Better late then never....

Yikes! It's been a very long time since my last post. I have been working like a crazy woman and just haven't had the time or energy to post. Today's card is based on a card I saw somewhere on the internet. I liked how the image was separated, so I gave it a try. I used dimensional adhesive beneath each part of my image and liked the result. I also tried to keep my image simple and added only a ribbon accent.

Get Well

I just finished putting this card together. It will go to a family member who is struggling with some health issues. I hope it brings a bit of cheer and let's him know he is in our thoughts.

March @ The Sketch File

It's mid March and I'm sharing another card based on our current sketch at The Sketch File. I love that I can use the sketch as a jumping off point and Kathy never seems to mind that I tweak the sketch to work for my project.  I have included two versions of her sketch below. I hope you will feel inspired and will create a project inspired by one of them. Please post your creation with us at The Sketch File. Kathy and I are always eager to see how other's use the sketch.

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March Sketch

Here we are in the middle of March already. It doesn't seem possible! Kathy has just recently posted the new sketch for March and we would love to see what you do with it. As always, she has a few versions of it. I took a little liberty with the sketch when I made my card. I just couldn't resist adding a third dragonfly even though I know the sketch is only showing two balloons or circles. But....that's the beauty of Kathy's sketches.....we encourage you to tweak them to make them work for your project. Please consider posting your project with us at The Sketch File!

Sailboat Birthday Card

I was puttering around this morning, trying to clean up a bit in my craft room and came across the patterned papers that I used for this card. As I put the papers aside, I found myself picking them back up throughout the "clean up". Since I was really drawn to them, I put a hold on the clean up process and reached for these papers again and created this card.  I ended up layering vertical gray strips over the plaid paper at the bottom of the card and separated the patterned papers with a space covered with vellum.  Because I had included a sailboat, my husband suggested that I use a blue paper instead of the vellum (thinking that the blue would represent water) but I couldn't bring myself to add another color. Now I need to finish cleaning up. I love that I was distracted long enough to create the card, but I really do want to get the craft room a bit more organized. 

February Sketch @ The Sketch File

Tonight I am sharing another Christmas card. I am determined to create a huge pile of them so I have plenty of choices next December. Today's card is based on the current sketch at The Sketch File.  Kathy introduced a new sketch for February but I am just getting around to creating cards with it. As with all her sketches, she encourages you to twist it, shrink it, enlarge it and use if for whatever craft you please. I based my card on the "heart-version" of her sketch. Do you have a preferred version?  Please let us see what you create with the sketch. You can post your creation H E R E.

Hooked on Snowmen

For Christmas 2017 I created several cards with handmade snowmen.  I must be hooked on these little snowmen because I have created yet another Christmas card with a similar snowman. I started with a punched circle then hand cut a hat and scarf to fit the head. I used a bit of chalk to add highlights on the hat and scarf. I also cut along the bottom edges of the scarf to create a fringe. I drew the eyes and mouth, added a tiny cardstock carrot nose,chalked in rosy cheeks and blue chalk highlight on the outer edge of the head. The sentiment was created with a Cottage Cutz die cut (Merry Christmas Santa).

Valentine's Day Cards

Today I am sharing several Valentine's Day cards that were all inspired by projects I've seen on the internet. IThese cards will go-to some of my co workers so they can share them with a spouse.  I had intended on making a card for my hubby, but as I was working on these, he kept popping in and out of my craft room. I guess I'll have to work on his later this week when I know he will be out of the house for a few hours.

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3 Cards with Trees

I have spent much of my free time this week trying to be creative.  Truthfully, if I don't keep busy when I come home from work in the evening, it seems like the minute I sit down my eyes start to droop and the next thing I know I am sound asleep.  It would be fine to snooze but often my snoozes get so lengthy that by the time I crawl into bed, my body thinks it's had enough sleep by 1:00 a.m and I am wide awake.  So this past week, I have tried to stay awake later each evening to see if I can start sleeping through the night. I think it might be working.

 As I said, I am trying to be creative instead of snoozing so the three cards above are responsible for keeping me awake and encouraging a better night's sleep.  Each card has a Christmas tree, but each tree is different from the others. The first tree was created with glitter glue. I simply drew stars on white cardstock, let it dry, then brushed it with green chalk. The second tree is made with bits of ribbon and the third tree is handcut from green cardstock. I used chalk to create the branches. 

Hope you have had a crafty week as well! Thanks for stopping by.

Simple Shapes

Can anyone tell me what happened to the month of January?  It has been an incredibly fast month. One minute we are celebrating the new year and the next thing we know we are headed into the first week of February! But I have to admit that it has been a great month for crafting. We had a week of with cold temperatures, so I settled in with my crafting supplies and created a bunch of cards. 

The two cards that I am sharing today were created with the January sketch at the The Sketch File.  The simple shapes on the sketch make it easy to use creatively.  Kathy and I hope you enjoy creating a project or two based on the sketch. Please post your project at The Sketch File. Below are two versions of the January sketch:

Wiper Cards

You've got to take a few moments to explore the following link: Frenchie Stamps.  As you scroll down thru the post, I hope you will be inspired as I have been.  Frenchie has put together a fabulous video to show us how she created wiper cards, like the ones I've created above.  They are quite easy to create and so fun! I'm totally hooked!  These cards are interactive. The recipient holds the left edge of the card stationary while pushing the right edge to the left. This allows the "pop up" to appear (balloons/monster in my cards). I've already made a few winter or Christmas versions of these wiper cards, which I will share in another post.

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Make a Wish

If you are looking for some inspiration, there is a new sketch available at The Sketch File.  I've created this "Make a Wish" card based on the sketch. You can also visit The Sketch File to see what Kathy has created with the sketch.  We would love to see what you do with it.  

Here's a few versions of the sketch: