Birthday card for Mom

  Hello and thanks for stopping by. This is going to be hard post for me to write. 

Today I am sharing with you a birthday card for my mom. Her birthday isn't for a few more weeks but I had to make it early.

My Mom has been losing her appetite for several weeks now. We just recently found out that she has pancreatic cancer. She was admitted to the hospital. They tried several times to insert a feeding tube, but it didn't work because she has a large hernia blocking it. I'm sure that's part of the reason she stopped eating. She was sent home a few days ago to live out her days.

Alot of the family got together and had her an early birthday party. She opened her eyes for about a minute to see her card. She has always loved receiving my cards. It broke my heart knowing that this will be my last card that I make for her. 

I would appreciate if you all could keep my mom and my family in your prayers. The days ahead are going be tough for us. 

(I thank God for giving me such a wonderful Mom)

I had decided not to enter any challenges, but to celebrate my mom and her love of my cards I've decided to enter some.

Challenges entered-

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes- weeks #671-672

Aloha Friday Challenge #15 Pumpkins

As You Like it Challenge Ribbon or Twine and why (My Mom loves Ribbon)- ended

Craft Rocket #119 Autumn and or Halloween

Tic TacToe - Fall-Ribbon/Twine- Embellishment

Double D - Pumpkin, Pumpkin who's got Pumpkins

Creative Knockouts - Halloween or Fall

Cute Racoon Card

Hello and welcome, the weather is really getting chilly. Some nights have been dipping down to the low 30's. UGH, I don't like cold weather. It's getting close to Halloween. I don't think I'm going to be making any Halloween cards this year.

But you never know I might get around to making one last minute. But I do have a card to share with you all today.

This one is a birthday card for my niece Tiffany. 

The reason I made her this card is that she actually has a pet Racoon. His name is Puddles, she has raised him since he was a baby. He was found in a puddle of water in the middle of a road.

Even though the picture is blurry, here is a picture of puddles and one of his playmates.

 Supplies used-

Racoon Image from Pinterest, Design Paper-Grateful Tree Farm,

C-stock-Brazzil (Wildberry pie), Neenah Bright White- which actually looks more off white, Stamp Set-S.U. Garden Birdhouses, Square stitched die, Cloud stitched die, Alcohol Markers-Spectrum Noir & Master's Touch. I also added some jute twine, I think it goes well with a nature scene.

Thanks for stopping by, Hope your day is full of smiles. 

Challenges entered-

Passion for Markers -#761 Autumn Friends- winner

Moving along with the Times -#171 Autumnal Colors- ended

Daisy chain- #90 Autumn and or Halloween

2 crafty critter crazies- #91 Anything Goes w/ a featured Critter- ended

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #680 Anything Goes/ Optional twist-Autumn Colors- ended

Word Art Wednesday -Anything Goes weeks-#669-670 - winner

A Perfect Time to Craft -Open Challenge-October #9

As You Like it Challenge - Favourite: Ribbon or Twine (and why) - ended

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges -# 2441 Anything Goes - ended

Crafty Animals -#88 Anything Goes- must include an animal

Cute Fall B-day Card & Kicking Out 18 Card

  Today is the first day of October. Yay! October is my favorite month of the year. Cooler weather, the trees start changing color. Decorating for fall and Halloween. It's just a great time of year. 

I do have a couple of cards to share with you all today.

The first one is for my niece Shawna. I think this cute fall digital image is from Bugaboo Stamps, but not sure. Unfortunately, they are no longer in business. 

 Colored the image with alcohol markers. I think the rectangle frame around the image is from In Love Arts Store. I thought the stitched sun would be perfect for this card, but I can't remember where I got it. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

My second card is for my grandson Walker, He likes simple cards, and I think this is about as simple as I could get. 

I came across this image awhile back while I was searching for birthday card ideas on the internet. I thought it was funny and thought that it would be simple enough for me to draw.

I used an edge distresser on the black cardstock and used S.U. Very Vanilla cardstock for the base and top. The sentiment is from a S.U. set called Birthday Whimsy. Uses a black permanent marker for the drawing.

  As far as making a simple card, I think I nailed it. Ha! I do hope that it will bring a smile to the birthday boy.

Thanks for stopping by, Hope you all have a wonderful day!

 Challenges entered for fall card-

Cutie Pie Challenge #198 The Birthday Girls

Cut it Up #313 Colors of fall/autumn - ended

 cardz 4 galz #234 Any Coloring Medium - ended

Krafty chicks #735 All Occasions Week - ended

Seize the Birthday #292 Celebrate - ended

Word Art Wednesday Weeks #667-668 Top Three

Shopping our stash #531 I'm LEAF-ing it up to you - ended

night Shift Stamping #41 It's going to be Autumnally Colorful

Classic Design Challenge #9 Sept/Oct Anything Goes w/opt twist Autumn/Fall - ended

Cute Elephant Birthday Card

  Hello crafter's, Today I am sharing another birthday card with you. This one is for my sister Christy.

When she was little, she had a stuffed elephant named Elffie. I had made her an elephant card last year as well and she really liked it so I thought I would make another one for this year.

I found this sweet elephant image on Pinterest under free elephant coloring pages. But it seems like I may have seen this image as a stamp before. If anyone knows if it is part of a stamp set, I would like to know. 

I really enjoyed making this card. It's always extra fun when I get to color. 

Here is a list of supplies used to make the card.

Alcohol markers- Master's Touch, Arrtx, Spectrum Noir and Touch Five

Designer paper from S.U.

Blue cardstock- S.U. White cardstock, black c.s.

Scalloped rectangle die and scalloped tag die

Sentiment made on computer (font from dafont called small kitchen)

Yellow satin ribbon

wink of stella on butterflies

Hope you all enjoyed seeing my latest card and hope that you all can come back again. 

Happy day to you all and would love for you to leave a comment.

Thanks for stopping by!

 Challenges entered-

Triple B- September -Birds, Blooms and Butterflies- ended

Sparkles Forum - #179 Use one or more butterflies- Top 3 winner

2Crafty Critter Crazies - #90 Anything goes w/ a featured critter- ended

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #237 Sheep Ski Designs- Anything Goes- ended

Love to Scrap #169 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts -#529 Anything Goes- ended

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Weeks #663-664 - ended

Love to Craft- #82 Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz- #233 It's Hip to be Square-ended

Creative Fingers #284 Always Anything Goes- ended

Happy Birthday Tweety Card

  Hello crafter's, glad you stopped by. I can't get over that it's already August. This year is going by so fast. I actually just started buying some Christmas presents. I can't handle that last minute frantic shopping. Do any of you start buying early?

The weather has been pretty hot for the past few days. We have had several thunderstorms that helped with the heat. Thank goodness. But no rain today. So, it's hot. I'll be honest with you; I hate to sweat. 

Anyway, I had better get on with the card that I have made. This card is for my niece Angie. When Angie was a baby, she kind of looked like Tweety Bird. So, that became her nickname. I thought it would be cute to make her a Tweety card. 

I found the cute Tweety image on Pinterest and colored it with alcohol markers. The birdcage shape was made in Cricut design space. I welded the top circle and bottom together. I also sliced a center circle out from the main circle.

Printed the sentiment in design space and cut it out using a stitched tag die. The font is called Small Kitchen from Dafont.

Polka Dot embossing folder, the blue cardstock is from Stampin Up.  Added a few yellow ribbons and three little flower gems.

I think it turned out super cute. That's going to be it for me today. Thanks for stopping by. Hope your day is full of smiles. 

Challenges entered-

Can You Handle the Pressure - Anything Goes embossing twist- Things w/ Wings- winner

Craft Rocket - #117 Animals- ended

Paper Funday #67 Anything Goes w/ optional twist- Critter Crazy- ended

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes weeks # 659-660 - ended

Promarker Challenge #750 Animal Magic- ended

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #89 Anything Goes w/ featured Critter - ended

Make My Monday #23 Coloring Mediums- ended

Mushroom Birthday Card

  Hello, hope you're having a good day. I have a birthday card to share with you all.

This card is for my niece Amanda. I had made her a mushroom card last year for her birthday and she loved it but sadly her home burned down and lost almost everything that she had including some of her animals. 

Thankfully someone driving by seen the fire and busted the door down and pulled her out. She was asleep and she was breathing in the smoke. If he hadn't stopped, she probably wouldn't have made it.

So, for this year I happily made her another mushroom card. I used the same stamp set as before but I used the larger mushrooms.

 It's actually one large stamp with large mushrooms on one side and smaller ones on the other side. It's from In Love Arts Store and it's called Hello Autunm.

Here are the other items used-

Sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts

Alcohol Markers- Spectrum Noir, Masters Touch and Arrtx

Cardstock- SU Real Red, Black and White

Sponged Sky- SU Bashful Blue Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Wink of Stella

White satin ribbon colored green with alcohol marker

That's all from me today. Hope you can come back sometime and remember to check your smoke alarms to make sure they are working properly.

 Have a wonderful day!

 Challenges Entered-

The Paper Shelter #603 Three Times Anything - ended

Addicted to Stamps #471 Make Your Mark - ended

Word Art Wednesday WEEKS #655-656 Anything Goes - ended

Cards Galore Challenges - #125 Anything Goes - ended

Seize the Birthday #286 Birthday - optional -add star - ended

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #675 Anything Goes-opt twist- embellishments - ended

Avenue613 July Anything Goes- opt twist- floral delight - ended

Crafty Calendar July challenge- Add a Sentiment - ended

A Perfect Time to Craft #7 Anything Goes - ended

Love to Craft #81 Anything Goes- top pick

Birthday Wishes Card

  Hello and welcome, Glad you found a little time to visit me. For today's card share I have created a birthday card. 

Sorry that the picture is a little blurry. I took it really late at night. I really shouldn't be allowed to do anything when I'm sleepy.  

On the watering can I decided to do something a little different. I decided on just tapping the alcohol markers all over instead of the usual way. Wasn't for sure if I liked the look of it or not and almost threw it away. But finally decided to use it. 

The watering can is from Pretty Pink Posh called Flower Bouquets. The sentiment comes from a set called Birthday Rose Corner from Memory box. The stitched die is from Reverse Confetti (I think). It's not in the original package anymore.

Cardstock-Calypso Coral, White and black

 Patterned paper is from a 6x6 paper pack

Alcohol Markers used- Master's Touch, Arrtx, Spectrun Noir

Blue satin ribbon

I think the finished card turned out ok and I did have fun getting to color again. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you can stop by again sometime. Have a wonderful day.

Challenges entered-

Daisy Chain Challenge # 86 Birthday - ended

Aud Sentiments #314  Shaker card and/or Summer + a sentiment- ended

(PIN)spirational Challenges -#314 June Flowers -challenge (Picked as a favorite)

We Love Stamping June- Fabulous Florals or anything goes - ended

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Fabulous Flowers - ended

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #232 Anything Goes - ended

Beautiful Blossoms #18 Anything Floral Goes w/ opt Mood Board