Wise Men Still Seek Him

In keeping with celebrating the reason for the season, I would like to share another Christmas card. This has been a difficult year and there has been so much loss and pain. My faith has given me a measure of peace this year. May the light of the season bring you peace as well.

I am entering this card in two challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Christmas Blog Hop Weeks #470 - #472

and 

Tuesday Throwdown #472 Anything Goes

That's it for now....Merry Christmas!

~~Sandi~~

For Unto You.....

Well Christmas is nearly upon us and the last few cards are being sent out. I love the simplicity of this card and after all this is the real reason for the season. And in a year where everyone has experienced loss of some kind it is important we realize the things that are truly important....faith, family and friends.

I am entering this card in two challenges.....

Word Art Wednesday Christmas Blog Hop Weeks #470 - #472

and 

Tuesday Throwdown #472 Anything Goes

That's it for now. Merry Christmas.

~~Sandi~~

Have A Cup of Joy

I am nearly finished with making my Christmas cards and tags. I whipped this card up with one of my favorite Unity Stamps which isn't exactly a Christmas stamp but when colored in traditional Christmas colors it works nicely on this card. The sentiment is a digital from Julee Tilman.

I am entering this card in the Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Challenge at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers

blog. Unity is one of their sponsors of the semi-annual Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Christmas Blog Hop Weeks #470 - #472

That is is for now....I am going into my craft room and do some cleaning and organizing. It needs it after all the Christmas crafting recently.

~~Sandi~~

Merry Christmas

I am in love with this Designer Series Pasper from Stampin' Up and have used it on a bunch of my cards this year. I have saved my scraps and used some of them to die cut these circles for this card. I used this fun sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap:

That is it for now.....I am having fun in my craft room today making the last of my cards and tags so I am going to go back in there and continue the fun.

~~Sandi~~

Merry, Merry

Awhile back I bought a few Lawn Fawn card kits from Jenn Shurkus and this was one of them. I love her style and design. I also love that wood grain background and need to find/buy the die for that.

I am entering this card in the Your Next Stamp Challenge #154 All Wrapped Up. The challenge was to use a bow on our creation.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #468 - #469

That is it for now....been a long day and I am wanting to hit the sheets but the good news is that it is the weekend.....YAY!!!

~~Sandi~~

Santa Tag

Still at it making tags, cards and wrapping gifts. I did get the last of my packages shipped from the post office today. That is always a big relief when the packages are shipped.

My tag today is for the Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 Challenge. I was inspired by the Christmas song of Day 3 -- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.

That is it for now....thank you for stopping by to check out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Merry Christmas Tag Card

Still working feverishly on Christmas cards. I LOVE thei little choir of singing penguins, don't you? I used this card sketch from Stick It Down for my card:

I am also entering this card in the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 90 Color Inspiration

Finally, the last challenge I am entering this card in is

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #468 - #469

That is it for now....thank you for stopping by my blog during this busy holiday season.

~~Sandi~~

Mele Kaliki Maka

I made this Christmas card specifically for some friends of the family who share a love of the Hawaiian Islands with my husband and I. I am entering this card in Your Next Stamp's Just For You Challenge 

I am also entering it in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #468 - #469

That's it for now....Thank you for stopping in and checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Seasons Tweetings From Our Home to Yours

I am working hard wrapping gifts, addressing cards and decorating. Tis the season to be busy, truly. But I did not want the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #89 Happy Holiday Critters to end without entering a card in the challenge so I worked on this card this afternoon. 

I am also entering this card in Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #468 - #469

That is it for now.....thank you for stopping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Angels We Have Heard On High

I am knee deep in Christmas prep....decorating, wrapping, still making Christmas cards, sending out those cards......whew, the holidays are a busy time. I make all my cards different and try to taylor-make them to the recipient. This card I made for a friend and her husband. I sang with Teri in the church choir when I lived in the Chicago area and we sang in many Christmas musicals together over the years. I know she will make the connection when she sees this card. I just love the way that alcohol ink background turned out.

I am entering this card in the Your Next Stamp Just For You Challenge

and 

The Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #468 - #469

That is it for now. I will be back soon to share another project.

~~Sandi~~

Peace, Love, Joy

I have been hard at work on my Thanksgiving and Christmas cards along with Christmas tags and gift card holders. Here is a Christmas card that I am entering in the Trios Challenge at Your Next Stamp.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #464 - #465

and

the Meant To Be Sent Challenge at Sugar Pea Designs.

That is it for now....need to get back to work on my holiday projects.

~~Sandi~~

Celebrate The Season of Thanks

I had a marathon card making session on Saturday and knocked out nearly all my Thanksgiving cards. It was actually fun. This is one of them. I am entering this card in the Trios Challenge (note the 3 banners) at Your Next Stamp.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #464 - #465 Challenge

and Tuesday Throwdown's Challenge #470 Sending Thanks

That is it for now. Thank you for stopping by my blog and for the sweet comments.

~~Sandi~~

Happy Christmas

I am feverishly working on Christmas cards and tags so I am ready to mail out my cards and wrap my gifts come the first week of December. I used this fun sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap for this card:

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #464 - #465

Well....that is it for now. Thanks for dropping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Merry Kiss-mas

I am working hard to get all my Christmas cards done in the next 30 days and when I saw this sketch from Newton's Nook for their Inky Paws Sketch Challenge #135 I knew I wanted to use it. This is the card I created and am entering in their challenge.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #464 - #465

and 

the Inspired By Merry & Bright Challenge  I was inspired by the red and aqua colors in the inspiration photo.

That is it for now....thanks for checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #87

My dog has been sick the past week and even spent a couple of days in the hospital. While she was sick I got no crafting done. She is feeling a bit better now so it felt really good to get in my craft room today for a little creative therapy. First thing I worked on was this card . I used the above sketch for the 

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #87

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #463 - #463 Challenge

That is it for now....have a wonderful rest of your weekend....catch you next week.

~~Sandi~~

9 Is Fine

I really love making birthday layouts. My youngest grandchild Izzy turned 9 this year. Her birthday is 9 days after mine so I say we are birthday buddies. Unfortunately she is 1100 miles away so we were unable to be there to celebrate but I got some pictures. I used this sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap:

That is about it for now....thanks for checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Spooky

I attempted a trifold card like one I had seen Jennifer McGuire create. Let me tell you she made it look a lot easier than this card was. But in the end, I was happy with the result. The above photo is the card closed and the bottom photo is with the top half lifted up, showing the Happy Halloween sentiment. I hope my son likes this card....I think he and my granddaughters will like the cute little Lawn Fawn foxes in costume.

I am entering this card in the Sugar Pea Designs Meant To Be Sent Fall Holiday Challenge

and

The Cats Pajamas Tuesday Challenge #373 Autumn Challenge

and finally

Challenge #150 -- Midnight at Your Next Stamp

That's it for now....thank you for stopping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Happy Halloween

I love this new Lawn Fawn stamp set Foxes In Costume and have used it on almost all of my cards this year. I am entering this card in the Midnight Challenge at Your Next Stamp

and 

the Meant To Be Sent Fall Holiday Challenge at Sugar Pea Designs

That's it for now....thank you for checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Hey Boo

It seems like I am making a TON of Halloween cards this year. This clean and simple one is for my husband.

I am entering it in the Midnight Challenge at your Next Stamp

and 

Tuesday Throwdown's Funny Sentiment Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog to see what i am working on.

~~Sandi~~

Quarantine Hair

Like most of us I went quite awhile between visits to my hair colorist. In fact I went from February until September 30. I had sooooo much grey outgrowth that I just had to take a picture and document it. I used a monochromatic grey color palette for my layout and this awesome Scrappy Friends sketch from Rochelle Spears:

I am also entering this page in Scrap With Stacy's Scrappy Friends Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

I went right down the right hand side and used word stickers, 1 photo and ink for my spatters.

That is it for now....I will be back this evening with a cute card to share.

~~Sandi~~

Warm Cozy Wishes

I love crafting wit the colors of fall. I also love thick soft cozy sweaters and boots but I do not get many opportunities to wear them here in Florida. So I love to add them to my cards. This stamp is one of my Favorites from Your Next Stamp. I am entering this card in their Challenge #148 Fall Festival.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #458 - #459

That is about it for now. Thank you for stopping by my blog and checking out my creations.

~~Sandi~~

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

I really need to get busy making my Christmas cards so you will be seeing a bunch of holiday cards in my upcoming blog posts. This is one of my favorite sets. These adorable flamingos are from Newton's Nook and I used their sketch for this card:

I am entering this card in the Inky Paws Sketch Challenge #132

and

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #458 - #459

and finally

The Cat's Pajamas Animal Challenge

That is it for now....thank you for dropping in.

~~Sandi~~

Wishing You The Hoppiest Birthday Ever

I am really enjoying building my stash of cards for the first time ever in nearly 10 years of card making. I just love this little giraffe from My Favorite Things, don't you? I used this fun sketch from 

Sketch-n-Scrap:

I am also entering this card in 

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #458 - #459

and

The Cat's Pajamas Challenge #372 -- Animal

That's it for now....thanks for stopping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #85 Awesome Autumn

I love crafting this time of year....the colors and images are so wonderful to work with. This card is for the Awesome Autumn Challenge #85 from Lawn Fawnatics. I just got a pack of the Chocolate Bar colored card stock from Lawn Fawn and I have to say it is my favorite shade of brown ever. I used it for the mat on this card and I die cut the thanks from it as well. The acorn and sunflower are from near vintage Lawn Fawn stamp sets and the leafy paper is also from Lawn Fawn. The dried acorns are from a trip a couple of years to a park in St. Augustine where there were literally hundreds on the ground. I filled my purse and my husband's pockets....best acorns ever.

I used this sketch #177 from Sketch-n-Scrap:

I am entering it in the Sketch-n-Scrap sketch challenge

and

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #456 - #457

and

Challenge #148 at Your Next Stamp -- Fall Festival

Well that is it for now...I think I shall retire to the couch and watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Thanks for stopping in.

~~Sandi~~

Have An Otterly Great Birthday

Our family has a good number of birthday in September-October and November so I have been working on birthday cards. I just love this little otter from Lawn Fawn.

I am entering this card in Challenge #147 from Your Next Stamp....Keeping It Clean. I love making clean and simple cards.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #456 - #457

That is it for now....thank you for stopping by my blog. I appreciate the sweet comments.

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawn Lunch Box Notes

Lawn Fawnatics is having a Back To School challenge which inspired me to make these cute little 

(2.5x3 inch ) notes to slip in a lunch box. I used a bunch of different stamps sets......including the nearly vintage Lawn Fawn super hero owl image. These were really fun to look through my sets and pick out images and come up with simple sentiments appropriate for my son's 1st grade step son.

I am entering this set of cards in the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #84 Back To School

and 

The Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #456 - #457

That is it for now....back to hockey on one TV and football on another. I am so glad sports are back.

Stay safe and healthy.

~~Sandi~~

Thanks, Dad

My Dad passed away 2 years ago and I think of him everyday. He lived a good, long life of over 86 years and I have many fond memories of him which comfort me when I am missing him. One memory I documented on this page and that is my Dad and maps. We took many cross country road trips in the 1960's  and 70's when I was a kid and Dad did all the navigating on road maps. He continued to use them even though later in life he had a very high quality GPS in his vehicles. I don't think he trusted them. On the rare occasion that he let my husband drive, he sat in the passenger seat navigating with his map.

I am entering this page in the Lasting Memories Challenge #514 Which was to create a layout with a throwback family theme and something that was symbolic of your family history.

I am also entering this layout in the Scrap YOUrself Thankful Challenge.

That is about it for now......I have to finish up a card that has been sitting on my desk for a couple of days so I may be back later to share that. Have a wonderful evening.

~~Sandi~~

Hello....Hamster Selfie Card

I just love these critter selfie stamps from My Favorite Things. Ever since I got this stamp set I have been using it. It makes the cutest cards. I am entering this card in the following challenges:

The CAS Challenge at Your Next Stamp

Sugar Pea Designs Meant to Be Sent Anything Goes (Just Because) Challenge

Tuesday Throwdown #465 Anything Goes

That is is for now....I have a couple of half finished projects on my desk in my scraproom that I need to finish. Hopefully I will get them finished today and be back to share them with you.

~~Sandi~~

Get Well Soon -- Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #83

I was thinking about and planning this card for several days in my head but unfortunately it did not turn out on paper as cute as it was in my head. Have you ever had that happen? But it is still ok and I am sure whenever I send it out (I just made it to have on hand) it will cheer up the recipient.

The challenge for Lawn Fawnatics this time was to make the sentiment the star so I went with my new stitched alphas (LOVE!) and a bird on a branch. I am entering it in their Challenge #83

I am also entering this card in The Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge #454 - #455

Well that is all for now....happy September 1st. I hope the weather is cooling down by you. We will not get much of a cool down for a couple months yet.

~~Sandi~~

You're a Peach

I have been making a lot of cards recently but I seem to send them out quicker than I can make them. Thank you notes and Sympathy cards are the ones that I never keep on hand. I found a cool sketch and knew it was perfect for these papers and wood veneer peach I had in my stash. Here is the sketch:

 I am entering this card in the Sketch-n-Scrap August challenges and slipping it in just under the wire. I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge.

That's it for now....thanks for checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Friday Night S'Mores

This is another page with pictures that my son's girlfriend sent me of my granddaughters. My 2 sons live next door to each other so the girls spent a lot of time with their Uncle Adam, Eliza and Jude. My grandsons are teenagers and you know how that is....they are either off with their friends or they do not want to be in any pictures. But I am glad to still be getting pictures of the girls. I used this great sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap :

That is about it for now. Thank you for checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~