LTSCB#181: Pure Sympathy

Hello Crafty Friends!!  Hard to believe that Fall is right here, few weeks away.  I hope everyone enjoyed their summer.

This post is for LTSCB Anything Goes.

With age comes cards like this more often than I would like.  Since I had all my embossing items out, I decided to emboss this stamped image.  It's Tomb Fragments from Technique Junkies.  Kept it simple, with a little cording, that I did knotting just to add something to the cords.

Here's the inside.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Technique Junkies: Tomb Fragment, Unity: Heartfelt Sympathy

paper: Brazzill: wild pansy, Cardstock Warehouse: paper bag, the Paper Studio: Newsprint

diecuts: MFT: fishtail stax

embellishments: Recollections: snow embossing powder, Bead Landing: cording

MLCCB#70: Wrap It Up Reindeer

 Hello Crafty Friends!!

Here's my post for MLCCB, Anything Christmas all year long is allowed.

Due to a very hectic summer, much coloring didn't happen.  Easy and simple cards are needed.  I stamped this image at the beginning of the year, thought about coloring it, but decided not to.  He looks cute and rustic on the kraft paper.  Some holiday paper behind him and a velvet ribbon.  Velvet reminds me of Christmas for some reason.  The image is from Unity stamps.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Unity: Tinsel Antics

paper: the Paper Studio: Frosted Cranberries, Recollections

diecut: MFT: Square stax

embellishment: the Paper Studio: velvet ribbon

MLCCB #69: Reindeer Tinsel

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)

This is my post for MLCCB, Anything Christmas Goes.

Just a cute and simple Christmas card. Used a stamp from Unity Stamps called Tinsel Antics, colored with prismacolor pencils.  

Here's the inside.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Unity: Tinsel Antics

paper: Recollections, the Paper Studios: crepe white

die cut: MFT

MIUCB #83: Clemson Graduation

Hello Crafty Friends :o) 

This is my post for MIUCB, Anything Goes, with the option of creating your own background.

Another son graduating, this time from Clemson, hence the colors. The donkey image is from Unity Stamps and so are all the sentiments that created the background.  I didn't want to take away from the image I colored with my prismacolor pencils, so I used versamark ink for the background.

Here's the inside with another sentiment from the same stamp set.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Unity Stamps: Hee Haw You Did It

paper: Recollections

die cuts: MFT

MLCCB #68: 'tis the season deer

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)   Hope all is well with you, as we are approaching the summer months, because Spring is going by fast.

Here's my post for MLCCB, where Anything Christmas is allowed.

Kept this card very simple, just stamped and added very little details with white gel ink.  The stamp is from Unity Stamps, as well as the sentiment.

Here's the inside.  Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Unity Stamps:Tinsel Antics

paper: Cardstock Warehouse: kraft, the Paper Studio: Christmas Toile

die cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

MLCCB #67: Merry Whatever

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)

I know many of you are not thinking about Christmas, but as fast as these years are flying... you better get started on your crafts. This post is for Merry Little Christmas where Christmas projects are a must.

Please visit our sister blogs for more inspiration.

Sorry, I can't help myself, but I love these new "Pissy Kitty" stamps from Unity.  The image was stamped and colored with my prismacolor pencils. Nothing too fancy, just let the image speak for itself.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Unity: Merry Whatever

paper: Recollections, the Paper Studio: Holiday Magic Snowflakes  

die-cut: MFT

embellishments: Recollections: Rainbow Mini Circles, Celebrate: ribbon

MLCCB #66: HO HO NO

 Happy New Year Crafty Friends !!! 

This post is for MLCCB, Anything Christmas Goes.

It's another Pissy Kitty from Unity Stamps colored with my prismacolor pencils. Sometimes it feels like Christmas take 5 years off our lives, because it's just a whirlwind for the whole month for 1-2 days of exhausting celebration. It's a fun image to have for your Christmas collection.

Here's the inside.  Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Unity: Ho Ho No Pissy Kitty

paper: Recollections, the Paper Studio: Christmas Sheet Music, Tartan Plaid

die-cut: MFT; square stax

MIUCB #81: Baby Elephant

Happy New Year Crafty Friends!!!  Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy new year.

This is my post for MIUCB, Anything Goes with optional Use Ribbon.

A new baby is always wonderful and happy time for families.  This is for a neighbor becoming grandparents for the first time. The image is from Kit and Clowder bonus class from December 2023, was colored with my prismacolor pencils. I have some classes done and many more to do...never enough time.

Here's the inside.  Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Kit n Clowder: Dec 2023 Class Image, Unity: KOM Apr'11 (sentiment), SU: God's Blessings (inside sentiment)

paper: Recollections: lt blue, grey, the Paper Studio: Baby Boy with Stars

die-cuts: MFT: Circle Stax

embellishments: 3Girl Jam: grey-gray ribbon. Recollections: Spare Parts brads

LTCCB #90: Holy Hot Flash 60th

 Happy New Year Crafty Fiends!!  Wishing all a wonderful happy, healthy and relaxed new year. 

Here's my post for LTCCB, Anything crafty goes.

If you haven't looked at Unity Stamps for awhile, maybe you should.  I'm in love with this new line of Pissy Kitty, this stamp is Fan Club Pissy Kitty colored with my prismacolor pencils. Us older women have a built in heater that even a fan can't handle .... making this card was fun for a dear one.  

Here's the inside.  Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp: Unity: Fan Club Pissy Kitty

paper: Brazill, Recollections: Meadow Floral

die-cut: MFT: square stax

embellishments: the Paper Studio: poppies, gems

LTSCB #175: Sibling Whatever Birthday

 Hello Crafty Friends, 

It's hard to believe Fall is almost here, this year has flown by.  

I know I have already used this stamped, but I couldn't help myself to make another card for my brother.  His birthday is 2 days after mine and we are the same age for 2 days, this stamp set was too fitting.

I stamped the image on cardstock and colored with my colored pencils.  The background was done with a watercolored pencil. Kept it simple and made sure the kitty had a twine to play with, but I don't think he is having it.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Unity Stamps: Pissy Party

paper: Coredinations: deep lagoon, the Paper Studio: woodfence turquoise, Cardstock Warehouse:paper bag

die-cuts: MFT: oval and fishtail stax

embellishments: twine, Recolletions: brads

LTSCB #174: Pissy Party

Hello Crafty Friends!!   Can't believe we are already halfway through with the year and the summer is HOT!!

I'm here with my post for LTSCB, Anything Goes.  Please join us.

I know I have a lot of stamps, but we crafters never talk about our hoarding issues. These new stamps from Unity have been catching my eyes for awhile and I finally broke down and bought me a few in the new Pissy collection.  Knowing my chiropractor has a great sense of humor, I colored up this stamp (Pissy Party) with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside ... which he laughed and thought it was perfect.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

⦁ stamps: Unity Stamp Company: Pissy Party

⦁ paper:  Recollections, Unity: Suns Out, Sass Out

⦁ die-cuts: MFT: circle stax, 

⦁ embellishments: brad

LTSCB #172: 20th Grudge Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends :o)  March is here and Mother Nature's hormones are going wild. Sit back and enjoy some time while going through the inspiration of all the sisters blog.

This post is for LTSCB, Anything Goes always.  Please share your scrappy projects.

My son's girlfriend just jad a birthday, she like everything dark and gothic.  I used SVG file from Lori Whitlock, Box Card Birthday

I picked papers that I thought she might like and decided not to do the banners from the svg file.  Instead, I die cutted #20, to signified her 20th birthday. Took my color pencils to add some details to the bow.

Here's the back, that way a message could be written.

Folds nice and neatly into the envelope. 

stamps: Unity Stamps

paper: Recllections, Soto Studios Paper

die-cuts: Lori Whitlock, Tim Holtz

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #167: Happy Birthday Handyman

 Hello Crafty Friends !!  Hard to believe how fast this year is flying by.  I do love the Spring and all the flowers and bees pollinating.  

This post is for LTSCB, Anything Goes.  Make sure to check out all sister blogs for more inspiration and challenges to enter.

 I made this card for a special birthday using an image from Polkadoodles Work and Play 1 bundle, Handyman Dave.  The image is colored with my prismacolor pencils.  Some paper, die cuts and a stamp later ...it's complete.

Here's the inside.

Sometimes you have all these cool die-cuts and just want to use them.  That's what happened to me, I cut them out and thought about using them on the front of the card, but it was too busy. So inside they went and maybe one on the envelope.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

   ·        stamps: Polkadoodles: Work and Play 1 Handyman Dave, Unity: party all day, MFT: Sweet Surprise
·         paper:  Bazzill, Tim Holtz,
·         die-cuts: MFT
·         embellishments: Spare Parts: mustache brads

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #55: Christmas Gift Tags

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)  There's always time to make Christmas crafts ... in hopes to be ahead when the time comes.

This post is for MLCCB, anything Christmas is wanted. 

I bought some little gift cards years ago to create ... something I'm sure. I created gifts cards using scrap pieces of paper.  At least getting rid of some of those small pieces of paper that seem to multiple.

The inside I used a Unity stamp from a Kit of the Month.

·         stamps: Unity Stamps: OCT 2012 KOM (Labeled)

·         paper:  scraps

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #54: Garden Stocking

 Hello and Happy New Year!!!  May you have a beautiful and blessed 2024 !!

This post is for Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, Anything Christmas is welcomed.

    It's no secret that I love Power Poppy images for their details. I fell in love with this Garden Stocking, that I colored with my prismacolor pencils.  This old fashion background paper was perfect.  I know many don't think brown is a Christmas color, but I really love the way this turned out.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps: Power Poppy: Garden Stocking, Unity: (sentiment from an Unity grab bag)

·         paper:  Bazzill, Recollections, Carta Bella: Christmas Day

·         die-cuts: MFT, Craftin Desert Divas

·         embellishments: Recollections: Pearl Stickers

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #77: Thoughtful Roses

 Hello Crafty Freinds

This post is for Love to Craft Challenge Blog, where Anything Crafty Goes.

Power Poppy images are some of my favorites with all the details.  This is Everything Rosy colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  The stamped sentiment is from Unity Stamps.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking :o)

·         stamps: Power Poppy: Everything Rosy, Unity Stamps: my thoughts are with you

·         paper: Recollections, MME: Lost & Found

·         die-cuts: MFT

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #69: I'd Be Lion

Hello crafty freinds!  All 4 sisters blogs are going live today, so make the rounds for inspiration. Here's my post for LTCCB, Anything Crafty Goes.

 My Favorite Things has made making box cards very easy, everything is ran through the die-cutting machine, just put together.  

The adorable image is from Lee Holland Art called Cute Lion and colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

I did sponge the edges of the grass to give it some depth, thought a few small flowers were needed.

The Rounded Banner die-cut was used for the back to stamp a sentiment. This Sentiment from Unity is perfect.

thanks for looking :o)

o   stamps: Lee Holland Art: Cute Lion, Unity: I’d BeLion

o   paper: Recollections, MME

o   die-cuts: MFT: Outside the Box Level Up, OS BoxGrassy Hills, Rounded Banner

o   embellishment: Prima Flowers    

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #153: Special Delivery Bear

Hello crafty friends and to a new month :o)  

This is my project for LTSCB where it's Anything Goes challenge this month.  

I do not celebrate Valentine's Day, but giving a card to one you love from time to time is always a good thought. You should always let the person you love everyday in big or small ways that they are special to you. This cute little bear is from Polkadoodle called Winston Heartfelt. The image is colored with my prismacolor pencils using the dotting technique, your hand and wrist will hurt from all those dots.. lol. 

This is the inside using a stamp from Unity stamps.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

o   stamps:  Polkadoodles: Winston heartfelt    Unity: I’ll Always Love You (sentiment)

o   paper: Paper Warehouse: cherry, Bazzill, the Paper Studio: Sketchy Hearts

o   die-cuts: Sizzix, Tim Holtz

o   embellishments: gauze, Tim Holtz, fant-age

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #148: Record Player Skip

 Hello crafty friends :o)   Here's my Post for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, where we are kicking it Old School this month. We would to see projects that are old/vintage or even back to school.

I'm sure many of you have bought stamps and they are just sitting around ... just because they are cute.  I went old school with this record player stamp set from Unity called Skip a Beat.  I know LPs are coming around from some of the cool kids out there.  The sentiment is also included in this stamp set.

Here is the inside of this simple note card.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges: 

• Aud Sentiments Challenge: #208 Anything Goes with a sentiment

stamps: Unity: Skip a Beat

paper: Recollections, MME: alphabet soup

die cut: TLC Designs

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #35: Tree Tag

 Hello crafty freinds :o)  Here's my post for MLCCB, where the challenge is Christmas all year long.

A little Christmas tag with lots of layers.  I started off with a tag and put some Christmas paper on most of it.  Covered the paper with gesso and paint, stamped a tree, then sewed around the edges.  Couple years ago, I die-cut some ornaments out and didn't use them all, added a stamp to the die cut.  Some more die-cuts, embossing and a sticker sentiment to finish it off.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: SU: Pattern Pines, Unity

die-cut: MFT, SU

embellishments: Tim Holtz: Clippings Stickers, Hobo: yarn, Ribbon Club ribbon, Stampendous: embossing powder, paint