Thank You Card ~ A Little Vintage {2nd Post}

As the week comes to an end
so does my self imposed sketch a day challenge.

Not too bad I only missed one day

and some days I did multiple sketches.

 

I started with the newsprint design paper

then embossed it with the clock folder.

I tore then sponged the edges to give it a distressed look.

I added the ribbons and bows at the top and the bottom.

For the sentiment circle I stamped the design circle,

added the sentiment and finished it off with some faux pearls.

 



 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.

*Design circle from the Small celebrations stamps set from Verve Stamps.

*Sentiment from the Birthday Bot stamps set from Verve Stamps.

*Design circle cut using a 2 in. punch from Marvy Uchida.

*Embossed using  the Clock Background folder from Darice.

*Design paper from Recollections.

*Memento Rich Cocoa stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,

D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:

Viva la Verve Jan. wk #4

Connie Can Crop #18 Time after time
Top Tip Tuesday Favorite Sketch (see below) (I like it simplicity)
Digistamp 4 Joy #84 Add real ribbon



             Here is the sketch I followed



Love/Wedding/Anniversary/Valentine Card ~ Love {1st Post}

Happy FRIDAY everyone!!!

 

I would like to thank the wonderful people at QKR Stampede

for this cutie patootie digi I used today.

I won one of their fun challenges and got to pick out 5 digis!

 

This is one of my favorite sayings of all time

and I thought it went perfect with this cute couple.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Snowman Couple digi from QKR Stampede.
*Sentiment from a stamp set from Printworks.
*Large cut using the Wavy Hearts Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Small hearts cut using an EK Success punch.
*Copic markers R29, R83, B24, B93, E12, Y21 and E17.
*Twine from American Crafts.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*CTMH Dutch Blue stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
QKR Stampede #73 Anything goes
Open-Minded Crafting Fun #2 Warmth-food or clothing
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Sentimental Sunday #191 Lovey Dovey
613 Avenue Create #56 Anything goes
Die Cutting Divas #150 Winter fun
Clear It Out Theme: colors, Stash: lots of blue
Kaboodle Doodle #208 Baby it's cold outside
Simon Says (Wed) Anything goes with twine or string
Through the Purple Haze #26 A digi and a die

Friendship Card ~ A Warm Hello {2nd Post}

Here is my second card for today.

Off I go to tuck myself into a nice warm bed

to see if I can ward this cold off.

I think I might need one of those hugs. lol.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Animals from the Christmas Friends stamp set from Penny Black.
*Sentiment from a stamp set from Hero arts
*Oval cut using the Classic Ovals die set from Spellbinders
*Embossed using the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls and Swiss Dots folders.
*Design paper from the DCWV Old World Mat Stack.
*Copic markers B93, E13 and E33.
*EK Success edge punch.
*Lace from simplicity.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Penny Black, Inc Sending hugs friendship or love
Love To Create #100 Sketch
Loves Rubber Stamps #88 Use lace {used Penny Black}
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Pile It On #4 Animals
Creative Knockouts #22 Tic Tac Toe {stamp, sentiment, dies}
Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes
Clear It Out Theme: colors, Stash: lots of blue

          Here is the sketch I followed

Friendship Card ~ Wonderful Friend {1st Post}

These little cuties are ready to wave a big hello to a wonderful friend.


This is going to be a short post today.

I'm trying to fight off a sinus cold and keep nodding off as I write.

I have a second card to post if I can stay awake long enough.

 



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Cat from the Hello Friend stamp set from Penny Black.
*Sentiment from a stamp set from Hero Arts
*Hearts cut using the Classic Hearts die set from Spellbinders
*Design paper from the DCWV Girl Frille paper pad.
*Copic markers R83, C-3, BV23, E13 and E21.
*Ribbon from Offray
*Faux pearls from Recollections.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*CTHM Heather stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Penny Black, Inc Sending hugs friendship or love
Jo's Scrap Shack #34 Sketch
Pile It On #4 Animals
Word Art Wednesday #117 Anything goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #84 Add real ribbon
Creative Card Crew #50 Recipe 1-ribbon, 2-design papers, 3-gems/pearls
Creative Knockouts #22 Tic Tac Toe {stamp, sentiment, dies}
Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes

       Here is the sketch I followed           

Christmas Card ~ Gentle Blues {1st Post}

Merry Christmas everyone.

Had you going there for a minute didn't I. lol.

Well I bet a lot of you with snow are feeling like it might still be.

I hope that you are all keeping safe and warm.

 



 

*Candle digi from Digi Stamps 4 Joy {for their progressive Christmas challenge}

*Background embossed using the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls folder.

*Sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set from Verve Stamps.

*Button from Recollections.

*Ribbon from Holiday Inspirations.

*Twine from American Crafts.



*Copic markers B32 and B24.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*CTHM Dutch Blue stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Monthly Christmas Challenge {Jan}
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #84 Add real ribbon
Decosse's Dynamite Doodles 12 months of Christmas card link up.
Crafts 4 Eternity #160 Tic Tac Toe {blue, button, white}
Crafty Creations #255 Seasonal {winter}
Clear It Out Theme: color  challenge Stash: use your blues
Stampin with the Dragon Winter blues
Simon Says {Wed} Anything with twine or string {tied on button}



Valentine's Day Blog Hop {Feb 8th}

I'd like to invite you to a blog hop on February 8th.

{my very first ever as a contributor and I'm so excited!}

The theme is Valentine's Day

Come join the fun and get a few ideas

for that special someone on your Valentine list!

More info to come!

I'll be back later with a crafty creation {if my sinus cold allows me to create}.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Love/Valentine ~ For You

Oh my goodness where has January gone?

I hope that your weather clears up real soon if you are in the midst of a storm.

We have been unusually dry this month.

The rain is coming back today. not sure how I feel about that.

It has been nice to have dry weather but we need the rain, too.

 

I started again with a sketch.

I've done this one before and returned to it

because it was a fun one to add lots of layers and elements.
I added little hearts from the border die to the twig in the bird's mouth
and floating around their heads.
I just love these cute little critters.
{Shh don't tell anyone they were from a Christmas set}

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Animals from the Christmas Friends stamp set from Penny Black.
*Sentiment from the No Matter What stamps set from Verve Stamps.
*Heart border and tiny hearts cut using a die from the Scalloped Trim Trio Die Set from Verve.
*Large heart cut using the Classic Hearts die set from Spellbinders
*Design paper from the DCWV Girl frille paper pad.
*Copic markers R83, C-3, BV23, E13 and E21.
*Lace from simplicity.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*CTHM Heather stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Viva la Verve Jan. wk #3
Penny Black, Inc Sending hugs friendship or love
Penny Black and More Love is in the air
Loves Rubber Stamps #88 Use lace {used Penny Black}
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Sentimental Sundays #191 Lovey dovey
Pile It On #4 Animals
613 Avenue Create #56 Anything goes 
Sweet Stamps  #154 Lace and hearts
My Craft Spot #124 Polka dots
Crafty Creations #255 Seasonal-Spring
Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday linky party anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy #2 Friendship
V's Sweet Ideas #19 Anything goes
Delightful Challenges You have my heart
Top Tip Tuesday Fav sketch (one of them below) and why (I love the layers)

Here is the sketch I followed                       


Featured on Facebook 1/30

Love/Valentine Card ~ Hearts and Hugs {1st Post}

My next sketch in my self imposed challenge is from My favorite Things.

They also have a color palette challenge going on.

Can you guess their first color combo? lol.

I started by embossing the rectangular black background

with arrows then rounding the corners.

I originally made the stamped banners to go side to side

like in the sketch but after trying it that way I moved them.

I thought they looked better laid top to bottom.

Next I colored up this sweet image and cut them out.

I framed them up with a heart embossed heart.

I stamped the sentiment and then hand cut its banner frame.

To finish off the card all of the edges were sponged black.

 

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Girl and bear from the Pure Innocence Bear Hugs stamp set from My Favorite Things.
*Banner design from the DC Large Scale Backgrounds stamp set from My Favorite Things.
*Sentiment from the No Matter What stamps set from Verve Stamps.
*Background embossed using the A2-Arrows folder from The Paper Studio.
*Heart embossed using the Cuttlebug Cross My Heart folder.
*Copic markers R83, E00, E13 and E33.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
My Favorite Things Sketch #160
My Favorite Things Color Palette #1 Black, pink and white
Cuttin and Stampin #14-3 Anything goes with Arrows. 
Word Art Wednesday #116 Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Sentimental Sundays #191 Lovey dovey
Pile It On #4 Animals
613 Avenue Create #56 Anything goes 
One Crazy Stamper January Anything goes

Here is the sketch I followed

Love/Valentine Card ~ Hearts and Arrows

Here is the next card in my own personal "use a sketch a day" challenge.
This has been fun and gives me a starting point
then I add other elements from my list of challenges
and play along with them, too.

I started by adding embossed arrows to the pink panel.
I've always loved the flowing look of this sentiment.
Next I embossed and the hung the hearts and
added a tiny one to the end of the sentiment.

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Background embossed using the A2-Arrows folder from The Paper Studio.
*Hearts embossed using the Cuttlebug Argyle and Swiss Dots folders.
*Sentiment from Stampin' Up.
*Twine from my stash.
*Memento Rich Cocoa stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
My Craft Spot #123 Sketch
Cuttin and Stampin #14-3 Anything goes with Arrows. 
Hiding in My Craft Room #134 For a loved one
Cuttlebug Mania All you need is love
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Sentimental Sundays #191 Lovey dovey
613 Avenue Create #56 Anything goes 



Here is the sketch I followed

Love/Valentine Card ~ Kitten Love {2nd Post}

This Sketch and digi were made for each other.

I'm playing along with both From the Heart Stamps \
challenges this time around.

I thought I would mix it up with the 3 panels.

I used 3 different embossing folders to add texture galore.
I have a few cat lovin' friends this card would also work for.



 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Kitten image from the From the Heart Stamps  Caught Your Heart digi set.
*Background embossed using the Cuttlebug Cross My Heart and Swiss Dots folders.
*Background embossed using the Sizzix Woodgrain folder.
*Sentiment from the No Matter What stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Ribbon from American Crafts.
*Copic markers R83 and E33.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*CTMH Cherub Pink stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
From the Heart I{heart} sketch #50
From the Heart Jan. stamp of the month progressive challenge
Pile It On #3 Use wood (wood grain embossing)
Pause Dream and Enjoy #2 Friendship card
Hiding in My Craft Room #134 For a loved one
Word Art Wednesday #116 Anything goes
Cuttlebug All you need is love
Polkadoodles Wk #3 anything goes {optional girl talk}
Your Next Stop #8 Sketch and/or inspiration photo
Inky Impressions #143 Ribbon
Di's Digi Designs Spots and dots

Featured on Facebook 1/29          Here is the sketch I followed                  And the inspiration photo            
          

Friendship Card ~ Friends Are Forever {1st Post}

I am going to try something this week...

A challenge if you will.

There are a ton of challenges I like to play along with

some are specifically sketch ones

and some have that as their theme right now.

My plan is to try and do at least one sketch challenge each day.

Here is my first one from Seems a Little Sketchy and Creative Card Crew.

{sketch is down by the challenge links}

I wanted to use this cute image from Digi Darla's for her last challenge

but I found her blog too late to play along.

Friendship, buttons, ribbon, warm clothes, embossing

and the colors blue, white, red & yellow

all inspired the design of this card.
 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Snowtime Scottie image from Digi Darla Designs.
*Background embossed using the Buttons Background folder from Darice.
*Ovals cut using the Classic Ovals Small and the Classic Ovals Large die sets.
*Sentiment from Peddler's Pack.
*Button from Button's Galore & More.
*Twine from my stash.
*Holiday Ribbon from Michael's.
*Copic markers C-3, BV23, 100, Y11,Y1, R37, B23 and B29
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Digi Darla's #98 Alphabet challenge {F is for Friend and Forever}
Seems a Little Sketchy #53 Sketch
Creative Card Crew #56 Sketch
Pause Dream and Enjoy #2 Friendship card
Hiding in My Craft Room #134 For a loved one
Word Art Wednesday #116 Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thursday Jan linky
My Creative Moments Yellow
Open-minded Crafting Fun # 2 Warmth-food or clothing {clothing}
Love to Create #99 Button it up.
Inky Impressions #143 Ribbon
Eureka Stamps #73 Your 3 fav embellies {embossing, buttons, ribbon}
Scrappy Moms Stamps Red and yellow
Crafts 4 Eternity #60 Tic tac toe {blue, button, white}

Here is the sketch I followed

100 FOLLOWERS! Whoo who!!! *updated 2/10*

                                      

I just reached 100 followers!

Thanks to all of you!

I'll be back with something crafty a little later.

Just wanted to say thanks and welcome to the newbies!

Hugs

D~

 

****UPDATED****

I would like to thank Lisa at

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

for this AMAZING

blog badge!

She also made this one!

I have it in my sidebar.

 

Love/Valentine Card ~ Be My Valentine {3rd Post}

I went with a real CAS card design this time around.

I wanted to use this sweet girl but wanted to keep with a Valentine theme

so I gave the cupcakes little heart toppers.

Next I added three color blocks to the top corner.

And I finished it off with a simple sentiment on the bottom.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Girl from the Sweet Birthday Wishes stamp set from Jaded Blossom.
*Small hearts cut using a punch from an unknown brand.
*Sentiment from CTMH.
*Copic markers R37, RV21, E00, E33 and 100.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Jaded Blossom Valentine's
CAS-ual Fridays #126 Color blocks 
Hiding in My Craft Room #133 CAS
Word Art Wednesday #116 Anything goes
Curtain Call Love letter
Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes
Through the Purple Haze #25 Pick you fav color (love black, red and white color combo)

Love/Valentine Card ~ For You {2nd Post}

Oh my goodness where oh where did January go?

Can it really be the 24th already? Yikes.

Yesterday I noticed I had a few more followers.

WELCOME to all of you my 97 sweet followers.

(And those who follow by email. You know who you are)

I'm honored to have you stop by my little piece of cyberspace.

 

Today's card could be used for either a friendship or a Valentine.

I printed off the image but only used 2 of the sweet Doodle Pantry chicks.

I hand drew the letter and die cut the stitched heart.

I followed the sketch from Tuesday Morning sketches turning it sideways.

(I saw at Doodle Pantry that they are sponsoring their sketch challenge)

I used lots of embossing for added texture

 and finished things off with a simple bow.

 

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Triple Chicks image from Doodle Pantry. (It's a freebie. Thanks Laurie!)
*Love letter hand drawn by me.
*Small hearts from the Stitched Button Die set from My Creative Time.
*Background embossed using the Cuttlebug Cross My Heart folder.
*Banners embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.
*Oval cut using the die set from Spellbinders.
*Scalloped oval cut using the Lacey Ovals die set from Spellbinders.
*Copic markers
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

Here is the sketch I followed.










May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Doodle Pantry #42 Any digi goes (used DP)
Tuesday Morning Sketches #233
Cuttlebug Mania All you need is love
Word Art Wednesday #116 Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Word Play Saturday (My Creative Moments) Yellow
Curtain Call Love letter
Scrappy Moms Stamps Red and yellow
Inky Impressions #143 Ribbon
Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies #18 Anything goes {card only}
Sweet Stamps.com #153 Anything goes

Birthday Card ~ Bugaboo Increments of Four {1st Post}

As the week comes to a close so does the birthday celebration over at Catch the Bug.

The last challenge theme called for us to use increments of four.

I used 4 cupcakes and four presents.

*AKV Winter Fairy - skates image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.
*Cupcake - whip cream images from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.
*Sentiment brand unknown.
*Lifestyle Crafts Latice embossing folder
*Lifestyle Crafts Chain embossing folder
*Copic markers R83, B23, YR00, Y11, BV11 and YG03.
*Girl Frille design paper from DCWV.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Ribbon from Offray.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Catch the Bug (Bugaboo) Kid birthday
Creative Knockouts #21 Birthday time
Scrapbook Blessings #11 Pretty pictures
Word Play Saturday (My Creative Moments) Yellow

Birthday Card ~ Bugaboo Kid Project

This card reminded me of when our daughter was little.

I have 7 siblings so she was always surrounded by

tons of presents at her birthday parties.

When she turned two my oldest brother joked

that the pile of packages was taller than she was.

*Jesse-Bear - side sit image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.
*Airplane from the Lots of Thought stamp set from Flourishes.
*Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder
*Cuttlebug Houndstooth embossing folder
*Lifestyle Crafts Chain embossing folder
*Copic markers B29, R29, E13, E17 and 100.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Ribbon from Offray.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Catch the Bug (Bugaboo) Kid birthday
Creative Knockouts #21 Birthday time
Scrapbook Blessings #11 Pretty pictures
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday January linky

Birthday Card ~ Poof {3rd Post}

Here is another wonderful digi from QKR Stampede.

When I saw this image it made me smile.

What a perfect sentiment.

It has always hit me that as soon as our birthday

comes around we are suddenly one year older.

The day before and we are still the previous age. lol.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*One Year Older image from QKR Stampede.
*Background embossed using the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls folder.
*Stars cut using a punch from EK Success.
*Rhinestones from Darice.
*Copic markers B23, B29, E13, E17 and YR00.
*CTMH Dutch Blue stamp pad.
*Ribbon from Celebrate It 360.


May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
QKR Stampede #71 White and blue
Loves Rubber Stamps #87 CASE yourself or a DT member
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday January linky
Hiding in My Craft Room #133 Clean and simple
Kaboodle Doodles #207 Use blue
Addicted to CAS #30 New (new digi image)
Simon Says (Wed) Let's have a laugh
Through the Purple Haze Pick your fav color (blue)

Birthday Card ~ Happy Birthday Love {2nd Post}

First off I would like to thank Laura at Loves Rubberstamps

and the wonderful people at QKR Stampede for this adorable bear digi.

QKR sponsored a challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps

and I was the lucky winner.

My sweet darling husband always says Happy Birthday Love

on my special day so I added love to the heart.

Shhh don't tell him this little guy kind of reminds me of him, too.

 

 





*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Birthday Bear image from QKR Stampede.
*Large heart cut from the Wavy Hearts Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Love. sentiment from the Wings of Love stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Small hearts from the Stitched Button Die set from My Creative Time.
*Background embossed using the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder.
*Copic markers E33, B23 and B32.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.


May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
QKR Stampede #71 White and blue
Loves Rubber Stamps #87 CASE yourself or a DT member  (CASED card picture below)
Verve Diva Dare Smitten (with hearts)
Hiding in My Craft Room #133 Clean and simple
Curtain Call Love letter
Kaboodle Doodles #207 Use blue
Addicted to CAS #30 New (new digi image)
Through the Purple Haze Pick your fav color (blue)

Birthday Card ~ Bugaboo Funny Card {1st Post}

I'm not really a "funny" joke kind of card maker

so this challenge had me going until

I looked through my Bugaboo images and found this little guy.

This card is more of a family inside joke kind of one.

Let me explain...

I have 7 siblings.

One year our Mom bought each of us the same Christmas card

for us to send in the mail to one of my brothers for his birthday.

Each day he received a card or two from a different person

but of course the card was the same AND Christmas.
This is one of my fondest "remember when" memories.

 

*AKV Santa - presents image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.
*Birthday To You sentiment from Verve Stamps.
*Copic markers R37, 100, BG09, R83, BV11 and Y11.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Catch the Bug (Bugaboo) Funny card (see story in my post)

Birthday Card ~ Bugaboo Bling {4th Post}

Whew okay now I'm officially caught up with the Bugaboo challenges this week.

I went with a lot of bling

from the silvery sheen on the ribbon,

to the glitter glue on the candle flames and

the rhinestones I think I accomplished the bling challenge.

 

*Cupcake - whip cream image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.
*Sentiment unknow brand.
*Copic markers Y11,BV11, BV17, R83 and .
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Ribbon from Celebrate It.
*Studio G Glitter Glue
*Rhinestones from Darice.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Please join me and play along with these terrific challenges:
Catch the Bug (Bugaboo) Bling it up