Another Christmas Card

Supplies
Cardstock: Bazzill Smoothies and Wausau
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories - 25 Days of Christmas 6x6 paper pack
Ribbon: Wal-Mart
Star: Close to my Heart stamp (misc stamp from an old set)

Card for the {TAC} December Blog Hop

I love this little girl and dog.   Great stamp set by Phyllis Harris. 

Supplies

Cardstock: Stampin Up and Bazzill Smoothies

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey - Basics White 6x6 paper pad

Images: Forever Friends by Unity (formerly with TAC)

Sentiment: Forever Friends by Unity (formerly with TAC)

Ribbon: Hobby Lobby  

Thinking of You

Supplies

Cardstock: Bazzill and Georgia Pacific

Patterned Paper: unknown

Image: The Angel Company

Ribbon: The Ribbon Retreat

Any Occasion Card

Supplies
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye - Darling Dear (6x6 paper pad)
Image: The Angel Company

Thinking of You

Supplies
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink and Bazzill Smoothies
Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View
Sentiment: Ginger's House Digital Stamp
Fancy Shape: Papertrey Ink Die
Cuttlebug Folder: Seeing Spots

Christmas Card

Who ever thought a mouse's butt would be so cute?  LOL!!!   I love this digital stamp.  Reminds me of when my brother and I were little and we would count our presents to see who had more and try to open a few to take a peek. 

Supplies

Cardstock: Bazzill Smoothies and CTMH

Patterned Paper: Simple Stories 6x6 pack - 25 Days of Christmas

Image: Digital stamp by Designed 2 Delight (find them here)

Sentiment: The Angel Company

Sketch: OWH #14

Nina B Stamp - Vintage Rides

I picked out the paper first and then colored the image to match (It is hard to see in the photo, but some of arrows on the background paper are blue).  I colored one car in blue and then decided to try another color combo.  I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I posted both!!  

Supplies

Cardstock: blue is by Papertrey Ink and the orange is from Hobby Lobby, the black is Wausau Paper 

Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers

Image: Nina B stamp that was sold through The Angel Company

Ribbon: Papertrey Ink

Sketch: Mojo Monday, I think 

A Girl and her dog

Supplies

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Image: The Angel Company

Ribbon: Wal-Mart

Wild Love Card

This card took on a life of it's own.  (No pun intended.)  I had a completely different idea in mind for this, but I like this better.    The cardstock is by PaperTrey Ink (Autumn Rose) and the ink is Tim Holtz Distress ink (Victorian Velvet).   Aren't they perfect together?

Supplies

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View

Sentiment: Computer generated

Ribbon: Michael's

Heart: a very old (and painful) punch



Thread Card

Supplies

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View

Image: The Angel Company

Buttons: Karen Foster

Ribbon: unknown, it was a gift from my best friend

Feel Better

Supplies
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Images: Flowers by Close to My Heart and the sentiment by The Angel Company

Dog in wagon, waiting

Supplies

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Wausau, Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon

Image: Digital stamp from Broken Road

Sketch: OWH sketch #59

Simple Sympathy Card

Supplies

Cardstock: The Angel Company and Marco Paper

Image: The Angel Company stamp

Sentiment: Computer generated

Mabelle Card

Wow, the colors on this card look MUCH better in person, sorry about that.   The oranges match, I swear they do.  lol     This is a starburst card, a tutorial can be found at the Operation Write Home blog.

Supplies

Cardstock: Bazzill Smoothie and Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Image: Mabelle from The Angel Company

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon

Love You More!!

I got the idea for this sentiment from a card I saw on Operation Write Home's website.   They had made it an anniversary card, I thought it could work for anything. 

Supplies
Cardstock: PaperTrey Ink and Hobby Lobby
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Sentiment: Computer generated
Sketch: Splitcoast Stampers #280

Old Fashion Sewing Machine

This card came together very quickly, not normal for me.  lol  Hey Christine, I do use my Bow Easy sometimes!!   :)

Supplies
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View
Image: The Angel Company
Sketch: OWH #12

Bike ride anyone?

This was the first time I played with Distress inks in the way they were meant to be used.  LOVE it.  I had stamped the bicycle on white and when I started working on the card, I realized the bicycle needed to be on ivory.   Tim Holz distress inks to the rescue!!

Supplies

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink and Stampin Up

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon

Image: The Angel Company

Sketch: Splitcoast Stamper #21

Cat Card

I was trying to figure out the other day where all my brown cardstock is going and when I look back at cards I've made, I see where it went.  lol   I love using brown.  And blue. 

Supplies

Cardstock: Hobby Lobby and Bazzill Smoothie

Patterned Paper: Recollections

Image: Cat from Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge

Also used Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge for the pieces behind the cat

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug embossing folder

Sketch: Operation Write Home #41

Black and White

This digital image is from Designed2Delight as part of their weekly challenge.  You can find them here.  

Supplies

Cardstock: The Angel Company and Georgia Pacific

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Image: Digital stamp by Designed2Delight

Sentiment: Don't know

Ribbon: Michael's

An Apple a Day

Supplies

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Bazzill Smoothies

Patterned Paper: Creative Imaginations

Image: Don't know, maybe Hero Arts

Motorcyle card

This is a great image from Stampin Up.  I am sure it is a stamp also, but I got it as a digital stamp.  One you can color if you want, but it doesn't need it.

Supplies

Cardstock: The Angel Company, Hobby Lobby, Georgia Pacific

Patterned Paper: K & Company

Image: Stampin Up

Embellishments: Colorbok



Pumpkin Harvest

Another great digital image from Designed2Delight.  Check out their weekly challenge here.

Supplies

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink and Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Hobby Lobby and the dotted paper is digital paper by Shabby Princess

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Gone Fishing

I love using up scraps.  Some of these cards had the stripe shown here, and some had paper with large dots. 

Supplies

Cardstock: PaperTrey Ink, Bazzill Smoothie, and Marco Papers

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye

Images: both from Close to my Heart

Another Kitty

I miss having a kitty, so made some kitty cards recently.   I miss the lap warmer and purring machine, but don't miss the litter box!!   The cat is on an action wobble, but it is not visible in the photo.

Supplies

Cardstock: Bazzill Smoothies and Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Image: Cat from the Cricut Create-a-Critter cartridge

Stamps: Face is Peachy Keen and the sentiment is Close to My Heart

Sketch: OWH #6

Orange kitty

This is the free digital stamp from Designed2Delight.  Well, it is free through Thursday night.  If you make a card with it, and link it back their blog, you can get another free digi on Friday. 

Supplies
Cardstock: The Angel Company and Georgia Pacific
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Image: Digital stamp from Designed2Delight
Ribbon: PaperTrey Ink
Sketch: OWH #46

Productive Weekend

Supplies

Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper:  Fancy Pants Designs

Image: Stamping Bella stamp

Copics

Supplies

Cardstock: The Angel Company and Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Hobby Lobby and My Minds Eye

Image: Owl and branch from Create-a-Critter cartridge cut at 2.5"

Supplies
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific, Hobby Lobby, and Core'dinations
Patterned Paper: 3 Bugs in a Rug
Image: TLC digital stamp

Supplies
Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Bazzill Smoothies
Image: Close to My Heart
Ribbon:  Close to My Heart
Hearts cut from George and Basic Shapes cartridge at .75"
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder

Outdoor Cards

Supplies
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Hobby Lobby, and Wausau
Patterned Paper: GCD studios and Reminisce
Animal Kingdom Cricut Cartridge
sentiment created on the computer
Sketch #46 by Operation Write Home

Supplies
Cardstock: Marco Papers, Bazzill, Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: GCD studios and My Mind's Eye
Image: Digital stamp by Digi Design House
Sketch # week 68 by Mojo Monday



Supplies
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: October Afternoon and Echo Park
Image: Stamp by The Angel Company
Sketch #14 by Operation Write Home

Supplies
Cardstock: Stampin' Up and Hobby Lobby
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Image: Digital by Digi Design House
Sketch #24 by Operation Write Home

Cards from scraps

In the past when I would make cards, I had to make 6 of each one.    Not sure why, but I HAD to.   If I didn't have enough paper to make 6, then I wouldn't make the cards.   Crafting was very stressful.    Recently when I was working on a card from some scraps, I was only able to make 3 cards.   And you know what, the world didn't come to an end.   What freedom!!!  Now I make how ever many I want/can from the paper.  If it is only 1, then that is all I make.  No more stress.   Well, I still have a hard time picking out papers for cards, but that will never go away.

This past weekend I did some scrapbooking and decided to use up the leftover paper right away.    Some scraps make 2 cards, some made 5, but it was so fun to make a card with the papers and not stress over how many I could get out of it.   I don't like to waste paper, so I still tried to get as much as I could out of the scraps, but I was able to get the cards done in a short amount of time.

Since I used up the scraps, I don't have the paper name information anymore.  Sorry.   But I will say that most of this paper came from Crafts Direct!!!!

Scrapbook layout

I have been around, just busy re-arranging my craft room, purging some paper, and doing some scrapbooking. 

I'll have to post later what the name of the patterned paper is, I don't remember right now.

More Card Kits

2 more card card kits.   Can't wait to get to the Make 'N Give event in Madison tomorrow!!

First card
Patterned paper: Doodlebug Design
Cardstock: Bazzill Smoothies, Hobby Lobby, and Georgia Pacific
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Stamp: A Hostess set from The Angel Company

Second card
Patterned paper: Reminisce
Cardstock: Bazzill, Papertrey Ink, and Hobby Lobby
Stamp: Retired set by The Angel Company

Third card
Patterned paper: Hobby Lobby paper pad, All Seasons
Cardstock: The Angel Company, Papertrey Ink, and Staples
Image: Pre-colored digital stamp by Pink Gem Designs
Snowflakes: 2 different Spellbinder dies
Silver Dots: Colorbok

Busy making card kits

These are 2 cards so far of the kits I'm making to bring to Madison, WI on Saturday (July 23rd).   Scrapbook Superstore in Madison is having a Make & Give card event to donate cards to the Operation Write Home.   I'll post more cards later.

First card:

Patterned Paper: Michael's

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, The Angel Company, & Bazzill Smoothies

Stamp: retired Close to My Heart

Leaf die: Spellbinders

Ribbon: Hobby Lobby

Second card:

Patterned Paper: K & Company

Cardstock: The Angel Company

Stamp: Good Timber by The Angel Company

Strawberries anyone?

What a great digital image from Designed2Delight for this week's challenge.  I got this free since I played along last week.   You can find their digital stamps here.

Paper: Don't know, was from a card donated to OWH, I fixed their card and made this with it before sending to OWH
Cardstock: Bazzill and Hobby Lobby
Copics: R35, R37, BG10, and BG93

Masculine Card(s)

Sandy, CEO of Operation Write Home, is having a challenge this weekend for her blogaversary.   The theme is masculine/unisex cards.  Check her out here.

Paper: honestly, forgot to look on the back before I cut it.   :(
Cardstock: Bazzill and PTI
Image: CTMH stamp, retired
Sentiment: CTMH stamp, retired
Sketch:  OWH Sketch #19

Here is another card.   Just love how this turned out.

Paper: Recollections from Michaels
Cardstock: TAC and Bazzill
Image: Digital image by Anne Fenton, find her here
Sketch: OWH Sketch #8