hello ~ rs#32

This past week my son and I went up to North Dakota to visit my sister a couple days and on the way up there we stopped at Crafts Direct. All I can say is OMG, I am so lucky I told my son I would only be in the store about 10 minutes as that place was huge and I could of spent a lot more time and a lot more money inside.

I picked up a Hero Arts stamp set along with the new Amy Tangerine "ready, set, go" 6x6 paper pad. 

I used this weeks sketch over at retro sketches as my inspiration for this card.

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

joy ~ merry monday #36

A quick card to share with you this morning that I created using this weeks sketch over at Merry Monday.

I used papers and embellishments from the new BasicGrey "aspen" collection along with some seam binding from my stash.

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

herbie

Micah got a new friend and couldn't wait to show him to me. 

Meet Herbie.

Isn't he just too cute.

Okay, the blog is going to be quiet for a few days as I am headed up to visit my sister in North Dakota.

hugs ~ Sherry

hello - fms55

Don't you just love it when you see a sketch and then immediately know what you are going to do with it?

That is exactly what happen when I saw this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made today.

For my card I used papers, stickers and chipboard embellishments by October Afternoon from the Farmhouse collection. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 ~ hugs Sherry

BOO

A quick card to share with you that I created for the newest challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

I needed a couple more Halloween cards so decided to do up another one using this sketch.

Here is my card.

I used papers once again by doodlebug design and alpha stickers and felt star from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

Thanks Arielle

Have you ever saw a card and loved it so much that you knew you just had to copy it!

The moment I saw this card by Arielle Gordon I knew that I was going to immediately buy that cute digi image that she used and then copy her layout. I could not help myself.

Here is the card I created totally copying her layout.

Okay, now I am off to confess to Arielle what I have done. I absolutely love her style and coloring and hope some day to be half as good as she is at it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

a very merry

A quick card for you today that I created with this weeks Merry Monday Sketch.

I absolutely love this weeks sketch and although I didn't do any stamping on the front of the card I used a lot of my new My Minds Eye papers and layered stickers from the "winter wonderland" collection.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card. So happy to report that my stash of Christmas cards is pretty big so far thanks to all the wonderful sketches here.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

adorable ~ rs#31

I created a card for this weeks sketch over at Retro Sketches. After looking at my card I realized that I was influenced by one of the design team members cards. Thanks Kasia for the inspiration. Maybe it was because I needed a baby boy card to go along with a mini album that I am working on.

I finally cut into my Crate Paper "little boy blue" collection that I bought about 4 months ago.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card along with the help of Kasia on the design teams card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

hello

A quick card to share that I created while watching Season 1 of LUTHER. If you are a fan of Dexter you will love this one too.

I used papers from the new Dear Lizzy by American Crafts, a polaroid frame and a button and twine from my stash.

I used the sketch over at Skipping Stones Design for inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

a good laugh is...

Another quick card to share with you that I created using my new Dear Lizzy collection by American Crafts. I absolutely love this paper and chipboard collection so plan on seeing it a lot around my blog.

I also did a little bit of stitching and added a couple Martha Stewart butterflies along with some My Minds Eye enamel dots.

I used this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made for the inspiration on my card layout.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

peace joy love

One last card to share today that I created using this weeks sketch over at Fall To Layout.

I used papers from North Pole by doodlebug design, the sentiment is by Technique Tuesday for Ali Edwards from the Jingle All the Way set.

This is the sketch I used for my inspiration and you can find it here.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

welcome home

Another quick card to share that I created using 5th & Frolic by American Crafts for  Dear Lizzie.

I used the sketch here for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today  and if you happened to leave me a comment it means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

your heart will lead you home

While blurfing the other day I came across a new challenge blog called Fab Friday and just had to play along.

I used some new papers and chipboard pieces from the 5th & Frolic line by American Crafts for Dear Lizzy. I just love the patterns and colors in this paper line. Don't look to closely at my stitching on the card as I am a lead foot and therefore stitch a little bit wonky. Hoping to be a pro once I practice a little bit more.

Here is this weeks awesome sketch over at Fab Friday.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and if you took the time to leave me your comments, it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

jingle all the way

Just a quick card to share this morning that I created using this weeks sketch over at Merry Mondays.

I used papers, ladybug twine and mini pearls by doodlebug design from the North Pole collection along with stamps by Ali Edwards from the Jingle All the Way set.

Here is the sketch that inspired this card. 

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

happy boo

A quick card that I created for a new blog challenge that is for Cameo Silhouette owners. If you go over and check out The Cameo Spotlight you will be amazed by all the talent in that one design team.

I have to admit I was scared to create a card for this challenge as I am just learning to use my Cameo, but I gave it a shot anyways and went with a simple triangle banner and tag.

I used papers, alpha stickers and ghost brad by doodlebug designs, the sentiment is Ali Edwards from one of the Studio kits.

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog.

thankful

I Skped with my friend Michelle last night and created this card while we were chatting.

I used papers and chipboard embellishment from the Bo'Bunny apple cider collection along with some October Afternoon Mini Market stickers.

I was inspired by this sketch here.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

nothing more glorious

The cool temps here in Minnesota have me wanting to make fall and Christmas cards non-stop.

I created this card for Karen Giron's newest sketch using papers by Bo'Bunny from the "apple cider" collection along with stamps by Ali Edwards from the Studio AE collection.

Don't you just love this sketch? I definitely see myself using it more than once.

I am also entering this into the Inspired by challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog to visit and as always your comments are appreciated.

brrrrr

Woke up to 34 degrees outside this morning so decided to make a few cards while the family was sleeping.

I used my favorite stamping technique on this card which is using Tim Holtz distress stains all over the image and then adding a paint dauber to one section of the stamp before stamping it to paper. 

In this case I used a green adirondak paint dauber on the tree. I added glossy accents to the bulbs on the tree and water colored the candles. Papers are from the Simple Stories 'handmade holiday' collection.

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog.

joy

Don't you just love this little penguin? 

As soon as I saw the sketch over at Skipping Stones Design this week I knew he was going to go on that card.

I used papers and brads from the BasicGrey "aspen frost" collection along with a Penny Black sentiment stamp. The penguin is by Art Impressions.

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog.

celebrate fall

I love Fall, in fact it has to be my favorite of all the four seasons.

I pulled out a couple of my embossing and cut folders and created this card for a couple of challenges.

My card was perfect for both the CAS-ual Fridays "fall fun" challenge and I used this weeks sketch over at Retro Sketches as the inspiration of my card.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.