"Wish"

Good Morning!

Oh, it was so nice this morning to be able to get up and be creative before anyone else was awake. I completed this card while watching "Leverage" from last night and drinking a cup of coffee. I even managed to get it done before the dog got up too. Yep, I was up THAT early. At first, I thought I must be out of my mind; but then I realized it was the perfect time because I wasn't distracted by the kids or tired like I am in the evenings. The result turned out pretty well, at least I think so! When I first started thinking about this card, I was having a difficult time trying to figure out exactly how I wanted to place all the elements. I don't know about you; but I play around with the pieces of a card, forever before I finally decide to glue them all down. Once I started, however, it actually came together a lot quicker than I thought it would. I only used one stamp for this card and it was the polka dotted stamp from Martha Stewart that I used on the Simply Chartreuse piece. I stamped it in Versa Mark and then embossed it with Clear Embossing powder.
This card fits the following challenges:

Get Sketchy: Sketch #54
Raise the Bar: URLooking Good. (Create a card inspired by your blog)
Our Creative Corner: Use numbers or letters
Speedy the Cat: Use five of something. I used 5 flowers
Ginger Loft: Anything Goes
Pile it on: Layers

Shades of Fall

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I am sure many of you are enjoying a fun holiday weekend. The hubs is out of town, so it's just me and the kids hanging out low key at home. The kids actually just started watching "Marmaduke" on demand, so I thought I'd go ahead and post my card for OCLDT29 sketch. I was super excited to do this sketch because I knew it would be perfect for using my new set "Shades of Fall." This was the free set I won a couple of weeks ago during their blog hop showcasing their new releases. I stamped the images on vanilla paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I colored them with Copics (Y21, Y26, Y35, Y38, Y95, Y91, E07, E09)

This card fits the following challenges:

OCL: Sketch
No Time to Stamp: Leaves
Alphabet Challenge: S is for Scallops
Paper Cutz Challenge: 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 papers. (I used Chocolate Chip, Mostly Mustard and the pattern paper is Basic Grey "Indian Summer")
Cowgirl Sunday: Anything Goes.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you all soon!

It's Good to Dream

Hello Everyone!

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I didn't really do a lot of crafting, I actually started this card Thursday night and then yesterday I just did bits and pieces of it through the day and then finally got it done just a few moments ago. It was all really simple, except for the stitching. All of those little x's took FOREVER to do!!!
This card fits a whole bunch of challenges too. Wow, ever since I found out about websites like the Daily Dare and Feline Playful, I have turned into a bonafide Challenge Chaser. I love it!!
The hubs is on his way out of town either today or tomorrow, so you know what that means: at least one late night of crafting this weekend. Whoo Hoo!! I'm so glad Monday is a holiday. Enjoy your weekend and take some time to do something for yourself this weekend. See ya soon!!

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch

Paper Play: Stitches

Play Date Cafe: Color Challenge. I used Scarlett Jewel (PTI) Pumpkin Pie, Kraft, Crushed Curry (SU!) and a Green from my scrap folder.

Stampin Bee's: Use a Charm

Your Next Stamp: Anything goes.

Meljens Designs: Use Stripes. This one was the most difficult for me to do. I have NOTHING that has stripes on it that went with the colors of my card, so I just decided to create some!

Wild Flower Patch: Use Fall Colors

Best Wishes

Hi Everyone!

Well, it looks as though my card-making mojo went out the window right along with my AC today. Ugh! I'm here to tell you, that Texas is not the place to live with a broken AC!! Luckily, the repairman is on his way now, and we should be cool again pretty soon.
So, here is my card for today. I decided to make an A6 card instead, which I'm not sure was really the right decision. I don't know, just something about this one, that I wasn't entirely pleased with. Oh, well...it's just too hot to worry about it. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better! This card fits the following challenges from The Daily Dare

Creative Belli Blog: Challenge #99 Use Old Stamps. It has been eons since I've used my "Upsy Daisy" set from SU!

SCS Sketch #296

Aud Sentiments: Use the sentiment: Best Wishes

Color Throwdown 108: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron