Harvest time

ANyone else started their thanksgiving cards yet ? I feel like it's the forgotten holiday ... But it's the best one , food , family , no gift buying , no stress . This is my DT card for Simply create too 's fall color challenge , also playing along with Addicted to CAS harvest challenge . See you soon . 

Crafting my day away

Hello , I've enjoyed a fun day of crafting . up early for a cross country meet that was rained out so took advantage of some free time . This card is for PTI's MIM #260 and also Color throw down # 406. Thanks for stopping by, gonna try to make some more cards before i fall asleep.

Stamp it

Back with a card to share for the Simon says stamp Monday challenge stamp it ... This is one of my favorite Simon stamp sets . See you soon 

A new challenge

Good morning , since m up early ( rained out track meet) I thought I'd craft a bit. Playing along with Virginia's view splatters challenge . Hope you have great day 

CCC# 39

Oops ! This holiday has me all messed up . I thought it was Sunday . This is my card for Christmas card challenges # 39 , music notes . Hope you will play along . 

What I'm working on right now

Greetings , I am finally home after a rather long day ... Work was crazy , traffic was awful , and then gym ... Sat down to color something to destress . Playing along with Simon says stamps work it Wednesday challenge . Now off to bed so I can do it all again tomorrow , but first laundry ... Yawn !!!!

Never to early to start on holiday cards

Happy Sunday to you . It's been a busy weekend for me , cleaning , running kids around lunch with a longtime friend , card making ... Also we have been purging things we don't need . I currently have 6 garbage bags to donate , not counting what I gave to my neighbor . Feeling happy about my progress . I'm working on my holiday cards this weekend , I like to get an early start on it . This is for My design team at Christmas card challenges . This week is anything goes , hope you will join us . 

Oops !

Hello ,so my allergies got the better of me yesterday and I forgot to post my card for the challenge . Christmas card challenges is having a color challenge this week be sure to check it out . 

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.