Cat With Sign – Birthday

So I needed a card for my co-workers wife and my niece. They both like cats so I went looking in my images and found this digital stamp (also comes in a clear stamp) from Gerda Steiner (Cat Holding Sign). My co-worker got deployed at the end of Dec and his wife turned 30 this month. I know it has to be hard without her husband so I’m going to send the card with a small gift certificate to get some local Andy’s Custard!
On my niece’s card I will place her name on the sign instead of the age. Found the patterned paper in a workout paper pad from Michael’s (Craft Smith)….trying to use up some stuff on hand.

I used sketch #3 from the Jan Card Sketch Challenge on Scrapbook.com. The original sketch can be found  Here At MojoMonday.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Whirlpool, lily pond, Kachina, velvet)
Patterned Paper: Michael’s Paper Pad/Craft Smith (Working on my Fitness)
Metal Dies: Avery Ellie (Pro Banner), Sizzix (dotted Circles),
Accents/Tools: EK Success 1/16 pop dots, Queen & Co Epoxy white dots,
Inks/Pens: Stampin’ Up
Digital Stamp: Cat Holding Signat Gerda Steiner (also comes in clear stamp called All Cats)

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

 

Warm Winter Wishes

This is the Jan Digi of the Month at From the Heart Stamps. If you make a card with this image you get a free image next month…and they are cute images!! I thought this image would be perfect to use with the colors in the Jan Card Challenge- Color Category so I sent my husband the image and the colors and he colored this in photoshop for me!! I’m so spoiled! Then I couldn’t decide what kind of card I wanted to make with this image. I saw the sketch on the Cardmakers Card Challenge and the ideal of snowflakes came to mind so I went with a Christmas card which is good because my goal is to make 1-3 Christmas cards a month.

I promise that is Berrylicious (pink family) and not a red on there!

CHALLENGES:
1) Jan Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – color category – use the all the colors provided.
2) Cardmakers Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – 01/11/2015 Sketch – the original sketch is a Pagemaps Card Sketch Jan 2014.
3) From the Heart Stamps Digi of the Month Challenge – use the image provided to get next months image free.
4) Crimbo Crackers Christmas Challenge #98 – Anything Goes
5) Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge #63 – Use Designer Paper. I’m guessing that means patterned paper.
6) Christmas Card Challenge #7 – Any Christmas Card or use the optional theme (which was an inspirational photo). I did not do the optional theme.
7) Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge #264 – Cute Christmas/Winter or Anything Goes. I went with cute!

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Cozy Kittens @ Crafting From the Heart Digital Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill ( Ash, Berrylicious, Kachina)
Patterned Paper: Recollections (Aqua Dot)
Inks: colored in photoshop by my wonderful husband and printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Cricut, Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge, Xyron “X” sticker maker, Xyron 510 Sticker maker

Nurse Christmas

The last Christmas card for 2015…they are not celebrating till next weekend so I was able to finish her order today!

I used Karen’s (Texasmomof4) card for inspiration as part of the Jan Card Challenge – lift category.

CHALLENGES:

1. Christmas Card Challenges #5 – to create a holiday or Christmas card or use the optional color challenge. I did not do the optional color challenge.
2. Crimbo Crackers #97 – Anything Goes Christmas.
3. Jan Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Lift Category
4. ABC Christmas Challenge – A – anything goes

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Cat Nurse @ Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Recollections (Bright and Jolly)
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

 

Gift Cards and Money Holders

In October I made a gift card holder so when I sold my cards at our work bazaar I placed them out and let people know I could make different ones since I ran out of time to have several designs displayed. I got orders….so I had to make up more!! I also had a lady ask if I could do money cards so I told her yes, so I had to make those up too. Now money cards were a little tricky finding a size that looked right for money and then finding envelopes. I got my inspiration from this blog but she used Stampin’ Up envelopes that I believe are discontinued as I couldn’t find them in a current catalog.  I figured out what size I needed it to be around and after searching the internet I found 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 envelopes at envelopesexpress.com so the finished card is 3 1/2 x 7 1/4.

I started with the gift cards holders since I already had one made for the order (the deer I made in October). She also wanted the cat image I made a card with and then an ice skater. I was excited about the ice skater as I bought this image, Bella Ice Skate, by Kristi Dailey several years ago and have never had the time to use it. She said the girls hair was between a blond and light brown so I did both and she chose the blond! The original gift card holder ideal I got my inspiration from was at Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts.

 

Challenge:

Imagine That….digis by Kris – Customer Link up – link up 10 projects using Imagine That images and receive a $5.00 coupon to the store.

The lady who wanted the money orders wasn’t exactly sure what images she wanted so I made up an ice skater and the reindeer and sent her photos.

I used I {heart} Sketches #101 as my inspiration.

Here is what the inside looks like:

Inspired by Evelyn Holmberg’s sketch on Stick it Down Blog.

I also made a regular card this size to see what they would look like. *Sorry the lighting is not that great. I got a new camera and still trying to figure out how to use it!

CHALLENGES:

1. Imagine That….digis by Kris – Customer Link up – link up 10 projects using Imagine That images and receive a $5.00 coupon to the store.
2. ABC Christmas Challenge – Z is for Zoo.  Zoo Animal and of course your creation needs to be christmas.

She really liked the reindeer since her children were 17-21 yoa. So then I sent her other images for her to pick from and this is what she chose.

SUPPLIES:

Bella Ice Skater

Digital Image: Bella Ice Skater by Kristi Dailey

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper:

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

Accents/Tools: pop dots, scor-tape, Darci Embossing Folder, brads, corner rounder

Mistletoe Kitty

Digital Image: Mistletoe Kitty @ Imagine That…..digis by Kris

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Merry Little Christmas)

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

Accents/Tools: pop dots, scor-tape

Joyous Reindeer

Digital Image: Joyous Reindeer @ Imagine That…..digis by Kris

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Recollections (Bright and Jolly)

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

Accents/Tools: corner rounder, scor-tape, Velcro

Ho Ho Ho Stocking

Digital Image: Christmas Cookies @ Deedee’s Digis (going out of business 12/31/15)

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper:

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

Accents/Tools: Corner Rounder, scor-tape, Velcro, pop dots

Santa Sleigh

Digital Image: Santa In Sleigh SVG or Digital File @ Miss Kate Cuttables

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Recollections (Bright and Jolly)

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

Accents/Tools: Corner Rounder, scor-tape, Velcro, pop dots, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, glue dots, stickles

Mistletoe Kitty

Here is my entry for this months Digi of the Month Challenge at Imagine That by Kris. I didn’t get to play last month so I was glad I was able to jump in again this month. I know the cat lovers fell in love with this so I’m hoping she has a dog version of a Christmas stamp coming too (hint, hint, hint). When I saw the colors in this pre-colored digital stamp I thought of a 6 x 6 paper pad (My Mind’s Eye – Merry Little Christmas) in my stash and I was right…it was perfect!! I didn’t get to us my 6 x 6 pads last month during the Sept Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com but was glad I could use it this month. I need to use up my growing stash of supplies!! I paired it with the sketch from Mojo Monday #420 and came up with this cute card (if I say so myself!!)

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Mistletoe Kitty @ Imagine That…by Kris

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye – Merry Little Christmas

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

Accents/Tools: traced a tag, Fiskars scallop punch, paper studio large corner rounder

Anything Goes with a Birthday card and Easter card

Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge this week is Anything Goes. So I first made the birthday card for a friends brother in-law and decided it fit my father-in-law so I made him one too!

Then I decided to make a card for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge so I will share it at Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge also.

There is free Word Art of this scripture on the blog but it didn’t fit the space I had since it was more of horizontal sentiment. So I tried to mimic what she did and made it vertical. When I saw this scripture it made me think of this digital image by Deedee’s Digis so that is why I went with it.

CHALLENGES:
1) Word Art Wednesday – uplifting project

2) Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #221 – Anything Goes

3) 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #240 – Easter

4) April Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Favorites – used a sketch from last month (Mojo Monday Sketch #361)

SUPPLIES:

Fishing Birthday Card

Digital Image: Great Outdoors @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper:

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

Christian Easter Card

Digital Image: Our Risen Lord @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill

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

All out of love inspiration!

So I wasn’t feeling inspired by the theme of “love” at the Outlawz Greeting Challenge so I decided to go with the optional color challenge or Red, Pink and White. I still struggled with it and ended up with two cards! The first one I started out with Meowy Christmas but ended up with no white beside the little bit around the edges of the image and forgot the sentiment so that wasn’t going to work for a Greeting challenge!! So I went back to the craft room and created the ornamental card that had all the needed elements!

CHALLENGES:

1) Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge #216 – love and/or red and/or hearts. I did heart (on the collar) and red

2) CASE-ing Christmas Challenge #7 – We give you a card to CASE and you CASE it!

Inspiration for the ornamental card came from a card I found on Live Love Stamp blog.

SUPPLIES:

Meowy Christmas

Image: Meowy Christmas @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill (

Patterned Paper:

Inks: pre-colored digital image and modified in Photoshop printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: cutterbee scissors, dots embossing folder, Cricut, Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge, pop dots

Ornamental -Merry Christmas

Image: Ornamental (traditional) @ Deedee’s Digis (I recolored the green parts pink)

Cardstock: Bazzill (

Inks: pre-colored digital image and modified in Photoshop printed on a Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: Darci Embossing folder, red rick rack from JoAnn’s, glue dots, Scor-Tape, pop dots

Have a cool birthday!

Inside: I hope your birthday is as Cool as you!

My niece’s sister turns 15 on Thursday, 01/15/15…pretty cool huh!?! She isn’t technically my niece but I have been Aunt Kathy since she was a couple years old (since the girls are only a couple years apart). She likes cats and red, green and purple are her favorite colors so when I saw this cat image at Deedee’s Digis I knew it would be perfect for her 15 year birthday card. When I started putting it together I realized just the purple and red together made it look like a red hat birthday card!! Oh well I’m sure she will love it. She is into drawing so we gave her a gift card to hobby lobby so she could get more drawing supplies.

CHALLENGES:

1) Jan Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Use the sketches provided as inspiration. I used sketch #1.

2) Jan Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme – Pick your own….I picked Birthday!

3) Simply Create Too Challenge #76 – Let’s Celebrate. Celebrating a birthday!

4) Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #210 – Anything Goes

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Cool Cat @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Recollections

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

Accents/Tools: EK Success border punch, rick rack from JoAnn’s.

Whimsy Garden Fence

Oh this is sooo close to the dead line….10 min before it closes! This is a month long challenge and for some reason I can never get to it till the end. This time I cut too close! I am not great at coloring digital stamps so a lot of time I use pre-colored digitals. But Faith pushes me out of my comfort zone and makes me drag out my Tombow markers! So after several tries tonight I gave up and went to spend time with the hubby. Around 1030 I came back into my craft room and thought what the heck might as well try to see if I can get the challenge done. I prayed the whole time and it came out (even with a water blob at the very end)!! God even hears our crafting prayers if we will seek him in all that we do. So that left me 30 min to design the card. I’m not happy with it but it’s not horrible either. I might re-do it or I might leave it….depends on how I feel in the morning since it is midnight and I’m pooped!

CHALLENGES:

1) Digital Stamp of the Month Challenge @ From the Heart Stamps {blog} – Use the digi image provided and get next months image FREE!

SUPPLIES:

Image: Whimsy Garden Fence @ From the heart Stamps

Cardstock: The Paper Studio @ Hobby Lobby (purple and yellow), Bazzill (pink- discontinued)

Inks: Tombow markers

Accents/Tools: embossing folder, corner round (large and small), pop dots