My Crafty WEEK!

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  I've been stress-crafting all week, and now I am finally stopping to post everything.  I'm going to keep the writing to a minimum, as this is already going to be a long photo-heavy post.

First up is this fun snowy scene--a snowball fight in the early evening.  I am entering this card at Inkspirational #225: Night, Shopping Our Stash #432: Hot Drinks, Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Thinking of You.

One more card with some 'drinking buddies', this time using Skating Party by Hello Bluebird.  I am entering this card at Just Add Ink #530: Stamps-Ink-Paper (my images were stamped, fussy cut and colored).  I am also entering at Shopping Our Stash #432: Hot Drinks, Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Thinking of You.

Next up is a holiday card inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketch #514 and the Christmas challenge at CAS Friday #192.

The next 2 cards use a flipped and rotated take on the sketch at AAA Cards #178.  I am also entering at Retro Rubber #147: Anything Goes using a stamp set I have had for several years, Tim Holtz Wine Blueprint.

Next up is a series of birthday cards--and I am entering the lot of them at Seize the Birthday #203: Anything Goes and AAA Birthday #19: For a Child.  I am also entering this first card at Just Add Ink #530: Stamps-Ink-Paper (my images were stamped, fussy cut and colored).  

All of the following cards are from my crafty Panda-Fest earlier in the week.  They all use various panda themed stamp sets, and will be sent to my panda-loving mom to give to her panda-loving friends.  I am  entering them all at Retro Rubber #147: Anything Goes--and I have had all these stamps for 2 or 3 years.

I am entering my final two cards at the Stamplorations November Stencil Challenge.  I used the Stamplorations slimline Bamboo Stencil to create a backdrop for my anniversary pandas.

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A Quickie for Saturday

Happy Weekend.  I am popping in quickly to share a few cards I made before some challenges end.  First up is this sweet little love scene between a pup and his best friend kitty.  Sherlock saw this card and asked for his own porch swing and kitty, but it is not to be :(

After stamping, coloring and cutting out my main image, I used a piece of wood pattern paper to ground my image and created a cloudy sky for background.  I hand drew some chains for my swing to hang from, trying to create a peaceful scene.  

I am entering this card at Inky Paws Challenge #130: Create a Scene.  I used the colors at Color Throwdown #607 and am also entering at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Oh So Cute.

Next up are two cards I have been thinking about and planning to make ever since I saw the Books challenge at Use Your Stuff #403...when I realized that the challenge ends today, I stopped dawdling and got my cards made.

I am also entering both of these cards at Cupcake Inspiration #500: Birthday Celebration, Seize the Birthday #197: No Topping, and  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Oh So Cute.

Both of these cards pair a die cut book case with a cute image of a reading critter from Mama Elephant Book Worm.

That's it for me today.  Stay safe and crafty!!

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Birthdays, Sunshine and Books

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I have a really CAS card to share using the colors from Color Throwdown (which I missed the deadline for!) and the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #385.  I hand drew the strings on the balloons as my doodles for Less is More #426: Doodles.  I am also entering this card at Cupcake Inspirations #500 and Seize the Birthday #197 (no toppings).

This next card features some wonderful buildings from a Mama Elephant City Sidewalks, and I have layered it up with some snow drifts, cloud dies and a sun.  I am entering this card at Shopping Our Stash #427: Pile it On and Retro Rubber #141: Anything Goes (my stamps are 2-3 years old).

Last up is this slimline card, using the same houses from the card above plus a trees and mountains from Mama Elephant Build a Scene.  I am entering this card at The Paper Players #504: CAS Back to School (School is different for my oldest daughter, as she will be studying on line from her Grandmother's apartment in New York city), Just Add Ink #518 (trees), Use Your Stuff #403: Books and Retro Rubber #141: Anything Goes (my stamps are 2-3 years old).

That's it for me.  Please stay safe and craft on!!

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Happy Birthday and Baked with Love

Hello and happy Friday.  Well, I finally jumped into the Slimline Card fad, inspired by the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches #446.  I ordered the Mama Elephant Slim Window Dressing dies, with the idea that they might make it easier to make a slimline card, and I was right.  It was a real creative stretch to think about making a card with these different dimensions, but I am happy with my results.

Here are some additional pictures of the different sections.

All these little critters are from Mama Elephant Bookworm and Little Chickie Agenda, and I would highlight the dog reading the book outside the middle window--for Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #165: D is for Dogs and the bird, flower and stenciled background inside the windows for Seize the Birthday #196: Tic Tac Toe (bird, flower, stencil).

I am entering both this card and the next card at Watercooler Wednesday #282: Anything Goes.

I really had fun with this next card.  I was initially inspired by the challenge at Use Your Stuff #402: Family Fun.  Now that my nest is full again, with my 2 kids home from college, we have spent many evenings together watching the Great British Baking show together.  We have also started baking more, possibly inspired by the show.  My card reflects our watching baking together as well as baking together for ourselves and our neighbors and friends.  I am also entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #12: Friendship and A Blog Named Hero July: Embossing.

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