Lullaby

A gal I work with is due to have a baby girl in a couple of weeks and I wanted to make her a card to celebrate the upcoming birth.  I wanted to make it even more special than the typical card I make so I decided to try making a shaker card.  Since this was my first attempt, I had a few hiccups along the way but all in all I like how it turned out.  I didn’t have any foam tape to prop up the card to allow the confetti to move around so I diecut three circle rings of cardboard and glued them together to give me the depth I needed.

Image: Babe Moon Lullaby – Little Miss Muffet (formally a Pollycraft image)
Paper: Apple Butter Charm – Nitwit Collections
Embellishments: Baker’s Twine, Charm, Pearls and Heart Confetti
Sketch: Papertake Weekly

Thanks so much for the visit – I hope you’ll stop back again soon!  Dee

Challenges:
City Craft Challenge Blog – Shaker Card
Simon Says Wednesday – Anything Goes
Pumpkin Spice – Children
Through the Craft Room Door – Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon – Girl Power
Hanna and Friends – Special Card
Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes

If friends…

were flowers I’d pick you!

I hope you are enjoying the last few days of summer!  We’ve had a cool rainy summer with only a couple of days that I consider to be on the warm side.  I can feel fall in the air.  With the kids back in school, it won’t be long and the leaves will start to turn colors!

Image: Wryn Blooms – Tiddly Inks
Papers: Puppy Love – Nitwit Collections
Die: Hexagon Plate – PaperTrey Ink, Tilda Ticket – Magnolia DooHickey
Embellishments: Ribbon (2 layers) Pearl Brads

Thanks so much for the visit – please stop back again!  Dee

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks – Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown – Anything Goes
Art Impressions – Show Off Your Sentiment
Cards in Envy – Best Friends
The Pink Elephant – Anything Goes

Back to School

Where did the summer go??? I can hardly believe it is time for classes to resume!

It’s my turn to share an Anything But a Card idea at Catch the Bug. I wanted to make something for my two grandsons, one will be a 4th grader – the other a 2nd grader.  I made these marker/pencil holders for them.

Image: AKV Best Teacher Ever – Bugaboo Stamps
Paper: By the Sea – Nitwit Collections, Cardstock
Die: Labels Eighteen – Spellbinders
Punch: Notched – Stampin’ Up
Technique: Doodled Stitching with a White Gel Pen

Thanks so much for the visit

Challenges:
Melonheadz Friends – Back to School
Craftin Desert Diva’s – Back to School
Simon Says Wednesday – Back to School
Dazzling Diva – Back to School
Whimsy Stamps – Back to School
Cute Card Thursday – Back to School
Delightful Sketches – School Dayz

Doing a Happy Dance

Hello!  I feel like it’s been a long time since I’ve had to post a couple of cards I made just for the fun of it.  This is the second card I made today.  For those of you that may not be aware of it, we are trying to sell our current home as we are in the process of building a new home.  Between trying to keep our current home ready to show at the drop of a hat, keeping on top of the work being done at our new home and a busy work schedule I seem to struggle to find time in my craft room.  Making cards is so therapeutic for me – I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day hibernating in my craft room!

Image: Country Mouse Couple – 2 Cute Digi Stamps
Papers: On Nitwit Pond – Nitwit Collections
Die: Tag, Circle and Rectangles – Spellbinders
Embellishment: Pearls
Color Inspiration: Colour Me…!

Sketch: Sketch Saturday

Thanks so much for the visit! Stop back again soon, Dee

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges – Animal
Sweet Stampin’ – Yee Haw
Come and Get It – Anything Goes with a Sentiment
The Crazy Challenge – Cute Little Animals
Scrap Creations – Animals
Little Miss Muffet – Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown – Our Furry Friends

All the Joys of Christmas

I’m trying to get a jump start on my holiday cards, it makes for a much more enjoyable holiday season when I’m not scrambling at the last minute trying to get all of my cards made.

Image Cute Robin Chicklets – DigiStamp Boutique
Papers: Snow Princess – Nitwit Collections, Cryogen White
Embellishments: Snowflakes – Creative Impressions, Flocked Brads – The Paper Studio, Ribbon – PaperTrey Ink, Cording – Hobby Lobby, Flower Soft
Sketch: Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Thanks so much for the visit! Dee

Challenges:
DigiStamp Boutique – Use a DSB Image
Love to Scrap – Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion – Use at Least 3 Patterned Papers
Marker Pop – Purples
The Crazy Challenge – Cute Little Animals
Milk Coffee – Add Stripes
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas – Merry and Bright
Winter Wonderland – Anything Goes

Thank You Berry Much

We’re back! Did you miss us??? The team for Bugaboo stamps had a two-week vacation and I’m sure the rest of the team is just me – excited to back and ready to share our creations with you.

The challenge this week at Catch the Bug is Bugaboo Bingo – just draw a straight line through one of the rows to make your BINGO.  I made mine by using a Bugaboo Image (of course!), Kraft paper and a Die or Punch.

Image: Strawberry Sunbonnet Basket – Bugaboo Stamps
Paper: Sweet Preserves (how perfect is that?) – Nitwit Collections
Die: Flowers – MFT, Circles- QuicKutz
Technique: Paper Piercing, Doodling
Embellishments: Enamel Dots

Thanks so much for the visit!  I can’t wait to drop by and see your fantastic creations!  Dee

Challenges:
613 Avenue Create – Sights, Sounds, Smells or Tastes of Summer (Strawberries)
Crafting from the Heart – Anything Goes
Love to Scrap – Running in Circles
MarkerPOP – Anything Goes
The Kraft Journal – What’s on Your Worktable
Fan-Tastic Tuesday – Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday – Summer

Mojo 357

Here’s my take on this week’s sketch challenge at Mojo Monday!  Hope you like it.

Papers: Coffee Talk – Nitwit Collections
Dies: Notched Butterfly and Tag – Lil’ Inker Designs
Embellishment: Enamel Dots
Sentiment: Freebie from Me to You

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Dee

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments – Add a Sentiment
Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes
The ABC Challenge – “Q”uote
Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes
Allsorts – All Sentimental

Ladybug Hello

It’s time for another sketch from Stella Says Sketch – this challenge will be for the entire month of August so you have lots of time to participate!  As you can tell, I took the sketch and rotated it on it’s side – that’s one of the beauties of sketches as you can rotate them, you can even flip them!

Image: Hedgehog Flower – Bugaboo Stamps
Paper: Ladies and Gentlemen – Nitwit Collections
Dies: Flower – PaperTrey Ink, Scalloped Border – LaLaLand
Embellishments: Baker’s Twine, Charm, Gems, Clear Dome
Sketch – Stella Says Sketch #213

 

As you may have noticed, I Love, Love Nitwit Collections digi papers. I have stacks of papers I purchased over the years that are just sitting in my craft room. I love how I can print just the size of paper I need for my project and the fact they are scalable makes them even more wonderful. I anxious await each new release, in fact I just purchased their newest release yesterday – I just haven’t had a chance to play with it (think of your morning cup of coffee;hint,hint!).

Thanks so much for the visit!  Can’t wait to see your creations,  Dee

Challenges:
Charisma Cardz – Charm, Ribbon and Twine
City Crafter – Animal Magic
Simon Says – Anything Goes
As You Like It – Favorite Papers
Aud Sentiments – Thinking of You
Hanna and Friends – Animals
4 Crafty Chicks – Anything Goes
Crafty Girls – Anything Goes

So happy for you…

We’re having a Baby Blog Hop!  Our very own Min and her hubby Glenn are due to have their baby girl any day now and we couldn’t let this wonderful occasion go by without having a shower for her.

Of course, I had to go all pink – after all as many of you know my last two grandchildren are little girls and they look adorable in pink!  I’m pretty sure pink is both of their mommies favorite color too!

I am so happy for you Min, what a wonderful blessing!

I know it’s a cliche but the best advice I can offer to Min is to enjoy every day…there may be times when you just don’t know what to do next but before you know it those little ones grow up and have babies of their own.  Take lots and lots of pictures and if you have time make a scrapbook or record those special moments with a video – my kids still love to look at their baby pictures!

Enough of my blabbering.

If you came from Cheryl First you are right on track, wasn’t that just the sweetest card?

From here you’ll want to stop by and see Jennifer Zeeb’s adorable card!

So what’s a shower without a game?  We are asking you to guess the weight of the baby and the day she makes her arrival, you can find more details at Catch the Bug.

So happy hopping and Congrats to the new parents!  Dee

Challenges:
My Craft Spot – Just for Little Girls
The Crafter’s Cafe – Use a Digi
The House that Stamps Built – Sparkle, Glitter or Bling
Little Miss Muffet – Baby, Baby