Just Start

I hope to encourage someone with this card...

many times you just have to DIVE IN...right???

I'm submitting this CAS card to

CAS-ual Fridays:CFC131

(3 Colors/pink,orange,yellow; 3 Focal dies)

This second card  ironically was photographed on a very very gloomy day...so yellow is WELCOME!!!

This indoor sunshine is for

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Not so Mellow Yellow

~~~~It may be gloomy...but I am thankful for all the mercies of today~~~~

 CARD ONE

dies: Spellbinders (Label 25,Classic Circles,Blossom Tags and Accents)

stamps: Verve Words of Wisdom, (retired company) The Craft's Meow Welcome to the Office 

paper: Studio Calico Wanderlust,Georgia Pacific white

ink: Memento (Dandelion,Tangelo,Angel Pink),Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz

CARD TWO

paper: Fancy Pants Parkbench,kraft paper,Authentique Blissful,Studio Calico Take Note

dies: Spellbinders (Scalloped Circles,Blossom Tags and Accents),WPlus9 Quilt Cuts 1,Papertrey Ink Hello Sunshine

Grateful to Pieces

I had some fun today with patterned paper from a myriad of paper packs I've owned since 2011...

I used my PTI Hello Sunshine to get those nice, neat triangles.

Check out

Make It Monday #162: Paper Scrap Pie Charts

host:  Melissa


You'll fall in love all over again with those patterns from days gone by! ;)


dies: Papertrey Ink (Hello Sunshine, Counting My Blessings, Mat Stack 3)





 

CAS and Treasure Your Friendship

I brought out that poppy set again for

Simon Says Keep it Clean and Simple.

Here's another card for 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #129

~~~I pray you had a wonderful day friends~~~

Card One:

stamp: My Favorite Things LJD Pretty Poppies

ink: Memento (Peanut Brittle,Toffee Crunch),Jenni Bowlin Weather Vane,Tim Holtz Tea Dye

paper: Georgia Pacific white,American Crafts Sketchbook

die: My Favorite Things Die-namics Sentiment Strips

Card Two:

stamp: Papertrey Ink (Rosie Posie,The Sweet Life),Verve Treasured Words

ink: Papertrey Ink (Hawaiian Shores, Green Leaf),Memento Peanut Brittle

paper: Georgia Pacific white,Simple Stories Color Vibe 1

die: Papertrey Ink (The Sweet Life,Rosie Posie),Verve Rounded Rectangle

Two Different Blooms

I created with a couple of blooms today.

One large...

Hip on Handwriting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

(I love the look of Ali Edwards' handwriting)

with spring colors from...

Inspired By #112

One small...

with a missing petal for

Papercrafts April Gallery Challenge:Get Well Greetings

 Small or large...I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FLOWERS TO BLOOM...CAN YOU???!!

Card One

stamp: Technique Tuesday Incredible,Avery Elle Rounded Diamonds

ink: Versafine Onyx, Papertrey Ink (Aqua Mist,Hibiscus Burst,Green Leaf)

other: Gutermann Sequins

paper: Prima Instrospection, Studio Calico Wanderlust,Georgia Pacific white

Card Two

stamp: Waltzingmouse Stamps Teeny Trees

die: WPlus9 Quilt Cuts 1, My Favorite Things Die-namics Sentiment Strips

paper: Basic Grey Hey You!,Georgia Pacific white,Bazzill

ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk,Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores

Pinks, Blues and a Verve Sketch

I had fun making this angular card...

It's a flipped, lopsided version of the envelope looking sketch at

Viva la Verve April 2014 Week 4

I'm also loving blues(teals,navy,turquoise) matched with pinks/corals right now...

Check it...

Inspired By #112

Yummy spring inspiration, right?!

I've been super busy, but super happy lately...somehow I've squeezed crafting into these freebie pockets of time.

Like I mentioned, if you can just get a card/project STARTED...

you can pick up where you left off anytime and get 'er done!!! ;)

Card One

stamp: Verve Better Together

dies: Spellbinders (Label 25,Blossom Tags and Accents),Papertrey Ink Meadow Greens

paper: Studio Calico Snippets,Carta Bella Hello Again,Georgia Pacific white

ink: Versafine Onyx,Tim Holtz Mustard Seed

Card Two

stamp: Papertrey Ink (The Sweet Life,Rosie Posie), Hero Arts So Kind sentiment

ink: Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe,Papertrey Ink (Enchanted Evening,Aqua Mist)

paper: Basic Grey Hey You!,Studio Calico (Wanderlust, Take Note),Georgia Pacific white

other: Basic Grey Hey Boy Die Cut Cardstock and Transparencies

Playing With Shapes

Oh my, oh my...I love me some shapes. ;)


I don't know if it's because I played

 'til it hurt...or because I'm drawn to contemporary and those angular risks.


Either way...when I got my hands on Rounded Diamonds...



I. WAS. DONE. FOR.

Good gravy Avery Elle and J.J.   ....thank you, thank you for these gorgeous shapes!!!

Avery Elle Challenge #5

stamp: Avery Elle Rounded Diamonds

ink: Papertrey (Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf,Aqua Mist)

other: Basic Grey Hey Boy Die Cut Cardstock and Transparencies

RANDOM FACTS and a One Layer

I used a big stamp today...bandana print!

I'm using those Basic Grey transparencies while they're still visible on my desk!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Big Stamp

This next is a one layer..with that color combo and poppy set I was playing with the other day...

Once I start crafting, I don't want to stop!


Thank you, beautiful challenges, for motivating me to create, snap and post!!!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #129

Simon Says Keep it Clean and Simple.

~~~Have a good one friends~~~

 CARD ONE

stamp: Stampendous Cling Bandanas, Papertrey Ink (Grunge Me,Counting My Blessings Mini),My Favorite Things LJD Pretty Poppies

ink: Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening,Tim Holtz Broken China,Versafine Onyx

die: Spellbinders Label 25,My Favorite Things Die-namics Sentiment Strips

other: Want2Scrap Rhinestones,Basic Grey Hey Boy Die Cut Cardstock and Transparencies

CARD TWO

stamp: My Favorite Things LJD Pretty Poppies,Verve (*Plain Jane* but now Scripture Medley 3),Papertrey Ink The Sweet Life splotch

ink: Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening,Versafine Onyx,Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe

other: Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper

Keep Calm and Ask Mom

Two challenges got me crafting today~

Check out the colors at

ColourQ #238

 I told you I wanted to use up some die cuts and such...

my collage card has that retro 70s thing going on...perfect for my mommy. ;)

CASE Study Challenge #188
 April Muse, Jaclyn

Have a blessed crafty day friends...you just might feel better if you stamp a little~you don't even have to finish that card...just get it started and finish later. ;)

I'm Praying Card

stamp: Verve Wonderfully Made,Papertrey Ink (Rosie Posie,Hello Sunshine),Waltzingmouse Teeny Trees,Hero Arts So Kind

die: Spellbinders Large Labels

ink: Versafine Onyx,Memento (Dandelion,Toffee Crunch,Elderberry,Pear Tart)

paper: Bazzill,Georgia Pacific white

other: American Crafts ribbon

 Ask Mom Card

diecuts: Jillibean Soup Funny Sayings Soup Label (Silhouette Cameo),Glitz Design Rainbow Silhouette Ladies (Silhouette Cameo),Basic Grey Hey Boy Die Cut Cardstock and Transparencies

paper: Basic Grey Hey You!,Georgia Pacific white cardbase

Adversity & Motivation Train

I love this sentiment...it's perfect for when you don't need a sympathy card, per se, but a card for someone going through some tough times.

Even a "chin up" doesn't cut it at times, you know?

Keeping it CAS again for

Simon Says Keep it Clean and Simple.

This next card is a collage-style card...filled with different "littles" to come together as a whole~including a recycled tag and rhinestones arranged on a gold heart.

Check out the inspiration this week at


CASE Study Challenge #188
 April Muse, Jaclyn

In her collage card, she arranges lots of little elements to create her card.


I have lots of little scraps floating on my craft desk (I bet most of you do)...hope I get another card done for this challenge to use them up!


I gotta jump on that motivation train when it passes by my station, ya know?


CHOO CHOO!!!! ;)

Card One

 stamp: Papertrey Ink Meadow Greens,My Favorite Things LJD Pretty Poppies sentiment

other: Want2Scrap rhinestones

ink: Memento Elderberry

paper: Echo Park Paper Style Essentials

Card Two

stamp: Papertrey Ink (Grunge Me,Movers and Shakers Sentiments)
ink: Papertrey Ink True Black,Versamark
other: Want2Scrap rhinestones,black embossing powder,recycled tag,black Copic
die: Papertrey Ink Bubble Talk Die

Love Me Some Poppies

Friends, I have an addiction to poppy stamps.

I can't say no to them.

I want to buy each and every poppy stamp...

I've never been so attached to an image~it scares me a little, LOL.

I went crazy stamping with this set...perfect for...

CASology Week 92 : Garden

 I found these orange/blue page flags for a buck at Target and went from there...

don't you love when colors inspire???

I layered them under the sentiment for some pizazz.

I've kept it CAS~perfect also for Simon Says Keep it Clean and Simple.


~Have a great day friends~

stamp: My Favorite Things LJD Pretty Poppies

 dies: My Favorite Things (LJD Poppies and Leaves, Die-namics Sentiment Strips)

ink: Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe,Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening

other: page flags (dollar bin-Target)

Animal Antics Again and a Sketch Card

I'm posting another cutie animal that's nestled among angled sentiments.

Simon Says Animal Antics

Inspired By #111

I love the multitude of sentiments...the angles are what get me!

 I pulled the red circled image from Laurel's scrapbook layout at the challenge site.

 

 

 

For my second card I flipped a sketch horizontally.

Viva la Verve April 2014 Week 3:Sketch + Inspiration

I pulled the colors from this beautiful inspiration.

 Of course any day crafting is a good one...Yayyyy!!! ;)

Card One

stamps: Verve Wonderfully Made,Mama Elephant (We Click, Cup of Wishes),Penny Black Hedgie Friends

ink: Versafine Onyx

paper: Studio Calico Hey You,Georgia Pacific white,Bazzill

dies: Spellbinders (Wonky Rectangles,Deckled Rectangles)

other: Basic Grey Hey Boy Die Cut Cardstock and Transparencies

Card Two

stamp: Verve Treasured Words

ink: Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening

dies: Rectangle Wonky Rectangles, Verve (Wavy Hearts,Rounded Rectangle)

paper: Simple Stories Color Vibe 1,Georgia Pacific white,Bazzill

other: Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper,Want2Scrap rhinestones,Kid's Jewelry Braiding Cords

A Dream is a Wish

I've recently had some play time!

Simon Says Animal Antics

I pulled the red, angled sentiments and retro feel from the following pic at 

Inspired By #111

I'm keeping this short because I have more to post...feast or famine friends...feast or famine with me~sorry! ;)

Card One

stamp: Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Phrases 2,My Favorite Things LJD Pretty Poppies

dies: My Favorite Things LJD Poppies and Leaves,Spellbinders Blossoms Tags and Accents

other: Freckled Fawn Wood Chips birds

paper: Studio Calico (Abroad,Snippet,Georgia Pacific white cardstock

ink: Memento Toffee Crunch,Versafine Onyx

Card Two

stamps: Technique Tuesday Ordinary Days

ink: Versafine Onyx

dies: Spellbinders Label 25

paper: Georgia Pacific white, Bazzill

other: Basic Grey Hey Boy Die Cut Cardstock and Transparencies

 

Runway and a Sketch/Black & White Pizazz with Florals

I love the look of black & white lines combined with bright florals/colors.

I'm seeing it everywhere.

Imagine my delight when I saw the Runway's/CAS(E)'s newest inspiration!

It's a 2fer guys!!!! ;)  FUN!!!

ric#58

CAS(E) this Sketch #73

My version of the sketch is flipped~the half circle being the white section of the card.

I happened to have this cardstock remnant that just needed filled, like a bowl, with the flowers and verse.

I stamped some bright florals to bring that pop of color out from the black and white.

It's rainy, but warm here...


I'LL TAKE IT!!! ;)


Have a blessed day friends~

paper: Authentique Renew

stamp: Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie, Verve sentiment

dies: Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie,Spellbinders Large Labels

ink: Versafine Onyx

other: Copic

TRUE FREEDOM

There was once a time when I was in bondage to fear and sin~


a time when I didn't know what it meant to be free.

Free to be bold~free to love~free to forgive~free to create~free to think~free to rest~free to listen~free to be,


well,


FREE.



Easter is so precious to me~especially since it was near and around that time, 15 years ago, that I asked Jesus to rule my life.


I knew about Him...I had celebrated many Easters before for as long as I could remember.



But this time, it was different.


This NEW didn't come with a longer set of rules....of DON'Ts and UH UH's.


No, in fact, it was the opposite.


It came with a "I love you and I did this for you...so that you don't HAVE TO do things to prove your worth to me Marlena".


"All you are asked...


 is to receive it;


be grateful for it;


 live like your life has changed...



BECAUSE IT HAS.


Finally...proclaim it.


Share your testimony and share what I've done in your life."



Yes, Jesus.


I will.




~Happy Easter my friends~

stamp: Verve Happy Days

paper:  Georgia Pacific white, Carta Bella Hello Again,Studio Calico Snippets

other: recycled tag,sequins

inks: Papertrey Ink (True Black,New Leaf)

Better Together & Sending Prayers

You have got to see the inspiration at CASE Study Challenge #187

April Muse, Jaclyn

took cute scraps and combined them into 'lil treasures...I decided to mimic the spirit of the look with fiesty pattern scraps and sequins for this card.

One thing I've always loved about her bold style...is she's not afraid to match rockin' patterns~ with three teen girlies in the house...it's right where I'm at these days.


While I had that patterned paper out from Studio Calico, I made a simple card.

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #128 Anything Goes

I love that the angled look is in...I was never great with straight lines~LOL.

Perfection is just not me.... ~wink~

Card One

stamp: Verve Better Together

die: Verve Wavy Hearts

ink: Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz
paper: Studio Calico Snippets,Georgia Pacific White,strip of Echo Park Style Essentials


Card Two

stamp: Papertrey Ink Meadow Greens
die: Papertrey Ink Meadow Greens
ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa,Peanut Brittle)
paper: Studio Calico Snippets,Georgia Pacific white

Where There Is Love

When it's all said and done...love is what endures.



Nothing else comes close to filling that void.

Beautiful sentiment~so true, so true! I used the following sketch as a starting point...

entry linked here


I am also participating in week Verve's Week 1's challenge.

April Week 1 Sketch/Color Challenge


~I chose the colors~

Since I've got three girlies, I made two similars.


I've attached a mini-post it note for a pop of color here to complement the vibrant Sketchbook pattern.

This post-it note is a touch of note for CAS-ology's newest challenge

A couple of stamped runners from Better Together~just beyond the borders of the Authentique paper, almost looks like washi for my last card.

Well, that's it for me today.


I pray you get some much needed craft time in... ;)



Card One

stamp: Verve (More Than Love,Happy Days)

ink: Papertrey Ink True Black,Versamark,Memento (Pear Tart,Dandelion)

die: Spellbinders Classic Circles

other: Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder (black)

paper: Georgia Pacific white, Carta Bella Hello Again

Cards Two Through Four

stamp: Verve Better Together
die: Verve Wavy Hearts Die,Spellbinders (Scalloped Circles,Scalloped Ovals)
paper: Prima Introspection,American Crafts Sketchbook,Authentique Spring,My Mind's Eye Breeze,Simple Stories Color Vibe 1
other: Want2Scrap rhinestones,Studio Calico wood veneer,paper shreds,post-it note

The Q and Smiling Flowers

When the flowers show up, it really does seem as if they're smiling...

especially around these parts where gloomy doomy has been the norm.


 Look at the beautiful colors featured at

ColourQ Challenge #237.

I don't have gray ribbon handy, and even if I did...it wouldn't work for me.

I just can't seem to get bows down.

However, I've been turning to paper shreds for embellishing lately~we are more on friendly terms and I've got tons of colors handy.

I had some crafting time today...yay me!!! ;)


Have a blessed day friends~

stamp: Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages, Papertrey Ink The Sweet Life

inks: Memento Dandelion, Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores,Versamark,Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe

other: Want2Scrap rhinestones,Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper

die: Our Daily Bread Designs Bookmark

Simple Note

Simple Note, simple card~

simple, simple...just what I needed today!!!

stamp: Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages, Verve Graph Paper

die: Verve Rounded Rectangle

ink: Papertrey Ink (True Black,Hawaiian Shores),Tim Holtz Black Soot

paper: Authentique Renew

Have Fun

I had fun with a myriad of stamps...

when my fingers left smudges...I made more...I just had fun and let loose. ;)


 Sometimes you just have to let your hair down, you know?

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #127 Anything Goes


Sweet 'n Sassy: Make Something Happy

Oh we have a WARM, SWEET DAY today which fills my heart with joy!!!!


blessings friends~enjoy creating~

stamp: Hero Arts (So Kind, Untitled Word Shadow), Heidi Swapp Memory File stamps,Sweet 'n Sassy Precious Poppies,Technique Tuesday Incredible

inks: Papertrey Ink True Black, Memento (Dandelion, Tangelo), Hero Arts (Pale Tomato, Soft Cantaloupe)

paper: Georgia Pacific white

other: Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper

Journey

Simon Monday Challenge: Journey


had me reach for my Tim Holtz stamps which I acquired during my busy month of March.

My dad loves classic cars...so this image should make him smile inside.

See that tag peeking out?

It's another clothing tag~I love the quality of these bad boys!

It's WIN-WIN lately when we've bought clothes for the girlies~they've been donning these gorgeous, inspirational tags~they are TRUE ART, I tell ya.


Have a blessed day friends~

stamp: Tim Holtz Here and There

ink: Memento Rich Cocoa,Papertrey Ink True Black

other: stapler,Tim Holtz distress tool