Sunflower Birthday 2020

I have a standing order for one of the guys at work to make his wife sunflower cards for her birthday, valentines and Mother’s Day. This is her birthday card this year.

My inspiration came from this card came from Lynn’s Locker

Then I used a sketch I saved in my favorites – Create with Connie & Mary Sketch 625

Challenge:
October Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites – Recreate a card or sketch you’ve saved in your favorites either on this site, a blog, or Pinterest.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Mexican Poppy, Java, pinecone)
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug (Kraft in color), The Paper Studio (white shiplap)
Metal Dies: Gina Marie Designs (wreath), Cottage Cutz (sunflowers), Sizzix Tim Holtz (Tags)
Accents/Tools: Doodlebug Sprinkles(birthday boy)

Are you in a safe place?

Inside: Are you in a safe place? Happy Thanksgiving

So I had this ideal a couple months ago when I wanted to use this image. I found this saying on the internet and thought it was hilarious. I got cards made but didn’t get them in the mail so I guess they will be next years Thanksgiving cards!!

I used Paper Play Sketches #20 for my inspiration. I just didn’t fold down the upper left corner.

CHALLENGES:
1. November Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme – Fall Category.
2. Gerda Steiner Share Your Design – Share your design created with a GSD Clear Stamp, Rubber Stamp or Digital Stamp and you could win $15 Store Credit.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Squirrel with Acorn @ Gerda Steiner Designs
Cardstock: Bazzill (Yam)
Patterned Paper: EK Success Inspirables ( Harvest- Donut and Overlapping Circles)
Inks: Image colored in Photoshop by my husband. Printed on Canon inkjet printer.
Accents/Tools: EK Success 1/16 pop dots, Cutter bee scissors,

This is the version I will send to family members.

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Thanksgiving Cards for Grandchildren and Daughter

I had an order for a grandson Thanksgiving card. I think he is around 6 yoa but not positive. I sent her several images and she picked this one. This is a FREE image from Dearie Dolls.

I used Atlantic Heart Sketch #182 that is sketch #4 in the November Card Sketch Challenge. I turned it on it’s side and used the fence as my strip.

CHALLENGES:
1) November Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – sketch #4.
2) November Inspirational Card Challenge – Theme – Thanksgiving, fall, thank you

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Scarecrow and Hay @ Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill (Pumpkin Patch, Pauly Poo, Glow, white)
Inks: Pre colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Martha Stewart fence punch, Taylored Expressions Cloudy Days embossing folder, EK Success 1/16 pop dots, Cutter Bee Scissors, Darice Embossing Folder – Brick wall,

I also had to make a card for a granddaughter. Not sure her age but believe it is fairly young. Grandma picked this image and this is what I came up with. I used sketch #5 of the November Card Sketch Challenge as my inspiration. Original sketch is My Favorite Things Sketch #280.

CHALLENGES:
1) November Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme Category – Thanksgiving, thanks, fall
2) November Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch #5
3) Imagine That Digi Stamp – Customer Gallery – link up your cards for a chance at free digis.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Pumpkin Kitties @ Imagine That Digi Stamp
Cardstock: Bazzill (parakeet, French Vanilla)
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Lemon Grass Collection – Straw)
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Fiskars scallop border punch, Cutter bee scissors, EK Success 1/16 pop dots

And then the lady wanted a card for her daughter (the mother of the grandchildren). She picked this image and this is what I came up with. My first time using the tiny brads from The Paper Studio…they were perfect for the little flowers. Super old paper….wonder if I’m the only one that still has this!!

Paper Play Sketches #19 used as my inspiration.

CHALLENGES:
1) November Inspirational Card Challenge – Punch category – flowers punch
2) Gerda Steiner Designs – Share your Design Challenge – Share your design created with a GSD Clear Stamp, Rubber Stamp or Digital Stamp and you could win $15 Store Credit.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Squirrel with Acorns @ Gerda Steiner Designs
Cardstock: Bazzill (Raven, Yam, Kraft)
Patterned Paper: EK SUccess Inspirables Simply Seasonal (Harvest-Floral, Harvest-Stripes)
Inks: colored in Photoshop by my husband. Printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: EK Success flower punch, The Paper Studio brads, Micro glue dots, EK Success 1/16 pop dots

 

Pumpkin Patch Girl

I didn’t get to use this image last month during the Digi of the Month Challenge at From the Heart Stamps because I just ran out of time. Well this month I thought she would be perfect to match the color scheme over at Scrapbook.com October Card Challenge. So my hubby colored her in photoshop for me to match the color challenge. I used I [heart} card sketches #123 at From the Heart Stamps as my inspiration. The paper had some green dots so I decided to use jewels to cover them up.

I have a lady at the retirement home that has a secret pal so she has a standing order for each holiday. So this will be the Thanksgiving card.
Inside: Wishing you the blessings of the Season. Happy Thanksgiving.

CHALLENGES:
1) October Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – color category – purple, orange, teal, brown, cream/white.
2) I {heart} Card Sketches #123 – use the sketch provided as inspiration.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Pumpkin Patch Girl @ From the Heart Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: old paper from my scrap drawer
Inks: colored in photoshop and printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: gems, glue dots, xyron X sticker maker

Cornucopia

I’m so glad I have a wonderful husband!! He took time out of his day off to digitally color this image, Cornucopia, in photoshop for me so I could play in the Digi of the Month Challenge at From the Heart Stamps. You can’t tell since the image is small but he even got the weave look inside of the basket.

CHALLENGES:

1. October Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch Category – use the sketch provided as your inspiration. Sketch is from Viva la Verve Sketches

SUPPLIES:

Image: Cornucopia @ From the Heart Stamps

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: very old stuff in my stash… I think it is Carolee’s Creations

Inks: colored in Photoshop by my husband and printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: cutterbee scissors, pop dots

4 days left in WCMD Challenge

Just wanting to remind you that there is only 4 days left to get a project done and entered into Deedee’s Digis World Card Making Day Challenge. It is a tic-tac-toe board and depending on what row you do depends on what free digital stamp you get! And there is also a chance to win a $10.00 gift code to the store with a random drawing.

I played along and completed row 8 – Clean & Simple, Send to someone right away, use a non-freebie image.

I used Autumn Praises Digital Image from Deedee’s Digis.

CHALLENGES:

1. October Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Favorite Category – Recreate a card or sketch you’ve saved in your favorites either on this site, a blog, or Pinterest.  I was inspired by the sketch on the top left of this group – http://studiocalico.typepad.com/studio_calico/2011/12/su.html

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Autumn Praises Digital Image @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill (yam, rainforest)

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio (Natural Botanical)

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

Accents/Tools: Twine, EK Success stapler and staples, pop dots, scor-tape

Love the Colors of Autumn

Deedee’s Digis is sponsoring Sister Act card Challenge that starts today and runs till Oct 16th. The theme is anything goes so come play with us!

Oh I love the colors of Autumn….my house is decorated in them!! So I am loving all the challenges out there right now that let me play with orange, brown, rust, and gold. So I decided to make an autumn card to feature Deedee’s Digis Autumn Blessing Image.

I left the inside blank because it could not only be used for a Thanksgiving card but it could be a Thinking of You card or a Sympathy card.

CHALLENGES:

1) Sister Act Card Challenge #78 – Anything Goes

2) Use your Stuff Challenge #156 – Fall. The 2 patterned papers are from my scrap drawers. That creamy peach background paper is at least 10 years old and not made anymore.

3) Aloha Friday Challenge #33 – Fall Colors

4) Shopping Your Stash Challenge 172 – Fall Colors
5) Pile it On #40 – Autumn

6) Digi Sketch Challenge – Use the theme – Make me Laugh or the sketch or BOTH! I went with the sketch only this time.

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Autumn Blessings @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill (Brown)

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny (brown)

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

Accents/Tools: brads, pop dots,

Apple Cider Friendship

When I first saw this digital stamp I loved the Friendship quote because it is so true! Last year friends of ours brought over Apple Cider to one of our marriage groups and my husband loved it! So it reminded me of our dear friends that shared their apple cider. I thought it would make a cute gift to package it and have that saying on there. That is how this pocket card gift came about. I used the Pocket Card Tutorial on Splitcoaststampers. I include the paper slip along with the packet of cider so a note could be written to the recipient (see 2nd photo). And yes that is the yummy cider packet my husband now loves!

I decided instead of the apple I would turn mine into a cup.  I printed out the outline image on patterned paper and cut the “cup” out. Then I printed the colored version of image and cut the cider and the leaves out. I glued them together to get the completed look.

CHALLENGES:

1) Simply Create Too Challenge #70 – Fall/Autumn

2) Come and Get It Challenge – Use a digi with an Autumn theme

3) Daring Cardmakers – Food Glorious Food

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Fall Warm Up @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper:

Accents/Tools: pop dots, Xyron X-sticker maker,

Fall Harvest

This is another card we will make in the Card Class at church on Friday.

CHALLENGES:
1) October Card Challenge – Theme category – Fall – You can interpret fall to mean the season, the holiday(s) that happen in the fall, or just anything fall.

2) 2 Sisters Challenge #164 – Fall Fun

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Kraft, brown)
Patterned Paper: Reminisce (Harvest- Autumn’s Palette), American Crafts (Pumpkin patch)
Sketch: The Sweet Stop #230 (SSS230)

It’s a Birthday post

I had two birthday cards to do for friends that ordered them. And then one of them gave me an ideal to do a Fall-ish themed card for Card Class at the church on Friday night.

CHALLENGES:

1) October Card Sketch Challenge @ scrapbook.com – Sketch # 5 (original sketch: Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #18)

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock: Bazzill (white), The purple and gold  is from Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper: from Michael’s

Embossing folder: Cricut Cuttlebug (Geometric Rings)

Accents/Tools: Flower from Michael’s, Cricut, scallop circle punch, Circle punch

CHALLENGES:

1) Perfect Sentiments Challenge #94 (PSC94) – Autumn Birthday

2) Creative Card Crew Challenge #46 – Tag

3) October Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Product Category – twine/floss

 

SUPPLIES:

Digital Stamp: Sunflower Bird at Whimsy and Stars Studio
Patterned Paper:Pebbles Inc (Welcome Christmas)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Kachina, Beeswax)

Accents/Tools: Twine, button,

CHALLENGES:

1) Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #167 – his week our challenge is “Colors of Fall.”  Use fall/autumn browns, golds, reds, oranges, mossy greens, yellows, purple — whatever makes you think of crisp air and gorgeous leaves.

2) Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #9 – Flowers

3) Crafty Creations Challenge #242 – Winged Things

4) October Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch Category

SUPPLIES:

Supplies:
Digital Stamp: Sunflower Bird at Whimsy and Stars Studio
Patterned Paper:Pebbles Inc (Welcome Christmas)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Kachina, Beeswax)