Allison's Suggestive Sunday and Stamping Something

Well this is a week for challenges, Allison's Suggestive Sunday is to use a stamp that you would normally color in and "don't" and the new blog Stamping Something's first challenge is to create a card for a "first". I created this card for a First Wedding Anniversary. I love this SU set and used my CTMH ink. OK two more days till vacation, can't wait.

Friday Sketch Challenge

There is a wonderful new sketch blog out there and this Friday was there first sketch challenge, well I just had to try it, in a card making mode, think it is because I know that in the next couple of days I will be gone for 10 days with no internet and no crafting, but that is OK, I will enjoy the fun of watching my friends making envelopes for the cards I made for them. Think I will make it a little more challenging and wait till after Happy Hour is over before I show them how to do it. Last year we had a box card class, that was lots of laughs. This is a pretty simple card, the paper is from DCWV of course and the stamps, the Sheep are from CHF and this cute little monster with the flower is I believe a Starving Artist stamp, if I am wrong please let me know and I will correct. I have converted all my stamps to cling and I don't know who is who anymore. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week, still on the vacation countdown.

Gems and Jewles

This weeks Cute Card Thursday is to use Gems or Jewles in your card. I am so loving the Michael's faux dew drops and I can use my old alcohol markers to color the bottom of the clear ones. Here are some quick and I think cute cards with some gems. The flower is from Lizzie Anne's High Hopes set. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, me counting the days till Friday and I get on the road. With the price of gas I might want to think about bicycling the 250 miles. That is almost one full tank in my little car.

Happy Mother's Day with Crafty Secrets

Happy Mother's Day everyone, hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Here are a few more cards I made to take with me on vacation and thought they were so appropriate for Mother's Day.

I did not put a sentiment on them this way my friends can use them for any occassion. I love this set of Crafty Secret stamps. Take care and enjoy the day.

Happy Birthday John

Well another year has gone by and my cutie pie nephew is another year older. OK ladies he is still available, and has all his own teeth. He turns 45 today oh my I am too young to have a nephew this age, although he would not think so. Happy Birthday John. This is the Sheriff stamp from Cat's Pajamas clear stamp set, I used my copics to color him in, this is such a great set and is perfect for my nephew.

Cowgirl/Cowcat?

I am in a Western mood lately and just had to play with my MFT cowgirl and Cat's Pajamas Cowcat (is that a real word?) anyway back to the important thing the cards. For some reasons these paper just spoke to me of cowgirls and lassos??? Where did that come from? I used paper piecing on the skirt in MFT stamps and my copics and copics for my cat's pajamas cowcat. These are part of a group of cards that I am taking with me on vacation. I have 4 or 5 people that will be picking over the cards so I wanted to make about 50 and am more than halfway there, I threw in a little kicker for them, they have to make their own envelopes so this will be fun. I will be back with more goodies to share. Oh, do you know that my blogaversary came and went and I forgot all about it, shame on me. Will be posting some goodies next week as a blog candy give away so stay tuned.

Birthday Card

It is a busy time for Birthdays I made this card for someone I work with. I needed a Masculine card, not very good at those. Thought a good start would be using "manly" colors, navy blue and biege. I used my SU wheel on the biege paper, it has been a long time since I have used my wheels, forgot how much fun they are. Can't see it too good in the picture but the candles on the cake have glitter on them. I used my creative memory circle cutters and cut out a circle in the center of the card and stamped the cake on a larger circle and placed on the inside of the card. I have been making some cards to take with me on vacation so will be posting those the next couple of days. Only 8 days to vacation.