Sketch-n-Scrap Sketch #207

Just knocking out the last of my Christmas cards. For the above card I used this sketch:

The sketch is from Sketch-n-Scrap and I am entering it in their December challenges. You can see this card sketch HERE.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and Merry Christmas!

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #114 -- Card Sketch

I am busy making, addressing and sending out the last of my Christmas cards. I usually start working on my cards in July but I didn't this year hence the last minute rush. I made this card with all Lawn Fawn products and used this sketch from the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog:

That's it for now....I have another card to share and hope to do so tomorrow....what a busy time of year this is! Thanks for checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Season's Greetings

Here is another card that I made for the Sparkle and Shine Challenge at Your Next Stamp.

It does not show up too well in the picture but I used glitter paste on the snowflakes in the background of this card. Slowly but surely I am catching up on my Christmas card making and I think in another week I will have all the cards made, addressed and sent out.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Your Next Stamp Challenge #173 -- Sparkle and Shine

I have done a terrible job this year making Christmas cards. I am sending out some photo cards we had made up but for close family and friends, I am still trying to make them all cards (about25-30) This is a super cute card that I already sent out to my oldest son and his family. I made the background super sparkly with glitter paste so I am entering it in the 

Sparkle and Shine Challenge at Your Next Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I will be back tomorrow to share another holiday card or two.

~~Sandi~~

First I Do The Coffee.....

I used the fun and versatile sketch from Your Next Stamp for this card and am entering it in their Challenge #172

Thanks for stopping by my blog...I will be back soon with another card to share.

~~Sandi~~

Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #172

I love when the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop rolls around....I get a lot of cards made and there is so much inspiration and so many beautiful cards to oooo and ahhh over. You can check them all out HERE

I used this sketch from Your Next Stamp for my card pictured above:

I am entering this card in Challenge #172 at Your Next Stamp as well as at the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

Thant is it for now....I hope to be back soon with another project to share.

~Sandi~

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #112 Happy Thanksgiving

I am making a little time to craft this weekend as I need to make some Thanksgiving cards and really get going on my Christmas cards. I was inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #112 to make the sentiment the star on this card.

I just LOVE those Stitched Letter dies and love how they are the perfect size for A4 cards -- either horizontal or vertically oriented.

I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Thanks/Thanksgiving Challenge.

That's it for now. I will be back soon I hope with another crafty project to share.

~~Sandi~~

Coffee Lovers Bloghop Hello Pumpkin

Well it is that time of year again....the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Bloghop. I look forward to these semi-annual hops and usually get a lot of cards made. This is my first card. I used digital images and a sentiment from Julee Tilman.

There are loads of prizes to be had and beautiful cards to inspire you. Check it out

2021 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

I used this sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap for this card:

I can't believe it has been nearly 3 months since I updated my blog. I promise to have another posting for you in a couple of days.

~~Sandi~~

Just BEE Cause

I have been re-inspired to work in my craft room lately. I wanted to make a punny card so I pulled out one of my favorite stamp sets that just doesn't get enough love and my favorite 6x6 paper pad from Honey Bee Stamps and had a blast making this card. I used this sketch #199 from Sketch-n-Scrap:

That is about it for now...I will be back soon to share another card....I have 4 on my desk to finish.

~~Sandi~~

My Favorite Things Camp Create Day 5 Delightful Die Cutting

I really enjoyed playing along with the Camp Create Challenges put on by My Favorite Things. With this card, I completed 3 challenges. I wish I had gotten to all of them but I just fell short of time.

Die Cutting is one of my favorite techniques and I often love to make cards with no stamping or coloring....just using all die cuts. That is what I did on this card:

This card is for the Delightful Die Cutting Challenge on day 5 and so I earned this badge:

Well that is it for now....3 out of 5 challenges isn't too bad. I am proud of myself.

I will be back shortly with another project to share.

~~Sandi~~

My Favorite Things Camp Create Day 4 Background Bonanza

I have been working on the challenges from My Favorite Things Cam Create. The above badge is my participation badge. This evening I worked on this card for the Background Bonanza Challenge:

I stenciled the background with my brick wall stencil from MFT. So know I have earned my second badge....this is the Background Bonanza badge:

That is it for now....I will be back soon with my third and final entry for the Camp Create Challenges.

~~Sandi~~

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #154 Use Stripes

Another thank you card.....this one is for the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge to Use Stripes. The shark themed stamp set I used is one of my favorites of all time.

That is it for now...I hope to be back later today with some more projects to share.

~~Sandi~~

My Favorite Things Camp Create Day 3 Emboss Resist

I cannot believe that the youngest of my grandchildren, Izzy is turning 10 next week. She does not like crabs at all and is afraid of going to the beach when she comes to Florida to visit us because of the tiny ghost crabs that run around on the sand. To tease her a bit, I made this card for her with a vintage Stampin' Up crab stamp. (Isn't he adorable?) I am entering this in the My Favorite Things Camp Create Emboss Resist Challenge for Day 3. I embossed the waves with white embossing powder then I ink blended the blue water. The white waves resisted the blue ink. Here is the badge I earned for this challenge:

Here is the participation Badge:

I hope to get some more challenges entered before tomorrow night's deadline.

Thanks for checking out my blog....I hope to be back tomorrow with some more projects to share.

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawnatics Sketch Challenge #106

My birthday was over the weekend and I was really blessed this year so I need to make a lot of thank you cards, I made this card using all Lawn Fawn products and the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #106 card sketch.

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

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawnatics Fun With Food Challenge

Wow...it has been a busy summer and I have not had much opportunity to post on here....but I am back with this fun card for the Lawn Fawnatics Fun With Food Challenge #105

That is about it for now....thanks for stopping by my blog. I will be back soon with another project.

~~Sandi~~

He is a Heart Breaker

This is the last page in a memorial scrapbook I made for my niece who lost her dog, Badger recently. It took me a couple of months to complete 20 pages but I am very happy with the end result. It is a surprise for her, commissioned by her husband. She will be getting it next Monday, Memorial Day. I am very excited to be giving it to her.

I am entering this layout in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Use Dies And/Or Punches Challenge. The hearts are from the Wonky Hearts die set by Simon Says Stamp.

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

~~Sandi~~

Birthday Wishes

I have a friend with whom I have shared a friendship with for 50 years. Her birthday is next week and she is a real animal lover (especially dogs) so I made this card for her using a brand new to me stamp set. I colored the little Frenchie to look just like my Daphne.

 

I used this sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap for the card:

That is it for now. I will be back in a day or two to share another birthday card. Our family has a bunch of birthdays this time of year. Thanks for stopping in my blog.

~~Sandi~~

Lasting Memories Guest Design Team Week #4

This is my 4th and final layout as a guest member of the Lasting Memories Design Team for April. I have really enjoyed being part of the team and was inspired to create 4 layouts. This page features my niece and her doggo Badger who recently passed away. I am working on a memorial scrapbook for her of Badger and I am happy to say that I am almost finished.....3 more pages to go.

Well that is about it for now....thank you for checking out my blog. I will be back this week to share some cards....it is birthday season in my family.

~~Sandi~~

Easter 2021 -- Lasting Memories Guest Designer Week #3

I am sorry to be posting this a day late but yesterday my 80 year old in-laws came over for dinner. It was the first time we had seen them in over a year so we had a very busy day cooking cleaning and visiting. But it was a fun day and so very good to see them now that all of us have been vaccinated.

This layout is for the Lasting Memories LM #544 -- Flowers and Tags

Thank you for stopping in and checking out my blog.

~~Sandi~~

You Rock 15

It is had for me to believe that my grandson Cole is halfway through his teen years at the ripe ol' age of 15.  Cole is fun, friendly, and has weathered some storms in his life with grace, maturity and wisdom. My son calls him the backbone of the family. I haven't seen him in 19 months due to Covid-19 but am looking forward to making up for lost time this summer.

I am enjoying being challenged this month as a guest design team member over at Lasting Memories. This week's challenge was to use a 4x4 photo on our page. This picture that I sniped from my son's IG feed was perfect.

I am also entering this layout in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Happy Birthday Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog....have a wonderful week.

~~Sandi~~

Lasting Memories Guest Design Team Week #1

Good morning and Happy Easter!! I am so excited to be one of April's Guest Designers at Lasting Memories. I really had fun creating this layout of my great-niece and her dog Badger. I am creating a whole memorial album for Reyna and her family as a surprise. They do not read my blog so I am safe sharing it here.

The Lasting Memories challenge this week is a word play challenge. I had to create a layout using an item that begins with each letter in the word EASTER. Here is my entry......

E - enamel hearts (on the kraft envelope)

A - arrow

S - stickers

T - tag

E - envelope

R - red

I loved this Page Map Sketch so I somewhat loosely based my page on it:

I kept the title and tag placement along with the layout of the background papers. I substituted one photo for the 4 smaller ones shown in the sketch. That is what I love about using sketches....they are great to use as a jumping off point or to follow closely. As the maker of the layout it is totally up to me.

Well that is all for now. Thanks for checking out my blog. I will be back next Sunday to share another Lasting Memories challenge.

~~Sandi~~

Baby

A friend of mine recently became a grandma for the first time so I made this card to celebrate. I used this perfect sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap:

That is it for now....off to get my second Covid-19 vaccine. Hopefully like will start to return to a bit more normal soon. I really miss seeing family and friends.

~~Sandi~~

Sending Grande Sized Love

I used this fun sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap for the above card:

I love making coffee themed cards and am working on building my stash of general all purpose cards.

That is it for now....I am feeling like hitting the sheets early tonight. I will be back tomorrow with another card to share.

~~Sandi~~

Abby's 13th Birthday Card

My granddaughter Abby turned 13 last weekend and I used my new Lawn Fawn Stamps and stencils to make this card for her. She told me she loved it. I am entering this card in the 

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #96 -- Birthday

That is about it for now. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~

You Give The Best Snuggles

I am continuing with pages for my niece's album of her sweet dog Badger that recently passed away. I decided to get messy with paint for this page. 

I am entering this page in the Lasting Memories #534 Techniques Let's Get Painty Challenge

and 

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Anything But A Card Challenge

Well that is it for now....I might be back later today with another doggo page to share.

~~Sandi~~

Loyal Bubba

Another page to share from the album I am working on for my niece of their dog who recently crossed the rainbow bridge. Luckily she does not read my blog so I can post it here. I used this Scrappy Friend sketch by Rochelle Spears and am entering it in her challenge.

I am also entering it in Stacey's Scrappy Friends Challenge which was this Tic-Tac-Toe board:

I went straight down the right hand row with an arrow, enamel dots and stickers.

The last challenge I am entering this in is

The Lasting Memories #533 Techniques -- Embossing Challenge

I embossed the paw prints on the cardstock in the upper right of the adorable doggie photo.

That's it for tonight....I will be back tomorrow to share another page from this album.

~~Sandi~~