thanks

I spent part of this morning making some Thank You cards to send out to a few people to thank them for Christmas gifts our family received.

I thought this weeks sketch over at CAS ~ Colours & Sketches was just perfect for the layout for my cards.

I pulled out my 6x6 We R Memory Keepers 'winter frost' collection along with my Martha Stewart Snowflake punch and some My Minds Eye 'enamel dots' and a stamp by PTI from the new Embroidered Blooms set.

Now I can cross something off of my very large and ever growing to do list.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

hello

It is the last Saturday of the month which means I am showcasing my last card using the December card kit from Artful Delight.

I needed a couple thank you cards to send out so this weeks sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday along with my leftovers from the kit were just the perfect combination.

I just love the big snowflakes that were in the kit and thought it worked perfect for the sketch. 

I will be back next Saturday with my first reveal of the January card kit.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

be mine

Oh yes, this is a valentine's day card that you are seeing on my blog. I decided since tomorrow is Christmas Eve I would take a little break from the Christmas cards for a day or two.

I used a new paper collection that I got by Crate Paper called 'fourteen', the ribbon, button and twine are from my stash. The hearts are from a new die by PTI from the framed out 11 stamp and die set.

I used this weeks newest sketch from retro sketches as the inspiration on my card. I just love the fun sketches they come up with each week.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

winter wishes

A quick card to share that I made for this weeks sketch challenge over at Freshly Made.

For this card I used papers by We R Memory Keepers from the 'winter frost' collection along with my favorite snowflake die by Cuttlebug and although you can't see it I used my new PTI 'linen and canvas' texture plate.

I woke up early this morning and decided to finally make a fun craft for my kitchen. It smells delish, but my fingers are really sore from pushing the cloves into the orange, so have taken a little break to post this and will finish it up in a little bit.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

hello

Saturday and it is my turn to showcase a card that I made using the December card kit from Artful Delight.

I just love the papers and stamp set in this months kit. Such a fun mix of colors and textures. You can see the entire kit over at the Artful Delight blog here.

I used this weeks Sweet Sunday sketch as the inspiration behind my card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

ADFD - Mad About Plaid

It's a challenge week over at A Day for Daisies and this weeks challenge is 'mad about plaid'. 

  

I used this weeks image called 'sale'. I absolutely fell in love with her skirt and sweater and knew that I wanted to do the skirt in plaid and the sweater in polka dots. I used papers by October Afternoon from the 'cakewalk' collection.

Now here is a look at all of this weeks new release images.

Now head over to the blog and see what the rest of the design team has done with these images. I hope you play along and remember you must use ADFD image.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

me & you ~ TSOT97

A quick card for you today that I created using this weeks sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. 

I just love this sketch and couldn't wait to play along.

Decided to create something other than a Christmas card so went for the next holiday, which is Valentine's Day.

Don't you just love the fun patterns in this Crate Paper collection?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

snowflakes - part iv

Oh, yes another snowflake card from me.

Being from Minnesota I love snowflakes, but hate snow. lol 

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

I used the sketch from CAS(E) this sketch!

The strings on the snowflakes were inspired by the challenge over at CAS-UAL Fridays which was to use your scorepal and create some lines.

And finally I am linking it up to The Paper Players challenge which is to use snowflakes.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

winter wishes

I watched a fun tutorial this morning and couldn't wait to try out making the card. I had bought the masking fluid awhile ago (like 6 months) and never got around to using it until today.

I really like how it turned out and see a few things I need to work on, but for a first go round I am pleased as punch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

snowflakes - part III

I am having a little love affair with snowflakes here and my last three post have had them both on the cards and in the title of my post.

Yep, soon as I saw this post from Retro Sketches I knew I just had to do a fun glittered chipboard snowflake on it.

I used papers by Studio Calico from the 'darling dear' collection along with a Maya Road chipboard snowflake that I painted silver and then added glitter to while it was still wet. The button is by October Afternoon and the twine is by Jillibean.

I am also entering this into the Paper Players challenge for this week which is to use snowflakes.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

joy

I found a new to me challenge blog while surfing around the internet today, CAS Colours and Sketches. 

So decided to ink up my Papertrey Ink 'winter hills' stamp set along with some Studio Calico papers from the darling dear collection.

I flipped the sketch to fit the main image I wanted to use.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

snowflakes - part II

I bought a couple of new Sizzix embossing folders that are just big snowflakes and have had a couple of them embossed sitting on my desk waiting for just the right challenge to use them on.

Well today is the day I get to use one. This weeks challenge over at the Paper Players was the perfect one.

This card came together in less than two minutes. I added some Prima 'say it with crystals' and adhered it to a card base and it was done.

You will see me enter this challenge at least two more times this week since every challenge I see lately has snowflakes or what could be snowflakes in the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

snowflakes

A quick card to share that I made really early this morning which explains why the photo is so dark.

I created this card using the sketch over at Unscripted Sketches as well as this weeks challenge at The Paper Players.

This sketch worked perfect for my kraft and white snowflake and I lucked out with the challenge at the Paper Players being snowflakes.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

your're brrr-fect

It's my turn over at the Artful Delight blog to post a card using the December Card Kit.

Everything on my card is from the kit. Don't you just love that little penguin image?

 I used the Paper Smooches Sparks December Draft challenge as the inspiration for this card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

season's greetings

I have a quick card to share with you that I created today using this weeks sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

I used papers from the Peppermint collection by Crate Paper, the holly piece is from my stash and the sentiment is Simon Says Stamp.

Here is the great sketch that I used.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

believe

Friday once again and time for a new release over at A Day for Daisies.

I got to play with this adorable new image called 'Christmas Delivery'. Isn't that little elf adorable?

Here is a look at all of this weeks new releases.

Make sure and stop by the ADFD blog and check out what the rest of the design team did with this weeks new releases.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

jingle balls

Doesn't the name of my post just make you laugh or at least snicker a little.

Isn't this just the cutest little stamp? Love those little snow guys. I had the hardest time with the card though and almost trashed it after my second go at coloring it. Not sure why but on the first image the red bled really bad and even my colorless marker would not remove the mess I made and then on this image the blue did the same thing. So don't look too close at this image.

I used this weeks 'what if wednesday' challenge for the inspiration on my card layout. I also used some of my wrinkle ribbon which I haven't used in awhile and a large dots embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Seize the Birthday

Did you hear there is a new blog in town starting in January and it is all about birthdays. I am super excited for it to begin. There is a pre-opening challenge going on right now to link up a birthday card now. It can be a new card or an already posted card, it just needs to be a new post.

My card is one I created a month ago, but is still one of my favorites so am sharing it again.

You can find out all the information here. So head on over there and leave Lesley a little love on her newest adventure.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Mr. Snowman - JOY

Silly me forgot to take a photo and post it of the card that I sent to Sebastian to cheer him up before surgery. So I decided to make another one and get it in the mail to him too. You can read about him on my friend Amy's blog.

The papers and alpha stickers are from Studio Calico's 'darling dear' collection, the snowman is designed by Lori Boyd and that big snowflake is Martha Stewart.

I used this weeks sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesdays as the inspiration behind today's card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

let's chill out

(this is my 2nd post, please scroll down to see my TPE post for today)

Have I told y'all how much I love this months card kit from Artful Delight? If I haven't then consider yourself told. *wink*

Everything on my card is from the kit except I swapped out the green and white twin that was on the reindeer for some natural twine that was in my stash. I used the other twine on a tag that I made. 

Although you can't see it I stamped that little snowflake that is in the sentiment above all over the blue paper behind the deer with versamark.

I used this weeks sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesdays for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~