Uplifting Cards

     After making cards for the Lasting Hearts card drive, I realized I don't have any pre-made sympathy or uplifting cards.  I like to send uplifting cards to people who are suffering from Cancer.

     Here are some uplifting cards I just made.  I was playing around with my distress inks since I need more practice.  I just made uplifting cards this time.  I will work on more sympathy cards another day.

New Coloring Challenge for the month Of February at The Daily Marker

     Hello there.  I am getting ready for the next coloring challenge over at The Daily Marker.  Kathy is the host and she is so fun to listen to.  I do love her videos.

Creating Snow

Hello All,

     Today I was inspired by this video made by Korin Sutherland from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Her card is gorgeous.
     I decided to use the products I had on hand for a similar card.

Tree stamps are Avery Elle Winter Woodland, and Rubber Stampede Winter Woods
Sentiment is My Favorite Things Clearly Sentimental about Sympathy

My Top Ten Favorite Cards of 2015

     Here are my favorite 2015 cards from previous posts.  They are in order of my top favorite to my least favorite-yet still a favorite.  You can compare them to my Favorite cards from 2012.  I didn't list my favorites for years 2013 and 2014.  I definitely see a difference in my abilities from 2012 and it's a good difference.  I hope to improve as much over the next few years.

1.  Thank You Card

2  All Occasion Card (It's white but looks light blue in this photo.)

3.     Graduation Card

   4.  Belated Birthday Card

5.  All Occasion Card

6.  Christmas Card

7.  Inspirational Card

8.  Birthday Card

9.  Child's Birthday Card

What's Up? Carousel Seahorse. Daughter Love

      I have been overwhelmed with zucchini lately and have had very little time to craft due to shredding, freezing, baking and cooking with zucchini.  Seriously-I still have about 8 large zucchini to use and 3 little ones growing on the plants plus more blossoms wanting to turn into zucchini.  (Can you say a years worth of zucchini bread, zucchini crust pizza, chinese food with zucchini, italian crescent zucchini pie, vegetable side dishes, soups, etc.  It is really saving a lot off our food budget though.

Avery Elle What's up stamp set.  (Discontinued), Burlap, Wink of Stella, 

Dimensional foam, Copics, Fussy cutting, Ribbon, Stitched Rectangles Die.

  In the last few weeks I have managed to carve out a little late night crafting time for myself though and I have three cards to show for it.  They are very different from each other but that's the way I roll.

Avery Elle Thanks a Bunch, and Avery Elle We R Family Additions (Discontinued) stamp sets,

Memento Inks,  Copics, Wink of Stella, Stitched Rectangles Die, Pearls

Whimsy Stamps Free Gift

 

Flowers for You

      I've ordered digital stamps from Whimsy Stamps before but when I ordered physical stamps from them they came with a free gift.  Oh how it makes my heart sing when I get a gift.

 Fistful of Flowers

  

        There were 4 images from Crissy Armstrong which she had hand colored then reproduced on glossy card stock and die cut in different shapes.  There were 3 of each design.  It is called the Summer Friends Collection.  Normally I enjoy the coloring process but it was really nice to be able to make such fast cards.

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Joys Life Barnyard Puns

Sparkle and Shine Challenge 13 Any Occasion Tags

     Here is my tiny (1.5 inch by 1 inch) tag that I submitted to the Sparkle and Shine Challenge (#13).

     I'm surprised that I was able to get so much stamped on it.  (That is a small set of scissors next to it.) I used the Pretty Peonies clear stamp set by Wplus9 for the floral details and the sentiment was from Fiskars All Year Greetings. I used a pencil eraser for the dots and did first and second generation stamping on those.  The inks were dye inks from memento and color box plus one hybrid ink from color theory.  I got a small box of these tags from my local pharmacy.