Christmas Card Challenge for August

Hi there!  Here are ten cards I made late last night for the Christmas Card challenge at SCS for August!  I used the StampinUp! set called Jolly Old St Nick.  Image is colored with copics.  Eight look like the one up front and you can see a smidgen of the other two behind it.   There is a bit of Stickles too for a little sparkle!  I'm still trying to stay with the CAS technique for easier creating and mailing.  

Thanks for coming by today!!!  

Looking forward to the ODBD Blog Hop on the first!!  Loving the new sets about to be released!!!

See you then!

Sitting in my Garden Chair

Good morning!  Well, here it is!  My last card as guest designer for Mark's Finest Papers!

This is for the Simple Salutations Challenge.  CAS with a sentiment!  

The stamp set is Adirondack Summer.  I used a square Spellbinders to emboss and my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the correct placement of the quote.  That's it!  Easy!!!

Thanks again MFP, for this opportunity!  And thanks friends for stopping by today!  Enjoy!

Good Morning!

Hi there!  Hope you are doing good today!  

It is a rainy day in my neck of the woods, but I love rainy days! 

For today's Sketch With a Twist at Mark's Finest Papers, the twist is there is no sketch!  LOL!!!  In other words, anything goes!  I used MFP's Adirondack Summer stamp set.  I have always loved cats and this one sitting on the Adirondack chair is so cute!  The designer paper is StampinUp!  I'm sure it is retired, but I don't have a new catalog to check.  The flower is cut from that same paper.  Just added some pretty gingham ribbon and big ole button to finish the card!  

This is my final week guest designing for Mark's Finest Papers.  I've enjoyed my time and really appreciate the opportunity!  Hope you all have a great day and I will see you again tomorrow!

Winter Crocus

Hello!!!  It's another beautiful morning! Hope you are doing well!

If you are here for Randi's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop, 

please scroll to the next post or click HERE.

Here is a card I made for the Mark's Finest Papers Simple Salutations Challenge.  The theme this week is flowers.  I used this great set called Winter Crocus.  I colored the image with copics and cut it out with a Spellbinders Die.  Then I framed it with a couple of layers of Spellbinders Die.  Even though this is several layers, it is still pretty CAS for me!  LOL!!  I actually had another purple layer under the top three layers and then remembered the whole CAS requirement of this challenge!!!  Sometimes cards just take on a life of their own!  

Anyway, so glad you stopped in!  Hope you come back soon!

Just Smile

Good morning!  

If you are here for Randi's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop, 

please scroll to the next post or click HERE.

I've got a little card to share that I made today for

 Mark's Finest Papers Sketch With a Twist Challenge! 

I used the Winter Crocus set.  I colored it with Copics, cut it out and matted it with Spellbinders Ovals.  Cut out the sentiment with a Spellbinders Die too.  I added a large white button and a pretty seam binding bow.  Also, I used a white paint pen to put a few dots around the image.  This image is so fun to color!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a blessed day!

Surprise Randi!!!!!

Good morning friends!  

A very special lady is celebrating a birthday today!  

So glad you could join us for our little surprise birthday hop!  

Randi Barrett is one of the finest ladies I know.  When I read the scripture on my card, Randi's face is one that comes to mind.  She is truly a Godly woman and I am so blessed to know her. Even with all that she has been through, and what she is continuing to go through, she remains steadfast in her faith.  She has a wonderful sense of humor too!  What an inspiration she is!  Randi has been through several bouts of cancer already and is in the midst of another battle right now.  Please include her in your prayers, if you will.  We thank you for hopping with us and praying for her today.  

For the complete hop list, head over to the ODBD Blog and start from there.  If you arrived here from Betty's Blog, you are in the right place! 

I used two sets for this card: 

Scripture Collection 4

 

 and Two Step Butterfly

The Proverb is cut out with a Spellbinders Oval and framed with a Spellbinders Custom ODBD Elegant Ovals Die.  And I made the pretty bow with Becca's Peg Bow Maker!!!

Randi, I hope you have the most fabulous birthday ever!!!!!  Love ya!!!

Your next stop on the hop is Connie!!! 

 See you again soon!

Bless You Sweet Kitten

Hi there!  Playing in a few challenges today!  

This sweet image is part of the ODBD Cat Sympathy Set.  It is colored with Copics and cut out with a Spellbinders Circle.  The frame around the kitten is the ODBD Crocheted Circle Custom Die.  It coordinates with the Serve the Lord Set.  I used one of this months new releases, Bookmarks-Prayers, for the sentiment.  I masked the sentiment from the rest of the stamp.  I did lots of sponging and added gorgeous lace and strings of pearls that a sweet DT sister sent to me!  I used a white paint pen for the dots and sprayed the card with Clam Bake Glimmer Mist to make it complete.

This is for the following challenges:

CAS183-Sketch

F4A130-Combo Loco (I used the sponging technique with the CAS challenge)

ODBDSLC119-Sponging

SSCC152-What feels like 'HOME' to me (Cats have always been a part of my life so that is home)

Here are the sets I used:

 Thank you so much for visiting today!  Come back soon!