Papertake Weekly Challenge Celebrating 5 years!!!

Quick post this morning - then to work...  I wanted to make this card fo the Papertake Challenge - Celebrating 5 years.  My card celebrates Christmas...  I loved the Sketch over at Sketch Saturday this week and used that to get started.  Being a quilter, I loved the Sketch - so much fun to work with these new Christmas papers I just got from Lili of the Valley!  (I need to take a better picture though...)

I also used an image that I just got from LotV.  Love when those overseas packages come in the mail!!  I colored the image with Copics and added a ribbon bow from my stash.

I am entering this card in the Challenges at Papertake Weekly, Sketch Saturday and Lili's Little Fairies.

Congrats Papertake Weekly Challenge!!

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Woven Together with Love!!

That is the sentiment on the inside of my card.  I created this yesterday for a friend at my Church who really is amazing!!  She is a Mom!!  And not just any Mom - she has grown children and takes in Foster Children.  I love to watch them arrive at Church each Sunday.  The kids are all dressed so cute and greet me with a big hug!!  This Thursday she is Adopting the two youngest.  It will be a day celebrating Love!!

I used a Retired Stamp from Close to My Heart to create her family tree.  The hearts on the tree represent all of the children.  The three hearts off the tree represent her married daughter and first grandson!!  The papers and ribbon are from my stash, the inks are all Close to My Heart.  The ribbon wrapped around the card just makes me think of a big Hug... 

I am entering this card in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Things that make you go "Awww"....

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FBD September Facebook Challenge

Fresh Brewed Designs has a great Monthly Facebook Challenge.  There are Free Digis to use - how awesome is that?!?   This month the Challenge is to create a card with... something extra!!!  For this card I used the "Happy Fall Girl" Digi.  I chose to make a 3-D card for my something extra.  I am also entering this card in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes.  I typed the Sentiment on my computer - "Pumpkin Whoopie Pies... Pumpkin Bread... Pumpkin..."  This Digi makes me think that she is sitting there planning what to bake next!!  I have a friend this card would be perfect for!!  Her pumpkin Whoopie Pies are to DIE for!!!  (Yes Cathy, it's you =)  The sentiment inside the card says "Welcome Fall" - for my friends card it should say:  "So Many Pumpkins... So Little Time!!!"  Guess I will need to make another =)

Image - Fresh Brewed Designs

Papers - My Mind;s Eye

Ribbon/Flowers - Stash

Buttons - Close to My Heart

Punch - Fiskars

Sentiments - Computer Generated

 

FBD is having a Blog Hop starting on the 15th...  Check it out =)

 

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A Day at the Beach =)

Couldn't wait to make this card late last night...  Sometimes I get these cards in my head and just have to get started...  does that happen to you fellow paper crafters???  I love seeing what it turns out to be in the end.  I must admit I am a bit tired this morning and am totally enjoying my coffee!!

The image of course is from the Saturated Canary.  Love, love, love this little girl!!  Having spent my summers growing up at the family beach house in Pocasset on Cape Cod, I was immediately drawn to this image =)  I used the sketch from {Freshly Made} Sketches and the color inspiration from The Color Throwdown.  I love the colors - my favorite combo is blue and yellow!!  (Must be the Swedish in me...).  I am also entering this card in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - 3-2-1 (3 buttons, 2 DP, 1 Image) and Saturated Canary - Anything Goes.  This is a first for me to enter one card in 4 Challenges...  but with out planning, they all seem to fit. 

Card Recipe: 

DP My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart - Be Amazing

CS - Close to My Heart

Image - Saturated Canary - colored with Copics

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Ribbons and Buttons - CtMH

Thanks so much for stopping by - and don't forget your pail when you hit the beach this summer!!

Saturated Canary

Today I purchased a handful of images from Saturated Canary.  I have never used them before but find them fascinating.  I must admit I was not so sure I would be able to do them justice with my coloring, but for a first attempt I think they came out alright... 

The fist is a birthday card for my friends daughter.  She LOVES to read so I thought this image would be perfect.  The sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I used papers from My Mind's Eye So Sophie - Graceful.  I colored the image with Copics and fussy cut her out and mounted her with Pop Dots.   The ribbon and flower are from my stash. 





I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
Saturated Canary - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

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Papertake Challenge #68

Tonight's Birthday card is based on the Sketch from Papertake Weekly Challenge #68.  I used a cute image from Mo Manning.  She is colored in with Copics.  The paper is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found - Madison Avenue.  The ribbon and the bit of "bling" are Close to My Heart.  The paper rose at the center of the bow is from my stash. 

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Congrats Grad!

It's that time of year - Graduations are happening everywhere which means - cards are needed!!  Tonight's card was made with the following Challenges in mind:
Play Date Cafe - Red, Denim, Lt. Blue
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Use your country's National Colors - red, white and blue 
Willow Sketchie Challenge - theme - red, white and blue

I used paper and ribbon from my stash.  The image is from Sassy Cheryl's and colored with Copics.The paper flower is Recollections and the buttons are CtMH.  The sentiment is Verve.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!

Cute, Cute!!

Tonight I decided to make a Birthday Card that would be good for a boy for my card stash.  I love this little Drummer Bear from The Stamp Fairy and they are sponsoring the Challenge to use a Cute Cute image over at the Papertake Weekly Challenge.  I'm using the sketch from {Freshly Made} Sketches.  

The papers are from a retired Close to My Heart Paper Pack - Celebration.  The stamped sentiment is also CtMH "From Me to You" stamped in Cocoa.  Lenny the Drummer Bear is colored with Copics, cut out and mounted with Pop Dots. A piece of off white grosgrain ribbon and three blue "opals" finish off the card.










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