The Holly and Ivy #52

Hello! I'm sharing one of my "go to" holiday card designs. This card is super easy to mass produce. I smooshed some distress ink colors ( chipped sapphire and stormy sky ) onto some watercolor paper, and add a sprinkle of perfect pearls while still wet, heat emboss a sentiment and finally the snowflake die. I've made this in a couple color combos and still loved the effect. Thank for stopping by today.

CC&S #326

Hello! What's everyone been up to ? I've been doing some purging to my basement. My youngest son had a huge growth spurt in the last 6 months (7 inches) , he is 14 and out grew EVERYTHING his wears. I  mean everything. So I packed up all of his clothes , plus all the clothes from my older son I was hoping would fit the younger one this summer to donate. My house used to have coal bins in the basement and the previous owners turned them into storage cabinets, which I also cleaned out. Now if only I could muster the energy to do my craft area. I'm getting closer, everything around it has been re-organized. So now to the card.. for this week's color challenge. I pulled out the Hello Darling stamp set from SSS., sadly this has been sitting un-inked since it arrived (march maybe? ). That is one of my main goals , to used my stuff before I buy more... Who am I kidding! We all know that's not going to happen. LOL!Well thanks for stopping by today, be back soon.

CC&S #325

Hello! Welcome back , I'm stopping by to share a card for this week's sketch challenge. I recently picked up this fun lighthouse stamp, have I mentioned that hubs and I are huge lighthouse fans. We are planning our summer vacation now, planning on hitting the east coast. I did stamp a grid pattern on the red paper, but since it's tone on tone it's not showing up . Thanks for stopping by today.

The Holly and Ivy #51

Hello and welcome back to another challenge. I love snowmen , so when I saw this sweet stamp was free with purchase from Altenew ( many months ago) I had to have it. I'm mid purge in my basement/craft area. So far I have a small amount of craft things gone through, but a TON of other stuff. It helps that the school year is over here and I had my boys purge out what doesn't fit ( for youngest it was almost everything) . My donate pile is HUGE. I've been wanting to re-do my space for some time now, hopefully this purge will motivate me enough to complete it. Thanks for stopping by today.

CC&S #324

Hello! I'm back with a card for this week's color challenge . For this card I used the new Fleur impressions stamp from the Greetery, anyone else buy this stamp? I love this layered stamp, such a beautiful finished product. My final layers on the pink and the yellow are a bit darker than this week's color, but I think it will pass. It's been a busy past week for us here, work (training a new employee) , kids finished school, hubby and I went to Michigan for a wedding( he photographed it) , stopped at a couple wineries on way home, did I mention we left our teenagers home alone? Don't worry neighbors were watching and grandma lives down the block. Came home to a huge mess... not the kids fault! Our freezer in the basement died and did you know the frozen butter braids (coffee cake, funderaiser items for school) explode? well now you do. I can't even begin to explain the huge mess it was. Well thanks for stopping by today.

CC&S #323

Hello!I've been trying to get this card done all day. Life and bad weather have gotten the better of me today. This morning hubby and I were trying to finish the garden before the storms moved in , and then we had to hid in our basement as our tornado sirens (we live in the middle of siren hell!! 6 sirens going off at once) went off 6 times in 45 minutes. I live in NW Indiana , just outside of Chicago( on the map where Illinois and Indiana meet closest to lake Michigan), so not an area with a lot of tornados... until today( memorial day) . I haven't heard of any touch downs yet. We had a lot of rain and our street flooded , but we are safe and sound and my garden is well watered. I'm sharing my card for this week's sketch challenge. It reminds me of a card I made years ago (so long I couldn't find a photo to share) that I discovered has been pinned 21,000 times. Imagine my surprise when scrolling thru pinterest one day I come across it. I am excited to see what everyone comes up with. Thanks for stopping by today.

CC&S #322

Hello! It's been a busy few weeks for me, so I'm really looking forward to a nice long weekend. I'm sharing my card for this week's color challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches. I love the fun summer feel these colors have. I've been on a real alcohol ink kick lately and wanted to use those to make this card. I really love how this card came out. Thanks for stopping by today.