Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #762

 

 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:

 

We always say the sketch is just a jumping off point.  My first card looks like this:

Then I got to thinking and made a second card with a bigger aperture in the center.

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.

CAS card set

 

The current Double Trouble Challenge is 

Challenge #164 "CAS Less But Better" partnering with Crafter's Cafe 

 

 

 

Yesterday I made a card for this pair of challenges.

(Please scroll down for details.)

I mentioned making a set of matching cards.

That's exactly what I did. 

I'll be entering both challenges with the yellow card.

 

(On this card I used a marker to outline the stenciled hearts and added some clear Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle.)

 
 Thanks for stopping by my blog. 

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #695

 

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

The design team is taking turns choosing 

their favorite sketch from 2022.  

This is Raechelle's favorite.

 

 

 

Did you ever buy a pack of paper 

just to get one sheet from it?  

What do you do with the rest of the paper?

 

You use it to make a DT card!

 

 

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.

Send a Smile 4 Kids June Challenge

 The theme for the June Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Cards 4 Teens or Tweens

or Anything Goes 4 Kids.

 

My grandsons (14 & 16) fit into this category. 

This card would probably make them 

Camera stamp from Stamplorations; Wonkey Donkey stamp from Whimsy Stamps; Both were fussy cut; Donkey was paper pieced; Paper is CTMH; Smile die was a freebie, not sure of company.  

 

And this card might be a little more suitable for a teen/tween girl.

In keeping with the optional flower theme at Try Stampin On Tuesdays, I random stamped a piece of white cs before stamping the Stamplorations camera; papers, enamel hearts and sentiment stamp are from CTMH, and stitched triangle dies are from SU.

 

 It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

June Challenge.

(Cards only, please. And they need not be donated.)

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Bobbi

Sybrina

Mary

Karen 

April 

Celeste

And we have two guest designers joining us this month!

Melanie and  Bernadette

 

 

Challenges for Card #2:

 

Try Stampin' on Tuesdays Challenge #508 - option theme flowers

 

  

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #566

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

Here's the sketch for this week.

  

And here's my card.

 

 The flowers are die cuts from MFT.

I have no clue where I got the Smile die.

I think it was a freebie.

Sometimes when I don't get ink on my hands making a card, I feel like I'm cheating.  But I'll put a nice stamped sentiment on the inside to make up for the lack of stamping on the outside.

 I hope you'll play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

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

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

 

 

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas August Challenge - Flowers 

Crafty Hazelnut's August Patterned Paper Challenge - AG 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #78 - AG

Crafter's Cafe Challenge - AG 

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge #8 - AG

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #120 - AG 

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - AG 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #60 - AG

 

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #562

It's Tuesday, 

which means I have a card for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

to share with you.

 

This week we are using the very first sketch that appeared for the very first Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge 11 years ago.

Look familiar?

There is a box in my stash labeled matching patterned paper pieces, full of sandwich bags with dribs and drabs from various paper packs.  Each bag has the name of the paper pack and the ink colors that match the papers.  This particular group of papers I have used, sadly now retired, is called Magical from CTMH.   

It is a really fun paper pack deserving of an equally fun card.

The little camera was cut on the cricut.

Stamps are from CTMH.

I hope you'll play along  
this week at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

.

It would be lovely if you had the time to visit the blogs of my TMS teammates and leave them a virtual hug, too.

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #641 - AG 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #513 - Stamp Act (I used a CTMH stamp for the sentiment and frame) 

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - I See Spots

Joyful Stars Close To My Heart August Blog Hop

Welcome to the August

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.

The new CTMH catalog debuts soon.

There are a lot of items being retired, 

so get them while you still can. 

This month I'm using papers from the True Love paper pack for some girly cards.

I added some of the Mix In papers for the second card.

The words are on the CTMH Artiste and Artbooking Cricut cartridges.

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.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Meanwhile, I'm going to enter the following challenges:

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #246 - Birthdays

Seize the Birthday Challenge #171 - Flowers

Crafty Hazelnut's August Patterned Paper Challenge - AG 

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #233 - Feminine AG 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Aug. 6th - AG 

Butterfly Card

This morning I packed up all my craft supplies in preparation for our trip back north.  It will be sad to leave the sunny weather and my wonderful friends here.  But, I have a new great grandaughter, who I have yet to meet, and equally wonderful friends at home.

Today I thought I'd share this Smile card with you.  I saw something similar online and was intrigued with how the butterfly is attached on the inside of the card and is poked through a 1/4 inch slot so it also shows on the front of the card.

Challenges:
CCEE Stampers Challenge 1912 -  surprise element
Aud Sentiments Challenge #223 - Any Sentiment except Happy Birthday
Cut It Up Challenge #170 - Flowers
My Time to Craft Challenge #393 - Mother's Day or special female

 

Smile Birthday Card

Yesterday I began working on a wrap card for the CTMH Joyful Stars Blog Hop next week.  Today, as I was assembling it, I accidentally applied the glue to the wrong side of the patterned paper.  Luckily, I also needed to make a birthday card.  And the paper that had glue all over it became the center section of this card.

Papers are all from CTMH; smile die came free with my new cuttlebug; and flower dies are from MFT.

Inside sentiment is....

It's Your Birthday.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge #58 - AG

City Crafter Challenge Week 447 - Floral Background 

Creative Knockouts Challenge #283 - Flower Power 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #499 - AG 

Kitty Bee Challenge #135 - Birthday

Crafty Ctaz Challenge #447 - AG with option Lots of Layers

Smile,

Cheese Please Bunny is one of the 2 digis that were graciously provided by Gerda Steiner for the current 6 week progressive challenge on her blog.  If you want to join in the fun, you'll need to hurry because the challenge closes in less than 3 days.

And for some more fun, Gerda Steiner is also having a Blog Hop and Giveaway (ending 7/12, 6pm PST) to introduce a n'ewe' stamp set that is just too cute.

Challenges:
Gerda Steiner Designs June-July 6 week Challenge
Crazy 4 Challenges #294 - Critters
Sister Act Card Challenge #114 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge #135 - Animals + Sentiment
Fab n Funky Challenge # 267- Inspired by a Song (The Brownie "Smile Song")
The Male Room Challenge #14 - Song Title (The Brownie "Smile Song") 
Mod Squad Challenge - Fast and Easy  
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Furry Friends
Inky Chicks Challenge #53 - My Furry Friend