Table Scraps with Sketch-n-Sketchy

Using the fun Scrap-n-Sketch challenge #90, I created this card.  I used scraps on my craft table from We Are 3, which includes a strip from the Holiday Thank You Collection and WOW Snowman.  The snowman's hat and scarf are paper pieced with Winter Sunshine. Quick and easy!

          

We Are 3 has Wonderful Digital Papers

On this card, I used Nature Blends (We Are 3) for the background and Dogwood Branch (Pattie's Creations).

Ready to Shake for Groundhog's Day

Hi!  I am sharing a card for Groundhog's Day.  In my younger, wilder days - a friend and I turned Groundhog's Day into a special holiday of celebration.  30+ years later, we now live thousands of miles apart - yet we always take this one day of the year to reconnect.  This is the card I'm sending this year - loving it so much, think my grandkids each need one, too.

Inside, Phil is on a homemade wobble.  I decided on this design last night and realized I don't have any Wobbles left (or better yet, just can't be found)...a frantic search for Wobbles left me receiving them a good week or two after Groundhog's Day.  Gotta love You Tube - found a video for homemade Wobbles - now why didn't I think of that?  Here's Phil in action.

Symphony of Hearts

The best part of having a scrap pile are the little fun items you can make out of it!  This tag is made from scraps of the awesome digital collection Nature Blends (We Are 3).

Create an Interactive Layout

The best part of being an old papercrafter is scrappin' the grandchildren!  Today you'll see three layouts - but this is all really one layout with sections that flip up.  I use the Fuse Tool - but the same effect can be had with Close to My Heart's Flip Flaps.  Unfortunately, since I'm not able to post photos of my grandchildren online, I can't share the video demonstrating the Fuse Tool.  But if you go to You Tube and search Close to My Heart Flip Flaps - you will see some awesome layouts! 

Nature Blends

What are you creating with Nature Blends (We Are 3)?  Want to try these papers out?  Visit Miss Daisy Stamps and order online today!

Challenge:

• CAS(E)That Sketch - #205

Nature Blends

I am loving Nature Blends from We Are 3!  Today I am using Nature Blends with Dogwood Branch (Pattie's Creations).  What are you creating with Nature Blends?  Many thanks to We Are 3 for this great collection!

Wedding Layout with Nature Blends

There is an amazing NEW paper collection in the store full of gorgeous watercolor papers! It is called We Are 3© Digital Paper – Nature Blends. There is a special 50% code for this new paper - all you have to do is join Miss Daisy Stamps Create & Share. So that makes 2 good reasons to join!! (WelcomePackage freebie and the 50% off coupon) Yay!!

Get Design Ideas with Splitcoast Stampers

Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper is so much fun!  I always get some clever ideas - and it happens weekly!  This week's Featured Stamper shares an extremely simple - yet creative card design.  She chose a lovely fairy design - But the first image closest at hand on my desk was this owl, so I took a little twist.

A Day in my Life

It's been 12 years and my first attempt at a wedding album is at the bottom of a closet somewhere - but some challenges in the past week for some reason inspired me to give it a second try to create something to look at to remember that occasion.  For those of you in a crafty slump - these challenges can help you out.  For today's layout, I decided to use the sketch from Let's Get Sketchy (January, Week 3)...I turned their sketch upside down.  The hard part is already done for you!  Happy Crafting!

A Fond TKO Salute

Challenges at Grand Diva's Creative Corner and Rochelle's January Inspiration Challenge seriously wows me! The sketch from Grand Diva and colors from Rochelle's photo inspiration - all of it perfect for my wedding album. Take a look at my entry for these challenges.

Rochelle Spears Photo Inspiration
Used first two colors (green and lavender)

Grand Diva's Creative Challenge - Sketch

Challenges

• Grand Diva's January Rewind Challenge - Sketch
• Rochelle's Scrappy Friends Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Winter Sunshine

As you know, I'm a huge cardmaker, so I love a quick and simple card.  This card has just a few pieces of paper, some borders and an image.  The background paper and the snowman's hat and sweater are from Winter Sunshine (We Are 3).

It's CAS(E) this Sketch!

I have a clean and simple card today!  I love outline stickers and glitter, but seldom take the time.  I was definitely inspired today!  Here is my card using a sticker from Elizabeth Craft Designs Dragonfly and stunning glitter.

Challenge:

• CAS(E) this Sketch1 #204 - Sketch Challenge

Inspiration from Featured Stamper

The work of this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast Stampers is gorgeous!  For some reason, her gallery inspired me to start working on my bridal album - after 12 years of marriage!  My layout today focuses on fittings for my wedding gown. Colored wedding gowns are common today - but it was back in the 70s when I saw a blue wedding gown and decided mine would be green.  Little did I know that it would be 30+ years later that I would be in search of my green wedding gown...and how difficult it would be to find.  I love it when fate steps in and I found my wedding gown designer as my hubby-to-be was channel surfing one day.  My gown is one of a kind with 300+ piano pleats in the exact color I dreamed of for 30+ years (Is her gown green or white?)

Thank You

I am back with a card inspired by the challenge at Outlawz Challenges - Distress It!  Once the watercoloring is completed, this is really a clean and simple card using Thank You included in the Card Phrase Set (Miss Kate Cuttables).

January Release - Winter Sunshine and WOW Snowman

For today's card, I used the digital stamp Wow Snowman and digital papers Winter Sunshine - both from We Are 3. I added a Christmas tree freebie from Scraps of Mind.  For the background, I shrunk Blue Snowflakes to provide me with a small pattern of snowflakes.  Next I printed a larger version of Blue Snowflakes for the background circle - the fun little snowflakes were cut separately, glittered up, and popped up.  I used Primary Snowflakes to pattern the snowman's hat and scarf.

Ball Pit

Give me smiles - especially grandson smiles....and lots of bright colors!  Unfortunately, I can't share my grandson's photo - but for this layout, he is all smiles as he's relaxing in the ball pit we gave him for his birthday.

Twisted Pop-Up Card

Hello! If you love fun folds, then I think you are going to absolutely adore Splitcoast Stampers tutorial for a Twisted Pop-Up Card! I used the wonderful digital stamp Grow Old 4 Square and Toasty Warm Neutral patterned digital papers.  I especially love how the four squares of the Grow Old stamp fits perfectly on the inside pop-up. I adorned the flowers with pink bows.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Card Front

Inside of Card

Challenge

• The House that Stamps Built - Tic Tac Toe J1117 - Fun Fold, Ribbon, Patterned Paper

January Release - Toasty Warm Collection

I'd like to share a card I made with the amazing January release from We Are 3 - the Toasty Warm Neutral Collection.  It may be difficult to see in this photo, but the Toasty Warm Collections are a knitted sweater design - appropriately named Toasty Warm.  I love the knitted look on the bird's beanie.  The bird is from the Scents of Christmas Collection - Miss Daisy Stamps/We Are 3.  The sentiment is from Faery Ink.

  

Happy Birthday Card

Perfect quick and simple birthday card!!

Challenge

• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Weeks 263-264

January Sketches in Thyme Challenge #258

This is the final page of my first personal scrapbook.  The book is just the beginning of my memories of train excursions I've taken...with this first page commemorating my hour as a train engineer on the 1225 - the train immortalized in the move The Polar Express.  The layout is based on the Sketch Challenge #258 at Sketches in Thyme.

We Are 3 with Kit and Clowder - Freebie

Digital papers are such a fun way to bring your cards to life.  Today I am sharing a card using We Are 3's Loving Winter digital papers.  These papers make it easy to use because you can select and print only the papers you need - rather than purchasing an entire paper pack that adds to your stash.  You can also vary the size of the paper patterns to fit your needs.  With a little bit of practice, you can achieve great results.  Today's card is a shadowbox card framing a pretty deer.  The photo does not do this card justice, unfortunately - the snowflakes, glitter, and bling frame this deer beautifully - with Bits of my Heart in the background.

Challenges

• Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 2 - Anything Christmas

Free Dog Easel Card

Simply Crafty SVGs' Dog Easel Card is a freebie - and a wonderful card for your friends and family that love their furry friends!

Challenge:

• Sizzix eClips and eCal Users - Simply Crafty SVGs

Sympathy Card

Hi, Everyone!  Today I have a card I created using the AMAZING Climbing Clematis (Power Poppy).  I just love these flowers.  I used some Tattered and Worn Paper Collection (Paper Studio) for the papers.  This is a nice card to let someone know you are thinking of them.

Challenge:

• Power Poppy January Challenge - Winter Blooms

Pretty Petals 1

Today's card is one I truly felt creative making - even though I was casing a card from the Featured Stamper at Splitcoast Stampers.  I love how her card was a simple card to case - but using Inspirational digital papers from We Are 3 and Pretty Petals 1 from Miss Daisy - I just love how they all fell together.  And the colors of these papers?  Dreamy!

Merry Christmas from the Elf

Think of all the simple, fun things you can create with ribbon!  Really Reasonable Ribbon's current challenge #155 is Anything Goes.  For a scrappin' Christmas gift swap, I received an embossing folder with great witch's feet.  Probably because I was in the midst of making Christmas cards, I started seeing elve's feet....so here is my card with elve's feet and silky skirt ruffle made from ribbon.  Also on my to-do list are princess feet and bride's feet.

Use an Animal with Pattie's Creations

Happy New Year, Scrappers!  I hope you had a relaxing and wonderful first week in 2017. 

To create today's card, I decided to use digi paper from Holiday Thank You (We Are 3).  I then added a glittered deer and Christmas Lights (Pattie's Creations).  Although all these elements are leftover scraps, the mix gives me a beautiful card.

Challenge:

• Pattie's Creations #130 - Use an Animal

Snowy Dancing Penguin

Quick and easy card with a hint of frost and snow - perfect weather for a penquin.

Challenge:

• Pattie's Creations #130 - Use an Animal