I Love Patriotic Cards

I'm on a roll (or in a rut - LOL) with patriotic cards.  Here is another one using another pre-colored digital image by Diane's Daydream Designs.

The sketch is found at My Favorite Things

The stacked star is made with a Verve die.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - bold colors
Die Cuttin Divas - my country
Cuttin and Stampin - July 4th
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Simon Says Wednesday - anything
Stamping Boutique - red, white, blue
Suzy Bees - anything
Paper Creators - anything

July 4th - Coming Soon

Time is flying by.  I know many of you have said the same thing.  July 4th is almost here and we are not ready for our big outdoor fling.  The weather forecast is not good and I don't want 40 people in my house!  I guess we just wait and call it at the last moment.  Such is life in the Pacific NW.
But regardless the weather, July 4th is a reminder of our freedom.  It is patriotic holidays that stir up my creative juices for cards for our deployed heroes.  Here is the latest using a sketch at What if Wednesdays. 

The flag and sentiment are by Doodle Pantry  
Laurie has some wonderful patriotic digital images and sentiments.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - bold colors
Crafting From The Heart - anything
Cuttin and Stampin - July 4
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Stamping Boutique - red, white, blue
Simon Wednesday - anything
Suzy Bees - anything
Paper Creators - anything

USA

Diane's Daydream Designs has some awesome patriotic digital images.  This one is from the American Sentiment Set.

I really like how the letters look like they are popped up off the page.  It is really just the shading on the colored digital.  And I love those little tiny star brads.
The sketch I used is Your Next Stamp:

Challenges:
Crafting from the Heart - anything
Your Next Stamp - sketch
Cuttin and Stampin - July 4th
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Simon Wednesday - anything
Cards Galore - use a digi or stamp
Crafty Catz - anything
Sister Act - anything
Stamping Boutique - red, white, blue

Shaped Cards - Not My Forte

It is rare that I make a shaped card but I made this doghouse with Doodle Pantry Digital images and a Doodle Pantry SVG for someone going through a tough time.  Still learning with my Silhouette Portrait but having more fun than frustration now.  It is worth the frustration when I can make something like this.

 

The puppy is from the set Doggies and Things
The SVG is called Ruff Day
I created the sentiment on my computer.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - bold, beautiful colors
My Craft Spot - shaped card
Crafting From The Heart - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Simon Wednesday - anything
Suzy Bees - anything
Digi4joy - shaped card
Love to Scrap - holey cardstock
Cards Galore - use a stamp or digi
The House that Stamps Built - shaped card 

Is It Nice To Be Missed?

Often we say, "It is nice to be missed."  I started thinking about that recently and I'm not so sure.  If we are missing someone, we are usually feeling some emotional pain.  So if someone is missing me, I feel badly that they are feeling some sadness, etc.
Very soon I will be taking a trip, will be gone 7-8 days.  I know my dog is going to miss me terribly even though we have a house/dog sitter while we are gone.  Our dog is 14 now and follows me around the house from room to room or outside.  She does not like to be in a room if I am not there.  It really is bothering me that she will miss me.  It will not make me feel good to know that I am missed.   I couldn't help think of that when I made this card.

This darling image is by Diane's Dayream Designs.  Sentiment by Meljen.  Designer paper by Doodle Pantry. 
Getting back to being missed, this card will go to OWH so some child will receive it from a mom or dad who is missing their child. 
The sketch is an OWH sketch that Great Impressions is using for their challenge this month.

Challenges:
Love to Create - for kids
Die Cuttin Divas - black and one other color
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Penny's Paper Crafting - anything
Crazy Challenge - for little ones
Crafty Cardmaker - circles
Cards Galore - use stamp or digi
Great Impressions - sketch
OWH ODBD - dies
Through the Craft Room Door - anything

Howdy, Wheat's Up?

Recently, I won a really cute set of stamps by Your Next Stamp.  I am having so much fun with it.

I used one of the OWH sketches that Great Impressions used for their blog hop.

I made these cards in the landscape shape rather than portrait.
Here is the girl version:

 

Isn't this a cute set? 

Challenges: 

Pile It On - use designer paper 

Love to Create - for kids

Craft Your Passion - for the boys

Papertakes - for boys

Tuesday Throwdown - for special man

Word Art Wednesday - anything

Penny's Paper Crafting - anything 

Love to Scrap - pennant 

Crazy Challenge - for little ones 

Cards Galore - use stamps 

Great Impressions - use sketch 

 

For "Deer" 'Ole Dad

It will be Father's Day in just a few days.  I made half a dozen cards with this Doodle Pantry image and most of them with the same sketch I found at OWH.    You know me - I like simple.

 Camo ribbon, a few brads (one to hide a mistake) and wood grain patterned paper for the oval frame.

 Wood grain patterned paper by Doodle Pantry, Creamy Caramel c/s by Stampin Up.

 Misc. wood grain patterned paper scraps, Dark Chocolate c/s by GKD.

This last one was fun to do.  I have seen several cards with a deer or other wild animal printed or stamped onto news print.  I printed this image onto a piece of dictionary paper that I ordered from Kraft Journal.  The card base is Lipstick Red by GKD, then a layer of Kraft c/s under the plaid and as layers for the dictionary paper and sentiment.

Challenges:
Pile It On - patterned paper
Kraft Journal - for him
Craft Your Passion - Father's Day
Papertakes - for the boys
Sweet Stamps - for Dad
Tuesday Throwdown - special man
Stamping Boutique - masculine
Sister Act - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything