hello sun.

My friend Amy told me there was a new challenge blog that started called CASology and I could not wait to check them out.

The first challenge just went live and it is a word cue. With this weeks word being SUN. You do whatever comes to mind when you see the word.

At first I wasn't sure what I was going to do or if I even had anything that had to do with the sun. Thank goodness my Technique Tuesday July stamp of the month arrived and it was all about Summer.

I embossed my card using the new Spellbinders m-bossabilities hexagon folder, I cut the sun  using my Silhouette Cameo.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my card. Don't forget to go over and check out the challenge along with the design teams cards.

indie bloom

Have you seen the new collection Indie Bloom by BasicGrey yet? I absolutely love the patterns, colors and felt flowers in this collection.

I like it so much I used it for both of today's cards.

First up is the card that I created for this weeks challenge over at Card Patterns.

I think this orange and green is my favorite two pieces in the collection. Here is the sketch I used for my inspiration.

Next I used the pink and teal from the collection and created a card for the challenge over at Taylored Expressions.

Thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate your comments.

Enjoy!

ss65

I had a couple minutes this morning and decided to play along with the newest sketch over at Sasya's Sketches.

I haven't played along with the sketches here since my term ended on the Design Team. Forgot how much I enjoyed Sasya's sketches each week.

Thanks for looking ~ enjoy your day!

recipe:

paper: neenah natural white, basicgrey sweet threads

embellishments: handmade muslin flower, spellbinders foilage die

happy day

I had so much playing with one of Lori's new digi images that I just had to play with another one.

Meet Shelby.

I have realized lately that I am using the color purple more and more. Not sure if I even like purple. Maybe it is a sign of getting older.

I used the sweet sunday sketch as the inspiration for my card.

I hope you enjoy!

it's your day

it is cold here this morning 18 degrees so I am enjoying a nice cup of tea and enjoying the silence since the family is still sleeping.

I made this card for the challenge over at The Sweet Stop and the sketch was perfect for some masculine birthday cards I wanted to create using the new American Crafts papers "Campy Trails" that I picked up at Anchor Paper on Saturday. I just love AC's newest collections especially the fact that they have patterns on both sides now.

This last card is one of those just because ones. My niece Tammy sent me a Thank You card that was shaped like a purse and the moment I got it I knew I was going to cut it apart and make a template to recreate it.

I used Cosmo Cricket "UPcycle" paper, Spellbinders die "foilage" for the leaves, PTI flower die, and MFT rolled rose.

Enjoy!

basic white

I have come to the realization that I only make white cards. This came about last night while Skyping with my friend Michelle. I don't know why I am afraid of doing a card in any color other than white. I will put that on the list of things to work on.

With that said let's meet today's cards.

I created this first card for the sketch challenge over at "simply less is more". I used some papers from my new Cosmo Cricket 6x6 pad "UPcycle" and new spellbinders dies that I got from Claudia and Company.

The perfect CAS card sketch.

Next up is my card for this weeks Clean and Simply Stamping challenge. Although this looks simple enough I had a heck of a time with this card and must have made it 3 times before I got the look I was going for. 

This is one of those sketches I know I will use again in the future.

Hope you enjoy your Sunday!

hello ~ hi ~ thanks (Warning Long Post)

Today was a lazy day for me and I spent it playing in my craftroom with some new digital stamps.

This card is for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and I used my new Lori Boyd "lollipop" digital image. Isn't she just too cute. I paired her up with "DeLovely" by Cosmo Cricket and colored her with my Tombow markers.

My next card is for the challenge over at Sketch Girl and I used another new Digital image that I bought from Soft Pencil digital images. Once again I used the Cosmo Cricket "DeLovely" papers and I colored with my Tombows.

My last card is for this weeks challenge over at Clean and Simple Stamping and I used Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety" and the flower is made using the Tim Holtz new flower die. I fussy cut the leaves.

Now I need to get busy and work on a couple of 60th birthday cards that an old friend asked me to make for her sister. They are vintage photo cards which I love making.

Enjoy!