#703-2025-09... Happy Anniversary

Thank you

Supplies used are :

Daisies printed cardstock

Yellow plaid cardstock

Clouds and Grass cardstock

Green Cardstock for the grass

Clouds dies

Grass die cut

Flowers die cuts

Ribbon messages for the ribbon and sentiment

Woodframe dies

Mowed Lawn Distress Ink

Fossilized Amber Distress Ink

Mustard Seed Distressed Ink

I haven't made any cards in quite a long time, so I thought I would try making one again. It's been really hard for me to be able to stand up long enough to make cards. I have a degenerative disc and Facet Arthropathy in my lumbar spine which causes me great pain. Facet Arthropathy is arthritis of the Facet joints which causes disc degeneration in the spine. 

And then last year in April, my mom became very ill and her health started declining. She just recently passed away on February 17th this year. It's been a very difficult time for my sister's and I dealing with the death of our mother.

Anyway, on to my card. Pretty much all of it is self-explanatory. What I do want to say about it is that for the flowers, after using the die cuts with white cardstock, I sponged on the distress inks to give them some color. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you like my card, which is a 4.25"x 5.5" card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Holiday Wishes

 

This is my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches card challenge.

I haven't posted any cards for a little while because I have been concentrating on my studies to get my GED diploma. So far, I have passed the final exams for 3 of the subjects that are required. Now I am working on Math. If I can pass the practice test and then the final exam, I will get my diploma.

The other day during our zoom class, we were asked what we were thankful for this year. Well, most of all, I am thankful that God still has me alive to be with my wonderful husband and my precious chihuahua. Second, I am thankful for everyone at the GED center. They all have been very patient and understanding when it comes to my anxiety issues and they do their best to make accommodations when it is necessary. And last of all, I am thankful to have so many people being supportive of me and encouraging me as I do my studies and tests. 

With that being said, I will tell you about my card...

As you can see, I used a white card stock for the blank card. I cut it down to a 5 3/4" by 4 1/2" card. I used a rectangle die cut on white cardstock for the card base.

I used a banner die with poinsettia Christmas cardstock for the background image. Then I used a piece of watercolor paper with a diamond die for the front image and for my sentiment. 

The sentiment is a clear stamp from "Twas the night before" clear stamp set. I used embossing ink to stamp it onto the paper, then I sprinkled on some embossing powder and used my heat gun to bring it to life. 

The final touch is the poinsettia flower, which is cut out using a poinsettia die and then I used a yellow brad to attach it to the front below the sentiment, along with a little snowflake embellishment above the sentiment.

This completes my card for this weeks challenge.

Thank you for stopping by to visit.

 

Warm winter wishes

 

I made this card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I haven't posted any cards for a while because I have been busy with going back to school to get my GED.

I saw this weeks challenge and this particular theme just popped into my head and I decided to make it and post it on the challenge.

This is a 5x7 inch card that I themed with a wintery forest. 

Supplies used are :

Large Oval die cut

Christmas Trees Dies

Poinsettia Die

Clouds Thinlets

Ribbon Messages Die

Marina Mist Stampin' up ink

Bravo Burgundy Stampin' up ink

Black Ink (Sentiment)

Christmas Clear Stamps for the sentiment

Snowflakes embossing folder

Pink pearls

Silver gel pen

First I cut out the oval shape on a 5x7 inch white cardstock. And then I cut another piece of white cardstock just big enough to go behind the oval shape. Then I used my snowflakes embossing folder because I wanted to make it look like it was snowing behind the pine trees.

I made the snowy ground by using some clouds thinlet dies and then I highlighted the snow by using a little bit of Marina Mist ink.

For the Christmas trees, I used a shiny forest green cardstock and my die cuts. After adhering them to my card base, I used a silver gel pen to bring out the trees layers, hoping to make it look like the trees have snow on them.

I used my poinsettia die to make a poinsettia to add to the bottom corner. It is connected by a yellow brad.

For the sentiment, I used a die cut from my ribbon messages stamp and cut, which is highlighted with Bravo Burgundy. The sentiment is stamped on with black ink and is a clear stamp from one of my Christmas stamps. And lastly, I added the pink pearls.

Here are a couple more angles of my card...

I've noticed that when I stand back a few feet and look at this card, that it actually does look like a little forest that is covered in snow. It also kind of reminds me of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, only without the ornaments.

I hope you have enjoyed my card and thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you all are doing well and are staying safe during this pandemic. 

Tis the Season

 

# 668-2020-10

Happy Birthday

 

# 667-2020-10

For Benita.

 

# 665-2020-09

I made this card for my wonderful sister and brother-in-law for their silver anniversary that is coming up later this month. 

Sending warm wishes

Supplies used are :

Pine cones and needles die cuts,

Diamond die,

Background Frames dies, (pictured above)

Pink pearls,

Bravo Burgundy Stampin' up ink,

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink,

Black ink (sentiment)

Sentiment stamp is from Winter Hearth stamp and cut by Hero Arts.

 

Thinking of you

Sweet little Angel

Here is my card for this weeks freshly made sketches challenge.

I've had this little cross stitch hanging around for a couple of years and I had it put away. I recently was going through things in my craft room the other day and I found it. So I thought I would finish it. And then after finishing it, I saw the layout design for this weeks challenge and I thought that this was the perfect layout to use this little cross stitch on.

The patterned papers that I used, I had to measure them and cut them by hand to make it work on a 5x7 inch card,

I also used a baby themed stamp set that is called "Stamp Baby" made by Cloud 9 Design.

The embossing folder is from Close to my heart ( I'm not sure what the name of it is).

I hope you like my card. I also pray that you all are doing everything you can to stay safe during this crazy time that we have to live through.

Thanks for stopping by. May God bless you can keep you all safe!

Good luck

This card is for this week's freshly made sketches challenge.

I decided to make a 5x7 inch card using 2 different sizes of my diamond shaped dies with a grey, pastel yellow, and pastel pink textured craft papers.

The flowers are already made embellishment flowers.

The sentiment is from my Hero Arts Hero Greetings Occasions sentiments clear stamps. I used black ink to stamp it onto a piece of grey textured paper and adhered it to my card front with double-sided sticky circles.

This completed my card for this week's freshly made sketches challenge.

Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog.

May God bless you and keep you safe during this trying time.

Life at the lake

The supplies I used are :

**Ocean**

Tumbled glass distress ink,

Broken China distress ink,

Salty ocean distress ink,

Hero Arts color layering waves stamp set

**Sky**

Tumbled glass distress ink,

**Clouds**

Versamagic Sea breeze and Aegean chalk inks,

Hero Arts color layering sea and sky stamp set.

**Birds**

StudioG black pigment ink,

Hero Arts color layering sea and sky stamp set.

**Mountain**

Mountains framelit die cut out on white cardstock paper and then colored with Stampin' up creamy caramel ink and highlighted with Stampin'up close to cocoa ink.

**Pier**

Hero Arts Pier at the lake stamp set,

Stamped with Stampin'up close to cocoa ink and highlighted with StudioG black ink.

**Fisherman and boy**

Hero Arts Lake time fun stamp set.

**Grass**

StudioG green dye ink,

Stampin'up Always Artichoke ink,

Hero Arts color layering Pier at the lake stamp set.

**Sentiment**

Hero Arts color layering Pier at the lake stamp set.

I used two double-sided circle stickers to adhere the sentiment to the bottom of the card.

Thank you for checking out my blog.

Your comments are welcome and appreciated. 

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God bless and stay safe.

Birthday Flamingo

Supplies used are :

Hero Arts supplies :

Hero Greetings Occasions sentiments,

Jungle Frame Die,

Color layering waves stamp and cut.

Other supplies used :

Fiskars Tropical Getaway (Flamingo)

StudioG yellow dye ink,

StudioG orange dye ink,

Tumbled glass distress ink,

Salty ocean distress ink.

Bonfire

Hero Arts S'mores bonfire stamp and cut.

Place and time summer papercrafting 6x6 paper pack.

Tickets framelits die ( sentiment ).

StudioG black pigment ink.

Happy Mother's Day

I hope all of you are trying your best to continue being safe during this crazy time in our lives!!

So far, my hubby and I are doing pretty good. We both wear a mask when we have to go anywhere and we try to get our shopping done as fast as possible so we can get out of the store and get back home. 

Anyway, there's not much to say about this card, except that the green paper I used for the background behind the flower is from a 6x6 paper pad that I've had laying around for a couple of years.

The flower is from a pack of embellishments I recently purchased at our local craft store. I added the pearls just to make the flowers look better.

The sentiment is a wood mount stamp.

I hope all of the mother's out there will have a very nice Mother's day this coming weekend. God bless and stay safe.

Galaxy and Stars

Beach frame with palm trees

Thorn tree in sunset

Whale's on waves

Thorn tree and grasses in sunset