Hang in There

My first purchase from Imagine That by Digistamps.  The set is called Airplanes and is on sale.  I was inspired by Donna at Indiana Ink and plan to case her card, but for this particular one I made a box card for my cousin-in-law who has just started treatment again for breast cancer.  I'm trying to keep the cards a little silly, fun and upbeat.

The box card is from Lori through the Silhouette Store, stitched clouds and sun are from Lil Inker.  I'm entering several challenges listed below the pictures.

folds and goes into an A2 envelop, acetate strips for floating effect

different angle so you can see sentiment better

Challenges:

Great Impressions - Anything Goes

613 Avenue #191 - Anything Goes

• Creative Knockouts challenge: outdoor fun
• Addicted to Stamps and More: clean and simple
• Inspiration Destination: anything goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge: anything goes
• Imagine That Digistamps Facebook - November Challenge - Anything Goes using their images

Joyful Singing - Shaker Card

It's the November Challenge #53 at Paper Creator Crafts.  Theme: ANYTHING GOES  What a great opportunity to get some of my holiday cards made.  It was VERY hard to choose which image to use for the start of our November challenge.  Throughout the month, I will be creating more fun cards from Debbie at Paper Creators.

This little trio is called Carol Singing Mice Multi Kit from Paper Creator.  It comes with several different ways to complete your card along with background papers and pre-colored...how nice is that!!!

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A2, snow button, acetate sheet and used FUZE for sealing

different angle to show dimension.  I cut out several pieces to make dimensional like their heads, lantern and chorus book

Doodle Pantry Tuesday Release Day "Triple Valentine"

Starting in January 2015, Doodle Pantry changed things up a bit with new releases...instead of once a month, Laurie is now releasing 2 - 4 new releases each Tuesday with the 3rd Tuesday offering fun cut files (SVGS).  Also, each Tuesday, those releases just for that day will be offered at a 25% discount.  Let's not for forget the Ants in the Pantry Challenge each month which has a theme.

Now to my card....I used the new release called "Card Cut Hearts" file set.....so many many different cut files in this great set.  I also used the new release "Valentine Mice" and a wonderful older set "Heartful Hearts".  It was easy, quick and a lot of fun to make!

No.10 envelop, pop-ups for dimension, pearls, MB bow die

If you look closely the word "thanks" is written on the candy heart each is holding

Delight in the little things

This is one of my favorite sentiments.  As I get older, I'm appreciating the little bits of time I can steal to be with family and friends..talking, laughing and the camaraderie.  I appreciate those last few strawberries that are  begging to be eaten...haha  I like getting those last few blueberries off the bush before the birds get them...but trust me...I left them plenty...haha   I appreciate being able to take my dogs for a walk because I wasn't sure what kind of shape I was going to be in after back surgery.

Yup, delight in the little things.  And, I'm delighted to create a card with the mice and raspberries from the Berry Nice Mice set from Doodle Pantry.

A2, stitching, ribbon, homemade raspberry background

It's Sew GRAND (and announcement)

I can finally announce... "I'm going to be a GRANDMOTHER"!!!  I have known for a month and was sworn to secrecy.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to be told you are going to be a grandmother "for the very first time" and then be told you can't tell ANYONE for a month!!!!! It was killing me.

On my blog posts, I was going on the premise that I was finally doing a scrapbook for my youngest son.  It was a good reason for keeping the colors neutral.  I will do a scrapbook for my son, but this one is for the new 1st grandbaby.  I won't do anymore pages until we find out the sex so I can make at least 5 pages very pink or very blue...haha  In the meantime.....as for my dear son Mitchell, I will start working on his 1st year scrapbook now....he just turned 19 last week!

( There are 3 sets of GRANDparents and 3 great-GRAND parents so this is a page I dedicated for us and them.)  So....ain't it GRAND!!!

12x12, Say Cheese from Kadoodle (retired), Crafty Mice from SVGCUTS

button punch from MS, zig zag punch from EK Success

FARM Theme (Card Swap)

      I participated in my first card swap at svgcuts.com.  I was so excited that I joined 2 strings, so I had to create 2 different cards.  We had to use a "farm" theme.  I used elements from the cute Grandpa's Organic Farm Collection  and Crafty Mice Set . I designed my own farmer's hat for the male mouse in Inkscape, as well as the straw and basket for the watermelons. (Download HERE) for the hat and straw svgs for mouse and barn.  (Download HERE) for the basket, straw and hat .scut file that is used with SCAL2.  The second card is a slider card. I must say, I had a fun time! Come and join in on the fun!

Stamps for watermelon and "saying" are from "Fresh from the Farm".  Charlie Horse and "saying" were from the Charlie Horse Collection.  Both can be purchased at  cleardollarstamps .