Botanical Blooms

I am getting so much use out of the Botanical Blooms bundle from Stampin' Up!  The flowers are so pretty, and I use the fern leaves on a lot of cards. Appropriate for any occasion.

For some texture on the background I used a floral impression folder from Sizzix for SU. Using 3 gradient shade of green give the fern leaves some dimension. The sentiment is so old but well used. I don't know who made it.
I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches

While I was thinking about this sketch, I also did a Valentine

The hearts IF is from Cuttlebug. All the other elements are SU.

Jar of Hearts

Christmas cards, made, addressed, mailed. Time to start on the next holiday.  I usually make a lot of Valentine's for Send A Smile 4 Kids. They need to be sent by end of January so time to get going on that.

It is trend week at Just Us Girls. That trend is "jars".  I made a shaker card with SU's Jars of Love. The little tag is hard to read, It says "you have my heart". I used a Cuttlebug impression folder of hearts on the white background. Although this is a special Valentine, it was pretty time consuming so I won't be making many of these for Send A Smile 4 Kids.

Flu Bugs

It won't be long until flu season is upon us. I have the perfect card for someone suffering the flu.

I used some old bug stamps to stamp all over the card base. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. The image is a From the Heart digi.
This is using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches

Also submitting over at CAS(E) This Sketch whose sketch is very similar.

Unfortunately I am still trying unsuccessfully to get the site images to copy to my blog.

Simple Christmas Tree

I am starting out this Monday morning with some crafting therapy to lead to my goal of a less stressful week. Using the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and the theme Christmas tree from Just Us Girls

A very quick and easy card to mass produce is you need something last minute. I used the triangles Sizzix impression folder on the white card base. The papers are from the scrap bin. The sentiments are Stampin' Up!  Gold sticker stars and done!!

Sorry, I still can't get the linked images to copy and. paste. UGH! Okay, the stress has started.!      

On My Mind

So many thinking of you cards are for serious situations but sometimes you just want a kind of a light cheerful greeting just to let someone know you care.  

The penguin pals and sentiment are from The Unity Stamp Company. I mounted them on a lavender scrap and rounded one corner. The water theme backgrounds are from my scrap file. Some blue sequins to add a little sparkle--maybe look like water drops. Inside, I typed a sentiment then stamped some circle in the colors from the front. The blue sponging around the edge gives a blue tint to the photo.
I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches

I tried a different approach to getting the sketch to show up but see it still is not there. I have a whole list of MacBook problems for my son-in-law to help me solve when I see him at Christmas.

Masculine get well

Trying to restock my inventory of get well cards. Today's is for men

The DP was given to me by a friend. She made a great find at a yard sale this past summer and so generously shared with me. I stamped a Tim Holtz compass over the top and sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye ink. The car image is a very old one stamped on a die cut circle. The copper sparkle Washi tape adds a feel of a highway. I guess you won't know this is a get well until you see the inside

I did a sentiment on the computer and then stamped 2 images from SU Gorgeous Grunge to look like tire tracks on a road.
This is getting in to Freshly Made Sketches just under the wire

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I am so sorry, I still cannot figure out why the image does not show up.  Any ideas? I am using a MacBook.

Get Well Seaside

If you wanted to go somewhere to do some recuperating, wouldn't you love to go here?

I am sorry the picture is a little hazy. I haven't decided on photo editing software for my new MacBook. Any suggestions?
The paper and stamps are from Stampin' Up! I love this Wetlands set. I use it a lot. The little sun in the upper left is from the new Swirly Birds set. The sentiment is from the old Angel Company. I really like the font. The colors are SU Pool Party.
Thanks to Tuesday Morning Sketches for the inspiration







Okay, anybody tell me what to do to get the picture to show up? I did the copy and past but keep getting the box with the question mark. Probably simple but haven't been able to figure it out.
Also entering the challenge at CASology whose que word is Soft
And I can't get their sign to copy. and paste.
 AAARRGGGH! Learning new computer is frustrating!

Restocking

What with a computer crash, buying and getting used to a new MacBook, and having a successful craft show and sale, I have kind of run out of Mojo. Oh, and I also cleaned up the exploded mess in the craft room to an organized mess!
So I pulled up the Mojo Monday sketch to get a kick start. I really need to restock my stash of get well and birthday cards.

And please forgive the picture flaws, I haven't learned a new photo editing program yet. Have to wait until Christmas to see my son-in-law, the Apple expert.
The products are all Stampin' Up except the sentiment which is from Morning Star Stamps.
Here is the sketch

And can someone tell me why the copied images do not show up? I do the copy and paste functions.

Elf

I saw this saying somewhere, wrote it down but not the source. I just knew it would made a cute card with the NBUS elf stamp from Stampabilities.

I am sorry the pic is not very good. A couple of weeks ago, my computer crashed. Even the Geek Squad could not get into it to transfer files. I bought a MacBook Pro and am still learning about it. Haven't learned the photo editing yet.

The card base is Real Red from SU. The plaid DP is Lawn Fawn. The note is also Stampabilities. It is stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with red embossing power. Then fussy cut. The elf was also stamped on scrap white, colored with pencils and fussy cut. The green sparkly ribbon is actually an after Halloween sale at Michael's.

I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches

Swinging Snowman

Looking at this snowman image, you can almost hear the kids at the playground squealing to go higher. Pure joy!

This is a free digi from Free Dearie Dolls Digistamps. Mary Ellen draws the cutest images.
The DP is from last year SU, perfect background for swinging on a strand of lights.. The joy is cut with Tim Holtz alphabet. I used scraps of green ribbon and background under the circle.
Here is a close up.

I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches