OCC ~ Stenciled Day One

I am taking my first online class at Online Card Classes and just finished my first card.

I used my Memory Box 'honey comb' stencil along with some Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers and Antique Linen. I used PTI Tag Sale #5 and the sentiment is by Paper Smooches.

Are you taking the class? If so let me know what you think of it.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Love Struck ~ Red & Pink Challenge

There is a new challenge at A Day for Daisies starting today and this time we want to see Red and Pink on your cards in honor of Valentine's day and our newest release in the store called 'Love Struck'!

For my card I used 'Love Clown'. I absolutely LOVE this image and had so much fun putting my card together for this weeks challenge.

I colored with Copic Markers and then added a touch of glitter with my Wink of Stella glitter pen. It went a little bit crazy after I squeezed it too much so don't pay attention to a few spots with more glitter than others.

The banner is by Heidi Swapp from the colorwash collection. I added some enamel dots and a chipboard heart.

Make sure you check out the ADFD blog and what the other design team members did for this weeks challenge.

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

brrrr ~ FMS120

I am hibernating in my craftroom today as it is way too cold to go outside. Woke up to -17 temp and -40 something with the windchill.

I played along with this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. Love the banner and the butterfly on the sketch so had to play along.

I pulled out my Crate Paper 'close knit' collection along with my Memory Box Terrace Butterfly cling stamp and die.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

well, duh!

I have another card to share with you that I created for my Guest Designer spot over at Art Impressions.

I have to admit that I just love this stamp set called 'crown set' and it was so much fun creating the card.

I used papers by Teresa Collins from the 'tell your story' collection. I colored the image with copic markers and paper pieced her jacket and skirt.

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

robot love

I was in a mood to play today so I pulled out my stencils and some molding paste and did a quick swipe across this little card I have had sitting on my desk and then I pulled out my envelope that holds all the digital images I have printed and not used and found this cute little robot by Birdie Brown.

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

happy birthday ~

As I write this blog post it is a beautiful day here in Minnesota with a balmy temp of 34 degrees.

I love the deconstructed sketch this week and just had to play along.

Here is my take on the sketch using papers by Carta Bella from the 'rough and tumble' collection.

I am also entering this into the Paper Smooches 'anything goes' challenge and the Sentimental Sunday challenge #190 to use more than 3 layers.

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

Be Mine ~ STS#12

We have a fun new sketch for you over at Seize the Sketch created by Stacey!

I love the banner with the big element on top! So many possibilities.

If you follow my blog on a regular basis you will see that I am once again using papers and chipboard by Crate Paper from the love note collection.

Make sure to stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created using Stacey's sketch.

We have added a few new sketchers to the team. I am sure they would love to have you drop by and say hi!

Amy

Cathy

Jen N 

Jen M

Jessica

Jessi

Lesley

Lori

Lori T

Rose

Sarah

Sherry (that's me)

Stacey

Tangii

Vicki

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

i've been checking you out ~ CTS#60

I played along with this weeks CAS(E) this sketch challenge.

Oh yes, I am still playing with my Crate Paper 'love notes' 6x6 paper pad and chipboard. I just love this collection and have been using it quite a lot lately.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

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

forever friends ~ TSOT#151

A quick card to share with you that I created using the new Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch.

Such a fun sketch.

And of course I had to use my Crate Paper 'love notes' collection of paper and chipboard on it!

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

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 ~