Mid Week Craftiness

Have you ever made a card for a challenge, and then find that the challenge is over by the time you go to post it?  Well, that happened to me this week, so now I am hurrying to post my cards for which the challenges have not yet closed.

Up first is a trio of cards that will all be linked up at the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  The first two will also be entered at Stay Crafty with Hero #8: Small Joys and A Blog Named Hero May: Hugs from a Distance.  I used stamps and dies from a My Monthly Hero kit from August 2018.

And a little bit of Boba Tea with some fun critters from Mama Elephant.  I am also entering this card at Perfectly CAS #9: Animals.

I'll be sending sunshine and rainbows to a friend with this next card, that I am entering at Addicted to CAS #185:  Rainbow.

And, last up is a one layer card for Less is More #420:  Going Dotty. I used PTI Initial Sentiments Birthday and a stencil from Artplorations.

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My Crafty Round Up

Hello friends.  I've got quite a few cards to share today.  First up is a fun birthday card featuring a group of dogs from Picket Fence.  I am entering this card at Perfectly CAS #9: Animals.

I used the colors at Color Throwdown #594 and the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #436 to make my next card.  I am also entering it into the Ink to Paper Project Reach Out: Dear to My Heart challenge.

I am entering this next card at Addicted to CAS #185: Rainbows.  I used Concord & 9th Brighter Days stamps.

I am playing along at the Coffee Lovers Hop...maybe for the first time, but who can remember anything these days?  I used Mama Elephant Boba Tea stamps for my card.

Tracey sent me some stamped images from Lawn Fawn's Swan Soiree, and I used them to create this baby card for Lawn Fawnatics #77: Oh Baby.

My next card uses a die and some small images from one of my My Monthly Hero kits.  I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #8: Small Joys, A Blog Named Hero May: Hugs From a Distance, and Addicted to Stamps and More #390 (I was inspired by all the watery images).

I pulled out Paper Smooches Baby Birds the other day, and kept them out for a while, where I made a few cards.  First up is this adorable flamingo that I am entering at Seize the Birthday #191: Totally Tropical, CAS(E) this Sketch #373, and AAA Birthday #13:  Things with Wings.

Two more baby birds are on the way to wish my friend a happy birthday, and I am entering this card at AAA Cards #166: Happy Birthday (it's their 6th birthday, and we want to squalk about it).

Last up for the baby birds is a trio of flat thank you notes.  I always like to have these handy, as they are my kids' favorite size for thank you notes.  I am entering these thank you's at the Paper Smooches Thank You Challenge

And, finally, a card using my newest MFT die, Say Hello that I am entering at the MFT Color Challenge #141.

That's it for me today!!

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Follow Your Dreams...

I am popping in quickly mid week to share a few cards for challenges that are ending.  First up is a graduation card for my niece, that I am entering at Addicted to Stamps and More #389: CAS and Cupcakes Inspirations #493: Let's Roll.  I used this fabulous car and lady from The Greetery sent to me by my bestie Kim.

I was totally inspired by this card at Hero Arts, and tried to quickly make something similar using supplies I already had.  Of course, I had to order the Hero Arts stuff too!  I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #7: Essential Kindness and Paper Smooches Anything Goes.

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Have a Crafty Mother's Day

Hello and a Happy Mother's Day to all!!  I hope everyone is having a great Mother's Day, and can find a way to connect.  I was able to Zoom my mom, along with my brother, sister and all our kids.

I've got a photo heavy post, as I had a super crafty week...now I know why I am getting nothing done, because I've had so much fun with my cards this week.

Entering at:
Ink to Paper Melissa's Fab Friday:  Happy Mother's Day
Retro Rubber #134:  Spring Flowers (stamps are PTI Brushed Blooms...4 years old (probably))
CAS on Friday #179:  Favorite Flower
Addicted to Stamps and More #388:  Holiday

To create my next 2 cards, I stenciled a panel with Memory Box Modern Flower Power stencil, then cut the panel in half to make 2 cards.  Now, I have a bit of a head start for next year.

Entering at:
Outside the Box #61: May Flowers (Modern Flower Power stencil)
Addicted to CAS #358: Flower

Here is the card I made with the other half of my stenciled panel.

Entered at:
Addicted to CAS #358: Flower
Shopping Our Stash #119: Happy Mother's Day

Next up is a pair of cards I made using my newest Hero Arts stamp called Bookcase Peek a Boo.

Entering at:
The Paper Players #490
Stay Crafty with Hero #7 (this one is for the librarians!!)

Entering at:
Seize the Birthday #190: Monochromatic (I used all the Copic Reds I have in the R3 series)

The next batch of cards happened when I pulled out Drink Glasses Dies and Wine Samplers Stamps from Paper Smooches with the goal of making something for their challenge.  I ended up making 4 cards.

Entering at:
Paper Smooches Anything Goes
AAA Cards #165: Up to One Third and optional repeating image (my martini glass)

Entering at:
Paper Smooches Anything Goes
AAA Cards #165: Up to One Third and optional repeating image (my martini glass)


Special thanks to my daughter, for drawing a straw for this card...

Entering at:
Paper Smooches Anything Goes


I used an image from Perpetual Bliss to pair with the sentiment from Wine Samplers and drew in my own scribbles to indicate the ringing alarm.  Time for wine!

Entering at:
Paper Smooches Anything Goes


It's graduation season, so I have started on some graduation cards.  I just love this sentiment, from PTI Get Lost.

Entering at:
CAS(E) this Sketch #371

Funny thing about this card....I was so excited to see that I had a mini panda with a diploma that would be perfect for a graduation card.  After cutting it out, I thought it seemed strange that the panda would have 2 diplomas...then why did the diplomas have leaves?  Yes, it took me a while to realize that the panda was holding 2 pieces of bamboo.  But, I am still going to use this as a graduation card.

Entered at:
Just Us Girls #535:  Mini

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And, finally, the last card of the day...

Entering at:
Freshly Made Sketches #434

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