An Easel Card

This  birthday card was made for one of my Scraps of Color sistah's 80 year old mother.  What a blessing!  I wanted to use a digital, but the window die caught my eye.  The sentiment inside says 'Gentle thoughts of you'.  The folded card is for a Scraps of Color challenge.  It was hard just making one easel card so stay tuned.  You will see more this week.  Thanks for stopping by.

 Side view

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - #222-223 Anything Goes
Crafty Friend Challenge - Anything Goes
Scraps of Color - Folded card challenge
Crafty Time Challenges - March Happy Birthday

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Made this card for Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I believe I was having a flashback day creating this card.  The products are old.  The Paper is DCWV Teen Mat stack.  The stamp set is by Hero Arts including the bling.  The hearts are made from a Martha Stewart 'punch all over the page' punch.  A recent purchase was the Prima watercolors I used to bring the coffee cup alive.  The cup and sentiment were embossed and I sprinkled a little embossing powder in the white space.  My intention was to capture coffee grinds. lol  Thanks for stopping by 'Friend'.  Did you notice that in the bottom portion of the card?

Entering in the following challenges:
Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Coffee Theme
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #222-223
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes #270
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - Punches or Die Cuts
Viva La Verve - Sketch 2 challenge

Make It Happen

Write the Vision...This card was made for one of my graduates. yes graduates.  A Delay is not a Denial!  I wanted to send her an inspirational card with her gift.  Love this paper stack by Recollection- Spring Decorate.  I was preparing for a 'Tiffany inspired' birthday mini scrapbook session and I used some scraps left over to create this card.  LOVE the pencil with the inspirational message "Make it Happen" that's above this cute little digital by All Dressed Up.

Can you see the pencil above her hair?

 

Entering in the following challenges:
Scrapbook.com - Sketch challenge

All Dressed Up #51 "A Girl Can Never Have Too Much"
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #222-223
Crafting by Designs - 3 or more layers
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Winner at Scrapbook.com

I was a winner at Scrapbook.com for the 'Random Acts of Kindness' challenge!  Check out my big box of goodies below! First I want to share with you what I created from one of my paper pads.  It's a waterfall album made with chipboard and paper by KaiserCraft Salty Kisses paper pad.  MemaCrafts shared an album she created from Ginger Ropp Graphic 45 tutorial and I had to make it too!  The embellishments are by K and Company Sea Glass chipboards, Anna Griffin bamboo brad and Webster's Pages fabric fancies.

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #222-#223 Inspirational
Southern Girls Challenge- Nature (Beach)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

AND LOOK WHAT I WON at Scrapbook.com!!!!!

 Two paper pads, ribbon, embellishments, die cuts...Oh My!

 An organizer!

Altered Journals

Hello Papercrafters!
I wanted to share what I made for our Young Women's Association mission at church.  Today was our Annual Prayer Breakfast and it was held at my home this year.  I SO love this Women's ministry and we have a close bond.  God has seen us through many challenges and our faith in Him has grown tremendously.  I purchased composition books from the Dollar Tree and altered them with scraps.  Yes I had a box of scraps and was about to throw them out while organizing and the thought came to my mind....Create journals!  They all had the same components, but designed a bit different:  Two patterned papers, a strip, a tag shape, birdcage, doily, scripture, sheet music (from our church programs), bling, and a flourish.  The stamps are from Unity and Our Daily Bread Designs.  Each sister read their scripture and it spoke volumes to their spirit!  We had a high time in the Lord!  Our challenge is to journal something good that happens each day.  At our next mission, we will share.  God is Good...Just couldn't keep it to myself!!!  Be blessed...

Our advisor Sis. Thompson is sitting down.  She's a jewel!

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #222-223 Scripture
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Altered Eclectics - Composition book
Aud Sentiments - BINGO (2 pattern papers, bling, Embossed bird cage) & Scripture sentiment

I got married!

Well not really.....
What had happened was...We had Friday Night Challenge and Chat over at Scraps of Color hostessed by Shirley.  The theme for the Main Challenge was 'The Wedding'.  We were to use a Julie Nutting Prima Doll and make her the bride, bridesmaid, etc. and this is my creation.  I rarely get to chat, because I'm creating and trying to clear up everything for the next challenge.  Also the two 30 minute card challenges follow the gift bag below.  I always try to have a sketch in mind and just pull all the elements together from the challenge.

Entering in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - #221 Inspirational

Crafting with Friends - #16 Anything Goes

Jades Sparkling Butterflies - #14 Anything Goes Monochrome

Crafty Ribbons - #145 Must use ribbon Monochrome

My veil

My shoes

 The gift bag

The two challenges

The First challenge was to create a card with two different patterned papers (My Minds Eye Breeze), card must have at least two layers, ribbon, bow or washi tape (lace), sentiment (Stampin Up), embellishment (Recollections butterfly), and use a die cut or punch (Stampin up sentiment and punch). 

Entering in the following  challenges:

Crazy4challenges:  Sketch challenge

Cute Card Thursday - #416 Lace or Ribbon

The Second challenge was to create a wedding card for the lucky couple, must have at least two layers, have two rings (rings), bird, butterflies, champagne or wine glasses, sentiment, embossing (Embossing folder & sentiment). 

Entering in the following challenges:

MOJO Monday - sketch challenge 

ABC Challenge - C is for Cute

Green Thumb

This card reminds me of a green thumb.  Although it's been raining all day and a little chilly, Spring is almost here.  What a lovely bouquet of flowers she has gathered. I'm not sure of who drew this cutie, but I found her somewhere on the web.  If you know let me know.  I used my Bic Mark its to color the body and watercolors to create the scene.

Entered in the following challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy - Green plus add a sentiment
Cardz4Galz - #17 Woman
Craftin Desert Diva - Lots of Layers
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #221 Inspirational
My Besties UK - Use the sketch

Relax

Who doesn't enjoy a nice bubble bath?  For Lent I'm giving up poor sleeping habits. One of my little cousins suggested I exercise close to bed time, take a relaxing bath and I'll sleep like a baby.  She was right!  I feel so much better.  Although I'm in pretty good health to be 54 with no health issues or meds to take, my poor sleeping habits was beginning to create stress, weight gain, and the ability to think clearly. I'm glad I listened to my body and took her advice.

Entering in the following challenges:
My Besties UK - Sketch challenge with a Bestie

Inky Impressions - Let's Hear It For The Girl
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Clear It Out Challenges - Anything Goes Stash - Patterned Paper Over a Year Ago
Tuesday Throwdown - #284 Create a Scene
My Besties 3D - Anything Goes

The Cross

This cross by Recollections was used in a few pages of my customer's faith based scrapbook and I could not stop stamping it.  It's embossed in Suze Weinberg Ultra Thick Gold Embossing Enamel on the card and then I fussy cut it to put on the top of it with pop dots.  Love the look of the embossing powder.  A CAS card and layered tag was made from the scrap paper. Mmmm the ribbon is actually purple.

Entered the card in the following challenges:

AAA Cards - #59 Embossing
The Ribbongirls - Spring/Easter
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Embossing

This is the tag I made from the scrap paper and a few other embellishments in my stash.

Entered the tag in the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday - #221 Anything Goes - Inspirational
Crafting Desert Diva - Week 2 Lots of Layers
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Lil Easter Dress

It's about that time for the parade of Lil Easter dresses.  That's the name of this cute little digital stamp by Robert Jackson.  The inspiration for this card came from a Viva La Verve sketch and a Pink & Chocolate inspiration from Sunday Stamps.

Entering in the following challenges:
Viva La Verve sketch #1

Sunday Stamps SSC #121

Dragon Fly Journeys - Pearls of Wisdom #47
Whimsey Stamps  - Anything Goes #91
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #221 Inspirational