turned the oval.  Not because I didn't love the sketch...I do!  Just had to make sure everything fit! 

The DSP is from DCWV, the Hero Arts sentiment is heat embossed with Judikins White Detail Embossing Powder, and all the dies are from MFT.  The button and ribbon scraps are from the ever-growing stash jars.  I added Glossy Accents to those yummy cherries and did some Copic coloring on the sweet mouse to darken him up a bit.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you'll link up your digital projects to AIMPDC #7! 

I'd also like to enter this card in Shopping Our Stash's Challenge #208 "Baubles, Buttons & Bows." 

Nutty Critter

Hi there!  My card for today is using images from Doodle Pantry's Just Nutty set.

I flipped Tuesday Morning Sketch #305 so the squirrel's fussy cut tail would fit!

The squirrel parts (that sounds terrible) were merged onto the branch for the Shopping our Stash "Out on a Limb" Challenge.  I added another brown tag in the background (MFT die) just because it looked a little lonely...the squirrel that is.  I used Copics to do some touch up coloring and Glossy Accents on the eyes, nose and teeth.  The DSP is from Graphic45. 

I'll also link up this card to the ODBD Challenge for Operation Write Home for Miss You cards.

Thanks for stopping by!  Remember, the Doodle Pantry AIMPDC #6 - Anything Digital Goes and Words 2 Scrap By's June Challenge - Masculine Cards are still open!

TMS #303: Doodle Pantry's Mark Twain Quips

Happy Friday!  It's a two-fer today...I'm playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches #303,

 

 

AND, using one of the new releases today from Doodle Pantry called Mark Twain Quips.  There's a lot of great quips that can be used on a card!  I went with the "wrinkled" one :-)  Not saying I have any...just liked it!  LOL!

 

 

Stuff I used:  MFT Kraft Cardstock, MME Bramble Rose 6x6 paper pad, parchment paper, MFT stitched rectangle die, Stamps of Life tiny flower dies, Memory Box vine and leaves dies, MME enamel dots.

 





Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

TMS #300: This little piggy...

I'm playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches today for their 300th sketch!  Congratulations TMS! 

I flipped the sketch upside down and used this little piggy stamp & die set from The Stamps of Life.  I love the sentiment that comes with it.  I think a great guy card would be this sentiment on a motorcycle image! 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hello, Doodle Pantry Fans!  Today I'm posting a card for Tuesday Morning Sketches #296:

Doodle Pantry is once again sponsoring over at TMS this week and I went with one of my favorite images and sentiment this time of year called "Rubber Boots."  Maybe because in my neck of the woods, rubber boots are very fashionable (and necessary)! 

I hope you'll play along and if you use a digi image, Doodle Pantry's AIMPDC #4 is just a click away!  Thanks for stopping by :-)

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:
Crafting From The Heart #55 - ATG
Digitally Sweet Challenge #133 - ATG
Craft Your Passion #257 - ATG

Tuesday Morning Sketches #295

Allergies or a bad cold?  I'm not sure but it has sure put me out of action for a few days.  After the cold medicine kicked in, I decided to make a card for Tuesday Morning Sketches #295:

I usually do a little flipping with sketches but I decided to stay true this time.  The cold medicine makes me a little loopy so who knows what could happen!  My card is using an image from Doodle Pantry's "Little Lighthouse" set and a sentiment from Avery Elle.  I love the little heart at the top which I colored with Wink of Stella and covered with Glossy Accents.  The wave background is a Darice embossing folder and the oval die cuts are from MFT.

 



Thanks so much for stopping by.  If you're looking for some more fun challenges, please check out the W2SB and SOS collaboration this week and, if you use a digi, link up to the Doodle Pantry's Ants in My Pantry Digital Challenge #4!

A Bunny Hello

Well...it's the last Easter card I'm making and I used this great sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches #294 to finish up.  I hope the cutest grandson in the whole world loves it!

I started with one of my favorite images from Doodle Pantry called "Big Hug Bunny" and colored it with Copics.  I replaced the scalloped edge on the sketch with MFT's negative dot dies, die cutting them in 5 different colors of cardstock scraps and inlaying the letters.  All of the DP and cardstock is from The Stamps of Life.  A little purple/white twine from the Twinery finished the card. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Easter!  If you have a chance, check out Doodle Pantry's blog.  Laurie is blogging 10 days of Inspiration using many of her darling images plus there's a chance to win some goodies!  The AIMPDC #4 is also going on now and if you use a digital image, anthing goes! 

Hoppy Easter!

Things are hopping in the Girl Cave this morning!  Here's another Easter card using Tuesday Morning Sketches #293:

I used all the elements but did a little tilting...hopefully not too much!  The bunny image, DP and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry's "Quirky Bunny" digi that I layered on MFT's stitched circle die cuts.  He's so darn cute!  I touched up a bit with Copics and Glossy Accents and added some Prima flowers with multi-colored rhinestones. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!  Now back to more "hoppiness...!"

Look Who's Turning 12!

It was a great cardmaking day today and for my last post, I have a boy's birthday card that I'd like to enter in the latest Shopping Our Stash Challenge #192 - Making it Count (use numbers) and Tuesday Morning Sketches #291:

 

 

 

The number 12 (Tim Holtz) is stamped in Colorbox Banana Ink.  The Impress sentiment was then stamped over the top in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and die cut with MFT's stitched circle.  The sentiment is popped up on top of two starburst die cuts (Lifestyle Crafts) and layered on the navy star embossed strip (The Paper Studio).  The DP is from the Cosmic Whammy paper pad (The Paper Studio).  This card went together very quickly...I hope he likes it!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  There's still time to play in the latest Cards in Envy Challenge: Anything Goes with a Bow.  I hope you'll join in!  

Tuesday Morning Sketches #289: Bird Crazy or Crazy Bird?

Here's this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch #289:

And here's my card:

I thought this little bird from Tim Holtz' Bird Crazy collection looked sooo sad :-(  Perfect for a Missing You card.  I actually think some of the other birds look a little mad (maybe it's just me) but I'll have to think about how to use them!  I watercolored this chubby guy with Mustard Seed and the sky with Tumbled Glass Distress Inks.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts (for OWH).  His buggy little eyes were touched up with Glossy Accents.  He is perched on a branch die from Memory Box and the enamel dots are from MME.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a wonderfully crafty day! 

TMS #287: Happy Bird-Day!

Well, I think I'm caught up on the Challenges I usually play this week.  I'm so envious of those bloggers that can pull all the challenges out there together, do one card, and enter it multiple times.  I, on the other hand, seem to do one card at a time.  Maybe it's a retirement thing?  After years of having to be soooo organized, I refuse to do so?

Anyway, here's this week's fun sketch from Tuesday Morning:

And my card:

 

 

That darling chubby little pelican is from Laurie's latest new releases over at Doodle Pantry called Feathery Friends.  I'm a beach bum at heart, so I just had to use him!  The background is a Heidi Swapp Polka Dot Stencil and some VersaMark Ink.  The blue strip of Bazzill swiss dot cardstock was embossed with a wave EF from Darice, and I added a little wave action under my feathery friend (EK Success border punch).  I fussy cut the starfish, coated him with Glossy Accents and popped him up on the pilings.  The stitched oval diecut is from My Favorite Things. 

 

Thanks so much for visiting today ~ Happy Valentines Day!

Ape Over You!

My second card for today is being linked up to the following fun challenges:

The Paper Players #230 - "Critter-Tine"

Tuesday Morning Sketches #286

 

I rotated the sketch and flipped the sentiment element to the left.  My critter hiding in the jungle is an adorable gorilla from the new Doodle Pantry release, "Lil Gorilla Jungle."  The DP is from a very old DCWV paper pad, "Animal Crackers."  I added leaf diecuts and an ivy vine (Memory Box) and topped off with a silver brad and natural twine (May Arts). 

 

 



This will be my grandson's Valentine's card!  He loves jungle animals and this image & sentiment is perfect :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you'll check out some other fun challenges by Words 2 Scrap By #14 - Do Something Different; Doodle Pantry's Ants in My Pantry #2 - Candy theme; and Cards in Envy - Hearts All A Flutter.   Have a fabulous weekend!

Doodle Pantry Sponsorship: Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hi Friends!  It's another great sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches this week and Doodle Pantry is once again sponsoring with a great prize :-)

Here's the sketch:

I used the happy hippo from the Doodle Pantry new release this month called Safari Critters.  The sentiment is from an older set called Harrietta Hippo. 

 

I hope you'll play along at Tuesday Morning Sketches and Laurie is releasing some more new products today over at Doodle Pantry too...you'll want to check those out HERE!  Thanks for stopping by today!