have a bright & merry

I am going through my craft room and getting rid of tons of stuff and thought I would use this cute stamp set at least once before tossing it into the garage sale box.

I am entering this into the Merry Monday and Mojo Monday challenges for this week.

I am working on next years Christmas cards early since I didn't have nearly enough this past year and had to buy some.

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

Art Impressions Guest Designer

I have some fun news to share with you all. I was asked to be a guest designer by Kate at Art Impressions and of course I said yes.

My box of new release stamps arrived two days ago and I have been having so much fun just looking at all the images and trying to decide which stamps to use first.

Here is my first card using the just released 'backyard boss' stamp set.

Don't you just love that image? 

I am also entering this card into the first challenge over at Cardz 4 Guys. The challenge is to create a masculine birthday card and I thought this one was perfect for that.

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

Mailing Love ~ My Vintage Valentine

Tammy has an amazing new release for us over a A Day for Daisies this week and it is all Valentine!

I worked with 'mailing love' this week and had so much fun paper piecing and coloring up this fun image.

Make sure you stop over at the ADFD blog and check out what the rest of the design team created with this weeks new release.

I am also entering this card into this weeks Curtain Call challenge which is love letters.

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

PoppyStamps New Valentine Release

(This is my 2nd post today, scroll down for my ADFD new release)

I am up on the PoppyStamps blog today sharing a card I created using some of the new release dies and stencils.

Lots of new dies were released earlier this month and we are showcasing them on the PoppyStamps blog along with the new Stencils that were released by Memory Box who owns PoppyStamps.

You can't tell but I added some clear acetate behind the bijou film strip and then added some twine around the horses neck and stapled it to the film strip.

To give the 'mesh' stencil some texture I added molding paste and distress inks.

Make sure you head over to the PoppyStamps blog and leave me some comments as I am giving one lucky commentor this mesh die. You can get all the details on the PoppyStamps blog.

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

[992] DIES- Trotting Pony [997] DIES- Bijou Film Strip Mesh Stencil

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joyful

A quick card to share with you using the newest challenge over at Cardabilities.

I can't believe this is the first time I have played along with this challenge.

Here is the sketch I used for my cards inspiration.

I am loving all the layers on this sketch and my card. I think that is what drew me to this challenge.

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

happy valentine's day ~ RS#97

Yep, I am still playing with my 'love notes' collection of paper and chipboard by Crate Paper and I am still loving it!

As soon as I saw this weeks fun sketch over at  Retro Sketches I knew that the chipboard piece was perfect for it!

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

always there ~ FMS119

A quick card to share with you that I created this morning using this week sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. 

I used this silk flower that I made awhile ago that has been sitting on my desk as well as papers by My Minds Eye from the sweetest thing collection. 

The colors in my photo are a little off, the leaves are a chartreuse green vellum but look a lot like yellow in the photo and the enamel dot in the center of the flower is a pink color but looks white here. Not sure what I did with the photo but I am too lazy to rephotograph and start over.  

I love the angle in the sketch. I have been noticing them a lot in the card world lately.

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

KIS#31 - Text

I have had this text washi tape forever and just love using it whenever I can.

This weeks challenge at  keep it simple  was perfect for it.

Besides my text washi tape I used a doily and enamel dots from my stash along with a rosette sticker from my Crate Paper 'love notes' collection.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

our love songs ~ sssc202

I am still playing with and loving my valentine papers and chipboard by Crate Paper.

I used this weeks sketch by Karen Giron as my inspiration.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

love ~ oxox ASC#40

I hope you aren't getting sick of seeing me using my Crate Paper 'love notes' collection. I created another Valentine card with it.

This was such a fun card to create with the slant in the paper, the stitching on two sides. As I was putting this together I was pretty sure the pinks in the paper matched the pink in the embellishments and now I am not so sure.

I used this months card sketch at Artful Delight for the inspiration behind my card.

Isn't that just a great sketch? It seems like forever since I played along with the girls here.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Be Mine ~ PCCCS#75

Here is another card I created using my current favorite paper collection by Crate Paper.

I love the colors and patterns in this collection and am going to try and use up the entire 6x6 pad before Valentines Day.

Besides the 'love note' collection by Crate Paper I used a doily from my stash, some mini market stickers by October Afternoon and my sewing machine.

I was inspired by this weeks sketch by the Paper Craft Crew.

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

joy ~ MM#90 and FMS118

This past year was the first time in forever that I had to buy Christmas cards to mail out as I had not made enough.

I plan on changing that this coming year. I will be trying to find all the Christmas/Holiday card challenges out there so I can build up my stash.

I am entering this card into the Merry Monday challenge #90

I am also entering this into the FMS118 sketch challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. And please if you leave a comment make sure I can do the same so leave your email address.

~ hugs Sherry ~

ADFD ~ Color me Yellow challenge

We have a new challenge for you over at A Day for Daisies and we want to see Yellow!

The Design Team is still playing with the new January Kit Club images and this week I am using 'Fairy Bug Lucy'.

I used RS#96 for the inspiration for my card layout.

Make sure to check out the blog and see what the rest of the design team did for our newest challenge. 

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

be mine ~ TSOT

I haven't played along with the girls over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday and thought I would play along with this weeks sketch challenge.

I used my favorite papers and chipboard for my card. This is the new collection 'love notes' by Crate Paper.

I used this sketch.

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

love notes ~ #238

To say I have fallen in love with the new Crate Paper 'love notes' would be an understatement.

I want to use it on everything.

Here is a look at the sketch that inspired me over at Unscripted Sketches.

Don't forget if you leave me a comment make sure that your email address is attached to your name so I can reply back, too many times I have hit reply only to have my reply back go into no reply land. (see my side bar for more info)

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

STS#11 - Wood You?

Seize the Sketch is back after our short holiday break with a new sketch for you try that was created by design team member Jen.

We are being sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and each member of the design team was given a stamp to play with for this challenge.

I used this cute Pinocchio image from the Once Upon A Time 2 set that was just released.

Make sure you stop over at the blog and check out what the rest of the design team created for this sketch challenge.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

blast off ~ SSSC201

With it being so cold out today was the perfect day to catch up on a few things around the house and also make a couple of cards.

I created this card using the SSSC201 designed by Karen Giron.

I used some old My Minds Eye papers and felt along with some October Afternoon mini market stickers for my card.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Love ~ SSC66

I found another fun CAS sketch over at Sunday Stamps and just had to play along using my new Valentine collection by Crate Paper that I picked up this week.

Don't you just love that paper and those chipboard hearts? This card came together in about 10 minutes which is really rare for me.

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

Mojo Returned ~ FMS117

I have been staring at the final sketch from 2013 at Freshly Made Sketches for what seems like forever and finally today it all clicked.

I loved the sketch the moment I saw it and instantly created my vellum banner and then the Mojo was gone until today.

I love a CAS card and this sketch was all that and more.

Here is a look at my finished card.

Don't you just love when a design or idea finally comes together? I used the love from a Maggie Holmes ephemera pack and a Sizzix embossing folder.

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

ADFD Kit Club Returns

Happy New Year! Greetings from Minnesota. We are in the middle of the coldest temps in about 25 years. The past few mornings have been -10 to -12 Sunday and Monday is supposed to be -24 with a high of -12.

Can you say Brrrr?

 It is time for a new release over at A Day for Daisies and the re-introduction of the kit club. If you aren't sure what that is make sure you check it on on the blog.

This week I played with the new image called Fairy Stems. 

Don't know if you can tell but I paper pieced the flowers and then added some clear Wink of Stella glitter pen to the flowers and stems after adding a little bit of highlight with my Copic Markers.

Make sure you stop over to the ADFD blog and check out the new kit club and what the rest of the design team did with this months images.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~