Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #757

 

 Welcome to my blog, where I have

a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

Here is the sketch for this week:

It's a really simple sketch, especially when you can pick what shape you use.  I chose a hexagon for my card.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

The Design Team invites you to stop by

 and visit their blogs, too.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

 

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

Graduation Card for Nick

 Last evening my grandson Nick graduated from High School.  There were over 600 kids receiving diplomas.

I followed a great tutorial for a slimline card/gift card holder I found on  Pinterest.  You can read more about the card at Frenchie Stamps where you will also find a link to the tutorial.

Here's my version:

 And, of course I used my favorite graduation stamp.

Nick will be headed to Messiah University in the fall and will be playing on their baseball team.  I was lucky to have baseball brads in my stash in just the perfect colors to use on top of the cap. 

 

Thanks for visiting.

Graduation time

 Other than making something for the

 Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge # 503 , 

I had no real plans for today's card.  But after I chose the papers, stamped the butterfly first on cs and then on green velum, fussy cut it,  popped it on the inside oval, chose the stick-on 'take flight' sentiment,  and added the bow, it occurred to me that it would make a nice graduation card for a certain young lady who will soon be receiving her nursing degree.  

All it needed was the "Congratulations" 

The oval dies are by Spellbinders and the word die by Elizabeth Craft Designs.  The butterfly stamp was a freebie by Sheena Douglas from a Quick Cards magazine.  The take flight sticker was a freebie that came with my last order from Stamplorations.  Gotta love those freebies!

This is the sketch from TSOT that I was following:

 

The Design Team for Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge really did an outstanding job with their sample cards this week.  Several are fancy folds.  If I hadn't visited one of their blogs, I never would have known that one of the cards is actually a gate fold.  So, if you have some time, I'd suggest making a few visits and collecting a few tips from this talented group.

 

Additional Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door Week of April 27th - AG; Paper Minutes Challenge #689 - Butterflies; Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - AG; The House That Stamps Built Challenge - AG; Addicted to Stamps Challenge #404 - Any Occasion

 

Joyful Stars CTMH June Blog Hop

Welcome to the June

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.  

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

 

My project for the June Blog Hop is a Magic Reveal Spinner Card.  (This design was featured in a recent Splitcoast Stampers weekly newsletter.    I highly recommend signing up for the newsletter because it brings you fabulous tips and ideas every week.  You will find a tutorial for making the Magic Reveal Spinner Card here.)

 

 Using the little loop of ribbon, you turn the circle in a clockwise motion....

keep turning....

 

to reveal the image underneath.

I've used papers and stamps from the CTMH Jack* Workshop on the Go, paired with Black and Juniper cardstock.  The owl stamp is from the retired Teacher Appreciation Set D1612.

*You might also like to view the Father's Day fan fold card I made using these same papers.

My grand niece, Ronin, has just graduated from kindergarten... cap, gown, diploma, the whole nine yards.  She will be visiting this weekend.  Since she loves owls, I know she will love this card from her Great Aunt Silly. 

Now, since this is a blog hop, you might have arrived here from Marie Flayer's blog.

Your next stop is  Krista Hershberger's blog.   

 The hop is circular. So if you are just starting here, simply continue hopping until you find your way back, making the full circle.  If you get lost, the complete list of participants is on Joyce's blog. 

While you hop, I'll enter this card in a few...

Challenges:

Little Red Wagon Challenge #397 - Move It!

Stampavie and more Challenge #288 - Plaid

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge- Frame It  (I used a Spellbinders circle die for the black frame.)

Animal Friends Challenge - June Animals with Wings 

Artistic Stamper Creative June Challenge - Winged Things 

Craftaholics R Us Challenge - Graduation 

Cut It Up Challenge #123 - Follow a tutorial (Splitcoast Stampers tutorial; Spellbinders dies)

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #126 - Animal 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #3 - Anything Goes with a Critter

That's My Boy!

  After many years of hard work, a lot of determination, and not much sleep, my son has received his Doctorate in Education.

His wife and 2 sons have planned a celebration for later today (for which I still have 2 batches of cookies to make).  

I've made 2 cards for the occasion.  That was a mistake, because now I must decide which one to take.

 

Card #1

 (using a MFT stamp and MFT hexagon stitched dies)

 

Card #2

(using CTMH stamps)

 

Card #1 Challenges:

Words 2 Craft By Challenge #30 - New Beginnings

Path of Positivity Challenge #39 - Achievement 

Card #2 Challenges:

Color My Heart Color Dare #200 

Freshly Made Sketches #243

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FYI:  Tuesday Throwdown Challenge is celebrating its 300th post with a blog hop and giveaway.

Scroll down to see what you could win here, then head over to TT for the entire list of participants. 

Giveaway ends July 4th! 

Grad card for TE Share the Joy Challenge

It's hard to believe that my friend's son just graduated from college.  This super easy card is for Chip.  

 Pre-colored digi image and sentiment are from Beccy's Place.

Challenges:

TE Share Joy Challenge #36 - Sketch & Clean and Simple

 

Beccy's Place May Challenge - Anything Goes with one of Beccy's images (freebie available)

Alphabet Challenge - F for Furry Friends

Creative Corner Challenges - Clean and Simple

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #330 - Graduations

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #120 - Man's Best Friend 

 

 

 

CTMH Spring Extravaganza

(My challenge card is at the bottom of this post.  If you have time, I hope you'll check out the cards I made today first.)

Wow! Do I have cards to show you!  

CTMH Consultants Joyce Houck and Krista Hershberger were the hostesses of a wonderful day of card making and cropping which I attended today. 

Many of the cards featured the CTMH Taste of Summer Papers and coordinating Stamps available only for the month of May.

Not only did we have a fun day of socializing and card making, but we also had some great food.  After a week of digging in the dirt, it was a wonderful day.  And when I got home,  my DH had reduced the mound of mulch in our driveway to a small pile and the flower beds look lovely.

So, I'm guessing you'd like to see the cards I made.  Most of them are tucked into an envelope, some of which are decorated, if you see papers sticking out from underneath the cards themselves.

This is a spinner card. 

If you tuck a $20, $1, and $5 bill next to each other in this gift card holder, you get the year 2015.  Unfortunately, Joyce and Krista did not supply us with the cash, just the idea.

Don't these stamps remind you of the spirographs we used to play with?

This is a gate fold easel card, with a very messy bow.  I must retie it.

I noticed Krista walking around with a camera today.  I'm sure she'll be posting some photos on her blog, too.  You might even catch a glimpse of me and my pals being silly.  She'd love it if you'd stop by her blog to have a look see.  For some more wonderful Close to My Heart inspiration, you might like to check out the May SOTM blog hop.  And Joyce's Joyful Stars blog hop goes live on the 10th of every month.

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Here's a birthday card I made using some flowers recently cut with the CTMH cricut cartridge.

I previously posted a card using the negative from cutting these flowers as a stencil for my background.

(CTMH sentiment stamp)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #78 - Anything Goes w/ twist no patterned paper

Brown Sugar Challenge #144 - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #138 - Lots of Flowers

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Monochromatic

My Favorite Things

This fab sentiment stamp is perfect for upcoming graduations.  I found it at the My Favorite Things store in Eustis, Florida this past winter.  Today, I've paired it up with the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #226.

This was my first time trying MFT stamps and I am very pleased.  I used water based ink and it inked up well, giving me a clear image the first time I used it.

This card has been entered in these fun challenges:

MFT Sketch Challenge #226

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Monochromatic

City Crafter Challenge Week 239 - CASE FOUR ( I picked up Stella's pop of red and star for my card.)

Scrap It Girl! April Color Challenge - Black, white + 1 additional color (red)

Layla, In Her Easter Finest + Mojo Monday

When I cleaned off my craft/dining room table last week, I piled all my essentials in one storage drawer

so I could easily get to work this morning on my Mojo Monday card.  Since my Mother's Day luncheon is only 3 weeks away, I'm hoping I can keep my crafty mess to a minimum until then.  If that's even possible?

So here is today's card for Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 342 :

I've used a digi image from Bugaboo Stamps and a sentiment from CTMH.

Here is the sketch for the challenge:


I am also entering the card in these challenges:
Catered Crop - Think Green 

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #203 - Color Inspiration



Catch the Bug April Bingo Challenge - bugaboo image, embossing(player's choice), border
Color Me Creative Challenge #90 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #91 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Antics
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #128 - Anything Goes


Now, I suppose some of you are more interested in seeing photos of my great granddaughter, Layla, in her Easter dress....  She was an angel in church, taking in all the new sights and sounds. 

Wish this wasn't out of focus.  But her dimple shows!

We had to get a photo of this sleeping position. 

Muse Challenge #63 + CTMH Card Workshop 4/15/14

Graduations are coming soon and I'm getting a head start.  There are preschool graduations, kindergarten graduations, elementary school graduations, middle school graduations, high school graduations, college graduations.... 

all steps between endings and new beginnings.  

Wonderful reasons to celebrate and eat lots of cake! 

(Sentiment and frame are CTMH stamps.  Sticker is by Hallmark.)

This week's Muse Challenge #63 was the inspiration for the quick and easy Graduation Card above, suitable for almost any age.
Here is the Muse card:   
 









I am also entering this in these other fun challenges:
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Creating with Color  (My favorite color is bright blue.)
Feeling Crafty Challenge #27 - Anything for a Child
Sweet Stamps Combo Challenge - Anything Goes + Embossing
Cards und More Challenge # 104- No Flowers

Before you leave, here are the cards I made yesterday at Joyce's CTMH card workshop. 

Made it to another Monday.... and look how big my great-granddaughter is getting!

That means another card for the Sketch Challenge at Mojo Monday.  One of these days I will win a set of Verve Stamps from participating in this challenge.  It's on my bucket list.  This week I'm working on graduation cards and on using things in my stash.

(sentiment is a CTMH stamp)

 Here is this week's sketch for the  Mojo Monday #340 Contest:

 

Besides entering this card in Mojo Monday, I am also submitting it to these other fun challenges:
613 Avenue Create Challenge - Anything Goes , optional - Sights/Smells/Tastes of Spring
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge #4 - Make it for the Boys
Lia Stampz Challenge #62 - Good Luck/Congratulations
One Crazy Stamper April Challenge - Anything Goes
The Crafting Cafe April Challenge - One for the Boys
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #126 - Anything Goes
Clear It Out Challenge - Boys/Men  stash item- stickers (I used a Snoopy sticker by Hallmark)
Love to Scrap Challenge #27 - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Challenge #7 - Masculine

I was able to spend some time with my granddaughter and great-granddaughter yesterday.  Almost 7 weeks old now,  Layla is such a good baby but she only has eyes for her mommy.  I was trying to get a picture of her dimples but it just wasn't happening.