Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #691

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches

 

For the first few Tuesdays in 2023

the design team is taking turns choosing 

their favorite sketch from 2022.  

This was my favorite.

I needed 2 birthday cards to start off the new year.  

For these two cards I used papers and flower stamps from an old Paper Pumpkin kit.  The sentiments are from a Spellbinders stamp and die cut set called Many Birthdays.

The punch out leaves and sequins are from the kit.  The little flowers in the corner of the sentiment square were stamped, colored with markers and then fussy cut. Then I added a stamped flower colored with markers to both the inside of the card and the envelope flap.

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Raechelle

Tammy

Tangii

 

      You can be sure that one of us will be visiting you.

Double Diamond Easel Birthday Card

This card is for Rachel at Farmhouse Memories, which is a fabulous place to find scrapbook and card supplies and lots of fabrics in Paradise, PA.  Rachel is always there with a smile and tons of knowledge to help her customers.

I thought a special card was in order for this very special person.

How about a Double Diamond Easel Fold?

I even added a strip of matching CTMH dp to the envelope flap.

Rachel's birthday was today, so the card will be late when she receives it.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday Challenge #192 - AG/ Summer  (When the flowers bloom, it's summer.) 

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #123 - More than One Fold 

Di's Digi Challenge - Fold It Fancy 

New Stamp from Honey Doo Crafts

Last week a few friends and I went to The Petticoat Parlor in 

Mt. Dora, Florida.  

I couldn't resist buying this Honey Doo Crafts stamp.

I stamped the image on glitter paper and then colored it with markers. 

Challenges:

My Time to Craft Challenge #413 - New Stash (stamp and die)

Allsorts Challenge Week 555 - More than a one word sentiment 

Get Creative Challenge #87 - Something New (stamp and die)

Incy Wincy Challenge Jan 20-Feb 1 - AG 

Through the Craft Room Door Jan 21st Challenge - AG 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - New Stash (stamp and die)

The House That Stamps Built J2220 Challenge - AG

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #248 - AG 

 

Belated Birthday Sloth

First, I must apologize to my regular blog visitors for my unplanned brief hiatus from blogging.

I had a little mishap, while sharpening my carving knife, which required a few stitches in my thumb.  Ouch!  I'd say it was sharp!

That kind of limited my crafting.

Not to mention the fact that I had to turn my craft table back to a dining room table for Thanksgiving dinner.

Dinner is over and so are the leftovers. 

The stitches are out and I'm back to cardmaking.

My sister-in-law's birthday came and went, giving me the perfect excuse to use this adorable sloth from Mo's Pencil 

and a new die I recently purchased.  

You might think I sent her card late on purpose.  Hmmm... 

Challenges:

Art Impressions Challenge #271 - Animals 

Cute Card Thursday # 611 - AG

Through the Craft Room Door Challernge  Dec. - AG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - AG with a critter  

Birthday Card Moving Slowly

Our new grandson-in-law recently had a birthday.  We didn't forget it.  We just didn't know about it.  And it has taken me a few days to make his card, but it is finally on its way.

The slow moving turtles, a CTMH stamp, are paper pieced with some of the scraps from the CTMH Joyful Stars Blog Hop card I posted here.

Challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams June Challenge - For Man/Boy
Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Get Your Craft  
Crafty Creations Challenge #392 - AG 
Crafting by Designs Challenge - Happy Birthday
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #346 - AG 

HB GG and Aunt Eileen

About a month ago I posted a baby card I made using a drawing by my BFF's granddaughter, Layla.  I made two more birthday cards using her drawings, one for her great grandmother...

(card front featuring a Layla's drawing of the cat sleeping on the arm of GG's sofa)

(inside of card)

and also one for her Aunt Eileen ...

(This drawing is of Aunt Eileen's new puppy.)

(inside)

 Layla's brother has the next birthday.  I can't wait to see what she draws for on his card.  Last year it was a big hippopotamus!

This is really easy to do with any drawing.  

Scan the image.  Save it.  

I open the image in my Paint program, 

resize it and print it just like a digi.  

Speaking of hippos, 
here is the baby card I made for Eileen's new little boy. 

The stamps are from CTMH.

Challenges: 

The Ribbon Girls September Challenge - Any image + ribbon

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Patterned Paper 

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #175 - Anything Goes 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Sept 19 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Animals Challenge #6 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Pop It Up (I used foam tape to pop the hippo's head.) 

That's it for now.  

I have a couple new badges I'm anxious to add to my blog.

Enjoy your day and thanks for your visit!

I totally forgot...

that I was planning to use the color scheme for the  Monday Challenge at the Catch the Bug 6th Birthday Celebration

for my Mojo Monday Sketch 431 Challenge Card.  So first I'll show you my Mojo card and I'll be back with a card for Catch the Bug.

I've used CTMH stamps, a sheet of CTMH fundamental paper, and a sheet of American Crafts paper, white Liquid Pearls, markers, and Glitter Glaze.

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #431 

Belated Birthday

Here's one for my stash and, hopefully, I won't ever have to use it.  But it is so cute, I may forget someone's birthday on purpose so that I can.

This card features a fussy cut CTMH image and stamped sentiment on a punched scalloped circle with liquid pearls, embossed designer paper by American Crafts; and sheer pink and white swiss dotted ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges for this card include:
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #268 - Pearls
Cardz 4 Gals Challenge #3 - Pink & Pearly

In the Pink Challenge #80 - Pink Ribbon
Creative Card Crew Challenge #98 - Ribbon
Cutie Pie Challenge #98 - Pretty in Pink
Crafty Boots Challenge - Pink
Ooh-la-la Creations Challenge # 191- Pretty in Pink

New Love to Scrap Challenge Starts Today

Here's my DT card for Love to Scrap Challenge # 40:

I've used a digi image called Snow Fun from Dr. Digi, one of the

two awesome digital stamp companies sponsoring the Love to Scrap Challenge this week...

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

and

Lacy Sunshine

and the theme is

Seeing Dots.

As usual my teamies have made some great projects to inspire you.  Please take a moment to look them over and leave the gals some love.   And be sure to check out the wonderful digis available at our sponsors' sites.  

I'll also be entering this card in these challenges: 
Allsorts Challenge Week #281 - Embossing (I've dry embossed the white background CS and heat embossed the sentiment.)
Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #170 - Embossing 
Crafty Calendar October Bingo Challenge -  I'm using the diagonal elements - embossing, sentiment, and sparkle
Anything Goes with a Twist Challenge #3 - twist: shimmer and sparkle
Aloha Friday Challenge #34 - Dies and or Punches (Both the snowflake and snowflake corner are dies.)
Country View October Challenge - Sparkle and Shine
Country Craft Cottage Digi Challenge #11 - Digi/Glitter Power
Mema's October Tic Tac Toe Challenge -  I've used the last column in making this card - 


Words to Scrap By Challenge #10 - Paved with Paw Prints
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #102 - Animals

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Since today is also Mojo Monday, I have a second card to share with you.

Combining the adorable image and sentiments from 

Deedee's Thinking Spot Digi Set 

and the Mojo Monday Sketch, 

I've made this belated birthday card:

This card has been entered in these 2 challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 368

and

Deedee's October Progressive Challenge

(Purchase the Thinking Spot set for only $1.25,

 make a card or other project using it, and next month's set is free!)

Note to DeeDee: Thanks for the fabulous free party favor set.  It's so nice of you to celebrate along with Outlawz this week and give everyone this Fun and Festive set.