Cute card Thursday....For someone special

Greeting from Sunny, Hot Arizona!!! Sorry so long since my last post. Sometimes life just does not allow me to get in the craft room. Today's card is for my BBGF (Best Blog girlfriend) Marge. I am entering it in the Cute card Thursday challenge #112. The challenge is to make a card for someone special. I made this card & gift bag set for her...she is a very special friend!! She helped me set up my blog & always lets me know of all the cool, fun stuff going on in blog land!! She knows everything about all the latest & greatest products & always willing to share her knowledge!!! We got to have lunch together today & craft a little....I got to play with all her new PTI stuff !!!! SOOOOOOO fun!!! Except now I am going to have to order a bunch of stuff of my own!!! She is such an ENABLER!!!!

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY GOOD FRIEND!!! 

This is my entry:

I am just in love with these Cosmo Cricket papers!! I know Marge is too & that's why I chose to use them today. The birthday mesage is PTI, The flowers I made using my Marvy punch & buttons colored with Copics. The Ribbon is stampin up & the lace is something from my stash.

This is a closer look at the card:

Well that's all for today, Thanks for the visit!! Hope to get back to my regular posting!!!

Card Patterns #62

Well here we are...Sunday again AND May!!! where is the time going?? Needed a card for my sister & today I used Card patterns sketch #62 for my inspiration. I haven't done a round card for a really long time. I was determined to make this card with no flowers or bows.....Seems EVERY card on EVERY blog has a flower of some kind on it! Now don't get me wrong, I love flowers!! I just really felt the need to be different today ;) this is the sketch:

This is my card:

No flowers. No Bows....just a lot of bling!!! The cute little stamp is from American art stamps. some of it paper pieced & some of it colored with copics. All the paper is PTI, the bling of all sizes is all just from my stash. Really pretty easy! I love my MS circle cutter. That is it for this weekend :( now I must go get ready for the busy week ahead. Thanks for todays visit!!!

Cardvarks monocromatic Mothers day

Wow It has been such a loooong time!!! I just realized today that next Sunday is Mothers Day!!! YIKES!!!! I better get busy with the cards! I used Cardvarks monocromatic challenge for this ones inspiration. Kept it really really simple as time is NOT on my side today!!!

I used SU very vanilla paper as the base & then used it again, run through the cuttlebug for the front of my card. I glitterd all the high spots of the embossing. I used cream bias tape for the bow...this stuff is sooooo cheap at the Scrapbook store! Just pennies a yard. Used SU 1 3/4 circle punch with a JRS on Very vanilla again with a glittered Rose for my focal point. MS punch for the scallopd edge.

That's it for this one....very easy, very quick!!  Feels good to back in the craft room again :) Now one to the next....have a good one!!!

VACATION!

I have been on vacation with my friends & family to Country Thunder! 5 days of fun & Country music....had a blast!!!! Now I am cleaning camper & house to get ready for work tomorrow. I will hopefully be back to the blog again this weekend. Until then I will leave you with a picture of my new hat & boots I got.

Have a good week!!!!

Compsoe a card challenge #8

Happy Saturday all my blogger friends!  I am giving Becky's compose a card challenge a try again this week :) It is getting a little easier, but still a challenge for me. This is the deets for this weeks challenge:

This is what I came up with:

I went for the black & white polka dot dress....Like the dress I gathered/pleated the top of my card & added some shear netting to the bottom. I colored a piece of white ribbon green to match the green bow on the dress added a clear button with polka dot paper to show through. Added a little tag & that's that!! I even took my photo outside llike the photo of the little girl.

All paper is PTI as well as the greeting, ribbon & netting from Michaels, Clear buttons are from Taylored Expressions.

That's it for this one....better get to my weekend chores! Thanks for the visit today!!

Can flowers be blue?

Happy Easter all my fellow bloggers!! We are having the most beautiful day here in Arizona :) I have been wanting to play along with Becky's Compose a card  challenge. This challenge has challenged me beyond frustration!!! LOL!!! I have been working on it for 2 days! These are the deets to the chalenge:

seems pretty simple..right??? HA!

this is what I ended up with.

Not ecactly sure of all the rules....hope it's ok to use punches & other things?? My papers today are PTI & cosmo cricket. Buttons are all PTI, flowers are made with various punches, mostly Marvy I think. My flower stem is actually made of black felt....something I picked up at CKC a while back. The flag is also black felt. The sentiment is  PTI. OBVIOUSLY I need some serious practice with the old sewing machine! LOL!!

All & all, I have decided this one has been a good learning experience!!! Can't wait for the next!! :)

Now I better get outside & enjoy some of this weather!!

Thanks for todays visit!!!

Happy Birthday Dad...and a fab 5 winner!

wow a mid-week post for me! I needed to make a card for my dads birthday.  For me....that is a huge challenge in itself!!!! I needed some help so I chose this weeks 2 Sketches 4 you  sketch as my inspiration.
                                                                  This is the sketch:

This is my card:

Very simple I know but works it for a guy card :)  I REALLY wanted to put a bow on it though :) The papers are PTI, The stamp set is TT from a card class we took a couple of years ago at CKC....forgot about it but really like it!!! I gave the tiny little birds just a spot of color with prisma color pencils...supposed to resemble a Robin??? The sentiment is PTI. The embossing folder is from SIZIX. The punches are both SU. That's it!!! Hope he likes it!!!  Now better go finish the inside & get it in the mail!! See ya later in the week!!

Taylored Expressions Sketch 106

Friday again! :) you know what that means....another fun sketch from Taylored Expressions.

Here is this weeks sketch:

                                                                         This is my card:

                                 All materials except the bottle caps are from Taylored Expressions. All of the CS, DP and ribbon are from a "Key ingredients" kit I got last summer from TE. The Image & sentiment I got at CHA from the TE booth! The little cupcakes in the bottle caps were punched out of the matching DP.  clored with copics. That's it!! I think I may send this to one of my sisters for her BD. Well that is it for me today...I have to work tomorrow (Saturday) Boo Hoo!! Have a good one & Thanks for the visit!

PTI Blog hop

Greetings from Arizona! It's blog hop time again. It has been a very long time since I have been able to participate. It's hard for us working (outside the home) gals! Not even really sure what time time the whole thing  starts, with the time change & all. We don't change time her (ever) so always a challenge to figure out what time it is in the rest of the world!! This time we are to make a card or project using buttons.

This is my card:

All materials are PTI except a couple of Martha Stewart Punches.

Thanks for the visit!

CPS sketch

I have a clean & simple Easter card for you this morning. This one was inspireded  by this weeks CPS sketch.

 This is the sketch:

This is my card:

I kept it real simple cause I just LOVE this Jillibean paper!!!! Sentiment is from Inkadinkado, and the {} are from PTI.  The white ribbon (which I also love) is from Michaels & the Rhinestones are from my stash.

We are enjoying a beautiful spring rain today, and only in the low 60's. hope spring is in the air where ever you are!! Thanks for todays visit!!!! 

Cardvarks lace challenge

Well here I am back again :) Spending the most beautiful, peaceful afternoon in my craft room. The flowers & my Crab tree are blooming right outside my  open window.  Don't you just love spring! I happen to see that Just rite stampers is this weeks sponsor for the weekly Cardvarks challenge. This week all you have to do is make a card with lace. How easy is that....If you have some lace. I found out I really didn't have much. I purchased this paper a while back for no other reason then I really liked it!! So I decided to make this little card with them. 

 Here is my card:

The paper is Graphic 45...this shows both sides of the DP. The lace is something old from my stash. The ribbon was tan but I colored it with Copics. Learned that in class yesterday. I love that it matches perfectly!!

The sentiment is from Just Rite Stamps. I punched it out with the SU 1 3/4" punch. Then punched out one of the cherrie baskets & stuck it in the center of a smashed bottle cap. I also colored the circle sentement white paper to match the DP a little better. That's it!!!!! Now I better get some work done around here...well maybe not! We'll see!!! thanks for the visit!

OCC Think Easter

It is the most beautiful Sunday morning here in Arizona! Went for a bike ride and enjoyed the fresh air & sunshine. Then into the craft room for a quick card. This one is a very quick little Easter card for the OCC Think Easter Challenge. Better get a few of these done as Easter will be here & gone before you know it!!

Here is my funny little card:

The pink paper is Pazzle, the yellow is PTI & the DP is Jillibean-soup, Ribbon is PTI. The staped image is JRS, colored with Copics. The feathers I have had forever & just never used. also used the SU scallop punch. I think that's about it for this one. Hope I get a bit more time  in the craft room today. I have several April birthday  cards to do as well as several Easter cards.  Hey.... let me know if you come across any other fun challenges to help me along!! Have a good one!

Taylored Expressions Sketch 105

Happy Saturday!! Just a quick post for this morning. I played around with Taylored Expressions Friday sketch yesterday and finally came up with a little something.

This is this weeks sketch:

And this is my Card:

I love the bright colors of the American Crafts papers! The only stamping is the sentement by PTI, The flower is handmade by ME! You see...I have all this velum (I hate it & never use it) So my Friend Ilean taught me how to make these beautiful velum flowers....you can make them in any color, Just color first with Copics. After all the layers are punched & attached with a brad just spray with Glimmer Mist (I used pearl) and the layers will curl & seperate & puff up into a flower!! The trick is to LEAVE IT ALONE & let it do it's thing! Well I am off to a Copic class today, hope I can learn a thing or two!!

Thanks for todays visit! Have a good one!!

Gwen

Taylored Expressions Sketch #104

Finally got my other Birthday card done! For this one I chose Talyored Expressions sketch # 104  as my inspiration.

This is the sketch:

This is my card:

In keeping with the spring weather here in Arizona & chose these beautiful papers from Cosmo Cricket. Just so warm & sunny looking :) I followed the sketch to a T this time. The sentiment is from PTI, I used the SU scallop punch. I made the flower with a Large marvy punch that I punched 3 times & added creases with an old stylus & added the cute button I have had forever. Really loved ths sketch!!!

well that's it for this one & for the weekend...time to get ready for the week!! Thanks for the visit!!

OCC Color Challenge

Wow!!! It's March & it is Sunday already! I have been just way to busy to post for over as month!!! The weather is gorgeous here so have been doing outside work. Planting flowers, washing windows, riding my new bike etc. My parents were here for a visit from Minnesota & now more company is on the way!! Need a couple of BD cards for this month so just HAD to get into the craft room...darn...;)  I needed some inspiration so went to check out a couple of challenges for help. For the first card I needed a BD card for my FIL. YIKES!!! always a challenge to do a guy card :(  Use the color challenge from OCC for this one. The funny thing is.... the colors really seemed pretty girly to me...so really made it a real challenge for me.

These are the colors:

As you can see I used just a tiny bit of pink...in the DP & for the heart on the colar. My FIL just got a new dog & it looks a bit like this one so that's why I chose this image from American art stamps.

This is my Card:

Brown  & yellow paper is PTI, as well as the Balloon hearts, Dog Image, American art stamps, word stamp by Hanna stamps, DP is Cosmo Cricket. String is from Taylored Expression, Embossing folder from cuttlebug. That's it for this one pretty quick & simple. Now I am off to the office to catch up on some work. Need to get back in the craft room for one more birthday card...hope I can find the time!!

Make it a good one!!

Just us Girls sketch #19

WOW! Monday already!Where do the days go?? Today I am sharing a card done for the Just us Girls sketch #19 

This is the sketch: 

This is my card:

I have to tell you...I really loved this sketch! really something different for me :) The cute stamp is from a Christmas set by Taylored Expressions. Love that I can us it after Christmas! All the papers are from PTI. The Ribbon is also PTI, the stripes I made with scraps....I keep every little piece! The Charm is from Michaels...I am really loving using those! The "Love" I stamped with a set from TT. You can't see but I used a bit of stickles on the tiny birdy wings. that's it for this one, & that's it for this weekends crafting :( I am off  to work 10 hour days for the next 4 days...my normal work week!

ENJOY!!

Valentine

I'm back with post #2 for today. This one is a valentine for my sweet hubby ;)  And a participation in the CPS sketch. This weeks sponsor PTI. Also OCC which is to create a male valentine card

This is this weeks sketch:

Here is my funny little card:

The cardstock is craft, cream & red from PTI. The image I got last year after Valentines day so wanted to be sure to use it this year. It is from Great Impressions. I colored my image with Copics. The phrases are from last years PTI set, Love songs.The little punched out hearts were done with a MS punch. I just used scraps of red paper as my background. Of course the large heart is a nestie. That is it!! soooo easy!!

Now time to get the brats on the grill...so they will be done before half time!! Be back again later!!

Caedvarks "get published " challenge

Hey! Happy super bowl Sunday!! I got up early today to work on a few challenges/Valentine cards. It seems like a long time since I was able to play in my craft room. So far I have 3 cards to share with you today :) I will only be posting one at a time....just the way I like to do it ;) This is my first one....a beautiful Wedding card for the Cardvarks "get published" challenge for CARDS Magazine. Now don't get me wrong...I don't expect to have this published, sooooo many other beauties!!! Just wanted to play along anyway!! I have been trying  to step outside my box lately with some new patterned papers & different style & just not loving it...so today back to my same old plain & simple style...the style I feel most comfy with :)

This is my card:

The paper is from my stash...The stamp set is JRS (don't you just love it) loving the square ones!!  I used black embossing powder & used a pink copic marker for a hit of pink in the heart. PTI black paper & my favorite michaels ribbon for the yummie bow!! My new blog friend Karylon has me hooked on charms now!! Enabler!!! The little heart charm I got at Michaels by blue moon. It is hard to see but I also added tiny pink rhinestones to my image. I hope you all get a chance to play along with this one!! No sketch or color combo...Just a wedding theme & your own imagination!!! I'll be back later with another post! :)