STAMPtember - Day Ten - Sweet Thanks

I like to make cards that maybe don't seem as expected.  Like when I think of a thank you card, I picture flowers, so I go out of my way to make them WITHOUT flowers!!

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #9 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Team Challenge - #9 Anything Goes
• Leann's World - #54 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Word Art Wednesday - #560 Anything Goes 2/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Stamp It! 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy stamping!  Laters!!

**RED WHITE AND BLUE** New Challenge with Get Creative Challenges!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges and our theme is Red White and Blue!!  Of course your card doesn't have to be patriotic, but that's naturally what I chose as this is Independence Day!!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Crafting Happiness - #125 Anything Goes
• International Art & Soul - #137 Red White & Blue 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Red, White &/Or Blue 1/5
• Crafty Catz - #602 Anything Goes 2/3
• Creative Fingers - #234 Anything Goes 3/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #550 Anything Goes 4/5
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 4/4
• Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything Goes 5/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!! 

31 Days of Crafting - Day Sixteen - Chicago Thank Yous

 Happy Wednesday!  This is a quickie card and a quickie post, but I wanted to share it today.  If you're a regular here, you know that I used to be a HUGE FAN of the #OneChicago franchise.  Less so these days, with only watching Chicago Fire, but I still love my reruns of the other two series.  I like to make thank you cards inspired by the shows and then send them to local first responders. This is this year's card.

Just a few challenges:

• A Bit More Time To Craft - #149 Anything Goes
  
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #3-2022 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers ATG with Dies
• Crafting Happiness - #121 Anything Goes 

Thank you so much for stopping by and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

Turner Syndrome Card Auction!!

I am so excited to be participating in the Turner Syndrome Card Auction!  

Welcome to the Turner Syndrome Awareness Card Auction!  This is a collaborative Card Auction for the benefit of the Turner Syndrome Foundation, which operates solely on donations.  With Covid the last couple of years have been very difficult for the Turner Syndrome Foundation since most of their big fundraisers are held as "in-person" events and the pandemic has put all of that on hold.  The TS Foundation provides support, guidance and educational programs for families impacted by Turner Syndrome.  TS is a genetic disorder where a female is born missing part or all of her second X chromosome leaving her with lifelong medical issues and learning disabilities.

If you see a card that you love, please bid with your heart!

Here is a link to the Turner Syndrome Foundation if you would like to learn more about TS:  https://turnersyndromefoundation.org/

I have donated 12 cards to the auction, but there are hundreds of beautiful pieces of artwork up for auction!  I've also made a Thank You card to send to each winning bid for my cards.

I'm entering the thank you card in some challenges to hopefully help raise awareness and draw attention to the auction!

• DL Art February Linky Party
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #147 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #2-2022 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Crafty Catz - #581 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Crafters - #48 Anything Goes 1/3
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #514 Anything Goes 1/3
• Ally's Angels - #54 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Fingers - #224 Anything Goes 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #529 Anything Goes 2/5
• Love To Craft Challenge Blog - #66 Anything Goes 5/8
• Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - #153 Anything Goes 5/8
• Paperbabe Stamps - #160 Anything Goes

Please be sure to visit the auction by clicking this link and bidding on a card or two.  Thank you so much for helping to support this great cause.  Laters!!

**FOCUS ON THE SENTIMENT** New Challenge with Simply Create Too!!

Happy Thursday!  It's a new challenge at Simply Create Too and our theme this month is Focus On The Sentiment!  I knew instantly when I saw this challenge that I wanted to use my new shaped word dies for the card.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt July Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #142 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #7 Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Red, White &/Or Blue 2/5 (blue and white)
• Creatalicious - #214 Anything Goes 3/3
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes 3/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 5/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**LAYERING** New Challenge with Mix It Up Challenge Blog!!!

Happy May Everyone!  It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge blog.  Our theme is month is LAYERING, and we need to use three or more layers in our cards.  I used the multiple layers to make my flowers.  I love these Crafters Companion dies.

Just a few challenges:

• DL Art May Linky Party

Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Floral Thanks - Brea Reese Brand Ambassador Post!!

Hi everyone!  I've got a new Brea Reese Brand Ambassador post for you today, with a ton of fun thank you cards!!  I'm finding more and more that I don't have enough of them when I need them, so I wanted to build up an arsenal!  I couldn't really decide what I wanted to watercolor my cards with, so I used tons of different supplies!  Lemme show you all the cards together first, then I'll break down what I used for each one.

I wanted to just sit and color for a few hours, so I started out by stamping a ton of floral backgrounds and while they dried, I die cut the word "thanks" from watercolor paper.  Then I was able to color a coordinating sentiment to go with every background.

I wanted this one to be subtle, so all I did to the background was paint the outline flowers with Liquid Glitter.  I just love how they shimmer and shine.  The sentiment was painted with Watercolor Ink first, then I painted Liquid Glitter over the top.

This one is actually one of my favorites!!  I made the background paper for this one, too, with Violet Glitter Ink and Gold Liquid Metals.  The flowers are painted with Metallic Watercolor Pan set.

This one's pure Watercolor Ink, very little water.  It's so vibrant!!

I used the Jewels Professional Watercolors for this one.  I love how the colors blended.

For a different look I only painted the leaves here.  I used Watercolor Ink for them and for the sentiment.

I had a ton of fun with this one.  The silver flowers were painted with watered down Silver Liquid Metals.  I mixed the same Silver with Magenta and Pink Watercolor Ink for the other flowers.

This one is pure Watercolor Ink.  Love purple and that almost-teal green together.

I had a lot of fun with this one.  It's colored with Watercolor Ink and Glitter Ink.  I really love how the flowers pop against that blue background.

 This one I painted with the Classics Watercolors Set.

This I spotlight painted with Pink and Magenta Glitter Ink.

These are a combination of Watercolor Ink mixed with Silver Liquid Metals and the Metallic Watercolor Pan.

Time to fill a few of these out and get them in the mail!  Be sure to check out the Liquid Metals and all the other Brea Reese products!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Crafting with Friends!!!

Happy Friday!  It's our first challenge of the year at Crafting with Friends and as always, our theme is Anything Goes!  We don't have a sponsor this challenge so we got to make whatever we wanted.  I always get sentimental after the holidays so I made a Thank You shaker card!!!

Just a few challenges:

• Retarte - #134 Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #83 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #154 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #239 Always Thankful 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #368 Anything Goes 1/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Something NEW 1/5 (new stamps and dies I got for Christmas!)

Be sure to visit the blog to see the rest of the DT's work!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Twenty-Three - Crystal Thanks

In keeping with my wedding and shower theme, I have a coordinating thank you card to share!

Just a few challenges:

• Artistic Inspiration - #196 Anything Goes
• Stamp Scrap Society - #136 Anything Goes 2/3
• Everybody Art Challenge - #421 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Twenty - Cake Thanks

Hi everyone!  I wanted to share a fun thank you card I made today.

Just a few challenges:

• Artistic Inspiration - #196 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies 
• Crafty Catz - #408 Anything Goes 2/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Camp Create 2017 - Day One - My First Galaxy

Welcome to Camp Create 2017!!  This is such a fun week where I dust off my My Favorite Things stamps and dies (they always get buried under my mound of Unity lol) and get inky and crafty.  SO FUN!

Today is WATERCOLOR, and the sample card and tutorial had a galaxy background and I was like BAM!  That's what I wanna do!  It's actually my first.  IDK why I kept avoiding making a galaxy background, but I have been.  I took the plunge today, finally.  And okay so it's not EXACTLY a galaxy background, but I think I did very well.  I really love how it turned out and can't wait to make more!

Day One down!

Just a few challenges:

• Camp Create 2017 - Watercolor
• DLArt Linky Party
• Inspiration Destination - #130 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #181 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #117 Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #288 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**GIVE THANKS** New Challenge with Creative Moments!!!

Happy Hump Day!!  It's a new challenge at Creative Moments and our theme is Give Thanks!  Of course you can always play Anything Goes, but with Thanksgiving so close, it's time to make a card of gratitude don't you think?  Our lovely sponsor is Angie's Digital Stamps and I'm working with Sugar the Puppy!

Just a few challenges:

• PDE Linky Party - #145 Anything Goes
• Just Keep On Creating November Linky Party
• DL Art Linky Party
• Sunny Day Crafting - #22 Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - #111 Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #38 Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - #167 Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - #191 Anything Goes 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #256 Anything Goes 2/5
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 2/2

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT have created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

SHOPPING SUNDAY!!!!

Hi everyone!!!  I'm starting a new feature here on the blog on Sundays called Shopping Sunday!  I'll be featuring a specific type of cards each week and linking to their listings in the shop.

This week our theme is Thank You cards!!  It's something I think we don't do enough, reaching out to thank someone when they've done us a favor or given us a lovely gift.

Thanks So Much Owl A2 Greeting Card

Butterfly Thanks A2 Greeting Card

Merci Parisian A2 Thank You Card

Thanks Orange Owl A2 Greeting Card

Don't forget that I can always put a personal note from you to the recipient in the card and ship it to them direct!!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy shopping!  Laters!!

Lucky Stars

It has rained for thirty hours, give or take, here, and all I can dream about is sunshine and FLOWERS!  Last summer we had a rain so hard and heavy that the freeways flooded and people's homes were turned into swimming pools.  I'm hoping this isn't THAT.

So what do you do when you're stuck inside?  You make cards!  This is the third card of my Patriotic series that I started last week for the OWH blog hop.

This stamp set has a lot of great sentiments, and I couldn't choose which one to use, so I put one inside, too.

Hence the title of this post :D

Of course some challenges with this gorgeous card!

• Inspiration Destination - #35 Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #20 Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Artistic Inspirations - #132 Anything Goes/Die Cuts
• The Pink Elephant - #300 Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #145 Flowers
• Penny Black and More - Dies and Punches 1/3
• DLArt Thankful Thursday #157 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Thank You 1/5
• Art By Miran - #33 Anything Goes 2/3
• Card and Scrap - #97 Flowers 2/3
• Stamping Sensations - Flower Power 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #185 Anything Goes 2/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 2/5
• The Corrosive Challenge - #225 Anything Goes 3/3
• Scribble and Scrap - #45 Anything Goes 3/3 
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #67 Anything Goes 3/3
• Cuttlebug Mania - Bling It On 3/3 (I used Spellbinders Delightful Daisies)
• Little Red Wagon - #291 Red White and Blue

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Red White and Blue Thanks

This card was inspired by my OWH Blog Hop card, but is bigger, sparklier and more dimensional!

I think the flowers are my favorite part :D

I'm entering some challenges, of course:

• Not Just Cards - #20 Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - #34 Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #145 Flowers
• Coffee Chocolate and Cards - #91 Thank You 1/2
• Stamping Sensations - Flower Power 1/3
• DLArt Thankful Thursday #156 1/3
• Craft Stamper - Take A Stamp (anything goes) 1/3
• Card and Scrap - #97 Flowers 1/3
• Our Creative Corner - April Showers Bring May Flowers 1/3
• One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes 1/5
• Sunday Stamper - #357 All Kinds of Everything
• Pixie Snippets Playground - #178 Anything Goes (used scraps for the flowers and the sentiment is on a scrap, too)
• Bloggers Challenge - Red White and Blue

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

OWH Finish Strong Memorial Day Blog Hop!

Happy Hopping!!!  It's Memorial Day weekend and that means it's time for Operation Write Home's Blog Hop!  The theme is a little different this year.....

Operation Write Home, a charity that has supported heroes with handmade cards since 2007, will be closing later this year.  All cards need to be sent in by August 1st, so I'm helping to get the word out!  I'll be posting various cards I'm donating over the next two months to help inspire you all to create cards to donate!!

This is the card I created for the blog hop.  There is another card coming that's a blingier version, I'll share that in a bit.

And a couple challenges, cause what's a blog post without challenges?!?

• Not Just Cards - #19 Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - #34 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting and happy hopping!!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Thirty-One - Flutterby Thank Yous

Happy last day of National Craft Month!!  Today I've got two simple thank-you cards to share with you.  These were specifically made for OWH. I like to create cards just for them every week.

The purple one is my favorite, so it's the one I'll choose to enter into a few challenges:

• Creatalicious - #73 Anything Goes
• Imagination Destination - #26 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #99 Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #16 Anything Goes
• Whoopsi Daisy - Add A Sentiment
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #73 Anything Goes with a Twist - Add A Sentiment
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #153 Thank You 1/5

Thanks so much for looking, one project left!!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Three - Simple Thank You

A friend recently suggested that I make more simple cards to donate to OWH.  I think to a lot of people, simple means just that--blank space, no large embellishments, etc.  But to me, it only means one thing:

NO GLITTER?!?!??!?!!

And that's hard for me.  But as I was filling my box for OWH this week I realized I was a little light on thank you cards, which is the number one request they get.  Therefore, that's what I made today!

I see now that it's done, how much it looks like the chalkboard trend.  This wasn't intentional, but I'm happy with the result.

Just a few challenges today:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #95 Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - #14 Anything Goes
• Imagination Destination - #22 Anything Goes
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Add A Little Dazzle - #64 Anything Goes
• Fresh Brewed Designs - One Image, One Sentiment 4/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 5/5

Make sure to do your part and donate some cards to OWH!!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**SKETCH** New Challenge with Crafty Creations!

It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Creations, and this fortnight we've got a great sketch for you to interpret!

And here's how I interpreted it.  Our lovely sponsor is Stitchy Bear and I chose to use Apple Doodle!

I made this for a teacher's card, I think it's perfect this time of year.  I don't think you can really see all the shimmer but the apple has different shades of red and shimmery accents.

I'm entering a few challenges with this card:

• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #44 Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Just Us Girls - #256 Wild Card
• Creative Corner - Anything Goes 2/2
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #72 Anything Goes
• Artistic Impressions - #107 Anything Goes
• Paradise of Stamps - #1 Anything Goes 1/3
• Paper Makeup Stamps - #156 Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #119 Anything Goes
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #51 Anything Goes 1/4
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes 1/3
• The Crafting Cafe - Shades of One Color (I chose RED!)
• Word Art Wednesday - #147 Anything Goes 4/5
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #23 Anything Goes 2/3
• Hiding In My Craft Room - #163 Freestyle (Anything Goes) 2/3
• Scrapbook Blessings - #28 Anything Goes 2/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 5/5
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #139 Back To School/Thank You 1/3 

Be sure to visit the blog to see what everyone else has created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!