K.I.S.S.

Keep It Simple, Sister.  That is how I felt when I sat down to do some cards.  I really wanted to make a few but felt a little lazy.  Okay, a lot lazy. 
But I did at least color an image in stead of use a pre-colored one which is sooo easy to do with Doodle Pantry's beautiful images. 

The image is from the set Black Eyed Susan

And the sketch is Your Next Stamp

I used up a piece of gingham designer paper. The bee stickers (I told you I was feeling lazy) are from an old Stampin'Up scrapbook kit.
Sentiment is Verve.

Have a wonderful weekend.  Hope you get a chance to be a little lazy too.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion -  summer flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - dies and punches
The House That Stamps Built - things with wings
Get Inky - bugs
Brown Sugar - bugs
Pink Gem - anything wit a "b"
Sister Act - anything

Kitty with a Mustache

It is not obvious but this card is a back to school card. Seriously.

Explanation:  my granddaughter just got a kitty (her first) last week.  Now she will be heading off to school, leaving kitty behind.  So my card to her is to let her know that she will be on my mind the first day of school.  But as she reads the sentiment, she may think that the kitty is on her mind or that she is on the kitty's mind.  See, I covered all the bases with one sentiment!  which is by Verve.
The kitty image is by Doodle Pantry.  The kitty is black with a white mustache and white paws but has to be on the gray side to show up on the card. Here is the Doodle Pantry set:

I used the Mojo Monday sketch:

And for those of you who follow me on a regular basis, you will know that from time to time, I try to get shabby.  So this is another attempt.  The background paper is a piece of October Afternoon Field Trip paper which has school related drawings and words.  The other designer papers are just pieces in my stash, distressing most of them. Base is Kraft.  I used a flower from Close to My Heart and a heart charm that has been in my stash for years.
What do you think?

Challenges:
Kraft Outlet - colors
Crafty Creations - shabby
Simon Wednesday Challenge - back to school
Totally Papercraft - tags and hearts
Love to Scrap - bingo:  ribbon, sentiment, flower
Verve - layers
Dutch Dare - animal antics

I Did It! A One Layer Card!

You could count the number of my one layer cards on one hand and have fingers left over.  Not easy for me.  They always look unfinished.  But this one isn't too bad.

I chose the colors in the Unity Challenge, using the house from January 2012 Kit of the Month.  The sentiment is also Unity.  The hearts are Stampin' Up

Challenges:
Pile It On - no designer paper
Unity Friends with Flair
Sister Act - anything

Off To Kindergarten

This card is for one of my granddaughters who will be starting Kindergarten this year.

The digital image is Maise Belle by Designed2Delight which I colored with pencils.  The sketch is Seems A Little Sketchy:

The corners are made with a crayon stamp and cut out apples.  I just received some washi tape from the Kraft Journal so had to use that.  And the "G" chipboard piece is for her name.

Challenges:
Pile It On - no designer paper
Frosted Design - chipboard
Sister Act - anything
Clear It Out - school and chipboard
Simon Wednesday Challenge - back to school

Back to School Times Nine

It is time (actually past time) to get my back to school cards finished.  Two grandchildren have already started and 6 more next week.
I wanted to keep them simple but so far, this card is the only one that I didn't spend a lot of time with fussy cutting, etc.   This great schoolroom scene is by Doodle Pantry.  The set is School Sheep.

I super-imposed the words onto the chalk board and then after printing, went over the black letters with a white Signo pen.  I rubbed a little white craft ink onto the board to give the appearance of chalk dust.  Other additions - silver to the pencil, ribbon marker in book, necklace and flower in teacher's hair.  Even though I used a pre-colored version, I did add some color here and there for more highlights and depth.
I was going to make this a one layer card but cut it and put it on a green base.  Just can't do those one layer cards.

Challenges:
Twist of Faith - animals
Sister Act - anything
Clearly i Stamp - school
Your Next Stamp - colors
Pile It On - no designer paper

Blog Candy Winner and A Card

Thank you for all the Birthday wishes.  I had to laugh at some of you with your Happy 29th.  And I would be reluctant to guess someones age based on a photo too.  But just to let you in on the answer - I am now 64.
And the winner, drawn randomly is Julie Odil.
 Now how about a card?  Every once in a while I truly love the card I have created.  That happened this time.  It is for my granddaughter who is horse crazy.  Doodle Pantry has so many western images and papers. I used three sets for this card.

The sheriff star and horse shoe paper is from the set "Barbed Wire" and the strip of black, brown, and pink horses is from the set "Saddle Up Color".  For the circle of barbed wire from the set "Barbed Wire Accents", I sponged Tim Holz Distress Ink on the circle after cutting it out with a Spellbinders circle die.
Laurie has images of horses in some of her sets but I have already used those for previous birthday cards so I used two images from an Inkadinkado set, fussy cutting the line of horses and attaching to a burlap ribbon.

Sketch is Mojo Monday sketch:

 Have a wonderful weekend.

Challenges:
Simon Monday Challenge - die cuts
Simon Wednesday Challenge - monochromatic
Pile It On - outdoors
Timeless Tuesday - autumn colors.

It's My Birthday !

The day is finally here, or should I say it is already here.  The birthdays do seem to be coming faster.   So let me remind you that today is the last day to enter my birthday blog candy drawing.  Here is the post with the details.
Now for a card today:

If you follow my blog, you know that Fall is my favorite time of year and the colors of Fall, my favorite colors.  Unity has a challenge with some lovely colors as inspiration.  I used most of them on this card.

 The flower stamp is from the Unity January 2012 kit of the month.  The sentiment from the Ippity "fabulous girl".
Card base is Kraft.  Love the linen brown designer paper.  Sorry the photo is a little dark.
Sketch is Sketch Saturday

Have a great day.  I know mine will be wonderful with kids and grandkids. 

Challenges:
Friday Friends with Flair
Simon Monday Challenge - die cuts
Craft Your Passion - twine
Timeless Tuesday - Autumn color

Word Art Wednesday - anything uplifting
Sister Act - anything