2020 Graduates x 3

Hello!  I hope you had a good weekend.  I am posting three cards that I recently made for 2020 graduates.  I apologize for the quality of the photos.  I had to stuff them in envelopes and send them off before they were barely complete.

I used the same CAS design for all of them.  I was inspired by this design  at on the Jazzy Paper blog.  I used the school colors for each graduate.

For this card the school colors are purple, black, and silver.  Since the graduate is a talented violin player, I used washi tape with a musical theme.

The schools colors for this grad are blue, gold, and white.  He is also musical so I used the same washi tape.

I don't know this grad as she is the daughter of a friend of my husbands.  I looked up her school colors which were maroon, gold, and white.

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The sentiment is a digital stamp  from Raindrop Echo Designs.     The rest are all papers, stickers, and bling from my stash.  The metallic pieces were embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder.

Thank you for stopping by!  Stay safe!

Cheryl


Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge  2W, 3E  - #11 - Anything Goes

Di's Digis Designs 2W, 3E,SIO  Include a Sentiment (W2 of 2)

Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E -  D IS FOR DRY EMBOSSING

Creative Fingers - 2W, 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 187 -  ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES  (W1 of 2)

Southern Girls 2W,2E,C10 Always Anything Goes (W! of 2)  

Double Trouble Challenges  (2W/1W, 4E) #57 -  THING 1 GEAR IT UP FOR THE GUYS

(masculine project) | THING 3 CIRCLES (use one round item) | THING 2 LINK TO  USE YOUR STUFF'S MASCULINE CHALLENGE (WEEK 1)

Catching Up

I was looking through my craft photos and realized that I had not posted this card yet.  I made this for my brother’s birthday.   I can’t believe I forgot to post it because I like the way it turned out.

 

 

I tried to keep it relatively CAS and even used some of my washi tape.   The paint was left over outdoor paint.  I poured some in a Dixie cup, diluted it with water, and flicked it onto the paper. 

 

I have lots of other stuff going on.  One of the most exciting things is that I have a new job which I will start next Monday.   Woo hoo!  I’m very excited to get started.   

 

I have a few pictures of my daughter fencing that I thought I would share.  These were all taken by my hubby’s iPhone over the last few weeks.   I didn’t do any photo editing.

Liz & her pirate socks.  She is known for her crazy socks (except in tournaments).

 

Liz’s game face.

Tournament in Chicago on Sunday.  Check out that lunge. You go girl!

 

I recently started taking an adult fencing class so that I can better understand the sport.  I really enjoy the class.  The other students are really fun.  I’m not very good but I have a blast.  I have to admit it is probably the only 90 minutes of the week where I am not thinking of my “To do” lists.   I have to focus solely on what is going on when fencing or I walk away with even more bruises.

 

Well that’s all for me today!  Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

 

 

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Birthday Sentiments (digital stamp) from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs
• Inks:  None
• Papers:  Papertrey white CS
• Tools:  Big Shot, Die-namics Stacking Stars
• Embellishments:  Misc washi tape, button, black pain, Spica clear glitter pen, black burlap twine

 

Challenges:

• Crafty Bloggers Network - M, SIO - (Feb) Anything Goes
• Digi Darla Challenge - W, SIO – Masculine
• Love to Create - 3E - String, Twine or Fibers
• Make it Monday - W - always Anything Goes
• MyGrafico - 2W, SIO - Anything Goes
• The Paper Girls - 2W, layouts, cards - (2nd week) Washi Tape
• The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - cards - Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
• Catered Crop - 2W - (2nd week) Stars
• Creative Inspirations Paint - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu - 2E – Masculine
• Platypus Creek Digitals - 2W, SIO (freebie available) - (2nd week) Black, White and One other Colour
• Robyn`s Fetish - Use Ribbon or Twine
• Addicted to CAS 2W, 3E, 5C  must be clean and simple - #7 (W1 of 2) Masculine
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO, F, must use digi - (2nd week)Anything Goes
• Broken Box Stock – 2W, 3E, SIO  – Week 2, Happy Birthday
• Card Makin' Mamas - 2W, 2E, cards only –week 2 Birthday
• Clearly Inspired - 2W, 1E, SIO - Week 1, Black and white pop of color
• Inspire Me Fridays – Anything Goes always
• Stamp n Doodle - music on site - Anything goes

We’re going MONOCHROME!

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The new Sentimental Sundays challenge is MONOCHROME (with a sentiment)! This one was a bit of a challenge for me. I generally try to avoid monochrome projects because they intimidate me. But I gave this one a try and am pretty happy with the results.

I’m going to keep this post short since I am late getting it up. Drop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see the other fabulous MONOCHROME (with a sentiment) creations from the rest of the DT and download your free sentiment set from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. I can’t wait to see your MONOCHROME project.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Sympathy (digital sentiment) by Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs
• Inks: Copic reinkers (to die ribbon) &
• Papers: Papertrey white CS, Bazzil Basics CS, Pink Paislee Think Big & Imagine from the 365-degree collection
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders nestabilities dies
• Embellishments: Ranger Liquid Pearls, Hug Snug cream seam binding, lace

Challenges:

• Flourishes – BBB14 Monochrome
• 2 Sisters Challenge – Let’s get sentimental
• Addicted to Stamps – Stitching
• Aly’s Sunday Challenge – add a bow
• Anything Goes Challenge – Vintage/Shabby chic
• Catered Crop – FTR21 (I used sentiment stamp, ribbon, lace, stitching)
• Craft Your Passion – Anything Goes
• Crafty Ann’s Challenge – Make yourself uncomfortable
• Creatalicious - anything goes
• Deep Ocean Challenge – Lace
• Emerald Fairies Garden Challenge - Pearls
• Pile It On – Layers
• Pink Elephant – Vintage
• Shelly's Images-Terrifically Thrilling Thursday – Anything goes
• Stampavie – Pearls & Lace
• Stamptacular Sunday – Just Sayin’
• Wags N Whiskers – Lace

Let Them Eat Cake!

It’s time for an new Sentimental Sundays challenge. This week our challenge to you is to create a BIRTHDAY themed project. Don’t forget to include a sentiment. For my card I used a free digital stamp from Ann Vento’s blog, Raindrop Echo Designs.

I’m so happy I got a chance to get into my craft room this week. I really didn’t think I was going to get the chance.

I hope you will join our Birthday (plus a sentiment) challenge. Stop by the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog to see the inspiration pieces from the rest of the DT and to download the weekly free digital sentiment sent created by Ann Vento.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Circle Sentiments (digital stamp) by Raindrop Echo Designs (freebie available on Ann Vento’s blog HERE)
• Inks: None
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, Bazzill Basics CS, My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found Market Street paper pad
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Papertrey banner dies, Tim Holtz Alterations rosette die, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Hug Snug winter white seam binding, white cotton crochet thread, Close To My Heart Stardust Glitz, Sakura Stardust gellyroll pen, misc. buttons, Glue Arts PermaTac mounting squares

Challenges:

• Anything goes challenge – Happy Birthday
• AUD Sentiments – Anything goes
• Card Making Fairy's Digi Day challenge – buttons
• CES Challenge – Banners, buntings, & flags
• Cooking it up with Katie - recipe: banner, die cut, ribbon
• Craft Us Crazy – Anything goes
• Dare to Be Sassy Thursday Challenge - die cuts (more than 1)
• Divas by Design – birthday
• Fab N Funky – A stitch in time
• Hand Stamped Sentiments – All Stitched Up
• Inky Impressions – Inspired by song (Happy Birthday!)
• Lothian crafts – Anything Goes
• Paper Crafting Journey – Anything Goes
• Paper Variety – Any type of threads
• Papertake Weekly – bingo (used buttons, ribbon, free)
• The Pink Elephant – Stitching
• Rainbow Lady – Song of Choice (Happy Birthday)
• Sarah Hurley – All Stitched up
• Simon Says Stamp – Food & Drink
• Spoonful of Sugar – Birthday
• Stampavie – Card for a girl
• Stampin’ with the Dragon – Birthday card
• That’s Krafty Thursday – kraft paper
• The Kraft Journal – Anything Goes
• The Crafter’s Café – monthly progressive challenge – anything goes, bow, sparkle
• Victorine Stamps – Birthday
• Whoopsi Daisy – Anything Goes

See Ya Later, Alligator!

Happy Thursday! I hope your week is going well. Since it’s Thursday, it is time for the new Meljen’s Designs release and challenge. Our challenge for you this week is to “Use Black!”

I made this card to go in my box of cards for OWH using one of the new images being released at Whimsy Stamps today. Here is a look at all the new digis.

Stop by the Meljen’s Designs blog to see the rest of the inspiration pieces from the DT and to link up your creation for our “Use Black” challenge.

Sorry for keeping this so short. Blogger was giving me some problems earlier and I want to get this published before it starts being naughty again.

** While you are here, don’t forget to check out my Meljen’s Designs Blog Candy!**

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Little Alligator by Meljen’s Designs and Party Mini Letter Seals by Raindrop Echo Designs (Both available on Whimsy Stamps)
• Inks: Stampin’ Up Garden Green
• Papers: Georgia Pacific CS, Paper Studio black CS, Bella Blvd – Mr. Boy
• Tools: EK Success edge punch, Stampin’ Up circle punch, Big Shot, Provo Craft Seeing Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Misc. black twine & buttons

Challenges:

• Anything Goes Challenge – Happy Birthday
• Birthday Sundaes – Birthday
• Card Makin’ Mamas – Birthday
• Catch The Bug – Anything Goes
• Craft Your Days Away – Birthday
• Divas By Design – Birthday
• Fashionista Friday – show us the green
• Frosted Design – Color on your project
• Here Come the Boys – Critters
• Inky Impressions – Birthday
• One Stitch At A Time – digi
• Paper Pretties – Die cuts
• Raise the Bar – Anything Goes
• Spoonful of Sugar – Birthday
• Stamp & Create – Critters
• Stamp Something – Digi
• There’s Magic In the Air – Animal
• Tuesday Throwdown – Birthday
• Victorine Stamps – Birthday

The First Whimsy Inspirations Challenge

It’s an exciting day! Today is the kick off of the first challenge at Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges. Each week the Whimsy Digi DT will be taking turns to choose that weeks theme. For our first challenge, we have a nice easy one, “Ribbons & Bows”. Use ribbon and at least one bow on your card.

For my card, I used Trimming the Tree by Crissy Armstrong and Warm Winter Wishes Sentiments from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs.

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges blog to see the projects created by some of the Whimsy Digi DT and to link up your “Ribbons & Bows” project.

You don't have to use a Whimsy image. All types of paper projects are welcomed. This week since it is our first challenge we will be having 2 random winners.

The first winner will win

The second winner will win

Additionally, for each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge. The guest designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too! You can find all the challenge rules on the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges blog.

If you have only just found us, we would still love you to grab our badge, follow us and tell your friends!!!

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you will join us for our first challenge!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Trimming the Tree by Crissy’s Digis, Warm Winter Wishes Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs (both available on Whimsy Stamps), Just the Ticket by Papertrey
• Inks: Close To My Heart Sweet Leaf
• Papers: Neenah Crest solar white CS, Papertrey Kraft CS, Close To My Heart Sweet Leaf CS and Wings Creative Basics DP pack
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Papertrey ticket die, Provo Craft snowflake embossing folder, Copic markers, sanding block, heat tool, Stardust Glitz from Close to my Heart, Gold Stickles, Glossy Accents
• Embellishments: Hug Snug seam binding, misc. lace, white cotton crochet thread, button, snow flake die cut from Target, Liquid Applique

Challenges:

• Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long – Gimme the bird
• AI Factory – Anything Goes
• Catch the Bug – Anything Goes
• Clearly Inspired – Things with wings (penguin)
• Craft Us Crazy – Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments – Christmas
• Cupcake Craft Challenge – Sew made
• Dare to be Sassy – Sentiment
• Do It With Digis – Christmas
• Fun with Shapes – Bakers twine
• Hanna & Friends – Dots or Stripes (I used stripes)
• Little Claire’s – Things with Wings (penguin)
• One Stitch at a Time – anything goes
• Ooh-La-La creations – Christmas
• Paper Play Challenge – Christmas
• Raise the Bar – Anything goes
• Simply Create – Favorite animal (I love this chubby polar bear!)
• Stamp & Create - Critters
• Stamp Man Challenge – Stitching
• Stamp Something – Digi day
• The Latte Lounge – monthly progressive challenge – anything goes + a bow
• There’s Magic In the Air – Animal
• Fab N Funky – It’s Christmas
• Lil Red Wagon – Use a bird (penguin)
• Paper Shelter – Stitching
• Delightful Challenges – Things with wings (penguin)

Stamping Fundraiser

Kim Sherrod is hosting a fundraiser to help out a friend of hers. Below I have copied the wording directly from her blog explaining the fundraiser.

This is a fundraiser to help my friend out at this time to help her with expenses so she can see her son. He has a heart problem and it's costly for the trip and it's financially difficult for her to travel. Help us to make it possible for her to spend some time with him. She doesn't think he's going to make it and anything will help to ease her burden during this difficult time.

We are so grateful to Ann V. of Raindrop Echo Designs for designing these beautiful stamps to help us with our fundraiser. We are offering these stamps in both digi and clear stamps. We will send you the digi stamps within 24 hours.

The clear stamps are a pre-order item. We have to meet a minimum in order to place the clear stamp order. The minimum is very minimal. The clear stamps are a wonderful quality and we've worked with the stamp manufacturer before.

Your file will come in jpeg and png files.

Thank you for your support :-)

Here is a look at the images that are available either as clear stamps or as digital stamps.

To order these images or to find out more information on the fundraiser, please stop by Kim Sherrod’s blog HERE.

Just a Sentimental Fool

This week on the Sentimental Sundays challenge we are asking you to get sentimental with us and make a sentiment the focus of your project. This challenge is sponsored by Raindrop Echo Designs and Heart Song Designs.

Every other week, Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs creates a sentiment set using quotes from a member of the DT for the weekly freebie. Last October, I was asked to supply my favorite quotes and Ann created this gorgeous digi sentiment. I paired it up with another sentiment set from Ann, Fancy Curvy Frame-Dots which is available at Whimsy Stamps. I love the versatility of digital stamps. You can resize them, recolor them, flip & rotate them, or, in this case, I place my digi sentiment inside the digi frame and printed them out. I printed it twice, once on red paper and once on the graph type paper and pieced them together for the look you see here. I love these new papers that I bought and couldn’t wait to use them. I used all old embellishments from my stash to add some detail.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge asking you to focus on the sentiment. You can link up your project, download the weekly free digi sentiment set, and see the rest of the DT’s inspiration pieces on the Sentimental Sundays blog.

There is only about a week left to get in the draw for my Color Your World blog candy. Click on the photo below to see how you can get a chance to win.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Fancy Curvy Frame – Dots by Raindrop Echo Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps)
• Inks: None
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, PaperStudios black CS, My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found –Union Square paper pad
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestablities, Papertrey scalloped edge die
• Embellishments: Kaiser pearls, Close To My Heart Filigree Charms brad, misc. black trim

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters Challenge – Anything Goes
• AI Factory – at least 2 layers
• All Sorts challenge –Free & Easy
• Alota Rubber Stamps – Circles (1 or more)
• Art Impressions Stamps – Stitching
• Clear It Out – anything goes
• Craft Us Crazy – Anything goes + digital
• Craft Your Passion – Text It (next in sentiment and newspaper print paper)
• Crafty Sentiments – Happy Ever After
• Cupcake Craftroom – Dots
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge – Anything goes + a digi
• Everybody Art Challenge – Dots
• Hiding in my Craft Room – Something New, Something Old
• House of Gilli – Anything Goes
• Lil Red Wagon – Music Notes
• Lollipop Crafts – Anything Goes
• Paper Cutz – Anything Goes
• Shelly’s Terrifically Thrilling Thursday – Anything Goes
• That’s Krafty Thursday – kraft paper
• The Kraft Journal – my favorite things (kraft papers, digi stamps, spellbinders dies)

Warm Winter Wishes

I’ve gone and done it…..I started on my Christmas cards. I know, I know, it is super early, but that is the idea. Maybe if I start on them now, I will have them done early and won’t be stressing come December.

I love this cute image created by Crissy Armstrong. Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs created a set of sentiments that coordinate perfectly with the image. Both are available at Whimsy Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes by Crissy’s Digis, Warm Winter Wishes Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs (Both available on Whimsy Stamps)
• Inks: Close To My Heart Crystal Blue
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Stampin’ Up Real Red CS, Neenah Solar Crest CS, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather mini deck
• Tools: Copic markers, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Stampin’ Up circle punch
• Embellishments: Doodlebug Ladybug crushed velvet flock, Close To My Heart fun flock, Stampin’ Up Real Red ribbon, the Twinery baker’s twine, misc. button

Challenges:

• Bah Humbug – Penguins
• Christmas Card Challenges – Die cuts
• Christmas Cards All Year ‘Round – Anything goes Christmas
• Crafty Hazel Nuts Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes Christmas
• AI Factory – Bears
• Card Makin’ Mamas – Red, White, Blue
• Catch The Bug – Red, White, Blue + ribbon
• Catered Crop – recipe. I used color red, polka dots, buttons, bakers twine, digital stamp, friendship theme
• Craft Us Crazy – Red, White, Blue
• Craft Your Passion – Seeing Red
• Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog – Christmas
• Crafty Calendar – Things with Wings (penguins)
• Creative Stamp Friends – dots
• Cutie Sunday – Animals
• Delicious Doodles – Cute & Cuddly
• Die Cut Dreams – Red, White, Blue
• Dream Valley – ribbons
• Forever Friends (monthly challenge) – 3 DP(with an animal)
• House of Gilli – Ribbons & bows
• I Did It Creations – Christmas
• Just Some Lines – Spotty & Dotty
• Lollipop Crafts – Inspired by song (White Christmas)
• Paper Crafting Journey – Anything goes
• Paper Issues – Red, White, Blue
• Paper play Time – Red, White, Blue + digi
• Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Red, White, blue
• Rainbow Lady – Digi Day
• Scrapbook Sisters – Anything Goes
• Scrappy Frogs – Red
• Stamp Something – Celebrate something (Christmas) with Red, White, Blue
• Stamp N Doodle – Animals
• Whoopsi Daisy – Christmas in June
• Woodware USA – Patriotic colors/theme (used Red, White, Blue)

Sentimental Sundays–Get Patriotic!

We have another fun challenge for you this week at Sentimental Sundays. The new challenge is “Patriotic”. We want you to use the colors of your nation’s flag for your creations. Don’t forget to include a sentiment!

With Independence Day coming up, I wanted to try to make something that celebrated our nation’s history and fit the challenge theme. I thought that this famous quote from John Dickinson, which was a freebie on the Sentimental Sundays blog last year, would be perfect.

I recently purchased the DVD set “Liberty’s Kids” for my daughter. It is a cartoon that I can feel good about her watching because she is learning about the Revolutionary War. We used to watch it on the History Channel when she was younger but I don’t think they show it any longer. She also enjoys going on the Liberty’s Kids website. It is really cute that it has inspired her to start a family newspaper, “The Home Gazette”, and she wants to go visit some of the historical sights from the war for a future family vacation.

Before I wrap up my post, I wanted to thank you for hopping along with the Sentimental Sundays team last week. Stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see if you were one of the random winners.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: For the Troops by Raindrop Echo Designs (past free set on the Sentimental Sundays blog)
• Inks: Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Papers & CS: Papertrey kraft CS, Stampin’ Up Ruby Red CS, K&co Americana paper pad
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilitie Die, Provo Craft Seeing Spots embossing folder, Score Buddy, Martha Stewart edge punch
• Embellishments: Old Paper distress paints, Martha Stewart twill tape, Papertrey bakers twine

Challenges:

• Card Makin’ Mamas – Red, White & Blue
• Cards For Men – Stars
• Craft Us Crazy – Red, White & Blue or Summer
• Daisy Doodles Challenges – Stars & Stripes
• Die Cut Dreams – Red, White & Blue
• Everybody Art Challenge – Anything goes
• Hand Stamped Sentiments – Stars & Stripes
• Pals Paper Arts – Stars
• Paper Crafting Journey – Anything Goes
• Paper Play – Stars & Stripes
• Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Red, White, & Blue
• Rainbow Lady – Digi Day
• Scrapbook Sisters – Anything Goes
• Shelly’s Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Stars & Stripes
• Sweet Stampin’ Challenge - Something Old (the digi) something new (the paper won during the OWH blog hop)
• Totally Stampalicious - Something Old (the digi) something new (the paper won during the OWH blog hop)

Meljen’s Designs – Gone Fishing

Father’s Day is creeping closer so I thought I would share the card I made for my Dad for Father’s Day. If you don’t remember this Fisher Moose image, Melissa made it in remembrance of her father who loved fishing. Since my dad is also an avid fisherman, I thought it would be perfect.

I thought this cute little sentiment sign, from Raindrop Echo Designs, is also perfect for my dad. He has a HUGE lawn and it seems like anytime I call him during the summer, if he is not fishing, he is riding his tractor, mowing the lawn.

Before I forget, the challenge this week is RED, WHITE, and BLUE. You can find all the details on the Meljen’s Designs blog. Since it is Thursday, Melissa is also releasing new digis. These images will be in the Whimsy Stamps store today.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a great week end!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Fisher Moose by Meljen’s Designs, Great Day to Fish by Raindrop Echo Designs (Both available on Whimsy Stamps) and Just My Type by Technique Tuesday
• Inks: Close To My Heart Garden Green, Distress Inks Antique Linen & Crushed Olive
• Papers: PaperTrey kraft CS, The Paper Company kraft CS, Neenah Solar Crest white CS, Close To My Heart Rustic Trails DP pack
• Tools: Copic markers, Sewing machine, Big Shot, Tim Holtz embossing folders, Stampin’ Up 1/4” circle punch
• Embellishments: Burlap, EK Success clear epoxy stickers

Challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge – Father’s Day
• Catered Crop – FTR14 used blue, green, kraft, Copic markers, sewing machine,
• CES Challenge – Inspired by a movie (A River Runs Through It)
• Come and Get It - color challenge: blue, green, brown
• Craft Us Crazy – Father’s Day
• Crafty Purple Frog – Your favorite things (Copic Markers!)
• Crazy 4 Challenges – Masculine
• Cupcake Craft Challenge – Boy, oh boy
• Daisy Doodles – Father’s Day + a digi
• Delicious Doodles – Father’s day + a digi
• Digis With Attitude – Father’s Day
• Do It With Digis – Animals (digi)
• Dream Valley – Father’s Day
• Fresh Brewed Challenges – monthly challenge – It’s a guy thing
• Frosted Design – Stitching
• Fussy & Fancy Friday – for a boy or man
• Scrap Creations – Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy – Father’s Day
• Lil Red Wagon – for dad
• Little Claire’s – for men
• Lothian Crafts - for men
• Mami Doodles – for a man or boy
• One Stop Craft Challenge – Father’s Day
• Ooh-La-La creations – Father’s Day
• Papertake Weekly – Dads & lads
• Party Time Tuesday – Father’s day
• Pattie’s Creations – Weddings or Fathers Day
• Pear Tree Designs – Father’s Day
• Saturday Challenge – Male card
• Sew Many – Father’s Day
• Simply Create – For Dad
• Speedy The Cat Challenge – Father’s Day
• Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays – Father’s Day
• Stamp n Doodle – Father’s Day
• Stamptacular Sunday – Dads or Grads
• The Kraft Journal – Father’s Day
• The Stamping Boutique - For Men only
• Top Tip Challenge – open challenge
• Totally Stampalicious – anything goes
• Wags n Whiskers – one for the boys
• Delightful challenges – Anything goes
• Crafty Sentiments – Father’s Day
• Dutch Dare – for the boys
• Terrifically Thrilling Thursday – Boy or men

Sentimental Sundays – Father’s Day Challenge

Hello! We have a very timely challenge for you this week. The Sentimental Sundays team is challenging you to make a card or project for a Father or special man in your life. (Don’t forget a sentiment!)

I am still trying to push myself out of my comfort zone a bit. I decided to try to use a photo on the card I was making for my husband for Father’s day. I love this picture of my hubby and daughter taken at Disney World last year. (I really hope he is not looking at this…. I know he usually doesn’t look at my blog and I’m trying to figure out how to turn off Networked Blogs so it doesn’t pop up on his Facebook page.)

I used a Whiff of Joy sketch for inspiration and then worked from there. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs. It was not designed as a ticket sentiment but I shrank it down, printed it on kraft and cut it out with a ticket die. I love the versatility of digital sentiments.

I hope you will stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see the creations from the rest of the design team. Our challenge this week is being sponsored by Meljen’s Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs. While you are there you can download the free sentiments from the talented Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. I hope you will join our challenge too!

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Walkin’ With Dad sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps), Just the Ticket by Papertrey
• Inks: Close To My Heart Autumn Terracotta & Twilight inks
• Papers & CS: Papertrey kraft, & dark chocolate CS, The Paper Company kraft CS, My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue paper pad
• Tools: Sewing Machine, Copic markers (just to color twine), Big Shot, Papertrey ticket die
• Embellishments: Stampin’ Up Love & Happiness rub ons, white cotton crochet thread, misc buttons & fiber

Challenges:

• Celebrate the Occasion – Father’s Day
• Clearly Inspired – Distressing
• Craft your Passion – anything goes
• Crafting For All Seasons – Father’s Day
• Crafty Card Markers - Love, the lasting kind
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge – masculine (use a digi – digi sentiments)
• Everybody Art Challenge – distress
• Fab N Funky –Magnificent Men
• Fresh Brewed Challenges – Masculine
• Fussy & Fancy Friday – card for a man or boy
• Hand Stamped Sentiments – Father’s Day
• House of Gilli – Use buttons
• Ladybug Crafts Ink – Male theme
• Lothian Crafts – For a man
• Paper Variety – the guys
• Pattie’s Creations – Father’s Day
• Saturday Challenge – card for a male
• Simply Create – Dad
• Some Odd Girl – Manly Challenge
• Stamp Man Challenge – boy or men
• Stamp Scrap & Doodle - Father’s day
• Stampin’ Royalty – Celebrate Dad
• The Kraft Journal – It’s a guy thing
• The Stamping Boutique – For Men only
• There’s Magic in the Air – masculine
• Whimsie Wednesday Challenge – Father’s Day
• Woodware USA – Masculine

Sentimental Sundays–Handmade Flowers

It’s Sunday so we have a new Sentimental Sundays challenge. This week, our challenge for you is to make handmade flowers to use on your creation. Don’t forget your sentiment!

There are so many wonderful tutorial on how to make your own flowers that I had a hard time deciding what to do. In the end I used the flower tutorial I found HERE to make my flowers. (If you are looking for some tutorials on making your own flowers, I keep links to some of my favorites on my Useful Information page. Feel free to check it out for ideas if you want.)

I printed a digital sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs on a journal card and trimmed it to fit my card. I was happy to make a card where the doilies I have had sitting in my craft area for ages “fit”.

I was inspired by the Viva la Verve sketch for the first week of May. (You can find it here) I really liked this sketch and think I will be turning back to it again in the future.

Last week, to celebrate the first anniversary of Sentimental Sundays, we had a mini blog hop. Each DT member that participated was giving away a digital sentiment of the winner’s choice from Raindrop Echo Designs. The winner from my blog is Jennipher Lowery! Congratulations Jennipher! Please email us at sentimentalsundays@raindropecho.com with your choice of digital sentiment sent from Raindrop Echo Designs. Pleas put “Blog Hop Winner” in the “subject line”.

Well, that’s all for me today. Thank you for stopping by! Be sure to stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to download your free sentiment from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs and see the beautiful handmade flowers from the rest of the DT. I hope you will join in our challenge too!

Don’t forget about that Sentimental Sundays is holding a DT call through May 23rd!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Flowers In Bloom Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs on Whimsy Stamps
• Inks: Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Papers: Papertrey kraft & dark chocolate CS, Georgia Pacific white CS, October Afternoon DP (misc. scraps)
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Provocraft Seeing Spots embossing folder, needle, Creative Memories corner rounder punch
• Embellishments: Papertrey baker’s twine, white cotton crochet thread, Stampin’ Up corduroy brad, October Afternoon Cherry Hill Journal card, Paper Studio pearls, misc. doily, fabric & buttons

Challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks – Spring inspired
• ABC DT challenge – April showers bring may flowers
• Craft Us Crazy – Favorite embellishment (bakers twine) & something new (new flowers, just learned how to make these with new fabric)
• Craft Your Passion – Check it out
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments – Buttons
• Crazy Challenge – Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew – May flowers
• Creative Cowgirls – anything goes
• Delightful Challenges – Flowers
• Everybody Art Challenge – Flowers
• Frosted Design - ribbon or twine
• Gingersnap Creations - Spicy Supply challenge – twine
• Penny’s Paper Crafty challenge – anything goes
• Rainbow Lady – Let’s feel it
• Scrappy Frogs – anything goes
• Sew Many challenge – anything goes
• Stamp Something – Anything goes
• Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays – old supplies (doily, buttons, paper scraps, brad are all old)
• Sundays with Crissy – Flowers
• That’s Krafty Thursday – kraft paper
• Tiffany Doodles – Flower power
• Top Tip Challenge – flower frenzy

Sentimental Sundays–Anything Goes

It’s time for the new Sentimental Sundays challenge. These week’s challenge is an easy one – “Anything Goes (plus a sentiment)”. I really hope you will jump in and join us.

I am sharing a card that I made for a sick friend. I have to admit that I am really pleased with how it turned out. (That rarely happens!) This is one that I wanted to keep to look at, but I did mail it off.

Please stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see the rest of the DT’s creations. While you are there, you can download the free sentiment set from Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs. I hope you will join our challenge too!

**Edited to add**

The Sentimental Sundays team is having a DT call through Monday, May 23rd. If you would like to join our fun team, check out this post on the Sentimental Sundays blog.

And there is even more exciting news! We are celebrating Sentimental Sunday’s one year anniversary this week. To celebrate the anniversary, you have several chance to win a digital sentiment of your choice from Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection! All you have to do is visit the participating DT members' blogs and leave a comment on their Sentimental Sundays post for this week. That means that if you visit leave a comment for Amy, Ann E, Ceal, Cheryl, Chris, Joanna, Lisa, Melissa, Nicole, Shirley, Tameko, and Tracey, you will get a chance to win one digital sentiment set! Easy!

Thank you for dropping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Stitched Lotus and Round Leaf by Meljen’s Designs, Flowers in Bloom Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs (Both available on Whimsy Stamps)
• Inks: Stampin’ Up So Saffron, Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Papers & CS: Georgia Pacific CS, Neenah Solar Crest CS, misc. kraft CS, Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery CS and Delicate Dots DP
• Tools: Sewing Machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Fiskars edge punch, Copic markers (for shading only)
• Embellishments: Glossy Accents, Czech seed beads, Hug Snug seam binding, Buttercup Liquid Pearls
• Techniques: Paper piecing, ruffled ribbon

Challenges:

• ABC Challenge – 2 or more images (Flowers, leaves, sentiment)
• ABC DT Challenge – April Showers bring May Flowers
• By The Cute & Girly – Anything Goes
• Card Makin’ Mamas – For a loved one (a very good friend)
• Catered Crop - Flourished paper, kraft cs, copic markers, flowers & leaves, ribbon, die cuts, all occasion card
• Clear It Out – Ribbon/trim (old seam binding/ribbon)
• Cooking It Up with Katie – Make Mine a Green Double Punch (double = 3 double sets of leaves. each is individual)
• Craft Us Crazy – Mother’s Day or Flowers
• Craft your Passion – Anything goes
• Crafty Catz – Sentiment or quote
• Crafty Sentiments – Flowers
• Delightful Challenges – Mother’s day or some one special (my friend is some one special)
• Dream Valley – Flowers
• Emerald Fairies Garden Challenge – anything goes
• Etsy Inspired Challenge - I was inspired by this creation by bearcreekdesigns
• Flourishes Bringing Beautiful Back – BBB10 Flowers
• For Fun Challenge – Spring/flowers
• Lexi’s Creations – Friends
• Paper Play Challenge – show your style
• Papertake Weekly – anything goes option of round
• Pear Tree Designs – Anything Goes
• Polly Craft Challenge – Anything Goes
• Scrappy Frogs – Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp – Paper Piecing or Piercing
• Stamp Something – digi day
• Stamp with Fun – Ribbon or lace
• Sundays with Crissy – FLowers
• Tiffany Doodles – Flower power
• TSG – 3d Flowers
• Top Tip Challenge – open challenge
• Tuesday Taggers – Card with something old and something new. (Old = beads are from before my DD was born. She’s 9 now. New = Sewing machine, perfect pearls)
• Wags N Whiskers – Die cut or punch

Sentimental Sundays – A Special Challenge

It’s time for the new Sentimental Sundays challenge and this week we have something very special for you. For our grown up crafters, we are challenging you to make a card or project for a special woman in your life. Don’t forget your sentiment! The challenge is being sponsored by both Deedee’s Digis and Raindrop Echo Designs. (More info on the special challenge after my card.)

With Mother’s day just a week away, I decided to make a card for mother in-law, who is a special woman in my life. I just found this whimsical dandelion digital image at Pink Petticoats and couldn’t wait to use it. I paired it with a sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs.

We also have an additional, fun challenge for you this week. We'd like to see the kids get creative too! Gather your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, even a neighbor and get creative together! My daughter, Liz, has been wanting to learn how to use my Copic markers so we spent an evening together this week coloring. I think she really caught on to using them pretty quickly. She used “Cute Little Vase” from Moon Cookie Gallery, a new artist for Whimsy Stamps. Below is the book mark she made with the image she colored . Please stop by her blog (http://craftsbyliz.blogspot.com/) to see a bigger image and to leave her some love.

Stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to download the free sentiment set from Raindrop Echo Designs and link your project for a special lady (plus a sentiment) and your kids challenge project. You can see some additional DT and special (children) DT members there too. I can’t wait to see what you make!

Please stop back later today for my post for the Whimsy Stamps May Digi release blog hop.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Mother’s Day Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs on Whimsy Stamps, Dandelion Wisps by Pink Petticoat
• Inks: None
• Papers: Papertrey white CS, BasicGrey Marjolaine paper pad, Bazzill Basics Parakeet canvas texture CS
• Tools: Sewing machine
• Embellishments: Amelia White Crochet Lace, Queen & Co. white pearls, misc. white ribbon

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters Challenge – Mother’s Day
• AI Factory challenge – anything goes
• Card Makin’ Mamas – for a loved one (my mother inlaw)
• City Crafter – Use the work “mom” (or variation)
• Craft Us Crazy – Mother’s day and/or flowers
• Craft Your Passion – Layers
• Crafts 4 Eternity – Anything goes
• Crazy Challenge – 3 DP
• Creative Cowgirls – Happy Easter, Happy Spring or Happy Mother’s Day
• Digi Doodle Shop Best – Anything goes
• Dutch Dare – For Mom
• Scrap Creations – Flowers
• Hand Stamped Sentiments – Mother’s Day
• Happileigh Challenge – Mother’s day ( for a mom)
• House of Gilli – Layers & stitching
• I Did It Creations – Mother’s Day
• Moving Along with the Times – Anything Goes
• My Mum’s Craft Shop – Flowers
• One Stop Craft Challenge – In Stitches
• Paper Cutz – Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesday – Anything Goes
• Pattie’s Creations – Mother’s Day
• Rubber Café – Mom
• Simon Says Stamp – Anything Goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters – Mother’s Day
• Southern Girls Challenge – Blue & Green
• Stampsmith – Mother’s Day
• Stampavie – pearls
• Stamptacular Sunday – Mum’s the word
• Totally Gorjuss – 1-2-3 (1-piece trim, 2 digis, 3 groups of pearls)