Inspired by All the Little Things: Happy Birthday

This card came together quickly, and I am really happy to be sharing with a birthday girl very soon!  I chose the colors and the floral embellishment based on the inspiration photo----well, actually, they were part of a thank-you gift enclosed with a Verve Stamps order, so all I did was realize they were the perfect response to the pretty photo.  The sentiment is from Verve's Poppy Birthday, and the floral die set from MFT can be seen here.

Linking to:
Inspired by All the Little Things Challenge 54
Word Art Wednesday
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Jo's Scrap Shack

Thanks for visiting,
Christine
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Bugaboo Turtle

This week's free Bugaboo digital stamp is the cutest turtle!  I've  already made a turtle birthday card to give to a friend on Monday, but I couldn't resist making a second one with this darling digi as a "just because".........  As an extra bonus, one of her favorite colors, peach, is included in this sweet digital paper set.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a fabulous Sunday,
Christine

Linking to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge
Bizzy Bec's
Word Art Wednesday
Jo's Scrap Shack

Fun Friday Challenge 186

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Fun Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack where the theme is always Anything Goes.  The design team is showcasing images by  Bugaboo Stamps, and I had lots of fun coloring "The Best Teacher Ever" and dressing it with some bright papers and dies in celebration of a friend's retirement after over thirty years of teaching.

Please take time to see the design team's samples and to link up your own creations.  It's always fun to see what you have to share!

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit,
Christine

SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
Word Art Wednesday (A/G)
PIP Challenge

Mojo Monday: Thanks for Being Awesome

Our school has two fabulous nurses, so I made similar cards for them using this week's Mojo Monday sketch and a Plain Jane from Verve.  Sadly, it's no longer available, but maybe it will one day become part of a set.

So thankful for our dedicated school nurses and for a few minutes to unwind and paper craft.

Thanks for stopping by,
Christine

Linking to
Mojo Monday
SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
Crop Stop

Gift Cards Holders at 4 Crafty Chicks

It's been so much fun to serve as a guest designer this month at 4 Crafty Chicks.  This is my final project for the month, but I enjoyed creating it and can't wait to see what types of gift card holders will be linked this week!

The base of my gift card holder is 8.5 inches by 3 inches.  It's scored and folded down at 2 inches to create the top flap and folded up at 2.5 inches to create the bottom pocket.  The papers are part of a mat stack I picked up in Michael's dollar bin a long time ago, but the Teacher's Count stamp set with matching dies is still available at Verve.  (Insert big grin---I adore this set!)

Thanks for Leanne, Nance, Tamie, and Lori for running a great challenge and for the opportunity to share as a guest designer.  I enjoy playing along there and hope to see your creations, too.

Blessings,
Christine

Linking to
SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
Word Art Wednesday (A/G)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (A/G)
PIP Challenge (A/G)
ATG with CREATE WITH TLC

Mojo 493/Sunday Stamps ---You were made for amazing things!

 

So glad to have a little Sunday afternoon time to play with the Mojo Monday Sketch and the Sunday Stamps inspiration photo.  Pretty late for one and early for the other.

My card includes Verve's Amazing Things set (which also has matching dies) and papers from  Paper Garden Projects.

Wishing everyone a fabulous week,
Christine

Linking to:
Mojo Monday
Sunday Stamps
SSS Wednesday Challenge (Flowers/Showers)
Word Art Wednesday

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MFT Sketch Challenge--Adorable Elephants/Thanks WAW

A few weeks ago, I was blessed to be drawn for a Simon Says Stamp gift card at Word Art Wednesday.  It's been a blessing to play along for several years.  In fact, it was one of the first challenges I participated in as a beginning cardmaker.  Visits to WAW continue to be a blessing as I read over the devotions, use the word art, and visit different carmakers' blogs.  I appreciate the encouragement from God's Word and from the kind comments shared over the years.

The MFT set Adorable Elephants has been on my wish list at SSS and I received it yesterday.  Thanks SSS and WAW!

Linking to
MFT Sketch Challenge
Word Art Wednesday
Crop Stop
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Procaffeinate (My 100th blog post!)

There's a fun sketch challenge going on at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog where you can also read about CLC designer Kerry's vacation finds of a great coffee shop and a cute stamp set.

My take on the sketch uses a Tuesday Morning purchase of a stack called Crimson (now I wish I had two stacks) and the adorable stamps from A Creative Journey with Melissa.  I though the suggestion of a "to do list" would be cute with the witty sentiment.

Thanks for looking.  Wishing you a great Sunday afternoon and great coffee,
Christine

Linking to:
Coffee Loving Cardmakers
Jo's Scrap Shack




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Butterflies at 4 Crafty Chicks

Take time to flutter by the 4 Crafty Chicks blog where this week's challenge is butterflies hosted by the very talented Tamie.  I am again excited and humbled by the opportunity to share there as a guest designer and hope that you will also have time to craft and post your creations at 4 Crafty Chicks.

I had lots of elements prepared to use on this card, but decided that the beautiful Verve sentiment and the chalked Memory Box butterfly made a powerful statement when left clean and simple.  A few scored lines ground the designs.

Praying your day is touched by God's goodness and grace,
Christine

Praise the Lord

Card recipe:
Verve Stamps:  Plain Jane
MFT Scalloped Square Dies
MFT Stitched Florals
Authentique Paper

Linking to:
PIP Challenge
Bizzy Bec's 

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Blessed is she who believed....

This card was made to encourage a friend.  The sweetly lettered scripture is from Verve's Scripture Medley 4 and is accented by Reverse Confetti's cross die.  The simplicity of the card was intended to emphasize the scripture.
Thanks for looking,

Linking to:
Word Art Wednesday
Crop Stop
Bizzy Bec's 

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Mother's Day Wishes

We started our Easter celebration early this morning and sent our son back to college before the
traffic and weather got too bad, so I was ready for a little stamping time.  It's fun to "shop" for inspiration photos and sketches, and I found a great pair.

To achieve the edge detail in the Freshly Made Sketch, I used the Little Inker Stitched Diagonal Die.  A boldly striped paper  from  Bo Bunny  and some pink blossoms stamped and cut with Verve's Joyful Blooms hint at the graphic photo with its soft pinkish reflections.  The glittery leaves were cut from a Verve die and give a nod to the shimmering rain in the photo.

Happy stamping,
Christine

Linking to
Freshly Made Sketches
Inspired by All the Little Things
Crop Stop
Word Art Wednesday
PIP Challenge

Be Still and Know I am God

The layers in the Mojo sketch are subtle with patterns in similar tones, giving a quiet look to this card in celebration of a young lady's confirmation.

The stamp is from Verve's Scripture Medley 1 and is framed with a scalloped square die from My Favorite Things.  The MFT Stitched Flower was in the left-over bin on my desk.

Linking to
Mojo Monday
Word Art Wednesday

Be blessed by the good news that Jesus is Risen!

Christine

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Fun Friday Challenge 184 with Little Blue Button

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Fun Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack where the theme is always Anything Goes.  The design team is showcasing images by  Little Blue Button Stamps, and I had lots of fun using the set called Coffee Love.   The set has lots of sentiments, and I couldn't resist "my blood type is coffee".  I paper pieced the cup and added lots of layers from a digital paper collection by Far, Far Hill called Coffee Lover.

 Please take time to see the design team's samples and to link up your own creations.  It's always fun to see what you have to share!

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit,
Christine

Guest Design Post for 4 Crafty Chicks----Welcome to the World, Little One!

What fun it is to play along at 4 Crafty Chicks!  I am honored to have the opportunity to guest design there for the month of April, and am enjoying the challenges.

Today's challenge is titled "Babies of All Kinds" and is hosted by the very talented Nance.   The arrival of a new baby is such a joyous occasion and is one that calls for a special card.  Hope you can stop by and join the fun at 4 Crafty Chicks.

Christine

Card Recipe
Verve Stamps Hip Hop Bunnies with matching dies
Little Inker Stitched Rectangle Dies
Paper:  Life in Full Bloom

SSS Springtime Inspiration Board
PIP Challenge
Crop Stop
Bizzy Bec's
Word Art Wednesday

Mojo Monday: Springtime Thanks

 Between the wonderful Mojo sketch and the inspiring photo board at Simon Says Stamp, a wonderful plan was in place.  When hubs said he needed a thank-you card, I was only too happy to oblige.  (There might have been one or three in my stash, but it's so much fun to create new ones!)

The other card ingredients include a Stitched and Scalloped Square die from My Favorite Things as well as their Stitched Flower dies.  The thanks word die is from Verve's Autumn Thanks.

Linking to
Mojo Monday 492
SSS Wednesday Challenge (inspiration board)
PIP Challenge
Crop Stop
Word Art Wednesday

Thanks for visiting!
Christine

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Easter Chick

This darling chick is from North Coast Creations and her proper name is Easter Bonnet Chick.  I found the chicken wire embossing folder at Tuesday Morning (score!) and couldn't resist using it for the background.

The sketch is from Sunday Stamps and the soft plaid is from the Paper Garden.

Linking to
Sunday Stamp Challenge 150
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie 66
Jo's Scrap Shack

Thanks for stopping to look. Have a great week!
Christine

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Mojo 491--Happy Birthday

I love the big, happy sun and the sentiments in Verve's Rise Above set, and the Mojo sketch is going in my file of favorites.    I sponged some clouds on the Tall Tag from Reverse Confetti, but really debated about how the clouds actually look with the dots...maybe too busy?

Linking to
Mojo Monday 491
SSS Wednesday Challenge (Happy Birthday!)

Wishing you bright, sunny skies!
Christine

Thank You Post/CASE the DT

                                                                                                                                                                        The Postman brought happy mail today.  I was blessed with a flash prize from A Creative Journey with Melissa during the Spring Coffee Lovers Hop, and my new stamps arrived today.  Perfect timing for some Saturday crafting!  I used this fun set to create from A Creative Journey with Melissa and  CASEd Becca Cruger's amazing card on the CASE the DT Challenge at the Coffee Lover's Blog.

Many thanks are in order:

Thank you, Melissa, for the wonderful new stamps.  The images and sentiments ink up beautifully, and I love how you packaged the order.  I admire your commitment to important causes and your courage to follow your dream of creating your own stamp company.

Thanks, Amy and all the team at the Coffee Lovers Blog.  It was so much fun to play along with the Spring Hop to see others' cards.  The volume of creations was just mind-boggling.  Hope you are rested from this labor of crafty love.

Thanks for visiting!

Christine

Linking to:  CASE-ing the DT Linky 12Word Art Wednesday

Crop Stop

Bizzy Bec's

Guest Design Post--- Stop and Smell the Flowers

 I am so honored and excited to be sharing as a guest designer at 4 Crafty Chicks for the month of April!  This week, Leanne is the hostess  and the theme for this week's challenge is flowers. My card features the Stitched Flowers Die set from My Favorite things and a sentiment from Verve's Kindness Matters.

I hope you will take time to visit 4 Crafty Chicks for some inspiration and to play along.   May your day be sweetened by kindness and include a little time to stop and smell the flowers.

Blessings,
Christine

Mojo 491: With Sympathy

This card features this week's Mojo sketch (just love skewed panels), Verve's Joyful Blooms/Dies, Reverse Confetti's Tall Tags, and the smaller RC Wreath Die.  I set a goal that every so often I would make a sympathy card to have on hand as they can be hard to make.  I like how the soft Amour papers worked with the stamps and dies to create a gentle look.

Linking to:
Mojo Monday
SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
Word Art Wednesday
4 Crafty Chicks

Thanks for visiting.  Have a blessed day!
Christine


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S'More Mojo---Birthday Blssings

We have a couple of family birthdays this week.  First, I made a masculine card using the Mojo 490 sketch, and it came together so easily, I couldn't resist using it for the second card.

The fun loopy frame and the sentiment are from Verve's On Occasion set, one that sees lots of ink.  I picked up a whole package of Cosmo Cricket papers at Tuesday Morning several summers ago and am still enjoying them along with the coordinating chipboard elements!



Linking to:
Mojo Monday
SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
4 Crafty Chicks (#344 Crazy Egg)
Word Art Wednesday

Thanks for looking!
Christine

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Mojo 490---Have an awesome birthday!

Birthday greetings from the Simply Amazing collection by Verve come packaged in the Mojo 490 Sketch. What fun!

Linking to:
Mojo Monday
SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
4 Crafty Chicks (#344 Crazy Egg)

Thanks for visiting!
Christine
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