Today is "send a card to a friend" day. Who knew and where do they come up with theses days? Hey I am OK with this day. I mean, I am a card maker right?
I sent this card to my best buddy Pat. I don't know what I would do without her.
Addicted to Stamps and More has this photo inspiration and I am entering my card. I chose the colors primarily to inspire me. But the heart is featured too.
While shopping at our local Trader Joe's my husband said- "you have to come around back". I kinda wanted to just get going, we had a lot to do. But I humored him and went to the back parking lot and there is the most gorgeous white draft horse being hooked to a festive white buggy.
A few moments later after petting this big guys nose and wishing I had an apple or a carrot, my husband whispers "look up". I look up and what to my wondering eyes should appear- Santa Claus!!!
I don't know about you, but there is something magical about being around Santa. You immediately become a kid again.
I am sure my dear husband is telling Santa all about the Martin Dreadnaught D-45 guitar he wants for Christmas.
But behind every great guy there is an even better woman. Santa is no different. Mrs. Claus who is usually behind the scenes baking cookies to keep the big guy-well big, got to get out to visit today.
Like any good wife, she isn't letting her man out in public until he is perfectly put together.
After getting my time with Santa- whispering that I really don't want a lot this year, just the new Altenew inks, he drove off to see all the good little boys and girls.
My cards today are in honor of the big guy himself!! I am entering them in the following challenges.
Just Us Girls, they are having "an anything goes" challenge.
Lastly Inkspirational is having a theme challenge and the theme is "naughty".
I want to end this Santa driven blog post with a scene from "Elf". This very funny scene is how I feel now."I know him! I know Santa and I know his wife!!"
Be sure to check out what all the designers for these various challenges have posted and be inspired to join in!!
Happy Easter everyone! Since I am not hosting Easter and I am caught up on school work, I decided to join in the fun at a few challenges with this extremely CAS and graphic card. And what the heck is going on?!!? Not one stamp inked in the making of this card!!!! Holy cow!!! This is way out of my comfort zone. I wanted to add an embellishment or a stamped image, but I resisted (and it was so hard!!). This is a card worthy of the queen of graphic cards- Ardyth at MASKerade.
This weekend has been all about stamping with a few meals thrown in. Today's card is in responce to a few challenges. And I know it is hard to believe, but this CAS card took me all day to make. Originally I had three fish, way to many. Then trying to find an fun and appropriate sentiment. Why don't I have a "birthday fishes" greeting. Does anyone know where I can find one?
The challenge at Less is More is to use yellow and grey. I have never found these colors particularly appealing, but one of my staff is having twins and these are the colors she chose for the babies' room. So I am practicing.
Next I used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch. I have to say I don't mind the yellow and grey so much on this card.
I finished my brutal research class and had three weeks off before I started back. I did what any self-respecting papercrafter would do with that much time on her hands- I STAMPED!!!! I stamped JUST FOR FUN!!! I didn't stamp for any of my DT blogs ( stepped down from just about all of them), I didn't make any required BD or other required cards, I stamped just because I could!
Usually I have a specific challenge to meet, so I was a bit at a loss as to what to do. A quick perusal of Pinterest helped and got my juices flowing.
Today's card was built around one of my favorite sentiments from this Penny Black set. I used it a lot. It always goes well with a flowery card.
I added flowers from Hero Arts Lia Griffith mini set. The set included a cute little bird, who perched perfectly on top of the word "hope".
Because I have time, I can enter some challenges. something I haven't done for awhile. Addicted to Stamps and More has a clean and simple challenge. My favorite kind of challenge. Not only that, but they are having a DT call. Maybe at another time I might have thrown my hat in the ring, but life is just a wee bit to busy for structured stamping. But hey maybe one of you will go for it!! My buddy Kylie runs this challenge. I designed for her at Happy Little Stampers. She is a gem to work under. Be sure to check out her stamp company with the same name.
Hope you enjoyed my stamping just for the heck of it! Hope to be back with some more inspiration!
Halloween is quickly approaching and usually I have had several varieties of cards made. Not so this year. I have been way to busy with work and school. It just isn't right that they interfere with my valuable crafting time!!. Last Sunday I had a pocket of time and quickly made this set of cards to send out.
I am entering theses cards in two challenges. At Addicted to Stamps they are having a holiday challenge and while many folks entered Christmas themed cards I am clearly going for a spooky holiday. Be sure to check out the challenge and see the card Cornelia posted- it is so stinking clever!!
Over at Shopping Our Stash it is clearly a Halloween challenge. My cards are totally from stash items- black card stock that I have had fore ten or more years, washi tape that I have hoarded, those little googly eyes that I have been waiting for just the right moment to use and all kinds of Halloween paper scraps.
I have discovered a new challenge that these cards totally fit for called the Male Room for masculine based cards- what a great idea! This weeks challenge is Halloween.
Lastly another new challenge for me to enter. AAACards is another CAS challenge with a Halloween theme this week.
Here are all three cards together- what's that sticking in the middle of the cards? Any guesses?
Our Labor day was full of dark skies, rain, thunder and lightening in my area. It sure affected my art. Usually I ink this cloud stamp from Hero Arts in happy sky blue, but it is all grey skies today. I'd give you a link but I can't find it anywhere. I got it on sale at one of those big box craft stores.
I grabbed a plane stamp from Papertrey Ink's Fly Away set and stamp in a bright cheery red. I added the saying in red also and added some glitter to the clouds. Isn't there always a silver lining?
I was excited when I saw the photo challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. I even had to make a second post in one day!!
I reminded me of my card!! Greys with the pop of red. How about that!! So of course I had to enter!!
Hope you all have a sunny week or you find the silver linings in a stormy sky.
