School Encouragement Cards

This year I decided to mail the kids in my life cards at the beginning of the school year to encourage them in the adventure ahead! I then gave them a gift card to a local ice cream place because some days just require ice cream!! Each kid got a card that fit them and their grade in school.

Had a couple 2nd graders and then for the Kindergarten and 1st grade I did the one below.

Supplies:
Digital Image/Patterned Paper: Diane's Daydream Designs
Metal Dies: Stitched Circle
Sketch: Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #487

Those kiddos had younger siblings that aren't old enough for school but didn't want to leave them out so they got the ones below. Basically told them to be good and have fun while their older sibling was in school then they could all go for ice cream!

Supplies:
Digital Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps/Lisa's Doodley Doos (Ice Cream Sticks). I colored them to match the kiddo they were going to.

Then my nephew's and niece (Benedict kids) I adopted when a coworker got hurt 3 years ago got these. The younger are in same grade due to how their birthdays fell on the calendar. The older boy is in 8th grade this year.

This image is special not only for my bright young man it went to but because my husband drew it when he was making a few digital stamps for Clearly Digi Stamps. My nephew is also learning how to draw so extra special to have one of Uncle Patrick's drawings.

Supplies:
Digital Image: DunnitAgain Designs - (Time for School)
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: 

Digital Image: Miss Kate Cuttables (5th & 6th Grade Title) *I just recolored mine.
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug
Embossing Folder:      (stars)

This was the girl version for the older girls of a couple co-workers kids.

SUPPLIES:
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug 
Digital Image: Paper Trail Design (Free Emoji Faces for personal use)
Cardstock: Bazzill 

This card I made several years ago and had extra supplies made into kits but never got time to make them. Well I got them made this year so this one went to several of the kiddos.

Stamps/Images: Sweet & Spicy Digital Image by DeeDee Anderson (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill (Yellow base), We R Memory Keepers cardstock, 
Patterned Paper – We R Memory Keepers (Hall Pass)
Accents/Tools: ribbons, stapler, Gina K Designs 1/16 Foam Tape
Techniques: Paper pieced the apple

Mother’s Day Cards 2022

I need to be better about posting my cards so I might as well start with the Mother’s Day cards I made for this year. I haven’t been posting because I haven’t had time to list all the supplies that go with them. But I’m going to try to post them and add to the supplies as I have time. If there is something I used you want to know more about just ask me in the comments and I’ll let you know.

So this was for all the cowboy/Texan mom’s out there! I made a card with this image years ago called Cowgirl Flowers but decided to make a new version this year for some new customers that wanted this theme for their Mother’s Day card.

SUPPLIES: 
Cardstock: Bazzill 
Digital Stamp: Home on the Range and Bouquet Daisy (Daydream Designs - store closed). Printed on a Epson ET-8500 color printer
Embossing Folder:

I have several mom's that like birds so I had a couple of those. 
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Thanksgiving Cards 2017

Inside:
Wishing you a Turkey Day stuffed with everything good! Happy Thanksgiving

I was out of Thanksgiving cards so when I had my sale some ladies asked me to make some up quick. So I came up with 3 cards that they could order. Got them done in the nick of time!

I used Sketch Saturday #487 for my inspiration. Instead of a circle in the middle I did a rectangle.

CHALLENGES:
1) Nov 2017 Inspirational Card Challenge – theme – Fall, Thanksgiving, Thank you.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Scarecrow’s Turkey @ Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill (White, Arctic, Starmist, Pinecone, Walnut)
Inks: pre-colored digital stamp printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer

Here is the 2nd Thanksgiving card I made this year. I cut the leaves out of patterned paper and used the World Card Making Day Sketch from Sketch N Scrap as my inspiration.

2017 Inspirational Card Challenge – Theme – fall, Thanksgiving, Thank you.
SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Pinecone)
Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio (TheNatural Botanical), The paper studio (antique gold)
Accents/Tools: Cricut, Basic George Cricut Cartridge, EK Success 1/16 pop dots

This was the 3rd card I made for this years Thanksgiving Cards. I used an image from Diane’s Daydream Designs that is no longer in business. I used the My Favorite Things Sketch #330 as my inspiration.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Stamp: Just Being Grateful – Diane’s Daydream Designs (no longer in business)
Cardstock: Bazzill (yam, Raven)
Patterned Paper: EK Success Inspirables Simply Seasonal (Harvest-Stripes)
Accents/Tools: Xyron 510

Chicken Mother’s Day Card

I had a request for a Mother’s Day Card with a chicken on it. So I dug out a retired Daydream Diane’s image and kept it pretty simple. The chicken is colored with the polka dot body so I just found similar paper in my stash that matched.

CHALLENGES:
1) May Inspirational Card Challenge – Bonus Category – have a bird on your card.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Hen & Chicks – Diane’s Daydream Designs (not in business anymore)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Lava, Kraft)
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug (black eyelet 2007)
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: twine

Give Thanks in All Circumstances

Giving thanks in all circumstances is not an easy thing to do. It is especially hard during tough times when you don’t understand why bad things can happen to good people. A good friend of mine is going through this right now and it has been a blessing to be able to watch her strength in God even when it doesn’t seem like he is working in the situation. We know he is working but the problem is we don’t see the big picture like he does. So the here and now looks devastating which gives the devil a chance to whisper lies to us “God doesn’t care” and “where is God at now when you need him?” But he is there…he has never left. Sometimes he has to let bad things happen so the BIG picture can be completed. God allows everything to happen so the circumstances you are in ARE HIS WILL. Don’t try to understand because you cannot this is when you need to trust him.

Even though I am not going through this trial watching my friend has helped me grow my faith and understanding of God’s will is not always known so that is why you have to have faith.  I had hopes to send this to my friend before she saw it on my blog but life didn’t allow that….so my dear friend it is in the mail!

Her story is what inspired this card. Diane’s Daydream Designs is sponsoring Word Art Wednesday this week and made a wonderful Sentiment set just for this challenge. Go to Word Art Wednesday to get a free download of the sample word art.

When I saw 1 Thess. 5:18 I immediately thought of my friend and knew I needed to make her a card for it.

CHALLENGES:

1) Word Art Wednesday – Anything goes as long as it is up lifing.

2) Squiggleyfly Challenge #44 – Use patterned paper – used it on the umbrella

3) Sweet Stamps Blog Challenge #194 – Stripes

4) November Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Favorites Category – use a sketch or card saved in your favorites as inspiration. I used i {heart} sketches #84 as my inspiration.

SUPPLIES:

Digital Images: Sunshine and Rain Outline (umbrella) and Sunshine and Rain Color (cloud) and Give thanks to the Lord Sentiments

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: scraps I had

Accents/Tools: Xyron X, Gloss Accents, pop dots, cutter bee scissors

Technique: paper pieced

Hedgies in Love!

Today is World Card Making Day!! Diane’s Daydream Designs is celebrating by giving away a free image until Monday and the chance to win Digi Stamp Sets by entering a card with any of their images (free images count). We just want people to have an excuse to play in their craft rooms. So these two characters are from the new set she made for today

I just combined them to make it look like they were dancing together because I made this an anniversary card for my husband (It’s our 17th anniversary today!)
Inside says:
We are cute and a little different
that’s why we make the perfect pair.
Happy Anniversary!

**ALERT!!! see the hedgehog handing off a letter….that is the free image!!! Get over there before Monday and get it for FREE!!!**
CHALLENGES:
1) Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Challenge #187 – use the sketch as your inspiration.

2) Diane’s Daydream Designs – World Card Making Day – mini challenge – make a card with ANY Diane’s Daydream Designs image (Free ones count) and leave a comment on the WCMD post with a link to it.

3) Sketch -N- Scrap WCMD Challenge #1 – create a masculine card of any theme. I made an anniversary card for my husband.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Hedgehog Happiness @ Diane’s Daydream Designs
Cardstock: Bazzill (white, brown, crabapple dark)
Patterned Paper: Sweetwater (Love Me)
Inks: pre-colored image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Cricut, Basic George Cricut Cartridge, Sizzix embossing folder, pop dots

Samples for Scrapbook.com challenges

So I’m hosting 2 card challenges at Scrapbook.com this month for Karen who is going on VACATION for the WHOLE month (sooo jealous!!). She is amazing and usually has all the challenges done and post them as samples. Well, I’m not that good so I will play along with everyone else this month. But here are 3 samples I did get done so far.

I originally planned on using this beautiful bouquet daisy digital stamp from Diane’s Daydream Designs for one of the May challenges but I just couldn’t get the card to work. So I saw this sketch and tried it which I’m so glad I did because I LOVE IT!!

CHALLENGES:

1) June Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch # 2 – Originally came from Scrappy Sketches #35-13

2) Seize the Birthday Challenge – Make a birthday card and use the topping if you want (optional) – Tags. I chose not to do the topping unless you count the “Happy Birthday” saying as a tag.

Inside:

Happy Birthday

to a lovely young woman;

full of grace, beauty,

spirit and fire.

I made this card for a guy at church who wanted it for his Granddaughter’s 17 or 18th birthday (He wasn’t sure but it was one of those). She likes horses so I thought Carousel Horse 1 from Doodle Pantry was perfect.

CHALLENGES:

1) June Card Sketches @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch #5 – Originally from Tuesday Morning Sketches #217

2) Seize the Birthday Challenge – Make a birthday card and use the topping if you want (optional) – Tags. I chose not to do the topping.

When I saw May Digi of the Month, It’s Not a Tie,  at Deedee’s Digi I knew that I tie wouldn’t work for my father-in-law so I got to thinking! I kept seeing the Panda holding balloons so I wrote Deedee and asked permission to remove the tie from his hand. Deedee agreed that my wonderful husband could work his magic in Adobe and take the tie away. I still wasn’t sure what it was going to look like except I wanted balloons. Well, the inspiration photo this month for the June Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com inspired this card. The photo is a little girl in a red polka dot dress holding a bouquet of red balloons. I embossed the red paper with dots to get the feel of the red polka dot dress. I dragged out an older sketch, The deconstructed Sketch #46, for this card.

CHALLENGES:

1) June Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Photo Inspiration Category – use the photo as your inspiration

2) Deedee’s Digi of the Month Challenge – Use May’s Stamp of the Month and you will get June’s Digi of the Month FREE!

 

SUPPLIES:

Daisy – Happy Birthday

Image: Bouquet of Daisies @ Diane’s Daydreams Designs

Cardstock: Bazzill (Intense Kiwi, Sunshine)

Patterned Paper: unknown scraps from scrap drawer

Inks: pre-colored digital stamp printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, black rhinestone from Michael’s, Martha Stewart edge punch, white ribbon, yellow pearls from Michael’s $1 bin, corner rounder, pop dots

Horse – Happy Birthday

Image: Carousel Horse #1 @ Doodle Pantry

Cardstock: Bazzill (Mocha Divine)

Inks: pre-colored digital stamp printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: embossed flowers (given by a friend), yellow brads, corner rounder

Panda with Balloons

Image: Not a Tie @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill (Candy Apple, Black, White)

Patterned Paper: Really not paper…gift wrap paper that came on my See’s Candy

Inks: pre-colored digital stamp printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: black brads, EK scallop emboss edge punch, Martha Stewart balloon punch, American Crafts Twine, Cuttlebug Dots embossing folder