Sending You Prayers

Good morning friends ~ 

 As I was rummaging through my card file I came across this card that I made months ago and never posted.  I actually made it for a challenge but it closed before I had a chance to enter.  Do you do that?  I miss challenge deadlines all the time!

 

I started by making a scripty background using a Penny Black background stamp, and distressing around the edges of the background with the same color ink.

 

The beautiful Cosmos Bunch from Pinkfresh Studio was stamped and then stenciled using soft, muted colors.  I usually have a heavy hand when it comes to stenciling, so this took lots of self control.  

 

The "Sending You Prayers" is a stamp and die set from Simon Says Stamp.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Stamp It 

A Cut Above ~  September

 

The leaves have just started to fall here and temperatures are definitely fall like.   I've started cutting things back in the garden getting them ready for winter.  Seems like summer whisked by way to quickly.

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Sing Joy

Hello friends ~  The card I'm posting today was actually made over a year ago.  

 

 I never got around to posting it last year.  I'm so terrible that way.  I take all these photo's of cards I've made and don't get them posted to my blog.  I'm a procrastinator through and through.  Then I scroll through the challenges and see if I have a card that will fit.  True confession.

 

 

Anywho, my dear friend Marcia shared this cute "Sing Joy" image from Penny Black with me last year.  I just love her darling little face, singing from her heart, and maybe a little off key.

 

The sentiment is from a set called "Caroling", also by Penny Black.

A CAS design with a few extra snowflakes to add sparkle.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

 Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 A Cut Above ~ January Challenge

 

I hope you're keeping warm, and always remember to sing JOY from your heart.

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Vintage Valentine ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends!  Double D Challenge is back with a new challenge, using the color "RED".

 

 

This challenge was a great opportunity to use these delightful vintage rub-ons that I purchased last year from Amazon. There are oodles of adorable designs to choose from.  It will take me years to use them all up.  I need to find other ways to use these rub-ons, so if you have any suggestions, leave your ideas in the comments below.

 

The background is a vintage French receipt that I printed on my home printer.

I added Penny Black Heart Strings that I cut from an Echo Park Cupid & Co. paper pack.

I also used a piece from that paper pack for the background.  I love how this card turned out.  So vintagey and swell!

 

Join us over at Double D Challenges to see all the sweet designs from the design team.

Here's the inspiration board to help you get started:

And here's the prize that you could win when you play along.

Thanks for stopping by!

Do Small Things

Hello friends ~ I'm popping in with a card I made for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

 

 

I've had this image, "Sharing A Song" from Penny Black for quite a long time and it had never seen ink.  Oh, the shame!

 

I finally pulled this darling little cherub out and gave it life using Copic markers and a hint of Silk Microfine Glitter at her feet. She is framed using a Double Stitched Scalloped Frame from Memory Box.

I wish the birds at my feeders would perch on my hand and sing to me.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Anything Goes / Something New

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Be A Good Friend

I'm jumping on the Penny Black bandwagon!  Is there room for one more?

 

Now that the weather has gotten too cold to be outside, I find I have much more time to get creative in my craft room and join in on more challenges. 

This Bundled Buddies image from Penny Black hasn't seen ink in far too long, so I brought her to life using Copics.  She looks quite pleased, I think.

 

This is for all my bird loving friends out there.  

I'm getting this in just under the wire at Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Anything Goes Cute or Spooky.  I clearly went in the cute direction.  ;0)
I'll also be adding this card to the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ All Occasion

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Lighthouse ~ Double D Challenges

Hello friends, it's the first Wednesday of the month so that means there's a new challenge starting up over at Double D Challenges.  This theme is "Lighthouse".

I pulled out Spellbinders Build A Summer Birdhouse.

I cut everything except for the post, out of white cardstock and did some hombre ink blending.  The stone wall was a left-over scrap I found in my scrap box and the sentiment is from Penny Black, Grateful Heart.

I like the CAS design.  It makes me dream about being by the ocean.

Supplies linked below:

Spellbinders Build A Summer Birdhouse

Penny Black Grateful Heart

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  Here's the mood board for the Double D Challenge to help inspire you:

Be sure to visit Double D Challenges to see how my talented teammates were inspired and then join in on the fun!  

Here's what you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!

Hedgehog Wishes ~ DRU

Good morning, friends.  Sorry for two posts on the same day.  That doesn't happen very often, but this month, it's happening twice due to two design team schedules that are overlapping.  Anyway, if you're looking for Double D's post, look HERE.  If you're looking for Dies R Us, then you're in the right place.

It's the first of the month so that means there's a new challenge starting up over at Dies R Us Challenge Blog and we're looking for some "dad / masculine" cards.

When I have a bit of free time (which isn't often), I enjoy scrolling through the pages at Dies R Us, trying to find dies that have an all-purpose use. 

Recently, I found this signpost die from Penny Black called "Which Way To Love?"

The die set comes with two different style signposts, three arrows that you can stamp your own words on, a heart arrow and the cute little bird you see perched on top.

I stamped the sentiment onto some festive printed paper and framed it by cutting a Pinpoint Single Frame from Memory Box, out of white cardstock and laying over the top.  The hedgehog is from Penny Black's, "Sweet You" stamp set.

While I had the stamps out, I stamped this skateboarding cutie and fussy cut him, along with some balloons from Sunny Studio Stamps.  I layered him over an Impression Obsession Pinked Edge Frame.

Here's a list of products I used to make these cards, that can be found at 

Dies R Us:
Penny Black ~ Which Way To Love?
Memory Box ~ Pinpoint Single Frame
Impression Obsession ~ Pinked Edge Frame

I hope you'll visit the Dies R Us Challenge Blog to see more inspiration from my teammates and join in on the fun.

Thanks for stopping by!

Turtle-y AWESOME! ~ DRU

Good morning friends~  There's a new challenge starting up over at DRU Challenge blog and we're looking for cards and projects using Valentine's / Love theme.

I enjoy making Valentine cards to send to all my great little nieces and nephews.  These cute Marianne Designs Turtles are perfect for whipping together some quick cards to let them know how special they are.

  

For each card, I started by embossing a brick background and then added the cute turtles.

I used PoppyStamps "Be My Valentine Postcard Script" for the sentiment on each card.

Penny Black "Love Always" die made the perfect tall grass for this little duo.

I hope you'll visit the Dies R Us Challenge Blog to see more amazing inspiration from my teammates and join in on the fun.  

Here's a list of dies I used that can be found at Dies R Us

Marianne Designs ~ Turtles (Special Order Event)

PoppyStamps Be My Valentine Postcard Script

Penny Black Love Always

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Birthday bears ~ TSOC

Good morning friends.  There's a new challenge starting up over at The Sisterhood of Crafters using a birthday theme.  I don't know about you, but I always need to add a few birthday cards to my stash.

My friend Marcia gifted me with this cute Penny Black stamp called Delish, quite some time ago.  I'm glad it's finally gotten inked up. 

 I wish I had fairy bears to help me celebrate my birthday! 

I also wish that you'd stop by The Sisterhood of Crafters blog to see my talented team mates inspiration and join in on the fun! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stenciled Garden ~ TSOC

Hello friends~  There's a new challenge starting up over at The Sisterhood of Crafters and we're looking for cards and projects with stenciling.

I stenciled these wonderful Garden Florals stencils from Pink Fresh Studio onto white linen cardstock and cut it out using Penny Black's Stitched Nested Rectangles.  

 I added some Stickles to the centers of the flowers to snazz them up a bit.  The banner is from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  

Pink Fresh Studio has come out with so many layered stencil sets, and they're all super popular. 

Stenciling these flowers can be addicting!  

I hope you'll stop by the Sisterhood of Crafters blog and join in on the fun!  

Thanks for stopping by!