A Patriotic Card...

 Hello!  Popping in with a quick share of a card that I made for Freshly Made Sketches and Color Throwdown.   And I will also post over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of anything goes.  Let's have a look at what I made.

Since the colors at CTD were red, white and blue I had to go in a patriotic direction.  I pulled out some of my older supplies to create this card.  The stamp set I used is an older one from A Jillian Vance Design.  I stamped the image on white cardstock with red and blue and then die cut with a square die.  The star is from a very old My Favorite Things stamp and die set.  I used two of the dies together so that the star would be open in the center.  I used my favorite red cardstock Cherry Cobbler from Stampin Up for the star.  I tied some blue twice around one of the sides for a little something else.  The only new product I used was the sentiment from a fairly new Concord & 9th stamp set called Blended Petals.  I stamped it in watermark ink and heat embossed in white.  I then die cut it with an old MFT fishtail banner die. I used thin foam squares to adhere everything to the white panel.  Clean and simple!  Just how I like it.

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Your Kindness...

 Hello everyone!  Hope all is well in your world.  Popping in today with a card for a few challenges.   One that is closing very soon so I had better get to it, lol!   The challenges are JUGS (pumpkin), Sunday Stamps and Simon Says Stamp (food and drink... pumpkins are food!).   Take a look.

For this card I did something I have done in a very long time.  I colored with Copics!   I also used a stamp set I haven't used in a long time, either.  A Jillian Vance Design's Autumn.  I stamped the pumpkins using Memento Rich Cocoa ink and then colored with Copics.  I left the image in my stamping tool and once I was done coloring, I stamped the image again with VersaFine CLAIR Acorn ink.   I then die cut the image with the matching die.  I pulled out papers from P13's The Four Seasons Autumn pad and die cut them down with rectangle dies.   The branch image from Autumn Pumpkin was stamped with the Acorn ink and then layered on the bottom rectangle.  I used a Copic marker that closely matched the background and used it to color the white rim around the die cut image.  The image was then popped up on the panel with foam squares.  The sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp Full of Thanks stamp set and was stamped with the Acorn ink before being trimmed down and adhered to the card front. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

with gratitude...

 Hello!  It is a beautiful day here in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. Cold, but beautiful and finally the leaves have turned to those gorgeous shades of red, yellow and orange.  Wasn't sure it was going to happen tho as we had temperatures in the 70s just a few weeks ago.  Anyway, my card today reflects those autumnal colors. 

I was a busy bee the other day making cards for my mom to give to her grandchildren and great grandchildren for upcoming birthdays and Christmas.  I have a few more to make but pushed pause on that endeavor to make a card for Freshly Made Sketches and Color Throwdown.  The colors at CTD are those rich autumnal shades I mentioned above plus a little gray thrown in.   Initially I thought it was a completely different color combo and thankfully I learned my error before I started making my card.  To get the beautiful rich cranberry red, yellow gold and rust called for I used my new crafty love:  distress mica sprays!   I used Harvest Moon from the Tim Holtz 2022 Halloween collection and Tart Cranberry from the Tim Holtz 2022 Holiday collection.  I combined Harvest Moon and Tart Cranberry to get the pretty rust you see on the third leaf.   I took my cue from the beautiful cards Jen M and Cecile made using the FMS sketch.   The leaves were die cut with a favorite die leaf die from A Jillian Vance Design and then adhered to the die cut panel.  The sentiments are from the Simon Says Stamp Full of Thanks stamp set.  They were stamped on light gray cardstock with gray ink, trimmed out and popped up on the card.  I finished with a few clear sequins and the little kraft twine bow. 

Here is a close up of the leaves so you can see the beautiful shine from the mica sprays.  Just love it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Guesting at AJVD...

 Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post on the AJVD blog today.  Here is a little peek of my project:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Guesting at AJVD!

 Hello and happy Wednesday!  I'm guesting over on the AJVD blog today!  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see what I created!  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday!

 Happy Wednesday everyone!  Crazy to think that March is almost over!  I'm over on the AJVD blog today with another guest designer post.  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check it out.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

guesting at a jillian vance design!

 Happy Wednesday everyone!  I'm guesting over on the AJVD blog today and I'm sharing a card that I made with one of their newly released floral sets.   All the sets are just gorgeous!  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out my card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy new year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends!  So hard to believe the new year is almost here!   I have a post up on the AJVD blog and I'm sad to say that this is my last post for AJVD.   I made the hard decision to step down from their team.  All good things must come to an end, right?  Anyway... here is a peek of my last project:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see what I created.  As always... thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Merry Christmas!

 Can you belive that Christmas is just a few days away?  Despite all the ups and downs this year has really flown by!  I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and it is a bit of a departure for me.  Here is a little peek:

I do hope that you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Wednesday!

 Happy Wednesday everyone!  The days until Christmas are ticking down!  Are you ready?!   I have a post up on the AJVD blog and here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the blog to see the full project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Wednesday!

 Hope your week is going well!  I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see the full card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy December!

 Happy December everyone!  Where did the year go?!  It is also Wednesday and so that means I have a post up on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Hello!  Thanksgiving is tomorrow, but I wanted to wish everyone here in the US a very happy Thanksgiving.  I hope everyone gets to spend their day with those they love and cherish!  It is Wednesday and that means I have a card up on the AJVD blog and here is a peek:

I hope you will check out my card.  Have a wonderful day!

Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

 Hey friends!  It is that time of the year... time for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's blog hop.  I have a card up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today that features a new die set from AJVD that is perfect for the blog hop.  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the blog to check out my card.   I also want to let you know that AJVD will be having a black Friday sale starting on Nov. 20th and running through Nov. 30th.

New Release at AJVD!

 Hello everyone!  There is a new release at A Jillian Vance Design and I have created a card using some of the new dies.  Here is a little peek of the card:

I had a bit of fun using some of the Tim Holtz holiday products on my card!  I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out what I made.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy november!

 Hello!  Hope your November is off to a great start.  It is Wednesday and that means I have a post up on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday... owl-o-ween is coming!

 Hello everyone!  It is Wednesday and that means I have card up on the AJVD blog.  And since Halloween is right around the corner my card features a little Halloween fun!  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out the card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday!

 Hello and happy Wednesday!  I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek of my project:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my card and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

it's wednesday!

 Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  Fall has definitely arrived in the Puget Sound region of Washington!   The weather is getting colder and the leaves are falling!   My usual post is up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see the full card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday...

 Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  Hope your October is off to a great start.  Here in the Pacific Northwest we are having a typical start to October... lots of rain!   Since it is Wednesday that means I have a post up on the AJVD blog and here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out my card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!