Tuesday Morning Sketches #170

Good Morning!  Happy Tuesday.  The sketch is posted at Tuesday Morning Sketches and we are sponsored by Meljen's Designs.  Melissa was so sweet to give us a few images to play with.  It's really funny, you'll see what I mean when you to the TMS blog, Debbie and I used the same image and we colored it almost exactly alike!  Bonnie thought Meljen's had colored digis.  LOL!

Well, so here's my version of the card.  The sketch is by Theresa (fun sketch!).

I think I would like to be sipping Mexican hot chocolate from that mug.  Mmmm...    I also had fun being able to use some mulberry leaves that I have had for years!  I'm using my stash, how about that.

I hope you head on over to TMS to join us in the fun.  I also had to join in Just Us Girls challenge this week, too.  It's a photo inspiration.  I went with the gorgeous fall colors.


Supplies
Image:  Cinnamon Harvest Mug
Card stock:  Neenah Milled Ivory, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  unk
Copics: E13, E17, E18, E29, E30, E33, E34, E37, Y15, Y17, YG63, YG67, YR04, YR07, YR20, YR23
Stamps/Ink:  Flower Silhouette (MFT), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Tools:  corner rounder
Embellishments:  twine (MFT), mulberry leaves (Prima)

Paper Pretties Monday

Good Morning!  Happy Monday friends.  I hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was good even though I had a headache on Saturday that knocked me off my feet.  I was useless the entire day.  But yesterday was good.  I still had some pain, but I could at least function a bit.  It still took me most of the day to create three cards, but hey, that's OK.

This week's challenge at Paper Pretties is to add bling.  We all like bling, right?  I played with a digi stamp set that is being re-released this week.  This is Sweet Treat.

I had a lot of fun with this card.  It was very challenging for me.  I chose to work with the sketch at The Sweet Stop and added in the challenge from The Kraft Journal (bangles and bows).  I didn't really know what bangles meant, so I deduced it this way:  bangles is a type of bracelet, bracelets are bling.  It fits, right? If not, that's OK, too.  I had fun.  The colors were a lot of fun to put together, too.  Who knew that Razzleberry would go so well with Kraft?  I love the combination!   And you gotta love this little guy who is enjoying his mint chocolate chip ice cream.

I was hoping this view would show the glittery balloon and the jewels in the doily part.  Not so much.  Well, maybe a little.  I also used a new background stamp that was recently added to my collection of Raisin Boat stamps.  I think this card is fun and very happy!

Have a great Monday and we'll see you at Paper Pretties.


Supplies
Image:  Sweet Treat
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Kraft, Brighton White (Raisin Boat), Razzleberry (SU!)
Stamps/Ink:  Need for Tweed (Raisin Boat), Lilac Posies (Memento)
Copics:  C5, C7, C8, E29, E30, E33, E37, E57, G00, G02, R02, R11, V04, V06, V09
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, Doily Duo Die-namics (MFT)
Embellishments:  Kraft twill tape (Offray), Diamond Stickles, rhinestones

MTME Pretty Patterns #74

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Hi there,

Thanks for coming back for my 2nd post of the day.  I've posted the MTME Pretty Sketch on the MTME Blog and it's a lot fun.  I think so anyway.  Here's my card...

I love this new set that was added to the store recently.  This is called Be Supportive.  This stamp set paired perfectly with the Amour digi paper.  I think it turned out really pretty, if I say so myself.

The team created some pretty amazing cards, too.  Wait til you see!  Head on over to the MTME blog to see.


Supplies
Image:  Be Supportive
Paper:  A Loving Heart digi paper
Card stock:  Very Vanilla, Regal Rose
Tools:  Scor-Pal, oval cutters (CM)
Embellishments:  pink grosgrain ribbon (Offray), pink button (MFT), pearls (Recollections)

Delightful Challenges

Good Morning!  Happy Thursday.  It's been very busy at work so I am super happy to see the downside of this week.  It's also when I get to share with you another fun challenge at Delightful Challenges.

This week we're stitching.  Faux or real.  I had to go with faux.  I have to tell you that I did pull out my sewing machine to see if it had miraculously healed itself.  The last time I used it I was making a quilt for a gift and my bobbin kept jamming.  Well now the presser foot lever doesn't work.  I think it's time to send my sewing machine to sewing machine cemetery.  I'm really sad, that machine helped me make my daughter's baby bedding, a couple of her dresses, pajamas for my kids when they were little and a few quilts.  It should've had a longer life, but....

Anyway, here's my card, faux stitching and all.

I realized that I can't sew with a paper piercer and pen any better than I can with a sewing machine.  Anyway, anyone wanna gift me a Janome craft machine?  They're only about $60 on Amazon.  LOL

I created my card using a fabulous sketch from iSpy Sketches.  Easy sketch and so much fun!

Well, I hope you will join us this week - it'll be a fun challenge.


Supplies
Image:  Tiny the Turkey, Harvest Blessings
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest,
Paper: Fall paper (Michaels)
Copics:  E00, E13, E17, E18, E33, E34, E37, R27, R29, Y11, Y17, YR16, YR20, YR23
Tools: Scor-Pal, circle cutters (CM), paper piercer, .05 black liner
Embellishments: rust satin ribbon (Offray)

Tuesday Morning Sketches #169

Good Morning!  I have been so excited for this day to come.  I love this week's sketch that it up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and there is a most amazing line up from the core team, our monthly Best of the Best guest designer and a couple of Stamp Fairy teamies.  They are joining us because Stamp Fairy is our sponsor this week.

Let me show you my card, I am really proud of this one...

I bought an eCraft by Craftwell and I have to say that I haven't been super happy with my purchase.  I thought I'd found the perfect electronic cutter, but it's not been very friendly and I have been very discouraged.  But I am persevering and I am determined to make this work for me.  I changed the blade, even though the one that came with the machine was supposed to be new and that helped some.  So I found this svg cut for free at a blog I think was called Cards by Bird - the border is beautiful.  Anyway, it worked really well with my eCraft and I'm feeling a bit happier with the machine.  I am thinking that their eBosser is cool, but that's not something I'll be investing my limited dollars into.

I do hope you'll join us this week, it's an easy sketch and so much fun.  I hope you agree.


Supplies
Image:  Winter Molly
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, White (Recollections), Elephant Safari (Raisin Boat)
Paper: Wintertime sampler (Echo Park available at SNSS)
Copics:  B00, B02, B05, C5, C7, C8, E00, E000, E33, E34, E37, R00, R11, W0, W2, W3
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, eCraft electronic cutter, svg cut from Cards by Bird, circle cutters (CM), Scalloped Circle Nesties (Spellbinders)
Embellishments:  Elephant Safari grosgrain (Raisin Boat), snowflake (Recollections)
Stamps/Ink:  A Warm Hello (TAC), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Paper Pretties Monday

Good Morning!  I hope you had a great weekend.  I did.  It was over too quickly, but pretty nice.  Except the news that my friend's dog bit my son.  But the dog didn't break the skin, thank God for blue jeans.  He's sore and bruised and the dog is in a lot of hot water by her owner.  Other than that, the weekend was good. I'm also on my last week of my current job and I get to move to my new one.  I am thrilled!

So this week's challenge is up for Paper Pretties and we're playing with Fall Inspiration again.  What a fun challenge and I had a lot of fun playing with ARTish's newest image, Linden.

I found a great sketch on PCP and some awesome paper in my stash.  His swirl of leaves was perfect for one of elements on the sketch.  Although Linden does come with some perfect sentiments, I ended up using a stamp from another company,  I was getting tired of printing the sentiment over and over again only to ruin it when trying to cut it from the Die-namics dies I wanted to use.

I hope to see you over at Paper Pretties this week.  Enjoy your Monday.


Supplies
Image:  Linden
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango
Paper: Beau Jardin Poppy (BoBunny)
Copics:  C8, E13, E34, E37, E51, R00, R02, R11, W0, W2, W3, Y17, YR16, YR67
Tools: Scor-Pal, Treading Water border punch (Fiskars), Martha Stewart border punch, Fish Tail Banner Die-Namic Dies (MFT)

Just playing around...

Hi there!  Happy Saturday evening.  I hope the weekend is going well for you so far.  I'm not doing too bad. I got to play a little (a lot less than I'd hoped) today.  But there is still the evening after dinner...

Anyway, I did make another Halloween Treat bag to play along with another couple of challenges.  I haven't played with ATS Wednesday challenge in way too long.  Also Sketches by Carly and then I found out that it's her last sketch.  That was heartbreaking news.  That little girl (I'm sure she wouldn't appreciate being called that) really inspires me.  And I'm also playing along with my friend Joni's challenge at Raise the Bar, Which is Witch?

So here's what I made, ATS said to many anything but a card, so I went with an envelope gift bag.  These are so easy to make.  A snip there and a few score lines with my handy dandy Scor-Pal and this bag was in the bag!

This is the front view.  I colored up a Sugarplums Witch in her stylin' witchy costume and then added an appropriate sentiment.  This bag was really easy to do.

And here's the side view so you can see, it really is a bag.  And who knew the yucky manila envelope would be the perfect color match for the paper that I used.  I don't even know where this paper came from.  Michael's I'm guessing.  My sister sent me some a looong time ago and this is what I had left.

I hope you enjoy my bagalope and you are inspired to make one, too.  Oh, yeah, I didn't come up with this idea all on my own.  I was inspired by ATS DT member and friend Sheri Gilson.  You can see her sweet creation here.