Destination Wedding "Out of Town" bags

Well, the wedding is quickly approaching and I have been so, so busy this week. I had a few things to make that were my responsibility for this destination wedding. I need to make bags for the hotel rooms and a drink voucher pocket for gift certificates to a bar. Pretty simple design, but the happy couple wanted to add a special touch with a surf board ornament keepsake.

The drink vouchers holders are a pocket page that can be inserted into the mini album that I made for each of the guests. This digital image came from Carmen.
I have a few others from her site that will go well with the tropical theme, but I just didn't want to go overboard with the mini books.
The paper is from The Paper Studio and it called "A day at the Beach". I hit a fantastic sale at Hobby Lobby last week at 50% off. Yeah.
Oh, by the way, raffia is a mess. I think my dog, Darby, felt neglected this week. Is this picture pitiful or what.

 Thanks for looking and I will have a post on my mini album later today.

To Cheer You

Wow, where has the summer gone? I kind of left my crafting and replaced it with exercising. Our daughter is getting married in Hawaii in Oct and I needed to lose a few pounds (and more). So, in June, I started watching what I ate. Then I added walking into my day. Now, 2 1/2 months later, I am starting to jog. Never thought at my age that I would be jogging. LOL. 
I found a little time to make a card for a friend. I used the Stampin' Up set For All You Do.
My papers were from my stash. I think they all came from Michaels. The inside sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly. The inks that I used are from CTMH.
Thanks for looking. Have a great day.

New Whimsy Stamps Challenge Starting August 10th

Hi everyone, just a quick note to let you know that Whimsy Stamps is having a new challenge start on Wednesday, August 10th. (which happens to be my birthday). Yep, I can guess I can remember the challenge date for that one. LOL Go take a look, it may just be the challenge you have been looking for.

Have a great day.

So Peaceful

 

Just a real quick post today. I made this card, with the intention of sending to my friend, for her birthday.  But when I finished, I thought that it would make a very peaceful sympathy card. So, in my card stash it will sit, but I am off to make ANOTHER birthday card. Have a great day.

OCL71 Love Birds

 Just another post this week, with a sketch challenge from Our Craft Lounge. I only have 4 stamp sets from OCL and I have managed to use all four this month for their challenges. YEAH me.  Today, I used For the Love of Birds. This was a fun and easy sketch and I am finding that I like following sketches.

Thanks for looking. Have a great day.



Stamp set from Our Craft Lounge : For the Love of Birds
Papers: Gossamer by Memory Box, Hollyhock from CTMH

OCL68 CASE Challenge

Amber  Hillman's Card

 This is my second post for today and I have another card for Our Craft Lounge challenge. It is to CASE someone who has used an OCL stamp set, but I am to use a different set. Well, I chose to use Barnyard Banter. I bought this set about 3 months ago and it has yet to be inked before this challenge. So, here is my CASED card. I CASED  Amber Hillman's Feb 14th blog post.
Stamp set: Barnyard Banter, OCL
Ink: CTMH Holiday Red, Cocoa and Distressed Ink Tea Bag and Copic N3
Paper: Crushed Curry SU and CTMH Cocoa

Thanks for visiting

OCL69 Color Challenge

Over at Our Craft Lounge, they are having a color challenge. As of this post, you still have 7 days to enter.  I love the colors they chose, so here is my entry. I used two different sets to make this card. The first is Build a Bouquet for my flowers. I stamped once on my card and then I added a second layer to the flower. I curled a few of the flower petals for interest. The second set I used is For the Love of Birds. I used the Congratulations sentiment for this card. I love that it is so delicate and has beautiful script. I used the Skor-Buddy to make my two score lines and a Fiskars punch for my card edge. It is a simple and clean card, but I love the fresh look for summer. Thanks for taking a look.

Vintage Helping Hand

I had this cute digital image and thought it would make a lovely card. The image came from CreatewithTLC, called vintagehelpinghand., thanks to Paulette. My papers are from a stack that was gifted to me, so I don't know the source. I love working with watercolor pencils, so this was a fun image to color.

Supplies used Spellbinders Standard Circle Large and Classic Scalloped Circles Small, Faber-Castell Watercolor Pencils, digital image from CreatewithTLC

Thanks for looking. Have a great day.
Joan

OCL70 Granny's Truffles

 

 Over at Our Craft Lounge,http://www.blog2.ourcraftlounge.com/?p=5266 they are have a challenge of masking. So, I used Granny's Truffles for my card today. I used Faber-Castell watercolor pencils for my project. The border is cut with an older Fiskar punch. I used Spellbinders die cut for my image and background blue paper. The sentiment is from the Granny's Truffles and I had to use my Place a Stamp tool to get the words to work for the circle. I place the conclusion of the sentiment on the inside. 

Thanks for looking and I hope you visit OCL to see what fun they are up to today.

Beary Busy

Okay, you all know that men don't like fuss on their cards, so I made this cute little card so that my son could give it to his dad. My husband is a WHISTLER. He whistles all the time. So, this set from Close to My Heart (Beary Busy) was perfect. It may be a retired set by now, because it has been in my stamp drawer for awhile. The dp is retired from CTMH, also. I colored the image with Faber-Castell watercolor pencils.
On the inside is a quote from Tradefish designs http://www.tradefishdesigns.com/ set called Father Quotes.
The quote reads
                       "Any man can be a father,
                        It takes someone special to be a dad."   Author Unknown
So, my lucky husband got 2 special handmade cards( and a store bought one from my daughter). I had made a card at a Stamp'nUp card camp and gave it to my daughter about a week ago. Well, she forgot it at her apartment. Ugh. Okay, so she has one for next year.

Father's Day Card to my husband

Well, Father's Day morning, after church, I rushed to the basement craft area to whip up this little card for my husband. I had already made other Father's Day cards, but I got this set from Tradefish Designshttp://www.tradefishdesigns.com  called TV TIME and just had to use it. Well, this just fits for my house. My hubby has that remote glued to his hand. The sentiment inside says "Because it really is all about who controls the remote." I masked the image of the girl waving, which is from Close To My Heart set Fun Friends. Thanks for looking. Have a great day.

Just Swinging By....

I've had some spare time to get back into my craft area, so I decide to make a few cards. I am working on using my Copic Markers and developing my own style. I love using watercolor pencils for most of my work, but Copics are also fun and something new for me. So, here is a little card I made. This monkey is so cute and with the upcoming wedding in Hawaii, I was in a tropical mood.  Have a great day.

Father's Day Card

Well, it has been some time since I last posted, but I have been blogging and learning so much from all the sites that I read. So, finally, here is a card I made for Father's Day. I am going to enter this in a few challenges this week. It seems that I make a card that inspires me and then I go find the challenge that it will be accepted. I know, a bit backwards, but I seem to only make cards I really need.
My car image is from Yolanda, a digital, http://yolanda-imaginemakeshare.blogspot.com/2011/02/midweek-throwdown-free-digi.html  You can go here to get this antique car.
My papers are a gift ( and a very generous gift) from one of the blog sites that I always read and they came to me in a bundle, so I have no designer name to share with you.
My cardstock and ink is Barn Red from Close to My Heart.
I used watercolor pencils for my image. Faber-Castell #156 teal, Eberhard Faber #849 black, #81 grey
I also used Copic E00, E21, E25.
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Oval Large and Standard Circles Large
Embellishment is a ribbon charms from Making Memories
Thanks for looking. Have a happy day.
Joan

Challenges that I have entered this card into
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Father's Day/ Male Card
Scrapalicious #5 Card for a Man
Sweet Stamps Masculine Card
Craft Your Days Awayhttp://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/
Fussy and Fancy challenge http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/

C4C87 National Chocolate Chip Day and Forgotten Stamps

I was at a blog site and found this challenge. Sound like fun and a bit yummy!

Crazy 4 Challenges- Chocolate and Forgotten Stamps Friday.http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/2011/05/crazy-4-challenges-chocolate-and.html

So, May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Day and I am going to enter this card into their challenge.

The chocolate chip cookie paper is from my stash. The tiny dotted paper, I made with my embossing folder and some brown ink. This stamp is one of the dollar stamps that I think I found at JoAnn's many months ago.  This was one of my first stamps that had some humor. Well, I am glad that I finally got to use it. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

 

Another Bouquet

Spring is teasing us with some warm sunny days and some cloudy, rainy, cold days, so want to surround myself with flowers. I made this card for my mom for Mothers' Day. I used my Build A Bouquet stamp set from Our Craft Lounge. I am having so much fun with this set (yes, my last post I also used this same set).  But look how different a color can make. I also used my cricut storybook cartridge for the vine and flourish. I am entering this in several challenges this week. Items I used to make this card: Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder, Cricut Storybook cartridge, a plain doily, CTMH Heavenly Blue and Grape Sherbet (discontinued colors) ink., misc papers from my stash, bling and a CLEAR stickpin from my friend Linda.
Thanks for looking and have a great day.

A Bit Bold

Springtime is here and I am all set for flowers. My daffodils are almost gone, few of my tulips are blooming and my paper flowers are bold. This card was made for several challenges OCL, CRU#29). I CASED the card for the sketch. The stamp set, Build a Bouquet,  is from Our Craft Lounge . The paper I used today is from  DCWV, the  Citrus matstack. Sometimes I just need a card for whatever, so I didn't put a sentiment on the front. Thanks for visiting.

Wee Henry Fishing

I made this cute easel card for my son, who loves to fish. This images is from Hambo Stamps and it is called Wee Henry Fishing. I love easel cards because they can be put on a shelf, desk, counter, whatever and enjoyed for a long time. On the inside, I have a nice poem and a letter that I wrote to my son about growing up, his accomplishments and loving who he has become as a young man. The sentiments are from CTMH stamp set. Thanks for taking a look.

A" Get Well" card for my dear friend

 
My dear friend, Jeane, had a small surgery yesterday, so I had to get a card in the mail quickly. I came up with this cute little mouse and sentiment. There are several challenges that I plan to enter. Next time, I need to plan a little better for some of the sketch challenges. This paper is from The Linen Closet collection. Thanks for looking.

Update on 4-3-2011
I just saw on one of the sites that I made top 3. Yeah. Here is my blinkie

Masculine Birthday Card

 

Oh, I am so tired of the cold and wet weather, so doing summer cards seem to be a relief. I have this pelican image from Hambo Stamps which I just love. I made this masculine birthday card with my son in mind. He loves to fish and keeps telling me how relaxing it can be. So, I thought I would throw a bit of humor and facts into his card. The sand and shells are all from CTMH, along with the papers. I may be entering this into a few challenges this week. Thanks for looking. Have a great day. :)

Joan

DTD Dude Time Doodle Challenge card

Over at Dude Time Doodles, they have a weekly challenge for making cards for dudes. I love this site because it forces me to make guy cards, which you know are a challenge in themselves. So, they have this nice pelican image At Hambo Stamps (digital) and I decided to use it on my card. Most of the papers are from CTMH. Thanks for looking. Have a great day.

Feb 23, 2010  I was chosen one of the TOP THREE entries. Thanks for a fun challenge. Here is my blog award.

Baby Scrapbook Page

I recently got this cute sleeping baby digital from Eiglas blogspot http://eiglas.blogspot.com/2011/02/eiglas-super-challenge-1-baby-birth.html for a challenge. So, I already made a card, but I loved this image and I still needed to do a scrapbook page for my son, Tim. (By the way, my son is 22 already, so I am behind. LOL)  So, here is what I came up with today. I left the bottom spot for my journaling, which I will do later. On Friday, I went to our local Archivers store and I learned how to make flowers. I used my Cricut Storybook and George cartridges for my flowers, butterfly and swirls. All papers are from CTMH, Indian Corn Blue and Fawn. I used 4 colors (my only) Copic markers to color my image. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Baby Toby baby card

I found a beautiful sleeping baby by  Eiglas at http://eiglas.blogspot.com/2011/02/eiglas-super-challenge-1-baby-birth.html . She calls this digi Baby Toby. I couldn't resist the challenge to make a card using this image. I colored the image with watercolor pencils.  Most of my papers are from CTMH, (seafoam, indian corn blue and buttercup) I used a SU punch for my flower and added a bit of the yellow ribbon for the center. The 'welcome little one' is a CTMH stamp. Thanks for looking

St. Patrick's Day Card

 

 Well, here is my first St. Patrick's Day card. I found "Shamus Shamrock" over at Dude Time Doodles Challenge. This was a fun and challenging image to color, but I think I managed to make an okay guy card. Guys don't like ribbons, bows and flowers, so this is where the challenge got me thinking.The pot of gold was from another artist. I am sorry, but I can't remember where it was from.  Thanks for looking. Have a great day.

Enjoy the Simple Things

Wow, did I ever have fun today joining in on a few challenges. I made this card up to enter a few. At the moment, I will enter this into Clean and Simple 127.
Thanks for looking. Have a fun weekend.
Joan

OCL52 Challenge

Over at Our Craft Lounge they are having a challenge using buttons and bows on our projects. I am using the ONLY set I have from OCL- For the Love of Birds. Someday I hope to own another, because I think the company is going to get tired of me using the same set over and over again for all their challenges LOL. But, I love this set. It has a very soft and gentle look. It is still before Valentine's Day, so I thought I would use the LOVE as my main focus. I had fun with this challenge and I hope you can join in on the fun. Thanks for looking.

Well, it is Feb. 14th and I just got an Honorable Mention from Our Craft Lounge for my card. Thank you OCL for recognizing my card. Here is the blinkie for my Honorable Mention. 

Hambo Hoedown Challenge Continues. Woo Hoo

Wow, that first challenge from Hambo Stamps was fun using the football girl image. Well, I was rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers but the Packers won. Oh, next season will be here sooner than we think. I am going to use my footballl girl and bear image next year to make a whole ensemble of football party displays to cheer on the Steelers again.

Now, at the Hambo Hoedown, there is another challenge that I am participating this week. I received a free image for participating in last weeks, so this week is eyed monster. How cute. So, here is my card for week two of the hoedown. Come join in the fun. You can find them through the link on my sidebar. My papers are from Close to My Heart clover green and buttercup. The bottom heart border stamp is from Martha Stewart (last years valentine set) My monster was colored with watercolor pencils and CTMH clover green ink and the heart was tulip CTMH. Have a great day and thanks for looking. 

Super Bowl "Go Steelers" Card

Wow, where has time gone? I started to make this card Friday because I saw a digital challenge, but I am just now getting it posted. I made full turkey dinner for super bowl Sunday and just some brownies, shaped as footballs and jerseys for dessert. But, we did cheer on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lot of good it did. NOT. Ok, next year. So, here is my card. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Joan

Be My Valentine

I found this digital image, I apologize for not giving credit to the artist, but I can't find where I got it from. I will do some research and give proper credit. If anyone reading this can help me, I would appreciate the information. I now have learned that when I download an image, that I can save the artists' name so that I can give credit. The coloring was done with watercolor pencils. The papers are from Paper Pizazz. I made this card to send to my mother. Thanks for looking. Have a great day.

My Very First Card Challenge Post with Our Craft Lounge #47

Well, about a week or so ago, I received a stamp set from one of the OCL facebook blogs contests. I was so excited to win For the Love of Birds set. This is my first and only set from OCL and I just love it. Then a challenge came up and I decided it was time to take the plunge. So, I have four cards I made for the challenge. If they didn't have a challenge, I was still going to post a card to thank them for the wonderful set of stamps. So here are my entries for OCL#47

  

I made this card for my husband for Valentine's Day. He is a no fuss kind of guy, so I kept it simple.

 

This is just another simple card that I made for my friend to give to her husband. They have a cabin by the river and love the outdoors.  

I made this easel card and tried to keep it simple and with the kraft, red and black theme of the challenge. I think I will give this one to my daughter and future son-in-law for Valentine's day. I just love this stamp set.      

  

This is my favorite card. I made this card to congratulate my daughter and future son-in-law on their recent engagement. Did I say that I really, really love this stamp set. 

Well, those are my cards that I am submitting to OCL for the #47OCL challenge. If I missed the challenge, oh, well, I just loved making the cards to show OCL that I did use the set that I won and that I really appreciated winning.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.

Joan

                                                                                   

 

                                                                      

A New Year with a New Task - Boot Camp 2011 from Scrappily Ever After

Wow, I came across a web site and decided to join in on this Boot Camp from Scrappily Ever After. My first task is to take a picture of my scrap area as it is today. Then on Friday I am to post another picture after we have been given a task to complete this week. Okay, so here is my scrap area in the basement. Beware, it is not so nice. LOL . I am even embarrassed to put this on line. OUCH it is an ugly mess. I have a mish-mash of  furniture pieces that I tried to get my scrap booking material organized in and a work area. Okay, I need help, so lets see what Boot Camp 2011 can do for me.

Thank you cards

Well, the Christmas Season is well under way and I needed a few thank you cards, so I got to work.  The stamps I used were mostly CTMH from years ago. I used a few techniques and ideas from cards posted from all the blog sites I read daily. So, if you see something that looks like your technique, thank you.

The first set of cards are from a CTMH set. The Thanks is from SU.

This next set of cards is from various companies. I love trees. Tree cards can be used for any occasion. I left these without any sentiment.

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This last card was one I made for my son, who loves fishing, and had received a Bass Pro gift card and want a guy card to send a Thank You. 

 

I will be posting these on Splitcoaster stampers as well under the CTMH company. Thanks for visiting. Have a great day and a Happy and Healthy New Year. 

Joan