Just For You Baby

 

MAR23VSNE - Cutting Board (tag shape)

For my card I die cut the papers, cut out the tag and added a baby outfit matching the card base paper to the tag.

I finished with the ribbon, Nuvo Drops on the outfit and the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Just For You

A Couple of Birthday Cards

 

MAR23VSND - Seafood 

For my card I found this super cute napkin in my drawer of napkins. I glued it to card stock, cut the layers and added the birthday sentiment popped up on dimensionals and a few scattered sequins,

Fishy Birthday

MAR23VSNB - Mixed Greens

USEIT2023 - Bird sticker

For my card I used many green scraps and created the card base. I then stamped the birthday sentiment and added the bird sticker from my tote.

Quilt Birthday

Challenges:

TGIF - Use Your Scraps

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Easter Bunny

 

MAR23VSNC - Eggs

MIX531 - Patterned Papers

F4A684 - Easter

USEIT2023 - Image

I needed to use up this super cute Winnie the Pooh digital coloring image from my stack of images and it is perfect for an Easter card.

I used some Easter paper from my scrap drawer, layered the image on grass and colored the image with copics.

I finished the card with some die cut colorful eggs adding white gel pen to the edges.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Easter Bunny

Challenges:

CRAFT - Spring Easter
Creative Challenges - Easter

Creative Knockouts - Pattern Papers

Digi Choosday - Anything goes with digital image

Double D Challenges - Easter

Global Design - Easter

I Love ProMarkers - Use Markers 531

Inkspirational Challenge - Mood Board

Just Add Ink - Inspiration

Paper Minutes - Easter

Papercraft Challenges - Easter

Passion for Markers - Spring

Tic-Tac-Toe - Used (Easter, Blue, Circles (on letters in DP))

Thank You Pup

 

Virtual Stamp Night starts tonight on splitcoaststampers.com

MAR23VSNA - Spaghetti: use swirling design elements

USEIT2023 - Thank you die cut

This thank you die cut was in my tote of items needing used up. I layered it on a swirly designer paper and added a dog and bowl so I could donate this for my pet donations.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Pup Thanks 1

French Birthday

 

WT942 - Eiffel Tower or anything associated with France (Eiffel tower opened March 31 1889)

USEIT2023 - Die cut girl

For my card I used my Eiffel Tower die cut and glued it to a pink DP. I then dug in my tote and found this die cut lady and thought she would be perfect to pair with the Eiffel Tower. I popped her on dimensionals and added the sentiment directly to the DP.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

French Birthday

Challenges

Make My Monday - P is for (Pink)

Sending Smore Birthday Wishes

 

SC951 - This week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

For my card I used the cute image from DRS Designs and created the background. I colored the marshmallows with copics.

Once the layers were created, I glued and popped the sentiments on dimensionals.

I have created a tutorial showing how I used this sentiment different than how the stamp was created. You can find it on my blog under the name Moving Around Your Sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Sending Smore Birthday Wishes

Courageous Friend

 

MMTPT766 - Lion

For my card I used the cute lion from Unity and colored it with copics. Once colored I added a few hearts from my scrap hearts bag.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Courageous Friend

Cute as a Button

 

CAS735 - make an image in an unusual color

For my card today I thought I would have a little fun with it. I had never tried the Basket Weave and thought I would give it a try. It is so easy and a great way to add a little interest to your cards with no extra tools needed besides scissors. I used the tutorial on splitcoaststampers.com HERE.

One thing I did that made it a bit easier is when I folded the weave, I used my scoreboard to score the pieces. This helped to keep the cardstock from tearing while I was folding them.

I then stamped the cute monkey from DRS Designs, fussy cut it and added dimensionals. I finished the card with the cute sentiment, button and bakers twine.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Cute as a Button

Bring You Joy

 

FS842 - This week's incredibly talented featured stamper Christine aka Crafty Meme. Her gallery is full of amazing inspiration. I found this INSPIRATION,

I changed the card to an A2 rather than slimline. Die cut some pinecones, branches, berries and layered all in a cluster finishing with a gold ribbon and gem.

The sentiment was stamped in red and popped up on dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Bring You Joy

Deepest Sympathy

 

IC903 - Meadow Blu - INSPIRATION

USEIT2023 - Paw Print sticker

For my card I used some scrap paw print paper layered on yellow. I embossed just the top portion of the blue layer and layered that on black. The die cut dog is layered on yellow and black and then I finished the card with another paw print sticker from my tote and a yellow ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Deepest Sympathy

Challenges:

Allsorts - Anything Goes (did not do the optional rain)
Alphabet challenge - Zodiac (Dog in Chinese zodiac)

As You Like It challenge  - Favorite People or Critters - I love dogs and I love creating dog cards for donations.

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Double Trouble - PAWsome Pet

Just Add Ink - No Stamping

Little Red Wagon - Sympathy

Birthday Gnome

 

WT941 - Stay Afloat

USEIT2023 - Fish Brads

For my card I used a cut file and my Cricut to cut out the pieces of my gnome and surfboard. I added sponging and white highlights as I was piecing him together and a few dimensionals to some of the layers.

I layered the gnome on a water paper and added a few scattered fish brads from my tote.

The card was finished with the birthday banner popped up on dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Gnome

Challenges

CRAFT - Anything Goes
Color Hues - Blue and Turquoise

Cut it Up - Add Embellishments

DL Art - Anything Goes

Fab N Funky - Lots of Layers

Festive Friday - Inspo List (Bright Colors, Children's Sentiment, Patterned Paper)

Krafty Chicks - All Occasions

Merry Christmas

 SC950 - This week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

For my card I used a cute image from Impression Obsession and colored it up with copics. I then layered on a polka dot paper and added a black accent layer.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Merry Christmas

Challenges:

Everybody Art - Animals
The Holly & Ivy Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

My Time to Craft Christmas - Starting with R (Ribbon)

Peace on Earth - Mood Board used paper inspired by the vintage Santa

Sparkles Christmas - Warm Winter Clothes - Ribbon in Hair

Tuesday Taggers - Oh So Sweet

Use Your Stuff - Animals

Thinking of You

 MMTPT765 - Words

For my card I used a designer paper that was full of words. I lined it up on the left side of the panel and layered it using a dark purple as an accent.

Next, I stamped the sentiment and layered on the same dark purple and finished with a few scattered gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thinking of You

Challenges

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Crafter Cafe - Circles

Life is Better

 

CAS734 - Shoes

Do you own cowboy boots? I have a pair and love them. 

For my card today I used these cute cowboy boots from DRS Designs and colored them up with copics. 

I also wanted to play around with the placement of the sentiment. This sentiment is all one stamp all lined up and I thought it would be fun to move the words around to show you that you don't have to cut apart your stamps to get your words in other places on your cards.

First, I stamped the full sentiment on acetate. Next, I lined up the "Life is better" part of the sentiment to the left of the boots. I then masked off the card where the rest of the sentiment would be stamped using the acetate as the guide so that I could just get the "Life is better" next to the boots.

I then moved the card front to line up where I wanted the words "in Cowboy" and then masked the card front where the words "Life is better" and "Boots" so that those would not stamp on the card.

Finally, I moved the card front to where I wanted the word "BOOTS". I then masked the top portion of the sentiment using the acetate as my guide. I then stamped the "BOOTS". 

Here is a picture of my acetate with the full sentiment and you can see the word BOOTS at the top. That is because that paper is my masking paper. I have moved it around and used that paper to cover up my cardstock. In the photo you can also see the full sentiment on the acetate and under it the white paper it is already stamped. Again, I used the acetate as my guide and if I line up my cardstock under my mask paper, I would be able to move the word boots anywhere on my card by simply masking the top portion of the stamp with my scrap paper.

If you have acetate, give this a try to move around your sentiments and use only portions. It is a great way to stretch your stamps.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

I also created a tutorial called Moving Around Your Sentiment.

Life is Better

Challenges:

FarmQuest - Anything Goes Farm

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - CAS

Star Stampz - Friendship and Encouragement

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Christmas Bauble

 

FS841 - This week's incredibly talented Featured Stamper is erinbh aka Erin. Her gallery is full of wonderful inspiration. I found this INSPIRATION.

I used a different Christmas Bauble and added it over a second layer. I used a green DP for the base and added an inset red layer. The card was finished with bakers twine and ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Christmas Bauble

Thanks Pup

 

IC902 - The Kitchen Store & More - Inspiration

For my card I used my cricut to cut out the dog pieces and layered adding some sponging to the edges and some dimensionals to a few layers. I added white highlights and finished with the sentiment and a few scattered hearts.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thanks Pup

Challenges entered:

Allsorts - Pastels - Anything Goes
Beyond the blue - Green

CRAFT Challenge - Female (I love dogs and many of my girlfriends do too)

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes - Green

Creative Knockouts - Add a Sentiment

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

DL Art - Anything Goes

Double Tree - Green

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

The Outlawz - Anything but Stamps

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Sorry For Your Loss

 

WT940 - Rainbow

I have been working on building up my dog cards this week and Rainbows are perfect for a few pet sympathy cards.

I used watercolor crayons to create the background and then stamped the sentiment, die cut the dog and finished with a few scattered gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Sorry For Your Loss

Challenges:

Little Red Wagon - Bling
Make My Monday - Spring Colors

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Congrats Pup

 

SC949 - This week's sketch

For my card I used some paw print paper and red card stock and cut out the pieces layering the 2 papers so I could get 2 cards.

I then added a die cut dog and food bowl and heat embossed the sentiment on black popping it up on dimensionals.

The card will be in my monthly pet donation cards.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Congrats Pup

Challenges entered:

A Barrel of Monkeys - Dog Pull Toy (Winner)

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Thinking of You

 

MMTPT764 - Use Green

USEIT2023 - Bird Sticker

I went through my green scrap drawer and found some really fun green papers to create this layout. Once glued, I added a green thinking of you popped up on dimensionals. The card was finished with this cute bird sticker from my tote of items that I am trying to use up.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thinking of You

Challenges:

Colorful Options - Green
Crafting Happiness - Green

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Green

Butterfly

 

CAS733 - Zentangle

For my card I used an open butterfly from DRS Desings and filled in the wings with the Zentangle. I finished with the sentiment and layered on black card stock.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Butterfly

Challenges Entered:

A Place to Start - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie - Beginning with B (Butterfly & Birthday)

Sorry for Your Loss

 

FS840 - This week's Featured Stamper is the incredibly talented Kyra (aka Scrapcat). I found this INSPIRATION.

For my card I sectioned off a circle rather than a rectangle. I used a different tree and rather than stamping the sentiment on the card base, I heat embossed on black and cut it out popping it up on dimensionals. The card was finished with a few scattered gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Sorry for Your Loss

Thanks Pup

 

IC901 - Craftymorning.com - INSPIRATION

USEIT2023 - Paw Print sticker

The black and white pup was perfect inspiration to create a black and white puppy card. I used several paper scraps and created the layout. Stamped the dogs and sentiment and finished with the paw print sticker from my tote.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thanks Pup

Challenges:

Allsorts - Anything Goes - Option of trio (3 papers with stripes)
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes - Top 3

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes

Cut It Up - This Makes Me Happy (I love donating my cards and all my pet cards are donated)

DL Art - Anything Goes

Christmas Wreath

 

WT939 - Wreaths-stamp your own (tutorial) or use stamps or die cuts

USEIT2023 - Bow

For my card I used a Simon Says Stamp die cut to create the wreath using a couple of greens. I then die cut the berries in red and added them to the wreath and added some white gel pen to the berries.

I found this bow in my tote and thought it would work great on the wreath and I finished the card with the Christmas sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Christmas Wreath

Challenges:

Craft Challenge - Christmas
Christmas All Year - 3 of something (3 shades of Red)

The Holly and Ivy - Christmas

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Peace on Earth - Anything Goes Christmas

Thanks Pup

 

SC948 - This week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

USEIT2023 - Dog image and bone

For my card I used various scrap papers from my brown drawer to create the layout and layered them on black cardstock.

I colored the dog and bone with copics and popped the dog up on dimensionals and finished the card with some scattered gems and the butterfly.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thanks Pup

Challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs - Pets
Passion for Markers - Animals - Top 5 winner

Path of Positivity - Mood Board

Stamping Sensations - Wings and Tails

90th Birthday

 

MMTPT763 - Balloons

For my card I die cut the balloons and the balloon numbers from various card stock colors. The 90 was popped up on dimensionals as well as the birthday sentiment.

I finished the card with some scattered blue sequins.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

90th Birthday

Challenges:

Inkspirational - Numbers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Always Thankful

 

CAS732 - spring rain/umbrellas

For my card I stamped the raindrops on the card base. I then die cut the clouds and stamped the sentiment. Next, I die cut the umbrella in blue and the umbrella layers in white and popped them up on dimensionals. I finished with some blue flowers from my desk and a few Nuvo Drops.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Always Thankful

Challenges:

A Place to Start - Anything Goes
Beautiful Blooms - Flowers Mood Board

Beyond the Blue - Blooms

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creatige Inspiration - Spring Blooms

Daisy challenge - Flowers

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Dreams Challenge - Outdoors

The Four Seasons - Spring

Jan's Digi - Anything Goes

Simply Create It - Spring Colors

Triple B - Choose Birds Blooms Butterflies (I used Blooms)

We Love Stamping - Spring is in the Air

Christmas Bauble

 

FS839 - This week's incredibly talented Dina is the Featured Stamper. I love so many of her cards and inspiration and it was really hard to narrow down to just one. This is my INSPIRATION.

CCC23MAR - Bauble

Rather than cut a dimensional bauble, I decided to do a negative space bauble. I did some ribbon weaving with green ribbon and then layered the negative space of red card stock and then layered a shimmer cream.

I finished the card with some plaid ribbon.

Christmas Bauble

Challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Buttons/Bows

Bear Artist

 

IC900 - The Refab Diaries & Pinterest - INSPIRATION

My son's girl friend is going to school to be an art teacher and I just had to use this cut file for a card to give her.

For my card I used a cut file and my Cricut to cut out the pieces to this bear. I added sponging and highlighting with a white gel pen to give the cuts some life.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Bear Artist

Challenges:

A perfect time to craft - Anything Goes
Colorful Options - Green

Craft Rocket - For the Girls

Crafting Happiness - St Patricks or Lots of Green (the designer paper is green trees)

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an Animal

Creatalicious - Anything Goes - add Green

Creative Knockouts - Lots of Layers

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

DL Art - Anything Goes

Double D - Green (The designer paper is green trees)

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes (Top 3 winner)

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

Mix it Up - Anything Goes

My NBUS - First time Using this Cut File

Once Upon a Time - Harold and the Purple Crayon - My bear is taking his paint to create his path.

Paper Funday - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

QKR - Anything Goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids - cards for Boys - Winner

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Masculine Birthday

 

WT938 - Be inspired by the Sound of Music Movie

I was inspired by the curtains that they made the kids clothes. I had a bit of this paper in my scrap drawer and the pattern reminds me of those curtains. 

I also die cut this guy die cut as he reminds me of the captain Von Trapp character.

I added the banner and popped it and the guy on dimensionals and finished the card with some gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Masculine Birthday

challenges:

Sheepski - Embellish It