Life is better in flip flops

Hello , just a brief post as I'm exhausted! I make all the birthday cards for my coworkers and one requested a flip flop card for her birthday tomorrow. I hope she likes it . Playing along with Case this sketch #186 . Thanks for stopping, night all 

Not ready for Monday

Good morning , I'm not ready for Monday yet . I had a busy weekend , so I didn't get everything I wanted to done . I did manage to sneak in some card making time . I am playing along with Sunday Stamps challenge 133 shades of blue . Thanks for stopping by. 

Sunday night stamping

Hello, home from the reunion and have a few minutes to craft . I made this card with a fabulous new stamp to play along with SSS Wednesday challenge  "Let's go wild" . Thanks for visiting . 

Happy Sunday

Greetings all ! Hope you have a wonderful day . We are off to my husbands family reunion, just aunts, uncles and 1st cousins ... All 36 of them . Funny how I married into the family , but remember who is married to who better. Possibly from the 30 plus showers I've attended? This is my design team card for Christmas card challenges, this week the theme is Angels . I realized there are not a whole lot of angel stamps out there,  I really looked too . Thanks for stopping. 

MIM #257

Just a quick post before I head off to work , going to be a busy one today . I needed a sympathy card for one of the doctors at work , so this challenge was well timed . Thanks for stopping by . 

Last post tonight

I promise last post tonight ... I'm really tired from all the cleaning I did . I hope now my boys are home it stays clean , who am I kidding ? I loved the colors for this week's Color Throwdown .. So playing along . I'm trying out some witty sentiments I found . Thanks for stopping by . Nighty, nite !

Sometimes life stinks

A funny card to share for the AAA stitching game . I just received this stamp in the mail ( might have bought a few too many stamps recently) , so I wanted to play with it . Thanks for stopping by 

SAF remix

While I liked how the watercolor turned out , I wasn't happy with the sentiment on the original card. Here is my remix . Thanks for stopping.

Weekend stamping

Hello , finally taking a few minutes to photograph the cards I made this weekend . My boys all went camping , leaving just me and the dog at home . I managed to create a few cards , in between cleaning and purging. This  is my take on the photo inspiration at Addicted to stamps . Thanks for stopping by .

Wishing you the most beautiful day

Hello , back again with a quick share . I made this for the SSS work it wednesday challenge.. Peridot was the color choosen to use.  Also playing along with Freshly made sketches. Thanks for stopping by.

Wednesday

Hello , sitting down to craft after a tough day at work . In the last week 2 people quit at work , so I needed a good luck card . This is what I've been working on today ... Sharing with Simon says Stamp's Wednesday challenge  Anything Goes. TGhanks for stopping by.

PTI blog hop

Hello , finally home after work and able to share my card for the blog hop . Have a great night and thanks for visiting .

SAF masterpiece inspirations

Back again the a card for the masterpiece inspirations challenge. It took me awhile to pick one , I wanted to do more ... So many inspiring ideas .

SAF pointillism play

Good morning , I'm up before my family so I have a chance to share my card for the pointillism play challenge . I tired to think outside the box for this one , as I only have a few outlined floral sets . Thanks for visiting 

SAF watercolor

I think this might be my last card for tonight , it's late and I'm tired . I wanted to do something different for this challenge . I'm happy with the end result . 

SAF floral Impressionism

Back again with another card to share . This one is for the floral Impressionism challenge . I struggled with this at first , but I'm happy with the end result . 

SAF drips and splatters

Feeling very productive tonight , might not get any sleep . But they might not happen anyway , wicked weather tonight in Chicago area ... Hopefully power will stay on so the crafting can continue. Here is my card for the drops and splatters challenge . I wasn't to adventuresome with my colors ... I tend to lean toward this combo a lot . 

SAF glided in gold

I'm back again with another card to share . This one is inspired by the glided gold card Danielle shared . I always like to make it my own , so here is what I came up with . Things are drying , so I'll have more to share soon 

PTI SAF starry night

Hello , working hard on my cards for stamp-a-faire for Papertrey Ink . I love this challenge day . I only wish I was better prepared for it ... Stamp table a mess , stuff everywhere, and now I've lost my #2 die . I injured myself looking for it , but I did mange to clean up a bit ... Not enough though . So my starry night card is finally dry ( I like how air dry looks better ) . Off to make more cards 

Go with the flow

Greetings ! A quick post as I am off to work in a few minutes . This card is for the SSS Monday challenge " by the sea" . Enjoy your day 

Watercolor flowers

Hello , quick post before I head off to work . I love this hero arts flower stamp , I've used it a lot lately , maybe you have noticed. . I used zig clean brush pens to color the flower  and leaves. I playing along with Paper players "watercolor" challenge and AAA "stash favorite" challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Sending holiday hugs

Hello and happy Sunday to you . I'm playing along with The Daily marker's  30 day coloring on Instagram, anyone else ? I used zig clean color brush pens to color my stamped image for this card . I find I really enjoy color challenges , it pushes me to use some colors I tend to shy away from . This is my card for the Christmas card challenges design team . I hope you will play along with us . 

Into the mystic

Hello and happy hump day ! We are finally getting some much needed rain . I created this card for my cousin who just accepted the top spot with a cruise line . I am playing along with SSS Wednesday challenge ... Create a scene . Thanks for stopping by . 

In the meadow we can build ....

A snowman ! This week's challenge at Christmas card challenges is a word prompt ... Snowman ! My favorite. I have 2 trees at Christmas one with just snowman ornaments. I hope you will join us this week . Now off to more parties... 5 total in 2 days 

Sleigh ride

Today's post is a day late , yikes ! Ive been so busy since we got home from vacation. I got to spend the day with my niece and her 5 kids and lots of my sisters in laws at my dad's place . Lots of memories of dad yesterday. This card is for Christmas card challenges weekly challenge .."sleigh" . Now off to celebrate the 4th. 

Home

Hello. We just returned from a wonderful 8 day family vacation . We went on a cruise to Alaska . So I'm a little late posting my card for this week's Christmas card challenges #30. I hope you will play along, the theme is anything goes . Be back soon. 

Better late than never

Finally able to share my card for this week's Christmas card challenges . We are on an Alaskan cruise ,so little to no wifi . 

Christmas card challenge #28

Hello , I'm back again with another card to share for Christmas card challenges. I'm so happy to be getting ahead in my holiday cards , I send lots. This week's theme is a religious card . Here is what I came up with . Hope to see you there . 

Christmas card challenges #27

Hello , happy Sunday ! I'm exciting share with you my 1st card as part of the design team for Christmas card challenges . It's a great group . I love getting a jump start on my Christmas cards , now I won't be stressed about getting them done . Thanks for stopping by , hope to see your creations there . 

Challenge #6

Hello , I'm a day late sharing my card for My crafting stories summer challenge . Can't wait to see what everyone creates . 

MIM#251

Hello, a quick share tonight . Just got home from my son's baseball game . I liked this technique so much I made a few cards . Thanks for visiting 

Have an Otterly great birthday.

Hello , quick share for the Lawnscaping challenge #130. I have trouble getting the shimmer to show up well, but the water is shimmering.  Anyone have a tip for that ? Please share if you do . Thanks for stopping by . 

PTI blog hop

Hello, last minute entry... power finally back on. We had some storms here tonight, I drove home from work in the worst of it.. white knuckles all the way .  I'm wishing i had purchased the popcicle stamp after seeing all the cute cards tonight. thanks for visiting. have a great night.

MIM #249

Why am I still awake ? Chatting with a friend on the phone ... While crafting . So since I finished this I will share tonight . I enjoyed this challenge a lot . I could make another card using another color combo , but I should go to bed . Thanks for stopping by, night all! 

Thanks

A quick share for Simply too create challenge design team . The theme this challenge is Thank you cards . A great one , I always need thank you's . Hope you will play along with us . 

A wedding card

A quick share .... My card for the Get Creative challenge # 39 purple and one other color . 

MIM248

Wow! It's way past my bedtime , but here I am crafting ... I really struggled with this challenge . I just felt it looked plain , so lots of jems  added . This is for PTI's MIM248 . Thanks for stopping by. 

Watercolor card set

Hello I'm still trying to warm up after a freezing night of baseball ... Brrr!!! I figured I'll post my watercolor card set for  PTI's MIM challenge . Thanks for stopping by . 

One more try

So I'm giving it one more try ... Trying out for the Christmas Card Challenge design team . I've tired out for a few recently, hoping to find one that is the right fit for me . This one seems perfect ! I make tons of Christmas cards every year , I married in to a huge family ... So this will help me get those done without the last minute stresses . Fingers crossed !

One last post

Back again today with one last post for the day . I really wanted to try out this technique ... Faux brush lettering . I love the look of brush lettering . I think I need more practice with this or a different stamp ? I'm submitting it anyway . I used the giga guide lines stamp for the card base , I love that stamp set . I used all the time when I first got it . Thanks for visiting . 

In need of sleep

Hello , I had a very busy weekend . My hubby's youngest cousin got married ( he has 36 first cousins, so we've been to a lot of weddings ) in Indianapolis . We had a great time with family . Our hotel was right next to the airport ... Noisy ! I didn't sleep well so , I'm exhausted ! Sharing this card for a few challenges .... Simply Create Too( DT) stitching , Sparkle and Shine , and SSS "girlie" . Thanks for stopping by .

Get creative

A bit late in sharing this card.... What can I say time got away from me this week . This is for the Get Creative Gothic challenge .