Squirrel!

yes, we have ADHD in our house

so we often use "look... squirrel" when someone is distracted easily

and it relieves pressure plus usually gets a laugh

Over on Mountain Plains Crafters, the Design Team

got together & decided to challenge one another to use Animal stamps

I used a few challenges from other awesome challenge blogs for this one:

WOW! Embossing Powder - Favorite {mine is FALL, I love it}

Sketch is from Kathy's Sketch File "Just a Simple Circle Card"

Printed Papers, Color Cardstock & Trim - The Paper Studio Affinity

Stamp Set - CloseToMyHeart Hello Friend

Inks - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo & Tea Dye

Heat embossed - Chestnut embossing powder

Leaf Chippies - UmWow Studio Leaf Confetti (also embossed)

Life's a Picnic

this challenge from 2 Broke Girls Challenges has been stumping me.... because I knew I wanted to make cards for Operation Write Home, the challenge is metal, but OWH doesn't like bulky stuffs so.... head scratcher until I remembered this cool stretchy metal stuff from Boxer Scrapbook Productions :)

I used Kathy's Waffle Sketch for June

Plus the challenge of "Hello Boys" from Papertake Weekly Challenges

Fishing Pole Stamp - CTMH World's Best Dad

Other Stamps - CTMH Campin' Fever

all Ink - CTMH... Cocoa, Key Lime, Lagoon, Crystal Blue, Sunset, Gold Rush & Bamboo

Stickles - Firefly

Liquid Pearls - Dark Chocolate, Avocado, Copper

Thinking of You

yeh, well, I'm thinking I don't like how my card turned out.... it's not horrible but just kinda.... hummmm, so take a look & see for youself

Sketch is from Kathy's Waffle Sketch for April



Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Breeze 6x6 pad

Brads - Making Memories Pewter

Stamp - CloseToMyHeart Card Chatter - Sympathy

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Evergreen Bough

Vellum - misc stash

play

I'm a Jeep Girl... you CCers reading this know it, until a little over a year ago a 2000 Wrangler was my mode of transport until I got a comfy sports car to zip around in instead of bouncing.  But I couldn't part with the Jeep so I'm passing it down to my oldest son who is now 15 EEK!  MY BABY.. eerrrr ummmm babies, yah that's it.  So in honor of one of them (hey, I scrap that boy All The Time) I made these cards for some soldier to send home!

Sketch from Kathy's Waffle Sketch Files for February

Printed Paper - Basic Grey Granola

Cardstock Layers - Stampin' Up Early Espresso

Jeep Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Are We Having Fun

Stamp Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Colored with Copic Markers

to make Jeep glossy I used CloseToMyHeart Liquid Glass kinda heavy

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Sentiments O'Simple

Sentiment & Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Walnut Stain

just a couple of Spring cards

nothing extra ordinary but nice simple cards.  I thought I'd like the green background one best but of the two, I actually like the yellow one better



Sketch - Kathy's Waffle Sketch

Other Challenge - Ribbon Carousel RCC78... Spring is in the Air



Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Jack & Jill 6x6

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn

Bling - Hero Arts Sparkle Gems

Twine - The Twinery

hearts & butterflies

I wanted to join in some challenges this week and found I could combine these three pretty easily... the cards I made turned out pretty good I think



Sketch was provided by Kathy's Waffle Sketch File, January 2013 Between the Lines
Color Combo was inspired by a photo inspiration at Inkspirational Challenges, Challenge #2
Operation Write Home wanted to see cards without a sentiment on their Midweek Throwdown

Printed Papers - DieCutWithAView Garden Party 8x8 Stack

Small Heart Punch - Creative Memories

Large Heart Punch - Emagination

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn

Twine - The Twinery

happy

so many challenge... so little time... but still I try & I try & I try to do them all!



Sketch from Kathy's Waffle Sketch File for December

Anything Goes from The Crafter's Cafe

"De-Stress" from Crop Chocoalte's weekly contest


OH & I made FOUR of these cards!

6x6 MME Fine & Dandy Boy

MME Fine & Dandy True Blue Bling

Fancy Pants Doodles & Things Stamps

Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Wild Honey

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Rusty Hinge & Walnut Stain

Twine from The Twinery in Orange

Thank You

I stumbled upon this cute little sketch from Kathy's Waffle Sketch File and had to use it but you know how it goes, once you cut a new piece of cardstock you want to get the most out of the cut as possible!  so I made four cards :-)



Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Ginger

Twine - The Twinery

Ink - Tim Holtz Pumice Stone

Stanp - Stampin Up


These will all be heading off to soldiers via From Our Hearts!

Olympic flowers

oh yeahhhhh, look at me go... another twofer


the color combo is from The Paper Bakery
&
the sketch is from Kathy's Waffle Sketch File



not sure I like this one much... maybe it'll grow on me ;-)

Printed Paper - Fancy Pants 6x6 Love Story

Flowers - Technique Tuesday Tile Toppers Classic

Tattered Angels - Oriental Poppy

Shimmerz

Cardstock - CTMH Black, Grey Flannel, Bamboo & Orange

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

Ribbon - Pebbles

relax

& enjoy



fun sketch provided by Kathy's Waffle Sketch File

Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Jack & Jill

Flower die cuts - CloseToMyHeart Art Philosophy

stamp - Unity Sentiments O'Simple

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters

Stamp Ink - CloseToMyHeart New England Ivy

Inside:

Stamps - Unity Sentiments O'Simple

Ink - CloseToMyHeart New England Ivy & Sweet Leaf

What lies behind us

and
what lies
before us
are tiny matters
compared
to what lies
within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson




Kathy's Waffle Sketch File has this fun little sketch up right now!

Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose

Twine - The Twinery

Journaling blocks (that I didn't use for journaling) - My Mind's Eye

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Brown Bag, SUnflower, Lagoon & Watermeloon

Clock & sentiment stamps - Unity The TIME is NOW

Cardinal Christmas

Kathy's Waffle Sketch File today has a great sketch for Christmas cards!

Really Reasonable Ribbons challenge #35 is a Christmas challenge.

Printed Paper - Echo Park Merry Christmas

Twine & Cardinal - Making Memories Vintage Findings

Star - Making Memories Line Stickers

Green Ink - CTMH New England Ivy

Thanksgiving Invite

another Invitation for a family member


Sketch from Kathy's Waffle Sketch File

ooo, Look at me doing the Outside & the Inside both!




Paper - The Paper Studio Affinity

Orange Ink & Cardstock - CTMH Autumn Terracotta

Brown Ink - CTMH Cocoa

Owl Image - CTMH Pair a Phrase

Bling - My Mind's Eye Find & Dandy True Blue

Tan Cardstock - CTMH Brown Bag

Green & Tan Ink (on Owl) - CTMH Pens Clover Meadow & Bamboo

Spookylicious

yes I want to send shivers down your spine....  really I'm just addicted to Halloween

Sketch is from Kathy's Waffle Sketch File which I made a few minor tweeks to by using stamps instead of the squares along the edges, eliminating the pieces at the top & bottom of the focal point & adding matting along with some sanding for effect

The Challenge over at Raise the Bar is perfect for my card... Things with Wings

Printed Paper - Basic Grey Eerie

Cardstock - Core'dinations Hocus Pocus

Stamp Set - Basic Grey Boo

Black Ink (used for spiders & bats) - StazOn

Black Ink (used for tree) - Memento Tuxedo Black

Black Ink (used for distressing) - CTMH Black

Grey Ink - Memento London Fog