Friendship

This is meant for a friend - now, who else could you send it to???
Image - Rubbernecker, with water colors, her robe is paper pieced; scraps of DP and Washi tape behind the ribbon; Spellbinder dies; computer generated sentiment.
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Friendship:    Rubbernecker Blog
Washi tape:     Brown Sugar
Inspiration (poppy red and other colors):  Penny Black At Allsorts
Any:    Digi Choosday
            Lemon Shortbread

Some cheer for Anthony

Some of you may have seen previous posts for the SplitCoastStampers Tuesday TeaPot party. Our cards may be sent to a recipient in need of cheer.  I have not been a regular participant of late, but this week I wanted to be sure to join in.  The cards go to Anthony, a 16 yer old undergoing his second heart surgery.  Side effects have caused him to lose his voice and have difficulty swallowing.  I have "known" his mother for some time through SCS. We sent cards a couple of years ago, and she said he has kept them in a memory box - I think all cardmakers are happy to know that their cards really do make an impact.   One of Anthony's interests is basketball.  I am pleased to have a chance to use some of the materials left from when our granddaughter played HS basketball! The basket is a Brad Buddy from Hot off the Press.  The sentiment is from QKR Stampede, and that backing strip is duct tape. 
Here is a link to the TeaPot party.  You are more than welcome to join us!
Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Sentiment, but no image :   Brown Sugar

For Terry

I hope this is ok for a masculine card.  Our son-in-law has a broken ankle, so he is pretty much confined to the recliner (there should be a remote in his hand LOL!).  Our daughter quilts, so that is a good touch in this Dearie Doll pre-colored image.  I use it a lot - quick and easy as that is often necessary for a get well type of card.  I used several papers acquired at a recent yard sale.  The little brown strips are duct tape that looks like plaid burlap, and the other narrow strip is washi tape.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:                   Mojo Monday
Use some yellow:   Fresh Brewed Designs
Spring:                   DRS Designs
For a man:             Morgans Artworld
Humorous:             Allsorts
Any:                        Brown Sugar Challenge
                                 Crafty Friends
                                 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 
                                 Inspiration Destination
                                 
                                  
 

Masculine Valentine - for Hal

One more valentine for a guy - using the "gears" folder from Darice, and the Cuttlebug
"You".  For the you folder, I selected certain lines to place at the top and the bottom.  (If you adjust your screen just right, you can actually see the embossing!  The sentiment is JustRite, and I got to use up some scraps of dp, some red and white cs,  and a bit of Washi tape.
Sketch:                   Jo's Scrapshack
Black, white, red:  The House that Stamps Built
Use red:                  Di's Digi Designs
Valentine/love:       Brown Sugar Challenge
                                Creative Corner Challenges 
                                Polkadoodle
                                QKR 
                                Fan-tastic Tuesday
                                Amusing-challenge
Steampunk (gears):  Sandee-and-Amelie 
                               
                                
                                
                  

Chalked Thanksgiving card

This Sizzix EF is great for Thanksgiving/fall cards.  I cut the embossed piece a bit to fit an A2 card.  Since I wanted to try coloring in more detail than I usually do, I decided not to add embellishments, and I stamped the JustRIte sentiment (in rust) directly on the main layer.   I sponged a number of different colors of chalk (SU)  - blues and browns for the sky and edges, various fall colors for the leaves, and of course orange for the pumpkins. 

 Chalk:  http://chalknstock.blogspot.com/2014/11/november-challenge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChalkNStock+%28Chalk+N+Stock%29
Vintage harvest:  http://www.vintagejourney.com/
CAS:  http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/#
Inspiration (leaves and pumpkins/fall):  http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/forums/topic/peachy-keen-challenge-14-14-photo-inspiration-thankful-theme/


Thanksgiving/thankful/fall:  
   http://www.blogquickquotes.com/ 
   http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/
    http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/
   http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/

Thanksgiving Blessings

We are so blessed and need to express this every day!
 This image is from my wish RAK (Splitcoaststampers) echange stash - don't know the origin.  The ribbon is from Pizzazz Aplenty, DP is a gift, the black stripe is a Dazzles sticker.  The Thankful sticker (epoxy?) is also from my stash.  I used two of my go-to dies from Cheery Lynn - leaves from Leafy Border, and Blessings.
Sketch:  http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/
Any:  http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/
          http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ 
           http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com
 Circles/dots:  http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Uplifting:  http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/
Thanksgiving:  http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/
                     http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/
                     http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/ 
                     http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/
Fall colors:   http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/
Count your blessings:  http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/ 

Traditional Vintage Christmas

Today I am back to Christmas cards! 
There is SO much to do - and now we are adding phone shopping to the list - apparently the battery has died as it will not keep a charge.  This is not the time to be without a phone - we only have one!
Back to the card - this is the Stampendous set used for most cards this year.  The DP is from the Paper Studio pad called Faith, and the faux stitched ribbon is by Ribbon Boutique.  I used chalk pencils for coloring, and distressed the edges.
Sketch:  http://christmaschallenges.blogspot.com/
Holiday:  http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/
Christmas:  http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
Any:http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/
Any:  http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.com/
Stitching:  http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/
Shabby chic: http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/