Tuesday Morning Sketches

I created this card for my grandson who is starting Kindergarten in just over a week. He is so excited to be going to school with his older sister. I wanted to make a card to celebrate this big step in his life. I used this week's sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

The images are from a couple of old SU School sets. I think they are labeled 1993. I started by stamping the crayon and pencil images in various colors of ink for the background. Next I stamped the green pencil, notebook and scissors, die cut them and attached them to the red strip. I used a border punch for the numbers and letters on the edge. The multicolored letters on the top strip came from the $ section at Target. It's like Washi tape.

Now I need to create a card for my granddaughter who is starting first grade in September! They sure do grow up fast, don't they?!

Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

Paper Players Challenge 403

DRS Designs has just released some fun new Western themed stamps. I've been having fun playing around with them. Today's card uses the new Cowboy Cactus image along with the Western Word Square. I used sketch 403 from The Paper Players.

Here's the sketch:

I created the background panel by stamping the Western Word Square over and over with TH Distress Oxide Vintage Photo ink. The brown strip was embossed with a folder from my stash, cannot remember who made it and it's not labeled. Vickie's Versatile background was stamped onto the kraft strip with the same Oxide ink,

The Cowboy Cactus image was stamped with Memento Black ink onto white CS, colored with copics, die cut into a tag and attached with foam squares. I sponged some Tumbled Glass ink on for the sky. A twine bow was added to the tag.

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Welocome

Happy Monday Everyone. Have you been checking out the new images from DRS Designs? Aren't they the cutest? My card today uses the new Barn Door image. 

I stamped the barn door twice along with the cattail milk pail image onto white CS with Memento black ink. I used my Misti to line everything up. After coloring the cat tail image, I used a mask for it and some masking tape for the doors and stamped the woodgrain background image all around the doors. I even used a ruler to extend the metal slider for the doors, but then covered it up with the greeting. Anyway, everything was colored with Copics. The ground was sponged on with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink. The Welcome greeting was stamped with VersaMark ink onto black CS,  heat embossed with detailed white embossing powder and die cut with a SB banner die. I imagine when those barn doors open there's all sorts of square dancing and line dancing going on!

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all the new images at DRS Designs.

blessings,

shelia

Thinking of you

Hello. Trust you had a great weekend and found some time to get creative. I've been working on some thinking of you type cards. Our church has started a new care ministry and I thought it would be good to have a stash of cards to take when visiting or just to send to some of the elderly who aren't able to get out much. Here are a couple of quick and easy cards I made this weekend that use the same greeting.

This card uses a new Spellbinders die and embossing folder. These are super easy to use and look amazing in real life. I die cut and embossed the white panel, stamped the greeting, added the blue ribbon and attached it to a blue card base. Super quick. 

The Old World Map and greeting were stamped onto the kraft CS with TH Distress Oxide Vintage Photo ink. The sailboat was also stamped with the same ink, die cut and some Vintage Photo was sponged around the edges. This panel was attached to a brown CS layer and then attached to a kraft card base.

Be sure to check back this week for a sneak peek at some awesome new stamps DRS Designs will soon be releasing. You're gonna like them!

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Happy Birthday!

Hi. I created this card for the biweekly Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. It's a color challenge this time. Here's the cupcake for inspiration.

Don't those cupcakes look yummy!! I decided to use some flowers on my card too. The flowers were die cut using this month's small die of the month from Spellbinders. The sunburst background was die cut from a Hero Arts Die that came in their July card kit. The Happy Birthday greeting is from DRS Designs and was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I like this bright and cheerful birthday card. The die cut flowers are so pretty.

Thanks for stopping by.

blessings,

shelia

Christmas/Winter in July

Well after a beautiful spell of gorgeous weather, it has turned super hot again. So I decided to create a winter/Christmas card to help me think cool thoughts!!

I stamped the adorable cowboy snowman with Memento Black ink onto white CS, colored him with some Copics and die cut using SB oval dies. Isn't he the cutest!?!

The background was created using the paisley die from the SB small die of the month Kit for July. I die cut 6 of them, glued them on, cut off the pieces hanging over the edges of the panel and then used some of those pieces to fill in the places that needed something. Other than all the gluing, this was a pretty quick and easy card to create. 

I will also post this on the Crafting from the Heart blogsite since this week DRS is sponsoring their challenge. It's an anything goes challenge and the prize is a 20% off coupon from DRS Designs. Hope you can join in the fun! We'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by.

blessings,

shelia

TMS 461

I created this card for the sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I like the CAS look of this week's sketch design.

I stayed pretty true to the sketch. The only thing different is I used another oval behind the sentiment instead of a rectangle.

The sentiment is from DRS Designs. The flowers were die cut using this month's small die of the month from Spellbinders. The white panel was embossed with a Darice basket weave folder. The ovals were made with the stitched oval die from Our Daily Bread Designs.

Thanks for stopping by.

blessings,

shelia