Barb: Celebrate

I was so inspired by this adorable free digital stamp(Audrey saying the pledge) that I had to create a card for my niece that is serving in the Air Force in Korea. I believe that this card design is called an accordian card. All papers and ribbon used were purchased at JoAnn Fabrics. I hope that as we celebrate the 4th of July you will think of and pray for the safety of all of our young men and women serving our country. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges: Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #65 ( stars + stripes) ABC Toys & Crafts ( red, white, blue).Sew Many Challenges (Anything Goes)

Marcia: Dino Birthday

I made this card for my nephew's 6th birthday!  He had a reptile guy come to his party with real animals! 

I used another free digital stamp for this one and colored with copic markers.  Again, the papers are Close To My Heart.   The Happy Birthday stamp and sparkles are Close To My Heart as well.

I am entering this card in a challenge at Our Creative Corner

Marcia: Sweet Dreams

This is a card I made for my girlfriend's baby shower.  It was my first time using a digital stamp.  I found that digital stamps are so easy to use.  This one comes from: wink wink ink!  All papers used are from Close To My Heart (of course, just love CTMH papers).  I used Prisma colored pencils and blending pencil to color the image.  The "sweet" charm is from my stash!

I would like to enter this card into my first design challenge: sew many challenges

Marcia: Pocket Card

This pocket card was a project I demonstrated in our stamp club. The front of the card was left blank so that a name could be written. The inside has plenty of  space for a written message.
This card was posted for the card challenge: Critter Challenge Blog ( pocket card)

Recipe: All paper and stamps are from Close To My Heart.

I hope that you enjoy this adorable and unique card. Thanks for the challenge. Please feel free to follow our blog.

Marcia: Starlight

This card was a card that I demonstrated in our stamp class.  This is a special folded card. The inside was left blank for a written or stamped message. I hope you enjoy this card. The club members were impressed with their results.  This card is for the card challenge: tastic challenges (yellow blue and neutral)
Recipe: all paper and stamps are from Close To My Heart.

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Barb: Love/ monochromatic

This card was designed for the card challenge: Sundays with crissy (monochromatic)
This was a fun challenge using only one color.
Recipe: Stamp and papers are from Close To My Heart
             The eyelash yarn and charm are from my stash

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Barb: Pink & Black

This card was created for: The Pink Elephant Challenge (pink & black)
 This card can be used for any lady for most occasions.  I love the pink and black combo.
Recipe: This card was designed with Close To My Heart papers and stamp
             This ribbon was from my stash.
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Barb: Summertime

Doesn't this card make you feel like summer has finally arrived?  This was created for several challenges:

stamptacular sunday challenge a bug (and a baby)
sweet sunday stampers #74 a sketch
crafty creations challenge see you shine
tellensplace summertime + a digital stamp

Recipe: Pink paper was from a JoAnn Fabrics tablet
            Stamp is from Sliekjes digi stamps
            The white square was cut with a spellbinders die then embossed
             Colored with copic markers and hilighted with stickles
Did you notice the adorable lady bug. I am hoping this good luck bug helps me win a design challenge!!
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Barb: Hi

This card was designed as a "feel good" card. I love the colors blue and orange together.
This card meets the criteria for several card challenges: Sentimental Sundays: challenge #6 ( new or neglected stash), Sketch Saturday, week #106 (sketch), Cute Card Thursday, (anything but square),and Bee Crafty, ( Bloomin marvelous flowers +digital image). It was fun to design. I was surprised that this card fit so many challenges.
Recipe: Free Digital Image Stamp
              Colored with Prisma Pencils and copic markers
               Paper is from my stash
              I used Fiskar round punch to decorate the edge of one of the circles, the other circle was 
              distressed
              The rub on "HI!" is a JoAnn craft rub on
               The ribbon is from Scenic Route Paper Co.
I hope you enjoy my creation.  Thanks for stopping to visit this blog.
             

Barb: First Communion

This card is for our grandson who recently made his First Communion. We missed this important mass due to illness. I hope that he will appreciate the card and the money.
 I designed this card using the sketch from :Raise the Bar. Trimmiescraftchallenge required serene blue and green for their color challenge. 

Recipe: Stamp:  My Sentiments Exactly ( This stamp is unique since it has a stamp for the outside of a
              card and the bottom of the stamp is a sentiment for the inside of the card!)
              Embellishments: JoAnn Craft Essentials
              Paper: JoAnn's
              Gold paper and ribbon were from the original invitation, the gold was punched using a Fiskar
              border and edge punch

Barb: Retired!!

This card was designed for a former co-worker who will retire in June. It also meets the criteria for sewmanychallenges:3 embellishments or techniques plus a charm.  This card was made in our stamp club taught by my daughter; Marcia.  Techniques used:  First we stamped white cardstock with the butterflies, then I colored part of the wing and body with a white crayon, then used 3 ink colors and dabbed the inks on the paper over the the butterflies randomly. (The white crayon will resist the ink.) Next I used Close to My Heart stickles to enhance the head and dots on the wing to give it some sparkle.  This cardstock was mounted on green cardstock and tied with a brown ribbon.

Recipe: White crayon, for resist technique-crayola
               Stamp, paper, stickles all Close To My Heart
               Ribbon and crystals: Michael's
               Charm: from a local gift store.

Barb: It's Your Day May

This card was designed for my grandaughter who will graduate from pre school this week. Note the ruby red ballet flats..they are just like hers! 

This card was designed from: the Tuesday Morning sketch, it also qualifies for That Girl Challenge-a color challenge of pink, yellow, and green.

Recipe: Digital Stamp: "May" a free digital stamp, colored with copic markers and prisma pencils, the ruby flats are designed with Martha Steward Glitter.
               Patterened and Plain paper as well as the crystals are from Jo Ann Fabrics.
               Lace is vintage
               Sentiment: a free digital sentiment from: aud sentiments

Barb: GoodBye

This card was designed for a special Children's Librarian who is about to retire and will certainly be missed. She was such a help to me throughout my career. I wish her the best as the next chapter in her life unfolds. This also fit the criteria for two challenges: Housemouse challenge and abc challenge-V is for vintage.

Recipe: Stamp: House Mouse
              Ink: Ranger distressing ink
              Sentiment: computer generated
              Patterened Paper: from my stash, the lace is vintage cut from a hanky, the button is also vintage.
                                              It is difficult to see in the picture but I layered a few blades of grass and a tiny
                                              flower, in the front middle, to give it some dimension.

I distressed the paper before stamping with Ranger ink then stamped and colored with Prisma pencils. I also distressed the edges of the House Mouse layers.

Barb: You Make My Heart Sing

It has been awhile since my last post..Decided I needed to get INSPIRED and make some "fancy" cards. You realize that once you send a homemade card, purchased cards do not have the same meaning! 
This post is for: Some Odd Girl challenge. This card was inspired by a card made at the recent Buffalo Creative Keepsake Convention. It is a folded card using 3 different designed papers. I made this card at our local stamping party directed by My daughter, Marcia.

Recipe: All papers,ink and stamps are from Close To My Heart

Barb: Happy Birthday

This card was designed for the sketch in - I love to stamp challenge.  This is also a free digital image.  I colored the mouse with copic markers and prisma pencils. I added ribbon and button brads to the sketch.  I also distressed the edges of the scalloped square with green ink.  The scalloped square was cut from spellbinders and the cuttlebug.The inside also contains a digital stamp:Happy Birthday bordered with the green Recollection paper from Michael's.  I love this card, it is bright, cheerful and appropriate for either male or female.  I hope you enjoy my design.