Hug Me - CCC #65

Happy Tuesday!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  It was quiet at my house which is a blessing!  Gave me some time to play in my craft room.

If it's not one thing, it's something else.  I kind of had the feeling that the A/C in my car was not working properly over the last week or so and yesterday morning confirmed it.  No A/C on the way to work.  I took it by the dealer after work, but had to take it home and take it back this morning.  The car rental store at the dealer closed about 10 minutes before I got there.  Ugh!  Hopefully it won't be serious and I'll get it back before the long weekend.  I hate to have to have a rental car for that long.  

Well, today is Tuesday so it's Creative Card Crew day for a post and yet another masculine card.  Funny how they have all come about the same time.  The color is a little off in this.  The pennant and corner are more green than gray. 

I found a sketch that I liked over at My Favorite Things even though it's not current.

Materials Used:

• Image - QKR Stampede - Hug Me
• Sentiment - Hero Arts - Thinking of You (I love this set)
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Mellow Moss
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye, Lost & Found - Portobello Road
• Accessories - Nestabilities Classic Circle Die; Stampin Up Burlap Ribbon; Buttons and Twine from my stash; Square punch; Pentel Blue Gel pen
• Copic Markers - B0000, B000, B12, B41; C0, C1, C3; E02, E18, E31, E35, E37, E50, E51, E53; R00, R01; YG01, YG61, YG63

Our fabulous sponsors for this week are

Marianne Designs

Prize: Surprise! Die cuts and/or acrylic stamps

QKR Stampede

Prize: 5 digi's

I hope you'll hop on over and check out what the rest of the Design Team has to show you and then join in the fun.  You be one of our winners this week.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges --
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Circles
Incy Wincy Designs - Make us Laugh
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend- Anything Goes

Beach Bum Bob - CK #43

Hi my friends!  I hope you are all enjoying a fabulous week.  We've been having rain everyday, but lucky it's over by the time I leave the office to go home.

Later today I have to be at home to have a window repairman come.  Seems that the window in my back door got broken by a stone or something kicked up by the yard man's weedeater.  :(  He will be paying for the repair.  You would NOT believe how much they want just to replace the glass.  It costs more than buying a new door which I would have done except then it would cost me that much more to have it installed.

Now I have a card to share with you.  The theme is to create a masculine card and I wasn't sure exactly what I was going to do with this image.  I kind of had something in my mind for it and luckily I was able to pull some dp out of my stash and put it all together.  I think it's a little funky, but I really like it.

The image is from Dr. Digi and is called Beach Bum Bob which I printed on Xpress It Blending Card and then fussy cut it out.  The card base is Stampin Up Bordering Blue.  The dp, sentiment, and palm tree are all from my stash.  The surfboard is a sticker from the same collection as the dp.  It was really hard not to put some kind of ribbon on this, but I refrained.

Copic Markers:  B0000; B91, B93, B95; E17, E31, E34, E35, E37, E42, E47, E49, E50; Y13, Y15, Y26; YR02, YR04, YR07

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Dr. Digi and they are having an awesome sale right now.

 

 Check out all the work the DT has created this week over at Creative Knockouts and then I hope you'll join in the fun.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - 2 Word Sentiment
MilkCoffee Challenge - Summer Fun
Crafting by Designs - Here Comes Summer
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/For the Boys
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Summer/Summer Colors
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - At the Beach
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes

Gone Fishing - OSAAT #218

-Hi everyone.  Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.  Things have settled down at the "cat house."  Casper has been doing fine and seems to be back to normal.  Corey has decided that he is his brother and doesn't hiss at him anymore.  Yeah!  I had to spend the day yesterday getting the house all cleaned up since the kids are coming over for dinner later today.

I did have time to get my card done for the One Stitch at a Time challenge for this week.  The image was chosen by my teammate, Shell.  I have a hard time with masculine cards, but I do like the way this one turned out.

Materials Used:

• Image - Stitchy Stamps - Gone Fishing.  This had 3 different images to the set.
• Sentiment - comes with the stamp image.
• Stamp - Stampin Up - Lovely as a Tree
• Ink - Stampin Up - Handsome Hunter and Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up - Tempting Turquoise
• Designer Paper - Basic Gray - Lime Rickey collection
• Accessories - Fiber and bling from my stash; Nestabilities - Scallop Square die; Copic markers Y08, Y19, Y38

 Our sponsor this time is Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet and our winner will receive 7  images from June.  The theme is Anything Goes - Easy Peasy, right!  So check out the OSAAT challenge blog to see what everyone else has created for you.    I hope you'll take part in the challenge. Can't wait to see what you come up with. BTW, One Stitch at a Time is going to be taking a summer vacation so this is my last card for the Design Team until we return in September.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle  - Add some yellow
Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes
Pumpkin Spice - Masculine
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

The Outlawz - Sunday CAS - Let's Hear it for the Boys
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
DL Art - Masculine
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Vintage Fairy Magic - CCC #64

Hi my friends and happy Tuesday!  Well, this morning Casper got sprung from his jail crate.  He finally had his last dose of antibiotics!  Thank goodness.  Not sure how much longer we could keep this up.  I must say he was really so good through it all, but he's much happier looking at the world from underneath my bed.  ;)  Now, I just hope that his tummy issues clear up soon and he's back to normal.

Tuesday means another challenge from Creative Card Crew.  Our theme this week is Fairies!  And here's my card -

Materials Used:

• Image - A Day for Daisies - Vintage Fairy Magic
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Blushing Bride and Wild Wasabi
• Designer Paper - Prima - Fairy Belle
• Accessories - Wild Orchid Crafts - Metal Corner; Martha Stewart Leaf Punch; Wild Orchid Crafts - Flowers; Nestabilities - Big Scalloped Ovals; Memory Box - Border Flourish; Wink of Stella Yellow Brush Marker; Stickles
• Copic Markers - B0000; E18, E23, E25, E27, E29, E30, E31, E33, E50, E51, E53; G05, G24; R00, R01, and R12

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this week - Check em out.

Dies R Us

 $10 Gift Voucher

A Day for Daisies

$12 Gift Card

I hope you'll join in this week and play along with us.  Good luck!

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - 3 or more Embellishments
Love to Create - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenge - Fairies
Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Things with Wings
The Squirrel & the Fox - Use some Metal
Crafts Galore - Anything Goes - Use a Stamp or Digi Stamp
Crafts and Me - Add Wings
Crafty Hazelnut's Pattern Paper - Use pattern paper
Clear it Out - Use your stash (metal corner)
Die Cuttin Divas - Things with Wings
Digi Chooseday - In the Pink

Bethany Picking Flowers - CK #41

Hi everyone and Happy Thursday!  Well, it's been quite a week.  I got Casper home on Monday with a brand new crate for him until next Tuesday.  By then he should be done his meds and ready to mingle with the rest of the furry kids.  I had to put a larger litter box in there.  He's a big boy and it takes up a little more of his room, but he just sleeps most of the time anyway.

So today was the big day. Corey had to get meds for his ear mites.  LOL!  I wasn't sure how I was going to do that because he goes ballistic whenever I try to pick him up or do anything to him.  I had another trick up my sleeve.  He follows me into the bathroom in the morning when I get up, so I took the tube of meds in with me.  He followed one of the other cats in their and when she left, I quick closed the door, got the tube of meds, pinned him to the floor with my left hand and squeezed the medicine into his ears.  Job done!  Now I just hope I"ll be able to pull that same trick on him next Wednesday.

Guess it's time to get on to the business at hand - Our theme this week at Creative Knockouts is to use the sketch shown below for your card layout.

 And here's the card that I came up with.

Materials Used:

• Image - Sweet 'n Sassy - Bethany Picking Flowers
• Sentiment - Whimsey Stamps - Lovely Spring Slider 2
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Cajun Craze and Pear Pizazz
•  Designer Paper - Prima - Believe
•  Accessories:  Flowers - Petaloo; Circle Punches; Martha Stewart - Butterfly solid punch and outline punch; Ribbon from my stash; bling from my stash
• Copic Markers - B0000; BG10, BG15; C1; G12; R81, R83; Y 18, Y26, Y28; YR04, YR61, YR65

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Sweet 'n Sassy.  You really need to pop on over to her store and check out all the fabulous images and stamps.  Then get on over to the Creative Knockouts blog and check out what the rest of the DT has to inspire you.  Good luck and hope you'll play along with us this week.

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Art Impressions - Hip to be Square
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Digistamps4Joy South Africa - Flowers
Digi Choosday - Use 2 Papers
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Flowers
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes
Fairytale Stampers - Flowers
Glitter n Sparkle - Use a Digi
Pile It On - Use Pattern Paper

Summer Hot - OSAAT #216

Good morning and Happy Sunday!  I hope you are all doing well.  I think I'm finally doing okay, but our Casper is still under the weather.  After having him at the Animal ER last Sunday night, I had him to our regular vet and they couldn't figure out what was wrong either until Wednesday and after doing more tests, diagnosed him with pancreatitis.  Poor little guy.  He looked so sad.  He is on meds but still at the vet until Monday so that they can medicate him.  I'm going to crate him when he comes home tomorrow so that hopefully I'll be able to get his meds in him and he'll get well and back to his normal playful self.

Meantime, it's time for another challenge from One Stitch at a Time.  Our theme is Use a digi!  Easy Peasy.  Here's my card.

Materials Used:

• Image - Priyanka - Summer Hot
• Sentiment - Sticker from my stash
• Cardstock - Express It Blending Card; Stampin Up Groovy Guava
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up Sweet Sorbet
• Stamps -  Stampin Up - Retired stamp set (sun)
• Ink - Stampin Up - Summer Sun
• Accessories:  Ribbon (Offray-Joanns); Flower & Leaves (Nestabilities Die); Nestabililities Classic Circle and Lacey Circle Dies; Brad from my stash
• Copic Markers: BG0000, BG01, BG10; E01, E04, E15, E21, E30, E33, E53; Y06, Y08, Y11, Y15; W1, W3; YR000, YR01, YR02

Our sponsor this time is Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet and the prize is the 7 image June digi pack.

I hope you'll come play with us.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

I am submitting my card for the following challenges:
Come and Get It - Recipe - one circle, 2 Designer Papers and a Ribbon
Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Use a Digi
CMC Copic Challenge - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Challenge - Pattern Paper
CCC Digi Creations - digi/Use a Die Cut
Our Creative Corner- Use Orange

Pile it On - Use Pattern Paper

Unchained Melody - CCC #63

Hi my friends and Happy Tuesday!  I'm so glad to be back to my old self again after being sick for 6 days.  That was not fun.  Not sure what it was, but I hope it doesn't come back again.

So, it's time for another Creative Card Crew challenge.  This time our theme is Nautical.  I chose this fabulous, sort of sexy mermaid image to work with.  Maybe she looks like Arial after she grew up.  ;)  This is actually the second card that I did for this challenge.  The other one is very similar.  It was all done and then I checked out our DT folder and realized I had used the wrong image from our sponsor.  Since I had chosen Unchained Melody, I had to quick create a new card using that image.  Maybe someday I'll do a blog post using the other card. Both images were very similar.

Materials Used:

• Image - Delicious Doodles - Unchained Melody
• Sentiment - sticker from my stash
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Baja Breeze and Pear Pizazz
• Designer Paper - From my stash
• Accessories - Ribbon from Joann's; bling from my stash; Sorry I don't have my dies organized enough to tell where they are from.  That's a project that's on my to-do list.
• Copic Markers - BG0000, BG01, BG02, BG07, BG10, BG70; E000, E00, E01, E04, E31; Y21, Y28, E93 YR18, YR24; YG01, YG03, YG23, YG63

Our wonderful sponsors this fortnight are:

Prize: Surprise!! Dies and/or Acrylic Stamps

**Please Note a change in prize policy at Marianne Designs**

 

Prize - 4 digi images

So now it's your turn.  I hope you'll hop on over to the Creative Crew Card Challenge blog and check out what the rest of the DT has in store for you this time.  Then get your supplies out and get inky!   You may be one of the lucky winners.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:


City Crafter Challenge - Nautical
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
Digi Makover - Anything Goes with a Digi
My Craft Creations -  Anything Goes
Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes