Double D - Friends

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

FRIENDS

 

 and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 

 We all need friends and I know I'm certainly blessed with some AMAZING friends ... hope you are too!  With friends in mind, I just had to go through my Doni Collection.  I knew she had some fun Art Impressions stamps that I could create with for today's card ... and she didn't disappoint!  

 

I created the background using TH inks and Stampscapes stamps. 
Next I stamped & colored (using Tombow markers) this fun AI stamp called 'Road Trip'. 

 

 

 After coloring, I fussy cut the image and popped it up with 3D dimensional tape.  I have a few little Heartfelt Creations birds already stamp/cut & colored just for a day like today.  Placed him in the tree and he's not sure what to make of this group of friends speeding down the highway!  LOL

You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .

 

More Sketch Fun

 Brrr!  Happy Tuesday All!

Not sure what weather you're dealing with this morning but Bitter Cold & Snowy here in Akron, Ohio USA!!  It's mid morning (10 AM EST) and it's only gotten up to 6 degrees so far ... although, they are predicting a high of 13 today!  At least we don't have the enormous amount of SNOW they have in the midwest & north east!  

Anyways, as my title suggests, I've decided to play with another sketch for today's card share.  I've really been enjoying the sketches offered over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog (1/26) and here's the new one they are offering for inspiration today. 

 

 I wasn't sure what 'theme' direction to go in then I spotted a pack of cards from the American Heart Association laying on the table that we received in the mail after sending them a contribution (I don't understand ... we send these companies money to help them and they keep sending me STUFF ... just use the money where it's needed and quite spending it on sending me stuff I truly don't need!  LOL)   Anyways, that is where the bird image came from.

I generally donate those premade cards either to our church or to my cousin Matthew who sends out a ton of cards to our older cousins & friends to keep their spirits lifted (he's got such a big heart!).   

 Product used are:

Violet Fragrance 6x6 designer paper
FabScraps High Tea 8x8 designer paper
Sue Wilson (CED-1464) Bold Scrolled Vine
Tutti Designs 'Stitched Scallop Circle' dies
Tutti Designs 'Stitched Nesting Banner' dies
Creative Expressions Wordies (Birthday)
Nuvo White Crystal Drops
Dimensional Tape

 

 I'm very happy with the outcome of this card and will keep this sketch design in mind for future cards.  Again, I truly enjoy having a good sketch to get my creative thoughts flowing and the ones offered at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge have never let me down!

 

Challenges to share in:

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Things with Wings (1/26)
Make My Monday Challenge #269 - Use Paper with Pattern (1/25) Entry #2
 Dragon Fly Dreams January Challenge - Floral (1/31)

Take care, stay warm and thanks for stopping by today! 

 As always . . .

  

 

Still building snowmen!

 Happy Monday All!  

Most of the east coast and central USA are experience a winter like we haven't seen in years with lots, and lots of the 'white stuff'!  With it being MLK Day the schools are closed and the kids are outside building yet another snowman in the front yards of many houses around us.  They can't stay out there too long as the temperatures are only in the teens so it's quite BITTER out there!! 

Anyways, I too am still building snowmen but mine are of paper!  I recently received snowman dies from a couple different companies and the one I'm using today is by Poppy and called Sweet Nordic Snowman (#2576). 

 

 What inspired me to create another snowman card is the fun challenge over at the Paper Players where the theme is 'Clean & Simply - Signs of Winter' (Challenge PP-769) - (1/23).

 

 My background pines were created using a 'new to me' stamp set from The Greetery which has been in my stash for awhile now and I'd forgotten all about it.  It's actually a layered stamp set but I just used one of the 'solid' stamps to create a simple background.

And my sentiment is an OLD stamp from the DRS company ... not even sure if they are still in business.  

I tore a scrap of white card stock to create my snow mounds and Tombow markers for the coloring on my snowman.  I've also popped him up for a bit of dimension.  

When I started editing my photo, I noticed I didn't like that the snowman doesn't have a mouth/smile so I decided to give him a SMILE ... lol.

 

 (It might just be me, but otherwise I think his face looks like a bird with an orange beak lol).

 Here are a couple other fun challenges to share in:

Try it on Tuesday Challenge - It's Cold Outside (1/21)
A Cut Above January Challenge - Die Cut (new snowman) (1/31)
Krafty Chicks Challenge #803 - CAS (1/20)
 
 Take care and thanks for stopping by today! 

 As always . . .

  

Peace on Earth Challenge #104

 Hello Friends and welcome back to my blog! 

SO happy you stopped by!

Today I have a card to share for the new challenge over on the PEACE ON EARTH CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.  Of course the theme is Anything Christmas and we hope you'll come join in the fun! 

Here's a fun inspiration board we've created to help get you started ...

 

 How cute are these snow 'people'!  

Today I turned to my various 3D toppers for the main snowman focus image.  I had sever to choose from but I decided upon this cute couple in the Hearty Crafts HC12129 Christmas pack.

 I (like many of you I'm sure) have several different Christmas/Winter paper packs to choose from when creating my holiday cards but today I went with more of a winter vs Christmas theme using the snowflake paper that I found in an older Carta Bella paper pack called 'Cabin Fever'.

 My background trees are from Dee's Distinctive & Frantic Stamper.
My sentiment strip comes from the Echo Park 'The Magic of Christmas' 6x6 paper pack.

     

PLEASE be sure to pop over to THE BLOG and check out the amazing designs our design team has created for your inspiration.  What a group of talented ladies!!  Then come join in the fun!!  

 As always ... thanks again for stopping by!

Let's Build a Snowman

 Happy Saturday All!

OMG ... are you tired of this winter weather yet?
I know, I know ... it's only January but personally, I've seen enough of the white stuff ... I'd rather cut grass than shovel snow!  LOL

Anyways,  I spotted a fun challenge over at the CAS on Friday blog where the theme is SNOWMAN (1/22).  I hope my card qualifies as I don't have a lot of white space (like I had originally planned) but then without thinking I grabbed this pretty piece of Brutus Monroe designer paper and used it as my background.

 Mr. Snowman is from Simon Says Stamps ... Bundled Snowman #1527sd (first time using) and thought he'd be fun to play with today.  Too old to go outside and make the real thing so will have to settle for making a paper snowman.

 

I die cut the snowman from a scrap of white cardstock then used my red Tombow marker to color the hat & scarf.  Other Tombow markers were used for the face & buttons. 

 A few other fun challenges to play in are:

 Creative Creases #111 Challenge - 1/2 thru 2/5
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #628 - Winter Wonderland (1/21)
Try it on Tuesday Challenge - It's Cold Outside (1/21)
The Crafting Challenge January Challenge - White/Snow (2/1)
Craft Rocket Challenge #132 - Something New (snowman die) (1/31)
Die Cut Diva's January Challenge - Use New Crafty Item (snowman die) (1/31)

This card was fun, quick & easy!  
Hope you've found inspiration in today's card! 

Take care and thanks for stopping by today! 

 As always . . .