Tender Hearts

This is the second of the two cards I made for Laura Jean's Swap that she is hosting on SCS--Valentine Cards. My first card was posted last Friday if you want to check back.

I hope LJ and the others swappers like my card!

Image/Sentiment:  Penny Black Tender Hearts/Sentiment Stampin' Up Good Greetings

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride; Heritage Makers-Our Memories for Life ~ Love Collections Patterned Paper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  SU Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon; Copic Markers; Red Sequins

We are Like a Really Small Gang!

It is time for another The Three Musketeers post. We are ready to showcase the card we all created with the image that Jeanette provided this month for Card #28!  All three of us sure have enjoyed the challenges every month for more than two years and hope that it continues for a few more!  I am up next for the February challenge and I have already decided and sent the images.  Be sure to come back to see what we create!

For our card this month, Jeanette said knew she had to get the stamp set as soon as she saw the sentiment.  Yes, I do think that it fits the three of us!  We are more than Friends.  We are like a Really Small Gang!   I really like this image and the sentiment does make me laugh out load.  It seems that many of the images we pick each month are some that makes us all smile!!!  I hope Jeanette and Kelly like my card and they too are smiling!

Here is the inside of my card:

Please check out the other Musketeer's cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's blog along with Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards!  They may post today, or it may be upcoming, so be sure to check out their blog for their card!

Image/Sentiment:  Stamping Bella ~ The Stuffie Gang

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: PTI White; Stampin' Up Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, More Mustard, East Coast Prep Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers; SU Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon; Button with Baker's Twine

Crafters of Faith Debut, again.....

This is my card for the "new" Crafters of Faith that Kelly is hosting on SCS.  Kelly organized a similar group a few years ago and it faded away.  She has been anxious to get it started again, so here we are for 2017!    We currently have 14 members and it still is growing.  This will be a fun year in this heartwarming and inspirational group

What was the previous Crafters of Faith?  It was a WONDERFUL place to come together and chat and craft together with supplies we have already on hand - adding in the twist of using scripture! The group will be very similar in 2017. In a nutshell, the hostess for that month will share with us her chosen scripture verse and we will all create a card, scrapbook page, bible journaling page (etc.) around that verse. Kelly also posted this:  We’ll encourage each other daily, lift each other up, pray for one another as need and of course, craft together! I know for me, I am always striving to grow further in my spiritual walk and growing in faith and friendship is a wonderful start. We’ll all grow together in God’s love and grace, and I’d like to share that anything from daily postings to card kits to cards with faith based images or scriptures might be included. Mostly, this will be “our” group! A place to take a break from life, have a sip of coffee or tea, and just know you are loved, prayed for, and always a place to be happy, refreshed, renewed! 

Up first for January is Tracie.  She challenged us with the following:  When I think about SCS I am most thankful for my friends that I have made here so I went to my bible and found scripture about friendship. I decided to go with Proverbs 27:9 - "A sweet friendship refreshes the soul". So lets see a card about friendship.  And since we are thankful for our SCS friends, I would like each of you to send your card to an assigned person in this swap. 

I made a card that used a brand new Hero Arts Stamp that I saw demonstrated a month or ago at my local stamp store.  It is called Color Layering Bouquet and it is layers of colors, using different stamps.  I do like how it turned out.  And, the person I get to send it to is Jody! 

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope Kelly, Tracie and Jody along with the others like my card this month!  We are to post between the 7th and 10th of each month, so if you look on my sidebar, you may see other creations.  I know that there will be many posted in the COF thread on SCS too!

Image/Sentiment:  Hero Arts Color Layering Bouquet/Sentiment-Paper Bag Studios Prosperity


Cardstock:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz;


Ink:  SU Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz;

Accessories:  SU Mini Tag Punch; Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitched Circle dies; Starburst Embossing Folder

Love is Patient

This is one of the two cards I made for Laura Jean's Swap that she is hosting on SCS--Valentine Cards. My second card will be posted next Wednesday if you want to check on that one.

I hope LJ and the others swappers like my card!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampabilities ~ Love is Patient

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette, Real Red; Canvas Corp-Red and White ~ Mini Hearts Patterned Paper

Ink:  SU Real Red

Accessories:  SU Mini Tag Punch; Red Button with Pink Baker's Twine; Red Moon-stitched Ribbon

Bake Shoppe Swap

This is my card for the monthly themed swap that Terry is hosting on SCS.  Each month she will post a theme and we make cards using any stamp set we believe follows that thought. This is our 13th month and the theme for January is "Bake Shoppe".  I am sure there will be some wonderful cards this month!

I have added some glitter on the icing on the cake and the candles with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Clear Pen, but it does not show up at all in the picture.

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too!  I cannot wait to see what our theme is for February and that will post on the 10th.  This completes our first full year of this swap and I hope it goes strong into year #2!

Here is the inside of my card:

Image/Sentiment:  Impression Obsessions Large Cake

Cardstock:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist, Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper

Ink: SU Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Spectrum Noir Sparkle Clear Pen; SU Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Ribbon; Square Punches

A Look Back at 2016 and Blog Candy!

Happy New Year ~ Welcome 2017!

I hope you had a nice evening and celebrated New Year's Eve in whatever style you wanted!  As I have done the past few years, I am going to take a look back at my creations for 2016 this first day of the new year.   Here is my collection of my 12 favorite cards of the year--one for each month.  If you want to see the original post with the details on the card, please click on the month above the card and it will take you to the post.

I hope you enjoy this collection and a look back at 2016..........  And, if you read all the way to the end, you will see how you might be able to win my blog candy!

January A Snowman's Soul by Lil Inker Designs

 

February Frozen Friends by Newton's Nook

 

March I Chose by Two Paper Divas

April Bunny Trio by Whipper Snapper Designs

 

May String of Stars by Two Paper Divas

 

June Going Global by Stampin' Up

 

July Snoopy's Dog House by Stampendous

 

August BYOP by Stampin' Up

 

September Flower of the Month by Stampin' Up

 

October Thoughtful Branches by Stampin' Up

 

November Merry Mice by Stampin' Up

December Secret Santa by Stampendous

 

So--what did I learn on my look back?

~~I love to use my Copic Markers and have patterned paper as the background on most cards.

~~I posted 25 cards in May and 21 in January, February and August.  But, in December, I have only posted 8 and in September I posted 9.......  These were the only single digit months.  I think I did pretty good this past year.

~~Many of my designs are quite similar--I need to branch out more in 2017 and maybe try some sketches!  I posted these same exact words this past year, so now I really need to get on the ball and try some new designs!

What are your thoughts on the cards I picked?  Which one was your favorite?  Please post a comment and tell me what you think about my highlights of 2016.  I will chose randomly chose one person who leaves a comment and send a package of blog candy to them.  Please comment by January 10th and I will post the winner on the 12th--so be sure to check back. 

Thanks for playing along, Barb

Under the Feather?

This is my card for our every other month swap for a group of ladies on SCS--the SOTC--Sisters of the Traveling Cards!  Terry is our hostess for December and she posted the theme to be chickens!  Yes, Chickens!  And, I am surprised to say I did have a few choices.  This image and sentiment is from a new stamp set I got in November at the stamp show in Madison and it has some fun "fowl" images!


Here is the inside:

I hope Terry and the others in our sisterhood like my card.

Image/Sentiment:  Inky Antics--Make It Better Set

Cardstock:  Recollections White; Stampin' Up Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Sweet Slumber Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Yellow Button with Baker's Twine; Copic Markers

My Ugly Christmas Sweater

I am back with another card for this week's Melonheadz Challenge.

The theme for this challenge is Time for Christmas!

It runs from December 19th to January 1st

Melonheadz sure has the cutest images--I love every one of them and have a hard time choosing which one I want to use for each of our challenges!  Be sure to go and check them out!

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope you and my teammates like my card for this challenge! 

Image/Sentiment:  Melonheadz Ugly Christmas Sweater

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky, Garden Green; My Mind's Eye The Merry Days of Christmas 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack

Accessories:  Blue Brads; Green 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

I hope you will play along this week with the Melonheadz Challenge too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Farwell Post for Mystery Group

Here is my card for our December mystery image group.  I sent this image as it is one of my favorite winter stamps.  It also is the last card I am going to be posting for this group as I am stepping away in 2017.  It has been fun to get a new envelope every month and creating cards with new images and often new companies!  I really enjoyed being a part for the past two years and I wish everyone the best for the new round!  Thanks Mystery Ladies!

I used some clear Wink of Stella on all three of the snowmen, so they do sparkle a bit.  I wish everyone who is continuing in this group the best! 

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope the others in our group like my card.  I cannot wait to see all of the other creations!

Image/Sentiment:  Whipper Snapper Designs Flakey Friends

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Soft Suede, Brilliant Blue, Elegant Eggplant; Doodlebug Polar Pals-Snow Dot Patterned Paper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers; SU Silver Cord, Silver Snowflake; Sequins; Spectrum Noir Sparkle Clear Pen

Reading Flopsey

This is the card for the 29th round of the Unidentified Image swap on SCS.  It is a group of ladies who are a part of a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  The unidentified part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted--that is today!   The image for this round were provided by Kelly.  She will swap the cards and include the next image that Tracie, our next hostess, provides in our return envie.  And then we get to do it all again--for round #30--in February!

The image that Kelly sent is so darn cute.  I love many of the MFT Images!

Here is the inside of my card:

If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations today or in the next few days.  I hope Kelly and the others in this swap like my card!

Image/Sentiment:  My Favorite Things Reading Flopsey
 
Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections White; Stampin' Up Soft Sky, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Fall Leaves Designer Series Paper
 
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
 
Accessories:  Copic Markers; SU Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon; Sequins

Secret Santa

It is time for another The Three Musketeers post. We are ready to showcase the card we all created with the image that I provided this month for Card #27!  All three of us sure have enjoyed the challenges every month for more than two years and hope that it continues for a few more!  Jeanette is up next for the January challenge and she said the images are already in the mail.  Be sure to come back to see what we create!

For our card this month, I went with a traditional Santa image that I love.  I covered his beard with Clear Wink of Stella and used a new white acrylic marker on the fur on his suit.  I then added some White Wink of Stella to give it a bit of sparkle.  I really like this image and I hope Jeanette and Kelly did too!

 

Here is the inside of my card:

Please check out the other Musketeer's cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's blog along with Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards!  They may post today, or it may be upcoming, so be sure to check out their blog for their card!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampendous Secret Santa/Stampin' Up Small Script

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green; Authentique Christmas Wonderland 6x6 Pack Patterned Paper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers;  White Acrylic Marker; Wink of Stella Glitter Markers; Candy Dots, SU Oval Dies and Oval Punches

Birthday Bash

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS.  Each month we make 10 cards and include a matching envelope.  They can be any theme for any month.  All of the swappers are wonderful and I have received awesome cards each and every month.  

I decided to make a birthday card for December instead of a Christmas Card.

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope Pam and the others swappers like my card this month!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampin' Up Birthday Bash


Cardstock:  Recollections 110# Ivory; SU Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  SU Mossy Meadow 3/8" Stitched Ribbon; Gold Button with green baker's twine