by the sea.....card in a box

Yup, I yearn for the coast!  I plan on a trip by the end of this week.  Hubby will stay home and tend the house and puppies.  The first of June is "girls beach time"...a tradition I will continue to follow even with my husband retiring.  He'll probably enjoy the peace and quiet of me being away...haha

June 1 at Doodle Pantry means a new Ants in the Pantry Challenge..#6.  There will be some new releases on June 5 so "stay tuned". Enter the challenge for a chance to win a $GC and more if you use a Doodle Pantry image (not just a sentiment).

A2, IO shore bird die, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die

cloud punch, sun punch, acetate sheets

I used items from Doodle Pantry Mini Summer Trio, Doodle Pantry Flip Flops, and DP Smooth Sailing

It's not what they "SAY"...

From the Heart Challenge #99 is going on with a fun sketch with a twist. I stayed with the twist, but I DID add some glitter/sparkle on the flower. I used Surprised Chick but my sentiment was a quote from Errol Flynn.  It almost reminds me of the famous quote from Clark Gable at the end of Gone With The Wind.

I didn't want the flowers just hanging in mid-air so I attempted to ground them by adding stems and a pot.  Do you think I succeeded?

A2, copics, Lil Inker Stitched Circles die, MB pot die, old flower punches, stitching, sparkle gem and pearls

little blurry on the flowers...oops! pop-ups for dimension on flowers and pot

sketch to follow....I turned this way

Big hug waiting for you

My brother is gravely ill so I'm on a mission to send at least 2 cards a week.  I need to make more manly cards.  I never have one when I need it.

I totally cased Sue Kemet.  Her card was perfect in every way for what I wanted for my brother.  If you follow me, then you know this isn't the first time I have cased her...haha  I have several other friends I will be casing this weekend.  When you are in a hurry, casing a lovely, perfect card really saves time.  I think casing is respectful and tells/shows a person how talented they are by someone wanting to case.  And, I like to acknowledge their talent on my blog.

I used Ai Bear Hugs Set and birch tree die set from Impression Obsession, and Bear Hug Waiting sentiment from TLC  And YUP.... an action wobble  I cut everything out with my Cameo.

A2 vertical, grass die, stitching, copics for coloring.  My brother graduated from the Citadel so that is why I chose blue pants and bow tie...haha

angle view

close up of extra cuts of nose, body, and bow tie

Tree Glee

Are you as surprised as I am...seeing a card post from me!  This is my first card in over a month.  It's not that I didn't want to, but living out of suitcases for 2 months has been hard.  The house is 3/4 finished.  I packed very few card supplies and still can't find half of them...haha

The sweet image is from the set, Tree Glee Two, from Doodle Pantry that was introduced this month.  I used the pre-colored image.  It comes with several different tree images, sentiments and coordinating papers.

Join us for our February Doodle Pantry Challenge #43 for a chance to win a gift certificate to the store and receiving the set called Easter Peeps... free... if you use a Doodle Pantry image.

A2,  Memory Box birds, Poppy Stamps birdhouse, fence and grass, Impression Obsession cats, cloud punches, stitching, pop-ups for dimension, 

Fa La La

"Tis the Season"  ...    I'm not able to make many holiday cards due to packing for the big move.  I found this card CAS and Q&E (quick and easy).   The adorable images are from Doodle Pantry.  I merged Winter Song Birds (doves) and Tweet Hello and hung from a Memory Box Branch die.  The Fa La La was a freebie in November from Miss Kate's Cuttables.

Join in on Doodle Pantry's December Challenge #41 for a chance to win a gift certificate to the store and receive the darling "Goose Me" set free by following the guidelines.  So much fun!

A2 vertical, stitching, pop-ups for dimensions, EK note punch, ribbon, MB branch die

another angle, made shadow using Silhouette Studio

The Good Old Days.....

....Friday night with friends and family around the piano singing....just like in Mayberry with Andy,  Aunt Bee and friends!  As a child, I had a bird.  Every time I opened my mouth it would scream and heaven forbid if I started singing and/or playing the piano...so this image reminded me of "the good old days".

I used Betty from Art Impressions, a scallop die from LaLa Land and a silver birdcage/bird charm.

A2, I also used stitching, copics, twine, brads, and acrylic sentiment

Dust off the watering cans...

.....Spring is here!  Well, at least in South Carolina...yippee!

I used another sweeeeet Dearie Dolls images.  As I sit in my sunroom, I see the birds very busy taking baths in the birdbaths and making nests in some of our birdhouses we have scattered in our little backyard garden.

I got carried away and bought all sorts of charms on Ebay to use on my cards.  I thought this little watering can charm was the finishing touch it needed.

A2 horizontal, twine, scallop punches, stitching, watering can charm

Challenges: 

The Paper Players: Tic Tac Toe

613 Avenue Create: Anything with flowers

Addicted to CAS: Spring

Disdigidesigns challenge: Flowers

My Sheri Craft Challenge: Spring Has Sprung

Totally Gorjuss: Something blue

Word Play Saturday Challenge: Springtime

Dare to be different

If you follow my blog in the least, you know I usually have a story that relates to the image I choose.  In this case, I had a cockatiel name Charlie that must had thought he was a bat.  He loved hanging upside down.  Friends would come over to my house and say "Hey, what's up with the weird upside-down bird?"  I loved the little fella, but he "flew the coop" one day while I was cleaning his cage.  Obviously he loved the idea of freedom more than any love for me!...lol

Branch Birds from Doodle Pantry now comes as a Colored set along with DP and sentiments.  By participating in the June challenge at Doodle Pantry Blog, you will receive a wonderful pre-determined complete set.  Now THAT'S easy peazy!!!

A2, stitching, liquid pearls, twine

Materials:

DCWV: Cafe Caribbean embossed paper

MS flower punches (embossed), fern

Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die