Spring For Ewe

While I was looking for a stamp in my Bugaboo file, I saw this one so I just had to take a detour to make this card first before the birthday card I was planning on making.

Isn't this just a kick?! Because I just loved this scene, I made it card size and just added the sentiment with a Spellbinder tag die cut and brads.

Challenges:
MFT colors

Pile It On - green + 2 colors
Cuttlebug Mania - Welcome Spring
Stamplorations CAS optional yellow

Crop Stop - anything
Send A Smile 4 Kids - spring colors
Simon Wednesday - bit of green
Time Out Thursday - spring

Time to Plant

Well, almost.  It is warm enough but not dry enough yet.
This is the first time I have used this darling Pure Innocence stamp from MFT.  So cute.

I used the sketch at Stamplorations

The stamp used behind the little girl image is a Unity stamp.  Flowers and girl are colored with Copics.
The image was cut with a Die-namics Stax Rectangle and then the image cut a bit smaller.

Challenges:
Send A Smile 4 Kids - spring colors
Cuttlebug Mania - welcome spring
MFT - colors
Paper Creators - spring colors
Simon Work It Wednesday - floral
Crop Stop - anything
Stamploration - CAS optional-yellow

Stamploration - sketch
Simon Wednesday - bit of green
Time Out Thursday - spring

Mom's Birthday

My mom will be 93 next week.  Still lives alone in her big ole house.  She has had medical problems ever since I can recall - polio, extreme whiplash which resulted in a body case, broken knee cap, broken toes, broken arm, broken hip, several surgeries, macular degeneration casing blindness in one eye.  And yet she keeps on truckin.  Her biggest complaint is "I just don't have any energy!  Do you think it is because I am getting older?"
She likes fancy and since that is not my style, I struggle with cards for her.  Even though this card isn't over the top fancy and glitzy, I think she will like it.

I cased this beautiful card that I saw on Pinterest.  Love the browns and touch of pink but wanted a brighter card and went with yellows and greens.

The embossing is a Cuttlebug Folder.  I didn't have enough pearls so I used some drops that I had made by melting Perler Beads and then used some liquid pearl of the same color.
The vine is Cherry Lynn.  I added touches of Copic to the Prima flower.  Sentiment is GKD.

Scrapyland - anything
Cuttlebug Mania - Spring
Die Cut Divas - Spring
Paper Creators - Spring
Simon Work It Wednesday - floral
Simon Wednesday - texture
Crop Stop - anything
Craftin Deserts - lots of layers
Stamploration - theme: stamps and texture

Anniversary Cards

Last year I started making duplicate cards.  Up to that point, I tried to make each card different for valentines and anniversaries going to my children.  But now with all six children married, I decided it was time that they all get the same design for their anniversary cards.  So here is the card for this year:

I haven't made very many easel cards but I enjoy making them when I take the time to do them.  The layers are dark brown, rose pink, and dark tan with the inside being ivory.
The tan is embossed with a wood grain Darice EF.  The circles are cut with Die-namic Circle Stax dies and the hearts are Cuttlebut dies.

On the inside I stamped Happy Anniversary on a piece of ivory and then attached it to the rose cardstock that I had punched with a Recollections border punch.

The tree is a digital image by Eureka which I printed in brown and then added brown and pink Copics.
So many of the trees in this area are in bloom with beautiful pink blossoms - my inspiration for this card.  Some of the heart blossoms have a touch of clear star ink.  After I decided to use the tree, I found the quote which I printed on ivory and put on the inside of the card.
It is not a super fancy card but I like it and the men might like it better than a frilly, girly card.

Challenges:
Cre8tive Hands Friends - use a digital image
Scrapyland - anything
Dies R Us - shaped card
Cuttlebug Mania - welcome Spring
Paper Creators - Spring colors
Die Cut Divas - Spring
Craftin Deserts - lots of layers
Tuesday Throwdown - frame it
Simon Wednesday - texture
Stamplorations - theme

Finished! Yes!

Well, I did it.  I finished crocheting the blanket and made a tag - all with a day to spare.
Here is a pic of the blanket (terrible lighting this morning):

Instead of a card, I made a tag to go on the gift bag:

Again, I apologize for the photo quality.  I took at least 20 shots but it is so dreary outside.  Not a good day for indoor photos.
As you can see, I made the tag twistable.  (BTW, spell check says that is not a word, but we know what it means, right?)
The onesie (also pops up on spell check!) is a digital stamp by Daydream Designs.  It is pre-colored but I used Copics to change the colors a bit.  The "welcome little one" is Stamp Craft.
All three cuts are made with Spellbinder ovals.

Challenges:
Scrapyland - bow
Stamping Boutique - ribbon
Simon Wednesday - anything
Little Scrap Pieces - anything
Daily Marker - coloring
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Cre8tive Hands Friends - any digi

Procratinating Again

This may be the only post I put up this week.  I am crocheting a baby blanket for a baby shower which is this Saturday but I just started on it yesterday!   Soooo, all my spare time will be crocheting instead of making cards (but I do need to make a card to go with the gift).  Eeeeks! I need more time!
I will take a pic of the blanket and card and post them next week.  But for now, here is a valentine card I made for one of my granddaughters (the one who loves orange!) I never got around to posting it so here it is finally:

This little cutie is a Dearie Doll digital.  I love this fuzzy hair because my little chocolate granddaughter's hair is curly and fuzzy like this (only shorter) when it is not braided.
The sentiments are Doodle Pantry.
Most of the card is made with Elizabeth Craft Designs dies.  The large hearts are Cuttlebug and the little hearts are a punch.
Have a great week.  I'll see you whenever I finish my blanket project.

Challenges:
Stamping Boutique - love you
Die Cut Divas - love
Words2Craft By - my heart's devotion
Crop Stop - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Daily Marker - coloring

Bugaboo Balloons

This is a goofy looking giraffe (Bugaboo) so I think it will bring a smile to a child's face, especially if it is for his/her birthday.  Going into a box for SAS4Kids.

Three things prompted me to use him: (1)he was in my left over box,(2) I am making cards for kids, and (3) the card to CASE at Stamplorations.

I am also going to enter my card in the CAS challenge.

Other Challenges:
Daily Marker - coloring
Di's Digidesigns - birthday
Word Art Wednesday - anything 
All Sorts - birthdays