Flag Day in the USA

Enjoy USA Flag day card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

Independence Day

My favorite card of the bunch card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

Red White & Blue Ribbon

Red White & Blue Ribbon card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

Celebrate Red White & Blue

Here is another card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

Red White & Blue Card 2

The third card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

July 4th Celebration Card

The second card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

Red White & Blue Card 1

The first card I made for my set on the 2015 Anysoldier.com Summer Card Swap!

Spring Pup

You can download and print this amazing calendar file from the Digistamps4Joy store. I decided to make several to enclose in a few birthday packages for my pen friends. 

Spring Hedgehogs

You can download and print this amazing calendar file from the Digistamps4Joy store. I decided to make several to enclose in a few birthday packages for my pen friends. 

Spring Birds

You can download and print this amazing calendar file from the Digistamps4Joy store. I decided to make several to enclose in a few birthday packages for my pen friends. 

Partial Die Cut Technique

Over in the Yahoo Group called Paper Crafting Friends we were challenged to Partially Die Cut a project. After many failed attempts I finally came up with this and turned it into a card! 

Split Negative Technique

My first attempt at the Split negative technique. It was all fine and dandy till I realized I did not have the proper color of pink in my embossing powders. Otherwise I am pleased with how it turned out.

Challenges entered:

1. Simon Says Stamp Blog

Spring Dance

I decided while I felt I was gaining some card making mojo back that I would whip another card up for the Digistamps4Joy challenge! For this card, I used up some of the scraps in my paper scrap box, made flowers, added a bow, some buttons to the flowers, a little liquid pearls for the polka dots, and for my bling I added some glitter to the ballerina skirt! 

Also entered into this challenge:

1. Chocolate Coffee & Cards
2. Catch The Bug Challenge
3. Allsorts Challenge

Love Spring

I have been cleaning out some old digi images this is a Dustin Pike image that I had colored up with my copic markers and turned into greeting cards to replenish my card stash that has been dwindling since becoming a pen pal last September. The card for today is using this adorable elephant who I believe is telling us he loves Spring! 

Challenges Entered:

1. All Sorts Challenge
2. catchthebugblog

Spring Cleaning

I just love this image and have had it colored for years always trying to find the perfect card to place it on. Yesterday, I just let myself go and started creating a colorful card using this image and some old scraps of paper I still had on hand. I cannot bring myself to buy new papers till I use up all I have. When you need certain colors it makes it more difficult to decide where you are heading with your project. Since it has been such a beautiful week of Spring I went with bright flower paper and and flower embellishments. I added the bright sunny yellow bow and a product called liquid pearls for the adorable soap bubbles. The challenge over at Digistamps4Joy is Buttons, Bows, and Bling so I added the extra bling on the opposite corners for a little cheerful sparkle!

Wish me LucK! I also joined these challenges:

1. Chocolate Coffee & Cards

Happy Spring

Oh how I love SPRING! I even love when it rains because I know flowers will be blooming and the birds will be chirping. I love the smell of green grass freshly mowed, I love SPRING! This card made me think of a beautiful Spring day. I used a piece of scrap paper that had been reused in a cut machine for a previous project, A silhouette cameo cut out butterfly with liquid accents used for the body, along with this beautiful image from Digistamps4Joy. 

DS4J Sketch Challenge

I make cards every so often nowadays and today I decided to go see what my old teamies at Digistamps 4 Joy were up to. I seen they had a sketch challenge going and within about an hour I decided on this image and just went with it. I intend to add more embellishments but unfortunately my son is sleeping in my craft room these days so I had to leave it as is to get it entered into the challenge in time. Next issue my camera card does not get recognized by my computer after numerous attempts and I had to photograph with a cell phone so the quality is not so hot. :( 

Challenges entered:
Digistamps For Joy Sketch challenge

Purple Sympathy

I had to make a few Sympathy cards over the last few months. I went with this design on the Silhouette Cameo.

Frozen Birthday

Handmade card using Silhouette cameo machine, and the pens! 

Birthday Butterfly

This card I made for a pen friend who loves butterflies. I used my Silhouette machine and some stickles for the sparkle.

Prayers For Lyriq

 Prayer Squares for Lyriq Facebook Link

Birthday For Him

I made this card front a few years ago. I had a bad habit of making card fronts and not the entire cards. Since joining the Show Them You Care group on Facebook I have been able to clear out some of my card stash so I can replenish with new cards. This particular card I sent to a man for his 45th birthday, he has been suffering with illness and his wife thought it would be a wonderful idea to have a card shower for him. I sure hope he liked it!

Valentines for my Valentines

Finally dusting off the Silhouette this year to make cards and these are the valentines I made for over 20 pen pals. Two lucky pen friends had chocolate candy in their cards, but one lucky girl who goes above and beyond to give to others received this card below with my favorite candy of all time!

Painted Winter Village

One of the first craft projects I ever created after I was married, was painting holiday ornaments for members of my family, and then I started on this winter village, that was back in 1995. I still have a few unpainted buildings for this town. I am sure back then I did not own a digital camera to photograph any of the items I had painted. Unfortunately, most of all my ornaments are in storage, that is another story as to why they were separated from the rest of my holiday items, but any ways, I am able to share with you my fun winter town.

Purrrfect Birthday!

Today's card posting is a Hello Kitty themed card that I made for a young lady turning 19. I sure hope she likes it, as much as I had fun making it! I received my new Silhouette Cameo pens today and since her mother said she loves Hello Kitty I figured out a way to put the Kitty onto the card and personalize just for her! I didn't stop there either I even addressed the envelope with the pens! Added a couple kitty themed stamps on the inside of the pop up birthday card and it is ready for Mr. Postman to swing by and pick it up!

Challenges Entered:

1. Creative Knockouts
2. Cute Card Thursdays 
3. Crafty Gals Corner
4. Inspiration Destination 
5. Mod Squad Challenge  
6. Scrappers Delights 
7. Simon Wednesday